I think with the right sliders - FIFA will always come close. It's just a matter of the little things that tend to happen and not make an realistic sense. For example in FIFA 12, the cleared ball would always find the foot of the attacker - there would be no sense of a loose ball. The ball would always be attached to predestined area no matte what.
I will still get FIFA, but will keep my receipt as well. I hope someone posts a video against the AI soon though.
Nieb, this discussion has been mature and constructive before yours. So either contribute, or don't say anything at all. This isn't a PES vs FIFA thread. It's about the collective disgust/confusion we have towards the videos posted. It doesn't look like what real soccer is - it doesn't even come close. It's closer to SuperStar soccer than it is FIFA 12.
The licensing and lack of teams (??) in PES is not at topic here. We are free to bring up other games to compare - EA has seemingly forgotten this, as has yourself apparently. We wouldn't be in here if we didn't care about the direction of FIFA, nor would we have produced some constructive criticism either. Your post, however, accomplishes nothing - and doesn't go for any sort of good of either game's progression.