Weekend wrap-up
Posted by Peter Willis in PES 2008 News on Mon 15 Oct
Welcome to Monday mornings at PESGaming, a chance for you to catch up on all the action over the weekend in the PES scene (mainly because my schedule - a.k.a. female - doesn’t allow for time to do updates). Click the links for more information…
- IGN get’s a first look at the WII version of Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
- WENB show us more of the editing capabilities in PES 2008
- Seabass reveals radical overhaul for next years PES
- New PESRankings season kicking off October 25th
- PES 2008 Guide available to pre-order (includes DVD)
- Stats available for Ligue 1 players - Part 1 and Part 2
Clearly the big headline of the weekend was the release of WII material. For me that game could either be insanely fun, or insanely frustrating. Anyone who has played on a WII will tell you just how sensitive the control pads can be and in a high-octane game of Pro Evo I can see people finding it hard to play ‘gently’.
Something else which looks like it could turn out to be more than frustrating is the editing feature of PES 2008. Whilst the new photo import function looks truly sensational, the lack of the kit templates could be a major drawback. Earlier last week we also received word that editing of the badges will not be possible (other than on kits). This seems like an odd thing for Konami to remove. If it is a license issue, surely allowing people to import real badges onto kits has to be just as big of a problem for their lawyers.
The editing feature was one of the major weapons of PES08. Now, the final offering is mediocre to say the least. Plus we have more promises for a “new radical game”, next year. It reminds me of Seabasse’s promises for the failed Pro Evo 6 for the 360. Every year the promises are for next year. At least it seems that, and because I have played the almost final code of 360’s PES08 and it was, well, just ok,this year FIFA effort my alarm Seabass and Konami. FIFA is by no means perfect but its a huge leap forward and maybe next year will catch up with PES. The most dissapointing thing for us, Pro fans, is a common football dissapointment: we dont mind so much if our team loses but we do mind when our team loses with no effort. Or, we must accept that Seabass and Konami reached the top limit and the only way, now, is downhill.