FIFA 15

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  1. EAareWhores
    Sep 30, 2014
    1
    How can EA justify this crap.. They keep releasing unfinished...stuff (dont know if i can call this a game).
    This particular stuff are riddled with bugs, retarded AI (just type in "retarded AI" in google and fifa popps up), and a very broken "defence" system. The ball is like metal and the shoes are like magnets, nearly impossible to take the ball from anyone who know how to keep it and    How can EA justify this crap.. They keep releasing unfinished...stuff (dont know if i can call this a game).
    This particular stuff are riddled with bugs, retarded AI (just type in "retarded AI" in google and fifa popps up), and a very broken "defence" system. The ball is like metal and the shoes are like magnets, nearly impossible to take the ball from anyone who know how to keep it and every player not in possession feel like tanks. The matches themselves feel very "scripted" and I have never lost soo many 50/50 duals in my life. It is not acceptable to charge full retail for this, get ur head out of ur ass EA and listen to the fans and for gods sake Stop release unfinished games.. or we will give U the grand prize of "worst company in america"...4 the 3:e time.    … Expand
  2. GOODFELLA87
    Nov 28, 2014
    0
    Same scripted **** as every other year, don't waste your time. Games are not about the best man wins anymore it's scripted to cater to kids who spend mammys money on coins so lets them win. Daylight robbery
  3. tigerwood4
    Sep 25, 2014
    0
    same thing as every year. Career mode is bugged and gets ignored every single year for ultimate team. I am done supporting EA. Hope pes 2015 is any good
  4. Voiplay1337
    Sep 28, 2014
    0
    Fifa 15 is absolutely **** to say it out loud. The feeling of playing the game is completely lost. I have played fifa since 2006 and i have loved it since, but this is madness, how can a fifa game be so **** I really don't know. The feeling of controlling the player isn't even close to be there
  5. clementstelzer
    Sep 23, 2014
    5
    Something very suspicious on Metacritic. Bunch of reviewers posting the same "9 or 10" scores with extremely similar comments like "great improvements, good job EA!". Really? Am I supposed to believe that?
    I love FIFA, I play it every year, I noticed new improvements ... but it's shocking to see this receive above 7/10. Definitely respect making a game is hard work (and difficult to    Something very suspicious on Metacritic. Bunch of reviewers posting the same "9 or 10" scores with extremely similar comments like "great improvements, good job EA!". Really? Am I supposed to believe that?
    I love FIFA, I play it every year, I noticed new improvements ... but it's shocking to see this receive above 7/10. Definitely respect making a game is hard work (and difficult to re-build an already successful formula). But let's talk the truth: Yearly improvement gaps have really reduced in FIFA 13, even less in FIFA 14, and now intolerably less in FIFA 15. They've added a bunch of small improvements which are totally meaningless and forgettable. Wish they adopted a philosophy of "create or 1-2 major things". Is it a mode? Is it a feature? Is it AI and tactical improvements? Not sure. Just saying, I'll switch to PES this year just to see what's happening there :-)    … Expand
  6. snoopdoggy
    Oct 1, 2014
    0
    This is not a good game. I have played 102 seasons in the co-op season in FIFA 14 and this game has many flaws. The game has poor AI, it drags, it's full of bugs and it is almost unplayable online.
    Goalkeepers act like retards.

    A tip for EA is to start to focus on gameplay and stop focusing on the details.
  7. gameotaku
    Sep 24, 2014
    4
    This game is absolutely unplayable in multiplayer. Scripting, scripting, scripting and ONLY scripting. It feels like you're actually not playing the game at all, you win when EA decides you should, you lose when EA decides you have to. Every single match has goals in the 45 and 90 minute. Most of the matches have goals in the first minute of play, regardless who is playing. Messi is GOD,This game is absolutely unplayable in multiplayer. Scripting, scripting, scripting and ONLY scripting. It feels like you're actually not playing the game at all, you win when EA decides you should, you lose when EA decides you have to. Every single match has goals in the 45 and 90 minute. Most of the matches have goals in the first minute of play, regardless who is playing. Messi is GOD, it's impossible to steal the ball from him and he will score frome ANYHWHERE under ANY circumstances. DO NOT PAY FOR THIS GAME if you intend to play online.… Expand
  8. angelooliveira
    Sep 23, 2014
    0
    Looks like playing the same game, but worst. I don't know why some weirds things happens in this version again. Tactics does not exist and the game still linear the whole 90 minutes, its not soccer.
    I do NOT buy EA Games anymore, all of them are always the same.
  9. Nowaczek
    Sep 23, 2014
    0
    It's the same game as FIFA 14, but without Brazilian league, with updated squads, destructible grass and stupid face animation. EA Sports, they've done it again.
  10. becks1907
    Sep 23, 2014
    10
    Incredible! Emotional and very powerful. Looks like a really match, Fans is amazing. There are voice is powerful. Ball physics is really good. Thanks EA..
  11. Big_Poppa
    Sep 24, 2014
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Cmon dudes lets talk the truth! You all whining about Call of Duty because Activision changed nothing. Why everybody hate Call of Duty now? Because they changed nothing. Lets see what EA changed uhm nothing overall, they used the same engine etc. maybe here and there EA polished something but is that enough to give a 9 or 10? Cmon kids what's wrong with you? The most important thing in videogames is the gameplay not the graphic or story etc. and here we have problems. FIFA used that horrible Momentum so you can not play the game as you think you can play it. Why nobody talk about that Momentum? I dont feel free in FIFA i have no crontoll over the gameplay in many situations. That ruins the fun so FIFA got that Momentum with that Momentum is not possible to crontoll anything you all know that so i ask you why you lie about the most important thing in videogames: the gameplay.

    Without a good gameplay is doesnt make fun and that's why i give FIFA a 5 of 10, 5 for the license, for the ulimate team. Overall nobody needs every year a similar update for $70. Dont waste your money. For ppl who love ulimate sure you will love it in FIFA15 maybe its the only thing to buy FIFA15.    … Expand
  12. Mattcha
    Sep 30, 2014
    6
    Pace! If you are to be successful online in FUT you will need a team filled with fastest players in the game to take advantage of the games broken defensive AI. In Fifa 14 this wasn't so much of an issue, as you were able to tackle, not with ease, but with some assurance. This time however, your defenders will run into each other or just stand still while your opponent breezes by. I havePace! If you are to be successful online in FUT you will need a team filled with fastest players in the game to take advantage of the games broken defensive AI. In Fifa 14 this wasn't so much of an issue, as you were able to tackle, not with ease, but with some assurance. This time however, your defenders will run into each other or just stand still while your opponent breezes by. I have won, and given away penalties for absolutely nothing tackles, that would not merit a foul in real football. I also wonder whether EA have ever been to a real football match and witness the state of the pitch as the game evolves, because I have, and I'll tell you that real life pitches don't get as cut up as they do in fifa 15. Literally every step a player makes will leave a mark on the pitch..every step!
    I am hopeful that with future patches the game may become more balanced, that pace whoring can be combated, defenders will be judged on how good of a defender they are not off their pace stat and that they tone back these living, breathing pitches.
    Until those issues are addressed it's a 6/10 from me. Not long till PES now anyway.    … Expand
  13. benmango
    Oct 1, 2014
    5
    I have owned every FIFA since FIFA 09 - it's easily my most played game series - and usually I would defend it to the hilt.

    Not this year. FIFA 15 is the laziest sequel in the series so far, with most of the additions either pointless or to the detriment of the overall gameplay. In it's current state I would easily recommend FIFA 14, or even FIFA 13 on last gen which was the pinnacle of    I have owned every FIFA since FIFA 09 - it's easily my most played game series - and usually I would defend it to the hilt.

    Not this year. FIFA 15 is the laziest sequel in the series so far, with most of the additions either pointless or to the detriment of the overall gameplay. In it's current state I would easily recommend FIFA 14, or even FIFA 13 on last gen which was the pinnacle of the series.

    Let's start with the new GKs. They are useless. Absolutely. I can see why EA wanted to upgrade them - they've had the same animations since FIFA 10 or so, but the mistake they've made is instead of changing/upgrading the animations they've entirely rewritten the GK coding. This would be fine if they did it well. But they haven't. The new GKs may be better at saving 1v1s but they are far FAR more prone to horrendous mistakes (due to no fault of your own) you'll wish you could have the old GKs back.

    On the subject of GKs, I should also mention that near post shots are now overpowered to the point of exploitation because the new GKs just do not cover them well enough. They often refuse to respond to the triangle prompt to bring them out (I think because the AI decides it won't get there in time - so much for control!), and they still refuse to come for crosses anywhere outside of their 2 metre vision. Useless.

    The new dribbling additions were quite unnecessary in my opinion - FIFA 14 upgraded these well and they felt right there. Now you feel like you're a half ballerina half ice-skater as you can zip round dopey defenders at will. Great for attackers but not so great in the overall balance of the game.

    A direct result of this is that defending in the game is a lot lot harder - bordering on the side of impossible when you're playing people who know what they're doing. EA have done diddley squat to the defensive controls - they're still awkward thanks to Tactical Defending and a change player button which 9 times out of 10 gives you control of the wrong player. Instead you have to grapple with the right stick to select defenders - losing you invaluable seconds as attacking after attacker ice skate into your penalty box. You also give away penalties now for the slightest of shirt tugs which is just another tick in the "defending is hard" box. Counter attacks are still kings - as was the case in FIFA 14, which is a massive shame. Games frequently end up as 7-5 or 6-4 now, which for me is no fun at all - I used to enjoy and take pleasure from clean sheets - this has pretty much been eradicated, especially in Clubs mode when you're facing 3/4/5 super-human 88-rated ice skating attackers.

    The shooting I think is one of the plus points - it's a lot more random, meaning no shot is a certain goal (apart from the near-post trickle-shot I mentioned earlier, though let's blame the GKs for that). The perchance for easy crossing and headering has also been toned down - after FIFA 14 had they way overpowered in favour of the attacker - another plus point.

    The atmosphere in the stadia have definitely been improved with chants and crowd sounds the best yet. Great - but I'd rather the team who focused on that had actually improved the gameplay issues above.

    But these three plus points do not make a good game, and FIFA 15 fails massively on the promises it made.

    I could go on, and mention that the AI is still as dire as dishwater to play against. The fact that the nerfing of the finesse shot is still in place - like FIFA 14 - meaning that more or less every goal now is just a blast rather than a Pirlo esque curler into the top corner. The fact that Online Team Play - our most played mode in FIFA 11/12/13 has been absent in 14 and now in 15 is criminal - so much for adding new features, let's remove them hey EA?!

    Overall I will continue to own and play FIFA 15 because its the version all my mates own and that we will play most of the year. But I'm not patient/stupid enough to invest in Seasons or UT this year which is a shame - and this is purely down to the game. Disappointing doesn't come close.    … Expand
  14. Peaks
    Oct 10, 2014
    1
    This game is without a doubt a step backward from FIFA 14 which itself had numerous problems.

    The list of problems is almost too long to entail, however I will cover some of them; overall this game is really bad. It's frankly laughable that they said they have "revolutionised" goalkeepers, some of the strange decisions and mistakes that "world class" keepers have made have blown my    This game is without a doubt a step backward from FIFA 14 which itself had numerous problems.

    The list of problems is almost too long to entail, however I will cover some of them; overall this game is really bad.

    It's frankly laughable that they said they have "revolutionised" goalkeepers, some of the strange decisions and mistakes that "world class" keepers have made have blown my mind. The defenders in general are a joke, they stand around watching 94 pace players waltz through, they get shrugged off the ball by basically anybody who isnt 5 ft 1' and isn't made of paper.

    They watch balls through the air fly through from goalkeepers hands, generally pace and decision making of the defenders seems really strange and inconsistent, frankly FULL of RNG and bugs.

    Dribbling and so called "sweaty play" is totally overpowered and unrealistic, take any players with a bit of pace and dribbling and you can go pace 8 players from left back and smash it in top corner.

    "KSI" goals still work along with a new, even more horrifying, "zig zag" technique from the kick-off where a pacey player runs through all the defenders who are on their mobile phones or waving at fans or somthing, who knows? They literally (other than the one you are controlling) stand still and watch the player run through in the first seconds of the kick off and score a goal.

    Bugs and RNG in general play are really, really frequent. Players "floating" through balls, being ranomdly shoved off by suposedly thin air. Emotional intelligence literally seems to be nothing other than RNG / useless eye candy which decides to punish / reward you for some innane random tackle or decision.

    The referee's and also the foul decision system is without a doubt (played since FIFA 10) the most ridiuclous inconsistent and buggy pile of steaming, you know what, that I have ever seen. Pretty much every 10 seconds you are fowled and the referee doesn't even bat an eyelid. I have had no less than three players sent off in around 50 games for world class tackles, awarded straight reds for doing literally nothing wrong. On the flip side, you'll frequently find yourself in the box about to shoot, only to get fowled and to have the game laugh at your penalty cries.

    Really don't go buy this game, it's hugely dissapointing, unrewarding and frustrating to play and rammed full of bugs and inconsistent development.

    P.S: Another really horrible part to the game is the total Americanisation of everything. The typical "pin up players" behave like super heroes and have "really rad skill moves", they can just spam skill moves and seem to float through anybody ( you can just picture an american who knows largely nothing about 'soccer' going "awwww dude did you see that step over?!!!?!?!!?" ). There is unnessercary, and to be honest ghastly, music everywhere such as on the loading screen and at half time, this along with the score board and the scrolling team members at the bottom makes it feel like a baseball game, it's really uncomfortable to be greeted with. But hey, considering EA CANADA developed this disgrace to the FIFA series, there's not too many surprises there.

    Don't buy this, you'd have more fun and reward playing the lottery.    … Expand
  15. Ecresis
    Nov 26, 2014
    2
    This is not a football game anymore. The game is totally scripted. There's handicap if you're better than your opponents, every game is rigged (offline AND online). Basically, Fifa is turning into Mario Kart : "Everyone can win, especially if you're down 0-3 at the 85' minute". 5 minutes extra time every game, last minute goals from impossible angles, your defenders suddenly can't playThis is not a football game anymore. The game is totally scripted. There's handicap if you're better than your opponents, every game is rigged (offline AND online). Basically, Fifa is turning into Mario Kart : "Everyone can win, especially if you're down 0-3 at the 85' minute". 5 minutes extra time every game, last minute goals from impossible angles, your defenders suddenly can't play football anymore. If you're winning too much, your team starts to choke, your pass % drops, your accuracy suddenly drops, and the opponent gets all the luck.

    They have turned fifa into a money machine.

    Basically, for the Ultimate Team mode, the point is to buy cards to get better players, but the more your players are good, the more handicap you get, and it gets more and more difficult to win. You will never be able to win 5 games in a row, unless you're a total prick or spend your whole life on it. The last game you need to win to be promoted will always be rigged. It's another Candy Crush-like system where you need to pay real money to advance quicker, and this needs to stop

    Another point : the whole strategy/chemistry/tactics is ruined by the fact that you can score easily by just running forward at kickoff. 90% of the online games goals are like this. Don't even try to stop their 62 overall rated attacker, he will dribble your entire defense.

    In Career mode, it's the case since fifa 2001, the weakest team in the league will always be the hardest to beat. Yes you have Messi but that Elche defender is just better, quicker and he can score from anywhere.

    EA continues to insult the players, and the fifa community is one of the worst you can find. There absolutely no pleasure to play this game, you just have to cross your fingers and hope that the script is in your favour, that's all. You'd better just play dice and see if you roll a 6, same fun.

    The only good points : the grapchis are better, and if you can't play fifa at all, then you'll have a bigger chance to win games.    … Expand
  16. loadstone007
    Oct 13, 2014
    4
    I loved FIFA 14, but this version is just horrible. Not because they didn't improve anything, but because the so-called improvements are causing gameplay issues. For example, the opponent keep scoring with ricochet balls, which is very unrealistic and annoying. Also, the game borders are cut-off because of a bug in the game.

    Sadly, this year's FIFA is horrible and I regret buying it.    I loved FIFA 14, but this version is just horrible. Not because they didn't improve anything, but because the so-called improvements are causing gameplay issues. For example, the opponent keep scoring with ricochet balls, which is very unrealistic and annoying. Also, the game borders are cut-off because of a bug in the game.

    Sadly, this year's FIFA is horrible and I regret buying it. I'll wait for the PES 2015 reviews and maybe after >10 years of devotion I'll make the switch.    … Expand
  17. Andy99
    Oct 10, 2014
    0
    This game is just another running simulator made by ea, so that even the most retarded children can play this game. It's not even fun to play anymore,because you just need to run. **** this game, **** EA.
  18. IntelgentGamer
    Oct 2, 2014
    1
    The definition of insanity is doing or buying the same **** every single time or year and expecting things to change! So, if you want to buy it for another year and feed the money-hungry mouths of EA go ahead FIFA fanboy. Go rage because you don't get good players in packs and pay even more for money for coins. FIFA has exactly the same amount of content as a patch for Cod!
  19. borybory
    Oct 16, 2014
    0
    Its very simple, this is an absulote garbage !
    Arcadish, crappy, childesh game and yes, its not even worth a dollar.
    The bad: 1. Gameplay is **** its like playing ping pong. game is too fast you cant even build up your gameplay. 2. Fast players will just run near you and you cant do **** about it. 3. Goals from 50 meters (yes.. yes..) 4. matchmaking is not good. 5. EA removed game    Its very simple, this is an absulote garbage !
    Arcadish, crappy, childesh game and yes, its not even worth a dollar.
    The bad:
    1. Gameplay is **** its like playing ping pong. game is too fast you cant even build up your gameplay.
    2. Fast players will just run near you and you cant do **** about it.
    3. Goals from 50 meters (yes.. yes..)
    4. matchmaking is not good.
    5. EA removed game lobbies. no more unraked games just for fun.

    The good :
    not a single thing.    … Expand
  20. Volkenstein
    Nov 12, 2014
    1
    Too many dropped online matches, too many bad positions taken by AI, too many weird goals, too slow a response time, bad music, too much emphasis on player speed over true skill and passing, too much a resemblance of a 1990's arcade-style sports game than a true simulation of a soccer match. Really taking steps back in the gameplay for the sake of expanded game modes. Really poor.
  21. AhmedShehab95
    Oct 12, 2014
    2
    This game is broken from every aspect.
    and the soundtrack is full of sh!tty songs so that EA will not pay much.
    will not even waste my time writing a full review about it.
  22. JorgeUS
    Nov 3, 2014
    0
    Another year of disappointment. Agreed with critic from "soninlaw". Same here I'm a hard FIFA player with hundreds of matches per season.

    The problem with EA now is the monopoly they have with the FIFA franchise, hopefully soon enough Konami does something about it to change the situation. I left PES for FIFA 09 five or six ago for the same situation happening right now (no big    Another year of disappointment. Agreed with critic from "soninlaw". Same here I'm a hard FIFA player with hundreds of matches per season.

    The problem with EA now is the monopoly they have with the FIFA franchise, hopefully soon enough Konami does something about it to change the situation. I left PES for FIFA 09 five or six ago for the same situation happening right now (no big improvements). Looks like it´s time to go back to Konami's PES to support them for make a good soccer game to compete.    … Expand
  23. reddev7
    Nov 19, 2014
    3
    Frustration, anger, raised blood level.... These are the words I used to describe playing fifa15... It's so unrealistic when someone can dribble for the whole length of pitch... Enuff said
  24. emilio22
    Feb 22, 2015
    0
    ¿realmente este juego es un simulador?.......arcade chapucero, lleno de bugs, servidores que se caen, latencia insoportable....mas o menos los mismo de los ultimos 5 años pero con colores mas bonitos.Basura a precio de oro.Y no pongo mas cosas porque no vale la pena perder el tiempo....y el dinero con este......juego.

    Solo apto para fanboys.
  25. XxGurkeHDxX
    Mar 21, 2015
    0
    It's always the same. Everything is bugging. Every a few improvments of the game, I think it's only a money-making game. The games from EA are totally ****, also this game. And now I'm saying goodbye to EA.
  26. MikeS
    Dec 1, 2014
    0
    This game is completely broken. Players with moderate pace can weave through defenders like Messi. Online Ultimate Team matches are invariably against people who run down the middle at your defense at full speed. God help you if your match is laggy, because your star players will suddenly lose the ball mid-dribble, and your defenders will fall over each other, which is only slightly lessThis game is completely broken. Players with moderate pace can weave through defenders like Messi. Online Ultimate Team matches are invariably against people who run down the middle at your defense at full speed. God help you if your match is laggy, because your star players will suddenly lose the ball mid-dribble, and your defenders will fall over each other, which is only slightly less effective than their default AI. Many matches are laggy due to a poor matchmaking system. Even without lag, your players will miss passes from two meters away, fall down for no reason, and generally act stupid. Even when your players do what you want them to do, glitches will do the rest. Referees are still arbitrary, rewarding yellow cards for standing in the wrong place while letting play go on following slide tackles from behind on players in the box.

    Older FIFAs reached a point where they were starting to feel like actual soccer matches, but this just feels like an arcade soccer game aimed at impatient Red Bull-chugging middle schoolers. Match lobbies and unranked/non-season matches remain non-existent, and they even pulled the 11 v 11 practice arena for PS4/XBO.

    I returned my copy.    … Expand
  27. hazl
    Jan 1, 2015
    0
    worst piece of **** game ever, why people keep buying this garbage is beyond me. Love football but this thrash got nothing whatsoever to do with football.
  28. ergulerhan
    Nov 17, 2014
    3
    For all the casual gamers, this game is absolute nice. But on the other hand as a hardcore fifa fan for decades i'm truly disappointed. Pace abuse continues and the worst part your strategies and gameplay never effects to match results. Hope they'll respect to loyal fans and patch it's bugs.
  29. BobBobson689
    Nov 15, 2014
    0
    Boring scripted and totally contrived bullsh1t.
    Boring scripted and totally contrived bullsh1t.

    This is quite possibly the most scripted contrived football game that has ever been released.

    Defending is impossible/totally down to AI, shooting is impossible/totally down to AI.

    What does that leave?

    Passing the ball around in midfield is nice.
  30. ThisReviewSucks
    Oct 12, 2014
    6
    I miss when Fifa was actually an enjoyable game. Fifa 13 is the last one I owned, and a huge reason I traded in my xbox 360 for my ps4 was to get the next gen Fifa experience. It turns out this was a waste of my time, money, and a lot of energy by getting ridiculously angry at this game's numerous flaws.

    Gameplay is my biggest gripe. In Fifa 13, I loved playing career mode. I spent    I miss when Fifa was actually an enjoyable game. Fifa 13 is the last one I owned, and a huge reason I traded in my xbox 360 for my ps4 was to get the next gen Fifa experience. It turns out this was a waste of my time, money, and a lot of energy by getting ridiculously angry at this game's numerous flaws.

    Gameplay is my biggest gripe. In Fifa 13, I loved playing career mode. I spent many hours on the 15 seasons I could to build multiple superteams out of scraps. The game was very fluid, it was not impossible to dribble and pass around defenders, and if you were good at the game, you could score 7 goals when you're at your best even on professional difficulty. With fifa 15, however, all of this is nearly impossible. I found the experience to be so throttled for every difficulty above semi-pro that I really wish that I had gotten a physical copy instead of buying the download so I could have returned the game for a full refund within a week. Fifa has been my favorite sports game for years, but this year it ends. For me at least, gone are the days when I wanted to get away from a hack and slash or FPS game. I have no choice anymore. Every sports game I used to play is out of the question due to gameplay gripes. Some that have gone on for a borderline decade even.

    On Professional difficulty and above, fifa 15 is about as unenjoyable as I've seen this game in the past 5 iterations. I don't understand how the A.I. could take such a complete nosedive, but it has. Enemy A.I. - or opposing team - is so overpowered compared to your own teammates, especially when defending. The CPU constanty tries to crowd you when dribbling, sometimes devoting 4 defenders at a time to enclose the ballhandler to the point that no decision will work. Your team, however, will never do this. It's hard enough to get 1 of my CPU teammates to work with me and try to close of a ballhandler's lane, let alone 2 or 3. Also, one of the few gripes I had about fifa 13 is still present. WHY DO MY FULL BACKS ALWAYS LEAVE THE RIGHT AND LEFT COMPLETELY UNMANNED?! I am so sick and tired of players running down the wings completely free while I have to press L1 multiple times to get to the right defender before I waste a ton of his energy trying to get him back into position.

    A second defensive flaw is how ridiculously difficult it has become to regain possession, let alone tap the ball away from the opposing team's players. In Fifa 13, you could hold L2 or LT and your player would automatically stick his foot out when the ball got close enough. This feature is no longer available in 15, and even pressing circle to force defenders to tackle rarely works, regardless of if it is Sergio Ramos or Lionel Messi you are controlling. On top of this, the CPU's automatic strategy is to run directly to the sidelines literally every time they get the ball and run along the outer bounds. This strategy wastes insane amounts of energy from your defenders while you try to catch up with them, just to watch them stop and turn multiple times while you flail and miss wildly trying to get the ball or at least get in front of them.

    My last bit on the gameplay flaws in this game will be on the GKs. It has been much talked about that fifa 15 was putting a lot of effort into making keepers more "realistic." The problem with this is that if you are playing a video game, nobody wants every game to be 1-0 or 2-1. Goalies will literally save everything. It is difficult to get a shot past goalies in the mid 70s, and it is nearly impossible to penetrate the best in the world. The only goals that ever work are the ones when you are literally within a few feet of the goalie, and this is a double-edged problem, because just as well as it is easy to get a close shot past the goalie when on offense, your goalie will be just as inept in this situation. I haven't seen a goalie save a close shot like this in over 60 matches that I have played. Apparently, "realistic" means that up close the goalies have no chance and from7 feet out and beyond it is impossible to score.

    The only positive things I can say about this game are that the player animations are more realistic than I have ever seem - sometimes to a maddening fault, as it takes some players ages to turn and regain momentum in the direction you want them to go. And also the implication of every Barclays league stadium, making the Barclays experience more realistic than ever. The graphics are top notch, and ultimate team is very addicting in my first go around with it. I am also very impressed with the transfer market feature, which works great and is a very quick and easy way to get players, staff or consumables you need.

    It saddens me that I can no longer rely on Fifa to be my favorite and most addicting video game experience. Here's hoping in the coming years they at least fix some of the many new problems that have arisen in fifa 15.    … Expand
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  1. CD-Action
    Dec 13, 2014
    65
    I could not shake the feeling that gameplay changes were introduced only to justify publishing a new FIFA. I launched brilliant FIFA 14 for comparison and could not believe how much the designers lost their way. Why try too hard to reinvent something almost perfect instead of just polishing it? [Dec 2014, p.58]
  2. Digital Trends
    Nov 25, 2014
    80
    Is it overflowing with newness for anyone that’s already gorged the past year’s soccer bounty? Nope. But it’s still the very best soccer game in town.
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  3. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Nov 16, 2014
    80
    Some changes aren't for the better: strength and pace are kings this year. [Dec 2014, p.80]
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