Fifa 14 Demo: First Impressions

Its that time of year again when Fifa 14 has its next roster pack for the up coming season. But will this fifa finally bring a new, better, fantastic, realistic, revolutionary football experience. Well not really, but it is an improvement to say the least.

As it is a demo we cant say that this is exactly how the game will play when its released. However it is a taster of what we can expect.  As always every year there is a slight improvement within gameplay but nothing really revolutionary to make us think 'WOW it cant get any better than this' and with the impression of the demo it has really done the same thing. However there are some improvements that make it better than the previous installment. The way the players move is much better and most aspects of the game seem to have improved slightly. The player movement is generally more realistic with turning with the ball and how the player runs and reacts to the surroundings. For example something ive always hated in fifa 13 is when the ball comes to a players chest, it is near impossible to control it regardless of what you press, it just bounces straight up in the air. Now it seems the ball has a mind of its own and with the player movement the ball will go in that direction meaning you can chest the ball in a direction, its nothing amazing but turning the ball on the chest to run and take a shot is pritty sweet.

This, I feel is one of the big aspects that has changed, that the ball seems to not be fully connected to the player and has a a sense of  free movement. It can bobble with a bad touch and depending on how the player reacts to the pass, depends on the movement of the ball and it makes the game look really good and realistic. Really the only features that have changed are the way the players move and how they react with the ball. Nothing else is really game changing. But thats not to say its the exact same game, making it no good. It is different it does feel better and much more like football, having knitty gritty challenges look brilliant and the whole experience is much nicer. Nothing outstanding but ... good.

There are a number of worries i have that seem to be coming up in each fifa that everyone moans about. First is speed. Speed is something that you had to have in fifa 13. If you didnt have a fast team it was most likely you were going to lose. And it has changed but in opposite sides of the pitch. What i mean is that fast strikers sprinting with the ball is very difficult to control, constantly hitting it ahead of him far too much or turning in directions when sprinting is challenging but thats good. Fast defenders are where i see a problem. It seems if you are a striker if your up against the likes of Kyle Walker he will catch you immediately even when having a head start with say Neymar. It seems you have to time when to sprint when on the ball, but hopefully fast defenders wont be too over powering when it comes to the real game because they just seem to catch you too quick. Another issue i have is the goal keepers, will they ever not be sooo damn stupid? When you have keepers in real football running out to the ball they make themselves big and wide to lower the goal scoring opportunity, but with this, the keepers run out and fall like a bag of potatoes ... useless. It seemed so many times when i scored or the computer scored the ball always went over there heads as they never stand tall, they just fall in a horizontal line. Also a number of times when crossing the ball the keepers just dont even know what to do smashing it over the bar or even punching the ball in the goals. This i understand as at corners keepers were ridiculously over powered BUT a number of times ive had corners taken into me and the keeper just punches the ball in the goal, Very annoying. Hopefully these will just be bugs within the demo. Here's hoping.

One main thing that has got me pumped for Fifa 14 is the new online game mode, Co-op Seasons. This is where you and a friend can play online season matches against 2 other people. So you can try to get to division one with one of your friends and it doesnt effect your personal rating or records and you can do it with multiple friends. This brings a whole new ball game to online mode for fifa and its something that will have everyone playing for much longer, in my opinion.


Anyway my first impressions so far is, it looks good, just not amazing ... Yet. The real game can improve as it is just a demo. What im looking forward to, is if it will be any different on the next gen consoles. Ive heard it feels better but how much of a difference im not sure. I am sure though that Fifa 14 will be as big as every other Fifa and we will all love it regardless or is there a market for Pro Ev to come in and take the crown?

Thanks for Reading, let me know what you thought of the demo!

ZebruhGaming

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