mkhattrick
Club Supporter
i know people are gonna be like "why the hell are you talkin bout next years game when this years hasn't even come out yet" but the truth is the game basically is out. It seems like everyone is playing the demo and we have heard enough to know what to expect in and outside of gameplay. So if EA is truely done with the game then hopefully they will be starting to plan for next year soon. Here is the kind of things I hope to expect next year.
-Career Mode: 5 years is pretty much a let down in my opinion, it needs to be much longer. Come on now EA, you have TCM just sittin there and nobody wants to buy two games so you can make money. Take a page or two out of their book and add things like youth teams, player retirements, better managing options, making money off of ticket prices and sponsors etc. I would love to see the Career mode get to be as deep as TCM, and I think they should drop football fusion. Many of the things like training and set plays this year are very nice touches but I believe much more could be added.
-Dynamic weather: Many of us were disappointed to find out that not only dynamic weather has been scratched from this years version but weather altogether. If EA were to do this again, surly there would be an outroar. Dynamic weather would be a very nice touch and selling feature . If it were as deep as a know it can be I would buy the game, no questions asked. I'm talking about rain, snow, fog, wind, sleet. When it is raining players should slip every once and a while on cuts expecially when the rain is harder. The ball should skip more. In snow and cold weather, you should be able to see player's breath, they could be wearing long shirts and such. Also there should be a late afternoon and duck time of day which during the course of the game would change to night. I also like ther idea of there being hard rain one minute and soft, light rain as the game progresses, or an overcast turing into a snowy game. In winter it should snow more and in colder places it should too. Same thing for rain and warmer places. I know these things all sound like alot but just think of the realism it would bring to the game. I consider it a feature that is needed in this game.
-Freestyle control: Last year it was intoduced and this year it was slightly improved with the walk button which is cool but what about dribbling on the run? What about the good scisors, double scisors, step-overs, "mardona's", fake kicks, head/shoulder fakes and so on. The motion you use on the right anolouge stick should go along which the move and not be random. Example- rotation of stick=360 degree spin move, right to left or vise versa could be scisors, backwards could be a change in direction move or step over. If you have a player with alot of skill he might have the ability to pull off long combinations and moves. It could be one of the best features in the game if it were worked and groomed into greatness.
-Ball physics: This is still an area that needs work. I think you should be able to put curve on the ball manualy in the air on crosses, shot and such AND ON THE GROUND. You could just put the option on the wing buttons like L1 and R1 or L2 and R2 and when pressing those while shooting or passing the ball will have spin on it and curve. The spin of the ball should affect the way it bouces too. If the ball is mis-hit and has wierd spin it should take a weird bouce. Also I think that balls should take some bad bouces on the pitch and better yet what if every field had a quality rating based on the budget of each team, going back to Career Mode, and fields with bad quality would result in more bad bouces of the ball.
-CPU AI: This is a big area of the game which I think could still be improved upon. The cpu rarely uses its wings ever and everything is right down the middle. The center midfielder still aren't used enought in the game. Players also dont move off the ball enough during the gameplay and while the off the ball control is a nice touch and should be kept and improved but some of the movements should be automatic like checking to the ball. I think that this game could tremendously benefit from doing something like the 10 man mo cap from NBA Live where they could mo cap a whole team to see the reactions of the players in certain situations and the movement off the ball. This part of the game is crucial and could use many improvments.
-Other gameplay issues/ideas:
-tone down shots
-nets need to be fixed
-passing should be more random and less scripted
-set plays could be less scripted
-more loud crowds for big games
-player editor and creation
All of these things put into one great football or soccer game could be the ultimate sports gaming experience and say Fifa 2005 were to add and fix all or many of these things I'm sure they would have a buy from me and I'm sure many other people too.
-Career Mode: 5 years is pretty much a let down in my opinion, it needs to be much longer. Come on now EA, you have TCM just sittin there and nobody wants to buy two games so you can make money. Take a page or two out of their book and add things like youth teams, player retirements, better managing options, making money off of ticket prices and sponsors etc. I would love to see the Career mode get to be as deep as TCM, and I think they should drop football fusion. Many of the things like training and set plays this year are very nice touches but I believe much more could be added.
-Dynamic weather: Many of us were disappointed to find out that not only dynamic weather has been scratched from this years version but weather altogether. If EA were to do this again, surly there would be an outroar. Dynamic weather would be a very nice touch and selling feature . If it were as deep as a know it can be I would buy the game, no questions asked. I'm talking about rain, snow, fog, wind, sleet. When it is raining players should slip every once and a while on cuts expecially when the rain is harder. The ball should skip more. In snow and cold weather, you should be able to see player's breath, they could be wearing long shirts and such. Also there should be a late afternoon and duck time of day which during the course of the game would change to night. I also like ther idea of there being hard rain one minute and soft, light rain as the game progresses, or an overcast turing into a snowy game. In winter it should snow more and in colder places it should too. Same thing for rain and warmer places. I know these things all sound like alot but just think of the realism it would bring to the game. I consider it a feature that is needed in this game.
-Freestyle control: Last year it was intoduced and this year it was slightly improved with the walk button which is cool but what about dribbling on the run? What about the good scisors, double scisors, step-overs, "mardona's", fake kicks, head/shoulder fakes and so on. The motion you use on the right anolouge stick should go along which the move and not be random. Example- rotation of stick=360 degree spin move, right to left or vise versa could be scisors, backwards could be a change in direction move or step over. If you have a player with alot of skill he might have the ability to pull off long combinations and moves. It could be one of the best features in the game if it were worked and groomed into greatness.
-Ball physics: This is still an area that needs work. I think you should be able to put curve on the ball manualy in the air on crosses, shot and such AND ON THE GROUND. You could just put the option on the wing buttons like L1 and R1 or L2 and R2 and when pressing those while shooting or passing the ball will have spin on it and curve. The spin of the ball should affect the way it bouces too. If the ball is mis-hit and has wierd spin it should take a weird bouce. Also I think that balls should take some bad bouces on the pitch and better yet what if every field had a quality rating based on the budget of each team, going back to Career Mode, and fields with bad quality would result in more bad bouces of the ball.
-CPU AI: This is a big area of the game which I think could still be improved upon. The cpu rarely uses its wings ever and everything is right down the middle. The center midfielder still aren't used enought in the game. Players also dont move off the ball enough during the gameplay and while the off the ball control is a nice touch and should be kept and improved but some of the movements should be automatic like checking to the ball. I think that this game could tremendously benefit from doing something like the 10 man mo cap from NBA Live where they could mo cap a whole team to see the reactions of the players in certain situations and the movement off the ball. This part of the game is crucial and could use many improvments.
-Other gameplay issues/ideas:
-tone down shots
-nets need to be fixed
-passing should be more random and less scripted
-set plays could be less scripted
-more loud crowds for big games
-player editor and creation
All of these things put into one great football or soccer game could be the ultimate sports gaming experience and say Fifa 2005 were to add and fix all or many of these things I'm sure they would have a buy from me and I'm sure many other people too.
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