US Demo Impressions
Wow, this game is absolutely amazing.
The animations, visuals and gameplay are spot on. Dribbling, passing, shooting - all feels great.
PES has reclaimed the footballing crown!
I love the fact you can direct off the ball runs at will.
I can't go back to FIFA 14. It's such a shame there isn't a PS4 version of this game.
Now PES 14 is by no means a perfect game. The interface and menus are horrible. The commentary is dire. The lack of licenses are disappointing. But the core gameplay has impressed me. It looks like real football, and feels like real football.
However on occasions I feel the collision detection is somewhat weird. I honestly don't have many complaints because it reminds me of the PS2 versions of the game, and those were the best footy games I have played.
My only issue is that shooting feels a bit weak (unless you are in the box). Long range shots suck.
I'm surprised at the negativity in this thread. Have we all played different games? FIFA 14 feels incredibly sluggish to me. The game speed of FIFA 14 is faster yet the players react slow. Also, the ball seems like it is made out of lead. Granted I have no idea what the UK PES 14 demo is like but I hope the final game is as refined as the US demo, which in all honestly, is pretty great.
Having played for a second time I'm starting to agree more with the majority that it is a big step up. Was not sure after the first play but I did rush into it, not properly setting up controls, managing team etc...
I actually like the slower pace of the game, feels more authentic to me! Did anyone watch the England vs Ukraine game? Well I can tell you now, that game was about 10 times slower than what PES14 is!
I feel the slower pace is more accurate in terms of the real life game. It makes you build up play and look for openings. Its harder now to pass past a player, it hits them more often so you have to work out a strategy to get forward. I'm really liking this and I think bad players will be found out. In 13 all they had to do was through ball to Ronaldo and they are in, I really don't see that happening here.
The dots on set pieces are terrible, no idea who thought to add that in, like going back to old 90's FIFA days! PES invented brilliant set pieces and im disappointed they are not sticking to their roots. I know it can be turned off but I just think it shouldnt be there anyway!
It still does feel, like most have said 90% finished. Adam on Twitter was taking feedback, back to Konami to get a patch hopefully, who knows if this demo is the final version anyway?
On a side note, has anyone played the FIFA demo? Wow, I was not a FIFA fan but WTF? I know people said PES is too slow but everyone is on overdrive in that game, feels terrible to me and its clear EA are milking the same game to get as much money as possible. I usually give both demos a good go before I decide which to get and couldnt even finish a game, was truly terrible in my opinion, are people brainwashed?
I agree.
I've tried FIFA and PES back to back but goddamn, FIFA 14 feels awful in every conceivable way.
FIFA is all style but no substance.
PES is no style, but all substance.
Gameplay is king, and PES beats FIFA this year. I'm surprised it took Konami this long to release a competent football game. This is coming from someone who has hated the PES series this generation.
