FIFA 15: 10 Lessons It Must Learn From Classic PES

2. Skill Moves Should Be Personalised

The best editions of Konami's soccer sim franchise placed very little emphasis on using skill moves and as such there wasn't a huge repertoire of tricks and flicks at your disposal. In fact, step overs, roulettes and back heels aside, the 'flip flap' (known as an 'elastico' in the FIFA series) was the one flamboyant move in the book, and could only be pulled off by a handful of very special players. In FIFA 14, all players with the same skill moves star-rating have an identical repertoire of tricks, effectively stripping the most extravagant players of their individuality. Think of it like this; not all the best dribblers in the world use the same skills to get past their marker. How many players realistically will perform a rabona, drag back fake or hocus pocus manoeuvre in a real-life game of football? Adel Taarabt? Neymar? Not many, that's for sure. Using a five-tier system to determine a player's skill level is far too general, and EA Sports should return some individuality to the most spectacular dribblers in world football. It would take some research, but wouldn't the game be more authentic if players were assigned individual moves they're known for on the pitch, rather than simply what they're 'probably' capable of?