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  1. Oct 2, 2018
    0
    I'm sorry ea, this year u make 3 step back, I don't care about licenses, I care about gameplay, the speed of the game is high, the pass, the shot, the movement, just to fast. .. we are in 2019 almost and instead to get close to real football, we getting an arcade game, where there is no way to build a proper counter attack or everything else. Just a shame, last year was much better afterI'm sorry ea, this year u make 3 step back, I don't care about licenses, I care about gameplay, the speed of the game is high, the pass, the shot, the movement, just to fast. .. we are in 2019 almost and instead to get close to real football, we getting an arcade game, where there is no way to build a proper counter attack or everything else. Just a shame, last year was much better after updates , the game went slowest ecc.. but this one, u need alot of work. I'm sorry but you lost this time. The chaaampions!!!!! -_- Expand
  2. Sep 29, 2018
    1
    Some minor tweaks have been made. None of the bigger issues seems to be fixed - buggy referees, Kickoff-Glitch and 45min-Glitch are all still here. Along with a host of new bugs. Its disappointing that an update that cost the same as a full AAA-title introduces more bugs than it fixes.
  3. Oct 3, 2018
    0
    The game play has improved slightly still poor in aspects and the career mode which is the mode i play almost exclusively has had little change in about 5 years or more its a disgrace that all EA want to do is force you into ultimate team and spend money. i swore that Fifa 18 was going to be my last game(bought every game since 2010 also own 2002 and 1999 before that) but it got the betterThe game play has improved slightly still poor in aspects and the career mode which is the mode i play almost exclusively has had little change in about 5 years or more its a disgrace that all EA want to do is force you into ultimate team and spend money. i swore that Fifa 18 was going to be my last game(bought every game since 2010 also own 2002 and 1999 before that) but it got the better of me and i gave it one more chance but now i have been disappointed for too long. PES 2020 here i come even if you haven't got any licences at least it will be a change! Expand
  4. Oct 13, 2018
    0
    this game has become like a free 2 play game but with a 60 $ price tag ... the only changes are in EA's cash cow i.e. the FUT mode ... the career mode hasn't seen any changes for literally years .. **** EA
  5. Oct 4, 2018
    1
    Awful and pathetic for a real life simulation to become so backward! The technicality you could hope for is in a state of regression, most team have similar play style, the graphics have regressed
    Moreover if I wanted to gamble i would go to a casino not on a virtual game (=FUT)
    EA is really slaughtering most of their license like NBA2K, Madden and FIFA And what is amazing is that most
    Awful and pathetic for a real life simulation to become so backward! The technicality you could hope for is in a state of regression, most team have similar play style, the graphics have regressed
    Moreover if I wanted to gamble i would go to a casino not on a virtual game (=FUT)
    EA is really slaughtering most of their license like NBA2K, Madden and FIFA
    And what is amazing is that most gamesite are on their side
    I created my account just to post this review!!!!
    As one of the previous review said i returned the game in less than a day after buying it and took other games , none of them sports games since they are mostly EA spawn
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  6. Sep 30, 2018
    5
    I normally disagree with the User scores on meta critic but they are spot on with this review. Honestly besides fancy new menus and the Champions League license there is hardly any difference between this years and last years. It's a tired game and I've had enough of this series. Not playing PES as I feel it's gone the same way but I think the FIFA series needs a radical overhaul andI normally disagree with the User scores on meta critic but they are spot on with this review. Honestly besides fancy new menus and the Champions League license there is hardly any difference between this years and last years. It's a tired game and I've had enough of this series. Not playing PES as I feel it's gone the same way but I think the FIFA series needs a radical overhaul and hopefully the 20 version will attest to that. Expand
  7. Sep 30, 2018
    6
    I think my biggest gripe with FIFA 19, lack of invention aside, is their "half-assed" attempt at making the game feel more realistic, yet again. I would appreciate more realistic collision physics, if it was actually realistic - In FIFA 19, it's nothing but a gimmick that makes the game unnecessarily frustrating, at times. You can often get away with rugby fouling players in this game,I think my biggest gripe with FIFA 19, lack of invention aside, is their "half-assed" attempt at making the game feel more realistic, yet again. I would appreciate more realistic collision physics, if it was actually realistic - In FIFA 19, it's nothing but a gimmick that makes the game unnecessarily frustrating, at times. You can often get away with rugby fouling players in this game, just because. This new emphasis on "more realistic" take downs and first touches also feels really flawed and lacking in it's execution. I, for one, rarely see professional players insist on taking two, three touches on the ball when they receive it in stressing situations where they need to release it quickly, and even the most skillful of players are prone to awkwardly receiving the ball in such a way that it bounces away and gets intercepted by an opponent player that's not burdened by ironically unrealistic animations that you get locked to, as the player receiving the ball. Another thing is player switching when you're playing co-op. This feature should have been improved years ago, if not a decade ago. Not only have they not improved on it, but it seems to be worse in FIFA 19 compared to past iterations in the franchise. Surely, it's possible to create a different algorithm that makes this feature more intuitive and effective?

    This version of The Journey has had a few small improvements added to it, but it's probably exactly what you expected it to be like. If you like it in past games, you'll enjoy this one as well. Nothing revolutionary here, except for allowing the player to pick and play through the careers of Alex Hunter, his sister, Kim, and Danny Williams. Overall, it's a typical, new FIFA release, with largely insignificant updates outside of Ultimate Team. In terms of gameplay, my personal impression is that FIFA 19 is slightly more slow paced than FIFA 18, and slightly more frustrating to play, due to these new features that emphasize "realism", but adds little more than a larger margin for error that occurs much more frequently in the game, than it does in real life - this seems to be a trend in their realism features. As usual, the menus look slick and stylish, and the soundtrack has a few of those classic, bangers that stick to your mind after you've logged out of the game.
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  8. Sep 30, 2018
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. FIFA 19 просто ужасная игра, ничего не меняется кроме нарастающей жадности EA! Игра не стоит потраченного времени и денег. Каждый год в режиме FUT проблемы которые не исправляются! Счёт в онлайн матчах 5-4, 3-4, в Канаде видимо футбол не смотрят 1-0 вполне нормальных счёт в футболе, но в FIFA 18 и FIFA 19 такого резултата в онлайн матчах вы не увидите. FIFA 19 это не игра, это обман и вытягивание денег, скрипты и голы на 45 и 90
    минутах игры. Игра очень плохая и я настоятельно не рекомендую играть в FIFA 19, покупать FIFA 19 и рекомендовать её другим. Плохая игра 0 из 10.

    FIFA 19 is just a terrible game, nothing changes except the growing greed of EA! The game is not worth the time and money spent. Every year in FUT mode problems that are not corrected! The score in online matches is 5-4, 3-4, in Canada, apparently, football does not look 1-0 completely normal in football, but in FIFA 18 and FIFA 19 such results in online matches you will not see. FIFA 19 is not a game, it's cheating and drawing money, scripts and goals for 45 and 90 minutes of the game. The game is very bad and I do not recommend playing FIFA 19, buying FIFA 19 and recommending it to others. Bad game 0 out of 10.
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  9. Oct 16, 2018
    4
    Here we go again, let me start by saying I have been playing FIFA since 1994 ( yeah i know i'm old). And like a lot of others out here I used to love to play Career Mode, now i cant stand it, it reminds me of the huge mistake i made in paying €60,- for a new skin and player roster. And i can't even blame EA anymore this has been the same story since 2012.

    Yes the game-play is
    Here we go again, let me start by saying I have been playing FIFA since 1994 ( yeah i know i'm old). And like a lot of others out here I used to love to play Career Mode, now i cant stand it, it reminds me of the huge mistake i made in paying €60,- for a new skin and player roster. And i can't even blame EA anymore this has been the same story since 2012.

    Yes the game-play is potentially better than last year but it is so unbelievably unbalanced that i find it a chore to play, the ball feels like a rubber bouncing ball, everyone online is an excellent blocker of passes, shots and crosses and no FIFA 19 match is complete without a bicycle kick in the top corner.

    My friend found a "new tactic" to help him defend better, he explained he doesn't select the defenders.... sooo he doesn't defend the AI defends for him. I'm sorry but that cannot be the point of a competitive video game. I don't play FUT because i don't like pay to win games nor do i like companies that manipulate children to gamble.

    Career mode is like i said not touched since FIFA 2012 with exception of the board objectives that do not really do anything and transfer cut-scenes with the same 4 generic managers in every negotiation.
    Interaction with the FIFA Career World is basically 0. Haven't done a press conference since 2013 when they were the same as they are now and completely without impact on your team.
    Can only interact with players in the form of playing them in the team or not.

    Online seasons last year was basically Online Real Madrid seasons with 90% of the players playing with OP Madrid and this year PSG has taken their place.

    Momentum is more stormy then ever. When you get to a super dominant 2-0 lead your team will stop playing basically and if your opponent scores the 2-1 before the half time break they will win 2-3 most of the time.

    Goals from kick offs are back with a vengeance, EA said they took care of it in FIFA 18 but apparently they missed it and got it back.

    The graphics look better but we can expect that every year. CL and EL are very nice additions. The new kickoff and player stats system in kick off mode are perfect for keeping the score with friends and also a nice feature.

    Overall i have got give it a 4 because i still think they game has potential to have great game-play. ( if it gets more balanced over time). But the lack of new features and the super thin Career Mode, untouched Pro player/clubs and uninteresting The Journey make this years version a better not buy until it is balanced somewhere in march 2019.
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  10. Nov 11, 2018
    0
    The worst FIFA I've played since FIFA 2000. The ball is lost very easy, the way of playing is very complex. It's a game that is supposed to be for fun, but no, it's just the opposite. It's frustrating. If I could return it and get my money back, I would gladly do it. In my case, it's the last FIFA I play and buy.
  11. Nov 19, 2018
    0
    CARRER MODE IS FOR MAN. FUT IS FOR KIDS. Yes, but kids those days spend more money on videogames and EA is trying to become a new FORTNINE. If you play this game, you know nothing about football.
  12. Feb 15, 2019
    0
    Gameplay is pathetic. You can start a career in the 4th league of englan just to find that Crewe Alexandria plays tiki taka ping pong first touch perfect passes like barcelona... The game FAILS to provide real football simulation so the only way it has to increase the difficulty is to use SCRIPTED moments where even the worst teams will play like Barcelona and score an unrealistic goal...Gameplay is pathetic. You can start a career in the 4th league of englan just to find that Crewe Alexandria plays tiki taka ping pong first touch perfect passes like barcelona... The game FAILS to provide real football simulation so the only way it has to increase the difficulty is to use SCRIPTED moments where even the worst teams will play like Barcelona and score an unrealistic goal... The IA is not on par to what a human can do. Instead of improving this problem, the root of all problems since the oldest FIFA games, EA decides to add intrascendent features... changes what no one asked for and leaves untouched the usual bugs and annoying gameplay... Theres no midfield, matches en 5-3 ; 4-3 ; AI cant compete... and the dribbling... my god. DO NOT BUY. Expand
  13. Oct 17, 2018
    0
    In many ways it's a copy paste of Fifa 18, 17, 16 and so on. In other ways it's A LOT WORSE that its predecessors. Crap shooting, crap passing, crap cpu and so on. I don't even know why I bought it without reading the gamers reviews first. I wouldn't have wasted my money. I'm done with EA, I'm not even buying bfv
  14. Oct 1, 2018
    0
    El peor juego de futbol que pueda existir, el Fifa 18 tuvo ciertas diferencias con su predecesor, pero esta basura de FIFA 19 es la misma basofia que la entrega anterior.... NO LO COMPREN
  15. Oct 6, 2018
    0
    one of the worst Fifa titles to date the game is full of cheaters glitches and exploits also crazy amount of micro transactions . The game has no skill gap A.I defending is worse then ever the ball just bounces off you when you try to make tackle and the keepers are terrible then ever its harder to score a simple 1v1 then to score a bicycle kick from outside the penalty box 30 yards outone of the worst Fifa titles to date the game is full of cheaters glitches and exploits also crazy amount of micro transactions . The game has no skill gap A.I defending is worse then ever the ball just bounces off you when you try to make tackle and the keepers are terrible then ever its harder to score a simple 1v1 then to score a bicycle kick from outside the penalty box 30 yards out or the fact that the do not know how to balance a game every year something is overpowered and cannot be fixed like kick off boost goals or corner kick goals or even crossing this game is terrible never buying a fifa title again im officially done . Expand
  16. Nov 17, 2018
    0
    Total CRAP, even worse than FIFA 18. One of the worst garbage in which I had the displeasure to spend my money.
  17. Oct 4, 2018
    1
    Metacritic user ratings do not lie. Want to waste 60 euros and get only bad emotions in return?You are welcome to buy this trash game. EA is a huge money pit and all they do is release a slightly modified and reskinned football game every year and sell it for full price. You call it a game?I call it a fraud!Fifa 19 is exactly the same as 18 with only a few updates and same in game glitchesMetacritic user ratings do not lie. Want to waste 60 euros and get only bad emotions in return?You are welcome to buy this trash game. EA is a huge money pit and all they do is release a slightly modified and reskinned football game every year and sell it for full price. You call it a game?I call it a fraud!Fifa 19 is exactly the same as 18 with only a few updates and same in game glitches as before. A couple of situations that proves this is a joke: a ball is near my goalkeeper, but he decides to just stand there while a striker goes at the ball, pressing a GK rush button does nothing and the striker scores. Nothing?What about last seconds of a first half and added time is almost over, the opposing goalkeeper kicks the ball to the center of the court, but accidentally kicks it into his defender and the ball goes over the goalkeeper and into the net, but you know what?While the ball was mid air back to the net the ref decided its time to whistle and the goal did not count. I mean are you serious?I dont care about 60 euros as much as its entertaining, but this is amusing and infuriating at the same time. Should you buy it?No, definitely not, unless they make huge gameplay changes. Expand
  18. Oct 14, 2018
    0
    El mismo juego desde el Fifa 14; no hay absolutamente nada nuevo, es como si al actualizar los clubes de los jugadores solo habrían cambiado los colores.
  19. Nov 11, 2018
    0
    The more efort you make the less rewarded you are.The more mony you put in Fifa casino the more rewarder you are.Game is helping pay to win players to beat players that are making efort and want compete honestly.Almost all balls you try to pass to your player that standing right infornt of you will by some magic end up in oponent feet if that oponent is pay to win player.Also like 99% ofThe more efort you make the less rewarded you are.The more mony you put in Fifa casino the more rewarder you are.Game is helping pay to win players to beat players that are making efort and want compete honestly.Almost all balls you try to pass to your player that standing right infornt of you will by some magic end up in oponent feet if that oponent is pay to win player.Also like 99% of goals that hapen are pure scripting,you can easily tell that considering that every single goal is almost the same goal over and over...you shoot the ball,ball hit oponent or goalpost and bounce back to the player that scores.Feels like that criminal organisation EA never heard that there is more then one way to score goal in football.WOULD NOT RECOMEND THIS GAME EVEN TO MY WORST ENEMIES! Expand
  20. Oct 16, 2018
    4
    Review of gameplay only

    Major clear issues 1. Finishing is a disaster is way far from reality. When close to the keeper its almost impossible to score. When being from the keeper, it's hard to score. If you try to get closer to the keeper, the 60pace defender will stop a 90 pace offensive player. 2. Passing is very very slow. One touch quick passing is difficult. I need to press the
    Review of gameplay only

    Major clear issues
    1. Finishing is a disaster is way far from reality. When close to the keeper its almost impossible to score. When being from the keeper, it's hard to score. If you try to get closer to the keeper, the 60pace defender will stop a 90 pace offensive player.

    2. Passing is very very slow. One touch quick passing is difficult. I need to press the pass button way before the ball reaches a players foot in order to execute a one touch pass. Many offensive quick plays are killed off because of a player taking so much time to pass. i.e. time to receive the ball , adjust the position and then pass, rather immediately executing a one touch pass.

    3. Reaction to any command button is very slow. Eg. A player will take a second to respond to a trick command making the defender always faster to steal the ball before the offense executes the trick . Eg. delayed response to one time passing as in point (2).

    4. Bicycle kicks. Overpowered, overexecuted, unrealistic.

    5. Fast Breaks: Even if the offensive player is all alone approaching the keeper, the defender is very much likely to catch him and kill off the chance...

    Overall,
    Apart from the major issues mentioned above, Fifa 19 is more realistic than Fifa 18 but less entertaining. Fifa 18 was addictive, was fun, kept my friends and myself on our toes focused and excited during the game. Fifa 19 is slow and unentertaining.
    While Fifa has been trying to make the game as realistic as possible, it needs to keep in mind that, at the end of the day, this is a video game. It can't replicate a 90minute game in a typical 12 min video game match.
    Making finishing very hard, making scoring and creating chances as well as other initiatives in the attempt to make the game more realistic, is killing the entertainment in the game
    This is a video game designed for entertainment.
    A division 1 player should clearly look better in gameplay than a division 4-5.
    In fifa 19, the gameplay is so tight and restricted that you can hardly distinguish a division 1 player from a division 5. Again, this kills entertainment and competition between fifa players.

    PS. Its known that FIFA players would hardly admit that another FIFA player is better than them. In FIFA 19, the game is limited in its offensive options and is almost impossible to come across as the better FIFA player than your friends
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  21. Oct 28, 2018
    0
    I created this account just to review this game: WHAT AN ABSOLUTE DISASTER!
    This game is a mess in so many ways, and I really tried to like it and be as objective as possible, I buy FIFA every year on my Xbox 360 before and now on my PS4, but this one is horrible.
    ONLY some of the problems: 1) Gameplay is the worst. It's very unrealistic, unresponsive, lags, messed up. 2) Ultimate
    I created this account just to review this game: WHAT AN ABSOLUTE DISASTER!
    This game is a mess in so many ways, and I really tried to like it and be as objective as possible, I buy FIFA every year on my Xbox 360 before and now on my PS4, but this one is horrible.
    ONLY some of the problems:
    1) Gameplay is the worst. It's very unrealistic, unresponsive, lags, messed up.

    2) Ultimate Team: So much lag when playing online or on the transfer market buying players/things it's unbelievable. And it's not my connection problem, I play Call of Duty or other games with no issues online.
    In Ultimate Team, there a thing called "Input Lag", you press a button and your player doesn't do anything for 1.5 or 3 seconds, only AFTER 1.5-3 seconds your player does what you wanted.

    3) So unrealistic. Player stats are all messed up. You can take any random defender or player such as Masiello for example and he will run as fast as Cristiano Ronaldo! and then push him using physique and steal the ball.

    4) Online. A disaster! When connecting I have 5 green bars for maximum latency, but as soon as the game starts it's unbelievable lag.

    5) Often players just freeze as if the game froze, and something weird happens: Like the ball hits the bar, bounces upin the sky, comes back down to hit the bar, then sky again, comes back down to hit my goalkeeper in the head and go into the goal.

    ANYWAY there is just sooo many issues, that make this game simply unplayable, a complete disaster and embarrassment if compared to FIFA 18 or other. The game is just not fun anymore.
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  22. Oct 30, 2018
    0
    In LootCrate19 you can play as your favorite Ronaldo as you have the past five years running. The only major change you'll have to endure is the color of his jersey. EA is pretty much the worst, will never buy another game from them.
  23. Oct 30, 2018
    0
    Is the worst game play ever, the gamers don't need fully licensed and pretty menus.
  24. Oct 31, 2018
    0
    Слов нету таких, чтобы выразить мою ненависть к EA... Деньги на ветер...
  25. ZDP
    Oct 31, 2018
    4
    EA really need to stop neglecting other game modes other than Ultimate Team, especially in the single player mode (No, The Journey is not good enough).

    I've never been the one for Ultimate Team, which really has a negative effect on me as a FIFA player. This year I have finally lost my patience with EA and they need to stop giving games a paint job and slapping a new title on them.
    EA really need to stop neglecting other game modes other than Ultimate Team, especially in the single player mode (No, The Journey is not good enough).

    I've never been the one for Ultimate Team, which really has a negative effect on me as a FIFA player. This year I have finally lost my patience with EA and they need to stop giving games a paint job and slapping a new title on them. Career mode has not changed at all, apart from some new UEFA graphics and small news videos it is identical.

    Player Career mode hasn't been updated in years, The Journey is simply not good enough. There is so many things from The Journey that could be implemented into Player Career mode, but EA choose to ignore it as it doesn't make them more money.

    Another popular game mode, Pro Clubs, fails yet again to see an update.
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  26. Nov 17, 2018
    0
    FIFA 19 é o pior fifa de todos!!!!!! ridiculo a gameplay, FIFA 19 é o FIFA 17 com campions league e cr7 na capa. EA sports só teve o trabalho de mudar as cores e o menu e ainda colocou aquela merda de battle royale. VERGONHOSO ESSE JOGO
  27. Nov 20, 2018
    0
    Worst FIFA ever!. This game(play) is so scripted It is nausea inducing. Ea has since introduced Frostbite not developed (110% stalemate). The way they treat Career mode is degrading to all users. Do yourself a favor and avoid the game, it has nothing to do with football. EA a company that obviously only thinks of profit, and as long as we buy it, they do not change.
  28. Oct 5, 2018
    1
    I would describe myself as an avid fan of football games, and over the last 20 years have owned nearly all Fifa's and have spent many many hours playing them, however Fifa 19 in my opinion is the worse in the franchise since fifa 64, visually it's fantastic the presentation and graphics are second to none especially with the inclusion of CL and Europa League licensing.

    But that's where
    I would describe myself as an avid fan of football games, and over the last 20 years have owned nearly all Fifa's and have spent many many hours playing them, however Fifa 19 in my opinion is the worse in the franchise since fifa 64, visually it's fantastic the presentation and graphics are second to none especially with the inclusion of CL and Europa League licensing.

    But that's where it ends, on the pitch where the game truly matters or to me should do it's found wanting, gameplay is unrealistic to say the least, the ball shoots around like a pinball, including hitting the post or crossbar 5 times a match if not more ,the Goalkeepers AI makes Massimo Taribi look like a world beater at times and 50/50's are about as effective as a chocolate teapot, there are so many other areas of the gameplay as well that it feels like an unfinished game (FYI I've spent about 25 hours playing this on my own and with others).

    If the above still leaves you undecided this might help, the Fifa franchise to EA sports is now quite clearly developed to be its cash cow, Ultimate Team which generates huge revenue for EA has been revamped but all other modes in my opinion have fallen to the waste side, an example of this is the career mode which has had no changes at all except everything now has a tinge of blue and the champions league music is in the game due to the new licenses.

    So in a summary, Fifa 19 is a repackaged Fifa 18 with poorer gameplay, lack of game updates especially career mode where there are none and slightly improved graphics
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  29. Sep 28, 2018
    5
    With the exception of the updated kit's, squad and final Chapter of The Journey it's pretty much FIFA 18
  30. Oct 7, 2018
    0
    Very disappointing right from the off. No improvement on career mode - EXACTLY the same as last year. No idea what EA are playing at but this needs to stop. Their full focus on loot packs targeting kids is disgraceful!
Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 67 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 59 out of 67
  2. Negative: 0 out of 67
  1. Mar 6, 2019
    85
    Champions League is here and with it, the system of first touch and contact with balls, which works great. All around, it's the best football simulation at the market.
  2. CD-Action
    Feb 13, 2019
    85
    Great new modes, some minor changes making the game even more enjoyable, tons of licenses (Champions League!), spectacular presentation and the richest, most varied story mode yet make FIFA 19 an excellent entry in the series. [12/2018, p.62]
  3. Jan 2, 2019
    50
    With initial excitement having died down a few months after the game's release, FIFA 19 stands exposed for what it is: another recycled iteration of a franchise that sorely needs refreshing. Both off the pitch and on it, FIFA 19 is a hollow experience, yet another broken promise and a slap in the face of what we have come to expect from good game development. To truly compete in the gaming arena, FIFA must lace its boots and pull up its socks if it is to achieve what it too lazily sets out to each year.