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Prodimator's FIFA 12 (360)
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| [September 24, 2012 09:59:54 PM]
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This past week I have witnessed and endured countless hours of the popular sports game FIFA. I have never been a huge fan of sports games since they have always had a slight repetitive feel to them, and FIFA is no different. But then again, every game is repetitive in its own way. At its core, FIFA is simply a game where you kick a ball into a goal. That is pretty basic as far as sports go. My problem with sports games is that they do not add anything to that basic mechanic. Granted, there is not much you can add to sports games, but still, it is a bore. The whole time I played FIFA, I felt as though I was watching a very intense version of pong. The ball starts on one end, gets passed around a few times as it reaches the other end, gets kicked into the goal, gets blocked by the super good yet terrible CPU controlled goalie, and then begins its journey again as it travels back to the other end. Rinse repeat. The game is a continuous process of passing, doing a few “tricks” to throw off the defender, crossing the pass and then kicking the ball into the goal. There is even a pattern to the passing. The ball starts its path down the middle of the field, a few defenders being to come onto the ball holder and he is then forced to pass the ball to the left or right side of the field (top or bottom of the screen). Again, rinse repeat.
Games about games are strange in general. They feel awkward. Why are you playing a game about a game when you could just play the actual game instead? In the end, the actual game is so much more exciting.
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Prodimator's FIFA 12 (360)
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Current Status: Playing
GameLog started on: Monday 24 September, 2012
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