FIFA 19 Beta Review: 8 Hands-On Impressions You Need To Know
8. Passing Feels Great Again
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Though the system certainly takes some getting used to, FIFA 19's changes to gameplay are both noticeable and innovative. Nowhere is this more prevalent than in the game's passing, with driven and lobbed passes, through-balls and crosses all feeling that little bit more genuine.
Players should take extra care and attention to hone their skills this time around, but once they've acclimatised to EA's changes, they'll never look back - especially if they're fond of possession-based, tiki-taka football.
While this isn't to say that FIFA 19's new formula is spot-on in every way (wingers struggling to beat their man was an all too common occurrence), the emphasis on rewarding playmakers for a perfectly timed lobbed pass makes for a refreshing twist.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
