New leagues, new stadiums, and new game modes promise that this edition will be the best in years.
There’s plenty in the EA SPORTS FIFA 17 demo to get players excited about the upcoming release of the full game, and the in-game experience highlighted in the demo is only the beginning. The element of finely tuned physicality was a feature that EA SPORTS sorely needed to include in this game, and they got it spot on. Every slide tackle is that much crunchier and every clearing header feels that much more triumphant. On the other side of the ball, it sets up some incredibly fun defensive play. It’s a huge improvement that highlights the skill set of players who thrive with their backs to goal and use their hold-up abilities to create space for teammates. On full display in the demo, players have more control over jostling, shielding, battling for possession in pursuit of the ball, and battling the goalkeeper on a set piece. That’s exactly how it should be.Ĭlosely related to the improved ball physics is the physical play overhaul. Every pass, every first touch, every bounce and ricochet is more unpredictable and true to life.įor example, you’ll have plenty of chances to get roasted by your friends after they score because Joevin Jones slams another clearance of the back of Chad Marshall (which I did today). There’s no more of the ball clipping through the goalkeeper’s arm, no more insanely, unrealistically good first touches from line-drive, field-switching passes in traffic, no more nonsense that breaks the suspension of disbelief. There’s no real concise way to describe this one, only that everything feels more real. It’s a nice refinement of the pre-match presentation and it makes FIFA 17 feel just a bit more captivating and jubilant than it has in the past.ĭuring the match, you’ll immediately notice gameplay tweaks and improvements are, particularly with ball physics. It’s good, folks.īefore each match, commentators discuss player partnerships in each team’s starting XI in-depth, describe the atmosphere in the stadium, and give insightful background on clubs’ recent seasons and histories. CenturyLink rocks - like, the camera actually shakes - and the place absolutely explodes when you score with Clint Dempsey.
And, yes, in the demo, you can play as the Sounders in CenturyLink Stadium. EA did great work making it feel like every club’s playing style, players, and - when applicable - stadiums are uniquely detailed and emphasized in the demo. You can find the latest info on 'FIFA 15' linked from our Video Game Release Schedule.Impressively, every team in the demo feels unique. Minimum Supported Video Cards: ATI Radeon HD 5770, NVIDIA GTX 650 Supported Video Cards: ATI Radeon HD 6870, NVIDIA GTX 460
Speaking if the PC version, EA has also shared both recommended and minimum PC specs:
(Update: PC Demo can be downloaded here.) On the PS4 and PS3, it looks like the magic day is September 10th in Europe, but may be sooner in other regions. Meanwhile, EA has promised that the demo will be coming to the PC through Origin, today, September 9th. On the one hand we have my favorite novelty, the possibility of skipping the endless sequences of throw-in, goal-kick and other intermediate scenes that made us lose time.
But for now, fans on the Xbox One and 360 can dig into the demo, by going here. FIFA 15 is, above all, an exercise in readjusting, correcting bugs and errors, playing with the rhythm of the matches and trying to give the experience a little more ease. There's no doubt that fans want ' FIFA 15,' and want it now.