FIFA 17 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here

[JHedges2]

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Lot of criticism in here. To be expected I suppose.

I must that there's a lot of potential with this. I think the game looks great, and with Matt & Co ready to attack sliders, we'll have ourselves a good game. You have to keep in mind the games are 4 min halves. Not only will the CPU play differently on longer games, but so will we. Keep that in mind.

The Journey looks really cool to me. Does it likely need "more"? Yes. But it's their first go at this, and the trailer for it looks really cool.

I can't wait for the final product. As was stated above, yeah I wish it was more SIM, but once you discover Football Manager, nothing else stands a chance as a SIM comparison.

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[burton378]

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I have a hard time getting excited about it. If fifa 16 is anything to go by they will patch the hell out of this game to cater to the ultimate team crowd.

[nunogomes]

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So far, mixed feelings. I felt quite bored after playing. Will play a couple more and see how it goes.

Even with the incredible graphics, sounds, and immersion the game provides (wich is awesome) i can´t enjoy the CPU offense, and to me, as an offline gamer, this is critical. Bored is the keyword, you described the feelings on this game perfectly.

What amazes me is how immersed i feel playing this game from a visual and sound point of view, but it isn´t enough to grip me because of the AI offense that BL8001 so well describes here:

How are people getting the ai to be competitive?

Wherever they go with the ball on the pitch if I go there just before they always turn around and go backwards.

It's so blatantly robotic. It's like no matter who the AI has on the ball they only can do A or B computations and when you close down either they do the other.

There is no randomness to it at all. The ai is so uber cautious.

If you just play zone the cpu loses it's mind even on legendary. Getting way too many AI has 0 shots but has 93% passing matches.

I have played every fifa game made and I have never seen the AI be this pathetic.

Exactly my thoughts on CPU offense, you just stand in front of them and they don´t know what to do! They don´t risk passes, they don´t shoot the ball, they are robots trying to find another robot to receive the ball...

[Hugobcs]

Just Ridiculous as in a Penalti Kick can´t shoot at the top of the post with ashoot placed with the inside of the foot, as during the game, when we use the shoot modifier.... In the other versions of fifa we could do this.... now kick penalty on top , only with a strong shoot, we should be given a possibilite to shoot a penalti on top with class, with the inside part of food....

Just weird..... it would be nice to make a penalti like this, Piqué just with class, in minute 1:50... https://youtu.be/Q0DrzDs_7Gs?t=1m50s

[Hugobcs]

Just Ridiculous as in a Penalti Kick can´t shoot at the top of the post with ashoot placed with the inside of the foot, as during the game, when we use the shoot modifier.... In the other versions of fifa we could do this.... now kick penalty on top , only with a strong shoot, we should be given a possibilite to shoot a penalti on top with class, with the inside part of food....

Just weird..... it would be nice to make a penalti like this, Piqué just with class, in minute 1:50... https://youtu.be/Q0DrzDs_7Gs?t=1m50s

Or just like Ivanovic in 3:35 - https://youtu.be/Vg0CiGexIAw?t=3m35s

[WhiteBunny]

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The game is not powered with Frostbite. You see something here and there ( basically illumination and cutscene), but it's the same 2008 old engine.
L2 is literally a jedi force shield, it was much better in Fifa 2016. Shots and passing ( on manual setting ) are too quick and without proper balance in terms of weight and momentum. Online will be a festival of zig-zag-l2-zig-zag-l2.

[fearwhatnow]

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This demo is a disgrace to football videogaming. This plays exactly as the stone ages of EA Fifa 2000-2006.
- The AI is laughable. Playing on Legendary and they just run circles without creating chances. Dribbling, dribbling, going back and forth without a reason. It feels like Pacman The Fifa Edition.
- Cpu AI rarely crosses the ball into the box.
- I haven't seen after 10 games even one long ball by the cpu.
- Penalty system is a complete joke. Cpu AI can't even score from the penalty spot. It's like watching 2yrs old children trying to hit the ball.
- I'm not even impressed by the graphics. Playing on Ultra setting and I find it too cartoony. Yes lighting is improved and some textures (face textures) but the rest is meh.
A positive thing is that cpu D seems more tight. I can't even find a word suitable to describe the cpu attack and build up though...
I really don't know what they were thinking at EA. If this demo is also the final product it's going to be the most epic fail in sports videogaming. Like NBA Live.
I loved last season's game as most of you know. Really really disappointed by this demo. It's shockingly bad.

[xsist]

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why cant i adjust the camera height/zoom level even when set to custom? im on pc demo

[papinho81]

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As was stated above, yeah I wish it was more SIM, but once you discover Football Manager, nothing else stands a chance as a SIM comparison.

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Football manager is a manager game while PES/fifa are pitch games (where you can also take on the role of a manager). FM is a simulation in the cense you actually "simulate" your games while PES/fifa try to emulate a game of football. This are two very different things expect if you decide to simulate (not play) all your games with PES/fifa.
I don't like being the kind of guy that rap the knuckles (not particularly pointing out you JHedges), but I am a bit annoyed when people put fifa/pes and FM on the same level when speaking about simulations.

Otherwise it could be that I do not understand properly what means "SIM" and I am sorry.
If it is the case, I agree it would be great to have all that environment in a career mode, but it would take for ever to complete a single season.

[Simaofan-20]

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Anyone else experiencing not getting a lot of fouls? Even playing against my brother there weren't any fouls called really. I really hope this gets fixed because thats a deal breaker

[DBMcGee3]

I played a couple of games last night and couldn't get back to PES quickly enough.

Playing against the CPU is awful in my opinion. They don't pass the ball realistically, there's zero variation in playing styles between players or teams, the headers seem to still be OP'd and unrealistic, especially with the inclusion of that god awful corner kick mechanic, where you can just serve it up on a platter every time. Seems like the speedy players are OP'd as well, far too many 1v1s against the keeper, which you just don't see that often IRL.

The graphics are good mostly, but I still find that the movement of the players is jarringly unrealistic, as is the pace of the ball.

I just wasn't having fun, it's that simple. I've been late to work 3 times in the past 3 weeks trying to squeeze in an extra game of PES, but I couldn't make it through 3 matches of FIFA. No brainer for me, just couldn't get into this demo at all, despite liking FIFA 16 quite a bit. PES raised the bar.

[fearwhatnow]

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Anyone else experiencing not getting a lot of fouls? Even playing against my brother there weren't any fouls called really. I really hope this gets fixed because thats a deal breaker

I had plenty of fouls. As I posted above cpu D is more tight and they also slide tackle more.

[dtlm6]

I bought PES 17 and downloaded FIFA 17 demo. I was very impressed with FIFA demo. Was not planning on buying it but, unless I can get edited teams up an running soon on PES, may consider it.

[bredfan]

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I really hope that one day we get a sports game that makes playing defense at least somewhat engaging instead of mind numbingly boring.

Fifa is extra frustrating because it doesn't really feel like it's the tools they give you that are the problem, but the fact that you can only play as good a defense as the CPU lets you.

My biggest gripe however, is how predictable the game has become. One example would be how you can gauge how threatening a CPU attack will be from how they dispossess you. Like, if your player does something inexplicably random and goofy to give the ball up, you know 100% that the CPU is either going to score, or hold the ball until they miss. That drives me nuts to no end.

In the end I feel like all they really did that's new, aside from the graphics, was add Fifa 15's controls back in. Bummer.

[iaxy]

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why cant i adjust the camera height/zoom level even when set to custom? im on pc demo

I noticed this too