Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 Demo #2 Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here

[bosoxfan1]

Hey guys can I get any tips on neutralizing all the lob through balls to the opposing striker and defending corner kicks? It seems like in EVERY game I play I allow goals on the same plays... also from crosses. I could be playing as Barcelona or Real Madrid against Bilbao and the cpu always finds Llorente with a lob through ball and he beats with speed and power the CDM (Busquets or Alonso) Why is it that the CB's are always out of position? It's not like I'm losing the ball at midfield or anything...it happens with a counter but also when the cpu is "building" the attack. I've become very frustrated and this is only on Pro! Thanks

[kerosene31]

I really like the way the demo plays, but one thing always bothers me with PES. On corners and crosses into the box it seems like some plays are just impossible to defend. Your defender just is on the wrong side of the striker and by the time you try to move the ball is in the back of the net.

[MVP9072]

amazing and realistic

[Whomario]

Quote: Originally Posted by kerosene31

I really like the way the demo plays, but one thing always bothers me with PES. On corners and crosses into the box it seems like some plays are just impossible to defend. Your defender just is on the wrong side of the striker and by the time you try to move the ball is in the back of the net.

yeah well, that´s what bothered me in real life, too Not every play can be defended, some times you just draw the short straw so to speak

[dubcity]

MLO gameplay is a experience this year, that's for sure. Played about 10-15 games tonight. Finished only 1 win, and bunch of draws. Yeah, not so good. Granted, quite a few of those teams were really stacked. One guy had Neymar, Lampard, Joe Hart and a couple of other stars. If anything, it's good practice for getting better vs the CPU. Default MLO gameplay is at normal speed, so when I went back to playing the CPU at -1 speed and Top Player I played extremely well. Shame we can't customize the online gameplay more. I'd imagine playing an all-manual ,-1 speed, and 15-20 minute half game vs a good player online would be a treat.

[walnut]

Hello all, first post in along time for me (since 2007)... anyways, just got the game yesterday and played a few matches, here are some rough impressions:

- controls are deeeeep
- the AI opponent doesn't just boot the ball upfield anymore
- the AI opponent is clinical with its finishing, but their chance usually came from a mistake I made
- ML cutscenes and general layout are basically unchanged
- the ML training system from last year is gone, thankfully. It has been replaced by a system in which you allot a set amount of points to different areas like strength, dribbling, etc.
- the game looks pretty similar overall to last year's, my wife even said "this looks the same, is it even different?"
- shooting is more fun so far

Gut reaction:
There are some improvements. I didn't like 2012, but played a decent amount of it. 2013 is probably better, but too early to tell. Overall, I feel like I've been playing the same game for a few years now, but I'm going to give this some more time definitely as I feel like there are some subtle changes under the hood that are going to make it worth playing.

[walnut]

oops, wrong thread