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Worst soccer game EVER (contains bad language)

Hirvensarvi

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I recently bought FIFA 08, and I have been playing it for some time now. And OH MY GOD WHAT A ******* **** GAME IT IS. I had to pause the game now, open my browser, and write a post here just to get my frustration out. I really have to tell everyone that you never should buy this piece of **** (you'll do it anyway, but ok).

Don't get me wrong - I'm not a newbie who just finds the game too difficult, and whine because I can't score goals or something. I've been playing FIFA 07 since it came out, and most of the time I've been playing on the highest difficulty level, scoring goals and winning matches like some über FIFA God on speed. FIFA 07 was a very good game, and I mastered it nearly perfectly. My expectations were high on FIFA 08 - and now I want to kill it with a knife, **** on it, and throw it in the river along with my computer. NOTHING IS IMPROVED AT ALL! All the ******* flaws are still there, and YAY - new, EVEN MORE annoying flaws have turned up! Every single flaw is THE SAME **** as in FIFA 07, NOTHING is new with this game exept for some crappy boring modes like "be one tard instead of 11". The graphics has improved, but who gives a **** when the gameplay still has all the flaws? I feel like I'm still playing FIFA 07, only with a face lift and an uglier gameplay! Why couldn't the EA nazi antichrists make us feel like we're really playing something new?

List of irritation:

1. When you start a match, you see your team selection - for ONE FRIGGIN SECOND. Why the hell does it disappear before you even can see what team it is?
2. Players you don't control are even more retarded than before - watch them run AWAY from the ball when the opponent is about to take it, and stand like some ******* poles when you pass a long ball to them
3. The through balls used to be very effective - now they all of a sudden suck dick? Instead of making the pass ahead through the space so the players run after it, they very often turn out as sketchy vertical passes across the field that the opponent picks up.
4. Finishing is still too hard, no matter what masterful striker you are. You control Ronaldo, Rooney, Henry, you name it - alone with the keeper, guess who wins? NOT you. Sometimes you nail it, when the keeper does a mistake, but usually you find yourself shooting straight ahead and the keeper easily blocks it. Changing direction is all of a sudden impossible, and even if you could get a little turn on the shot, the keeper has no problem to stop it. Try to dribble past the keeper like a pro, and the keeper will just jump on you and steal the ball WITHOUT BLINKING. You can NEVER be sure to score when one on one, and it's just not realistic at all.


I enjoyed FIFA 07 very much, so I can handle the old flaws- but the new ones make me so angry I could kill anyone. Why can the opponent dribble past my defense so easily? I'm Manchester ******* United, the opponent is DERBY!!! And even in Semi Pro they dribble their way through like I was a nobody. Why are my defenders useless? And it's not like i have control over them - they just do as they please. I can't seem to switch between players? The old switch button that used to be the pass button doesn't work, and neither does anything else (I have a Logitech pad). The trick joystick sometimes seem to switch players, but if there's some kind of system here that lets me decide which player I need to control, it sucks ass from a straw. I have no control at all, usually the opponent just run through with one player, my defenders not confronting at all, and when I wriggle the joystick like a monkey I usually find midplayers or strikers have the blue arrow over their heads, far away from the ball.

PLEASE let there be something I have not read in the stinking manual I don't even want to touch without gloves now, instead of the horrible fact that this game REALLY isn't any better.

YES, it's PC version. YES, I have a game pad. And NO, I've never had any problems mastering FIFA on PC.

Forgive the bad language, but I'm really angry (just look how much I had to write before I was calm again!)

Give me advice how I can stop my 4 1/2 star team from getting ass raped by the most useless teams in soccer history. Tell me how I can defend!!! Attacking is hard, good players still need a lot of luck to pull off the fancy dribbles, and opponent deffenders of course seem to know what they're doing - but it were like this on hard difficulty levels in FIFA 08 too, so I can handle it. But I CAN NOT handle that I let in 3 goals against Derby when I don't do anything wrong, and the opponent team just dribble through a USELESS defense, and even scoring on "magic" shots from dead angles when my keeper is supposed to be professional.
 
Just play 07. I tried the demo, and I did not like it. They did not fix the bugs in 07 and anyway my 07 is much better. Hell, i've even got more accurate rosters on my FIFA than in FIFA08! Also, there is the fifa.fat limitation which hinders us from importing lots of stuff, which is really bad.
 
How do I make a complete update in FIFA 07 with all the players and kits? It could be a solution, but I would hate missing the updated graphics and thinking that I've wasted my money!
 
Mate, if I were you, just stick with 07. If you edit it nicely, maybe also add a gameplay patch made by NK, then 07 will be a totally different game. I know mine is!

Your other option is to play PES...IMO the best footy game out there. Download the PES2008 demo and see how you like it. Trust me, it's very different compared to FIFA...the gameplay is way better, and there barely are any MAJOR bugs....plus the CPU is fair and the AI is very smart and fluid.
 
So it's really true that EA ruined FIFA? I'm not just doing something wrong? This is horrible.

But how can I update FIFA 07 completely without having to do a lot of work myself?
 
Hirvensarvi;2420014 said:
So it's really true that EA ruined FIFA? I'm not just doing something wrong? This is horrible.

But how can I update FIFA 07 completely without having to do a lot of work myself?

I'm working on something in my rare free time, no ETA yet, but trust me it will blow Fifa08 to the toilet.
 
Everybody is complaining this Fifa 08 version PC i know why everybody wants the NG gameplay,graphics i know it piss if we view some videos of Xbox 360 and have excelent gameplay, graphics.This Fifa is better than 07 i say have some new details thet i like a lot,the keeper in WC are not impossible to score practice and you will get more goals, everyone have different tastes.
The only alternatives you have is edit 07,start playing PES,or buy a Xbox 360 and get the game.If i could i buy a Xbox but i can't i like Fifa 08 PC version anyway.
 
Men with Man. Utd. and you lose against Derby County.I gotta say the fault it's not from the game it's the player.
 
Yes there are still some minor niggles, but this is easily better than 07. Actually this is the best football game I have played on PC, but I will have a look at the next Pro Evo.
If your having trouble, just drop down a level till you master that.
 
well... it is a different game gameplay wise to fifa 07.. maybe you have to get used to it because im finding no trouble with it atm..
 
Mates, for me personally EA just hasn't done enough in 08 to get me to spend $40 more dollars. For me, 08 will just be FIFA 07 v2.0. And if you take advantage of all the goodies in these forums, 07 for me is an entirely different game.

PES2008 is definately a must have for PC, just THE best footie game yet. The PC version will also be the best one since Konami even said they have put the most focus in PC.

The only thing that would make me buy 08 is the AI, but from what I've read yes it is hard and challenging, but the AI wins in the crappiest ways...

Instead of hating FIFA 08, just play the PES2008 demo and wait until the full version comes out ;)
 
All i will say is learn to use the jostle button. Use it with all most all your gameplay, fighting for header positioning, tackling, receiving a pass, controlling the ball more tightly when turning, dribbling..it's hard game to come to grips with at the start, you just need patience, practice and more playing time.

And in regards with shooting/scoring, when in close (1 on 1 with goalie) try using your control shot more often and use your normal shot outside the box, but be sure your player has good positioning, not off balance and is in good stride, you will with a decent selection of power and angle on your stick; trouble the keeper into a save, score a screamer or wip it just past the goal post.

you can also use your control shot outside the box but you need good positioning and angle to get a good spin on it because othewise the keeper will have no issue with it.

As with everything just PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE!! :)
 
for me its all about first impressions. I played 1 game with fifa 08 and didnt like it a bit for numerous reasons, so i quit and deleted it from my HD. I downloaded the pes2008 demo and i fell in love. I would hate practicing a game i dont like for ages waiting for it to suddenly become fun...
 
Hirvensarvi;2419938 said:
Give me advice how I can stop my 4 1/2 star team from getting ass raped by the most useless teams in soccer history...
Come off it ya dipstick, you know full well that
Derby is one of the best teams going around... :p


;)
~Cahill
 
Lemonman31;2420091 said:
for me its all about first impressions. I played 1 game with fifa 08 and didnt like it a bit for numerous reasons, so i quit and deleted it from my HD. I downloaded the pes2008 demo and i fell in love. I would hate practicing a game i dont like for ages waiting for it to suddenly become fun...
Been a Pro Evo fan for years now, Still waiting for the Demo for PS3 (aren't we all, lol).. I've actually Pre ordered PES08 because I'm pretty sure I will get it. For the time being I found Fifa 08 to be a very nice game, very tough and not perfect but a nice football game. The Online games are really fun, easy to get into and at times very competitive.. i'd say give it a go if you haven't got pes08 yet, but the problem being that PC demo won't do it justice, modes like Be a Pro and online gaming give it that playability/longativity for me.
 
Hirvensarvi;2419938 said:
Don't get me wrong - I'm not a newbie who just finds the game too difficult, and whine because I can't score goals or something. .
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3. The through balls used to be very effective - now they all of a sudden suck dick? Instead of making the pass ahead through the space so the players run after it, they very often turn out as sketchy vertical passes across the field that the opponent picks up.

4. Finishing is still too hard, no matter what masterful striker you are. You control Ronaldo, Rooney, Henry, you name it - alone with the keeper, guess who wins? NOT you. Sometimes you nail it, when the keeper does a mistake, but usually you find yourself shooting straight ahead and the keeper easily blocks it. Changing direction is all of a sudden impossible, and even if you could get a little turn on the shot, the keeper has no problem to stop it. Try to dribble past the keeper like a pro, and the keeper will just jump on you and steal the ball WITHOUT BLINKING. You can NEVER be sure to score when one on one, and it's just not realistic at all.

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I'm Manchester ******* United, the opponent is DERBY!!! And even in Semi Pro they dribble their way through like I was a nobody. Why are my defenders useless? And it's not like i have control over them - they just do as they please. I can't seem to switch between players? The old switch button that used to be the pass button doesn't work, and neither does anything else (I have a Logitech pad). The trick joystick sometimes seem to switch players, but if there's some kind of system here that lets me decide which player I need to control, it sucks ass from a straw. I have no control at all, usually the opponent just run through with one player, my defenders not confronting at all, and when I wriggle the joystick like a monkey I usually find midplayers or strikers have the blue arrow over their heads, far away from the ball.

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Give me advice how I can stop my 4 1/2 star team from getting ass raped by the most useless teams in soccer history. Tell me how I can defend!!! Attacking is hard, good players still need a lot of luck to pull off the fancy dribbles, and opponent deffenders of course seem to know what they're doing - but it were like this on hard difficulty levels in FIFA 08 too, so I can handle it. But I CAN NOT handle that I let in 3 goals against Derby when I don't do anything wrong, and the opponent team just dribble through a USELESS defense, and even scoring on "magic" shots from dead angles when my keeper is supposed to be professional.
This is obiously whining about the difficulty of the game...And yes, the game is farrrr more difficult than fifa 07.


:mrpimp:
 
easyiest way to fix your problem

Step 1. Get all the money in your bank account and cash it out
Step 2. go to your nearest deparment store
Step 3. Purchase a Plasma TV
Step 4. Purchase a Playstation 3 with a copy of FIFA 08
Step 5. Go home and crack a bonner so big the neighbors think you got a new pink chimney

the end
 
Hirvensarvi;2419950 said:
How do I make a complete update in FIFA 07 with all the players and kits? It could be a solution, but I would hate missing the updated graphics and thinking that I've wasted my money!
Haha, I could somehow upload my whole FIFA, though that would take a while. In my FIFA, I would say the graphics are better than in 08! You know how in the previous FIFA's, there have been those annoying lines on the pitch? Well, in my FIFA, they are gone! Also, everything just looks a lot nicer and it also doesn't have that filter effect thing on.

Here is a screen of what my FIFA looks like right at kickoff:
fifa072007101510013862tc7.png


And, at half time and full time, when the score is shown, this is what it looks like in the Premier League:

fifa072007101510143279xc9.png


And when someone scores:

fifa072007101510133907kn1.png


bloody spurs...
 
soulty;2420080 said:
All i will say is learn to use the jostle button. Use it with all most all your gameplay, fighting for header positioning, tackling, receiving a pass, controlling the ball more tightly when turning, dribbling..it's hard game to come to grips with at the start, you just need patience, practice and more playing time.

And in regards with shooting/scoring, when in close (1 on 1 with goalie) try using your control shot more often and use your normal shot outside the box, but be sure your player has good positioning, not off balance and is in good stride, you will with a decent selection of power and angle on your stick; trouble the keeper into a save, score a screamer or wip it just past the goal post.

you can also use your control shot outside the box but you need good positioning and angle to get a good spin on it because othewise the keeper will have no issue with it.

As with everything just PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE!! :)

What you said is all true.

P.S. - PES only the best in PC and PS2 Fifa is the best in Xbox and PS3 because is new generation
 
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