Re: PS, Xbox, Wii, PC and other Gaming #9 : Tue Sep 13, 2011 8:39 pm  

Wigg'n wrote: lol http://www.ea.com/uk/football/videos/ugc/92908500 Must admit this is my big fear with the new impact engine thing. Seeing players knocked 30 feet into the crowd might be a tad off putting. Not playing the demo though, fingers in ears time

Wigg'n wrote: lol http://www.ea.com/uk/football/videos/ugc/92908500 Must admit this is my big fear with the new impact engine thing. Seeing players knocked 30 feet into the crowd might be a tad off putting. Not playing the demo though, fingers in ears time

Re: PS, Xbox, Wii, PC and other Gaming #9 : Tue Sep 13, 2011 8:57 pm  

Impact engine worked really well in the games i was playing, not had anything like that happen, although it is funny to watch

Hard to get used to the new defending system, but overall the game feels much better.

Re: PS, Xbox, Wii, PC and other Gaming #9 : Tue Sep 13, 2011 9:06 pm  

Saint Viper wrote:

Impact engine worked really well in the games i was playing, not had anything like that happen, although it is funny to watch

Hard to get used to the new defending system, but overall the game feels much better.

Good to hear.

Re: PS, Xbox, Wii, PC and other Gaming #9 : Tue Sep 13, 2011 9:37 pm  

I'm struggling with the defending on the demo, playing games and barely even having the ball because I can't tackle anybody to get the ball!

Re: PS, Xbox, Wii, PC and other Gaming #9 : Tue Sep 13, 2011 9:46 pm  

Anyone got full info for the Rugby League Live download on PS3? I saw a link once but I'm still finding new stuff like chose an opponent in the playoffs etc.

Re: PS, Xbox, Wii, PC and other Gaming #9 : Tue Sep 13, 2011 10:35 pm  

PES12 demo is available to download on the 360 now. Back to FIFA, you'll probably like this as well Saddened: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjwHfjSro2I

PES12 demo is available to download on the 360 now. Back to FIFA, you'll probably like this as well Saddened: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjwHfjSro2I

Re: PS, Xbox, Wii, PC and other Gaming #9 : Tue Sep 13, 2011 11:11 pm  

oli30045 wrote:

I'm struggling with the defending on the demo, playing games and barely even having the ball because I can't tackle anybody to get the ball!

Was it like the time I beat you on Fifa on the PS2 on New Year's Eve that time?

I hope fifa's defending has become harder, as it was way too easy to just rush players off the ball and force the mistake. Like most things on Fifa, it was far too easy to 'master'.

Re: PS, Xbox, Wii, PC and other Gaming #9 : Wed Sep 14, 2011 8:34 am  

Roddy B wrote:

Was it like the time I beat you on Fifa on the PS2 on New Year's Eve that time?

I hope fifa's defending has become harder, as it was way too easy to just rush players off the ball and force the mistake. Like most things on Fifa, it was far too easy to 'master'.

From the amount of raging on the FIFA forums I'd say the defending was much improved. They are moaning that quick players like Walcott and Sanchez and skilful players like Messi and Ronaldo will be able to beat their defenders.

Seems they've nuked the 'homing missile' red button/circle to close down and auto-tackle. It is now completely reliant on timing and skill apparently. Ooohhh scary.

Re: PS, Xbox, Wii, PC and other Gaming #9 : Wed Sep 14, 2011 8:35 am  

Wigg'n wrote: PES12 demo is available to download on the 360 now. Back to FIFA, you'll probably like this as well Saddened: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjwHfjSro2I Is that on the PC? The animation is appalling. He bites him, whats that all about?

Wigg'n wrote: PES12 demo is available to download on the 360 now. Back to FIFA, you'll probably like this as well Saddened: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjwHfjSro2I Is that on the PC? The animation is appalling. He bites him, whats that all about?

Re: PS, Xbox, Wii, PC and other Gaming #9 : Wed Sep 14, 2011 9:33 pm  

Gave in and downloaded the FIFA 12 demo. The defending really is different. After a minute or two of mashing the buttons I was used to I sort of got the hang of it. Struggling to see the difference between A to contain and LT to jockey though. They both seem to do exactly the same thing. To be honest the way I've always defended on FIFA still works quite well. If you hold off the AI does give you opportunities and if you time it right you can get the ball back quite effectively. On the higher difficulty levels it is quite hard and you have to be patient, no more blindly holding B to suffocate the man in possession.

I've not got the hang of the attacking yet though. How do you do this precision dribbling thing? There also doesn't seem to be much movement from your own players. EA have admitted this is an issue on the demo, but it does seem rather static. The defending AI seems much tighter so it would be good to see a bit more movement. For example if you are bringing the ball out of defense, rather than just jog forwards, the wingers and strikers should make runs, either coming short or going on a run behind. At the moment they don't seem to do anything, which makes it a lot harder to create chances.

But in a way I suppose it's good that it's different. It's going to take me a month or two to get used to it no doubt but there seems to be a lot of depth to the gameplay.