Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Usually I spend about a week on a game to write up the impressions. For the FM 14 beta, as you can probably tell, I needed a little more time. The biggest reason is because I can’t really figure out where I stood—I still can’t, actually—with the new tactical system. Honestly, it’s quite a change, and it can take some getting used to, especially for those of us who've gotten very ... Read More
Thursday, September 12, 2013
One of my most overused phrases in the past few months has been "let's wait until we get our hands on the demo." It's part laziness and part bad writing, but I'd like to think there's a hint of truth buried somewhere in there too.
Watching the FIFA 14 gameplay videos that came trickling out of Gamescom, featuring mostly human vs. human matches, it was somewhat hard to tell what changed between this year and ... Read More
Friday, August 30, 2013
Posted on August 30, 2013 at 03:50 PM.
After PES’ busy week, it’s now FIFA’s turn to draw the headlines.
First, it’s the 30 minutes or so gameplay video, then a reveal of Career Mode improvements, and finally news from the PES camp that there will be no Spanish stadia because, erm… because EA, basically. Sure, the producers of each game can still “respect our competition very much” and all, but the gloves are very much off as each side looks ... Read More
Monday, August 5, 2013
A while back there was an article on the OS front pages about Playstation Magazine’s interview with FIFA’s executive producer David Rutter. In it was a quote that baffled a lot of us, about FIFA 14 having individualized AI for all 11 different positions on the field.
A few OSers ridiculed it—and rightly so—since a) there are more than 11 positions in soccer if you count those who play between the lines, and ... Read More
Friday, July 19, 2013
Posted on July 19, 2013 at 12:42 PM.
CVG's PES 2014 Hands On Preview
A very thorough write-up from Daniel Dawkins over at computerandvideogames.com. Some interesting tidbits:
On dribbling:
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
So Let Me Get This Straight, Part I:
Man City's Chairman Al Mubarak was embarrassed by the way Mark Hughes was fired by the club. And now they hang Mancini out to dry by doing the exact same thing, pretty much confirming Pellegrini's hire the day before Mancini had to lead the team out onto Wembley for the FA Cup finals?
Interesting to read City fans' reactions on the club firing Mancini. There are a few ways to look ... Read More
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Posted on May 8, 2013 at 02:52 PM.
(UPDATE: The Guardian now has an article up on how the entire process went down.)
(UPDATE #2: Not much we know at the moment, but Wayne Rooney has apparently-- again-- asked for a transfer)
The Premier League ... Read More
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Posted on May 2, 2013 at 02:02 PM.
Barcelona 0 - 3 Bayern Munich (0-7 on Aggregate)
Now that was a proper thrashing.
I don't know what's more amazing, putting three past Barca in Nou Camp, winning 7-0 on aggregate, or doing all of it in a fashion that made Barcelona-- Barcelona-- look like such a hapless group of pedestrians. The Bayern team just looks irresistible ... Read More
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Posted on April 25, 2013 at 08:35 PM.
Well, that was an interesting few days.
One of the Most Uninteresting Title Races In Recent Memory
With four games to go, Manchester United clinches the title. This one was in the bag pretty much by the end of January.
- A take on the on the whole Guard of Honour
Monday, April 22, 2013
PES 2014 will include a dedicated Asian Champions League mode, "enabling users to control one of the 32 teams that compete in the tournament."
One can assume that this mode will be similar to the other competitions-- The Copa Libertadores and the UEFA Champions League-- currently in PES, most likely featuring some branded presentation and the ability the play the entire tournament. So far we've only heard about ... Read More
Monday, April 8, 2013
As somebody who grew up playing the NHL series (and hates the current fighting module), it was really interesting to read Glenn's take on fighting in hockey games. In many ways, you can ask the same question about diving in soccer games. Is there a place for it? And if it does, is there a way the games can simulate-- no pun intended-- it properly?
Right now, the option for players to initiate a dive is present
Right now, the option for players to initiate a dive is present
Monday, April 1, 2013
Some of the following may or may not have been written in jest:
- Sunderland have appointed Paulo Di Canio as manager after sacking Martin O'Neill...
- ...Which causes all sorts of controversy, because Di Canio, as some of you will remember, has a thing for fascism. In his defense, he says he's just a fascist, and not a racist. Phew!
- Interesting though, how the narratives differ between Reading sacking
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Winning Eleven Blog has posted a more detailed writeup from Edge Magazine's preview of PES 2014's Fox Engine. Some additional interesting tidbits:
- I know it's all words, and we're getting to the point where we should start to temper our expectations until we, you know, actually see something from the actual game, but this is another encouraging anecdote: "the article states that real and engine versions of Old Trafford
Happy Tuesday! Here are some soccer related bits n' bobs you may be interested in.
- Make your own chicken puns: Blackburn sacks Michael Appleton less than three months into the tenure.
- Michael Owen will retire at the end of the season. What are your fondest memories of him? I somewhat naively thought he and Rooney were going to be the next Shearer
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
And so it begins.
PES fires the opening salvo in the battle of previews, with fresh details on (mostly) PES 2014's new Fox Engine. What to make of them?
- Barycentre Physics: Great, another feature name, like FIFA'sImpact Engine, that I'll have to remind myself not to overuse in the articles/reviews.
- This is a particularly interesting tidbit from the writeup: "You control the player and the physics
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