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Quote: Originally Posted by Dazraz

A worrying comment regarding EA's belief that they are finding it hard to find ways to improve on FIFA. Yes, the FIFA Franchise has been one the most consistent titles of recent years but there is still much room for improvement. 1.) Full Slider Set - These are standard on all top line sports titles but have been overlooked by FIFA. Although the gameplay in FIFA is it's strength, sliders give the gamer the opportunity to tweak the game for there own needs. 2.) Offline Multiplayer - Although FIFA caters heavily for it's Online community, those playing with friends Offline are let down. Manager Mode is single player only, while the Tournament Mode lacks depth & is clumsily put together. The News Features on the front page look like it might be impressive but only has a handful of variations of headlines. No match details from non user games. Lack of detailed stat tracking. Basically a real lack of immersion in the mode. A step back from FIFA 10 which was much better to navigate around. 3.) Big Match Recognition - A game between 2 top flight teams gets the same build as a game between 2 teams struggling at the bottom of the Turkish League. 4.) Commentary - Although commentary in FIFA keeps up well with the play it totally fails to recognise the importance of a fixture in relation to the position of the teams that are playing. Often League games are classed as cup games & how the winning team as progressed to the next round? Commentary needs to be dynamic & evolve with the game. 5.) Lack of Bookings - Fouls are more frequent in FIFA but bookings, especially against the AI are extremely rare. Sliders could certainly help here. 6.) Post Tournament Celebration - Whether Cup or League the celebrations are so last gen. Awards for the Player of the Match/Tournament could help add something here. 7.) Replays - These seem to be getting worse. After scoring a goal you are often shown just one replay. Put a shot 10 yards wide & you will be shown it 4 times. HT & FT replays segments need some commentary or music to bring it to life & not just the sound of the crowd. 8.) Cut Scenes - In FIFA World Cup 2010 EA used cut scenes to help reproduce the atmosphere of the event. Cut scenes are almost non existent in FIFA. Only occurring prior to substitutions. Scenes depicting player/coach interactions, crowd activity & the like can help immerse you in the game. 9.) Stat Tracking - Stat tracking is as basic as it can get in FIFA. Although soccer historically isn't bombarded with stat data as sports like baseball are, this is starting to change. Most newspapers carry quite in depth stat analysis of player/team performances & it would be good if such details were incorporated in FIFA. Stats relevant to your season displayed on the fly during games would be a nice touch too. If EA feel that FIFA is reaching a pinnacle they obviously have a very narrow minded attitude to the title. The gameplay has improved massively over the last few years but so many other areas of the game are still like they were back on the PS1. EA, if you really are running out of ideas, check the endless streams of Forums & Blogs regarding what people would like to see in FIFA.

The commentary can be weird in cup games. I beat Reading in the League Cup with Arsenal and Andy Gray was talking about how surprising some cup matches are and that this match was certainly one of those.

Beat Tottenham in an FA Cup 5th round replay and Tyler talks about it being an historic result for the club. Give me a break!

Make Career/Manager mode more immersive and stop focusing on UT all the time.

Agree with all your points. Especially the sliders. Despite all of Fifa's flaws, I still struggle to put the game down. It's just so addicting.