06:03 AM - September 11, 2008 by BrianFifaFan
The FIFA Soccer 09 demo is available, please post your impressions here.
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06:03 AM - September 11, 2008 by BrianFifaFanFIFA Soccer 09 Videos
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# 121
spartansocc12 @ 09/12/08 09:28 PM
Is it just more is it very difficult to go back and play FIFA 08 after playing the demo. I just cannot get myself back into it. I have EURO and PES and all I keep doing is going back to the demo, which is VERY frustrating since its only 2 min halves. I kind of wish I had not played it...
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Just got around to trying out the demo...
The graphics are the best i have ever seen in a soccer game...I also love the atmosphere and that little mini game with Ronaldinho...I was playing on PS3 and the framerate is rock solid which is a plus for me...The controls are a little clunky for my tastes but after you get used to it its no big deal...I like the flow of the game, it feels like a soccer sim...The ref gives out plenty of cards on bad sliding tackles but outside of that foul calls aren't too frequent...Passing is also fluent and the goalies are challenging...
That said the gameplay in this demo overall felt pretty sloppy...Ball control and dribbling seems to be way too loose and i was getting a little delay when passing...Also why does the AI play so loose? My guys NEVER intercept a pass and are constantly just letting the opposition blow right passed them...I haven't played FIFA since the SNES days so i could be doing something wrong...Either way I hope there is a slider so we can adjust the AI's aggressiveness...
Overall i was impressed but not as much as i thought i would be...Hopefully the official release is more polished...
The graphics are the best i have ever seen in a soccer game...I also love the atmosphere and that little mini game with Ronaldinho...I was playing on PS3 and the framerate is rock solid which is a plus for me...The controls are a little clunky for my tastes but after you get used to it its no big deal...I like the flow of the game, it feels like a soccer sim...The ref gives out plenty of cards on bad sliding tackles but outside of that foul calls aren't too frequent...Passing is also fluent and the goalies are challenging...
That said the gameplay in this demo overall felt pretty sloppy...Ball control and dribbling seems to be way too loose and i was getting a little delay when passing...Also why does the AI play so loose? My guys NEVER intercept a pass and are constantly just letting the opposition blow right passed them...I haven't played FIFA since the SNES days so i could be doing something wrong...Either way I hope there is a slider so we can adjust the AI's aggressiveness...
Overall i was impressed but not as much as i thought i would be...Hopefully the official release is more polished...
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# 125
demencia_total @ 09/13/08 01:33 AM
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# 126
demencia_total @ 09/13/08 01:58 AM
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Before I forget, I want to add that I'm happy that it seems like the midfield FINALLY has opened up. I would say that at the very least half of my attacks come from the middle. The AI closes the wings pretty well now, so when I try and take an angle and run past them, they close down and tackle the ball away or foul, which is encouraging. It seems that no longer I can just take a speedy player and run past everyone in the wings and then cross to the middle without a challenge from the defence. To me, this was one of the major gripes I had about FIFA and PES 08, because basically you could just take any player with speed and create havoc on the wings because the defenders would just bunch up in the middle and refuse to close down wide in time. Even when you were shifting defenders, they would always sag to the middle if you switched to another defender for a second.
The spacing seems to be a lot better, and the players trying to actively take open spaces while the defense tries to keep you honest is very encouraging for me. This will be my first day one FIFA purchase ever, and I can honestly say that I'm not missing PES one bit. Unless PES makes a HUGE jump this year, I don't think I'll be changing back for the foreseeable future.
My one-month free gold trial membership expired literally hours before this demo was released. I simply created another profile/gamertag with a different e-mail address and signed up for a silver account. It gave me another one-month free gold membership. Now I don't have to wait a few more days before they release this demo to silver account holders. It's downloading now. Man, I love sticking it to EA.
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Overall, i'm really loving the demo in the same way as most people have described too (more difficult manual passing, improved aerial play, fouls getting called and actually attracting cards) and even other things like players calling for the ball or appealling for offside as well as the addition of the ref (and the ball can't even hit him!) and his assistants.
My main gripe is in regards to passing, and is something we've seen in past FIFA's. Here's a diagram
For some reason, despite the fact i was clearly passing to Blue player #2 in the first image, the player cursor auto-switched to player #3 instead, and #2 was then CPU-controlled, and he ran away from the ball!
By the time i had manually swtich to my intended receiver #2, the opposition player had pretty much retrieved the loose ball.
My player switching slider is set to one click from the right BTW, so surely that is part of the problem. I prefer this setting because when its totally off, winning aerial balls becomes an issue because i have to manually switch to the player first, and that delay can often mean losing out on a contested header due to a lack of position. The issue pictured hasn't happened that much in my 6 or so games, but it can be a big issue depending on where it occurs on the field (in this case it was just inside my own half), as its unnecessarily giving up possession when the pass isn't that difficult to begin with. The other thing is that my pass settings are both on Manual, but considering the ball landed almost exactly where the intended receiver was at the time, i don't think that should be a problem...or if it is, then thats an issue that needs to be sorted before release.
My main gripe is in regards to passing, and is something we've seen in past FIFA's. Here's a diagram
For some reason, despite the fact i was clearly passing to Blue player #2 in the first image, the player cursor auto-switched to player #3 instead, and #2 was then CPU-controlled, and he ran away from the ball!
By the time i had manually swtich to my intended receiver #2, the opposition player had pretty much retrieved the loose ball.My player switching slider is set to one click from the right BTW, so surely that is part of the problem. I prefer this setting because when its totally off, winning aerial balls becomes an issue because i have to manually switch to the player first, and that delay can often mean losing out on a contested header due to a lack of position. The issue pictured hasn't happened that much in my 6 or so games, but it can be a big issue depending on where it occurs on the field (in this case it was just inside my own half), as its unnecessarily giving up possession when the pass isn't that difficult to begin with. The other thing is that my pass settings are both on Manual, but considering the ball landed almost exactly where the intended receiver was at the time, i don't think that should be a problem...or if it is, then thats an issue that needs to be sorted before release.
Delayed Bookings!!!!!!
It's so easy to pull off moves with great players. Last year it was useless doing the trick moves because you couldn't get out of the animations.
I simply cannot wait for this game to come out. I'm anticipating it more than I did NHL.
It's so easy to pull off moves with great players. Last year it was useless doing the trick moves because you couldn't get out of the animations.
I simply cannot wait for this game to come out. I'm anticipating it more than I did NHL.
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Man, don't deny me my joy of sticking it someone!
# 132
teambayern @ 09/13/08 02:19 PM
Has anyone had a corner in stoppage time down a goal? You are in for an amazing treat. . .
# 133
Tomasperez9 @ 09/13/08 02:57 PM
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# 134
BrianFifaFan @ 09/13/08 03:01 PM
Please elaborate. I'd hope that info wouldn't be considered a "spoiler."
# 135
BrianFifaFan @ 09/13/08 03:08 PM
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# 136
Tomasperez9 @ 09/13/08 03:10 PM
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The first thing you see is the corner-kick taker (in this case Deco) lineup the ball quickly and hurry back to get ready. Then, after a quick switch to bring on an attacker (Soloman Kalou) for Boswinga, the game cuts to a cutscene where you see Petr Cech sprint the full pitch and get positioned in the box. He then stays in the box for the set piece (which in my case was headed out), and then stays on the attack until the final whistle blows. That was awesome.
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I absolutely love how you can adjust every camera angle to your liking. Great addition on top of all of the other additions/tweaking to this game.
I only wish football (American) games would include this (NCAA and Madden). I think they may for next year, but after seeing this game, it's a must.
I only wish football (American) games would include this (NCAA and Madden). I think they may for next year, but after seeing this game, it's a must.
# 139
BrianFifaFan @ 09/13/08 04:42 PM
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