Have to say I'm very disappointed with this year's version. I think 2015 is a superior game, much more balanced imo. Goalkeepers beaten too easily, Referee not blowing for practically anything, defending as far as I can tell is just ridiculously hard. I've lost count the amount of times I've scored a goal only for the other team to literally get one back from kick off, literally not being able to touch them, they just waltz past. It seems very back and forth, very arcadey. Most of my games so far have been 3-3, 4-2, 4-3, 5-4 etc, and that's with a very defensive gameplan! 2015 had none of these problems, except maybe the referee issue. Another thing I'm noticing is poorer teams scoring world class goals regularly. Volleys from everywhere, Bicycle kicks from impossible angles, masterful first touches from long balls over the top from poor players etc, it's nonsense really and again, very arcadey. In 2015, good players could do those things, but not championship level players, as it should be.
Game speed is another big issue. Standard speed is too fast, it's very unrealistic. I play on -1 at all times. Again, 2015 was perfect on standard speed. Honestly, I don't know what they've been doing in development, but this is a huge step backwards from what I've seen so far. I appreciate that they've done a lot of good things, the ball physics are great, shooting is good for the most part, and the new player animations and physical tussles are great and very welcome, but surely they could have layered those things over what was already a very solid base from the 2015 version. Very disappointing. At the moment I think I'll be going back to 2015, which I've had a whole year of enjoyment from, even at the expense of kit editing etc.