i don't know if anyone remembers SWOS, aka Sensible World Of Soccer? although the graphics sucked big time (i'm talking a '95 amiga game based on a '93 engine) the fast paced but still very realistic gameplay was really fun. but what made the game really great was the humongous database with +20.000 players from all possible clubs & leagues all around the world (mostly europe though), from iceland to albania, AND the possibility to be both manager of your team (buying and selling players) and actually playing ball yourself!!!
what i'm trying to say is this:
what PES/WE needs to become the greatest computer game of all time is not a new load of petty details like shirts getting dirtier over a game or fancier bench graphics, but this: A COMBINATION OF CLUB MANAGEMENT OPTIONS AND PES GAMEPLAY + A HUGE CLUB/PLAYER DATABASE !!!
the fun of taking a team from the english 3rd division into the champions league over the years, while building up your club AND actually playing your own games is really tremendous...
you don't need a management system as complex as e.g. championship manager, but a decent slightly simplified engine that allows you to buy and sell players from clubs all over the world and to get your budget going
so here is a list of some suggestions for my dream version of PES:
1. improved database with entire leagues & teams (if the licenses are too expensive, use fake names that can be edited) and more national squads. also the lower divisions of the major leagues (england, spain, italy, germany, france...) should be playable! a good search engine would come in handy when you're dealing with a large player database and looking for a good transfer
2. improved editor with the possibility of creating new players, teams and possibility to design new leagues
3. enhanced management options such as buying/selling players, stadium improvement, youth squad training, sponsoring, scouting...
4. new 'interactive' stadium graphics that show the stadium you have built yourself, with visual attendance (eg pre season friendly with almost empty stands and top league matches at full capacity)
5. possibility to get sacked as a player/manager and/or change teams during the game (eg job offers when you're playing good, warnings from the chairman when you're making a mess of it)
...
there are plenty more ideas where this came from, but i'll give it a rest here
is there any chance someone at KCET could be reading this???
keep up the great work!!!
...forgive me, i had to get this off my chest
what i'm trying to say is this:
what PES/WE needs to become the greatest computer game of all time is not a new load of petty details like shirts getting dirtier over a game or fancier bench graphics, but this: A COMBINATION OF CLUB MANAGEMENT OPTIONS AND PES GAMEPLAY + A HUGE CLUB/PLAYER DATABASE !!!
the fun of taking a team from the english 3rd division into the champions league over the years, while building up your club AND actually playing your own games is really tremendous...
you don't need a management system as complex as e.g. championship manager, but a decent slightly simplified engine that allows you to buy and sell players from clubs all over the world and to get your budget going
so here is a list of some suggestions for my dream version of PES:
1. improved database with entire leagues & teams (if the licenses are too expensive, use fake names that can be edited) and more national squads. also the lower divisions of the major leagues (england, spain, italy, germany, france...) should be playable! a good search engine would come in handy when you're dealing with a large player database and looking for a good transfer
2. improved editor with the possibility of creating new players, teams and possibility to design new leagues
3. enhanced management options such as buying/selling players, stadium improvement, youth squad training, sponsoring, scouting...
4. new 'interactive' stadium graphics that show the stadium you have built yourself, with visual attendance (eg pre season friendly with almost empty stands and top league matches at full capacity)
5. possibility to get sacked as a player/manager and/or change teams during the game (eg job offers when you're playing good, warnings from the chairman when you're making a mess of it)
...
there are plenty more ideas where this came from, but i'll give it a rest here
is there any chance someone at KCET could be reading this???
keep up the great work!!!
...forgive me, i had to get this off my chest
