Haven't played this year's version and I may give it a miss. For someone who has switched from PC to console I can speak for myself that I find playing on the console far easier than on the keyboard. That is precisely one of the reasons I fail at gaming events that use keyboards.
That is plain stupid on the part of the game designers, isn't it? The last thing you want while playing a football video game is to have 20-30 percent possession and defend defend defend all the time. I'm sure the intent was to make is hard so as to keep the interest but it has surely backfired? I'm sure the multiplayer version would be good but I havent tried it and the poor broadband speed in my country would ensure I wouldnt be able to in the near future.
It is incredibly frustrating chasing shadows for most of the match. I heard there is a way to change back to the old defensive system though?
Its not about how you defend. I have changed to legacy defending but its still extremely hard to get the ball off the opposition without going into rash challenges as the AI players dribble a lot. Maybe the new defending style is indeed the way to go about it but it'll take some effort to master it and clearly I've run out of patience.
I agree, best FIFA game I've played. I think once you get used to defending it really isn't that hard, I don't get one player beating 3 or 4 of my players anymore. If you double up on those players by pressing R2 (I think) and don't go in for the tackle, they will twist to get past one defender but walk into the second and you get the ball back. I also change every other second from pressing R2 to L2 and visa versa, depending on what the attacker is doing. Also got to be ready to sprint incase they do beat you but quickly double up with another player.
I always aim above the keeper and under the bar with my penalties, If you put a bit of power behind it then 9 times out of 10 it will go in. If your playing someone online that is because people never dive up with their keepers.
You should give ultimate team a go. No matter how much you are winning by people never quit. Every game you finish adds up in a streak which multiplies the amount of coins you get at the end of the match. Been an absolute revelation for me in fifa discovering it.
Thats good, coz I didn't think what I wrote made any sense
I need to know when to press the direction button, how long to hold the O down for and when to stop the little marker that goes back and forth between the green, yellow and red.
Was a revelation for me for a while too...
100% Agreed. Pro clubs is the future of all sports video games, and pretty much the formula for the most successful online games (being able to compete with friends against other teams/squads of friends....see COD/MW and parties etc)
