f_s_s_salnave
Club Supporter
First off, I want to say that I am very satisfied with Fifa 08. It's so far the best footie game I've played, and I've played PES and Fifa for a few years, and I've even tried football management games. I did not buy PES this year and I am jumping straight from Fifa 06, so it was easy to see the improvements in a two years time, but Fifa 08, and that's just my opinion, has stepped up their gameplay remarkably. Players now move more realistically, and in terms of actions that your players can do on the pitch (types of shots, set-pieces, pks, tricks, etc.), Fifa is at least on a par with PES, except for diving. I'm not saying that diving was huge in PES; in fact, as far as I've heard, it wasn't. It has but the slightest effect on the game, and your chances of getting away with a dive are so bad that gamers rather not use it. So it's quite obvious that Konami have taken the safe route in implementing a dive feature, and succeeded with flying colors in avoiding its abuse.
But that's not how it is in real life. Obviously not all players dive, but diving is so common place that it creates controversy and a desire for gamers to want its inclusion in video games. To this point, I have found Fifa 08 to be almost flawless in terms of gameplay--and that's only from my experience on the PS2, which is by all means a watered down version of the next gen ones--except for the amount of fouls per game. That low number would be welcome if it weren't for those ruthless challenges that are in the game. I don't think I only speak for myself when I say that challenges are nothing short of brutal in Fifa 08, especially on World Class where I can come in hard on a player several times in a short space of time without fear of being whistled. It may be a good thing that challenges be very physical, but still I believe there could be more fouls. That would allow for more freekick opportunities and different levels of referee strictness from referees who like to keep the game flowing to those who whistle every niggly foul, as well as improve the overall gameplay.
Diving, as I see it, is not only deliberately going down with no contact whatsoever but also not keeping your ground after the slightest contact to sway the referee into giving you a freekick. In addition to going down rather easily, it is not uncommon to see players make a meal of challenges to the same end. I believe that Fifa could make up for the current shortage of fouls with a dive feature. In fact, it seems like a welcome feature that would fit in perfectly. Playing 10 mins games on "Fast" gameplay, you should be able to have match-like statistics. Fifa can learn from PES by adding the dive feature, which extends to going down after being clipped or faking an injury, but while Fifa should not let diving destroy the gameplay, they should work hard to give it it's actual impact in the game so as to tempt even the most honnest of us.
Please vote whether you believe EA should add diving, and do leave a comment explaining your opinion.
But that's not how it is in real life. Obviously not all players dive, but diving is so common place that it creates controversy and a desire for gamers to want its inclusion in video games. To this point, I have found Fifa 08 to be almost flawless in terms of gameplay--and that's only from my experience on the PS2, which is by all means a watered down version of the next gen ones--except for the amount of fouls per game. That low number would be welcome if it weren't for those ruthless challenges that are in the game. I don't think I only speak for myself when I say that challenges are nothing short of brutal in Fifa 08, especially on World Class where I can come in hard on a player several times in a short space of time without fear of being whistled. It may be a good thing that challenges be very physical, but still I believe there could be more fouls. That would allow for more freekick opportunities and different levels of referee strictness from referees who like to keep the game flowing to those who whistle every niggly foul, as well as improve the overall gameplay.
Diving, as I see it, is not only deliberately going down with no contact whatsoever but also not keeping your ground after the slightest contact to sway the referee into giving you a freekick. In addition to going down rather easily, it is not uncommon to see players make a meal of challenges to the same end. I believe that Fifa could make up for the current shortage of fouls with a dive feature. In fact, it seems like a welcome feature that would fit in perfectly. Playing 10 mins games on "Fast" gameplay, you should be able to have match-like statistics. Fifa can learn from PES by adding the dive feature, which extends to going down after being clipped or faking an injury, but while Fifa should not let diving destroy the gameplay, they should work hard to give it it's actual impact in the game so as to tempt even the most honnest of us.
Please vote whether you believe EA should add diving, and do leave a comment explaining your opinion.