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Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 Demo #1 Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here

09:57 PM - July 24, 2012 by Haval93

The Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 demo is available now for 360. Download it now or queue it up right here.

According to a few readers, the PS3 demo is available on PSN Japan.

Here are the eight teams included in the demo. Germany, England, Portugal and Italy, for the international friendlies. Santos FC, SC International, Fluminense and Flamengo are available in the Copa Libertadores mode.

You can play on any difficulty setting, and it also has localized language options.

Please download the demo and post your impressions here.

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	Experience the skill and technique demanded by PES 2013�s total football. As teams fuelled by Pro-Active AI make runs and behave like real players, PES 2013�s all-new Full Control elements give you total control over every move � with fully manual shooting meaning that no two goals will be the same. Player ID then adds further depth, as the best players move and behave just like their real-life counterparts. Get an early sample of PES 2013�s gameplay.

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# 161 rckabillyRaider @ 07/30/12 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Yeats


	Same here. The demo has me sold, auto-purchase for me. And I'll definitely be sticking with FIFA 12 this year. Feels good, I missed having a PES game to play the past year. One thing: Are other people experiencing an inordinate number of CPU lobbed passes? That's how the CPU attempts to get past my backline defenders pretty much every other time they attack. Either I'm doing something wrong, or that's game coding that needs some tweaking before release day.

yeah. I've noticed this. Doesn't seem too bad though. Slight tweaking would be good

# 162 Altimus @ 07/30/12 11:06 AM

Ok so played last night like every night since the demo dropped... Ronaldo dashes toward goal, I switch to Terry. Ronaldo stops, does his step over, I fall down with Terry, he goes over and chips Hart. My reaction:

# 163 Qb @ 07/30/12 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Altimus


	Ok so played last night like every night since the demo dropped... Ronaldo dashes toward goal, I switch to Terry. Ronaldo stops, does his step over, I fall down with Terry, he goes over and chips Hart. My reaction:

I had a similar humbling at the hands of CR7. Playing as Germany on top player, Ronaldo skinned Boateng on the right flank, leaving him 1v1 with Mertesacker. Yeah, that didn't go so well, and a charging Neuer was left for dead by a fake shot before he slotted home.

# 164 Yeats @ 07/30/12 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by rckabillyRaider


	yeah. I've noticed this. Doesn't seem too bad though. Slight tweaking would be good

Someone suggested it could be level related. So I upped the difficulty, and sure enough the lobbed stuff has more or less vanished.

After getting past the issues I had with the game's looks, I have one word for this demo: mind-blowing. Okay, two words really because it's so good it needs the added emphasis: Mind. Blowing.

EDIT: I should mention: the big reason I've started to really enjoy the game is that I switched to the player cam. It feels like you're right there on the pitch, so the lack of commentary and loud ball thump is no longer a distraction, and the game's atmosphere feels perfectly right. You also get to see an up-close view of all the varied player movements and little nuances that are in the game, like moving cameras behind the goals. It's mind-blowing... or did I mention that already?

# 165 Simba @ 07/30/12 01:22 PM

I put FIFA 12 on just now and I literally couldn't play past 1 half of a game. It's just not on PES' level in terms of gameplay. FIFA is an arcade game, PES is a SIMULATION and I love it already. I'm just hoping this enthusiasm remains after the next demo.

# 166 Yeats @ 07/30/12 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Simba


	I put FIFA 12 on just now and I literally couldn't play past 1 half of a game. It's just not on PES' level in terms of gameplay. FIFA is an arcade game, PES is a SIMULATION and I love it already. I'm just hoping this enthusiasm remains after the next demo.

Not wanting to start a war and I love FIFA 12, but here are two simple examples of why you're correct, and why people say PES feels organic, and that anything can happen. This is what I'm seeing in the demo:

1. CPU clearances upfield go into space, sometimes to your player standing alone. In FIFA, CPU clearances are auto-programmed to always find a CPU player, after which you have to move your man into postion to jump for the ball and try and steal it away.

2. I shot on goal; it hit the GK in the right shoulder, then hit his arm, deflecting right to my striker who popped it into the goal. I had this momentary sense of shock and surprise as I saw the ball come loose and my striker standing there. It was glorious. In FIFA, bounces like that are pre-programmed where they'll end up; there's no sense of surprise or wonder or anything pertaining to real-world physics. The goalie will for example inexplicably punch the ball out when he doesn't and shouldn't have to, right onto the awaiting foot of an attacking player.

Night and day, that's what we've got goin' here.

# 167 ezio @ 07/30/12 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Yeats


	Someone suggested it could be level related. So I upped the difficulty, and sure enough the lobbed stuff has more or less vanished.

What level are you playing on?

# 168 Altimus @ 07/30/12 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Simba


	I put FIFA 12 on just now and I literally couldn't play past 1 half of a game. It's just not on PES' level in terms of gameplay. FIFA is an arcade game, PES is a SIMULATION and I love it already. I'm just hoping this enthusiasm remains after the next demo.

It's hard to go back to FIFA12 after playing this demo. Everything just feels generic, flat, and predicable. I still will get FIFA13 but if this game is as solid as it seems now then we'll have a repeat of 2011 where the game lived in my disc tray.

# 169 aloncho11 @ 07/30/12 02:25 PM

Balotelli's signature "lack of emotion" celebration

# 170 ezio @ 07/30/12 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by aloncho11


	Balotelli's signature "lack of emotion" celebration

They actually have it in there? That is cool

# 171 Yeats @ 07/30/12 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by ezio


	What level are you playing on?

Started out on Daddy Don't Hurt Me and have since moved up to You Really Want To Win, Don't You?

Regular for now while I get used to the player cam + all manual.

# 172 aloncho11 @ 07/30/12 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by ezio


	They actually have it in there? That is cool

Indeed. I think he does it every time he scores 2 goals

# 173 RoyceDa59 @ 07/30/12 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by aloncho11


	Indeed. I think he does it every time he scores 2 goals

Whaaaat that's cool.

# 174 ezio @ 07/30/12 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by aloncho11


	Indeed. I think he does it every time he scores 2 goals

No wonder I haven't seen it yet

# 175 ezio @ 07/30/12 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Yeats


	Started out on Daddy Don't Hurt Me and have since moved up to You Really Want To Win, Don't You? Regular for now while I get used to the player cam + all manual.

Intersting because I am on Pro and I still see it sometimes. What is intersting is I think it depends on the game and situation. I was playing against Germany and they weren't really doing it at all until I went up in the game then they tried it more which makes sense.

# 176 Ermolli @ 07/30/12 08:49 PM

For those (like me) that might want to learn the new moves.

# 177 Yeats @ 07/30/12 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by ezio


	Intersting because I am on Pro and I still see it sometimes. What is intersting is I think it depends on the game and situation. I was playing against Germany and they weren't really doing it at all until I went up in the game then they tried it more which makes sense.

Yes, I'm seeing it on Regular/Pro as well now -- sometimes several times in a row -- after playing on that level for a while. Seems to happen anytime, but I'll watch for that.

# 178 ezio @ 07/30/12 10:30 PM

I am sure it is a combination of my PC and my graphics card but I am enjoying the PS3 demo more than the PC demo.

# 179 aloncho11 @ 07/31/12 12:16 AM

Man I simply can't stop from spending minutes in replay mode, takes me forever to complete a match. Been playing with a few formation tweaks I did for some teams. This is simply a beautiful game.

# 180 Pappy Knuckles @ 07/31/12 06:05 AM

I just bumped it up from Professional to Top Player and had a very enjoyable game against Santos FC (for as long as 5 minute halves will allow you to anyways). I really like the way that the A.I. pressures you on that difficulty. I ended up losing 2-1, but I don't count the penalty kick that was scored against me lol. I didn't know how to defend it, so my goalkeeper just stood there and watched it sail past him. I guess I was supposed to use other stick.

The only thing that might keep me from staying on that difficulty is my defense. The computer often finds a way to dribble past me when I feel like I'm in good position. They also managed to get a few breakaway attempts that I'd like to slow down in the future. I'm sure most of that has to do with mistakes that I'm making though.

When I first started playing this, I think I was doing a lot more running around then I was passing the ball. That wasn't really opening up any opportunities for me. Now that I'm spreading the ball around more, my game is definitely coming together a bit. The video below is a goal that I scored in the game I just played. It was nice to score one outside of the box.

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