Re: WE/PES 2008 Next Gen - Discussions Thread (Last Update 10/10/07)
Dude thats current gen, get with the program and see how good fifa nextgen is!
Even though i cant stand pes atm, i still wouldnt even bother with fifa for the ps2.
I've played FIFA08 on my brothers 360 for about 10 hours total, and I liked that alot aswell. The AI isn't really nice playing against on the 360 I'll be honest, but 1 on 1 it is a great game, just set everything to "manual" and be prepared to be punished for all the wrong passes and the short moments of lacking concentration.
I am not with you this time, sometimes you win sometimes you lose :lol

that goal sucks dear Trance_Allstar... if it was PES, all people here would bash the "poor goalkeeping". It is a shot in the middle of goal, please...!!! Anyway what annoys me most is the ball physic when Ronaldinho dribbles it... it is really terrible!!!
Hehe, no worries mate.
To be honest, 0:26 in this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsnBiB6EYUI is a bad goalkeeper. The FIFA goalkeeper, while definitely ought to have done better, is still very preferable to me over a keeper that let's a slow shot fly just by his head without even _trying_ to get in the way. Any human, let alone a goalkeeper, would have the reflexes to easily parry that shot with his hands. It's in the optimal position to reach with a hand.
And I've certainly seen worse goalkeeper moments than the FIFA video in real life, although they are rare.
And, @ 5:22 in this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IQz3KluPl4 , a similar goal.
sry m8....but that looks horrible:o
I dunno, I prefer a goalkeeper that moves realistically, doesn't overly obviously break the laws of physics when performing saves, and that once in a while makes mistakes (not like letting a shot fly by 1cm from his head or such), which means that you know that there is always that sliiight chance a last-second longshot with the right player might find its way in.
Also I much prefer the ball deflections in FIFA, they feel very varied and real. Shots in FIFA08 (current and last-gen) are also superb imo, none of the weird shot animations and shot dynamics of the past, the ball and player feel completely separate both before and after the contact.
The more I play it and see how random the situations are when keepers save and such, the more I like it. To be honest I am surprised myself, and when I come to the point of saying "well f**k this" I'll let you know. But the Analog throughpasses (which also works as normal passes obviously) are enough to keep me playing again and again, I have done some awesome things that PES simply won't let me do with the 8 directionality, like slicing a pass just in a gap between two defenders for Messi to run onto. I won't get bored of that aspect ever.
Also, however it was in the past, when I am playing with a good player, you feel it for sure. You just don't want to shoot with bad players, or dribble with bad players, because it is a wasted chance.
But enough thread hijacking with FIFA for my part (unless I respond to someone else).
