While this review may be many months overdue, I feel it's the right time as we're currently getting the gameplay of FIFA 16 from this year's E3. Beginning with the graphics, I think EA have done a fantastic job of facial duplication, pitch and uniform ware, and almost everything. However, as always with EA, there are some (many) graphical glitches. I think EA did a good job, especially on scanning every single BPL player's face for the game. One of the things I most enjoyed about FIFA 15 was the career mode. I focus a lot of my time on different sorts of career modes and I think this FIFA hit a sweet spot. In Manager Mode, the players are good at communicating, the contract and transfers are realistic and seem to actually not be that far from reality. One of my favorite aspects is how the players and news are dynamic and don't all sound exactly the same. While you may see the occasional repeat, they don't happen often and keep career mode fresh. Player Mode is great as well with everything being similar to Career Mode, but a little more of a personal touch to it all.
Of course, I need to mention the most popular aspect of FIFA, Ultimate Team. For those that don't know, Ultimate Team is a mode where you create the best team of your ability using all of the world's (licensed) players and compete with others in football matches in order to either reach Division 1, win trophies in tournaments, or simply prove to your friends either (1) how good you are at FIFA, or, more likely, (2) how much time and money you have wasted on playing and investing in the game. EA have had a lot of criticism over some recent things they've done to try to "level the playing field", but many think they have just tried to get a way to make more money. Anyway, UT seems to get better every year, and this year, they've focused mainly on the graphics. Despite claiming to have completely redesigned the goalkeepers, many of us believe that the goalkeepers have been fed bricks in order for them to prevent saving anything. However, I very much enjoyed this FIFA and so did most of my friends.
Overall rating: 9.0
Go buy it if you haven't yet and are interested in soccer.
Of course, I need to mention the most popular aspect of FIFA, Ultimate Team. For those that don't know, Ultimate Team is a mode where you create the best team of your ability using all of the world's (licensed) players and compete with others in football matches in order to either reach Division 1, win trophies in tournaments, or simply prove to your friends either (1) how good you are at FIFA, or, more likely, (2) how much time and money you have wasted on playing and investing in the game. EA have had a lot of criticism over some recent things they've done to try to "level the playing field", but many think they have just tried to get a way to make more money. Anyway, UT seems to get better every year, and this year, they've focused mainly on the graphics. Despite claiming to have completely redesigned the goalkeepers, many of us believe that the goalkeepers have been fed bricks in order for them to prevent saving anything. However, I very much enjoyed this FIFA and so did most of my friends.
Overall rating: 9.0
Go buy it if you haven't yet and are interested in soccer.