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It's that time of the year again. EA has released a demo version of their latest installment in the annual FIFA franchise. FIFA 16 demo is here packing all new features to make the gameplay we all know and love even smoother and better.
Starting off with the gameplay, I immediately found a major difference in terms of the pacing. The pace of the game has been reduced and it no longer feels like an arcade football game unlike its last two installments. Speed has been nerfed and it’s for the good actually, the game feels more realistic and strategic at times.
The AI of goalkeeper has been increased in terms of difficulty. The goalkeeper was able to parry almost all of my long range as well as finesse shots. This was pretty annoying at first. It was difficult to score goals because of the goalkeeper's supernatural ability of blocking all of my finesse shots.
The game feels different. You can no longer hold the sprint button and rush your way through neither you can score easy goals via header. New mechanics such as dynamic passing, no touch dribbling, and clinical finishing give the players freedom to choose their mode of attack. Attacking feels better than ever with all these features combined, but it’s the defending that is the star of the show.
Passing has become difficult that its previous versions as veteran gamers have cited that as the most noticeable change. It requires more precision and effort to direct the passes to the intended recipient which means the player has to work harder to pull out successful passes consistently.
New celebrations added including the option to celebrate with substitutes
The graphics, as expected, have improved with more realistic animations and prominent projections of how players currently look including Lionel Messi’s tattoos.
Various new elements have been added to make sure that you as a player have a control over how do you want tackle the opposition's attack. Women's national teams have been added in this year's installment where you can control a total of 12 teams and the demo gives you the opportunity to experience two of them (USA and Germany).
In the men’s club football section, the teams available to play with are Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Chelsea FC, Inter, Milan, Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid CF, River Plate and Seattle Sounders.
Though I did not feel anything different in terms of gameplay, it was good to see that the developers were keen in expanding the roster. It also introduces a new Trainer mode where we learn the game as we play. It is beneficial for both the veteran as well as the newcomers to the franchise.
New celebrations have also been included including the option to run over to the substitutes and have them join in. A “Timber” celebration has also been added to the game where the player stands still and falls backwards, a chest thump and glamour slide, where players slide on their knees with their hands on the back of their heads.
New addition called “FUT DRAFT” added to Ultimate team
With teams like Barcelona, Chelsea and Real Madrid available in the demo, the attacking strengths of these teams are too high as expected. Madrid have the highest average team rating 82.31 up until now.
A new addition to Ultimate team is "FUT DRAFT". It's a special game mode in FUT in which you battle your way through 4 matches to win the ultimate prize. Starting off, you pick a formation from the five random formations given to you. After that you choose a captain (again the 5 random things) and finally you build your team with 23 players following the same procedure as it was with choosing a captain and formation.
Once your team is finalized, you play 4 matches offline or online and if you win each of them, you get the ultimate prize. It’s a good addition to FUT and it helps players in trying out different players that they normally could not in ultimate team.
To conclude it all, FIFA 16 packs a punch this year. It no longer feels like an arcade game but a game that relies heavily on skill and strategy. All the additions to the game make sense and they help in making this the ultimate FIFA experience fans want for so long.
