FIFA 13 Season Ticket Early Release Impressions

[Gnemi]

Quote: Originally Posted by Broncos86

Is there not a penalty slider? I haven't seen one. The CPU has MAULED me in certain games. And true to soccer, I threw my hands up at the ref and whined to no avail.

Same, the fouls are so %$^&ing infuriating. I had a striker torn to pieces in the CPU box, a home match and around the 80th minute with the score 0-0...nothing.

Why can't EA figure this out? Morons.

[Kashanova]

I have the release day version so I'll just post my impressions here. Like everyone has said, the Fouls have been rather annoying. Other than that I've been having an enjoyable time with the game

[eyeamg0dly]

im liking the game alot. it is almost there imo, but the changes have caused major improvements.

im liking how fatigue is affecting online play. two games today i was able to come back from 0-2 to win 3-2 because my opponent was playing super aggressive the entire game. the momentum is still there though and i gave up some cheap goals with 2 or 3 defenders ball watching incoming crosses, however it does feel toned down from last year, i wont know for sure till i play more games.

career mode vs the ai is improved. i dont like to brag, but i had extremely good defense in 12 and able to hold the cpu shot attempts down and cause back passes, yes it is possible, you just have to control the passing lanes.

the attacking ai is very nice now. i see them playing more deep passes and creative shots in the box. it does not feel bad at all though, i dont feel like im being overwelmed by the "super scripted ai". it honestly feels like im playing online.

defending ai is improved as well. so many passes i know i could thread between defenders are being stopped by the defender sticking his foot and poking at the ball. which is something you didnt see enough of in 12. the way the ai picks up and switches on the runs is nicely done. the bad defense im seeing in the game is usually from formations breaking down the defensive zone and of course the over done momentum where your defenders become statues. it is not game breaking but i know i will give up more goals this year then i would have last year. which isnt a bad thing.

obviously the game doesnt play like a sim, but big deal its not something we were expecting anyways. like most have said, i would love to have pes gameplay with fifa features.

[Broncos86]

Quote: Originally Posted by Gnemi

Same, the fouls are so %$^&ing infuriating. I had a striker torn to pieces in the CPU box, a home match and around the 80th minute with the score 0-0...nothing. Why can't EA figure this out? Morons.

I had one of my top strikers kicked in the leg, in the box, defender never touched the ball, and it put my guy out for two weeks. No call.

[ezio]

Quote: Originally Posted by lavy23

So is ESPN scoreboard MLS and EPL only? Have played a few games in Serie A and haven't seen it.

It is there is for La Liga as well.

[ezio]

I absolutley hate the defending in this game. Just hate it!!!

[mebby]

Quote: Originally Posted by Gnemi

The crab walk really is infuriating and it's hard to imagine why they'd incorporate something so utterly idiotic. Like you said, it'd be one thing if certain players did it or if it were triggered by a combination of buttons, because it's not *always* useless. However, to see everybody on the pitch, from wingers to centerbacks to target men, moving around the pitch like that as a *default*...truly stupefying.

Quote: Originally Posted by Maxflier

Seriously, so one of the developers actually sat there and thought "you know what would be a good idea, lets force a crabwalking animation".... How that makes it into the release is truly baffling. A cool little thing I just saw during a match, the ball went out of bounds to the side and one of the players on the other team casually kicked it in the air to his teamate to take the quick throw-in.

Totally agree on all points!

[aTTckr]

Is it possible that ESPN is only in american copies of the game? Because ESPN doesn't really exist in continental Europe.