FIFA Street 3 demo impressions and video
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Going in to playing the demo, which came out for the 360 and PS3 earlier today, I didn’t really know what I would think of it. I’ve taken a liking to the games on the “arcade” side more over the past few years enjoying those such as NBA Street, The BIGS, and NFL Tour. However I’m not a soccer fan and don’t relate to or recognize the majority of the players so would that make the game less enjoyable?
I really like the visual style of the game. From the players (which come off as caricatures of their real life selves) to the environments, to the gamebreaker special effects. FIFA Street just looks really pleasing. The sound effects really stood out to me as being well done also.
When it comes to FIFA Street though I’m still not sure how much if any value it will hold for me. Since I don’t have an attachment to a particular team or players it probably won’t have the same replayability. The back and forth action was already getting a little frustrating. That comes with the territory of the sport and the pace of the game but after playing through the demo just a couple times it was already bothering me. I had grown frustrated of the trick point system in NBA Street for similar reasons to what I figured would happen here, which is chasing people around as they do tricks or trying to do them myself for too long and getting the ball stolen. I’d rather just concentrate on playing the actual game.
The animations seemed to be a big positive as they were fluid and many of them really cool to see, but I didn’t like feeling out of being out of control for a second after a defender knocked into me. Switching between players didn’t feel natural or go to the one I would have expected occasionally, attempting tackles didn’t feel right to me, and it was difficult to know where your teammates were as they were off screen often. It seemed like the PS3 version of the demo was slightly sluggish in comparison to the 360 demo but I’m not aware of any specific advantages that have been stated about one over another. All those things aside I was still learning as I played and even now don’t know what everything does so give the demo a shot and feel free to post your thoughts on it in the comments. Overall it was better than I expected but from a personal standpoint I just can’t see myself getting hooked into it like I have with the other arcade style titles.
The video below is of a full play through which features Brazil vs England in a five minute match at Samba arena from the PS3 version of the demo.
FIFA Street 3 Demo from pastapadre on Vimeo.
January 17, 2008 at 8:39 pm
Glad to hear you liked it a little bit. People were trashing it on xbox.com. I really like it. I played on side view camera and it let’s you view a bit more of the field.
January 17, 2008 at 9:19 pm
Danger Will Robinson – Danger
A review of Pasta Padre Comments on NFL Tour
“Tour is a fun multiplayer game and one that I’ve already spent more time playing online and head-to-head than some of the “sim” games from the last year. The single player Tour mode feels tacked on and lacks any depth but the game was always meant to be more about the multiplayer experience.”
“Tour has really turned out to be a fun game head-to-head but it isn’t going to provide a deep or nearly as satisfying experience from playing the CPU. That isn’t a knock on the game but just how all “arcade” style games tend to be. With the reduced price of $39.99 those who would like a pick-up and play type game that isn’t going to require hours of practice and button combo memorization should really enjoy it.”
“Overall with the lower price of NFL Tour it feels like a really solid value.”
List of reviews for NFL Street
Site Name / Link
Article
Date
Rating
Ratio
Site Profile Cheat Code Central
1/12/2008
3.7 out of 5
74.0%
Site Profile GameTap
1/8/2008
7 out of 10
70.0%
Site Profile Game Informer
2/1/2008
5 out of 10
50.0%
Site Profile The Onion
1/14/2008
D
50.0%
Site Profile GameSpot
1/14/2008
5 out of 10
50.0%
Site Profile IGN
1/10/2008
4.7 out of 10
47.0%
Site Profile TeamXbox
1/9/2008
4.5 out of 10
45.0%
Site Profile GameSpy
1/14/2008
2 out of 5
40.0%
Site Profile Electronic Gaming Monthly
2/1/2008
3.5 out of 10
35.0%
Site Profile 1UP
1/8/2008
3 out of 10
30.0%
Site Profile GameShark
1/14/2008
F
5.0%
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January 17, 2008 at 9:29 pm
Was that really necessary? He likes a game, doesn’t mean everybody has to.
January 17, 2008 at 9:31 pm
Word for the day because we need to educate the young minds.
Todays word is SHILL
shill (shĭl) pronunciation Slang.
n.
One who poses as a satisfied customer or an enthusiastic gambler to dupe bystanders into participating in a swindle.
v., shilled, shill·ing, shills.
v.intr.
To act as a shill.
v.tr.
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Now lets use it in a sentence or two.
After reading PastaPadre’s comments on NFL Street and playing the demo, along with reading numerous reviews, one can reasonibly conclude that he might be a shill.
Shills are bad, mmmmkay.
It appears the trend of shilling for EA has continued with the flowering comments Fifa Street and the every so subtle self gratification of posting that CH2K series has been cancelled (and how he called it), followed by a list of 2K games that could face the same fate.
A shill would never post about the extremely poor reception of NFL Street, even at a basement bargain price.
Even though Pasta is a shill who is in complete utter denial, I still love you man.
January 17, 2008 at 9:35 pm
[quote comment="9462"]Was that really necessary? He likes a game, doesn’t mean everybody has to.[/quote]
Yes, it was necessary and will be continued as long as PP tries to deceive his readers of his intentions. The day a banner is added to the site stating “powered by the greedy monopolistic hands of EA” it will continued, when I have the free time of course.
January 17, 2008 at 10:32 pm
I re-read his impressions of FIFA Street 3 over 2 times trying to find out where even the biggest moron could be duped or as you put it ’shilled’ into buying this game. And guess what? Not once but twice I couldn’t find anything written or implying that I should buy this game. All I could find was one man’s impressions of the game. Do everyone a favor who comes here and actually enjoys the site just leave attacking somebody’s personal opinions because you think his pockets are being lined by the evil company that is Electronic Arts is silly and childish. You have proven nothing except that you lack maturity.
January 17, 2008 at 10:44 pm
Agreed. I liked NFL Tour too. I would have given it maybe a 7/10 and similar thoughts that Pasta gave it. All you have to do is go in knowing what game you’re actually getting and if you do that and like arcade football, then NFL Tour is a decent game.
After downloading the 360 demo for Fifa Street, I like it a lot. Everything’s fluid, gamebreakers could be tuned, they lasted a long time, are powerful, and very easy to get.I’m going to go on xbox.com to see how people were trashing it, not much bad that I saw. People will hate just to hate though, as is the case here in these comment boxes.
January 17, 2008 at 11:23 pm
Well said, tdoggy. People don’t seem to be happy with anything anymore. I like what EA is trying with the FIFA Street franchise. I like the fresh art direction and how it plays off the caricature angle since Street is a caricature of whatever sport it is portraying. It’s a $40 casual player game. Some people are still far too hung up on EA being some sort of “evil corporation.” Fact is, most of the people who work there enjoy games just as much as we do. Some of them suck. Some of them do not. Believe it or not, there is no grand conspiracy.
January 17, 2008 at 11:46 pm
I actaully REALLy like this game game.
January 18, 2008 at 10:33 am
The first FIFA Street was ace, the second sucked ass, and this looks to be as bad as the second. They’ve tried to do to much with it, the graphical style is horrible and looks like a four year old drew it. I never really felt like I was in control, and I seemed to have great success just hitting random buttons or directions on the right stick. The tackling is horrific too.