FIFA 18

1. brokemack

   Sep 26, 2017

   10

   Revived my acct just to write this. PES has been my game since the PS2 days. I especially disliked FIFA 17, felt like a foosball game moreRevived my acct just to write this. PES has been my game since the PS2 days. I especially disliked FIFA 17, felt like a foosball game more than a football/soccer sim. Furthermore, EA can eat my *** and if it went under I honestly wouldn't really mind. But this is the first Fifa I'm buying in over a decade because it's made enough improvements, especially on the controls & physics, to the point where all the other stuff like presentation, licenses, modes & graphics actually put it over for me.
   
   PES devs deserve the praise & cash after all these years (though they also deserve better than Konami as their boss...) but I find it pretty amazing that this is the year so many are finally flocking to it, after literally Decades of arguing with FIFA stans that EA's game was trash & that PES was where it's at. I'll admit even now, PES' classic feel on the controls cannot be beat.... But a football/soccer simulation that does not make. The truth is that PES has no midfield game. Matches are generally just 90 mins of counter attacks, through lobs to the wing, a flurry of shots, and repeat until the whistle blows. Any good PES player will churn out 25 shots per 10 minute game like clockwork and the only way to stop it isn't with actual defense on the field, but by memorizing defensive settings combos in the gameplan menu which apply the same to pretty much every team regardless of personnel & essentially functions as a game within a game. PES is fine, but PES is PES... It's got it's own rules & internal logic and if you abide by them, you'll have fun because it feels nice to play. But again, that doesn't make it a football/soccer simulation.
   
   I'm seeing a lot of people complain about FIFA's pace, but it is much more like the real thing. You actually have to think about how you're going to move the ball up the field & make the most of your possessions. There is actual incentive to pass Backwards sometimes, like in real life, to reset play... Try that in PES in a competitive game, I dare you (you'll have it snatched from behind by the opposing striker and give up a goal). There are different ways to approach offense unlike in PES where every good player sets the same 3 FWD formation regardless of the personnel because they know the game is so heavily offensive that playing any other way is pointless. In FIFA you can actually play team defense based on field positioning instead of feeling like you're skating on ice with no choice but to try to steal the ball 1 on 1, at which point it's off to the races again. If all this makes FIFA "too slow" for people then I really have to question those people's understanding of the sport.
   
   None of this would mean as much to me if the game didn't feel right on the controls, which is exactly why I've stuck it out with PES & dealt with all the BS (like bad servers & lack of licenses, uploading kits & stadiums & all that) for all these years. There is no doubt that the physics & feel have finally improved to the point where it's a no brainer for me. And while the controls may not be as loose & Mario-like as PES, it's certainly better than any FIFA in a long time, especially last year's where it felt like all the players were puppets connected by string. This time passing & dribbling do feel nice and individual players off the ball actually move around in a more realistic way, unlike any other Fifa or PES I've seen, which seemed robotic when you look at them from a distance. If you don't believe me check out the demo & play it for yourself.
   
   I have yet to get into all the different modes but from what I've seen from FUT it is nice and let me tell you the licenses, presentation & feeling of real life connectedness with sport globally do not hurt, especially after all these years of PES. If I come across any tragic gamebreaking circumstances I will come back and change this review, but until then I'm leaving a 10 because all these 0's, 1's & 2's are a joke and need some balancing out. My only real concern at this point is that I haven't exactly found the right difficulty setting, though I've settled on Pro for now (1 higher than the default Semi-Pro) and it generally feels right.… Expand

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2. teddyeloso

   Nov 17, 2021

   8

   y mira, si queres jugar un videojuego de futbol no hace falta comprarte el mas moderno, con este o alguno mas esta bien. aunque en estay mira, si queres jugar un videojuego de futbol no hace falta comprarte el mas moderno, con este o alguno mas esta bien. aunque en esta versión no esta la champions ni libertadores… Expand

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4. hurtling-turtle

   Oct 15, 2017

   6

   FIFA 18, was a little disappointing. If you own FIFA 17, I question the point and if you don't then I would consider it carefully. TheFIFA 18, was a little disappointing. If you own FIFA 17, I question the point and if you don't then I would consider it carefully. The controls are ok but not a patch on PES 2018 and it's slightly marred (like many EA games) with the constant packs and micro-transactions.… Expand

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5. whitey67

   Dec 10, 2017

   1

   Each & every professional critic that reviewed this game and gave it a positive & glowing review , ie most of them, should be utterly ashamedEach & every professional critic that reviewed this game and gave it a positive & glowing review , ie most of them, should be utterly ashamed of themselves. Most consumers buy games , or whatever else, based on product reviews and none of teh critics have been fair and honest with the people that look to them for guidance and advice on which games to spend their pocket money or hard-earned. In EAs case, it is clearly obvious, that FIFA 18 is flawed on many levels - They have made little or no effort whatsoever to improve a cult game despite the resources that they will have at their disposal. In fact I believe the game to be a major step backward from fifa 17. The reality of the user reviews compared to critics reviews, rubber stamps the obvious fact that you guys merely re-word the same old reviews without actually exploring the game yourselves and you are obviously too worried about ramifications of negative reviews from EA & Sony. There is little point in detailing the obvious flaws of the game; there are too many to list and we all know what they are. I have enjoyed FIFA for years , some versions more than others but I am shocked at the blatant laziness by EA to re-deploy the same themes & templates in different guises. Its almost as though they have dared to see how little effort they could put in whilst taking their loyal followers money. But the real culprits here are the critics - EA have just mugged us all off but the critics should have done the right thing and appraised the game for what it really is. EA will no doubt e laughing - they can clearly put out any old sh*t and they will still be lauded by the very publications that owes their articles to they readers andante their sponsors. Goes without saying that after literally decades, I will never buy fifa again ( and I do mean that!!) . I hope other follow suit. I have given 1 as the music is quite good..
   
   So in summary - awful game , def the worst ever. Let down by FIFA but more so by the publications that we rely on to advise us.
   
   On the plus side, if ever I really make it in the corporate world , its reassuring to know that collusion is still alive & well!!… Expand

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6. constantino1234

   Nov 17, 2018

   0

   FIFA 18 ESTÁ RIDÍCULO!!!! EA sports não tem respeito pelos fãs de fifa e estão estragando o jogo

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7. TarkanK

   Dec 11, 2017

   0

   i don't want to go through the same issues everyone else has already mentioned. the negative user reviews are ALL accurate. but if you want toi don't want to go through the same issues everyone else has already mentioned. the negative user reviews are ALL accurate. but if you want to hear the new ost of fifa 18, you might like it.… Expand

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8. pinkeltje3

   Nov 18, 2017

   0

   Pay to win game.. But what do you expect its an EA game.
   
   Don't buy this game, it is create to make you spend more and more and promotsPay to win game.. But what do you expect its an EA game.
   
   Don't buy this game, it is create to make you spend more and more and promots child gambling… Expand

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