Not really disagreeing with you about PC gamers enjoying footy too (I don't know where people play more FIFA, neither do I care, I won't touch this PC vs Console non-sense, yet I too know plenty of people who play FIFA and PES on PCs), but I would note Football Manager and FIFA are in completelly different genres...
Just because both are setted aroung football doesn't mean they are comparable, FIFA is a typical team sports game while Football Manager is (as the name implies) a management simulation game.
Quite frankly they all seen the same every year for me... But again, I'm not heavy on either, not a great fan of the genre (although I enjoy it for local multiplayer every once in a while).
If there's nothing to change, then what's the point in making a "new" game entitled FIFA 14 which is supposedly a very improved version of the previous one. If there's little to no changes to make, why not releasing a patch, update or telling fans : "We think our game is perfect and doesn't need any change. Stick with FIFA 13" That game isn't perfect and need improvements. As gamers we're not compelled to know what changes have to be made. We give our feeling about the game. Improvements to be made are up to devs.
So do you justify changing the players overalls, changing a bit of the gameplay, a new Windows 8 like UI and a new soundtrack for 60$, instead of a title update like many games do?
It would have been better if they used the ignite engine for the pc version but they're leaving it for the ps4 and xbone.. Fifa15 will surely be great on PC
Here's a very good run down of all the changes that have been made, in an interview with fifa producer, on cvg.com Sounds very good, a lot of steps in the right direction. http://www.computerandvideo...
Is.....FIFA 13 with tweaks. Exactly as I could have told you a year ago.
I find tackling has been tweaked to make it a little easier, possibly because players have slightly poorer control when dribbling/receiving.
Shooting from distance seems a little harder to score, you have to be setup perfectly to get power behind the shot even with the best players otherwise its a bit slower and the GK can get something on it.
Graphics pretty similar, crowd seems to be higher resolution which is a minor but noticeable change.
Same old shite from EA, new features hyped to the max and then you play it and it feels all too familiar.
From the 6-7 games I played, I honestly couldn't really feel a major difference when passing the ball around or trying to score. It still feels really similar to FIFA13 albeit with some new animations.
The shooting whilst slightly more random with the ball trajectory doesn't feel at all that different either. I tried headers, close shots, long shots and volleys. Most of them just look like they did in FIFA13.
Substitutions ARGHH!! ...they still take around a minute to complete and you're forced to watch them stupid cutscenes whilst the CPU makes sure to use every sub available.
Some amazing comments here already. I mean, I'm not a big supporter of EA, being as they are simply a business, but what more can people expect when purchasing the "latest" sports franchise in videogames. Hopefully, the squads are up to date, animations tweaked and added to (where necessary), and gameplay refined...that is all. You pay for the latest instalment if (like me) you value the authenticity and are passionate about the sport.
On the other side. I'm greatly looking forward to seeing this year is PES has been able to close the gap.
Sadly PES fails almost everywhere, The lost licenses to teams like Barcelona and various other Teams and Stadiums make it a no Buy, even though i wanted to buy it This year. Its technically more advanced with the Fox Engine but thats it. Not getting Fifa, its not Worth it
I have to say, I actually really liked it which I'm pretty shocked by.
A few things I see though, the PC graphics engine still hasn't caught up with last gen console graphics which EA should be ashamed of!
Other than that the gameplay actually feels very different, it actually feels very much like PES. As for once FIFA actually feels VERY responsive which is a massive improvement everything feels smooth as it should do. There's now a lot more contextual moves also like PES so everything blends better so there's less animation lag or stupid movements.
The separate player & ball physics freedom works very well with the right stick as well making the skill moves less silly but more fluid & realistic - and work!
Also the menus are better & more integrated so you can change formations on the fly at the half-time screen without going into any menus & fatigue actually looks like it means something for once!
All in all I have FIFA 14 included in a PS4 Watch Dogs\FIFA bundle that I was planning on probably selling once it arrived but I've changed my mind I actually cant wait for it now!
I'm shocked too . It's too early to tell ... as bug and issues can easily arise the more we play or in a final version , but it was smooth , fast and felt good .
Its the first time ever that i havent felt strangled by some script and automated controls in a Fifa game . The difference is so big i wonder how people can still seriously say it's the same as every year .
I guess this puts me in the mood for maybe trying it again on ps4 . Meanwhile i'll stick with PES14 on ps3
Feels the same game to me :/. Gonna hold of the the next gen version but not holding out much hope tbh. Should have had that on PC with the next gen version imo lazy tbh.
I bet the next FIFA 15 game will be great on next gen consoles simply because they will focus more on them rather than porting from current gen to next gen.
That will be tomorrow when the PSN Store update is published.
I've managed to find it on XBOX by going to Demos > A to Z > E > EA Sports FIFA 14 but the purchase price is -1 and it just closes instantly when you attempt to get it.
I want to see if theres a difference between PC and console.
Ive in the console Beta & its the same game as the pc, but obviously the pc version can be tweaked for higher resolution & detail, but it plays the same.
It's on already. Just go to games/demos and it's the 1st one there. I thought pretty much the same as fifa 13, a few tweaks. Still, the roster update is always a bonus. Contemplating buying every other year now
Meh .. they have had exact the same menu-interface since FIFA 10 (released september 2009) which is reaaallyyy lousy from EA Sports. Not only do they re-use the same looks: they're laggy also. I'm skipping FIFA this year even though I'm a Messi-fanboy. EA has ripped me off too many times before and but I won't get fooled again.
Sad part is you can't expect FIFA fans not to buy this game, my last fifa game was fifa 12, I skipped on 13 knowing it would be the same crap, but now the teams have changed and you can't play with outdated rosters.
Im often known to disagree with people every year when they say cut and paste. This time EA hasn't given me much to defend in favour of this latest version. Its the exact same. Now its my turn to add to this notion of "copy and paste". I believe if you had fifa 2013 installed on your pc and decided to paste fifa 2014 into the same location you would be prompted with "overwrite existing files?" For 100% of all files.
Takes way too long to perform actions. Nearly every time I recieve a ball by the time I've taken a touch I'm already closed down and muscled off before I can pass the ball on
going to origin to download right now
Copy paste all over again.
Seems like theyre not even trying lol. The configs are the same, the arena is the same too.
Going to give this a try, I enjoyed FIFA 13 so why not.
my brother accidentally downloaded the fifa 13 demo off origin lol
HA GAAAAAAY!