FIFA is one of those annualised franchises that comes along like clockwork, containing a great number of improvements and refinements that are nearly impossible for somebody looking from the outside to see. Each game, then, looks exactly the same to them; like it’s been copied and pasted from the last one. This is pretty much the sort of thing that happens with other such games, notably Call of Duty.
Truth is, there’s a great deal of work that goes in to these annualised games, and the teams behind them are constantly working to add, improve or overhaul things that appeared in the last game. Even for the casual observer, there are a few things coming to FIFA 16 that promise to shake things up, even though they’ve largely been in the series for years: Here’s one such thing; no-touch dribbling.
Though he’s not the only chap in all of footballdom who does this sort of thing, Lionel Messi is rather prodigious at magically moving the ball about, faking turns and passes. It’ll be more fluid, allowing you to control the player on the ball with and without the ball. I have no idea what I’m talking about, so here’s Messi explaining it himself:
Something you’ll definitely notice in FIFA 16 is the inclusion of women, which required quite a bit more work than just slapping women’s heads on already captured body. As Peter Moore explained to Gi.Biz:
Yeah, I mean there’s a different articulation of movement that women, when you watch a women’s game it’s different. Can I tell you why it’s different? No, but I just know I’m watching women. It’s only on the motion capture, and where you capture the data, that you figure out what it is and our motion-cap guys would tell you something about the movement of the hips and all this stuff, I won’t get into it.
Then you need to face down the Alex Morgans, the Abby Wambachs, bring the Brazilians in, bring the Swedes in, bring the Portuguese in. It takes a lot of time and effort. You also need a marketing platform, and the Women’s World Cup is that marketing platform, and it all came together nicely for us.
What do you think? Will the inclusion of “no touch dribbling” make a real difference to the game? What of the inclusion of women?
Last Updated: July 1, 2015
HairyEwok
July 1, 2015 at 12:11
Women and no touch dribbling….. This is turning out to be a revolutionary FIFA.
Klipkop1980
July 1, 2015 at 12:14
I still want to see a feature where you can fake an injury. L1 + L2 = Rolls around on the ground in agony, and gets up if ref ignores him.
Admiral Chief's Adventure
July 1, 2015 at 12:17
xD
Aries
July 1, 2015 at 13:43
Not sure which Fifa but the was one where you could dive and get a yellow
Klipkop1980
July 1, 2015 at 13:47
I recall something like that. I want it to be able to do this though…
Aries
July 1, 2015 at 14:19
lol
Bagel
July 1, 2015 at 19:10
This Is Football was the game
Fake teams
Fake leagues
Fake dives
game was the shit.
Gardos
July 2, 2015 at 10:24
There used to be a game called This Is Football (I think I played 2005?). You could dive on that game and sometimes win penalties/free kicks. Other times you’d get a yellow. Made for some awesome local co-op games!
Admiral Chief's Adventure
July 1, 2015 at 12:17
SOCCER!
VampyreSquirrel
July 1, 2015 at 12:26
FOOTBALL!
Dark_Kitarist
July 1, 2015 at 14:05
COOKIES!!!!
Splooshypooh
July 1, 2015 at 15:06
BALLS!
Jonah Cash
July 1, 2015 at 12:26
The inclusion of woman doesn’t do anything for me either way really. Their there good, did I miss them in the previous games, no not so much.
No touch dribbling sounds cool, but I am going to lose my shit if someone like Andy Carrol or John Terry can do what Messi does with it… So I have already found what is going to be my next big problem with Fifa without having played the game. Lovely!
SmurFyZA
July 1, 2015 at 13:16
The video did say some players will be better than others so I also hope that is the case and they got the balancing right
Hammersteyn
July 1, 2015 at 13:35
Women doesn’t do anything for you? O_o
Jonah Cash
July 1, 2015 at 14:51
Not in a sports game no! Yennefer does something for me but it can’t be discussed here 🙂
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 1, 2015 at 12:51
I don’t imagine women will be happy with the dribbling, whether you’re allowed to touch them or not. Soccer is a weird sport. :/
Hammersteyn
July 1, 2015 at 13:35
I always think that they may be seriously injured when they fall down
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 1, 2015 at 13:52
We should just be thankful it’s not a contact sport.
Hammersteyn
July 1, 2015 at 13:35
Phone me when the Sepp Blatter edition lands
Wraith
July 1, 2015 at 14:02
Are you willing to make a R10 million donation to make it happen?
Hammersteyn
July 1, 2015 at 14:10
lol nope
Audacity (or-das-it-eeee-eee)
July 1, 2015 at 13:48
I think that this is a travesty, how dare they force us to learn to control players without the ball…but seriously, if Messi’s involved you know it’s going to be good
GooseZA
July 1, 2015 at 13:52
Dat Header. One of my fav animated movies. Kronk was hysterical.
Zander Boshoff
July 1, 2015 at 22:14
I watched it again recently. Still an excellent movie
Mabenito
July 1, 2015 at 14:50
Sounds like DLCs, at full price? Nope. No FIFA for me this year.
Gavin Mannion
July 1, 2015 at 15:30
no touch dribbling sounds like something the big ugly guy at the strip bar tells me