Re: FIFA 09 - Discussion Thread
Remember years ago when FIFA had the better graphics, we PES fans would say "who cares if the graphics are better, it's the gameplay that counts"?
We get given responsive gameplay and all the tweaks we wanted to see, resulting in the most realistic football game yet, and suddenly there's a big deal being made of the sponsor on the front of one team's kit... Come on guys. The PES2008/2009 players can patch their kits but they can't patch the gameplay.
But anyway, I've been playing the demo of this all day and it's absolutely fantastic. The best simulation of football to date. I can see why some wouldn't like it because some games are midfield battles where it doesn't feel like you're moving, as if you're stuck in traffic. But that's football, it happens all the time. In-fact whenever it's a big game, everyone's worst fear is that it will be a 0-0 draw, and it usually is.
The only complaint I could make so far is that I think the default speed is a bit too fast - thankfully EA have given us a choice, but still, ranked matches will take some getting used to if you use "slow" offline. That's the only complaint I can make; the response times make it so much better.
I've scored some fantastic goals that before you wouldn't see - I just thought "I'm hitting it, running out of options", and it's gone in. The goalkeepers are a lot more realistic.
Very happy chappy.