GOALS Dev Diary | Gameplay Comes First

[@playgoals]

What's the most important part of a football game for you?

[@Prabh17]

Truly realistic gameplay. Missing that since the old FIFA AND Pro Evo days

[@SBGCIMBL]

WINNING ELEVEN 98 PES 6 PES 13 PES 16 PES 21 FIFA 14 FIFA 17

[@luisbertola]

@@playgoals responsiveness!

[@Drive087]

Animations. Without it, it seems like a mobile game, just like your game. Don't you realize that players movement animations are terrible. Too fast and unrealistic. Really can't you see it guys ? I repeat again; Player movement animations are too fast and stiff, with very sharp, sudden turns that feel unrealistic.

[@ovoj]

@@playgoals realistic gameplay. We're tired of playing plastic football where the game decides so we can be sold stronger players and it becomes p2w. If you become another FIFA clone like ufl, YOU WILL FAIL. There's a space in the footballing landscape for a manual football game. "The Dark Souls of football games" is how it could be marketed. Yet Another FIFA Clone will fail. Going full arcade will fail long term also. There's precedence. Look how popular and successful Rocket league is... A manual football game especially if something like 5v5, 3v3 can be done will do very well, IMHO.

[@nadrehzagbai6885]

I believe in your project guys!

[@playgoals]

Thank you for your support!

[@Sp1NNN023]

Incredible from our Barista and his E.T. engineer

[@bronzarena]

come on goals, come on kurt i hope its gonna be real good!

[@SeveronJ]

Consistent gameplay that is fun and fair. FC you win and because the gameplay is so inconsistent you leave mad win or lose. That also means fantastic servers. I Don't want to load up a game have one experience and then play the next one and have a completely different experience.

[@playgoals]

Our compass is set: consistent, fun, and fair gameplay.

[@ovoj]

What other server infrastructure will they use other than Google, etc. Those servers are trash and that's the problem. Also server games usually favour those closest to the server. P2P is a bit fairer but people's dodgy WiFi connections then fuck the experience up for another plus it's easier to tamper with the network on P2P. What other server infrastructure is available from your understanding

[@AlexisOhanian]

I really appreciate the Teenage Engineering dolls in the background.

[@Filipnordiblybeck]

Keep it in the family! ✌🏻

[@Ricooooo2r]

madoooo 04

[@trugaminglegend]

Guys this is really impressive

[@uRstoopid]

Nice, looking forward to this game

[@miloadhami6954]

Some things I’d like to see improved in the game is the ball to stop teleporting every time a player speed dribbles also I would recommend more animations when dribbling/passing/tacking but not too many where it causes problems for gameplay. I know the game is in production and it has a lot of potential to be good

[@playgoals]

Thanks for the feedback! We'll look into that

[@mosesbanda6861]

The graphics design choice, was/is such a let down, I understand you didn't want to look like every other football sim, maybe I'm just a simple guy but Fortnite looking football doesn't like something I'd play more than any other football sim rn, the gameplay will have to be miles ahead of everyone else, good luck

[@playgoals]

We aren't aiming lower than that 😉

[@basedboiii]

Is it going to be just Multiplayer or Singleplayer as well? Like a Dynasty/Career Mode?

[@playgoals]

Right now we are focusing on online multiplayer only, but we're not ruling out an offline single-player mode in the future.

[@aselejan]

:D This is like the LOTR on Amazon, we will change everything we want that we feel like.

[@ahmedfouad2659]

I have big hopes. Will you focus on MENA region? like establishing a server there for smooth experience or in terms of localization? As a game translator myself, I'd love to contribute in localization if you're planning to.

[@playgoals]

By launch we aim to have all major regions covered!

[@teddyengdahl6004]

We really need 11vs11 like clubs in EA FC ..... I just want to play a football game without scripting ❤🙏⚽

[@deepwawa8525]

Please have a good version of EAs pro clubs.

[@triggerfinger7831]

Damn, Kurt is involved too? It gets me excited ngl

[@eeeeezzz]

Does anyone know if this will work on Steam Deck / Linux?

[@playgoals]

We plan to add support for Steam Deck at a later stage

[@eeeeezzz]

@@playgoalsAwesome!

[@eeeeezzz]

@@playgoals Awesome!

[@luisbertola]

Is that a Captain Tsubasa figure in the background? 🔥

[@Filipnordiblybeck]

Sure is!

[@anseny1029]

Can't wait to try it on Xbox. Love everything I'm seeing so far!

[@gedeonkisule1598]

Yoo that’s Kurt!

[@KauanVenancio-m9g]

This game will be available for Android

[@playgoals]

Only PC and consoles.

[@dblooder]

@@playgoals This will end up looking like an android game ported to PC. hahaha

[@amvbrov2489]

I can see the potential but tbh just do ur own things and trust me you will be competent one day I believe it and try finding some very creative gamemodes

[@playgoals]

Thanks for your comment! But doesn’t a football game with zero input lag, built for esports, count as doing our own thing? Not many are tackling this

[@amvbrov2489]

@playgoals in fact it is am just speaking about the concept I like it but if u want later on make ur own modes

[@wa57s577]

​@@playgoals It is. It's like CS or League of legends for football. Perfect idea.

[@fcbarbylona9097]

Looks very funny , it is realistic in 2025 for ps5 ?

[@playgoals]

Early Access? Sure!

[@rand0mYT01-u9x]

@@playgoals Any plans on crossplay after full release?

[@playgoals]

@@rand0mYT01-u9x Yes! GOALS will be fully cross-platform with all platforms we are releasing on!

[@deepwawa8525]

The football community needs this game. We are tired of EA.

[@edgarmagalhaes18]

Goats ❤️🚀

[@sohaibc760]

THATS WHY HESS THE GOATTTT!!

[@SBGCIMBL]

I cant wait ❤❤

[@CristisiDanii2202]

When release ?

[@playgoals]

We are targeting an early access release on all platforms by the end of next year! Until then, we are running an ongoing playtest

[@Rajeshsharma-yn8sd]

DEV IS TALKING ABOUT THEIR GAME, 😊 ALREADY WAYY BETTER AND AHEAD OF EAFC SHIT.......🎉🎉

[@azaman2604]

Kurt basically talking everything that is broken on eafc 😂😂😂

[@Adi-xm3ek]

Will this have online COOP 2 vs 2 ?

[@Adi-xm3ek]

Is the heart a yes? 😇

[@playgoals]

For the co-op mode will be 5v5

[@nathanmedhurst723]

I miss Kurt lol

[@nior3mm]

Is this for mobile, and how can i install?

[@playgoals]

Right now, we are only playtesting on PC. But it will be available for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox X/S in the future

[@Ethereal_Mind_YT]

Please offer a strong alternative to pro clubs, I beg you. Players will literally flock over to your game. Please don't abandon it.

[@walfvie]

COLD!

[@ojukwuezechukwu9712]

Shots fired at fifa. Lol

[@ryanm4074]

we believe in GOALS, F EA/FC SPORTS & DOUBLE F U TO KONAMI, will never forgive those losers for how they did PES

[@himanshusirola7040]

Weird thing to ask but do you guys offer some kind of internship or something i wanna work so bad in this project.😅

[@playgoals]

Thanks, we feel honored! We’re currently hiring for a Senior Gameplay Engineer! You can also submit your information through our open application, and we’ll reach out if a relevant role opens up in the future: studio.playgoals.com/open-positions

[@owReformed]

w kurt

[@吴菠萝-d6v]

Can't wait to play Fornite FutboL edition...doubleF

[@dupelbav]

Делайте реалистичный игровой процесс, если хотите успеха. Аркадных игр много и игроки этих игр к вам не придут, а футбольного, реалистичного симулятора нет! И эта ниша пуста, можно занять ее и будет много игроков, которые так долго уже ждут хорошего, реалистичного игрового процесса.

[@Adi-kc6sq]

Please do 11vs11 game mode, im sick of eafc shit servers. Do a region lock like those in valorant

[@deepwawa8525]

Running animation needs work

[@playgoals]

You're absolutely right! There’s still a lot of work to be done on animations and graphics. However, at this stage, pre-alpha (not even early access yet!), animations are not our top priority. Our main focus right now is making sure the gameplay is fun and feels right. We’ll be focusing on improving the graphics later on!

[@deepwawa8525]

@playgoals I support your direction guys everybody wants you to succeed. We are tired of EA. Football is about creativity and bravery.

[@BenFoster-cx4em]

kurt is a ping pong fifa player. he doesn't know anything about real football.

[@justbeingfactual2222]

Kurt chatting shit as per.

[@BosGaurus05]

Fortnite?

[@NiitoIsHere]

i'm sorry to tell you, i tried the beta and uninstalled it after half an hour, it literally looks like a phone game i used to play when i was in high school ten years ago, it's horrible and will never have a long life this game, it looks like an amateur fortnite mod..

[@playgoals]

We’re sorry to hear about your experience! Keep in mind, the game right now is in playtest stage, earlier than early access! Our main focus at this point isn’t graphics or animations but rather the gameplay itself. We want your players to respond instantly to controls, giving a fast, realistic football feel. We hope to change your mind when we reach Early Access!

[@davidpak271]

We need competition against crap like fifa and efootball

[@ULTRASCURVASUDMILAN]

Fc25 100x better

[@playgoals]

FC24 is a fully released game, while we’re still in development, so we don’t believe that’s a fair comparison. That said, our entire game is built from the ground up with the goal of eliminating input lag and delivering the most responsive controls possible. At the end of the day, that’s what will truly set us apart. Several pro players have already noted that the difference is massive even at this stage. We still have some work to do on gameplay, animations, and graphics, but we’ll get there.

[@ULTRASCURVASUDMILAN]

@@playgoals i tried the playtest and gk is unbeatable you gotta dribble him to get the goal. Game is very mechanical, movements feels cheap. Never had problems on input lag on fifa. Graphic is really not good. People says its from mobile games, but no, its different, it feels very cheap. To name one, clash royale, the graphic of that mobile game feels premium. This one doesnt. If the game is that, you got a lot of work to do. Eyes want his part, you guys have to work on smoothness of the game. Fifa did a work of art in 2017 only. The first company that understand the only thing to do is to copypaste fifa 17 and make it a free to play win the lottery literally.