Ok so I've played around 6 games and these are my initial pros & cons.
Pros.
PASSING - Excellent! You really can put the ball where you want, some of the forward moves I've created so far have been breathtaking. I might add that this is on default pass assistance, I tried 2 bar and didn't like it. Honestly playing this game on anything other than the default 1 bar is total sacrilege. DONT DO IT!
DEFENDING- Absolute joy so far, massively improved. The added physicality and faster response times give you so much more control. You can actually knock someone off the ball with pure strength now and it looks & feels awesome.
SHOOTING- Improved but could be better, definitely more swerve and zip . I need to play more to make a solid assessment.
ANIMATIONS- This is a bit of a double edged sword I'm afraid. Yes they have improved and yes there are loads of new ones and they do look fantastic but.....the added speed of response times tends to make quite a few look very choppy. Definitely something that needs ironing out before release.
A.I - Too early to judge so I'll leave it till I've played some more.
KEEPERS-again too early to judge, not seen any howlers yet but they seem pretty good so far with some lovely animations.
CONS
Graphics- I'm disappointed, not a huge improvement, barely looks any different TBH especially in gameplay cam. LOD is pretty poor. Lighting is also an issue, either too bright or too dark. Needs work.
SOUND- Don't like what they've done here at all, sounds really tinny, cannot hear the ball being struck very well either which makes it feel very light which ain't a great feeling.
Also the general play feels a bit light, players need more weight, I think this is due too fast response times, needs balancing IMHO.
This all I can think of so far as I've only played a few games, my thoughts will most probably change a bit with time so please don't take any of it as gospel, these are just my initial impressions.