PES 2012 Demo 2 Impressions/Discussion

[LingeringRegime]

Quote: Originally Posted by Panicshade

downloaded this after seeing someone mention it on here..it was named Demo 2 and when it starts it says..."In this demo version, you can experience first hand what matches will be like in the retail version. Please note however, that Commentary, Online features, as well as all other Modes are only available in the retail version." Maybe the US got the second demo version early?

You on PS3 or XBOX?

That is great news.

[Panicshade]

XBOX 360 here

[LingeringRegime]

Damn, I have to wait till tomorrow. Can't wait for the impressions though.

[Panicshade]

My first impression...man I suck at this game

can't even get past the first challenge in training. I can get to 2 stars (barely) but 3 stars is a no go...lol

edit...finally got 3 stars...but I still suck..lmao

[Dope1ne]

Downloading it now..

(360 NA version)

[Panicshade]

this won't be of much help to hardcore players wanting details but here goes...

I played a match on easy because I wanted to see how the game felt and because I am not used to the PES style and controls. The game feels so much different than FIFA. Also the default camera view is awesome. Everything seemed to flow together smoothly as far as I saw. Like I said I can only give very broad statements on this but to me the game seems solid and that is without even knowing the advanced controls and moves. Plus this demo lasts longer (10 minute halves) than the FIFA demo and that is always a plus to me.

[lnin0]

Played a couple games of PES so far. It is a nice length game so you can really get a feel for it. I think the game looks really good and it is nice to have AI that reacts to what is going on around them and even makes runs. A lot of mid field battles so when you got in front of the net it seemed like you needed to take advantage of it. It wasn't just fast break ball and you could even keep possession in one on one sometimes. Goalies seemed adequate.My two games were 1-0 and 1-3.

I am feeling a little disjointed from the dribbling though. Maybe I am used to being able to turn on a dime because PES feels a little 'sluggish' to me. Maybe I just need to get used to actually dribbling a ball vs running where I please with a ball attached to my foot. I also don't think I understand skill moves as there were times when it seemed my player would start jockeying with the ball even though I didn't really do anything except maybe bump the modifier. Sprint will also take a bit of getting used to as well. You cannot just turbo around at will - you have to account for a ball in this game.

I setup manual controls (except semi for switching) and it feels really good. Sometimes it seems like the AI players will jump in an make saves before I can manually take over but I'll take that over AI that just stands there. Only beef is after the game it goes into some long unskippable promotional trailer and if you just reboot the game you have to set all your config back up.

[Panicshade]

Someone should make a mention to Steve to maybe announce that this "Demo #2" is available (at least for 360 users...no idea about PS3) on the front page