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Old 11-25-2020, 05:44 PM   #3
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Re: FIFA 21 Next-Gen Preview - Breaking Down the Newest Details

Full disclosure I think this '21 is a terrible game. If someone likes it fair play but it's not the experience I want. It's becoming more evident that I'm not the target demo for the direction they want to go.

Haptic:
Anyone who's played Astro's Playroom knows how awesome the DualSense can be if developers use it to it's full capabilities. EA's tendency to only do things to the extreme whether good or bad gives me little hope that they can make the most of the controller especially in year one.

Activity Cards:
Still haven't used this in any game I've played yet. Like was mentioned games already load really fast. Also the jumping straight into an activity is a bit different in a sports title seeing how there is usually some "admin" work you want to do whether it be in opening a pack in FUT or doing some training in Career. Rarely do people just jump straight into things.

Visuals:
Like I said in the other post this is a given. It should look better things should continue to look more realistic that just the nature of computer graphics.

Atmosphere:
Fluctuating crowds (whether leaving during a match or a poor performing team not packing the seats), flares, smoke bombs in the stands is that in the game if not they still don't get the atmosphere. Fans walking into the stadium cool, what does it feel like on the pitch. Will the roar of the crowd be deafening in a Merseyside Derby or will it feel like every other match. Their description sounds like the atmosphere of watching on TV more than being on the pitch or in the stands.]

Next Level Simulation:
Said it in the other post but unless the animations also introduce some type of physics/collision engine then it's useless. You can have a million animations but if they happen because they "have to" happen to get to the next animation based on an algorithm it's just a poor representation of trying to emulate real life. It might look pretty but will continue to play terribly. How many times have instead of fixing a problem they just shorten how quickly or slowly an animation takes. It's the little in between movements that get neglected. Off ball humanization is a joke those little touches are nice but mean nothing in the end.

Dual Entitlement:
What KG said.

New Camera Angle:
So what exactly is this. I'm confused so what is the broadcast camera angle we have now. Maybe they won't have some stadium roofs clipping into view anymore.

Like I said in the other post no version of FIFA will ever touch my PS5 unless I hear really good things from people I trust. Can't keep giving EA a pass for just barely making a functioning game because loyalty or familiarity.
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