FIFA 13 Demo Available Now - Post Your Impressions

[Gnemi]

I may not fully understand Ultimate Team (it doesn't appeal to me whatsoever - Pokemon anyone?), but as it is undoubtedly a cash cow, I wonder how much its development influences the overall FIFA engine and mechanics. It reminds me, to some extent, of the relationship between PVP and PVE in MMO games, most notably of course World of Warcraft.

[Altimus]

Quote: Originally Posted by KG

I see fouls called correctly the majority of the time, it's just hard on the higher levels to get the ball off the CPU when they start spinning around. I love manual controls, Manager Mode, and the licenses. I can live with a lot of the faults except the poor markin in/or around the box. We shouldn't need a slder to tell our defenders to not give attackers space in the box. I've tried both marking settings (75 & 5) to no avail.

Don't want to say the lower setting is a placebo effect but the defending is broken/or near broken in FIFA. The game is built for offense and the defense isn't coded to counter what you can do on offense.

[RoyceDa59]

Quote: Originally Posted by Altimus

Don't want to say the lower setting is a placebo effect but the defending is broken/or near broken in FIFA. The game is built for offense and the defense isn't coded to counter what you can do on offense.

I fear it could be the same for the final version as well, but I guess I will see this Friday. I look forward of getting a weekend of FIFA's career mode in, that is what I did last year, but pass that I don't know if it will have that lasting effect.

[Azamien]

I think the earlier poster is definitely onto something. I adjusted the marking slider downward and there was a marked difference (pun only slightly intended).

[Gnemi]

Quote: Originally Posted by Azamien

I think the earlier poster is definitely onto something. I adjusted the marking slider downward and there was a marked difference (pun only slightly intended).

Same. It helps.

[Altimus]

Quote: Originally Posted by RoyceDa59

I fear it could be the same for the final version as well, but I guess I will see this Friday. I look forward of getting a weekend of FIFA's career mode in, that is what I did last year, but pass that I don't know if it will have that lasting effect.

Yep. I currently have both games on release day shipping from Amazon but if FIFA doesn't sell me over the weekend then I'm canceling the preorder Sunday night.

[ezio]

Quote: Originally Posted by RoyceDa59

I fear it could be the same for the final version as well, but I guess I will see this Friday. I look forward of getting a weekend of FIFA's career mode in, that is what I did last year, but pass that I don't know if it will have that lasting effect.

I agree. I believe it will be the same as well but I will grab the early release and see what it is like but I don't expect it to be much different.

[Broncos86]

All that being said, I keep playing the FIFA 13 demo over NHL 13. Having ST, I'll be playing FIFA 13 heavily over the next weekend to get a good feel. I didn't play Madden or NHL demos like this.