Re: FIFA 08 (Next Gen Chat)
Oh well.
I've played about five matches before dinner and I've ended up with the strong will of smashing my disc. The online mode is just not fun anymore. You can't get to play different teams, it's always the same Barcelona, Chelsea or Milan. I'm done with that. I just can't stand playing against the same five teams everytime and conceding goals that always come from my player's stupid passes (blame the response times) or cutbacks. The response times have finally started to make the matches unplaylable, it just pisses me off and makes me want to smash both the controller and the TV.
I'll follow your advice when I get to play the game next time, Bruno. I haven't played any of the offline modes yet (just the odd friendly match against the CPU), so I don't really know what to expect. The good thing about the online matches is that you can't predict what the other players will do and as human beings they make mistakes. That's why I've played a lot online. On the other hand, the offline modes provide longevity and a match isn't just a match, so it might be fun. The thing is that from what I've read, the CPU cheats way too much which makes the game boring, but I'll just have to try for myself and then take my own conclusions.
miguel the best mode of this game, like any other sports game is the multiplayer offline, no doubt in my mind.
the offline single player mode is very good too, specially if u can find the right level of dificulty for your abilities. like i said before, im loving every minute of my everton manager mode. i dont see CPU cheats like the last minute "must comeback" goals the PES AI aways had to score.
every goal i conceded to the AI was imho fair... ok sometimes i do get frustated when the AI striker wins the header agaisnt my defender, but than when i go and take a close look at who that striker was and who was my defender, most of the time i think it could have happened in real life, like drogba winnign most headers against lescott.
i highly suggest u be patient against the CPU, u CANT just try to press them all the time like in WE, only if youre facing a much weaker team, i do that in my cup games against lower league teams, and usually score 3+ goals.
agaisnt stronger teams the yours, u gotta play smart football, close the spaces, bring your attackers and midfielders back, let them try to round the ball from side to side, and than when the right time comes, steal the ball and try a quick counter attack, thats the way o found to beat the big clubs home and specially away...when i try to press them, they just find way to many gaps in my defense becasue my defenders went up trying to press, and than ususally i conceded i goal.. now i play patiently against them and they arent beating me easily anymore.
take a look at a great conter attack i manager agasint blacburn(ok theyrent of the the big clubs, but thats just to show how its done.)
http://www.easportsworld.com/index_enUS.html#video-160890/BRUNNOCE(XBOX360)/46051
i hope u can have fun with this game man, its a really incredible game, i just cant get enough of it!
for the first time i feel diference between player in fifa beside speed and also i great variety of goals...just like in real life u wont see 2 goals exactly the same.
