I hear all of you guys wishing things around, so next, I am trying to list the most popular.
Most of you ask for:
1. Bigger Pitch
2. Slower Gameplay
3. Realistic Scorelines
4. More Realistic Gameplay altogether
So, I get the idea that all of you actually LIKE a footie game that represents the beautiful one. FIFA has been lots of things, but never, since FIFA96, has been successful to be realistic (personally, I 've never seen a match between two teams, NOT being Sunday League, end up in a scoreline 7-5!).
And then I go and wonder... Has anyone of you tried to play the Konami series? ISS for the Playstation?..
If you want a bigger pitch, straight powerful shots, box jams, perfect lobbed-or-not through balls, keepers rushing out, late forward runs, all in all a game resembling real football, give ISS Evolution a shot. You might stick with it.
You 've probably hated my reasoning by now, but let me conclude:
Electronic Arts is a very powerful company. Do not think that they CANNOT do what you all wish for. Contemporary technology provides for all that you wish and more.
What is wrong with EA is that they have adopted a wrong philosophy on what a football game should be like. You wish to play video game football as it is played in reality. They think you wish to dive into a football paradise where Juventus and Ajax draw at 7-7!
I hope no one gets upset with my message, and I wish for FIFA2001, that Tony Adams will not be able to perform a Pele-like overhead kick, while Ronaldo misses only one out of ten one on ones with any keeper.
Regards,
immortal