PES 2013 Reviews In

[ezio]

Quote: Originally Posted by ellison609

This is funny, I use the PES control settings when playing FIFA since I'm so used to PES settings.

I do the same thing

[Profit89]

Universal acclaim for PES. Great to see good competition. The only genre left where there is a healthy competition. Only 1 option in all other sports.

[lnin0]

Sorry, but slagging a sports title for its "soundtrack" blows your credibility, IGN. Then harping on the licenses? Is your review really based more on how much EA spends OUTSIDE of the developers studio than in? If you want to put those out there for customer preference then fine, but they should have no bearing on how you score it.

I watched the IGN video review and he seemed to rave about the gameplay and then at the end was like, "oh, by the way, the career mode is fidgetty". "fidgetty" WTF? That was it - absolutely no detail or insight into the only negative thing in the entire review.

The other fault appears to be a 'steep learning curve'. While the reviewer is free to express his opinion I personally want some depth to my sports games. Far too often I purchase a sports title that is seemingly loaded with features - features that after a week become meaningless. Why, because I'm get so bored by shallow gameplay that no amount of padding can make me want to keep playing. Sorry, but steep learning curve just seems odd strike against a sports title.

[Keirik]

Quote: Originally Posted by lnin0

Sorry, but slagging a sports title for its "soundtrack" blows your credibility, IGN. Then harping on the licenses? Is your review really based more on how much EA spends OUTSIDE of the developers studio than in? If you want to put those out there for customer preference then fine, but they should have no bearing on how you score it. I watched the IGN video review and he seemed to rave about the gameplay and then at the end was like, "oh, by the way, the career mode is fidgetty". "fidgetty" WTF? That was it - absolutely no detail or insight into the only negative thing in the entire review. The other fault appears to be a 'steep learning curve'. While the reviewer is free to express his opinion I personally want some depth to my sports games. Far too often I purchase a sports title that is seemingly loaded with features - features that after a week become meaningless. Why, because I'm get so bored by shallow gameplay that no amount of padding can make me want to keep playing. Sorry, but steep learning curve just seems odd strike against a sports title.

Not having the real teams in the game shouldn't have a bearing at all in how a game is scored? Honestly, that doesn't make much sense to me. They gave it an 8.5 which is a pretty good score actually.

[lnin0]

Quote: Originally Posted by Keirik

Not having the real teams in the game shouldn't have a bearing at all in how a game is scored? Honestly, that doesn't make much sense to me. They gave it an 8.5 which is a pretty good score actually.

What team isn't in the game? What team is supposed to be?

Are all the teams of the world in FIFA? Do you think FIFA will get slighted for not having this team or that team or this league or that?

There are plenty of licensed teams/leagues in PES13. Probably more licenses than any other sports title next only to FIFA.

I just find it irresponsible for a reviewer to use licensing as a negative. How deep a publishers pockets are for licensing teams, or even soundtracks, has nothing to do with all the work that the developers put into a game or the gameplay.

It isn't called PES "NFL" or "MLB" or even "BPL" - in no way is Konomi misrepresenting the game or the licensees they do have. In fact, it is just called PES...no allegiance to any league so how can it get slagged for what it doesn't claim to be? What if it was called "PES LaLiga 2013" and all the other licensed and unlicensed stuff was just extra icing on the cake? Would it still be OK to subtract points for "licenses"?

It is no different than a reviewer slagging on COD for not having jets because BF does. Different game. Different design choices. It's a cheap shot for a review to take digs at that.

[Matt10]

Kinda laughing at the complaints about controls. Isn't it FIFA that switched their control scheme to PES?

[Cavani161]

Quote: Originally Posted by Keirik

Not having the real teams in the game shouldn't have a bearing at all in how a game is scored? Honestly, that doesn't make much sense to me. They gave it an 8.5 which is a pretty good score actually.

Not when it's a simple fix with a usb stick, and just getting an option file. FIFA doesn't even have all of the international teams kits. But with PES option files, you'll get every clubs teams kits and correct names...and every international teams kits. You can't beat that.

[RoyceDa59]

Quote: Originally Posted by Matt10

Kinda laughing at the complaints about controls. Isn't it FIFA that switched their control scheme to PES?

I was going to say this but over the years and especially this current gen FIFA has borrowed a lot of the control scheme from PES.