techboy, incase you haven't heard, they introduced tactical defending and don't even think it's crapper than pes defensive system. Now Carragher can hold up play till he sees another one of his teammates to call and the positioning isn't fully automatic unlike pes. Also there is a stand tackle button in fifa on tactical defending (not legacy defending) unlike pes where the computer chooses when to do your stand tackle, We all know pes is better tactically but that doesn't mean fifa are crap at tactics. I tried experimenting with tactics and it works most of the time but sometimes feels weird.
Also we all know pes is the favourable one for AI unlike fifa's dumb one but in fifa players are running about as ea tries to do what konami accomplished this year at 2009 and players would point where they want the ball played to them but however it failed as players moved in retarded positions so they decided to take that feature know and nearly every fifa gamer i know does 1-2's or one touch passing
I have to say this.
Fifa's tactical defending is way more FLAWED than pes 12's new defending system. I never feel in control in fifa 12's defense. Why?
Well there are a couple of reasons.
- AI PRESSURE does not work
- Contain is useless
- sliding tackles are pure s*** as the AI players WILL ALWAYS dribble past it
- standing tackles are a hit and miss. No timing needed and this is the biggest issue.
The AI intercepts every through ball with superman agility. And standing tackles do not work like they should as the AI can easily dribble past your tackle. And there are MANY spots where the player/ attacker becomes untouchable. Note that this can happen to you aswell. The game has these spots where defending NEVER works. Try it from the side, near the keeper, press square and x to feint a shot but do it at a 90 degree angle (EVERY PLAYER CAN DO IT) and you can just keep going straight until you reach that semi circle spot in the keeper's line and YOU WILL NEVER GET TACKLED. The result? A finesse shot in the corner.
Now you see why the defending is flawed in fifa? try it. It works all the time. That's why the AI always play passes to the wingers who then magically become unstoppable when they reach your goal from the sides and then they keep turning until they shoot. Why? Because of these spots where a standing tackle never works.
Seriously it's flawed beyond belief.
If you do not believe me, try it for yourself.
I never said that pes 12's defending is perfect, far from it. The idea was good, but the execution is off, however you have control far, far more than in fifa 12.
In pes standing tackles are manual btw. Press R2 and X to hold up play, release them to position yourself better from time to time, and when he is close, release r2 and hold x. You player does that standing tackle animation.