2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Available Now, Post Your Impressions

[Sneller77]

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I have a complete different experience on this one. In all previous Fifa games teammate cpu AI in defense was atrocious. You can easily see this improvement in the Be A Captain mode.
Foul calling is greatly improved also. They need to fix the game speed though asap.
The best Fifa to date is mostly getting mediocre reviews. No surprises again.

I appreciate your comments. You seem a bit more level headed than others who are only concerned about kits. I'm in you're boat - couldn't care less. Looking for a fun game that is challenging, somewhat "simulation" feel. I don't have 2 hours to play a game for a full "simulation" experience so I am more than willing to accept some "arcade" feel.


I picked up the game yesterday but haven't found the time to open it yet. Not sure when I will so it could be returned down the road.


Keep posting your thoughts. It will affect my decision. Thanks.

[ADHAMM3R]

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I appreciate your comments. You seem a bit more level headed than others who are only concerned about kits. I'm in you're boat - couldn't care less. Looking for a fun game that is challenging, somewhat "simulation" feel. I don't have 2 hours to play a game for a full "simulation" experience so I am more than willing to accept some "arcade" feel.


I picked up the game yesterday but haven't found the time to open it yet. Not sure when I will so it could be returned down the road.


Keep posting your thoughts. It will affect my decision. Thanks.

if you want my two cents, here it is:

I've been playing FIFA for about 6 years now. Loving the game so far. I play on World Class and have been tweaking sliders for about 10 games now trying to find the right speed. I find that putting it on slow and then also decreasing pass/shot speed for both CPU and Human helps make the game feel slower. The sliders seem like one or two ticks and its a huge difference. Bumped up the shot speed to 53 for me and the ball felt like it was going to blaze through the net when I scored.

I feel like playing as a team plays IRL greatly impacts your results as well. Obviously you can play how you want, but if you use the players in the roles they are supposed to be used, I feel like you can flow freely on the attack. Playing as Germany, I just made it to the WC. I have yet to play any big teams (simmed friendlies). Got drawn into a group with Mexico, Poland, and Algeria. Should easily advance.... But I feel like I am beating the teams I should beat and having a bit of a tougher time with slightly better teams. Ex: Faroe Islands and Sweden. Sweden was hard to crack at first, then I ended up winning 4-1. Faroe Islands were pretty much taken out with my reserves (8-0).

Haven't gotten into CYC yet or anything online. I can definitely see that this game will have amazing replay value. Not to mention the theme for the whole game is pretty great too.

I have seen some amazing shots as well as great saves. GK AI is definitely better. Seen some goalies pull of amazing saves. Only downside is that sometimes I feel like the CPU defensive AI has some pretty bad blunders where they run into each other and all of a sudden I'm on a breakaway or wide open on the wing.

I'd say keep it if you want to have a game to enjoy with friends and are really into the beautiful game.

[zmcman1]

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Something that is kind of taking some of the realism out of it for me is the computer lineups when you get to the World Cup. So far I've seen: Neymar at RCM for Brazil in the 4-3-3. Suarez/Cavani at LCM/RCM in the 4-4-2. Falcao at LCM for Colombia.

And I can not for the life of me figure out how form is supposed to work in this game. I have up arrows on all my players, I'm just about maximizing out the training sessions for players, but overalls have consistently dropped for a lot of my guys. Even in a game where I shut the opponent out, my entire backline dropped 1-2 points. It's frustrating.

And the gameplay be a bit less on the simulation side than FIFA '14, but overall I'm enjoying the game on the field a bit more. Turning the game speed to slow is a must.

[jmemerson22]

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Question for CYC. Has anyone figured out how to edit your player? Would love to change boots, untuck kit, etc.

[zmcman1]

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You can't edit anything other than your head when you first start the mode.

I may have to shelve this game for a while. Form/adjusted ratings seem to be completely broke in offline Road to the World Cup. Despite finishing in first place in both Round 3 and Round 4 of AFC qualifying, boosting guys through training, and the game saying all of my starters were in-form, 9 of my 11 starters dropped from their initial overall rating by a range of 1-7 points. The only two that didn't were my primary striker (who only increased a point) and my GK (whose rating never moved.)

Didn't matter how well they performed, didn't matter what the game designed their form as, their ratings always dropped. Rendered a few of them completely useless.

I actually really enjoy the game on the field, but there's just so many issues scattered everywhere else in the game. It desperately needs a patch.

edit: The issue may be with the downloaded squad updates. I reset the rosters, started a test file with Spain, and simmed a good portion of their calendar. They aren't getting hit with the drastic drops in ratings.

[zmcman1]

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Sorry for the double post, but I want to make sure everyone sees this. After running two more separate tests with the USA and Mexico, I've determined that the downloadable squad updates would cause players to inexplicably drop in ratings throughout your Road to the FIFA World Cup playthroughs. Use the game's default rosters. This was tested on the Xbox 360 version (digital copy).

If you don't know how to reset the roster, go to the Main Menu -> Customise -> Reset All Squads at the bottom right.

Unfortunately, this doesn't seem to fix the issue with players like Messi/Neymar/Suarez/Falcao etc being placed in the midfield instead of their respective positions.

[dubcity]

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It's kind of a shame that the game is so fast and crazy when playing as/against the top teams. Gameplay is way too quick and accurate on higher difficulty. Playing with 1-3 star teams is about as good as the game gets.


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[fearwhatnow]

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It's kind of a shame that the game is so fast and crazy when playing as/against the top teams. Gameplay is way too quick and accurate on higher difficulty. Playing with 1-3 star teams is about as good as the game gets.


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I've fixed that by tuning certain sliders.
It's funny how the best Fifa imo gets the lowest scores all over the net and it is criticised for gameplay flaws/issues that are worse even on Fifa 14 PS4/XBOne. Ofc I'm one of those who believe that PES 14 represents better the sport of football so I'm the minority surely.
As I've mentioned in a previous post the major problem is the speed but it can be somewhat fixed with the sliders.
There are still issues with teammate AI and cpu build-up play but the improvement is obvious.
Still, the game is far from called a "Sim". Fifa 14 CG is not a sim. Fifa 14 NG is not a sim. PES 14 is not a sim. Unfortunately both football videogames are arcade/semi-sim games that are in need of major overhaul in:
- Team tactics
- Player Individuality
- Ratings/Atrributes
- Stamina
- Cpu/Teammate AI

[dubcity]

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I've fixed that by tuning certain sliders.
It's funny how the best Fifa imo gets the lowest scores all over the net and it is criticised for gameplay flaws/issues that are worse even on Fifa 14 PS4/XBOne. Ofc I'm one of those who believe that PES 14 represents better the sport of football so I'm the minority surely.
As I've mentioned in a previous post the major problem is the speed but it can be somewhat fixed with the sliders.
There are still issues with teammate AI and cpu build-up play but the improvement is obvious.

All I can do is compare it to FIFA 14 on Xbox 360, and it feels twice as fast. Player momentum feels like FIFA 13, and there are way more cheap moments where things go perfectly for the CPU.

[zmcman1]

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after starting a new Road to the WC with Latvia and the default rosters, I'm seeing the crazy drops in ratings again. So maybe my previous tests weren't correct, still no idea what the cause could be.

[RunnyEggs]

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after starting a new Road to the WC with Latvia and the default rosters, I'm seeing the crazy drops in ratings again. So maybe my previous tests weren't correct, still no idea what the cause could be.

Very peculiar, but I'm glad I'm not the only one wondering about ratings drop. I thought it might be my guys just having bad form, but Jermaine Jones (who starts at like a 76) is stuck at 69 just before the World Cup after a couple of man-of-the-match performances.

Very frustrating and puzzling.

Sidebar: Bought the game today and started Road to Brazil with USA. World Class, 5 minutes halves. Enjoying gameplay because I am getting realistic results (except a 1-0 friendly loss to North Korea .... probably started an international incident over that one ). I have scored more than 3 goals twice (4-1 friendly win over Chile and 5-0 stomp of Panama) and conceded more than 3 just once (5-0 loss to Ivory Coast...yeah). Very enjoyable.

My one true complaint right now is a totally minor one: the World Cup draw. I spend hours and hours playing though qualifying and friendlies and training, and the draw is the most anti-climactic thing possible in a game that prides itself in pageantry. There were no pots of teams, teams were selected randomly (most groups were full but Group E had just one team at one point). It was so off-putting I turned the game off. OBVIOUSLY I will keep playing, but this really soured what has been a very fun experience.

I also got sick of listening to Men IN Blazers for 6 hours straight and I couldn't figure out how to switch to EA trax in Road to Brazil mode. Anyone know?

Overall rating right now: 8/10 -- would recommend to international soccer fans who crave that WC experience. I've played the FIFA WC games since 98, and I love 'em all.

[zmcman1]

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I'm not sure you can switch the audio selection once you make the initial selection.

The ratings thing is really bothersome, especially playing with some of the lesser teams. The only players that really ever improve are the ones scoring goals consistently.

My overall combined record with Latvia at the moment is 9-4-6, riding a 3 game win streak currently. These are the ratings changes of the guys who started off in my initial starting lineup (GKs never change, so didn't list him)

+8 -> +9 -> +9 -> +9 (Primary ST in the 4-4-1-1, main goal scorer)
-4 -> -4 -> -5 -> -6
-5 (benched) -> DNP -> DNP -> DNP
-5 -> -6 -> -4 -> -4
-6 -> -5 -> -5 -> -5
-6 (benched) -> DNP -> DNP -> DNP
0 -> -2 -> -3 -> -4
-2 -> -4 -> -4 -> -5
-5 -> -7 -> -8 -> -6
-3 -> -2 -> -3 -> -4

edit: I played 2 more games (3-1 and 1-0 Wins), extending my win streak to 5. The numbers after the arrows now represent the new difference from the starting overall. I had three players improve, four decrease, and one remain the same. All players are given Green Arrows on the team management page that would suggest they're in form and shouldn't be dropping.

edit: Number after the second arrow is following another 1-0 win. Four more decreases to one increase. Game still suggests they're all In-Form.

one final edit: Added another set after a 2-1 win, extending my win streak to 7.....and qualifying for the World Cup with Latvia. Four more decreases, one increase. All players still listed with green In-Form arrows.

I'll make a more polished version of this and take pictures of the default starting lineup and one of my current lineup and post them to EA's Bug Reports thread in the morning. I highly doubt this is supposed to be intended considering the squad is now much, much worse than when I started.

[diverz4]

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My bad in advance if this has been posted elsewhere – I’ve searched the forums and the internet for a few hours, so I feel like I’ve done my due diligence – but does anyone know how to use custom squads in CYC mode? Basically, I always want to be a relatively central player (LDM, RDM, CDM, RCM, LCM, CM, or CAM – none of this wing or striker nonsense) and the default settings don’t allow this for many players like Ronaldo or Messi.

Specifically, in FIFA 2010 South Africa I could edit formations and save squads so that I could be whoever I wanted to as a CM. I would also edit that player to make their preferred or default position CM (or CAM, or CDM, whichever). Now, I can edit formations, save squads, load that squad, but when I open CYC mode the squads are all in their default mode, whereas in 2010 they would have reflected my changes.

Anyone have this problem or know of a solution? If it’s no longer possible then EA pretty much broke this mode for me.

[zmcman1]

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These were the images I submitted to EA in regards to the player ratings dropping. The first image represents the team/player from the start of the mode, the second from the end of qualifying.

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It's a shame. As much as I've enjoyed many aspects of the game, I couldn't recommend this game to anyone until EA fixes this.

[ADHAMM3R]

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I haven't had any issues with player form drop (digital 360 copy). Occasionally I will have someone drop in form, usually gets a card or plays poorly for a match. However, I have never had anyone stay in poor form (unless I intentionally don't play them). I'm not quite sure if its a squad by squad problem (I use Germany mostly, have used Ivory Coast as well) or something I'm not seeing. I also tend to find that age has nothing to do with a player's overall. Klose starts at 84 (2010) and by the time the world cup comes around, he is usually 85+ for me, despite being four years older.


Another point, and if you don't read anything I post, at least read this:

STOP COMPLAINING ABOUT THE GAME.

EA will make minor fixes as they see fit. This isn't a perfect game, but I've had a ton of fun playing it for what it is. Stop looking at the game as being a failure for not innovating or fixing (what I deem as minor) flaws from FIFA 14. Grab a beer and have fun with friends. I've already had some great times scoring in the dying minutes of a game against my buddies. If you have no friends, well I'm sorry. And yes, we are all aware it isn't for next gen. So cut that out, its getting really monotonous. They won't make it, as far as anyone in concerned, and if they do, they will announce in due time.

Btw, I'm not referring to people finding bugs in the game (not being able to advance with certain countries, player rating bugs, form drops, etc). I'm talking about those who complain and gripe about the same things year after year when they release a new FIFA. Just play the damn game.