Wish list for PES2013...
- Remove the stupid cut scenes in Master League except when you sign a new player. It does my head in constantly having to say the same thing over and over again.
- Bring back the news ticker. It was on PES11 at top of screen and would give you snippets of news from around the World.
- I want latest scores to flash up during games. FIFA 11 had this, it was excellent. Only other game I remember implementing this was Actua Soccer back in the day. Would add so much to the game, especially during relegation/title deciders.
- Sort out the set-up of teams. I had to adjust all the sliders as I found games were just ending 1-0 or 0-0 cos' the computer would just sit 11 men behind the ball.
- Scrap the through ball. It's pathetic how many times it just bypasses about 6 players and sets someone through on goal to score. If not scrap it, tone it down to be less effective.
- A better presentation for the Transfer Market news. All you get is a stupid tiny badge and half the time I have no idea where the player has moved. It would be nice just to have a basic list under headings like - Player - From - To - Fee
- Info. Why can I no longer view results from other Leagues? I used to check to see who my next European opponents were playing and their result. Can't do that anymore (well, I can't find a way)
- Form. The form arrows are a waste of time. For an example, I had a striker who scored a hat-trick, on a red arrow. Next game comes around, his arrow is purple and down and I have no choice but to drop him. Stupid. The only time the players arrows seem to tally up with anything is if you don't play them and they just get a constant downer. It just feels like it's random generated, which could be another bit of scripting
- Realism. I'm not talking results but one big blooper Konami let slip through. Here is what happened. Baled, my CB, is injured for 26 weeks. In that time, I can't pick him to play cos' he's injured. BUT... Guinea manage to call him up and he gains 7 International caps. Maybe they thought no-one would notice but I did and it's another stupid glitch.
There are other things and I must say, I've gone back to PES11 because PES12 was, to quote the Happy Mondays - twisting my melon man. I think it's the scripting, teams like Wigan turning up and scoring 4 in 20 minutes while playing like Brazil.
I've not played much PES11, I'm currently editing a load of stuff into an old Daymos file to bring it smack up to date. I even got FIFA 11 for 99p, but after an hour I wanted to smash it up cos' it was turgid crap.
Here is hoping PES13 will be an improvement and feel less like it's been made for a 12 year old child instead of proper Football enthusiasts.
In the meantime, I'm off to finish Dinamo Tbilisi on PES11...