Some people said this deserves a new thread, new news = no thread? The junior can't make a new thread so here it is.
http://www.godisageek.com/2011/10/fifa-vita-hands-impressions/
Quoted the important bits, left out the stuff about FIFA outselling PES 25-1.
credit goes to mocoworm and SolidSnakeX
Looks like more previews and hands on will be coming out soon.
SolidSnakex said:
mocoworm said:More on FIFA VITA (I posted this in the FIFA thread but it may be appreciated here as well)
EA details FIFA Vita controls, online
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-10-21-ea-details-fifa-vita-controls-online
FIFA Football on Vita properly bridges the gap between handheld and console sports sims for the first time, so says the game's associate producer.
EA's Matthew Prior told Eurogamer that the forthcoming Vita take on the best-selling footie franchise is an almost perfect reproduction of the home console version.
"It's built entirely on the next gen engine," he revealed at an EA showcase last week.
"There are certain features on FIFA 12 that we weren't able to include because we were porting it over and it's hard to port a moving target. It doesn't have the new physics engine but everything else is pretty much there.
"The device isn't as powerful as the PS3 so it's a testament to our guys that they've been able to get the engine onto this device. You'd have to be a super-afficionado of FIFA to notice the difference."
The one major addition EA has made with the Vita version is the inclusion of touch screen controls. You can tap anywhere on the system's screen to accurately direct a pass or thread a through-ball, or flick the rear touch-pad to shoot. Set-pieces can also be orchestrated via the touch screen, "kind of like Flick Kick Football on the iPhone".
"This opens it up to a new level of intelligent play," explained Prior. "Maybe in the past I could see a killer through-ball in FIFA but couldn't make that ball as I couldn't feather the controls right or get the power right. Now you can do it relatively straightforwardly."
Judging by our brief hands-on time with the game, directing passes around the field works rather well. However, the rear touch pad features are more problematic, with it proving all too easy to accidentally nudge the panel and send the ball flying mid-dribble.
Prior insisted that it gets easier to manage the more you play and added that raditionalists can switch off the touch controls all together should they choose to do so. "All these controls are supplementary to what's already there. If you want to play as you would on the PS3, all that control is there. We've not forced users to use the touch screen - it's just a feature we've used to enhance the experience and make it unique to the platform."
The online experience isn't quite as comprehensive as it is on home consoles, but EA has managed to get core one-on-one matchmaking up and running. "We've got full online so you can play against any other user in the world. We've got friend invites and so on and so forth," said Prior.
"We just want to make sure we've got the core, most popular features on there and allow users to play on a worldwide basis. Moving forward, FIFA 12's other modes are things we might try and bring in."
He went on to explain that it's always difficult getting online play set up on brand new hardware, and that EA would rather be conservative than over-reach and release a sub-standard product. "It's never easy to be first on any system. It presents a number of challenges, which is part of the reason we didn't reach for the moon straight away and have Ultimate Team and all the rest of it. You're setting yourself up to fail as there are so many unknowns." Prior argued that FIFA Vita could be a watershed moment for sports games on handheld systems.
"For me, I was never a big handheld gamer but this really bridges the gap between consoles and handheld. Previously if you'd compare the Xbox version to the DS game there was a huge drop in quality. Now the Vita brings that console experience into the palm of your hands. It has converted me."
FIFA Football is expected to be a Vita launch title in February.
FIFA on PlayStation Vita Hands-on Preview
FIFA Vita Producer Matt Prior came up on stage to talk a little bit about FIFA Vita, where he described it as the most complete and deep FIFA on a handheld console saying that it was Full of depth from EA Sports with career mode and online gameplay all included in the Vita version. But how does it play?
The first thing we noticed was the sheer beauty of the graphics in this build of FIFA Vita. EA has seemingly used every pixel possible to make this game look very impressive indeed. The colours are rich and deep in the menus as well as on the pitch. Having played FIFA 11 on the PSP just recently, the Vitas power is really a gargantuan leap forward for handheld gaming, something which is sure to please those that decide to buy the handheld when it launches in Europe on February 22nd, 2012.
New to FIFA Vita will be the use of touch screen controls. Players can literally touch which player they want to pass to, and the same goes for shooting and set pieces. For shooting, players can utilise the rear touch panel on the Vita and think of it as a virtual goal wherever players tap on the rear, is where the players aim, taking the shooting away from the AI and giving it back to the player said Prior. Free-kicks are also a little more versatile, and players can swipe the screen to set the amount of curve they want to have on a free kick. All of these things are optional of course, and players can play in the conventional way should they choose to.
Obviously we took the touch controls for a spin, and the results were mixed. While in concept they sound amazing, we found it pretty hard to add another process to what is already a game which requires sharp reactions and decision making from the player. Lifting the right hand from the controller to touch a player we wanted to pass to and then getting back to the buttons to either play a first time cross or shot takes extra time, meaning defenders can be right on top of you before you have the right amount of power in the cross or shot.
http://www.godisageek.com/2011/10/fifa-vita-hands-impressions/
Quoted the important bits, left out the stuff about FIFA outselling PES 25-1.
credit goes to mocoworm and SolidSnakeX
Looks like more previews and hands on will be coming out soon.