Quote: Saddened! "I've given the Pro Evo demo a good play. It's certainly better than previous generations, but it's still a distance behind. With one being a Japanese developer and the other being Canadian I just get the feeling neither team really knows what football is about.
Fifa have gone for realism at the expense of instant appeal, making it a much more satisfying game, but one that will enfuriate you in equal measures. Pro Evo seems confused as to whether it's an arcade game.'"
When I were a kid the football arcade games were 'fun' I think Pro Evo is trying to find that balance of fun / realism without making it so dull that it plays like a real life premiership match.
Pro Evo was at its best when it had a pick up and play quality, going to my mates playing it and instantly being able to pick the game up, attack, defend, score spectacular goals, score scrappy goals and give him a good match made it a great game. Granted I still lost as it was his game and he messed with tricks and tactics that you HAD to learn to be good at it but still I could play.
If I went to my 9 year old nephews now to play Fifa12 I'd be embarrassed. Tactical defending and holding down 3 shoulder buttons in an attempt to get the ball back seems daft, also I played the demo and lost the ball couldn't get it back for about 10 mins?!?!?! It appears the emphasis on defending and simulation rather than attacking and fluid fun football has ruined Fifa for me.
I am not saying that Pro Evo is back to the good old days and from playing the demo I probably will end up with no football game at all this year as neither do enough to warrant my £40 it's just interesting how 2 different developers and teams can vary 2 games of the same sport so much.
Maybe back to basics do make a better game, maybe it's me getting on a bit but when Adriano was a scoring machine and the PS2 game made me want to call in sick at work I enjoyed football games. Each to their own I guess
