1. Where Is Pure Shot Mechanic?
Prior to release, EA banged on and on about all the new features with their fancifully-named titles such as "finesse header" and "pure shot mechanic". The latter of which is supposed to make shooting the ball a more unique and enjoyable experience, due to "real-life ball behaviour" which means the flight and trajectory of the ball are never the same twice from shot to shot. I have to say though that this feature is pretty much indistinguishable. I haven't encountered it once and striking the ball seems almost exactly the same, if not more difficult than past titles. Perhaps that's because I haven't been able to get anywhere close to a shooting opportunity due to the fact all the players feel as though they're wading through quicksand, or maybe I'm just not doing it right. Whatever the case, one of the game's biggest new features doesn't feel that new at all.
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