FIFA 12 Impact Engine is the Biggest Change Since Rebuilding For Next Gen Systems

[Steve_OS]

OXM has posted some FIFA 12 details on their new impact engine.

Quote:

"Impact Engine swaps out the canned collision animations and injury calculations of older games for a true-blue physics system that dramatically enhances the realism of play. It solves a lot of problems for us this year, it gives us better accuracy, better momentum, more realistic outcomes, solving a lot of situations that we just tried not to get into before," he went on. One of the areas the Impact Engine affects is tackling. If a tackling party clips your trailing leg, you should have the momentum and balance to keep your feet - but if that player connects with your front peg, you'll go down like a sack of potatoes."

[jb12780]

This is great news to hear.

[Gotmadskillzson]

As usual FIFA team is the leader of EA sports. 2 years down the line, Madden and NCAA will get it to the same level as FIFA. History repeats itself.

FIFA always come out with something 1st, then the other sports game follow suit a year or 2 later.

[Tengo Juego]

Sounds good. Now let me see it.

[aloncho11]

Oh boy

[FroznYogurt]

I not too much of a fan of soccer, but I may but Fifa this year because I hear the game is elite.

[jyoung]

Quote: Originally Posted by Gotmadskillzson

As usual FIFA team is the leader of EA sports. 2 years down the line, Madden and NCAA will get it to the same level as FIFA. History repeats itself. FIFA always come out with something 1st, then the other sports game follow suit a year or 2 later.

I'll be surprised if Madden and NCAA Football get to this point by the end of the generation.

The focus on physics is why FIFA and NHL are EA's two best sports franchises and Madden and NCAA are lagging way behind.

[JerseySuave4]

Quote: Originally Posted by Gotmadskillzson

As usual FIFA team is the leader of EA sports. 2 years down the line, Madden and NCAA will get it to the same level as FIFA. History repeats itself. FIFA always come out with something 1st, then the other sports game follow suit a year or 2 later.

i was just thinking about if there was a football game that moved, looked and played like Fifa it'd be amazing. The way the players move in Fifa is so lifelike, the broadcast camera (and different options) being so far and like it is on tv looks more lifelife than the behind the offense camera and the way they play is just amazing. I didn't buy Fifa 11, even though i loved the demo, because i loved Fifa World Cup so much. I just started playing Fifa WC again and also the Fifa 11 demo and i don't think i can wait for Fifa 12, i'm prob picking up Fifa 11 tomorrow. They just really have done an amazing job transitioning to Next Gen and giving such an authentic game that is true to the sport.