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FIFA 08 - Impressions of the FULL version (PS3)
- Thread starter Miki23
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Biebrich 02
Senior Squad
Miki23;2407295 said:
What are these polish ans swiss teams there for? Is it for relegation/promotion in manager mode? but if it is, why aren't there teams for portugal and netherlands (bigger leagues)?
Biebrich 02
Senior Squad
Miki23;2407315 said:Maybe because there are separate Netherlands and Portugese leagues)
there are also swiss and polish leagues. i meant 2nd league teams, of course.
thelordspawn
Starting XI
Genesis6891;2407066 said:
if u dont like that make a custom league/tourney with all the teams u want. also manager mode was never an issue i just played games and ignored everything else of u dont buy players theres nothing to worrry about. only time u need tow orry si when ur players overs wagers ismroe than u can pa.
i got the game today as well, and i'll be happy to answer any questions.
one thing which came as a surprise to me was "Be a Pro" mode on ps3 is no more than that - u cannot do a season with a player. this was a major disappointment to me. another is the exclusion of panathinaikos. player faces are sometimes overdone and often don't look like the players at all. Harry Kewell has no name apparently (Martin Tyler seems to ignore him, not saying his name when on the ball - this is along with the whole of the A League, whose names are also not read out through commentary).
for example, also, dirk kuyt looks nothing like him - yet in the ps2 version he looks quite accurate. faces still are all the same looking, same features, and do not look at all enough like the players. and also, NO BROADCAST CAMERA!?! Fernando Torres' hair is also a little redish/yellow rather than brown with blonde streaks. Picky? HEY! these are things which make the game more real! in the PC version Torres has perfect hair, so im sure ps3 can work on it as well! all in all, current gen imo has a greater range of player faces which are noticable - harry kewell, dirk kuyt, xabi alonso i noticed for liverpool all have rather odd faces, whereas in current gen they are very very precise. that having been sed, steve finnan looks absolutley amazing in ps3. why cant they find a balance? quaresma as well is a bit dodgy for me in fc porto, whereas in current gen (fifa 07 ps2) he was perfect!
however, these faults were found by looking precisely at the negatives of the game, positives of course include the sublime gameplay and graphics. the ball skill is amazing, gameplay is soooooo real, the game looks like on on the tele. calm, collected, messy, rapid all the features of the modern football game combine into this finely crafted game. when playing with A League teams u'd swear you were at the Telstra Dome, the passing is often a little messy (as you'd expect with the rather dodgy quality of the A League at the moment), there is a lot of first touch football and the shots are blocked and often go wide.
this compared to a game between manchester united and liverpool, where the game is a lot more precise, when ronaldo is on the ball he does his tricks and exchanges very quick passes with scholes to open up space down the wing, crossing in for rooney to head home. steven gerrard drives his team forward (and in doing so, martin tyler says "here is the skipper, Steven Gerrard") and exposes the manchester defence with piercing through balls to fernando torres to slot home.
My point being, the AI is amazing, and its these features which make u really stand gobsmacked with awe at how real they can make a football game. MAJOR MAJOR positive there, the gameplay for me is simply amazing, so real, the ball physics are so real as well, ball swirves high in the air with long range passes, its all so good!
well, that's all im saying now, some negatives but for me they are all to do with the features of the game. im sure they've focused on the 'online mode' so thats why "be a pro" season was probably left out of the ps3/360 version.
one thing which came as a surprise to me was "Be a Pro" mode on ps3 is no more than that - u cannot do a season with a player. this was a major disappointment to me. another is the exclusion of panathinaikos. player faces are sometimes overdone and often don't look like the players at all. Harry Kewell has no name apparently (Martin Tyler seems to ignore him, not saying his name when on the ball - this is along with the whole of the A League, whose names are also not read out through commentary).
for example, also, dirk kuyt looks nothing like him - yet in the ps2 version he looks quite accurate. faces still are all the same looking, same features, and do not look at all enough like the players. and also, NO BROADCAST CAMERA!?! Fernando Torres' hair is also a little redish/yellow rather than brown with blonde streaks. Picky? HEY! these are things which make the game more real! in the PC version Torres has perfect hair, so im sure ps3 can work on it as well! all in all, current gen imo has a greater range of player faces which are noticable - harry kewell, dirk kuyt, xabi alonso i noticed for liverpool all have rather odd faces, whereas in current gen they are very very precise. that having been sed, steve finnan looks absolutley amazing in ps3. why cant they find a balance? quaresma as well is a bit dodgy for me in fc porto, whereas in current gen (fifa 07 ps2) he was perfect!
however, these faults were found by looking precisely at the negatives of the game, positives of course include the sublime gameplay and graphics. the ball skill is amazing, gameplay is soooooo real, the game looks like on on the tele. calm, collected, messy, rapid all the features of the modern football game combine into this finely crafted game. when playing with A League teams u'd swear you were at the Telstra Dome, the passing is often a little messy (as you'd expect with the rather dodgy quality of the A League at the moment), there is a lot of first touch football and the shots are blocked and often go wide.
this compared to a game between manchester united and liverpool, where the game is a lot more precise, when ronaldo is on the ball he does his tricks and exchanges very quick passes with scholes to open up space down the wing, crossing in for rooney to head home. steven gerrard drives his team forward (and in doing so, martin tyler says "here is the skipper, Steven Gerrard") and exposes the manchester defence with piercing through balls to fernando torres to slot home.
My point being, the AI is amazing, and its these features which make u really stand gobsmacked with awe at how real they can make a football game. MAJOR MAJOR positive there, the gameplay for me is simply amazing, so real, the ball physics are so real as well, ball swirves high in the air with long range passes, its all so good!
well, that's all im saying now, some negatives but for me they are all to do with the features of the game. im sure they've focused on the 'online mode' so thats why "be a pro" season was probably left out of the ps3/360 version.
homblooie;2407381 said:
Don't forget that current gen and next gen are completely different games, i.e. different engines run the game. Two different teams worked on each etc... hence the differences.
I'm more happy that EA spent more time in making the gameplay so enjoyable/realistic and A.I. tweaked, rather then painting some players' hair. That's exactly what they used to do...
And you are quite right mate, I didn't see it at first. Be a Pro mode is online only. You can play it offline but it is only a practice match. You can't play leagues etc in this mode... That's disappointing.
On a side note, I had my first online match and I lost 2:1. There was lag all over the place. Rest of the games were perfect, no lag... just like in offline. So online performance seems to be quite good!
Hey, just want to say thanks to Miki23 and others who are giving us a heads up on FIFA 08, it's very appreciated.
I have a pretty specific question lol... What stadium does Benfica play in by default? (I hope it's the Emirates since Arsenal carbon-copied the inside of our stadium)
Also how are the editing modes (if there are any). Can you edit appearences, attributes, stadiums teams play in, and can you customize formations (like PES style?).
Any response would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
I have a pretty specific question lol... What stadium does Benfica play in by default? (I hope it's the Emirates since Arsenal carbon-copied the inside of our stadium)
Also how are the editing modes (if there are any). Can you edit appearences, attributes, stadiums teams play in, and can you customize formations (like PES style?).
Any response would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
CopeCOwBoy
Reserve Team
I think this game is brutal, madden 08 is solid this year, nhl 08 is solid this year, tiger woods 08 is solid this year(360) but this game is just flat out weak. Best ea game so far for me is
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxhck-jhxjo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxhck-jhxjo
It's funny how FIFA has blown for nearly a decade now but when they finally come out with a quality, REALISTIC football simulation (FIFA 08) a lot of people trash it (Cope Cowboy). I guess these people just don't appreciate realism or the tactics of the beautiful game itself.
Oh well, I'm a die-hard PES fan but I can't wait for FIFA 08. EA has finally got it right. Judging by the demo, it is far the best soccer game I have ever played. We'll see if PES can top it in February.
But until then, I'll be playing FIFA.
Oh well, I'm a die-hard PES fan but I can't wait for FIFA 08. EA has finally got it right. Judging by the demo, it is far the best soccer game I have ever played. We'll see if PES can top it in February.
But until then, I'll be playing FIFA.
CopeCOwBoy
Reserve Team
calve11;2407923 said:
dude its the same last ****in 5 fifa game i bought, don't even give me that ****. thier years behind the other ea sports titles now.