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FIFA 18 Review Thread
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There was some other 3rd party title that did the same thing? Was it Sonic Mania?
Mr. Luchador
Member
These reviews are starting to become a lot like FIFA, in that they have the same feel, trend, buzzwords and ifs and buts as previous year's reviews.
I just preordered the Switch one today for that, well that and I remembered I had a BB gift card so eh. Worst case I figure I'd get rid of it in one of those Gamestop 60% bonus trade deals.
...I'm hoping the positive previews are indicative of the final product not sucking.
Harrison Bergeron
Member
I end up playing FIFA a lot during the year because in between its many warts it satisfies a hobbyists aching with what it approximately offers.
However, this take is pretty accurate.
I'm not a UT user at all, and am almost exclusively a manager career mode player (with a bit of pro clubs here and there), and most of the mode's annual development budget goes into adding a few touches of paint here and therelike your manager avatar last year, and those club objectives that were more or less broken or in some cases purely cosmetic, and this year with some refreshes of a few menus and a handful of cutscenes with a radial menu for transfer negotiations.
Meanwhile, development on the mode itself has stagnated. For some reason it is still only 15 seasons in length, and is riddled with legacy bugs like teams stockpiling world class talent at a single position, or clubs always keeping their stars on the bench and fielding truly odd starting XI's for every match, youth players not having their mental attributes develop, and I could go on.
FIFA 07's career mode was a deeper and better functioning world of football simulator.
I get there is no incentive to develop and overhaul the offline modes, but it's just disappointing when an aspect of a game takes steps backwards and stays there year after year, and especially since I really do enjoy the gameplay.
Oh, and can we find a way to get some more leagues and real stadiums in the game. Really? The German third division is the best FIFA could do (I'm happy to have it just the same)?
I understand what they are trying to do with defending but they haven't communicated this to people properly. The defending went from hold X to jockeying and now it seems a mix. They are trying to force people to concentrate when defending but they didn't highlight a significant change like this. Look at how easy it is to bypass the defensive line and get a goal.
Alter_Fridge
Member
The power to make you throw your controller when every opponent online cheeses with him
It keeps going on and off. More unavailable than available though. It was available again a couple of days ago but I'm on the edge between that and getting it on eshop for the comfort of having it available at any time without changing cards.
Wait you gotta charge the card before using FIFA? Dayummmm
I kid I kid. Yeah I would normally agree however gonna try and keep other games as downloaded ones - rocket league etc. Plus if this turns out to be the only FIFA on switch (please god no) it might hold its price for resale.
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
Works perfectly for me
4 being 3 the maximun right?
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
5* is the highest
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
no buy lol
GamePlay Johnny
Member
Any ETA for Switch reviews?
I played a game on it yesterday and it literally just seemed like fifa. If there's anything majorly wrong with it, then it wasn't immediately apparent from a one off exhibition match.
Thats reassuring. Hoping my gameseek order arrives Friday but not holding any hope.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-09-21-fifa-18-review
A really good summary of what FIFA 18 is about
A really good summary of what FIFA 18 is about
I don't enjoy it a lot on PC. Too few changes in the gamepla (demo was misleading in that regard), still way too rigid compared to PES. Career mode is still broken. Lacks a lot of real faces. Some player ratings are a real joke. The Journey might be the only thing left but I didn't finish it last year. All the money is going for partnerships/licensing, pretty graphics and bad writing, and FUT updating. There must be 50 people really working on the game, including UI and minor gameplay changes.
I guess I'll play PES as much as possible and will go back to FIFA later this year. It doesn't look as good (the grass especially) but you can really control the player and the squad as a whole (with real tactics). And you can mod it ! (I still need to see the extend of that though)
I guess I'll play PES as much as possible and will go back to FIFA later this year. It doesn't look as good (the grass especially) but you can really control the player and the squad as a whole (with real tactics). And you can mod it ! (I still need to see the extend of that though)
What was misleading in the demo?
Camper Van Beethoven
Banned
Is there anywhere in the UK to get this for less than £50 because fuck that
What system?
Camper Van Beethoven
Banned
Xbox One.
I'm really curious about the reviews of the Switch version, it felt really good when i tried the demo at E3.
Fixed that for you
Fixed that for you
£49.99 seems to be the cheapest, unfortunately.
£46.95 at thegamecollection is the cheapest I see.
MagnificentDuke
Neo Member
This is the area that I always feel PES is superior to FIFA in. Fifa always feels too floaty to me with jerky animations.
The sense of weight never feels quite right.
metareferential
Member
Where's the OT?
MaizeRage25
Member
Went for the Switch version.
Hopefully it's not shit.
Hopefully it's not shit.
Clarkus Darkus
Member
Says improvements across the board, Please explain the ones to Pro clubs and the catalogue. Slowed the gameplay down to Fifa 16 which was slower, Which will end up being faster for Fifa 19 which in turn is just how it is now in Fifa 17.
We'll see if defenders at 80 overall can still catch a 94 rated speedster side by side running like they do in Pro clubs.
We'll see if defenders at 80 overall can still catch a 94 rated speedster side by side running like they do in Pro clubs.
Jaded Alyx
Member
You're a few days early...
Nope. Icon and Ronaldo editions launch on 26th of September at 12:00 AM CEST on Origin.
Why didnt you wait to see if its shit?
Jaded Alyx
Member
Oh I see.
Camper Van Beethoven
Banned
Still absurd. Hopefully some supermarket can save me. Thanks though
Annoying Old Party Man
Member
Wait for those Switch version impressions - please be good!
hahah this game. It needs patches and it needs therm fast.
Playing this online, every game is about 8-5. Defending feels broken and pretty much all shots feel like they go in.
Dunno what exactly they've changed with defending but no one can do it anymore. Strikers just run through everyone.
Playing this online, every game is about 8-5. Defending feels broken and pretty much all shots feel like they go in.
Dunno what exactly they've changed with defending but no one can do it anymore. Strikers just run through everyone.
It doesn't need to be patched, it needs to learn how to defend and not rely full on AI when defending. You need to timely switch the player (you should put on manual at least the player switching). Anyhow, you can use legacy defending if you like the FIFA defending of old times. And it's always like this the first days until people learn the new defence.
Dutch Gronk
Banned
Seems like the defenders AI has been drastically downgraded, so basically you need to do it all yourself, this you can learn. The real problem for me seems to be that keepers are absolute garbage and every low driven shot is going in.