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

[tessl]

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

Here's Eden Hazard with a wonderful run that he caps off with a well taken shot.

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The problem: Watch how brain-dead Garreth Barry, James McCarthy, and Distin are. They all take turns in escorting Eden into the box.

OK, McCarthy switches off to Garreth Barry - I'm OK with that

Barry is a huge speed disadvantage to Eden but instead of playing him into the LB & CB (~0:03) he overruns it allowing me to cut back inside

McCarthy is looking right at Eden (0:05) but instead of cutting off the space he just stops for 2 secs (~0:05 - 0:07) until he realizes he needs to track back at which point it's too late

Distin is watching the entire play unfold (nothing wrong with that) until ~0:07 at which point he makes a straight line for Eden. Only problem is that Eden isn't running in a straight line. He then stops for a second before resuming the chase.

Even the RB (Seamus Coleman) watches the run and gets beat for pace.

This is on World Class - Full Manual - Orion's sliders btw

While making the run I was thinking "what the hell are they doing" before going into the replay and watching the horrible AI in slow motion. I usually don't go back and dissect replays but this one jumped out at me immediately.

Wow, that was too easy. I'll keep last year's FIFA and wait to purchase this year's version unless and until a patch fixes this.

[FluffyTonka]

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

I would write an impression of this game if I could actually play it. I'm one of the poor souls that's gets the super choppiness when the games start. I mean its totally unplayable. I understand people have said make changes in your router settings but I'm on google fiber and I can only mess with it so far. In addition, Im playing OFFLINE. I shouldnt have to mess with my ISP and Router to get EA's game to work for me. Hope this gets fixed soon, it's really sad on EA's part.

there's a setting on your PS4 about needing to disable pnp or something like that. Google the issue and once you disable it you're good to go. I read about it on an english football forum.

maybe the original post was on the fifa15 ea forum too?

anyway try that

[half-fast]

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

I've seen enough of my defenders running into eachother to give the Ai the ball, and certainly seen enough of my players bobbling it conveniently right into the AI's possession time and time again. This game has become so predictable now. Classic EA. I'll be giving PES a serious look this year. This game is a few tweaks and a serious patch away from being mind-blowing, but somehow I think EA will mess it up sadly.

[FluffyTonka]

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

yeah PES demo plays pretty solid. Does some things excellently and drops the ball with others ... just like fifa.

the ultimate would be to morph PES defensive & passing engine and AI into fifa 15 graphics, licensing and attacking.

then you'd have some kind of game.

[Altimus]

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

Here's Eden Hazard with a wonderful run that he caps off with a well taken shot.

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The problem: Watch how brain-dead Garreth Barry, James McCarthy, and Distin are. They all take turns in escorting Eden into the box.

OK, McCarthy switches off to Garreth Barry - I'm OK with that

Barry is a huge speed disadvantage to Eden but instead of playing him into the LB & CB (~0:03) he overruns it allowing me to cut back inside

McCarthy is looking right at Eden (0:05) but instead of cutting off the space he just stops for 2 secs (~0:05 - 0:07) until he realizes he needs to track back at which point it's too late

Distin is watching the entire play unfold (nothing wrong with that) until ~0:07 at which point he makes a straight line for Eden. Only problem is that Eden isn't running in a straight line. He then stops for a second before resuming the chase.

Even the RB (Seamus Coleman) watches the run and gets beat for pace.

This is on World Class - Full Manual - Orion's sliders btw

While making the run I was thinking "what the hell are they doing" before going into the replay and watching the horrible AI in slow motion. I usually don't go back and dissect replays but this one jumped out at me immediately.

This still happens on legendary but to a lesser degree. I have had great runs with players like Bale stopped.

It still happens, but it also happens in real life so I just take it as is. However, it stills needs to be tweaked and tuned.

[Altimus]

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

I've seen enough of my defenders running into eachother to give the Ai the ball, and certainly seen enough of my players bobbling it conveniently right into the AI's possession time and time again. This game has become so predictable now. Classic EA. I'll be giving PES a serious look this year. This game is a few tweaks and a serious patch away from being mind-blowing, but somehow I think EA will mess it up sadly.

I'm not too sure a patch will fix it unfortunately. I think EA needs to go back to the drawing board and redo the defense and make defense a priority for FIFA 16.

However, we've been talking about defense in FIFA for a while now and it's obvious EA doesn't find defense too sexy or important to work on.

[cadalyst17]

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

I'm not too sure a patch will fix it unfortunately. I think EA needs to go back to the drawing board and redo the defense and make defense a priority for FIFA 16.

However, we've been talking about defense in FIFA for a while now and it's obvious EA doesn't find defense too sexy or important to work on.

I think they did a great job on the defense. This is a video game

[BL8001]

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

Solid review at FutHead

http://news.futhead.com/posts/xaors-cave/29746-xaors-cave-fifa-15-review

[Altimus]

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

I think they did a great job on the defense. This is a video game

I think a lot of us want the same AI defense in our back 4 that the AI has.

[Krebstar]

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

Can anyone tell me if it's possible to assign specific custom tactics/team sheets to teams, so when you play them, the AI plays as you set them up to?

In short, if the custom tactics I've done the last three years will work on next gen. Getting the game tonight, and excited to hopefully plug them in and be able to change how the AI plays.

Thank you!

[Hutton]

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

Can anyone tell me if it's possible to assign specific custom tactics/team sheets to teams, so when you play them, the AI plays as you set them up to?

In short, if the custom tactics I've done the last three years will work on next gen. Getting the game tonight, and excited to hopefully plug them in and be able to change how the AI plays.

Thank you!

Yes, it looks like you can setup a teamsheet for a club and edit the custom tactic to your liking, save that team sheet & set it as "favorite". I believe that means the CPU would use that team sheet/tactic when you play against them.

I haven't confirmed this 100% because you of course can't see the CPU tactic, but I was planning on setting some extreme settings to try to notice if the CPU is using the custom created tactic or not.

If it does in fact look like there is not a 27 "save" limit like in 14, so feasibly you could have a unique custom tactic for every club in the game. You can also select a club you want to edit and import the team sheet from any other club, which brings over that club's tactic.

[Krebstar]

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

Yes, it looks like you can setup a teamsheet for a club and edit the custom tactic to your liking, save that team sheet & set it as "favorite". I believe that means the CPU would use that team sheet/tactic when you play against them.

I haven't comfirmed this 100% because you of course can't see the CPU tactic, but I was planning on setting some extreme settings to try to notice if the CPU is using the custom created tactic or not.

If it does in fact worth the good thing is there doesn't appear to be a 27 "save" limit like in 14, so feasibly you could have a unique custom tactic for every club in the game. You can also select a club you want to edit and import the team sheet from any other club, which brings over that club's tactic.

I saw in the last-gen forum that it appears you can do this, but last-gen users might be left out.

Based on what I read, and what you said there, it seems to make sense that it would indeed work. Thank goodness. So excited to get the game in a few hours and have a go at it!

[Hutton]

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

I saw in the last-gen forum that it appears you can do this, but last-gen users might be left out.

Based on what I read, and what you said there, it seems to make sense that it would indeed work. Thank goodness. So excited to get the game in a few hours and have a go at it!

Great, you know way more about the tactics in 14 than I do, so I'm very interested to see what you can conjur up for custom tactics.

Currently, teams attack WAY WAY WAY too fast & aggressively. There is little to no build up play from any team I play against.

[Krebstar]

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

Great, you know way more about the tactics in 14 than I do, so I'm very interested to see what you can conjur up for custom tactics.

Currently, teams attack WAY WAY WAY too fast & aggressively. There is little to no build up play from any team I play against.

Look for a thread later tonight!

[cadalyst17]

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

I think a lot of us want the same AI defense in our back 4 that the AI has.

ok...that's fine. Again I think they did a really good job with the defense in the game