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Quote: Originally Posted by mfp

I don't see how a football game can receive a "great" review when it: * lacks any satisfaction scoring goals unless playing with manual settings; * has serious referee/foul issues; * has some major issues with defensive AI; * every goal is spectacular that it becomes repetitive; * one-touch passing is ridiculously easy; * R2 shooting is really, really OP; * legacy issues with animations, automation, and player awareness; * still very limited library of animations compared to other AAA sports titles. And that's just gameplay. What about: * horrible commentary; * lack of licenses; * lack of stadiums; * lack of proper rosters; * lack of updates stats for many players; * horrible menu system; * technical issues with online play. PES 2016 might be the best PES ever, but that's not saying much considering what this franchise has done over the past decade, and the only way you can consider this game deserving of an 8 is if you grade PES only against other PES titles and disregard what other games, including other sports titles, are accomplishing with the current technology. Relative to other PES titles, PES 2016 could be considered great; relative to what we should be expecting in 2015, this game ought to barely receive a passing grade.

Well played sir, couldn't have said it better myself. I feel like a lot of people are giving them a pass on things that I've seen other games crucified for.

I've enjoyed playing the game, but in my opinion it's only the best PES ever, not the best footy game ever.