I signed up to this website to hopefully share some tactics and knowledge of the game, also thoughts on the game itself, however, all I can see on these forums are negativity. While feedback is good, it is important to point out the positive things as well such as the new animations, the much MUCH better passing system and general fluidity of the game, there are bugs still there yes, but i think people are somewhat foolish to think you could stick PES 5 game physics in there and slap next gen graphics on top, it doesn't work like that. I do agree with some points on here about the bugs but it's mostly an enjoyable game, and while the bugginess can get to you sometimes just have a break and do something else, if you play too much of course you will start getting frustrated, you need to balance things out.
I will state a few of my irritations with the game, the bits which i think are the key areas which need improved upon, I think it is fair to state these but to go into mass detail about why Konami suck is a little strong. If like me you paid 30 quid or more for the game you dont want to read all these negatives lol, i was worried before i picked it up due to all this feedback, anyway heres what I'd like to see fixed -
1. PLAYER-SWITCHING, why they don't offer a higher player cycle when switching I have no idea, this can be very frustrating, especially if you want to bring a player deep from the back up to make a challenge.
2. OK, I dont know what to title this one so i'll go for, THE NEED TO USE SUPER-CANCEL TO FEEL FREE ENOUGH TO ROAM-
I dont know if anyone else finds this irritating but the automatisms in this game which prevent you from running at full pace when trying to defend or track your player close as possible without the need for SUPER-CANCEL is something i would like to be eradicated altogether, you should feel free all the time, it doesn't make sense to me why you need to hold these buttons down to run sharper.
3. PLAYERS GETTING IN THE WAY OF YOUR OWN PLAY -
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COMMENTARY - Nuff Said.
Too many times have I constructed an attack bringing players up the field only for the killer pass to be deflected off my own man and left defenseless because of this with the opponent now on a deadly counter-attack, I will sayI haven't seen too much of this in 2011 but this was a major reason I hated 2010.
Now, with all that being said, the rest of the game is, for lack of a better description, bloody brilliant! It really feels like Konami grafted this year and features like the stadium editor and improved menu-screens and presentation only compliment the (in my opinion) drastically improved gameplay, 1-2s have been resurrected from the hell that was pes 2010 among many other gameplay enhancements. While the tag-line "Engineered for Freedom" isn't entirely true in a lot of aspects including the aforementioned automatisms, it definitely is alot more-so than previous next-gen PES'.
I'll end on a high note and say to all those worriers reading these forums like I was 3 days ago, PES 2011 puts 2008, 2009, and certainly 2010 to shame. It is easily a true competitor to FIFA now and I think as these are both great games, flaws aside, lets keep this positive now, It is purely down to a mater of preference.
Enjoy. (You might see this on more than one thread because i want people to see this.)