PES 2017

Gameplay and Graphics

In recent years, the old PES series has undergone an important transition period, transforming it from a broken game living in the glory of the past into a professional football simulation game. It wasn’t easy, but it required a lot, from developing a completely new engine for the game under the leadership of a modern development team to implementing the famous Fox Engine. And don’t forget to listen to suggestions from the gaming community over the past few years. But the game still couldn’t catch up, especially since it lagged behind significantly in the areas of length, rights and presentation due to the loss years of the last generation. In this review, we take a look at this year’s version and evaluate what the team presented again in their annual game.

This year it seems that a lot of effort has been put into the development of the gameplay system and we can confirm that it has been very fruitful. The game this year is perhaps the most balanced football game in terms of gameplay. First of all, the passes in the game are largely mastered, and most of the time you will find that the game responds logically to the commands you type on the controller compared to what you see on the screen. This time around, Konami has placed a greater focus on passing. You have to use the right position to pass and remember the skills of your players as some passes cannot be mastered by any player from every position.

Improved Shots and Goalkeeping

The shots have also found a great balance, as they are no longer guaranteed between the three flanks, but you have to aim and choose suitable positions to achieve a dangerous attack. Even the goalkeeper, who was very poor last year, has improved a lot here, and fortunately Konami has found the right balance since the Champions League final demo I tried last May, and the goalkeeper in the final version looked logical and logical hardly believable.

The game’s graphics are also wonderful, with players’ faces reaching an unprecedented level of perfection, and this year the development team seems to have prepared more and prepared the faces of many players, with a new update promised for next November. But one of the things I like most about the game is the player movement graphics. From different positions, players interact with the ball in a very realistic way, be it through the way they kick the ball or move their feet to reach it. Even the guard has new graphics and looks more realistic than ever.

Licensing and Content

It’s only when we leave the field that PES’s problems really become apparent. Although the company made a big effort this year to get the rights to clubs like Arsenal, Liverpool and Dortmund, in return it lost the rights to other clubs like Madrid and Manchester, and there are clubs like Bayern Munich that disappeared completely are the game and are not even available with names and uniforms. Fake. On the other hand, the game received some exclusive rights for the first time, as the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona and the Barcelona anthem were exclusive to PES. The problem is that if this continues, the only losers will be the players and football games on the market will always be incomplete because one game acquires exclusive rights over another game.

Options and Disappointments

Fortunately, there is the Options File option and by downloading files, which took me less than 10 minutes, I was able to view all the clubs in the English, Spanish and Italian leagues with their correct names, logos and full and official uniforms. Unfortunately, on the other hand, this option is not available for the Xbox One version, which also suffers from a less elegant appearance than the PS4 version, and this is completely unacceptable in this day and age since these clear differences do not exist in other games from companies. However, the most unlucky are the users of the PC version, which still uses the last generation engine. This is disappointing and I don’t really know what benefit the release will bring.

Another disappointing aspect is the Arabic content, which only seems to have declined since it first appeared. There is a group of Arab clubs participating in the AFC Champions League including Al-Hilal, Al-Nasr, Al-Ittihad and Al-Ahly, but Al-Shabab and Al-Ittifaq clubs are missing and there is no option for others Asian clubs clubs. Even the implementation of Saudi club games has become poor. After banners in Arabic appeared in the stadium and we found the crowd in golf uniforms, these points were removed from the game and no Saudi stadium was included after it was present in previous versions. That’s not a good indicator at all, although I still like the songs, especially when you’re playing Al-Ittihad and the audience says, “Turn right…Turn left.”

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