First Features Announced for FIFA 15

Along with the release of the first gameplay trailer yesterday EA Sports has detailed a number of features for FIFA 15. The focus here is on gameplay and presentation rather than anything new to do with modes which should come later this summer. 

Emotional Intelligence
For the first time ever, players have memories and will show emotion based on the context of the match. With over 600 new emotional reactions, players now respond to pivotal moments on the pitch – bad tackles, missed chances, epic goals – as they would in real life. With over 600 new emotional reactions, players now respond to big moments on the pitch as they would in real life. Each player has an attitude or feeling towards every teammate and opponent on the pitch.

Dynamic Match Presentation
Match Day is dynamic and immersive. Improved commentary will highlight unique fan reactions, while chants and behaviors will be relevant to country or even your club. New bench reactions, side line character animations, 10-man goal celebrations, and more will keep you engaged in the story of the match. Match Day is dynamic and alive – you’ll stay in the moment, immersed in the action on and around the pitch.

Team Tactics
Your teammates and opponents now recognize what’s happening in the match and will adjust their tactics just like real players. Park the Bus, In The Mixer, and Time Wasting are some of the Team Tactics you’ll come up against in FIFA 15. In FIFA 15 your teammates and opponents now recognise what’s happening in a match and will adjust their tactics and playing style to gain the advantage. Park the Bus, In The Mixer, and Time Wasting – familiar tactics you’ll need to overcome. You’ll also be able to set your team mentality to Park the Bus to counter your opponent’s Team Tactics.

Authentic Player Visuals
The Next Generation football player is here. Player faces have an incredible level of detail, while character models look and feel powerful and athletic. Kits move realistically and change with the environment, becoming dirty with mud and grass as the match unfolds. In FIFA 15, you’ll see a level of detail in players’ faces which hasn’t been possible before, thanks to an all-new physically-based rendering lighting system.

Living Pitch
Stadiums are alive and full of the emotion that only football can create. Playing surfaces wear down as the match progresses, with boot marks, slide tackles, and debris visible on the pitch. Corner flags move, goal frames shake, and animated LED ad boards bring FIFA 15 to life.

Agility and Control
Leave defenders in the dust or control the ball like the world’s best footballers. Players explode into action with improved balance, cuts and closer touches when in possession, giving greater responsiveness and personality to the game’s superstars. Experience brilliant control as you keep the ball in a sprint or when searching for an opening in those close-touch situations. Players move realistically with athleticism, improved balance and closer control, giving greater responsiveness and personality to your favourite stars.

Man-to-Man Battles
Dispossessing your opponent is more rewarding than ever! Intercept and keep the ball with possession tackles and new shoulder barges. Feel the impact with big fall physics; shirt pulling will also be visible with enhanced cloth technology. FIFA 15 fundamentally changes the way you compete for the ball. In FIFA 15, the battle for the ball intensifies all over the pitch. Players are more physical and use Possession Tackles to win the ball and keep it – you are rewarded for good positioning and timing.

Correct Contacts
Ball physics are authentic. You’ll see better accuracy in the spin, curl and flight of the football as it moves realistically after each contact. In FIFA 15, the game evolves with astonishingly lifelike ball trajectories and spin while dribbling, passing, taking a touch, or blocking a shot. Players move realistically with athleticism, improved balance and closer control, giving greater responsiveness and personality to your favourite stars.

Set Piece Control
Now you’ll command set pieces. Position off-the-ball teammates during throw-ins, corners, and free-kicks so they’re best placed to receive a pass and create attacking opportunities.