FIFA 12 - demo [PS3/Xbox 360]

[hudson]

Ha, you make it sound like it's just amazing perfection. Sorry, but me and along with other mates who solely play FIFA, are having a spot of bother with the new Tactical Defending. The rest of the game is fine, but when goals go in, the same "effin' defending!" chant is being vented.

[Olly C]

Can anyone confirm that the "Legacy Defending" option in the menus won't be usable online in either ranked or friendly matches?

So far me and my friends just swap to that straight away and 'Tele' camera view. then we're loving the game

[hudson]

Legacy defending will only be usable in online Friendly matches.

[nakamura]

Tactical defending is certainly not perfection but it is far better than legacy and playing Fifa 11 just highlighted how broken the defending system was before.

Nothing worse than holding a button to pressure and using the same button to tackle. Basically the game decides if it is going to put the foot in for you and we are left time and time again with a defender who will not reach in for the ball when it is clearly there to be won. At times you are mashing the tackle button and the player just keeps on pressing instead. At least with tactical defending when I press tackle the player will always attempt a tackle.

We played 4 games the other night and I did not concede a single goal. I closed down angles and pressed patiently and tackled when needed. My opponent was same skill level as me also. Don't get me wrong it needs work but it is still better than before.

[hudson]

It's going to be a steep learning curve...

[nakamura]

I just hope they improve the defenders on clubs.

[SmokeScreen]

After playing both demos, and being a FIFA convert since '08, I'm thinking of going back to PES this year. The game just feels more fun to play than FIFA... saying that, all my mates are on FIFA so I'm sure I'll end up on both.

[nonny]

I find each year I've learned to just accept each demo will have it's own flaws & to take them on face value. Then in the final games there is always a re-adjustment from previous years. For FIFA this year it seems the defence is the biggest challenge bur for both the is a long bedding-in period.

I normally find myself clicking with one or the other only after some months with both. Last year I found I preferred FIFA 11 online but PES was my favourite for 1on1 or 2on2 battles when I had mates round.

[rmoxon]

This is alot better than the PES demo. As usual this looks better, the animations are far better and it plays more fluidly. Plus you also have to take into account the fact that all indications point to Manager mode being a big improvment this year and that it should wipe the floor with the PES master leauge (hopefuly).

The Improved manager mode (if it truley is improved) is the biggest selling point for me and what I am most excited about. I put hundreds of hours into the mode in the previous game and in reality it was the worst part of the game with some serious design flaws. If they truley have improved it alot then this game will be increidble.