Jaded Alyx
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Wait, I wonder if we might get a Switch demo following the Nintendo Direct tomorrow?
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FIFA 18 Demo Impressions
- Thread starter Lashley
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Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
This. It's arguably the most important too. Wonder if we will get one at all?
Will download on PS4 instead but it's not going to be representative...
Majukun
Member
penalties are the same too, except that now you accelerate and decelerate your run with the triggers
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
Majukun
Member
ai in the career mode is dumb as usual too.. for me that I like to play using only the one player instead of all the team is gonna be hell once again.
oh well, I don't pay for fifa anyway... Maybe this year instead of a good demo and a bad game they will give us a bad demo and a better game
oh well, I don't pay for fifa anyway... Maybe this year instead of a good demo and a bad game they will give us a bad demo and a better game
I think some of the atmosphere and stadium details have been overstated in EA's marketing. I've been specifically playing as Boca at La Bombonera to test that stuff as I am a sucker for these sorts of details. Still feels a bit undercooked to me though. Simply adding flags and the tape/netting down the terraces isn't convincing me they've suddenly nailed stadium atmosphere.
I still think PES and its visual engine does this stuff better for the fewer licensed stadiums it does have. Might just be an image quality preference admittedly but I don't think any of the stadiums here look as good as Dortmund or the Camp Nou from the PES demo.
Game itself feels pretty alright. Not blown away and it absolutely looks and feels like FIFA. I want to say there's some subtle changes to the overall pace and weight of the game that make it feel almost instantly more rewarding than 17, but these really do feel subtle, and as mentioned previously for me personally that's a low bar.
I dunno. It just felt a bit imprecise and sloppy to me. There are some fundamental aspects of the core FIFA gameplay that I feel are far more rewarding in PES now. I didn't feel like I was playing to individual players strengths, or having to work to build up a specific type of play, or feel like I had as much overall control, as I did in PES 2017 or the 2018 demo.
"Fine" is how I'd describe this demo so far. It feels like a fine, competent FIFA game. I feel like it (importantly) pulls things back round and back on track after 17, but does very little to genuinely enhance things beyond what we all know and expect.
I still think PES and its visual engine does this stuff better for the fewer licensed stadiums it does have. Might just be an image quality preference admittedly but I don't think any of the stadiums here look as good as Dortmund or the Camp Nou from the PES demo.
Game itself feels pretty alright. Not blown away and it absolutely looks and feels like FIFA. I want to say there's some subtle changes to the overall pace and weight of the game that make it feel almost instantly more rewarding than 17, but these really do feel subtle, and as mentioned previously for me personally that's a low bar.
I dunno. It just felt a bit imprecise and sloppy to me. There are some fundamental aspects of the core FIFA gameplay that I feel are far more rewarding in PES now. I didn't feel like I was playing to individual players strengths, or having to work to build up a specific type of play, or feel like I had as much overall control, as I did in PES 2017 or the 2018 demo.
"Fine" is how I'd describe this demo so far. It feels like a fine, competent FIFA game. I feel like it (importantly) pulls things back round and back on track after 17, but does very little to genuinely enhance things beyond what we all know and expect.
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
Here's hoping. Usually the demo is better than final release though
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
Worst part about 17.
Fucking hated it along with penalties and its ultra sensitivity. Corners were fine though and I'm pretty good at them.
Majukun
Member
yeah, the CPU missed 4/5 penalties against me, and only 1 was actually saved by my gk
GravityInsanity
Member
How's the running animation. Is it the same as 17?
SomedayTheFire
Member
Is it less bad than 17? Hated that game. Couldn't play it for more than a week
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
It is remarkably similar
Gameplay is nice in PES but the lack of licensing and presentation detail always kills the game for me. Granted every year what I do is start with an EFL team and build them up to a prem team. Having the licenses is awesome because you learn about so many players in so many leagues while building and buying. Martin Tyler and the number of prem stadiums is also huge plus for me with FIFA.
Granted if what you wanted to do is just play as one of the few top teams (Barca, RM ) and didn't care about licenses I can see why PES is attractive.
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
Takes a few minutes at most to get an OF and do it on PS4, takes literally 1 minute on PC
LabouredSubterfuge
Member
Anyone getting crashes on PC on the initial loading screen?
Yep, this is a non issue on PS4 and PC, its just a few clicks away, insanely easy
SomedayTheFire
Member
Ugh. Waste of time downloading the demo then. Apparently Origin will take 1 hour to download 6 gb. Nah I'll pass.
mr_sockochris
Member
I will give this a go as i havent bought FIFA for a few years and i do miss online clubs but PES really did impress me this year that the FIFA demo will have to blow my socks off.
I've probably played about 20-30 matches on the demo and have found so little to complain about. Yeah the licenses are a pain but the gameplay comes first and edit mode can generally get things close enough for things to look authentic from the gameplay cam. Luckily (?) I'm a Liverpool fan so fortunately my team is licensed but the game should be a cracker regardless.
I've probably played about 20-30 matches on the demo and have found so little to complain about. Yeah the licenses are a pain but the gameplay comes first and edit mode can generally get things close enough for things to look authentic from the gameplay cam. Luckily (?) I'm a Liverpool fan so fortunately my team is licensed but the game should be a cracker regardless.
Do you play FIFA with all controls on manual?
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
I try every year but can't get into it, usually go semi
Full manual is where FIFA gameplay makes sense IMO. I cant stand auto or semi, is like a pinball XD
For not just England but also other lower league divisions around the world also? I know it sounds silly but having all the info, stats , jerseys and announcers being able to say the players names for even the little clubs really goes a long way in the experience for me.
Same.
But I always feel that if you aren't playing with the default control settings you are just making it harder for yourself when playing others online.
Could be that I'm just terrible though.
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
sems4arsenal
Member
I've always played with the default controller options. Never knew you could do full manual. Damn.
Aaaww
Have a long flight on Friday and some portable FIFA would've been great.
Last FIFA I bought was 15, I though this one was okay. It's fun but I think I'll pass again...PES too. Frustrating that I like a few things of each game but overalll I don't really like either. I'll have to fill my soccer fantasies with Football Manager this year again.
Also, there's a ghost player in Juventus or is it just here? Khedira I think. It shows no name or info, I just took him out of the team to avoid a crash or something
Also, there's a ghost player in Juventus or is it just here? Khedira I think. It shows no name or info, I just took him out of the team to avoid a crash or something
I disabled it at system level and it looks much better.
In the settings go to Display and you can disable HDR.
GamingMajic
Member
I'm playing in HDR too and I think it looks great. Doesn't look too dark to me.
In terms of the gameplay though, I can confidently say that it feels and plays exactly like FIFA 17 which is quite disappointing considering how expensive the game is this year. The EA FIFA tax has made this game almost £50 across every retailer in the UK.
In terms of the gameplay though, I can confidently say that it feels and plays exactly like FIFA 17 which is quite disappointing considering how expensive the game is this year. The EA FIFA tax has made this game almost £50 across every retailer in the UK.
No pro support at all or only no supersampling?
