One of the more frustrating gameplay shortcomings of FIFA 14 is the temperamental nature of the passing. At times you and your team can be capable of exquisite passing that would have the likes of Xavi and Iniesta gawping in disbelief. You could zip the ball across the field with every pass perfectly weighted, directed and the feeling that you have complete control over the action on the field. However, on other occasions it can be quite the opposite the fact that the passing system isnt always broken makes matters worse as you know how good it can be. Often, you can feel like you have absolutely no control of a players passing as the ball ends up being passed in a completely different direction to the one you had intended it to go (this has been a complaint levelled against every FIFA title in recent memory). Obviously this is infuriating as it can undo your offensive efforts in an instant and even lead to your opponent having the ball in an undesirable position. As well as this passing inaccuracy, sometimes your players embarrass themselves by lazily waiting for the pass to come to them rather than rushing forward to guarantee that they get the ball. Even players renowned for their work rate can often have the ball pinched from them as they were too lazy to run forward. Passing is obviously one of the fundamentals of the game so it is essential that they improve on the mechanics seen in FIFA 14. The recent announcements about the Emotion Intelligence upgrades are certainly promising, but it is hard to get too excited when such a pivotal part of the game is still so inconsistent. After avoiding the issue at E3, we hope EA ensure that FIFA 15s passing makes some drastic improvements over the previous years installment.
Hailing from South East London, Sam Heard is an aspiring writer and recent graduate from the University of Warwick. Sam's favourite things include energy drinks, late nights spent watching the UFC with his girlfriend and annihilating his friends at FIFA.
