All i can say is that, we have been playing the game for many years now. With goods and Bads in every version. This year is not different. Keep in mind this is the old enigne, which means you can't put everything in it. Let's hope Seabass dumps this Engine and we will see something new next year. I don't mind playing the game 5 years in a row, but i don't think i can enjoy it longer than that.
Completely agree.. Konami needs a New Engine capable of finally bringing the players to life. The movements in PES09 are dull and mechanic, it isn't what I expected from a Next Gen Football Sim.
Anyways, thing is that Konami needs a New Engine and a New Game -because- fans and magazines are becoming Intolerant of the same game year after year.
Konami needs to Elaborate on the things they got right in PES5; the balance between Defenders and Attackers, the Differences between players, the Pace of the game, etc, etc..
In order to Elaborate on the Feeling of Individualism, on the Differences between players -they- will need to come up with a better system of Stats and Special Abilities. The FACT that they are still using the same exact Stats and Special Abilities in PES09 is underwhelming to say the least.
More Stats and Special Abilities -should- give way to a more Realistic game -because- we would have more Defined Differences between players; between Attacking Mids and Defensive mids, Center Backs and Wing Backs, Strikers and Second Strikers, Playmakers and Second Strikers, etc, etc..
At the end of the day, Football remains a collective game -where- Different players that Specialize in Different Positions -work- together as a Unit. If all the players feel more or less the same -then- consequently, the game will feel and play Cheaply.
That's the Main problem with FIFA, every player feels the same -and- that Ruins the whole game.
We need to start seeing an effort to take that Feeling of Individualism and Differences further.
The other thing that needs to Improve Dramatically are the Animations and Movements. The Movements in PES09 are dull and Mechanic, this is not what I expected from a Next Gen Football Sim.
This is where Next Gen Consoles should be showing off.. Realistic Animations and Movements will add a whole New Dimension to the Gameplay. Players need to "Look" and "Feel" as though they are Dribbling with a Ball.
The 4 Types of Movements we had in PES5, PES6 and all the other Versions.. that System should be Replaced by a Next Gen System, a system that instead of giving us just some 4 Variations of Movements -gives- us some 20 Variations of Movements.
Bottom Line is that If PES 2010 haves the same Old Engine, the same Unrealistic Movements, the same Stats and Special Abilities, the same Old Flaws.. if that's the case with PES 2010 -then- I do Not see myself wasting money on PES 2010.
Not because I don't have the money -but- just so they get the message, I'm bored of the same Old game, I want the Next Gen Version.
I get a feeling that Konami has been working on a New Engine for the past year -and- that PES09 is just the game to get us there.. Will PES 2010 finally offer something New??
