FIFA 13 Season Ticket Early Release Impressions

[BIGE888]

@benvenom no prob man just saw it on the ea forum. ahh its moments like these where we all come together as gamers....its a beautiful thing haha.

[ezio]

Quote: Originally Posted by bad_philanthropy

-Not seeing fouls.

Really? Again? that is disappointing.

[bad_philanthropy]

Going to test the progression in CM.

-One addition I love about CM is the option to have Euro Competition in the first year, but also to option to draw realistic participants in the Champions Cup and Euro League respectively.

Check out Hazard's run here. Never saw anything like this in '12.

[xx19kilosoldier]

Im impressed and think its an improvement over 12. I will hold out full judgement however until we get some more hard data points pertaining to player growth and youth team mechanics.

Im still worried about these aspects.

[orion523]

Quote: Originally Posted by lnin0

Interesting to hear the pace has been slowed from demo. That is a big plus. 1) is face up (aka crab walk) dribbling animation still forced on you when you get close to a defender and if so, has the distance at which this animation automatically kick in been reduced? 2) are refs calling any fouls and carding CPU ? 3) with 6 minute halves (which is default online I think) do you notice stamina having any effect on players - especially if you abuse sprint.

I can tell you this, if you attempt to abuse the sprint, the first touch is gonna kill you. It's almost shocking how the feature has changed the game. As for the crab-walking, it's still there but not as much, at least I don't think so. Next time I get a chance to play, I'm choosing a strict ref to see what happens. Another thing I noticed, offside calls aren't always correct. I got called for an offside where I was clearly onside. Announcers mentioned it and everything....that was nice.

[Avantgarde4]

This game is amazing!! The demo was like 10% of what the retail is. The ESPN presentation is included and the game runs a lot more smooth...it's a wrap for PES lol

[xx19kilosoldier]

Quote: Originally Posted by orion523

I can tell you this, if you attempt to abuse the sprint, the first touch is gonna kill you. It's almost shocking how the feature has changed the game. As for the crab-walking, it's still there but not as much, at least I don't think so. Next time I get a chance to play, I'm choosing a strict ref to see what happens. Another thing I noticed, offside calls aren't always correct. I got called for an offside where I was clearly onside. Announcers mentioned it and everything....that was nice.

I agree. The first touch mechanics are wonderful. Its very apparent to me during goal kicks. Those used to be an either or issue. Either your team or the opposing team would win the head ball and clearly gain possession. Now its feels much more contested and getting a head on the ball first doesnt grant possession 100% of the time.

The game feels great. Some tweaking to sliders and this game is going to be gold.

I hope and pray that some of the progression issues are taken care off in career mode. If they are...look out. Having the national teams involved in career mode as well, oh yea! I could see myself spending a lot of time lost inside my career mode saves.

Another thing. I have seen a decent number of penalties so far.

[xx19kilosoldier]

Quote: Originally Posted by Avantgarde4

This game is amazing!! The demo was like 10% of what the retail is. The ESPN presentation is included and the game runs a lot more smooth...it's a wrap for PES lol

Yep. Its weird, the retail game feels nothing like the demo, in a good way.