2010 FIFA World Cup Demo Available Now, Post Impressions Here

[FORMULA316]

Re: 2010 FIFA World Cup Demo Available Now, Post Impressions Here

Meh. Ah yes the EA FIFA cash machine that is their WC editions. I'd be very leery, as all of the World Cup editions have sucked pretty hard since WC 98. Don't fall for the confetti!!!

Holy Jeezus, did anyone else have stuttering with the match intro and horrible slowdown with replays on the PS3 version? Utterly pathetic if they feel this is acceptable in the final release...

I see very little improvement over FIFA 10. But then again it's awfully hard to tell with the two minute match halves they give you in the demo.

Seems smoother on the 360 yet still rather sluggish. Demo build sluggish?

I would have preferred a downloadable mode from with 10 for the World Cup.

[poster]

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Downloaded the PS3 version. Controls feel good. So hard to get a feel with the short half lengths, but like how it feels. Wish we could hack the settings like some PC demos. It did look kind of blah, and I noticed it was in 720p. Not sure if that is just for the demo or if the 360 demo is in 1080p? Kind of disappointing if the PS3 isn't in 1080p.

Will probably download the 360 version as well over the weekend and try to compare. Slow still feels too fast, but the pace does feel a little slower if that makes sense. Hard to tell if the pitch is bigger, maybe a bit. Custodians seem to react better which is good.

Liked that both Italy and Spain each had two different home/away kits.

[J-Unit40]

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Can someone let me know if Be a pro cam is in this game? Normally they don't put it in the Euro and WC games. If it isn't , it's a definite pass. Thanks, Brian

Hey Bri, the Pro-Cam is in. This game is very good (first impression). I only played the demo for FIFA10 because there were just too many good/great games this year to play.

The game plays smooth and silky on 360. I'll download on the PS3 to compare later today/tonight. It does play a little quick on Normal and I only noticed a very slight difference on Slow. The graphics are very nice. I also the look of the Dynamic I cam with a slight zoom in and lowered height. Great view and it shows off the graphics a bit.

I'm not considering picking this up when it comes out. Speaking of that, when does this game come out? May?

Thanks

[darlon]

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After playing about 10 games, it feels like shooting on the first touch inside the box is a bit too accurate. I had Gilardino (CPU) score one on me and I scored one on them with Torres. If I recall on FIFA 10 (which is now broken into multiple pieces), shooting on your first touch on the ball would yield very unpredictable results. I may have to test this further though.

[DickDalewood]

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Gonna DL the PS3 Demo when I get home. Played a bit of the 360 version before work. Lost to Spain 3-1.

Going to play PS3 verion to see any differences.

The demo is pretty damn awesome, not gonna lie, lol.

How are the two versions side by side CB?

[bhurst99]

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Meh. Ah yes the EA FIFA cash machine that is their WC editions. I'd be very leery, as all of the World Cup editions have sucked pretty hard since WC 98. Don't fall for the confetti!!!

Holy Jeezus, did anyone else have stuttering with the match intro and horrible slowdown with replays on the PS3 version? Utterly pathetic if they feel this is acceptable in the final release...

I see very little improvement over FIFA 10. But then again it's awfully hard to tell with the two minute match halves they give you in the demo.

Can't say I saw the slowdowns on my PS3 demo.

[Stormyhog]

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I am really liking the PS3 demo but the the framerate is pretty rough on the intro and replays at times, hopefully they get that smoothed out a bit for the final release.

[Altimus]

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Love that camera cuts are back. I loved them in UEFA Euro Cup and for those that don't like it, well you can turn them off this time around. Hopefully they build on this and put them into the next FIFA games.

I'll be getting it, wish it was cheaper but I can't pass on it. Also awesome that they have the horns in there.

[MrOctober430]

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I love the demo! It lost 3-0 to Italy but man the atmosphere is great. It feels real.

[Mad 69]

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I pre-ordered this game, the WC/EURO games are always better than the regular Fifa games. I wish this dev team would work on the yearly game.
If anyone wants $20 off any EA game simply sign up for the EA forums/website - they give you a code for $20 for your birthday, simply make an account and put your Bday as tomorrow.

[phillyfan23]

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is it me or is the cpu AI more dynamic than past fifa games?

What I mean is, in the past, the defensive mids are very constrained b y their formation and will very very very rarely push up to support an attack. This makes 95 percent of the goal scored by the forwards and AMs. Not how it is in real life.

But in this demo, de rossi already has scored on me and pirlo had a point blank chance.

Maybe I'm just seeing things, but hopefully this ain't an anomaly.

[instantpop]

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Can't say I saw the slowdowns on my PS3 demo.

Then you're not looking...LOL!

In all seriousness, the slowdowns during cut-scenes and other presentation type things have been in FIFA for years, even going back to the PS2. Intros, cutaways to managers, panning across the starting lineups - just to name a few - suffer greatly from extremely poor frame rates. What's sad is that one of their highlighted 'features' - people wearing crazy hats in the crowd - suffers too.

[instantpop]

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I pre-ordered this game, the WC/EURO games are always better than the regular Fifa games. I wish this dev team would work on the yearly game.
If anyone wants $20 off any EA game simply sign up for the EA forums/website - they give you a code for $20 for your birthday, simply make an account and put your Bday as tomorrow.

The core dev team is the same for both the yearly installments and the Euro/WC games. That's been noted in several interviews/previews for this game.

[spit_bubble]

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Played three games on the highest difficulty... The computer controlled team didn't back pass once... Not once... Even when the situation called for it (hey, there's three defenders in front of me, let me see if I can beat them with the dribble instead of passing it back to a teammate... ).

So I guess FIFA is still struggling with that whole... Soccer strategy thing...

[hustlin]

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Been playing soccer and video game soccer a very long time now and I am loving this demo. Definitely a day one pick up for me. Even the online modes look interesting. Gameplay wise, it may not be "real" soccer, but I think it's as close to the real thing that I've ever played. PES has taken a step in the wrong direction as of late and this is the king in my opinion. I don't see the frame rate issues on the ps3 that other posters are seeing. Maybe a bit when people are dancing in the stands but definitely none on replays.