Andy_White_07

Thank you, it's good to be here. I'll keep that in mind haha, my competitive nature might come out!

I always use to complete the campaigns back in the day on COD. Now I struggle to stay on single player games/modes for long periods. I'll definitely try to at some point. For now, you probably see me more active on the forums 🙂

Just to add to this, and I can't remember if I saw an article about this or whether it was just mates talking but we discussed having some kind of point system, where if you decide you no longer want a digital game, you could revoke your rights to it and earn some points which could be used as currency towards a new game/DLC. If that was the case, I feel physical copies of games would die down even more, especially with the price of games increasing. I gameshare with a friend so we split the costs of our games to make it more affordable.

I agree the animations can be a bit all over the place and some of them are bugged as hell which isn't fun if it leads to you conceding a goal. I definitely enjoyed Fifa a lot more from Fifa 09 - Fifa 13. I think the improved AI and EA's need to make it as realistic as possible to real life has definitely made the game less enjoyable with all the tactics you can setup now. They definitely do know how to make money and I can imagine they have made a lot more this year with the amount of high priced packs they have been releasing. However, minus the gameplay and connection issues, I still find myself enjoying playing it and building up rewards, evolving my low rated United players. In fact, this is the Fifa I have played some of my best on, picking up 16-18 wins out of 20 games on FUT Champs, when I was averaging 11-14 wins and the occasional 16 wins last year. I think that has come down to staying focus and calm through all the BS though haha.

Thank you. It usually goes on sale pretty quickly after release so paying full price for a game that drops down in price almost within 1-2 months is probably silly but I still do it haha. I don't mind the skills/tricks so much in Fifa, it is something I've always done back in the old Fifa's many years ago. The problem with it in the most recent Fifa's they have released, is that users find themselves having to do skills or broken mechanics to try and beat opponents that just sit back with 5 defenders and allow the AI to do all the defending for them. I would be happy if it was just all manual, as that is definitely when I had the most fun on the game, back in the Fifa 11 days. The SBMM can also be frustrating, I am in the elite division on UT so when I want to play friendlies and just chill to complete some objectives, I find myself playing the most skillful (polite word for sweats) people. Then you have Fut Champions which is meant to be it's most competitive gamemode, which doesn't have SBMM so I definitely enjoy playing that.

The gameplay has always been a big issue for EA. When the connection is running smoothly, you feel as if you can play the way you want to play but when it isn’t running smoothly, you can’t do anything. I usually find playing at certain times during the day/evening you have a smoother connection on their servers but you shouldn’t have to restrict yourself. I do enjoy opening packs and the thrill of getting a world class player is great and I do think with this Fifa and even the last one, they have improved on allowing those who can’t afford to spend loads of money on packs, the opportunity to build up rewards in game and complete SBCs for top tier players like Best and Zidane. Even when I’m not enjoying the game I find myself going back to it but I’m a big football fan in real life so as soon as I watch a game I want to play and with no other company offering a decent alternative, it is hard to avoid Fifa.

You make a good point and if this was any other previous Fifa game I’d agree. But EA have added a lot more content via objectives this year or even just daily login SBCs, which means you don’t have to play as much to keep up. This is a picture of my team on my RTG which I’ve only played 3-4 weeks and don’t really touch during the week. As for the rating, I felt it needed to be below a 7 as too many bugs have carried over through various games and the gameplay issue.

Hey everyone, I have decided to write my very first gaming review and would love any feedback/thoughts. I have played Fifa religiously since I was a kid so have a lot of love and hate for this game and decided it would be the best game for me to give my thoughts on. "EA Sports FC 24 has been out now for just over 3 months and with TOTY promo now in packs, I thought it would be an ideal time to review whether spending £70 on this game back in September 2023 has been worth it. This review will focus solely on the Ultimate Team mode within the game, which is one of the most played modes on any game. As always, EA implemented some new changes into the game, with the introduction of evolutions, player traits and woman footballers. All of these changes, especially within the ultimate team game mode, have had a positive impact in my opinion. As someone who usually gets bored of the game within the first few months, I find myself coming back to complete objectives, evolve some of my favourite players from the football world and to compete in FUT Champions to build my team even further. Player traits have added an additional benefit to specific players, allowing users to control them and play with them in the same way in which they play in their real-life football matches. This has created a uniqueness within the game and opened options for different styles of play that users implement into their game plan. It also adds further value to the players that are considered ‘world class’ or ‘top tier’ such as players like Salah, Pele or Hansen. Another completely new introduction to FC 24, which comes with their growing popularity within the football industry is woman footballers. At first, as is the case with most change, the introduction of woman footballers along with men footballers wasn’t met with much optimism. However, as the game has gone on and EA have released promos, the popularity of some of the woman footballer cards have increased. Players such as Bonmati and Putellas of Barcelona, Diani of Lyon, and icon cards such as Hamm, Abily or Sawa have been a mainstay within teams that users have created. The downside for me, is that with the additional players now in the game, you have a higher chance to receive what users refer to as ‘fodder’ cards from your rewards which are cards you are mostly likely to submit into Squad Builder Challenges (SBCs) or sell to increase your coins within the game. EA have used this as a perfect opportunity to add higher priced packs to its store with some of the most expensive packs costing you around £40 per pack but with the guarantee you’ll receive a certain amount of high rated cards back from the pack. This has allowed users to build a far superior team earlier on in the game compared to the previous games, putting those that don’t purchase packs with real money in a difficult situation when it comes to competing at the highest level. EA have tried to combat this to allow users that do not wish to spend any money on the game by adding a lot more in-game content and rewards/packs that you can earn by completing objectives or by just playing the game. EA are often releasing new cup objectives or objectives that tie into the game modes you’ll already be playing such as Rivals, FUT Champs or Squad Battles so it doesn’t necessarily add any extra stress onto your gaming hours. Another positive change for EA has been the addition of evolutions. This feature allows you to take a player and insert them into an evolution where you are required to complete objectives with the player to earn them an upgrade to their overall stats. With new evolutions being added over the course of the game, this should allow you to keep upgrading some of your favourite players within your team so they remain within the power curve of the game. For example, my 75 rated Garnacho has been upgraded to 88 through some of evolutions that have been released so far. I do have a few concerns with evolutions and I’m hoping it is something EA improve on going forward. My first concern is that some of the evolutions that EA release has a coin or FP price attached to them meaning you either need to spend real money or put some of the coins you have earned in the game towards upgrading one of your players. This isn’t so bad if the player you are choosing to evolve and upgrade would cost a similar amount or even more if they were released as a special card in a promo. However, if you are someone that supports a lower league club and have found yourself wanting to upgrade some of the bronze or silver rated players of that team, then to pay between the £50,000 - £100,000 to upgrade those players can be very costly. It would be ideal if the amount it costs to place the players in these evolutions changed and increased/deceased in relation to the players rating. For example, an 84 rated card would cost £75,000 to be evolved and a 74 rated card would cost £10,000 to evolve. This would allow those users hoping to turn a bronze team into a team of superstars more flexibility when completing the necessary objectives for those players or provide them with the extra funds to evolve them in the first place. Gameplay/connection has always been a big issue for me on EA Sports FC 24 and the previous set of Fifa games they released. I find myself trying to play at certain points of the day or weekend just to ensure I am getting the best connection possible to allow me to enjoy the game. If you compare playing the game on a Friday at 6pm when everyone logs in to see the new promo that EA have just released to a Sunday where most people have already finished their FUT Champion games, you’ll notice a much steadier and smoother connection and consistency with the gameplay on the Sunday. EA need to try and find a solution to ensure that the gameplay and connection is steady no matter what time or day you want to play. Some people, due to other commitments don’t have a choice on when they can play and if I was them, I would definitely want to play the game at it’s best. With gameplay being mentioned, it might be best to mention the improved AI. Every year EA are trying to make the game more realistic to real-life scenarios and with each update I feel as if they make the game a lot less fun and a lot harder to score goals, especially with how good the AI defending is. With some of the more top tier defenders, it almost feels as if you don’t need to control them for them to defend effectively against your opponent. It is important EA find a balance between a good AI but still requiring users to have some defensive control for the more effective defending techniques. At times it can almost feel as if you are playing against the computer on the highest difficulty setting, which isn’t enjoyable, not for me at least. Overall, I think EA have made some positive changes this year to the game which has spiced things up a little, giving you a lot more creativity around the team that you build and more flexibility with the style of play you want to implement. With some improvements to the gameplay, AI and connection, I believe EA will continue to have one of the best football games in the gaming community for years to come. I look forward to seeing how they expand on some of the new features such as evolutions as the game progresses throughout the year. What do you like/dislike about EA SPORTS FC 24? What rating would you give it? My personal rating – 6.9/10 " I hope everyone enjoys reading, I'm curious to see what you all think and whether you agree/disagree with certain points. Andy

After looking at the other predictions, it seems low 60s may have been a more appropriate prediction but who knows 😂

Hey Luseth. Thanks for letting me know. I shall keep that in mind. I may need to upgrade my pro before jumping on clubs 😂 I mostly play Ultimate Team when it comes to FIFA. I’m not a massive fan of the standard multiplayer and mostly play it when I need to level up guns but may jump on from time to time. However, if there are any Warzone lovers then that’s more my style 😊 Thank you 🙂

Thank you mate. Looking forward to it 🙂

Hey everyone, I’m Andy and I’m a massive fan of multiplayer games, mostly Fifa and COD (Warzone). Over recent weeks I find myself wanting to be more involved with gaming communities and my good friend Welchy recommended Forever Gaming as a great community to join. The last time I was part of a gaming community was back when OSRS started to die down and coders started making private servers for OSRS, so if you ever played LostPKZ many years ago you may have come across me. I’ll try to be as active as I can be and you may see me upload gaming reviews, I’m currently writing a review for EA Sports FC 24 which I hope to finish over the next few days. Anyway, I look forward to chatting to you all and being part of the community. Andy

Being someone that mostly plays fifa and cod, I have no idea 😂 Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League - 84 Foamstars - 75 Helldivers 2 - 81 Skull and Bones - 78 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - 86 Alone in the Dark -79 Dragons Dogma 2 - 80 Princess Peach: Showtime - 81 Rise of the Ronin - 76 South Park: Snow Day - 80 Black Myth: Wukong - 84 STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl - 80 Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2 - 86 Star Wars Outlaws - 89 Little Nightmares 3 - 75 Avowed - 70 Towerborne - 73 Hellblade 2: Senuas Saga - 90 Indiana Jones - 82