FIFA 09 Demo Available, Impressions Here

[Vince]

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Delayed Bookings!!!!!!

It's so easy to pull off moves with great players. Last year it was useless doing the trick moves because you couldn't get out of the animations.

I simply cannot wait for this game to come out. I'm anticipating it more than I did NHL.

[Spanky]

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And you are doing that how? It's XBL that controls the gold/silver and you only get 3 accounts per xbox that get a month free of Live.

In that case, I love sticking it to M$.

Man, don't deny me my joy of sticking it someone!

[P2K]

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I don't like the curve on the free kicks.

It's ridiculous how it moves about 10 feet just as it's approaching the goal.

I agree with Acid about the FK. They look like a Randy Johnson slider with rediculous late break and movement.

I just hope the FKs are fixed by then, they annoy the **** out of me now.

Curl on freekicks is RIDICULOUS. If they maybe halved the amount of curl you could put on the ball it would be more realistic. Did score a great freekick with Robert of Toronto FC to beat Chelsea though

You dudes are curling it too much.

After experimenting all morning and just scoring now, I found out why the massive curves.

I was putting the ball just outside/left the penalty area and then trying it 10 feet and sometimes a little more outside/left the penalty area.

You get massive curling because you are pushing the L stick too far to the left on the top spin. That's when the ball switches directions like you're using the Force on it.

I, then, tried it from the same spots but pushing the L stick way close to the top. And then in between. The curl lessened dramatically. And That is when I was way more accurate with my free kicks.

So next time, guys...don't push it too far to the left (or right, depending on your player's foot or which way you want to kick). Results will happen.

[teambayern]

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Has anyone had a corner in stoppage time down a goal? You are in for an amazing treat. . .

[Tomasperez9]

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Has anyone had a corner in stoppage time down a goal? You are in for an amazing treat. . .

Wow. That is possibly the coolest addition I've seen yet. Not necessarily the most practical, but by far the coolest.

[BrianFifaFan]

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Please elaborate. I'd hope that info wouldn't be considered a "spoiler."

[BrianFifaFan]

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Overall, i'm really loving the demo in the same way as most people have described too (more difficult manual passing, improved aerial play, fouls getting called and actually attracting cards) and even other things like players calling for the ball or appealling for offside as well as the addition of the ref (and the ball can't even hit him!) and his assistants.

My main gripe is in regards to passing, and is something we've seen in past FIFA's. Here's a diagram



For some reason, despite the fact i was clearly passing to Blue player #2 in the first image, the player cursor auto-switched to player #3 instead, and #2 was then CPU-controlled, and he ran away from the ball! By the time i had manually swtich to my intended receiver #2, the opposition player had pretty much retrieved the loose ball.

My player switching slider is set to one click from the right BTW, so surely that is part of the problem. I prefer this setting because when its totally off, winning aerial balls becomes an issue because i have to manually switch to the player first, and that delay can often mean losing out on a contested header due to a lack of position. The issue pictured hasn't happened that much in my 6 or so games, but it can be a big issue depending on where it occurs on the field (in this case it was just inside my own half), as its unnecessarily giving up possession when the pass isn't that difficult to begin with. The other thing is that my pass settings are both on Manual, but considering the ball landed almost exactly where the intended receiver was at the time, i don't think that should be a problem...or if it is, then thats an issue that needs to be sorted before release.

Did you manually use the LB to switch to the man as the ball was in the air or let the auto switch do it? Oh,BTW, Haha......

[Tomasperez9]

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Please elaborate. I'd hope that info wouldn't be considered a "spoiler."

Well, I hate to disappoint, but it only happened one of two times, so it may not be an every time occurrence. However, here it is:
The first thing you see is the corner-kick taker (in this case Deco) lineup the ball quickly and hurry back to get ready. Then, after a quick switch to bring on an attacker (Soloman Kalou) for Boswinga, the game cuts to a cutscene where you see Petr Cech sprint the full pitch and get positioned in the box. He then stays in the box for the set piece (which in my case was headed out), and then stays on the attack until the final whistle blows. That was awesome.

[Qb]

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yea its way to sensitive i hope they sort it out on the retail version

That's sort of the whole point of manual passing -- the ball goes where you tell it to. If you don't like the unpredictability, try SEMI pass assist. I've been using it the majority time in the demo and it works just how it should. Not as 'wild' as manual, but you still have some freedom in direction/power and will make off-target passes, especially if you're under pressure or in an awkward position.

You dudes are curling it too much...don't push it too far to the left (or right, depending on your player's foot or which way you want to kick). Results will happen.

So pushing the L-stick to 9 o'clock produces a more dramatic curl than 10 or 11 o'clock? That's sweet and thanks for the tip!

[J-Unit40]

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I absolutely love how you can adjust every camera angle to your liking. Great addition on top of all of the other additions/tweaking to this game.

I only wish football (American) games would include this (NCAA and Madden). I think they may for next year, but after seeing this game, it's a must.

[BrianFifaFan]

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Well, I hate to disappoint, but it only happened one of two times, so it may not be an every time occurrence. However, here it is:
The first thing you see is the corner-kick taker (in this case Deco) lineup the ball quickly and hurry back to get ready. Then, after a quick switch to bring on an attacker (Soloman Kalou) for Boswinga, the game cuts to a cutscene where you see Petr Cech sprint the full pitch and get positioned in the box. He then stays in the box for the set piece (which in my case was headed out), and then stays on the attack until the final whistle blows. That was awesome.

Cool. David Rutter had said that GK would automatically come up in attack in late game situations. I'm sure I'll have a few times being behind a goal at the end of the match this year! :wink:

[P2K]

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So pushing the L-stick to 9 o'clock produces a more dramatic curl than 10 or 11 o'clock? That's sweet and thanks for the tip!

Exactly & no problem :wink:

[Bahnzo]

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That's sort of the whole point of manual passing -- the ball goes where you tell it to.

It's not an issue with direction, but the power of the pass. And I don't think it's really so much of an issue as it is getting used to the quickness of the meter. It's kinda like PES/WE is with shooting; you have to really just "nick" the button to get a small amount of power. And now that I think about it, shooting is the same way this year...it's hard to get just a little bit on the shot to keep it low.

[sva91]

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Had the Demo for a couple of days and I am loving the gameplay. It is soo much more fun than last years game. It really is a cross between the old PES and next gen Fifa, just a great game all around.

Only minor gripe, the graphics dont look as detailed as last year. The colors look to bright, and the detail on the players isnt really there, granted the player models look much better, but from the Tele cam the game doesnt look as good as last year. Hopefully the retail version will have improved graphics.

[Krebstar]

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Had the Demo for a couple of days and I am loving the gameplay. It is soo much more fun than last years game. It really is a cross between the old PES and next gen Fifa, just a great game all around.

Only minor gripe, the graphics dont look as detailed as last year. The colors look to bright, and the detail on the players isnt really there, granted the player models look much better, but from the Tele cam the game doesnt look as good as last year. Hopefully the retail version will have improved graphics.

It seems like it's always going to be a trade off. Last year, it was almost too much detail. Too many wrinkles on the shirts, etc. This year, it's taken away and we get beautiful player models. Same thing happened in transition from NCAA 07 to 08. Too much detail, to the point of it looking weird, to nicer player models. Personally, I'll take the player models over detail, but it can be a toss up for some and both would be fine.