I ended up buying this years version with some birthday money i had sitting.
I'd consider myself a casual FIFA player - dont get to play it as much these days.
I must admit to being pleasantly surprised.
It plays a decent game of football (not what you would watch on the tv but console football
)
Controls seem to be responsive, i'm losing as many as i am winning but enjoying it never the less.
I dont tend to get involved in the whole paying for packs with real money (which is no doubt the evil part), instead just jogging along with a reasonably crap team for now