It is that time of the season again. New signings have started to settle into their respective teams, we begin to see who could be fighting for the title and who could be trying to stave off relegation. It is also the time of the season when we are served EA Sports’ latest offering in the FIFA series.
The sheer number of customisable features in FIFA 15 is astounding, meaning players will be able to tailor their own unique footballing experience at the press of a button. But it's the core key features of FIFA 15 that set it apart from it's competition and make it the première football game. The upgraded stadium atmosphere means each stadium will mirror it's real-world counterpart. Crowds chant player names as if you were amongst the crowd at a 4:30 PM Sunday afternoon kick-off. Ball boys react quicker when time is of the essence to reduce time wasting when you're looking for the winning goal. These elements are what FIFA call 'Dynamic Match Presentation,” and it reall does bring the game to life.
Goalkeepers are more natural this time round, and Tim Howard’s brilliant beard never looked better. One of the new tag-lines that EA Sports attached to FIFA 15 in order to sell the game was “next-gen goalkeepers”. Judging by this term, it seems like the more RAM and processing power your console has, the dumber the goalkeepers become. The goalies have always been an issue throughout the FIFA series but FIFA 15’s keepers are on another level. They are saving the impossible shots and making the biggest fumbles we’ve seen yet.
The remaining gameplay changes are noticeable, but slight and in some cases indescribable. The perhaps overpowered nature of speed may persist as a problem for some, while some players with close control have proved even more enjoyable to play as than ever. The range and effectiveness of the killer ball is also evident, with a real technician or maestro behind the striker proving truly lethal.
Thousands bought FIFA 15, the newest video game of the series. It replaces FIFA 14, 13 and 12, each of which broke new ground in the gaming world. Every game in the series gets better and better. The motto for the video game, FIFA 15, is “Feel the Game”. FIFA 15 has living crowds, and lifelike players. This means that the players in the game respond just as they will in the pitch. For example if a player gets injured, he acts as if he was actually injured, and the crowds in the game cheer for their team and taunt the opposite team players, creating an awesome life like game.
FIFA 15 is available for all major consoles, as well as PC. The price for a regular version of the game is $60, but paying an extra $10 for the Ultimate Team edition will give you added benefits not available in the regular version.
Here are some things I've noticed fifa 15 've FIXED (playing UT and solo career):
AI doesn't do long lobbed passes to win in the 90th minute every single game
Deflections actually go in logical directions now! The 99% deflection-to-the-opponent has been fixed! Can't tell you how awesome this is.
Corners actually have some strategy to them! You can select what kind of runs you want your offense to do during corners.
Can finally create spaces to exploit. Moving the ball into the box is not only possible, if you're patient, but often yields a shot on goal.
Headers are much harder to pull off inside the box, but that's as it should be. A header in the back of the net is oh so sweet now, because it's so uncommon.
