Whether it’s a penalty or a free-kick, there’s never a feeling of total control over the ball. But that’s not to say there aren’t missteps that need addressing.įor starters, the set pieces are (mostly) awful. Passing is crisp, players feel like their real world counterparts, goalkeepers are as brilliant as they should (or shouldn’t) be, and generally it feels like a combination of both simulation and arcade, which is what the very best football games feel like. That aside, what’s important is that the football is better than ever. It shouldn’t be so much fun - gleefully sliding all over the pitch trying to hurt your opposition, or deliberately goal-hanging because there’s no offside - but by Christ it’s exceptional. Turning off free-kicks and all fouls is hilarious and becomes a battle for who can best evade career ending tackles. This embracing of the ludicrous is a bit of a masterstroke, and is hammered home with a “no rules” mode. Take that, mate, you’re just too good: get off the field you handsome, meticulously-groomed bastard. What about a custom game that sees a goal being punished by the scoring team having a player forcibly ejected from the field. How about goals scored from outside the box counting as two? There’s a mode for that. The ability to play custom matches that are based on headers & volleys (for example) is a bloody good laugh. Newly added House Rules is the star, here. Short of implementing some kind of proper grass roots program that actually puts the frankly absurd dramas of youth football in the game, where parents shout at everyone that their son is the new Messi, it’s hard to see how much more they more they could put in here. In a similar way to how PES has reintroduced Random Selection Mode (you pick variables and duke it out on the pitch with dream teams), FIFA is embracing how much fun football should be. I want to start in what might be considered a strange place, though, and that’s Kick Off mode. But what you won’t know yet is just how phenomenal FIFA 19 is, and that’s why you’re reading this review. You already know how enormous the series is, you are likely aware of how much it’s become “Sky Sports Presents FIFA” over the years, and you certainly know how much of a heaving beast it is in terms of #content. For a series that’s been running for over 20 years, it’s no minor statement to say that the latest iteration has brought back the fun.
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