FIFA 15 Demo Available Now on Xbox One, 360, PC, PS3, PS4

[Don Jon]

Playing the demo on my pc. (650ti, i5 4670k)
-high textures
-60fps, 2x AA

I played fifa 14 on the ps4 for a little, but most of my hours went into the heavily modded pc version. And after playing 4 quick games of this all I have to say is WOW. Everything I can even think of is improved. The commentary is great (love how they read players names in lineups). They also have new world cup lines here and there that are well placed. The player models look great(I was worried they would be too muscular but they're not bad.) The overlays and total presentation overhaul is also well done. I have not found anything to complain about.

And one thing that may not be important to some, but the 10-man celebrations are one of the bigger presentation upgrades for me this year. It really adds to scoring a goal and keeps you in the game. Past fifa's, I would score a great goal in the 90+ min, just for my player to be celebrating by himself while everyone else just stands there. So thank you EA for imputing this, it was very much needed.

[clipperfan811]

Some super quick impressions of the PC version.

First touch

• I can actually run the game smooth on high at 1080p,
• Presentation has kicked up a notch, just looks slick!
• The pitch looks oh so nice, I just want to lay in it.
• Crowd looks much improved but I'd still never mistake them for a real crowd.

Graphics

• Everything is sharper and more clear.
• Stadiums and particularly crowds feel alive with motion
• The on pitch degradation is a very nice touch, it happens gradually.
• Player faces look crispy and detailed but lighting still has a plastic look to it.
• Player models are highly detailed, I could have sworn I saw some leg hair not sure.
• Animations are still a little hit and miss, some look great a few still look too fifa'ish

Gameplay

• Player movement seems to almost exactly what I was trying to achieve with sliders last year.
• Touch on ball felt pretty spot on, not total control but not flying away on a simple touch.
• Saw some cool looking clearances from both teams.
• I like the pressure the ai puts on you! it's not swarming and frantic but no walk in the park (on legendary)

Ok so those where based on two quick games I was able to sneak in. The first on default which is semi pro the second on legendary all manual. I'll be back later this afternoon when I get some free time. Daddy duties are calling until the wife gets home.

[BROman]

Quote: Originally Posted by Hutton

- The clock for stoppage time still is stuck at 90' even when you have +4 of ET to play. Why can't EA ever program the clock to run beyond the full 90'? How difficult could this be to do? Watch a match on TV sometime and observe how the clock runs for christ sake.

It might be b/c the clock stops @ 90 in the stadiums, so you never know when that final whistle is coming.

[Steve_OS]

Up for PS3 users now. Not yet for PS4.

https://store.sonyentertainmentnetwo...FA15DEMO000000

[Hutton]

Quote: Originally Posted by BROman

It might be b/c the clock stops @ 90 in the stadiums, so you never know when that final whistle is coming.

Understood, and a fair point, but the game is designed more around the TV presentation than real life stadium presentation.

How about a simple option for stadia style clock or TV style clock?

[Zac]

Quote: Originally Posted by Hutton

Understood, and a fair point, but the game is designed more around the TV presentation than real life stadium presentation. How about a simple option for stadia style clock or TV style clock?

Or how about a PES style where a second clock appears below and counts the extra time.

[Dazraz]

EA Sports....
We can't get Madden quite right
We've stripped the guts out of our next gen NHL title
Our NBA game has just become comical
....But boy, can we make a great soccer game

The Demo for FIFA 15 is, quite simply, absolutely superb.

[info0]

My views are quite different to all those hyper fans, maybe because I played LOTS of FIFA 14 recently on PC with gameplay mods and such...



Those are HOT ON HANDS ON IMPRESSIONS. Don't kill me for them. Will play more and maybe verify my views. For now, I have mixed feelings.