Got Fifa 08 today and ......

I love it. Lots of teams it looks great and plays great also. The ball does this time feel seporate from the player. Its alot hard then before, i am playing as Blackburn Vs Burnley , first game i lost 2 0 second game i won 1 0 . You really have to work for a goal.
Definately an improvment .

oh this is on the 360 by the way

AnCapaillMor

Hope its good, only reason i'm getting it is its the 1st soccer game out on the Ps3.

kensutz

It's bloody brilliant. Also the fact I can play as Waterford United and Norwich City makes it even more enjoyable. Plays like football and gets the thumbs up from me.

Played it alot more there, i love playing the Premier League, but i am not very good on pro, its alot harder then the last fifa. You need to play around the ball alot to get anywear. i am 8 games in with Blackburn and i only won 2 games, against Arsenal and Newcastle. Low scoring games too. Except in the leage cup were i beat grimsby 4 0 . Great fun, this sets me up for my football for the rest of the year.

super_furry

Picking it up solely to take Shamrock Rovers to the European Cup final.

Tellox

Played the demo, thought it was far too easy. Won 3-0 on the hardest difficulty on my first try, and I barely play soccer games.

Think I'll give this one a miss.

EdK

Anubody with the ps3 version having server issues?

KdjaCL

Just played it for about 3 hours solid so giving it a good go, its playable but

http://homepage.eircom.net/~kdjac/FIFA08%202007-09-29%2001-22-24-23.jpg

FFS its be bleedin easy 7 of those goals were one on ones created simply by passing the ball and playing a 343 so i coud always get a player running in one on one.

The other one was my 1st and only goal from outside the box with pats, i do admire the effort thats gone into the game but its too easy if you play PES you can hold onto the ball the work the space and FIFA rewards you too well and then tries to cheat you by letting the other team score from tip, if it wasnt for tip offs i doubt the other team would ever score.

havent played 2 player yet so hoping that saves it.


kdjac

awhir

KdjaCL wrote:

Just played it for about 3 hours solid so giving it a good go, its playable but

http://homepage.eircom.net/~kdjac/FIFA08%202007-09-29%2001-22-24-23.jpg

FFS its be bleedin easy 7 of those goals were one on ones created simply by passing the ball and playing a 343 so i coud always get a player running in one on one.

The other one was my 1st and only goal from outside the box with pats, i do admire the effort thats gone into the game but its too easy if you play PES you can hold onto the ball the work the space and FIFA rewards you too well and then tries to cheat you by letting the other team score from tip, if it wasnt for tip offs i doubt the other team would ever score.

havent played 2 player yet so hoping that saves it.


kdjac

ur mistaking the score from last night it was only 1-0

projectmayhem

KdjaCL wrote:

http://homepage.eircom.net/~kdjac/FIFA08%202007-09-29%2001-22-24-23.jpg

i'm buying this because of the gardaí in the background of this pic

Helix

got fifa 08 today meself

jesus christ its absolutely awful

unresponsive tripe

KdjaCL

projectmayhem wrote:

i'm buying this because of the gardaí in the background of this pic

The crowd look good, bohs fans were fighting in one game .....uber realism

Dont like the chants tho Pats only have 1 "barry for ireland" Rovers have loads and bohs fans just chant "manager out".
No name chants for EL players tho sucks, altho i may it turned off.


kdjac

Necronomicon

Thinking of getting it, anyone know if it's better on the Wii or 360? I know the Wii has mini-games and the 360 has the 'be a pro' mode where you can be just one player, but I can't really decide.

Nailz

Necromomicon wrote:

Thinking of getting it, anyone know if it's better on the Wii or 360? I know the Wii has mini-games and the 360 has the 'be a pro' mode where you can be just one player, but I can't really decide.

I seen the Wii one and begora it look like pure and utter Muckage!

Green Giant

Eircom League Teams?!?!?! Freakin Sweet!!!

CHICO FUENTES

Best FIFA game yet. As a PES man, I have to say, FIFA has come a long way baby. As for the person who won 8-0 on the hardest setting on the demo....well done. :rolleyes:

Helix

i dunno how people think this game is good

im actually shocked

CHICO FUENTES

Helix wrote:

i dunno how people think this game is good

im actually shocked

The demo doesnt do the actual game justice. Believe me, I've never been a fan of FIFA but they've upped their game a lot with this one.

Helix

i have the full game, not the demo

i managed to play 2 matches in it before turning it off in disgust and vowing never to take it out of the box again

slow, unresponsive, dull, clunky, no flow

urgh the very thought of it is making me angry

KdjaCL

CHICO FUENTES wrote:

Best FIFA game yet. As a PES man, I have to say, FIFA has come a long way baby. As for the person who won 8-0 on the hardest setting on the demo....well done. :rolleyes:

8-1 and in the full game highest score is 19-0 vs Bray


kdjac

steviec

KdjaCL wrote:

8-1 and in the full game highest score is 19-0 vs Bray


kdjac

What version are you playing?

I noticed in your screenshot the game stats screen looks nothing remotely like it does on PS3. I'm wondering if you're playing the previous gen version and it's very different.

Fuzzy_Dunlop

I had a small look at this passing by the stand in HMV and it seemed to me that it was just running through set animations all the time and there not really being a flow to it.

The graphics don't make the game look realistic i thought, dunno what it was about it, possible the brightness or the camera being too far away or summit(which yeah i know you can change). Although the crowd looked very good and its cool the way there is so much in the game with all the teams etc. But again i haven't played the game so i can't really pass any real judgment, my main gripe being the whole apparent sluggish-ness of the animations

sprinkles

Just played this today - my little brother, despite all my efforts is a sucker for flashy graphics and hype and as such always gets Fifa....usually followed later in the year by PES:)

Anyway, this isn't that bad, In fact it's pretty good. Far better than before. I found it tough initially but then I got the hang of the controls - kept lobbing instead of shooting etc. It's still no patch on PES imo but it's a step in the right direction. I look forward to some decent competition for my cash in the coming years

ps: the loading screen - 1 on 1 is a lovely touch. Best thing EA has come up with in a long time

Helix

that loading screen idea isnt new, its been there for the last year or 2

KdjaCL

steviec wrote:

What version are you playing?

I noticed in your screenshot the game stats screen looks nothing remotely like it does on PS3. I'm wondering if you're playing the previous gen version and it's very different.

Its FIFA 08 on PC how is it different Other than 1920x1080 native.




kdjac

awhir

KdjaCL wrote:

Its FIFA 08 on PC how is it different Other than 1920x1080 native.




kdjac

do you use the keyboard ?

Big Ears

awhir wrote:

do you use the keyboard ?

I'd assume he uses a PS2 controller using a USB adapter , either that or he's been giving us pro evo junkies some games over the years using not only a keyboard but often an inferior team

KdjaCL

4 ps2 pads
2 Hori fighting sticks
360 controller.

get a stupid amount of USB posts on pcs nowadays.



kdjac

steviec

KdjaCL wrote:

Its FIFA 08 on PC how is it different Other than 1920x1080 native.




kdjac

The match stats look different. On PS3 it's white writing on a dark background, and the design is different too.

I couldn't find a screenshot but it's the same theme as the Wii version here

Ronan|Raven

Liking it but it seems completly unresponsive at times. I.E. press pass and it seems to think about it before doing it. Pc version as well.

KdjaCL

Can someone confirm that its impossible to score from outside the D with Pats.

I put it on amateur put my best shooters in mdifield and yet to score a screamer , got one from inside the D but that a diagnonal cheatee one.


kdjac

brav

do u turn all assits to manual?

KdjaCL

Classic control everything on manual.


Only way i know how to play it.


kdjac

Kinetic^

It was always going to be and always will be SHÌTE!!!!!

Utopia Parkway

First FIFA I've actually bought in a few years (even though I've played most of the others at some point and didn't like them) and I have to say I really like it. Not quite as good as Pro Evo but very enjoyable in its own right. At least EA are trying different things with the series and seem to be going in the right direction. I love Pro Evo but Konami have gotten very lazy with it IMO and keep churning out new ones almost identical to the last.

Fair play to EA though. A few years ago FIFA was virtually unplayable but its been getting better every year since. Pro Evo has stood still IMO even though it is still the better game. Not by the enormous margin it was a few years ago though.

I am onto my second season on Fifa 08 now so i have played it alot more so i am seeing all the serious issues with it .The passing can be terrible at times. You can have 2 players totally un marked and when you pass the ball, you pass the ball to the other team. Not only that, sometimes you have 2 players and 1 of them heavely marked, of course the ball goes to him .

With regards to shooting , it is alot harder to score a goal especially when you player likes to kick it in the direction of the keeper.

Last but not least. This has me pulling my hair out. The AI for your opponents is alot smarter then the AI on your team. Meaning ... the ball is loose , you have 3 free players and your opponent has one. 2 of your players will stand there. You try to change to the closest player but, it doesnt change to him it changes to a different player. Alot of the problem have me pulling out my hair .

brav

set passing to manual(pass goes where you aim it) and change shots to semi or manual.
you can use the right stick to change to a player, just move it in the direction you want to change, this will give you a choice of who you want to select.

bennyc

Ronan|Raven wrote:

Liking it but it seems completly unresponsive at times. I.E. press pass and it seems to think about it before doing it. Pc version as well.

Hmmm I am getting that too on the Full PC version but the 360 Demo has non of it. I was putting it down to my PC acting the maggot with the 360 Controller for Windows

bennyc

KdjaCL wrote:

Can someone confirm that its impossible to score from outside the D with Pats.

I put it on amateur put my best shooters in mdifield and yet to score a screamer , got one from inside the D but that a diagnonal cheatee one.


kdjac

I got with Faz for Sligo Rovers in one of my first games but cant get near since

Dodge

KdjaCL wrote: »

Can someone confirm that its impossible to score from outside the D with Pats.

Not impossible on the wii. In fact Ndo is making a habit of it. (3-5-2 formation with ndo behind fromt two)

brianon

Liking this game alright. Bought 07 last year and was kicking myself for ages as I found it to be crap.
Seems MUCH improved this year. I like how the games have slowed down. Have played 3 games over Live and they've all been 1-0. 2 Wins, 1 Defeat which makes them great tense games. The thing that bothers me though is how sometimes I just don't feel I have enough control over the players. Passing at times takes ages !

Didn't enjoy the PES2008 demo tbh but will buy it anyway. PES has never let me down before but this year...things a very close.