In a neat little stylistic flourish, the new FIFA 15 trailer opens with real footage of football fanatics around the world ranging from Barcelona and City to Sunderland fans before abruptly cutting to the games presentation of supporters. This clever trick serves in highlighting just how spectacular the games visuals of the crowd-packed stadiums now are as well as how far they have come since those we originally saw on FIFA 14 last gen. Long gone are the days of those horrendous cardboard cut-out fans who made us wish EA had just made the stadiums empty. In their E3 trailer the developers were able to show the world how they had taken even the improved crowd detail of the next-gen editions of FIFA 14 to a whole new level. Not only does the overhauled crowd detail add a layer of diversity to each and every fan so that we dont feel like the action is being watched by a horde of Star Wars-esque clones, but they have also captured the essence of a particular teams support. In the very first shot of the trailers game-content we see Manchester City fans performing their notorious Poznan celebration, followed by a horde of raucous Borussia Dortmund supporters and finally a stand full of scarf-brandishing Scousers.
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.
