FIFA 16 News Post

FIFA 16 Demo Available Now For Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS4, PS3, PC

11:00 AM - September 7, 2015 by jb12780

The FIFA 16 demo is available now on PlayStation 4 in a few regions. We will update this post when it is available here in the states.

UPDATE: (9-8) The FIFA 16 demo is available now for Xbox 360 and Xbox One. It should be available later this afternoon for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and PC users. We will update this post when they arrive.

UPDATE: (9-8) The FIFA 16 demo is available now for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4.

UPDATE: (9-8) The FIFA 16 demo is available for PC users.

Below are the modes and options available in the FIFA 16 demo.

Kick-Off: jump onto the pitch and play a match. When starting the FIFA 16 Demo for the first time on PC, Xbox One, or PS4, you will begin at El Clasico, Real Madrid CF at home to FC Barcelona.
FIFA Ultimate Team Draft: experience a brand new way to play - FUT Draft. Make careful decisions as you build a squad, then take them onto the pitch in an offline match.
FIFA Trainer: everyone can Compete at a Higher Level in FIFA 16. Check out the FIFA Trainer, a new contextual training system, to pick up some new tips while playing Kick Off or FUT Draft.
New Skill Games: as matches are loading experience six of our six new skill games.
Bundesliga Broadcast Presentation: (available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC only) experience authentic broadcast graphics when Borussia Dortmund visits Borussia Mönchengladbach at BORUSSIA-PARK.

Teams:

FC Barcelona
Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Chelsea FC
Inter Milan
Manchester City
Paris Saint-Germain
Real Madrid CF
River Plate
Seattle Sounders

Women’s National Teams: (Women's National Teams compete exclusively against other Women's National Teams.)

Germany
United States

Stadiums:

Borussia-Park
CenturyLink Field
Santiago Bernabeu

Play a few matches and post your thoughts!

Game: FIFA 16Reader Score: 7.5/10 - Vote Now
Platform: PC / PS3 / PS4 / Xbox 360 / Xbox OneVotes for game: 2 - View All

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Member Comments

# 61 bad_philanthropy @ 09/07/15 04:06 PM

Not really struggling generating chances, but you definitely have to play a more aware game. It isn't about pure counterattacking, or constantly ping-ponging forward. The benefit of holding up, waiting for support, or passing back and resetting is much more of an emphasis this year because your team seems to organize itself much better around the play.

I'm still seeing a few instances in defense where the backline and the midfield are getting a bit too disorganized for no reason, but it's definitely better. There's a nicer flow going on in general because the linkage play between the backline and midfield is much better.

I also like the tweaks to player movement. Makes keeping the ball at your feet a more risky calculation for the player and cpu. Players who should be more conservative on the ball play that way now.

# 62 brent3419 @ 09/07/15 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Chronic Narnia


	How do you do that?

make a separate profile on your ps4 and set up a nz/aus psn account

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# 63 Resurrection403 @ 09/07/15 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by wordtobigbird


	Good catch! It was annoying having to estimate those final minutes and having the whistle blow on you.

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Originally Posted by KG


	I saw 2 handball calls in my first 2 games. I'm sure you already know this but they're turned off by default.

Glad to read this. Yes I turned them on lol

My impression of this demo is glowing. Play seems less scripted. Alive. Players dive and trip and reach for balls. Kicking is unique in lots of situation for shots on goal. The ai is willing to build up and defense is hugely improved.

If youth academy can produce pacey players if you can find them, this may be a classic.

# 64 JayD @ 09/07/15 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by bad_philanthropy


	Not really struggling generating chances, but you definitely have to play a more aware game. It isn't about pure counterattacking, or constantly ping-ponging forward. The benefit of holding up, waiting for support, or passing back and resetting is much more of an emphasis this year because your team seems to organize itself much better around the play. I'm still seeing a few instances in defense where the backline and the midfield are getting a bit too disorganized for no reason, but it's definitely better. There's a nicer flow going on in general because the linkage play between the backline and midfield is much better. I also like the tweaks to player movement. Makes keeping the ball at your feet a more risky calculation for the player and cpu. Players who should be more conservative on the ball play that way now.

I am really liking the impressions so far but one thing that has me concerned is all the comments about not enough chances to score. Last year there were complaints from the Ultimate Team community that the defense was too tough and there weren't enough scoring chances. After EA of course listened to them they released a patch which nerfed the AI defense beyond repair. Please do not do this again EA!

# 65 jb12780 @ 09/07/15 04:39 PM

All Manual, WC, Slow, Pass Speed at 30.

# 66 Gnemi @ 09/07/15 04:47 PM

Jogging animation?

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# 67 mfp @ 09/07/15 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by JayD


	I am really liking the impressions so far but one thing that has me concerned is all the comments about not enough chances to score. Last year there were complaints from the Ultimate Team community that the defense was too tough and there weren't enough scoring chances. After EA of course listened to them they released a patch which nerfed the AI defense beyond repair. Please do not do this again EA!

Dunno about that. Last year the defense was utter trash from the start.

Still, this demo is so good I'm now just really worried thinking about EA are going to ruin it.

# 68 baseballguy @ 09/07/15 05:11 PM

Finding it easier to score from range. Playing on WC

# 69 KG @ 09/07/15 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by JayD


	I am really liking the impressions so far but one thing that has me concerned is all the comments about not enough chances to score. Last year there were complaints from the Ultimate Team community that the defense was too tough and there weren't enough scoring chances. After EA of course listened to them they released a patch which nerfed the AI defense beyond repair. Please do not do this again EA!

It might be also due to the short half length. It's hard to be patient and try to build up when you're up against a fast clock.

# 70 Zac @ 09/07/15 06:18 PM

Liking everything I've heard so far. Can't wait to play it tomorrow. Not in enough of a rush to make an account in another country. But also can't wait.

# 71 RoyceDa59 @ 09/07/15 06:22 PM

Played three matches and so far it seems pretty promising, I like what I am seeing in the midfield and with the defence covering players well. I haven't touched all the tactics yet but it still seems players ignore instructions, I'll have to test it more.

# 72 kaletore11 @ 09/07/15 06:45 PM

I've played 10 games on world class.
2 wins
2 draws
6 losses

Damn.

# 73 bad_philanthropy @ 09/07/15 07:19 PM

I'm just shocked how "sim" it is on WC all manual. There are a variety of errant passes, misreads, general scrappiness if you try to force the ball down the field when the opportunity isn't there.

I'll be disappointed if this is patched to make attacking more rudimentary. If this is the kind of gameplay design coming from the FIFA team in the era of FUT and youtube, color me impressed and surprised.

# 74 Krebstar @ 09/07/15 07:23 PM

Just spent the last few hours playing and overall enjoyed it. Broke up thoughts into sections below.

General Gameplay

With default sliders and the "Slow" setting, it already seems a near perfect overall pace. It's basically the pace of last year on "Slow" with adjusted sliders.
The AI is definitely harder to break down, and it seems you're far more rewarded for picking out good passes and watching for runs as opposed to putting your head down and running at the defense, or spinning and cutting back repeatedly in order to get a shot on goal. Once again, something that needed sliders to fix it last year.
Your defenders are without question smarter and better at keeping shape and defending. It's not perfect, but it's certainly an improvement.

Fouls

Certainly not worse than last year, and possibly even better. I saw a red card just a few minutes into the game that was certainly a red, I saw hard tackles with no card, and I saw earned yellow cards. Also saw some small nagging fouls that were called as well.
We might be on track for more fouls overall, as I was able to see two fouls per team in one half of play—on four minute halves, that's pretty good.
Just as in past years, don't be afraid to slide in hard and pick yourself up a few fouls and cards.

Custom Tactics

I'm honestly not sure what to think about these as of now. They seem to be affecting some aspects of gameplay, but it's still hard to make teams play different from one another.
It seemed that I could get a team to play long balls, but then when I tried to get Barca to play slowly with possession, they'd still hit it long. Which is good to have variety, but not when it seems so similar to the other tactic.
One thing that might help on the full game is actually saving the tactics/team sheets as opposed to just switching them up in the middle of a game.
There is a new option added to all players under "Instructions" and it's how aggressively the player tries to intercept the ball.

FIFA 14 was an improvement over 14, and 15 improved on 14. It seems clear that 15 has improved over last year, and as it's been the last few years, it seems that it did it in ways EA didn't market or have as "back of the box" features.

So far, this looks like a promising year for FIFA in terms of gameplay.

# 75 lgkeeper @ 09/07/15 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by kaletore11


	FUT Draft is a ton of fun.

Very much looking forward to this.

Do you know is it Coop couch? Coop online? Are either available in the demo?

# 76 orion523 @ 09/07/15 07:40 PM

Couldn't help myself and created an NZ account. once the kids are in bed, it's on.

# 77 Krebstar @ 09/07/15 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by orion523


	Couldn't help myself and created an NZ account. once the kids are in bed, it's on.

I hope you get a chance to play with sliders a bit. Can't wait to hear your thoughts!

# 78 jb12780 @ 09/07/15 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by orion523


	Couldn't help myself and created an NZ account. once the kids are in bed, it's on.

I think you will be pleased with how the game plays.

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# 79 EvertonianSteeler @ 09/07/15 07:50 PM

Demo is now available in UK ..........

# 80 kaletore11 @ 09/07/15 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by lgkeeper


	Very much looking forward to this. Do you know is it Coop couch? Coop online? Are either available in the demo?

That's what I want to know as well, I just played solo against the CPU in the demo.

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