fifa w/ati graphics question and some other gameplay thoughts

[danny_a]

i have a 9800pro, which i would consider a more than adequate card for fifa, but for some reason the graphics look crap, is it just the game or is there some problem with ati and fifa.

by crap i don't mean artifacts or anything, just generally they look weird and cartoony and plasticy, like certain things aren't being rendered correctly (i'm on high detail btw)

can someone help me out wth this...

btw.. if you're wondering, the two things that sucked most about fifa still suck i.e.
a. ball physics; still like a ping pong, totters around and carries no pace in shots, hell even the lobs seem more vicious
b. goalies are still waayyy to strong, making a 1 on 1 situation in the inside box the only regular scoring shooting position (that and close range headers)

I've played fifa all my life (since 94) religiously, i played pes5 for the first time a few months ago and i really think ea should be ashamed. And i don't care about teh depth in strategy and player abilities and bla bla bla. Thats PES5's strong point and it always will be given their market. But a footie game with such ridiculous ball physics and shooting .... don't know what EA is thinking

granted though, the shot speed in fifa is far more like the real thing that in pes5, but then fifa really needs to tune up the defensive ai and tune down the goalie ai... the hard part should be getting past the defence, not getting past the goalie

 

[Jono82]

I'm guessing you're not the only one with an ATI problem

I'm trying to play the game on a Radeon 9600 (with a P4 3.0GHz with 1.5GB RAM - in XP which was reformatted 3 days ago and minimal programs re-installed - office etc.)

The ONLY way I can run the game properly is to play it at 640x480 with the detail on low... and even then it's really choppy!

Plus it crashed in the middle of the Semi Final when I was 1-0 up against Brazil!!!

 

[rikochet]

Well I have one computer at work with a Radeon 9600 and one at home with a Radeon X850XT and I don't have a problem at all. Both Run smooth and a Resolution of 1600X1200 With quality levels at high, 4X I(doble effect) Antialising, 16X Anisotropic, MipMap level at max quality and Vertical refresh On unless specifies by program. There's got to be something else that's affecting you guys.

 

[Puma1]

granted though, the shot speed in fifa is far more like the real thing that in pes5, but then fifa really needs to tune up the defensive ai and tune down the goalie ai... the hard part should be getting past the defence, not getting past the goalie

I totally agree with your post bro because goalie's tend to do impossible save in higher difficulties. It's quite dissapointing to have your only breakaways wasted because your cannoned one toward the net and the goalie saved it by flying in the air. My cousin today got so frustrated b/c of that.