Only two entries in and our first upset! Sure, it might be hard to anticipate a title that you’ve practically been playing for the last umpteen years, but the fact that EA’s perennial footie game didn’t score higher in our expectation list is something of a surprise. It also suggests another thing: if PES 2012 is in this list, we’re looking forward to it a tad more than its nearest rival.
Of course, FIFA 2012 has yet to be formally announced. Then again, we don’t announce the fact that there will be a Christmas each year either. It’s possible that we, as a team, really do want to play FIFA 2012. In fact, we may want to play it very, very much. After all, the series has numerous fans here at TSA, and there is little doubt that many of us will not only pick it up but thoroughly enjoy its numerous enhancements when it does appear next year. Its low placement on the list, however, does suggest one thing – we’re not really chomping at the bit to play a game that, traditionally at least, barely gets more than a lick of new paint each season.
EA’s Peter Moore has spoken in the past about shaking up the franchise, even moving away from its dogged annual release pattern. Until such a sea-change occurs for the franchise, future outings are destined to lurk just above the relegation zone in terms of anticipation. Is it possible we’re we being a mite unfair to the stalwart football title? Perhaps. Or maybe we’re just a little more excited about the possible innovation we’re hoping to see in the other 98 games that feature ahead of it on this list.
djsunna
FIFA 11 is a great football game, the gameplay seems to be almost perfect. all that EA need to do is sort the connectivity of online modes and penalise the quitters(nothing new there). but in fifa 11 they have made it possible to be 3-0 down and come back to draw and even win which was impossible in fifa 10. my only gripe with Fifa 11 is the frequency and how easy it is that free kicks are given (offline) when i don’t even press a button to make a tackle.
samiro05
What difficulty setting are you on? I feel much the opposite in terms of how possible it is to come back from 3-0 down. The players are disadvantaged in the sense of morale and the AI defence is the strongest I’ve seen it this year so it has been a case of a lot of scrappy midfield play and wondering how I was ever supposed to turn as fast as they do or wondering whether they actually do know exactly what I’m about to do.. So I say it’s gotten a lot more realistic, and hence fewer games of 10+ goals scored.
FIFA should turn into what was being talked about in a previous article which was a constant game all year round every year not stopping for the annual installment but a continuous updated version throughout the years. Whether it can be done soon, in a few years’ time or ever is unknown. Maybe FIFA 12 will introduce something to show some signs that a change is being made to the annual release.
Foxhound_Solid
Cool, liking these articles as its also like a countdown to Christmas, thanks TSA :-)