New FIFA 2005 preview from GameSpot -things sound good!

[shpankey]

Originally posted by Ny8La8
wow, what's the average age of these people on these forums?!?! 12??? Grow up people and respect the guy's opinion.

Fan-boy or not, every word Mel Brennan typed is full of TRUTH! (especially the part about FIFA 2004).

Try being a lil open-minded

None of us are ruling out the chance that FIFA 05 could be a great game. Therefore *we* have an "open mind". You and the other kid are the close minded ones, not even giving FIFA 05 a chance. Already made your conclusions on two games you've never even played. Sorry, but that's bordering on senility.

Also, when someone spends half a day typing up a dang thesis on why none of the rest of us should buy FIFA 05, that's not an opinion... that is a crusade. Do us all a favor and stop trying to "convert" anyone. Trust me, it won't work anyhow and it just makes you look like little fanboys.

 

[valioso]

EA says the same thing every year and their games have turned out like crap.. I think it was just a don't get too excited because it has been said before kind of thing.

 

[Brondbyfan]

Look, I can see the point these guys are making. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting the results to change, and you'd be a liar if you claimed EA's track record with FIFA was superb. So I am guardedly optimistic. I'll read reviews before I buy. Just as there is no reason for FIFA bashing like these guys, there's no reason so bet the farm that this game will be perfect because that could be setting you up to be a let down.

I think the addage "Aim low, that way you'll never be disappointed and you might even be pleasantly surprised" makes some sense here.

 

[shpankey]

Originally posted by valioso
EA says the same thing every year and their games have turned out like crap.. I think it was just a don't get too excited because it has been said before kind of thing.

In any case, they should understand what "close minded" means before being so liberal with its usage. Especially when he looks like a hypocrit using it.

 

[Bummy_JaB]

It's way too early to speak on Fifa 2005. I will however not be buying it until I play it first. Of course the PC version tends to be a little different so I will be waiting to play the ps2 version.


and I think that guy might have copied and pasted that essay from some other website. Its not that hard to do.

 

[ngyc]

with 120 staffs working on gameplay, i hope they not come out with a craps. if not that really LOL

as usual, we giving hope every year, we disappointed every year. then we have a new hope next year and so that .......

btw, just hope they did the game as perfect as they can. avoid some simple bugs like

FIFA 2004
-UCL group stage bugs
-transfered player unable to set number
-poor interface
-unable to configure controller

those are their careless work. done it but without testing. so hope they concern that. make it nearly perfect.....

 

[ogsimon]

Lets hope they make the gameplay with as much variety as other football games on the market

ie:

pes
pes2
pes3
and probably pes 4

 

[nickclubman]

Originally posted by ishan1990
i disagree with you about the one touch thing.

I think this feature is vital to a football game. I was hoping for it a while back.

Couldn't agree more. When you play football in real life and receive the ball you have a decision to make, when to stick your foot out to stop and control the ball, what to do with your body positioning if the ball is coming from above, and how much power you should put on the ball if you want a one-touch pass, because the ball will already have momentum. If you've seen the 2005 vids you can see the players' recieving the ball and then it getting knocked too far out infront, or passed to the wrong player.

I think this is probably the best feature EA have used, that FIRST TOUCH is vital, if you have a crap first touch, what the hell can you do to create good team-work? That's what will make playing with the lower division teams such a challenge, you'll really experience the difference from controlling Stoke in english division 1, to going all the way over to Spain to control Real Madrid!

For now I wait for more previews and video footage, but everything looks very promising...as it did last year Oh well.

NK.

 

[nickclubman]

Originally posted by valioso
EA says the same thing every year and their games have turned out like crap.. I think it was just a don't get too excited because it has been said before kind of thing.

Yes, EA say the same things, but not always the previews. Never before has there been a FIFA game, which has been said to possibly beat PES this year. That in itself is exciting. But it is obvious EA are going to say good things for their own product.

NK.

 

[ogsimon]

Well this is EA's second year with the " new " format they are using, so hopefully they make significant advances in bringing variety to gameplay.

I never played fifa 2004, not even to rent, so im only going on what people say about fifa 2004, but EA do have work to do to catch up with pes, and if they wanted to they could make a game way better than pes

 

[Davilton]

Originally posted by Ny8La8
ok, MOST of what he said is true, happy now little one? now run along and go play...

What an imbecile, I can't be bothered to berate him at length...

 

[Rport03]

Originally posted by ngyc
FIFA 2004
-UCL group stage bugs
-transfered player unable to set number
-poor interface
-unable to configure controller

Fifa 2004 is not a bug its a game.... UCL don't know about that.... Transfered players dont know about that one neither.... Poor Inrerface well thats deff not a bug and I never had a prob with it... and unable to configure the controls isnt a bug either so i have no Idea what your talking about..


And well I wont get too excited about the new game but even though Fifa 04 wasnt proably the "best" but I still enjoyed it, and very rarely didnt it ever bother me, I guess I had a good copy and you all had bad ones but anyways Lets just see what happens and wait for more hands on previews and actual gameplay videos...

 

[Davilton]

Calling all PES fanboys!

Here's a revolutionary idea... if you don't like FIFA- don't buy it! If the PES series is so good, why waste your time and energy constantly condemning FIFA?

There are so many flaws contained within 'PES 3', but the fanboys won't admit to it until PES 4 is released! I have to admit that I'm not a massive fan of 'FIFA 2004', but I enjoyed playing 'FIFA 2003' immensely. In theory, EA have to be 'all things to all men'; but in practise that is an absurd concept which can never be attained.

PES 3 is chiefly geared towards one sector of the market, and FIFA to another- basic economics.

 

[valioso]

the funny thing is the only ones bringing up pes are the fifa fanboys..

 

[Davilton]

Originally posted by valioso
the funny thing is the only ones bringing up pes are the fifa fanboys..

I own both games, and also expressed my disappointment in 'FIFA 2004'; hardly the actions of a 'fan boy'. Anyway, who wrote the essay about how apparently 'poor' the FIFA series? I can't see the point in being a 'fan boy'- Konami and EA don't pay my mortgage, and put food on the table! Now if either of them wishes to bribe me...

 

[valioso]

he just wrote an essay pointing out the EA hype marketing machine..

 

[Bummy_JaB]

Hey Davilton did you really enjoy Fifa 2003????? Because I found that after EVERY SINGLE bicycle kick you did off a corner it would be an AUTOMATIC goal. I was enjoying it until I discovered this and of course some other cheap scripted gameplay.

 

[valioso]

fifa 2003.. was also known.. as race to the sidelines when playing online..

 

[Davilton]

Originally posted by Bummy_JaB
Hey Davilton did you really enjoy Fifa 2003????? Because I found that after EVERY SINGLE bicycle kick you did off a corner it would be an AUTOMATIC goal. I was enjoying it until I discovered this and of course some other cheap scripted gameplay.

Well, my friends and I made a rule not to use such 'cheap' tactics. Once you agree on that, the game is really enjoyable.

 

[Davilton]

Originally posted by valioso
fifa 2003.. was also known.. as race to the sidelines when playing online..

Hahahaha... that's why it's good to find some sensible, mature players to play against.