Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 Review (PS3/360)

[RaychelSnr]

<small>Pro Evolution Soccer 2014: Great on the pitch, not as great off of it.</small>

Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 is like that raw, young, promising player who gets thrust into limelight a few years too early. The promise is clearly there, but at the moment there are just too many unpolished elements in its game for it to play consistently with the big boys.

The more time you spend with the game, the more you may find it to be a bit, shall we say, bipolar. There are definitely moments of gameplay brilliance that will wow you, but by the same token there are also some frustrating flaws that can follow immediately which make you wonder how you can be playing the same game.


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[TheLetterZ]

Nice review, Kelvin!

Quirks aside, I enjoy playing the game for the most part. No questioning a barren experience off the pitch.

[gabri3l3]

Overall PES 2014 is worse than FIFA 14 ... but the gameplay blows away the EA SPORTS one

[ty5oke]

I think the review is spot on for me. I'm still enjoying the game but I just bought NBA2k14 for the first time in 4 or 5 years and the presentation/association mode in that game makes it hard to play ML in PES.

I like the addition of being able to switch teams and manage intl squads but it need a complete overhaul for next year. Game will continue to be in the rotation due to the great gameplay and the exceptional mods that can be installed for PC.

[Profit89]

Great review !!

I'm absolutely loving the gameplay. And since I have PC version most of my gripes will be addressed with Mods. Modders are already making great strides considering the new engine. It will take time. There are even a few gameplay mods which have improved things a lot already.

[dubcity]

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7.5 is the exact grade I would give it as well. I can't see scoring it any higher, given how incomplete it is out of the box. Maybe by the end of the year it will be patched and improved to the point of deserving a higher grade. The game is so heavily focused on gameplay, as evidenced by the terrible menu setup, and the fact that even that aspect of the game is so flawed at this point makes it tough to consider this a complete game.

[miraiii]

@Profit89:

Which mods are you talking about?

[Peter_OS]

Imo, PES AI and gameplay is better than the competition. Too bad it lacks the licensing and presentation.

[LingeringRegime]

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I like the presentation for the most part.

Nothing like playing in the Champions League, Europa League, and now the AFC Champions League.

The pre-match pageantry is second to none.

I have more of an issue with the commentary, they need to be allowed to freestyle in a both together instead of talking over each other at times.

[roolz]

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Poor review when gameplay is supposedly king and this blows FIFA out of the water - especially offline.

Online, football games are spam fests, who can button bash the fastest... theres no realism, theres no excitement... its pick the best team, run the same moves to score the glitch goal that EA have left in there again.

As for modes, Master League might not have a scouting system etc, BUT its far better than the EA offering... even more so on PC once the game gets fully modded.

Side by side for a game of football, anyone who knows their eggs will say PES.

FIFA is for arcade gamers, thats why it has stupid card collecting modes and players like AKINFENWA... BEAST ffs. Seriously a league 2 heap of shyte who can run riot.

Rant over.

[roolz]

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Regards commentary, PES has always had **** commentary... its like a tradition. If they made it any good, it wouldnt be PES.

[LingeringRegime]

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I used to say it too, but I don't think it is fair or correct to pigeon hole everyone who plays FIFA as arcade players anymore.

There are some great sliders out there that really turn the game into a simulation. See Orion's.

[Profit89]

I use the arabic commentary.. I don't understand a word and therefore it never gets repetitive. It improves the game immensely psychologically.

[Profit89]

Fifa is scripted.. Same play over and over, it's repetitive. PES feels organic. No two goals are ever alike. And every game feels unique.

[lnin0]

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I am buying one or the other tonight/tomorrow. I've been playing the demos and am so on the fence. Roolz had me in the PES camp after his rant but LingeringRegime pulled me back again.

how is the frame rate?
how is the online play - lag/griefers?
how is the player switching (demo seems to be a bit off or do odd things on turnovers/loose balls. I use setting just below full manual switching)?
can you switch camera angles online?