FIFA 18 (PS4)

I've played every fifa since 05, and for me it's by far the best. Best graphics, best career mode, best gameplay.Gameplay for me is key. Finally they have made player movement as response as it should be, and this explains the negative feedback. The vastly improved dribbling makes it difficult to defend, but that's how it should be. People saying it makes it unrealistic are wrong. If real footballers could be controlled from birds eye view and play perfect pass after perfect pass then all games would be high scoring! The defending is harder but that's how it should be, defenders in real life are not as agile as attackers. People complaining that the passing is too perfect? Ok well change the setting to semi or manual, the game offers the gamer a variety of settings to suit your needs. Most of the negative reviews are people who dislike change, or dislike being bad at the game.The only real criticism of the game is the difficulty settings. I play on legendary and it's just too easy. I can comfortably win the premier league and champions league every season with liverpool and that should not be a sentence that exists.Other small criticisms include:-the disparity in quality of the best and worst players could still be larger (league 2 players shouldn't control the ball as well as they do)-legendary difficulty is too predictable and all teams play like barcelona (why are west-brom trying to play tiki-taka?)-there should be separate tactics for attacking and defending (I want to play like pep guardiola but its impossible to use his tactics in fifa as pep has a very wide formation in attack. I need my wide players as close to the edge of the pitch as possible to open the space in the middle so I set the team width to 100. However it makes defending impossible as im too open in defense. If i could have seperate tactics for attack/defense then I could set team width when defending to 50)

I really don't understand why this game is getting such negative feedback. I was a PES fan until Fifa 15 came out when I switched. I think this current instalment is excellent. I can't comment on all the modes as I have only been playing "The Journey" but the game is very addictive and really enjoyable to play. The second instalment of "The Journey" is even better than last year and is very engaging. The gameplay is excellent and the movement of the players is brilliant but not perfect........much like real life. Yes you want players to make certain runs and sometimes they don't but that is just like real football. EA have improved the crossing function and now when you cross the ball, there is a lovely curl which is pleasing on the eye. My only criticism doesn't actually relate to the gameplay which is why I haven't given it 4 star. I love playing career mode and love creating my own player. Last year I was very disappointed that EA Sports got rid of the "Game Face" function but I have come to terms with it. What I don't understand is that in "The Journey" you can give Alex Hunter physical characteristics such as tattoos, which I have to say look pretty cool. What I don't understand is why in "The Journey" EA have allowed you to give Alex Hunter tattoos but when you create your character in Career, you can't. Seems a bit stupid seeing as the tattoo functionality is clearly there. That said, the game is still brilliant and very addictive.

Having being disappointed at Alex Hunter in fifa 17 being only one season im glad your able to continue on in fifa 18 where it ended.Having being loaned out to Norwich was great and then returning to Arsenal to go on and win the F.A. Cup im now happy to continue on getting Alex Hunter more trophies ...The graphics look good and looking forward to some gaming time....Its good to see the original penalties are back as fifa 17 was a complete shambles with the new penalty taking so well done fifa on that.Now i personally play on semi-pro so my comments may be good or bad depending on what level you play as.On semi pro im finding some of the opponents have more intelligents than normal especially when im attacking, some certain defenders are blocking and desperate sliding to stop the ball going into the net if the ball has beaten the keeper....when i say desterate blocking or sliding tackles i mean in the same way Arsenals Tony Adams used to play or that ex Blackburn defender Samba i think his name was, many a times i think ive scored but havent to the excellent CPU defenders.The long through balls are also exciting when i pull it off.I also noticed in the settings you can now switch on Handball (excluding penalties) in the Rules which is interesting, noones been booked yet for it but its a added touch to the game.The home team being booed if theyre being slaughtered is pretty cool....What i want to see in fifa 19.....Would love to see managers getting sacked if they keep losing or players refusing to play for some reason.I havent won a tournament at wembley on fifa 18 yet but id love to see teams walking up them famous steps as they pick up their winning/losing trophies....its what wembleys all about and would give it that little extra bit of real atmosphere.I want to see the medics and their stretchers come on the field especially if its a very serious injury..Id like to see a fair few more teams with alternative kits rather than see old vintage kits that are locked and i think its time fifa introduced a 2nd kit for the keeper as sometimes there is a colour clash.My only 3 faults in the game is .....1. On player mode when in career...the opponents dont seem to attack very well but as soon as you go to team mode the teams become more challenging but thats been the same for a few games now as is no matter what team or league you begin with your always the same statistics on your created player, i normally play left midfield which makes me about 68 overall i think when i choose Arsenal in the premiership but why am i still a 68 overall if i choose to play in League 2? I started playing at Southend United in fifa 17 and was being picked for England when i became about 70-72 overall. I mean come on who ever gets picked to play in the first team for England whilst in League 1 or League 2? Its not realistic. I think if i wanted to play in championship then i should be about a 62 League One i should only be a 58 and maybe a 52-55 if im in League 2.....But saying all that and some new tips for fifa 19 or possibly 20 if any of the fifa makers are reading this...fifa 18 is still a good game and gets 4 stars from me even though theres no croatian or Japanese International teams. I love using croatia so very disappointed they are not included...