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FIFA 16 Review (PS4/XB1)

10:53 AM - September 22, 2015 by RaychelSnr

FIFA is a game that divides the community like no other. On one hand there’s the online crowd, partly comprised of Ultimate Team fans who prefer a quicker pace and in general, more open gameplay. On the other, there is the offline simulation bunch who like to slow things down (whether it be through changing gameplay sliders or the speed of the game) and play primarily vs the CPU in Career Mode. While there are some who can navigate between both worlds, it’s clear that the two groups have separate ideas of what direction FIFA should take. If early indications are true, it looks like EA has listened to and catered the game to the simulation crowd.

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# 21 fearwhatnow @ 09/22/15 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by SpritePuck


	Maybe he did but I am playing both on higher difficulty and as sim as I can and FIFA is still this year better. I am normally a fan of PES over FIFA.. FIFA 16 is just the best game of football made to date. If any other sports game ever got a 9 then FIFA 16 deserves that or better. Again best year ever for football gamers who like sim style. I play offline only and to me both games are amazing!

What I meant is that the higher score for FIFA is justified right away because of the above mentioned gameplay elements been better in EA's effort.

# 22 NightRaven3 @ 09/22/15 02:44 PM

I just dont understand why is it so hard to track stats? Its like having NBA 2K, but only seeing PPG or APG then when the offseason comes after the Finals, everyone is blank lol

# 23 SpritePuck @ 09/22/15 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by fearwhatnow


	What I meant is that the higher score for FIFA is justified right away because of the above mentioned gameplay elements been better in EA's effort.

Oh, right on... I get you! Sorry, I read it wrong but I follow you now..

On a side note,
Kinda cool that both football games this year are so quality in standard settings... We all win if they are both putting out quality games and pushing each other each year.

One thing about FIFA 16 that I am pretty impressed with is the new weather and lighting. Obviously gameplay is what matters most to me, but this was something I was unaware they had improved until getting the game.

# 24 orion523 @ 09/22/15 02:57 PM

I think you had both game reviews spot on, nice job. For me, this is easily the best EA Sports game this generation, as it straddles the line between sim and arcade masterfully at default settings while also including the tools for the user to tune the game into a more sim or arcade heavy experience depending on their tastes.

# 25 ChaseB @ 09/22/15 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by BQ32


	Excellent review, glad to finally see a reviewer understand the sport and what the game should be all about while noticing the nuances that Fifa has created this year. One negative for 16 however is the power and accuracy of the headers. It's great to see more accuracy required to get a cross to its target but once it is there I have seen some really crazy headers already, especially from the edge of the box against momentum that are still rocketed like an on balance kick. Hope they can tune that in a patch.

Yeah I keep thinking headers might be a little too OP as well. And it's not that I think you score too often on them or even that there's necessarily too much velocity, it just seems like the offense wins out a ton on those 50/50s in the box. Maybe I'm defending them wrong somehow, but it's hard to know the best way to defend them.

# 26 fearwhatnow @ 09/22/15 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by SpritePuck


	Oh, right on... I get you! Sorry, I read it wrong but I follow you now.. On a side note, Kinda cool that both football games this year are so quality in standard settings... We all win if they are both putting out quality games and pushing each other each year. One thing about FIFA 16 that I am pretty impressed with is the new weather and lighting. Obviously gameplay is what matters most to me, but this was something I was unaware they had improved until getting the game.

Tbh I'm very disappointed with PES this year. I always claimed that PES was more organic than FIFA but I really can't play a game which fails in 3 areas:
1. Cpu Defensive awareness
2. Fouls
3. Goalkeepers

I know that all the above can be improved via heavy editing but as it is I can't play PES with these major flaws.

# 27 dubcity @ 09/22/15 03:25 PM

Hard not to give FIFA a really good score considering how slick and good it is from top to bottom. You can't just ignore all of the stadiums, teams, ridiculously good presentation elements, and lets face it, UT is why FIFA will continue to obliterate PES in sales in the future.

And the gameplay, while not as dramatically different than 15 as I had hoped, definitely is better. Only thing I would criticize is the lack of a meaningful bump up in graphics from last year.

# 28 RoyceDa59 @ 09/22/15 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by dubcity


	Hard not to give FIFA a really good score considering how slick and good it is from top to bottom. You can't just ignore all of the stadiums, teams, ridiculously good presentation elements, and lets face it, UT is why FIFA will continue to obliterate PES in sales in the future. And the gameplay, while not as dramatically different than 15 as I had hoped, definitely is better. Only thing I would criticize is the lack of a meaningful bump up in graphics from last year.

Yeah the graphics need improving especially with the players IMO. Those generic recycled faces need to go or just need to be more varied. Also they need to stop with the low res textures on the GK gloves, I am being picky here but it just looks off compared with the rest of the kit.

# 29 DBMcGee3 @ 09/22/15 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by fearwhatnow


	Tbh I'm very disappointed with PES this year. I always claimed that PES was more organic than FIFA but I really can't play a game which fails in 3 areas: 1. Cpu Defensive awareness 2. Fouls 3. Goalkeepers I know that all the above can be improved via heavy editing but as it is I can't play PES with these major flaws.

Exactly. 3 HUGE flaws in the game that have been basically ignored in certain reviews I've read. I still enjoy the game, but those are major issues that have plagued the series for years now.

# 30 ChaseB @ 09/22/15 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by DBMcGee3


	Exactly. 3 HUGE flaws in the game that have been basically ignored in certain reviews I've read. I still enjoy the game, but those are major issues that have plagued the series for years now.

I also think, sans the fouls, those other two issues are on some level easy to overlook depending on the difficulty level you play on, who you play etc. Like you have to sort of see past what's just happening and see the WHY to figure out those other two. And I could argue, as a "standard" reviewer/critic you don't necessarily HAVE to be looking out for that, but rather why you are or are not enjoying the game. If that doesn't impact your enjoyment, then you're not going to go searching why these breakdowns are occurring.

But either way, this is about FIFA not PES, so I'll leave it at that and say FIFA FIFA FIFA to get us back on track.

# 31 KG @ 09/22/15 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by ChaseB


	KG can say otherwise, but I think PES is still better in this arena. That being said, there's certainly some varying styles for particular teams. It maybe doesn't touch as many teams as it could/should -- and you'll still see more individual players doing cool unique things than teams -- but it has improved.

I'd def agree although I think FIFA does a better job with long ball teams. PES is good at getting the Barca & Bayern tiki taka styles.

But yeah, one big area of improvement that they need to make is Player & Club DNA. I touched on it briefly in the review (should have probably expanded upon it but the review was already wordy

) but in short clubs need to play through their star players and get them involved.

IMO both games don't play as well out-of-the box as they could because of poor Team Management tactical setups.

# 32 RoyceDa59 @ 09/22/15 05:04 PM

http://fifasoccerblog.com/blog/fifa-16-review/

Interesting review from Asim from nextgengaming blog. He seemed to enjoy the FIFA game during preview build I guessed all that changed once he played PES.

# 33 dubcity @ 09/22/15 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by RoyceDa59


	http://fifasoccerblog.com/blog/fifa-16-review/ Interesting review from Asim from nextgengaming blog. He seemed to enjoy the FIFA game during preview build I guessed all that changed once he played PES.

You seem dubious, lol. I thought the review was strange. That's all I'm gonna say.

# 34 dwnz @ 09/22/15 05:45 PM

Have just finished playing pre-season tournament in career mode.

Started with Man United and bought Karim Benzema.

The biggest difference is I don't know what the CPU is going to do. Last year everything felt much more "on rails" and you knew what lines they were going to take which made the game much less interesting. So far I haven't had that feeling at all. Perhaps that feeling will come in time, but usually within a few games I would expect to get a feel for it, but so far I haven't at all.

I played the FIFA demo and PES demo extensively, more on the fence than I have been before, but after extensive playing of both I found the FIFA gameplay whilst not perfect, to be overall more enjoyable than PES. The major strength I saw PES offer was the general responsiveness of the players, not locked into animations making controlling your player feel much smoother. I hope FIFA can somewhat replicate that in the future.

# 35 buckeyezombie @ 09/22/15 05:54 PM

I saw a hand ball penalty called. I was more than shocked, cuz its about time

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# 36 RoyceDa59 @ 09/22/15 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by dubcity


	You seem dubious, lol. I thought the review was strange. That's all I'm gonna say.

Not all lol, his points seem all over the place he just jumps around to random aspects of gameplay and explain himself very shortly. My interesting comment is a little more cynical haha.

# 37 SeaTownGamer @ 09/22/15 07:24 PM

My biggest beef with FIFA is every team plays the same.

# 38 Mr.Brownstone @ 09/22/15 08:02 PM

Hopefully they don't. At least in the demo they varied in their style of attack.

# 39 Blublub @ 09/23/15 12:37 AM

Good review. I have both and always have leaned toward PES, but this year FIFA is a clear winner for me and easily the best playing FIFA to date. At least so far. We've seen the same thing several years now - a solid FIFA sim release that gets destroyed by a patch to appease the online pace whores. Don't do it this year EA!!!

PES has markedly improved from the abysmal next-gen releases of the past few years, but there are some serious issues that kill the gameplay for me - the idiotic CPU keepers and/or overpowered shooting and the lack of fouls.

In any event it's great to see Konami and EA back on top of their games - the competition can only bring good things for gamers.

# 40 Peninc @ 09/23/15 03:29 AM

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Originally Posted by BQ32


	Excellent review, glad to finally see a reviewer understand the sport and what the game should be all about while noticing the nuances that Fifa has created this year. One negative for 16 however is the power and accuracy of the headers. It's great to see more accuracy required to get a cross to its target but once it is there I have seen some really crazy headers already, especially from the edge of the box against momentum that are still rocketed like an on balance kick. Hope they can tune that in a patch.

Great review. Reviewers seem to be slating FIFA because the changes arent back of the box material with taglines. However this is the first FIFA in history ( yes history) where you actually have to play real football to win. Where it might be slower but it is far more realistic and balanced than anything before it. Couple that with the now expected polish of the franchise and you have a clear winner. PES is really good this year too but that in no way takes away from the tactical game FIFA has put out this year

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