FIFA 15 Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (PS4, XB1)

[markus48]

First post on OS, glad to be part of the community. So far the game seems very fluid. Have been able to create some decent build up but it just takes some time. Have to keep the halves no shorter than 7 min or else it's just end to end runs the whole game. In my little opinion, best Fifa game so far by a longshot. It feels very polished.

P.S. Having a little trouble uploading the gameface? Says the plug-in isn't installed even though it is. Anyone else running into the same problem?

[gopher_guy]

Quote: Originally Posted by mfp

No, I'm looking for halfway decent defensive AI. I'm not interested in handicapping myself to make up for horrible programming. I no longer enjoy manual and the answer to poor AI shouldn't be to introduce greater error in passing. This is really basic stuff that we shouldn't be having to deal with considering the resources at EA's disposal. The fact that they spent all that time on emotion - which the devs even confirmed has absolutely ZERO impact on gameplay and is purely cosmetic - and didn't fix the defensive AI issues from last year is massively frustrating. Besides, playing manual doesn't do anything to address the AI of your teammates. If the CPU is terrible at defending due to AI issues, it means your team is affected as well.

I get what you're saying. Just suggesting that manual controls adds to the overall difficulty of the game, even if it is making it harder for you and not making the CPU any better.

But, if you can't get over the AI to enjoy the game, that's fine. To each his own.

[half-fast]

I have to say, so far I'm really impressed with the game, and am happy with many of the improvements made. I enjoy seeing the defense making more adjustments rather than just being 100% cheap, and it's nice to see players revved up after a teammate makes a great defensive play.

Having said that, there is still one thing driving me nuts. First and foremost, is the player switching is still broken/cheating. I was leading Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 as the Wolves, when Sheffield W raised their intensity. This was great to see, and it seemed more legitimate than previous years. Id seen my team do it also when we were down ... it seemed more realistic than the usual auto-goal malarky that happens. The one thing that kills me is they came back to win 3-1 which is no problem. Two of the goals were goals where I switched to make a play and it gives me the furthest away defender so I cant possibly make a play. We shouldnt have to try to manual switch with the right stick, it should switch you to the right guy for the job, not some guy who is out of the play. This needs to be addressed very quickly. Its a tiring tactic the game uses to score goals when the game is close.

[mfp]

Quote: Originally Posted by BL8001

Mfp, Pc, Xbox one or ps4? Which one are you playing on?

I'm on Ps4

[mfp]

Quote: Originally Posted by gopher_guy

I get what you're saying. Just suggesting that manual controls adds to the overall difficulty of the game, even if it is making it harder for you and not making the CPU any better. But, if you can't get over the AI to enjoy the game, that's fine. To each his own.

No, I hear ya. I'm just not much into manual as I used to be. It's just a shame cause the attacking football is so fluid and fun, and yet I get no satisfaction like I did with 14 'cause it's all so easy - and it's every game.

It's like every game is Man Utd - Leicester, and no games are like Man City - Chelsea. Just extremely frustrated and disappointed 'cause I spend countless hours enjoying 14.

[BL8001]

Yeah grallis, the player switching can be abysmal.

I hate it when you are tracking someone and then it flicks you over to someone else you then run the wrong way because you didn't realize it.

I have auto switching on air balls but I have also shut it off, tinkered with off low and high move assistance, none of it seems to cure the odd unexpected switch.

The CPU exploit this by passing deep, which switches control to that defender then passing it back out, so if you were moving that defender up, it now switches to the defender further forward who runs past the ball giving the pass back receiver plenty of time and space. The game knows what it's doing to the human player.

[half-fast]

Quote: Originally Posted by BL8001

Yeah grallis, the player switching can be abysmal. I hate it when you are tracking someone and then it flicks you over to someone else you then run the wrong way because you didn't realize it. I have auto switching on air balls but I have also shut it off, tinkered with off low and high move assistance, none of it seems to cure the odd unexpected switch. The CPU exploit this by passing deep, which switches control to that defender then passing it back out, so if you were moving that defender up, it now switches to the defender further forward who runs past the ball giving the pass back receiver plenty of time and space. The game knows what it's doing to the human player.

The game definitely does know what it's doing to the human player, I totally agree. I liken it to cheating, because when the computer wants a goal, that seems how a lot of them are done, which is too bad because I find most of the play actually quite believable this year... more or less anyway.

[VRaptor]

I picked up FIFA15 today because I couldn't wait another month for PES2015. (PES2015 demo is really refreshing!)

In FIFA, it's so easy for me to bring the ball to opponent's final third. CPU does the same thing and race themselves in order to by pass midfield. Nothing really happens in between. It's really frustrating that this is the same FIFA from 3 years ago.

I think FIFA developers were sitting at the top comfortably for too long and completely ignored game play improvements. God I really hope PES does well this year and give a good competition. (It will only make FIFA a better game I truly believe)

I'm going to check out Manager mode until NBA2k15 comes out and trade it in.

I'm disappointed.