I know what you mean, fifa 12 ut was fairly new to me too although i did play towards the end of fifa 11 ut. and i thought they were amazing. The players were cheaper as well which was much better, i remember on fifa 11 i bought hulk for 3,300 coins

, and there was quite a variety of teams, whereas FUT13 is pretty much same teams.
Brazil with : david luiz, santanta, dede.
It doesn't have the same feel to it for me, and i get bored quite quickly whereas FUT12 , (although sad) i could play for hours :L