I always get both games. And I already got fifa 11 this year.
Last year and the year before that, I made a switch to fifa.
But this year I am not sure yet.
I am 100% positive that fifa will be more complete BUT:
I already had enough of HORRIBLE AI and cheating on fifa 11. This is the 1st time a game did this to me AFTER A WEEK.
I mean overall, it's a great game, BUT I CANNOT PLAY IT ANYMORE. IT'S JUST WAY TOO MUCH. If the AI was challenging by outsmarting you then I would accept it, but not in fifa 11 where if they want to score, they become indestructible and will have superman strength, then they will cross, and head the ball in my net and I cannot do a thing.
If I time my jump then the AI will still get the ball
If I try to tackle, they avoid it like messi
If I try a standing tackle, I get the ball, but they get it back or get a foul even if I got the ball first
If I try to pressure them, I get 2 players trying to shove him off the ball, but he still passes with superman strength
If I try to wait on him to make a clean tackle, he shoots and scores aswell.
I got tired of this after a week. It's making me angry all the time because things like that are unacceptable.
They did happen in fifa 10, but not nearly as much.
I'll see about pes when I get the chance to play it. Right now, I don't own the game. But I am sure I'll find negatives aswell.
Dude, you are one of the few regulars who makes sense on a consistent basis,
Stop saying that FIFA11 is a great video game when you know it is bullshit; FIFA11 is shit, a very polished and finished product, but a very outdated concept at its core.
Eventually, the game will not last one month; the same old concept can only last so much.
By the way, I'm not saying that PES11 is better, I'm just saying that if you CANNOT PLAY IT... then do not buy it, the fact that you actually need to try and like the game, and it still doesn't works for you... says a lot.
For my part, I can still play PES10 and enjoy it... but I cannot tolerate FIFA10 for more than two hours of play. I think there is a lot of truth to the rumor that FIFA uses a smaller pitch than PES...
When you make the pitch smaller, you take the artistic feeling out of football, it's similar to indoor football: the space is smaller, therefore, everything is more repetitive and predictable.
I have not payed attention to the SIZE of the pitch, when comparing PES10 with FIFA10, or PES11 with FIFA11; but the FACTS do add up, because FIFA has less DEPTH, it is more repetitive and more predictable... A good reason for this, could be the size of the pitch, it's easier to create one-on-one opportunities when the pitch is smaller; everything is more repetitive and predictable when the pitch is smaller...
Although it is not the bottom line for me, I do think the SIZE of the pitch is a very important factor; and in my case, COULD be the key reason for why I cannot bother myself with FIFA games.
Bottom line: it lacks proper NON-RUNNING dribbling and man-marking animations... this is why the defensive system is broken.
Because if you can cover spaces of over 100 feet of distance by simply directing the left analogue stick WITHOUT the assistance of a SPRINT button; this means that the left analogue stick AUTOMATICALLY produces or triggers RUNNING ANIMATIONS on its own (without assistance)...
And the fact that you RUN without the assistance of a SPRINT button button... is a very serious problem...
As a result, you can only run past a defender or a defender can crash into you; but you cannot actually do any dribbling nor any man-marking. This is why the defensive system is broken, because there are no dribbling animations, it skips the dribbling and man-marking and goes straight into running.
It is a shit system, if you overcook it or eat it bland, it will still taste like an overcooked or undercooked piece of shit.
The UPDATES are not enough anymore, they should really REPLACE the D-PAD CONCEPT that is currently restricting all the areas of the genre.
