FIFA 13 Demo Available Now - Post Your Impressions

[RaptorMania]

Not impressed at all, its basically 12.5. The gameplay is too damn fast, I can't tell the difference between any of the players and they all change direction on a dime. The players look like barbie dolls and the skin textures are awful.

Still the same arcade fifa, maybe by next gen they will have watched an actual footy game and might learn a thing or to.

[IowaAJ]

I like it but I felt like the only way to score was get on a break away and I just didn't feel like the CPU played like they should. The game isn't bad but I'm going to play it some more and also wait for the Season ticket to make my final decision.

[artmind]

Quote: Originally Posted by RaptorMania

Not impressed at all, its basically 12.5. The gameplay is too damn fast, I can't tell the difference between any of the players and they all change direction on a dime. The players look like barbie dolls and the skin textures are awful. Still the same arcade fifa, maybe by next gen they will have watched an actual footy game and might learn a thing or to.

That's what I'm talking about. EA might learn something only after PES 2014 with new engine will smash'em, but it will be too late

[zanner]

I found that instead of trying to sprint with one player at an angle towards an attacking CPU player (Which I forgot to mention I think Stamina system is going to be much better this year judging from demo), if you actually control a guy in front of that attacker and take away the straight away lane down the sideline, and subsequently play defense IN front of the ball, then the CPU will move the ball back and change the sides of the fields.

IMO, Professionals in real life would play the same way. PES, I felt like there was way TOO many through balls from the CPU AI and the changing of players were clunky, but again - I attribute the many through balls and attack from PES Demo on the fact that I wasn't necessarily playing the proper defense and taking away options rather than blaming the game...

It was pretty easy for PES to improve, a little hard for Fifa on a large scale but I still feel that the Demo of Fifa 13 really improves a lot on Fifa 12 - I was worried it would suffer the same fate as Madden and NCAA did with me and get me off the bandwagon for being a 12.5 , and Impressions from the Demo I feel great about my pre order and purchase and imo it's 13 on it's own merit gameplay wise.

[Qb]

It is possible to give one's impressions of the FIFA13 demo without repeatedly professing one's preference for PES. In fact, one's feelings regarding PES are mostly irrelevant to one's impression of the FIFA13 demo. As such, please do your best to give your impressions of the game under discussion, not a status update on your purchasing plans.

I have tried to make it clear that I'm not a hardline "no comparison/discussion" or "the other game" guy. But, I would really like to keep impressions threads focused on impressions of the game in question. I understand comparing an aspect of the two games can be useful in conveying your opinion of one game. However, that's not always necessary, and it's certainly not necessary to constantly refer to one's preference for either game.

And yes, this applies to both the FIFA & PES forums, I just happen to be in here at the moment.

[pk500]

Quote: Originally Posted by Qb

It is possible to give one's impressions of the FIFA13 demo without repeatedly professing one's preference for PES. In fact, one's feelings regarding PES are mostly irrelevant to one's impression of the FIFA13 demo. As such, please do your best to give your impressions of the game under discussion, not a status update on your purchasing plans.

How the hell can you not compare? Soccer is the only stick-and-ball sports genre with longtime, annual competitive products on all console platforms.

EA has a monopoly on the NFL, college football, golf and hockey. 2K Sports has a monopoly on the NBA and MLB, as the new NBA Live doesn't count and The Show is a PS3 exclusive.

So of course people are going to compare games. It's natural. And it will happen in this thread, not the PES demo thread, because the FIFA demo was released after the two PES demos.

When you test-drive a car, do you not compare the handling, feel, fit and finish of that vehicle to others you have driven? This is no different.

The level of discussion and comparison about the two games has been quite mature and rational in this thread. Long may these comparisons continue. They make us more educated gamers and force developers to create and release better games.

[Panicshade]

This isn't a case of a person saying one thing about the other game and then getting banned for it. They had been asked to stop multiple times in other threads and didn't.

[merg311]

Quote: Originally Posted by orion523

Dropping the length/width/height along with slowing down the game has made it absolutely incredible. Only thing is with just three minute halves most matches end shot-less. Once the space becomes constricted on the pitch, first touch and individual skill really begin to shine. One thing I would like to see is more variation in AI attack, but I'm hoping that can be adjusted like last year using CTT's The more I play, the more impressed I become. The game does need slider help to bring out it's best, but that's what they're there for right!

What are you using for line length/width/height?

I tried slowing the game down somewhat, but it still feels way too fast.