Take everything that is excellent about on the pitch, and add in the innovative role control system. Here you pick a team and take control over everything you can think of. The mode is a bit outdated, but is still fun. Master League is the mode where you’ll likely spend most of your single-player time. These modes are fun in small doses, but always feel forced in a way that tell you they are just about sucking additional cash out of gamers.
PES is truly working to represent soccer has it exists in the real world, and they’ve done a damn good job of it. M圜lub mode makes its debut this year, but it is nothing more than a micro-transaction driven Ultimate Team clone. You can choose to either take control of an existing player, or to create a new player.
As great as the game is on the the pitch, its single-player experience fall into the “good but not great” category.īecome a Legend (BaL) mode put you in control of a single player and gives you the power to guide that player through their entire career. One area where PES needs to up their game is in their play modes. It does start to take away from the experience of competing in the English leagues when the teams have the wrong names. While the game features a vast array of leagues from all around the world, it has generic names for some of Europe’s most well known teams. It also makes the missing licenses that much more frustrating. PES is truly working to represent soccer has it exists in the real world, and they’ve done a damn good job of it. Each of the games best players feel different when controlling them, complete with their strengths and weakness. Cristiano Ronaldo’s ability to weave through a crowd is particularly fun to control. Pick teams with a star players and PES begins to truly shine. There are even some that regularly patrol out near the top of the penalty box when their team is on the attack. Some a quick to come off their line, while others stay back and never leave the confines of their net. Go in shoulder to shoulder, and you’ll see some players routinely fight through the challenge, while other always turn away and look to pass. Each player has their own natural way they play the game. That example is just the tip of the iceberg. Run your player out of position, and their teammates shift an adjust to help avoid gaping holes in the defense. In fact, the true beauty of the game’s AI can be seen when the controls are set up so you control just one player. Where FIFA focusses on big budget production values and generating highlight reel footage, PES focuses on having accurate fundamentals like team defensive shape and have players make realistic runs off the ball. Luckily, there are plenty of levels in the middle so every gamer can find their sweet spot where the game is both challenging and fun. While anyone can pick up and play on the lower difficulty levels, the highest levels are reserved for the very skilled. There is a huge learning curve required before playing at the higher difficulty levels. There’s also a dizzying array of special moves and different movement options. The controls are excellent, responsive and intuitive. PES’s quality shows up most where it truly matters: on the pitch. While Konami’s franchise likely won’t win the sales battle this year, there is certainly going to debate on if PES has moved ahead in terms of quality. The arrival of the PS4/Xbox One era provides PES a chance to reclaim their throne. PES didn’t make the transition well, and FIFA took control. PES games ruled the market with controls, artificial intelligence, and tactics that rival FIFA games simply couldn’t compete with. That changed with the arrival of the PS3/Xbox 360 era. The pitch was clearly theirs back in the PS2 era. Then I thought, “You know, they might just be right about that.”
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That is, until I put the game into my PS4 and starting playing.
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“The pitch is ours,” the tagline for Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer 2015, seemed like wishful thinking considering the state of the franchise in recent years.
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Platforms: PS3, PS4 (reviewed version), Xbox 360, Xbox One, Windows