FIFA 15 Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (PS4, XB1)

[~LiverpoolRed~]

I thought Clint Dempsey was on the North American cover along with Messi? I just picked up the game and it is just Messi.

[Skyboxer]

Probably on the Ultimate Team version...???

[VTPack919]

Quote: Originally Posted by Skyboxer

Probably on the Ultimate Team version...???

Probably just on the US version.


Fifa 15 is amazing this year, the attention they put into the stadiums and player likenesses really shine through. I am hoping the WBA fans "boing" after goals, but I am sure they don't. I will check that out tonight.


Played around with Liverpool and playing at Anfield is a treat. The Kop acts differently from the rest of the fans and the chants are a wonderful thing.

Gameplay is so much fun. I feel like the game opened up more. Headers are much less OP (thank the lord). I am really going to settle into career mode tonight. Can't wait.

[Wavebird99]

Quote: Originally Posted by ~LiverpoolRed~

I thought Clint Dempsey was on the North American cover along with Messi? I just picked up the game and it is just Messi.

Its weird, but there are copies that have just Messi on it (friend has one like this).


Its fine though, Dempsey looks terrible in his cover picture anyway

[BL8001]

Orion mentioned defending being something he didn't like as much in 15 and I concur. It's much harder to defend this year.

Here is why I think that is.

You cannot stop on D. You can feel this in the GK gold skill game too, when the attackers are coming at you I can't figure out how to stop the keeper and stand my ground and then jump to parry, the keeper just keeps shuffling around. In the games your defensive player is doing the same kind of constant moving.

So when the CPU cuts and dinks and swerves you have no counter "braking" ability like the LT or LB button when you have the ball.

If you could just stop and stand your ground and then shuffle left or right to contain, defense would be much more enjoyable.

If you say just let go of LS that isn't the answer as the controlled player seems stuck in the inertia of momentum and can't just come to a stop like the offensive player can.

I can go outside right now with my running shoes on and run directly at a tree and then come to a complete stop 2 feet from it by just planting both feet and leaning back a proportionate amount to my relative speed. My 80 ovr defender should be able to do this all game long whenever I want.

If somebody knows how to come to a quick stop on D please let me know.

[Beetlebum]

Quote: Originally Posted by bwiggy33

I've played a few games and I'm liking it but as of now I enjoy 14 more. So far I have to say I enjoyed FIFA 14's gameplay way more and that's probably because Orion's sliders made it that way. I think sliders will really help 15 though.

That's why FIFA is never a day one purchase for me. Out of the box is simply unplayable, but it becomes a good game when Orion & the slider guys start working on it.

Last year and for FIFA 13 I got the game in November, once the slider sets are consolidated (and the game price is a little lower).

[gottaplaysome]

Quote: Originally Posted by SoCal-Phenom

Awesome hearing all of the positive impressions!! Can anyone confirm that ONLINE COOP SEASONS in the game? I heard that this mode was taken out of the FIFA 14 Next-gen version last year. That was my favorite mode from FIFA 14 on Xbox 360.

Online Co-Op Seasons is shown on one of the menus. I've not tried it yet though.

[Azamien]

Quote: Originally Posted by ~LiverpoolRed~

I thought Clint Dempsey was on the North American cover along with Messi? I just picked up the game and it is just Messi.

Canada got a non-US cover this year. It also just says "FIFA 15" on the cover and spine rather than the "FIFA Soccer 15". Or did they change that this year for the US version as well?