EA FC24 Match Day Presentation is gone….

[poulka]

EA Vancouver has finally blanked EA FC 24.

Back drop what has become a trend at EA is cutting the presentation fat that made games unique. Madden was the first no pre game hype, no coin toss, just Boom and you in kickoff.

NHL followed suit last year, while FIFA at the time held onto all of its pre match build ups. Team walk outs, formation screen and lineups and unique league broadcast packages that EA proudly touted the last few years. Come EA FC24 and all of that is gone. Soccer was the one last EA title that held my immersion because of that. Hearing that European anthem after years of trying to qualify was rewarding. Or playing in stadiums that had unique match day elements or anthems, looking at you Liverpool and West Ham. Now all of this gone in a flash. Sports gaming with immersion at EA is just plain bad. I like for my games no matter sport to relic what see on tv in terms of game presentation and atmosphere. That is all being stripped away, because I understand the business model, time spent on presentation means lest time to work on the details of the money grabbing modes. This trend is going to push me from getting new sports titles if the franchise modes are going to be treated like tag on modes just to say they are there. But there in a bare bones way. Another one bites the dust.

[poulka]

One thing that I cannot help but think, it is mighty funny that the very first year the FIFA name is removed that this feature disappears to. I cannot help but think that FIFA wanted anthems, walk outs and match build as a part of their partnership. Now they are gone so are this game immersion elements.

[tinpanalley]

I just watched a bunch of videos on youtube and I have to admit it's awful. So this completely unrealistic and overdone intro with ridiculous camera angles, using animation that isn't in the game, and then straight to the match??? No thank you. I have no interest in this action movie version of what sports look like. I'll be sticking with 19, 16, and 23 all with mods. And honestly, that's consistent with all my sports gaming. I don't play any current sports game anymore. The Show is the only one and it's only because I can't get good mods for earlier baseball games.

[sadler]

I don’t mind it actually. You still get club anthems and European intros. It’s just done in a different way. The line ups appear pre game in the pre match reports.

[SQI]

It still feels like a bug to me, I can't believe they did this.

[LoadStar81]

I'm normally not one to defend EA Sports, but...I can kinda sorta?, see why they went this way?

Yes, for the elite clubs, the pregame presentation in 23 is soaking wet. Getafe CF's anthem is a banger, for instance, and if a crowd rocker like that doesn't get you in the mood for some high octane metric football, check your pulse, you may not have a heart.

But for lower tier/less prestigious leagues like, say, 3. Liga, or MLS, they just had no audio to run there, so visually, it's just players walking out and standing there in silence. Hold X to Skip, and crawl the lineups.

You could argue, well enough, that it's possible to make the lesser leagues look better, without nerfing the presentation at the top. That's a fair point, and you can take it.

But then, how many levels down could they enhance the presentation, for parts of the game that the majority of players may never choose to see?

At the very least, having keyed environments that can be dressed for any team, from Bayern München to Colchester United, and then used for dynamic set pieces, does improve the fly-in for smaller clubs and smaller leagues. Or, on the other side of the coin, you could say it hides some of the inevitable gaps in presentation, which the full walkout only emphasizes.

It's definitely a different look, but there does seem to be a method to it.

[poulka]

Quote: Originally Posted by LoadStar81

I'm normally not one to defend EA Sports, but...I can kinda sorta?, see why they went this way? Yes, for the elite clubs, the pregame presentation in 23 is soaking wet. Getafe CF's anthem is a banger, for instance, and if a crowd rocker like that doesn't get you in the mood for some high octane metric football, check your pulse, you may not have a heart. But for lower tier/less prestigious leagues like, say, 3. Liga, or MLS, they just had no audio to run there, so visually, it's just players walking out and standing there in silence. Hold X to Skip, and crawl the lineups. You could argue, well enough, that it's possible to make the lesser leagues look better, without nerfing the presentation at the top. That's a fair point, and you can take it. But then, how many levels down could they enhance the presentation, for parts of the game that the majority of players may never choose to see? At the very least, having keyed environments that can be dressed for any team, from Bayern München to Colchester United, and then used for dynamic set pieces, does improve the fly-in for smaller clubs and smaller leagues. Or, on the other side of the coin, you could say it hides some of the inevitable gaps in presentation, which the full walkout only emphasizes. It's definitely a different look, but there does seem to be a method to it.

I agree with with in terms of the smaller clubs, but over the last couple of years great strides were made in the larger leagues to get them as authentic as possible. But to lose all that for some rotating Cyrus scenes is mind blowing. It is like this trend let’s just cut to the match so that kind of like Madden all games or matches feel like a string of exhibition games. No champion league or other European pre match ceremonies. It makes it so soul less now. I could count on soccer to be the game that kept all the stuff that make each match unique.

[poulka]

Quote: Originally Posted by sadler

I don’t mind it actually. You still get club anthems and European intros. It’s just done in a different way. The line ups appear pre game in the pre match reports.

Yes that report gives you formation and starters but if I remember correctly you have no idea who is on the bench.