Sorry man I do not agree!.Of Course just my opinion.
The game is very boring.The AI has no vision.Cheating engine.
Compared to previous versions,this year the game is more realistic,but generally still absolutely unrealistic
I played 2 seasons in BAL.
Almost all matches finished 1-0
Only two good things in this new version: Good physics and adapting AI,but very cheating.The game is made on the principle to irritate rather than delight
I feel you bro. Real life is hard to imitate because of chaos theory.
The physics is the most important since it's the biggest though only one of many factors which make simulation lifelike.
I see what you're saying with the cheating and irritate. I personally love the game, but noticed many flaws, as I've posted on a few threads.
You have to take it with a grain of salt, a game is a game, and each and every game has their own nuances. Patterns, Artificial Intelligence, which is exponentially lower than human intelligence, and predetermined parameters for learning, rather than unlimited like a humans.
I find the greatest irritation in the cheap and easy fixes PES has made to try to make their defense more robust and rigid.
If you think about it, the coding and logic needed to create a truly lifelike and challenging defense is probably so very hard with all the reacting to human thought process, as well as reacting to the humans unpredictable reactions. So hard, to do.
What they did was, what many games do, including FIFA. Small easy to do bandaids, that dont' make the game richer.
I noticed defenders being unreasonably stronger than offensive players on the ball, where Chicharito could brush against Vincent Kompany while Kompany was running full steam forward, and Kompany would be smashed backwards flat on his back, and chicharito would be jogging in stride to retrieve the ball he just won. Regardless of weight, explosion, balance, ratings whatever....
Defenders have an unusual long radius to extend their legs, with perfect challenges to poke the ball out through someone's body...5 meters away...
Defenders running in their first 3rd of the pitch towards their own goal, become faster than any player, when running towards their own goal, in defense.
Those are cheap, easy fixes...probably because of limited time and resources to spend on programming....seemed a more efficient use of time and money...
AI Defense can rape you physically, with very few fouls, or yellows though, in real life, they would be straight reds.
These things make the defense tougher, but way unrealistic, and in some eyes "Cheating"....it sucks.
I have noticed improvements, since the update, Konami didn't state any, but the game balance seems better, even on superstar, with improved shot speed etc.
I appreciate your respectfully stated opinion and agree with you to an extent, but also wanted to let you know, there are many more positives if you give it a chance ,and can deal with some of the flaws. As mostly every game will have their own set of flaws and positives.
Best of luck to you.