This was the worst Day 1 impression I got of a FIFA game since the big changes in the franchise in FIFA 08 and I played every single one of them.
I love Tactical Defending but they messed up the defense big time with this one. I was constantly playing in League 1 and 2 in Online Seasons in the last games so I know how to defend in FIFA. But in 15... Wow, the defenders are really bad. It's incredibly easy to literally just sprint around a defender with a fast and agile player. I've seen a bunch of people in previous FIFAs trying to run through directly from kickoff out of fun but in 15 almost everybody tries to do this all this time, since it is a legitimate "strategy" this time around. It easily can get you into a good situation. Defenders are often terribly slow to change their running direction and get to a full speed sprint.
I won most of my matches, but the scores and the way the goals were scored are ridiculous. Last 4 match results: 5-4, 5-3, 6-2, 6-5.
The goalkeepers being totally shit doesn't help this either. How do they even dare to heavily advertise this game with "Next Gen Goalkeepers" when they are so much worse than in the last games?
I'm one of those people who buy FIFA year after year without a break although I know there will be big issues every time but I usually don't care, I need my FIFA. This time it is the first time I kind of regret supporting this shit on day 1.