Cutscenes strafe the edges of the pitch like something out of the Goal! movies, swanky after-parties zoom in on a star-struck Alex, and press conferences and player presentations give you a taste of the good life he is leading. Using the Frostbite engine for its sophomore year, EA is clearly confident that they’ve got the technology to flex their storytelling clout. From Ronaldo to Muller to Griezmann and a certain Gunners legend, the A-listers join Alex on a globetrotting adventure that feels like a big high-five to soccer itself.
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In FIFA 18, that’s never more evident than in the return of The Journey, the story of eighteen-year-old sensation Alex Hunter, now in his second season of professional football. Over the course of six chapters, EA unrolls the red carpet for its famous supporting cast who are faithfully motion-captured for their starring bow. All the time, the line is being blurred between the sport we enact on our screens, and the real sport itself. Your first few matches will definitely feel slower than you might be used to, with the ball feeling like it’s rolling through mud on occasion – but as you come to terms with the game’s nuances it should all begin to feel more natural.With every passing year, the release of FIFAfeels more and more like an event. Soccer’s real-life stars line up to talk about their in-game rating, to inspect their FUT cards and to emphasize their love of the brand. The downside, though, which may not be related to the speed of each player but something else in the game, is a heavy, weighted feel to a lot of the initial play. This time around there’s absolutely no chance of Per Mertesacker catching Sergio Aguero, as should be the case. In Fifa 17 a player with a sprint speed of 60 or 70 wouldn’t find it too difficult to catch up with or tackle a player whose speed rating was 80+, which at times really did take away from the game’s authenticity. Slide tackles feel infinitely more satisfying, accurate, and often unpredictable, but it can feel much easier with a standing tackle to just completely miss your mark.Īnother thing that contributes to the difficulty of defending, which may not be to the game’s overall detriment, is the difference in speed of players. The enhanced dribbling ability, and generally improved movement and positioning of attacking players, makes putting in a tackle often not a simple task.
Runs from your midfielders will be easy to pick out, but conversely you’ll have to be at your very best to deal with all the potential threats from your opponent – whether it be the computer, your friends, or someone online.Įvery Fifa takes a while to get used to, and the defending in Fifa 18 certainly requires time. It means first touches with physically weaker players are now more important, but these players are often more agile so it balances out.Ĭontributing to the intelligent feel is what EA calls New Player Positioning – so instead of running into a congested area filled with defenders, Romelu Lukaku might feign to do so and hang back, waiting for the ball to be delivered to him in space on the edge of the area. Players feel more intelligent in their all-round play – from the way attackers use their body to shield the ball to the way defenders use theirs to win that same ball back. Don’t be surprised if wing play becomes a much larger part of your offensive arsenal. After crossing your first ball on Fifa 18 you’ll notice a difference immediately. It’s a skill that has been woefully under par up to this point in the franchise.
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