Agreed, i remember a few years back when fifa made a big thing of first touch where you flicked your right analogue in the direction you wanted to go.But with pes10 it just does it so naturally, difference.
I liked the right stick flick of Fifa to be honest. But it's a skill move.
The difference between the two is exactly what you mentioned, PES 2010 is natural. By that I mean, you dont require a skill move to pull it off. It's all based around the players stats or technique. Some of the 1st touches by Zlatan are simply phenomenal.
Every single player on FIFA has the exact same 'natural' first touch. That statement is a matter of fact. Any one who disagrees, show me a video clip. This is because FIFA doesnt concentrate on individuality. More the look of the game, rather than the 'feel' of the game. Period.
I played 7 hours straight last night with my best mate. He is the same mate I mentioned in my PES die hard thread initial post. He has been playing PES since day one. He hated PES 2008 like me, and was only 'lukewarm' to PES 2009. He did play FIFA 09, and enjoyed it for a short while. We had a couple of months of argument and debate. He finally got a patched PS3 version of PES 2009 and started a ML and never looked back. He still wasnt massively over impressed with PES 2009 though.
Last night was the 1st time he has played the new WE 10 demo as he has been away with work for 12 weeks. He is a moaning fucker, and loves to point out any slight glitches or things that are not going his way. He absolutely loved the WE 10 demo, and we played it from 7pm till 1.15 am this morning. We couldnt get off the game. He mastered the tricks very easily, better than me. We spent a good hour of that time watching the stunning replays of goals, 1st touches, skills, tricks, and improvised actions of the creme de la creme, Zaltan, Ronny, Messi, Henry et al.
He was very impressed with all the sliders, cards, pace, etc. He only slightly mentioned the reponse issues, and that was only on very rare occasions. Bearing in mind he moans like a nagging wife, for me that was a very good sign. He certainly got to grips with the game quicker than I did. Then again he didnt really have the PES 08 or 09 transition to deal with like I had. He was always a huge PES 5/6 fan, but more so, a massive WE fan.
Safe to say he thought the new WE 2010 demo was brilliant and loved everything about it. And more than anything, commented on the potential this has with the unpredictability element. Every game we had was completely different to the last.