PES 2012 Demo 2 Impressions/Discussion

[LingeringRegime]

Just played my first game with the 2nd demo. I was playing as Rangers and got throttled by The Hotspurs 3-0, on Pro difficulty no less.

Is it me or is the game faster since the first demo? I might have to bump the speed down to -2.

[ty5oke]

Quote: Originally Posted by DEFTFUNDAMENTALZ

Just played my first game with the 2nd demo. I was playing as Rangers and got throttled by The Hotspurs 3-0, on Pro difficulty no less. Is it me or is the game faster since the first demo? I might have to bump the speed down to -2.

Seemed faster to me too, Played the first demo in PC and 2nd on 360. Don't know if they normally play at different speeds.

[Altimus]

After this play by the AI I got pretty excited. After all my time in PES last year I don't recall seeing the computer do this.



It is beautiful looking but pretty basic chip but as mentioned I don't recall seeing the AI attempt it. Normally they would just bring it down, shoot or dribble forward and the keeper would just dive at the ball. Seeing this was awesome!

[elprez98]

Quote: Originally Posted by Altimus

After this play by the AI I got pretty excited. After all my time in PES last year I don't recall seeing the computer do this. It is beautiful looking but pretty basic chip but as mentioned I don't recall seeing the AI attempt it. Normally they would just bring it down, shoot or dribble forward and the keeper would just dive at the ball. Seeing this was awesome!

Altimus you have got to lay off the coffee, man. You are making me dizzy.

[clipperfan811]

Some real quick impressions

It was taking me awhile to get used to controls for the game, eventually I just custom configured it to how FIFA's are, I felt more comfortable after that. I initially felt like a fish out of water but quickly started seeing some of that touted ai everyone is always talking about. It's a noticeable difference but not miles and miles above.

After playing a good 10 games I played a few games of FIFA 12 for comparison. There were definitely things I missed about the PES 12 demo and something all of a sudden just felt a bit off about FIFA. The flip side is that I really noticed just how ugly PES 12 is especially in the lighting department.

If I had cash to burn I might just buy both as it stands I don't know if there's enough in either demo to convince me to not keep playing FIFA 09 for a while longer to get my football fix.

+ I like how the first touch feels, it's not always glued to your foot from the get go.

Here are some points that stood out

+ My teammates express a desire to go after loose balls.

+ The opposing ai is more patient building up their attack than in FIFA games

- The lighting looks bad, everything is so dark, it's just not pretty

- The running animations, especially when you sprint are just awful, they almost remind me of the really old snes games where the legs are just spinning, like how Mario runs.

[Greene_Flash03]

Quote: Originally Posted by clipperfan811

Some real quick impressions It was taking me awhile to get used to controls for the game, eventually I just custom configured it to how FIFA's are, I felt more comfortable after that. I initially felt like a fish out of water but quickly started seeing some of that touted ai everyone is always talking about. It's a noticeable difference but not miles and miles above. After playing a good 10 games I played a few games of FIFA 12 for comparison. There were definitely things I missed about the PES 12 demo and something all of a sudden just felt a bit off about FIFA. The flip side is that I really noticed just how ugly PES 12 is especially in the lighting department. If I had cash to burn I might just buy both as it stands I don't know if there's enough in either demo to convince me to not keep playing FIFA 09 for a while longer to get my football fix. + I like how the first touch feels, it's not always glued to your foot from the get go. Here are some points that stood out + My teammates express a desire to go after loose balls. + The opposing ai is more patient building up their attack than in FIFA games - The lighting looks bad, everything is so dark, it's just not pretty - The running animations, especially when you sprint are just awful, they almost remind me of the really old snes games where the legs are just spinning, like how Mario runs.

These are my beef about the game too.

[CrimsonCream]

Just played the demo and must say I enjoyed it. It's taking a bit of an adjustment to relearn the controls after playing the FIFA demo. Overall I think I enjoyed it more than FIFA. More play time needed to reach a final verdict.

One question: Is there a speed burst button in PES? I didn't notice any kind of boost using the shoulder buttons (Xbox 360).

[Panicshade]

http://editor.pesfan.com/PES2012/Ann...rols_front.pdf
http://editor.pesfan.com/PES2012/Ann...trols_back.pdf

Just substitute the 360 controls if that is what you need (diagrams show PS3 controls)