FIFA 2004 Wishlist

[Footballer1387]

Here's what I think EA should do for 2004:

-Keep up with all of the authenticity. Expand the amount of teams and players that are prefectly recreated.

-Play lots of PES/WE and try to imitate all of the good things (such as gameplay aspects), while keeping it unique. Honestly, it'd be boring if they were essentially the same game, so a hybrid game would be great.

-Incorporate a Franchise Mode of some sort, but still keep a normal Season Mode. Other modes should be Friendly, Club Championship, Tournament, and Training.

-Bring back the Creation Centre for the consoles.

-Expand on the amount of attributes for players.

-Increase the amount of options to about the level of other EA Sports games such as Madden or NHL.

-Can't think of anything else right now.

I would like to applaud EA, however, for how far they came this year. Let's all hope they can improve as much next year as they did this year. I have a hunch that they will; for some reason I have faith in EA to come through again. They better for their own good, too, because of WE6 being released here in the US next year and that could mean some major competition in the States. Don't let me down EA.

Peace,
Footballer

 

[Number9]

Dont know if either of theese have been said but ...

1.I really love the feature in NHL where you can lock to one player and play as them. This would be really good in Fifa, and would brin us a step closer to my dream of the Career Mode - where you play as one player through his career. Like that will ever happen though

2. The ref should play advantage, eg if you shoot or pass to a player in the box but then get clattered late should wait to see if you score, then go back and deal with the foul.

 

[Giovanni1]

How about making the game on more than 1 CD for once?So you can put everything possible(From training mode,Creation center,to choosing boots or even choosing the colour of your lace LOL,well maybe that's a little too much )instead of taking out stuff in order to put new stuff...

 

[Hans]

Originally posted by Giovanni1
How about making the game on more than 1 CD for once?So you can put everything possible(From training mode,Creation center,to choosing boots or even choosing the colour of your lace LOL,well maybe that's a little too much )instead of taking out stuff in order to put new stuff...

And the game just getting more expensive huh ? FIFA 2002 got the editing, FIFA 2003 got the gameplay ( not much, but not bad ), just combine them, is that so ****ing hard to do EA ????

 

[Giovanni1]

Yea I'm serious,I wouldn't mind FIFA being on 4 CDs if it means having everything in there.People Nowadays have huge hard disks and not many would mind having 2+ gigs of FIFA on their comp.It's going to be more expensive but there are alot of games on 4 CDs these days and people buy them...Considering all the time you'll spend playing and enjoying the game it's VERY worth it.

 

[apsley]

Play WE6: Final Evolution for PS2, and basically turn that into a PC game, but with FIFA kits, etc...and the introduction of handballs!!!!

Also, the computer should foul more, having one free kick every 5 games in not realistic!!!

KUTGW

 

[jimmyfloyd]

1. How about giving us a FIFA that doesn't take away one option before giving another?
-there was stadium selection in FIFA 99, and then it was removed, and now it came back in 2003. why did EA remove it?
-also in FIFA 99, what happened to weather selection and night and day selection?
-what happened to using ball spin in the open field?
-what happened to the great team management options of years pass?
-what happened to the aggressive tackle? if i want to take a guy out and risk the getting the red card, i should be able to.
-what about In Game Management, where you don't have to press start, pick up the mouse, and click-click-click to the team management menu, just to go on the attack?
-creation centre? (no more of this 30MB download crap that is super-limited in functionality deletes your user files)
-practice mode? (how else can a person get better at free kicks?)
understand changing things to make the game better, but why simply remove things that users obviously like (especially things that are optional).

2. also, I think a key issue is open-endedness. hand balls should be possible. the goalkeeper should be capable of taking a guy out on a one-on-one and getting a card (if the user wills it) - he does it anyway in 2003, there's just no repercussions. see: aggressive tackle (above). what about incorporating aspects of TCM/having more strategy to it outside of actually playing (someone else wrote something about making money based on winning cups/the league, and being able to reinvest that, and i agree)? obviously, all the more rare events like handballs and the like shouldn't happen all the time, but they should be POSSIBLE.

3. everything should be able to be edited (as much as possible), and as easily as possible. that's what gives the game longevity.

4. a passing system that combines accuracy and power, allowing the user to lob passes that aren't 8-directional (for us users who don't have analog gamepads) and can actually go to the desired player. "B" passes are too automatic and lob passes aren't too uncontrollable in 2003. the one-touch aspect this year is good, though.

i would like to say good job, though, EA, with the kits and faces and stadia for 2003.

 

[TroyMcLore]

Things wrong with fifa2003

- You can't get any power, direction or hieght on headers, and the are very difficult to make as it is, the system of fifa2002 shouldn't have been changed.
- Lobbing is very inacurate, once again the system of fifa2002 shouldn't have been changed.
- Smart Passing Goes inacurate when you get past the half way line, whatever the pressure put on you by the cpu, almost as if that half is filled with gas and the players can't think straight.
- Through ball passing is inconsistant, you send a player on a run beond the defence, and send the ball ahead, and the players stops and the ball gets played straight to where he started.
- Player Runs have to be triggered, they should be automatic like in fifa 2003, because by the time you've triggered it and looked to see were the player is runing, the player in position gets disposesed.
- Players in the penalty area are completely static, there should be movement. And from freekicks.
- Free Kicks when you want to pass it short are stupid as you can't properly judge you are passing it too and severall times i've had a free kick which my goalie takes and I thought I was passing to my defender but I passed it straight to the striker who scored.
- Goal kicks don't even cross the half way line, there should be a power and hieght meter to judge it like in 2002.
- The defence clears crosses automatically.
- Rebounds ALWAYS go to the team cpu, they never come to you so you can score or clear.
- It is hard to select the right defender when defending.
- You can't change formation during a match, only before.
- Skill moves are hopeless, as you just get tackled.
- Slide tackles are not heavy enough, they have to be just right to make a tackle or you miss.
- Slide Tackles are totally unrealistic, in wc 2002, some special players tackled realistically, if all players did that it would be better.
- If you get free kicks on the green part then whatever happens goalkeepers will miss it, even if its easy to save.
- There should be a way of the goalkeepers throwing the ball long, not just to the nearest back player.
- You can't head the ball when the opposition are'nt challanging you.
- The players off the ball defending should have better reactions and quicker changes of directions, according to fifa rules the player who despite his ability, who has the ball to keep under control at the same time, change directionmuch faster, why is this? When I have the ball and change direction, I then like to immediantly change back, however because the defender is still in the same position as he is too slow, he is not fooled by this and takes the ball.
- The opposition block the ball too much, and when they do, they seem to have instant control, even if it is in the air at waist hieght.
- The slide tackle should vary like the skill button does, for example, if a player is passing or shooting the ball high, the player could jump and block this, a third example is if it was in the air, and you press a the the player could do either a header if high enough or the kind of tackle which breakes bones! This would add a great element to the game!
- A feature much wanted is a dive, which would be cool as its an increasing topic in the game, or even a hack button, which I think featured in fifa 2000
- Even in amateur, a Darrius Vassell can't outpace a Laurent Blanc.
- The cpu closes down too quickly in and around the half way line, if you watch real football, usually teams have space up until about the final third, I don't mind this happening in world class but not in amateur and semi-pro surely not!
- Injured Players don't act very injured they just act eh same but with a hospital sign underneath them!

And dont take out the good things.

The things above are only gameplay.

Also:

Game takes too long to laod
Subs don't have cinematic
Goal Celebration Cinematics aren't long enough.

 

[Chill]

mud effects on kits

same technique of heading but with power

 

[Iggy]

U know, guys. I think that people like you, me... should be in EA Sports. We should be something like... people who gives original ideas to guys who make this game...
I really don't know why can't ea sports make exactly what we want... They have money... why da hell they don't use it?
That's what i don't understand.

 

[Tesla]

Stats that count the number of matches you've played with team1, team2, team3....etc..
number of cups you've taken with team1....3...etc...
number of tournments.......
number of friendlies
number of goals...
Highest score in one match.....


Please add again the free angle in replays...

 

[Tesla]

Oh and...

The ref should give the GK a yellow card if he wastes time on taking the goal kick, c'mon this happens in real life matches.

in addition, rarely when you find the ball hit the corner flags and go back, it is still in play..this would be a good feature to add..

 

[Tesla]

Some other things EA should consider:

* Subs warm up behind goals and adboards during matches.
* Increase pitch size, in fifa 2003 players reach the box in only 3 seconds..

That's all for now..

 

[AZone]

I will say again to be sure that EA and others will hear me

Don't make FIFA 2004 as new game! FIFA 1998-2003 content a lot of very good things! So just collect all of these in one game! Make a poll about these good things and you will see them clearly! Just one time - please, make really high quality game!

 

[Gooner]

Career

Not sure if it's already been mentioned, but a career mode where you create a player, then you only control him in a career, using a first person camera.

 

[Flinstones]

i want:
-cinematics while substituting players
-crowd who watch game can get on field and match is over(0-3)
-some little fights on crowd
-better celebrations when each player score a goal, during 10 or more seconds, not like this, only 2 - 3 seconds
-Training mode(WHERE CAN I PRACTICE IN FIFA 2003???)
-CHANGE THIS OLD Flags on corners!! they are from 1998 !
-Make to choise 2-3 kin of nets and balls
-Club Championship with 32 teams, 2 leagues(you start from 2nd league)
-more greener grass
-faster pass with "W" button
-realistic moves
-BETTER GOALKEEPER
and finaly:
-bigger back(on template to edit)

Thanx See you!

 

[Muhata]

1.Make the fans look realistic
2.Realistic gameplay
3.In fifa 2004 they should put all the championships-BULGARIA,Greece,Turkey and etc.
4.The players should look more realistic
5.When a goalie makes a foul on a player from the other team the ref should give him at least a yellow card!
6.All the fans should sing songs from the beginning till the end of the game.

 

[night]

I have only 1 wish..
Fire all the Fifa programmers..

 

[AZone]

It is the most right decision! I think, that European programmers could do this game much better!

 

[Bogdan10]

1. include more rest of the world teams...and make that category balance.....not 5-6 from a country(israel) and like 1 from others (romania, turkey,russia...)
2. What happened to the substitute cinematics? i want those back they were sweet...
3. More goal celebrations
4. Make the game harder...
Otherwise i love it
Ohh yea and diff balls for each league and real shoes