FIFA 15 News

FIFA 15 is only just over 2 weeks away and I cannot wait for it to come through my letter box on Sept 26th, and be waiting for me to come home and play. With the game being so close to launch there is no shortage of news. One of the most exciting things for me, and no doubt to all of you guys out there, is the new Team Sheets option.

According to FIFA this feature will allow you to customise 6 different team sheets per club and alter you formation, tactics, and roles based on on your next opponent. You can also assign player instructions to fit your system and change the game.

This is great news for all FIFA fans. I am sure you all know what it's like trying to keep any more than 30 players happy, even with playing in 4 competitions. It's going to be great to have different formations, players etc so you can have an experienced team for your league and Champions League games, and younger teams for cup games. This feature is also important for youth development, which has also been improved for FIFA 15.

Over the last few days EA Sports have released the top 50 rate players for the game. I bet you could never guess who is rated at number 1? Yes, it's Ryan Shawcross. No, it's obviously Lionel Messi. Personally I believe it should be Cristiano Ronaldo but considering Messi and EA Sports have a partnership it will never happen.

I doubt there will be any more major news on the game that hasn't already been released. Other big things that were announced were mainly to do with game mechanics, my favourite tweek being the improved AI in goalkeepers. Hopefully the mechanics work perfectly fine. How often have you experience a goalkeeper come out to make a save, or commit to diving in one direction? That should no longer be the case with the new improvements.

The FIFA 15 demo is released tomorrow (09/09/2014).

Xbox One Tour Part 2: The Games

Hey people and welcome back. Today is a continuation of yesterday's post discussing the new Xbox One console.

After I have spoken about the games I will rate it HIT or MISS.

Let's begin.

FIFA 14. One of the bestselling games of all time and undoubtedly EA Sports flagship title. I am a huge FIFA fan, I've been playing it since FIFA 98. So it may come as a surprise to all of you that I'm actually disappointed with the next-gen version of the game.

The graphics are pretty much the same as the 360 version, some marginal pixel differences. The biggest change was probably how the game played. It felt very slow and the touches felt very heavy.

I think I will be waiting until FIFA 15 to get it on Xbox One. 

MISS

Ryse: Sone of Rome. From the people that bought you Crysis series and FarCry now bring you this great, gladiatorial IP that seems sure to on every shelf of every Xbox One owner, and if it isn't, then it should be.

Graphically it is sublime. I believe it is in full 1080p HD, something that Crytek studios expects for all of its games. It also boasts around 250 special execution clips when finishing off enemies.

One thing that really annoyed me was the fact the button combo's feel really repetitive, mostly using X, A and Y. 

HIT

IT'S BACK! 17 year after the last game the fighting game of all fighting games is back and is exclusive to Xbox One. I was thoroughly impressed when I played it. It was full of beautiful colours, wonderful gameplay, and a ton-load of nostalgia.

It was exactly what I thought it would be: Epic.

Only one question to ask: Jago, Sabrewolf, or Fulgore?

HIT

The feeling I get about this game is that it is finally ready to take over from Call of Duty. Everything was on-point, the spawn system, the maps, the guns, the graphics, the bullet drop, dedicated servers. Yes.

Even better news is that to match these super-huge maps, there is more than likely going to be a major increase in team size on multiplayer, going from 24 to 64.

The game mode on show, Domination, did seem to go on for ages as there wasn't a time limit applied. My guess is that it was just an event feature.

HIT

Where do I start with this game? Of all the driving games I have ever played, I think I would rather play Need For Speed Underground on my old GameCube. This game is simply awful. The only good thing about it is that fact that Top Gear do all the talking.

The cars felt heavy and clunky, the handling was pretty dire. The graphics were good though.

MISS

Undoubtedly the best game on show. Even though it I runs at a disappointing, native 720p (upscaled to 1080p) and 30fps (not 60fps) it extremely pleasant to play. The gameplay was so fun I had to play the demo at least 3 times and I thoroughly enjoyed it. 

I loved killing zombies with lightsaber's so much that it will be the first game I buy.

HIT

That is it for part 2 people. I hope you enjoyed, stick around for the next one. See ya.

3 Lives Left

What's coming up on 3 Lives Left

Hi guys and gals, welcome back to 3 Lives Left. Apologies that I have not been active recently and there have been no new posts for you to read but I am back and I am determined to give you more!

Some of you may read this blog for the films, some for the games, and some for both but I won't be doing anything on films for a little while as I just do not have the means to go and see any new films. Maybe I could review some oldies? Let me know what you think.

I also want to address the direction that this blog is moving in, I will get to this at the end. Now for some good news.

Every month from now until I buy a next-gen console I will be purchasing the Offical Xbox Magazine. With this I plan to read everything that is in it, take the best and most interesting parts from it and give you the scoop. In addition to this I will be playing all of the demo's that come with the monthly installments, playing them and then giving you my opinions on them. So that is what you have to look forward to every month.

I finished this beast of a game today and I can say I was thoroughly impressed with the entire game. So I will be treating you to a review of this game in the coming days.

I purchased this at the same time as getting Bioshock Infinite. This is the next game in line to be played. Upon completion I will write a review of this game too.

I also recently completed Dishonored but I found that I really didn't like it so I don't think I will review it. If you would like me to anyway then I will try.

Right, as for the direction of the blog I am considering moving all of the existing posts and future posts to Tumblr, the reason for this is just so it makes it easier for people who read the blog, the majority being from Tumblr. I like this format and it's ease of use. I just feel like the blog and it's readers would benefit from the move. Let me know what you think.

Thanks for reading and keep it 3 Lives Left.