FIFA 18 REVIEW SERIES

Most importantly, while it may seem superficial, thereвЂ™s something much more exciting and engaging about playing as your favourite team in FIFA over the teams with generic names in PES. The commentary is detailed and informed with much more variation and better overall tone than PES. Crowds sing the songs that youвЂ™d hear and stadiums feel alive with atmosphere. The pre-match build-up is designed to look and feel just like a televised game.

While the gameplay might be a little bit behind the opponent, the overall presentation of FIFA 18 is light years ahead. ItвЂ™s still got some catching up to do to be on par with PES in terms of overall authenticity, but what FIFA does wonderfully well is constantly recreate those wow moments that make football the sport it is.

FIFA 18 REVIEW SERIES

The overall result of this yearвЂ™s changes is positive, making FIFA 18 feel more immersive than any other release in the series previously. The shooting also feels overpowered to the point that itвЂ™s not uncommon to see multiple goal of the season contenders in every match. Series veterans will likely adjust quite quickly, but for newcomers, thereвЂ™s a chance it will feel too unbalanced in the favour of the attacking team, especially against some of the gameвЂ™s more skilful players such as Ronaldo and Messi. The actual mechanics are still the same, but jockeying and timing tackles perfectly seems to be tougher now that the attacking player's control and movement are that much better. The improvements to attacking scenarios, player movement and dribbling makes defending in this yearвЂ™s iteration of FIFA seem much harder to master than last year. In FIFA 18, faster players will breeze past slower opponents, making through balls against high defensive lines seem much more realistic. Previously, it was a source of bewilderment how much slower defenders could keep up and even overtake speedy wingers such as Gareth Bale and Anthony Martial.

This has been especially noticeable now that using players with pace works as it should. Thankfully, FIFA 18 introduces a new animation system that makes everything from basic movement to shielding the ball, and intricate passing to dribbling, feel much more responsive and fluid.Д¬rossing has also been overhauled, making it a much more viable option compared to last year where it often seemed impossible to put the ball where you intended. Last time around, it wasnвЂ™t uncommon to feel like youвЂ™d been dispossessed because players reacted too slowly and turning was laboured. In terms of the on-field gameplay, FIFA 18 does have some small but still noticeable improvements over previous years. Both approaches are completely fine and have their pros and cons, but it will be down to the individual player to decide which one they prefer.

In PES 2018, games often feel like a technical chess match where even 0-0 draws can still feel exciting, whereas FIFA 18вЂ™s matches excel in high scoring affairs, much like a match involving Newcastle United when Kevin Keegan was in charge. Overall, FIFA 18 feels like it does a much better job than last yearвЂ™s release however, it does seem to be heading in a completely different direction than PES. The most important aspect of any sports title is how accurately it replicates its real-life counterpart.

Fifa 18 review