geronimo said:
yo chaps, hows the goin? im amazd that with everyone playing the demo, nobody's writing about the gameplay, its all about the ball and crap like that. for those of us who are in disadvantaged areas, can anyone give a quick review of the gameplay?
I was fortunate enough to get a copy of the demo yesterday and have since played quite a few (half) games, my initial response was excitement and delight, the game seems to be a lot smoother, there are more animations, it looks to be a good package. However, after a while and a little scrutiny disappointment kicked in, I now feel that the game is moving towards FIFA type control, by which I mean that everything is predetermined, you press the X to pass the ball, the exact direction (little bit of swerve) and weight of pass are controlled by the CPU, press the O, the trajectory and velocity are again mostly controlled by the CPU. I like to ping the ball, you can not do this as you could in PES2, and of course the have moved the manual pass which for me was not a good move, granted they are more moves and tricks, but during the course of a game how often do you use them?? I think that ball control should be that of FIFA96 where you had full control of the ball, a 50 yard pass in to the path of your winger was all your own work!!!
I will still be buying the completed game, and I am sure I will have hours of good games!!!
Some of the above disappointments may also be down to me not mastering the finer controls so my opinions may again swing back to delight, well hopefully.