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FIFA 12 - Previews, Updates, Impressions, et cetera

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Superimposer

This is getting weirder all the time
Theoris said:
Nope, Xbox Live UK seems to be down at the moment.. joy!
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Fuck this shit, I was past 80% too. Come on!

OK, now it's back up but pressing the guide button makes my 360 freeze every time...
 
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mxgt

Banned
Glad they've made the PC game the same as the consoles this time but it uses around 20% of my GPU, wish they could've done more with the graphics but I'll take it over a horrible outdated port.
 
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rvy

Banned
lol, FIFA killed Xbox Live in EU. Amazing.

So, anyway, the game feels pretty good. The biggest change is the way you defend, I really believe that EA may have fixed pressure whoring. It's not easy to defend, at all. Takes a lot more skill than it ever did, doubt the Barça kids will get the hang of it any time soon.

That skilled dribbling stuff, or whatever, they introduced this year seems more useless than anything, but I haven't had enough time to try it out properly.

Game pace is always slow around here, but it feels much more realistic than last year.

Presentation ain't bad either, they even had little video snippets during arena practice and 3D player models for kit selection. Scoreboards are pretty good too. Menus are also a lot more responsive this time. Good shit.

Commentary is alright. I kinda miss Andy Gray and his Scottish buffoonery.

All in all, good demo. Hyped. Pleased. All that good stuff.
 
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Confiture

Banned
Game doesn't feel smooth for me with vsync on.
I checked with fraps and it runs at 60fps constant but it doesn't seem fluid.
I even tried forcing vsync/triple buffering with radeon pro but no dice...
 
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Imp the Dimp

Member
Confiture said:
Game doesn't feel smooth for me with vsync on.
I checked with fraps and it runs at 60fps constant but it doesn't seem fluid.
I even tried forcing vsync/triple buffering with radeon pro but no dice...
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Runs smoothly with 60fps (1080p, 4xMSAA) on my rig with tripple buffering activated via D3DOverrider v2.0.1.
 
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speedpop

Has problems recognising girls
Echoing sentiments that they could've done better with the graphics for the game, but I will take this over another iteration of shitty PC FIFA.

Still the game runs flawlessly. The menus are fast and slick. Demo is too easy unfortunately, thrashed Milan 4-0 playing as Borussia Dortmund (maybe cause Hummels is a beast), so I'll definitely check out that file that adelante linked.

The defensive changes seem interesting on paper, especially the more dynamic shirt tug/shoulder charge situations. Also going to have to get used to playing this on a 360 controller since I've only ever played the games on Sony's consoles.
 
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Mascot

Member
rvy said:
So, anyway, the game feels pretty good. The biggest change is the way you defend, I really believe that EA may have fixed pressure whoring. It's not easy to defend, at all. Takes a lot more skill than it ever did, doubt the Barça kids will get the hang of it any time soon.

That skilled dribbling stuff, or whatever, they introduced this year seems more useless than anything, but I haven't had enough time to try it out properly.

Game pace is always slow around here, but it feels much more realistic than last year.

Presentation ain't bad either, they even had little video snippets during arena practice and 3D player models for kit selection. Scoreboards are pretty good too. Menus are also a lot more responsive this time. Good shit.

Commentary is alright. I kinda miss Andy Gray and his Scottish buffoonery.

All in all, good demo. Hyped. Pleased. All that good stuff.
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All encouraging stuff. Looking forward to playing it after work (assuming XBL is fixed by then).

How long is the demo? What's the content?
 
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rvy

Banned
Mascot said:
All encouraging stuff. Looking forward to playing it after work (assuming XBL is fixed by then).

How long is the demo? What's the content?
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Typical stuff, friendly match. They do give you a nice tutorial right off the bat for tactical defending. Not sure about half-length, lol.
 
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speedpop

Has problems recognising girls
drugstore_cowboy said:
How do I access the video settings for the PC demo?
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It's either Low, Medium, or High :p

It should be in the settings menu when you load up the demo.
 
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leng jai

Member
Graphics look pretty much the same as Fifa 11 to me, and this is on PC maxed.

The menus are really responsive this time and there are pretty much zero load times. Its over twice a fast getting into a game compared to Fifa 11 on PS3. Not sure if they improved the menu and load times or if its just a perk of playing on PC (probably both).
 
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Saty

Member
Did they remove the feature where you need to hit the pass in a specific place in the bar to prevent ping-pong passing? I don't see it in the control settings.
 
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DSN2K

Member
hmmmm...visually they have done nothing imo...shot I just took.

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Pace of the game has dropped, first thing I noticed.
 
Majukun

Majukun

Member
rvy said:
That skilled dribbling stuff, or whatever, they introduced this year seems more useless than anything, but I haven't had enough time to try it out properly.
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you have to use the skilled dribbling at really close range,to let the defender make a mistake
 
Majukun

Majukun

Member
Metalmurphy said:
Well, legacy defending is just a controller option, so i'm not sure it's gone.
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it's gone from online (there's tactical defending by default),but you can use it on local
 
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Hixx

Member
The games own v-sync doesn't work. Even at 60fps the game seems to stutter during the match. Looks good and plays good but the stutter and lack of vsync is very annoying.
 
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Yerolo

Member
I like how the players run to get the ball for throw-ins now...nice little touch

Visually, it doesn't look that much better than FIFA 11 did on the PC, I like the new defending, but will take some getting used to.

Hopefully they fix Anfield in the full version
 
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speedpop

Has problems recognising girls
Enable triple buffering in your NVIDIA settings, or D3DOverrider if you're running an ATI and uncheck the vsync option in the settings. It's a little lame to have to do it but I have zero stuttering or tearing issues in my game.

Superimposer said:
I hear the impact engine has led to some truly awful refereeing decisions. Can anyone comment?
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I haven't had any refeering decisions yet, but Subotic did the splits during a Dortmund v Barcelona game, and in another against Milan he did a funny dance in the air and on the ground which led to a free shot (thankfully saved). The collisions and consequential animations remind me of Sumotori.
 
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WJD

Member
I don't think the new gameplay really lends itself to 3 minute halfs but it's still nice seeing it flow a bit more like real football.
 
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speedpop

Has problems recognising girls
WJD said:
I don't think the new gameplay really lends itself to 3 minute halfs but it's still nice seeing it flow a bit more like real football.
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It's far better at the 6 minute halves setting if you grab the .ini linked earlier in the thread.
 
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WJD

Member
speedpop said:
It's far better at the 6 minute halves setting if you grab the .ini linked earlier in the thread.
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I'm playing the 360 demo so can't unfortunately.

Another point, the dribbling is much improved - I just skipped round a couple of players with Silva in a way that would normally be rare/impossible in other FIFA's.
 
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drugstore_cowboy

Member
speedpop said:
It's either Low, Medium, or High :p

It should be in the settings menu when you load up the demo.
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Ah, I was launching the game from the wrong exe!

Sorted it now

Is it only you ATI guys having problems with vsync? seems fine on my old GTX275.
 
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Slizz

Member
Well didn't take long to get my first goal 11 min in(3 minute halves) with Barrios of all people. I will say though the pass to him was incredible, I like the weight of the ball so far too.
 
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StriKeVillain

Banned
Demo on 360 fails to download. Gets stuck at 99% and then says 'failed to download' as an error. Will have to give it another try when I get in this evening.
 
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Cardigan

Member
The game feels good on PC save for the slight stuttering I experience every now and then. I've got a 6950 so I didn't think it would be an issue but I'm going to have to do some tinkering with the ATI control panel. Seems like it mostly happens when the camera pans (like on a goal kick). I'm kind of disappointed by the graphics because one of the previews I read said the graphics were significantly better looking on PC, however I think it looks pretty similar to FIFA 11 on 360.
 
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DaNcaKe

Member
striKeVillain! said:
Demo on 360 fails to download. Gets stuck at 99% and then says 'failed to download' as an error. Will have to give it another try when I get in this evening.
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I rebooted and re-downloaded (it started from 98%) and it completed. Worth a try!
 
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Slizz

Member
Defense is gonna be much more fun in this I feel and take some good skill, instead of just mashing down A to charge your opponents.


striKeVillain! said:
Demo on 360 fails to download. Gets stuck at 99% and then says 'failed to download' as an error. Will have to give it another try when I get in this evening.
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Like Dancake said, reboot and DL again, started mine back at 98% and took like a minute to finish.
 
S

Superimposer

This is getting weirder all the time
If I create a US Xbox Live account would I be able to download the demo since EU is still down? How would I go about doing that?
 
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BattleMedic

Member
This is going to take some getting used to, I'm struggling to score on professional. I did however score my first ever overhead kick in my second match but I wasn't on xbl so I couldn't save it.
 
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