Some of you need to separate the emotional from the rational with these discussions. Again, compared to the actual sport it is attempting to emulate, FIFA is a child's version of how football looks and plays. EA does not and never will design FIFA as a football simulation because they know young gamers prefer the wide-open arcade game style FIFA is known for. That's the target consumer group EA goes after with all their games as it's the largest group of video game consumers by far.
The passing is easy (yes I too play on full manual) because pass and cross ratings in FIFA do not affect player skill as they do in PES. This is another reason why FIFA can be seen and understood as an arcade football experience, and PES a simulation game.
Your response is a windup attempt. I was simply stating a fact. EA designs their games primarily for young people, teenagers and college kids. None of their games are designed as sports simulations, they're designed for fun pick-up-and-play action. I understand why some here might be insulted by my comments, I have no problem with that. But then you need to understand that once you hit your late 40s and 50s, it's possible to laugh this stuff off and not take it personally, and discuss these things like rational, thinking adult friends and football colleagues. That's all I'm attempting to do here.
Can't figure out if it's because I'm not acting my age or if it's because no one else other than EA has made any good football games for the last 6 years
The day you actually have to do that to beat an AI would be a terrific day.
Okay, fair enough, my comments are not an indictment on anyone's game preference, or their opinions about which game is more fun, better programmed, etc.
That's a good point and I respect that POV. FIFA 13 was my game of choice this year. I was able to create a better simulation experience overall with FIFA 13 than I was with PES 2013. Part of that though has to do with PES being fundamentally broken in some areas, whereas FIFA is a well-made and tight game all round. But after spending several years editing and modding both games, there's no doubt in my mind that Konami is attempting to create more of a true-to-life football sim than EA is, Konami just haven't been very successful at it.
Sounds good thanks, I apologize for any terse comment(s) in my previous posts. I should have explained myself better. FIFA 13 is about the most fun I've had with a video sports game in years, I should probably emphasize that more often when I talk about the FIFA series.
