That recovery! This September is indeed the beginning of a whole new season for football gaming with the simultaneous launch of FIFA 11 and PES 2011. A top match caused by Konami which, unlike previous years, decided to move the release date of his title. The Japanese publisher is therefore on the offensive with a version that looks like the best vintage since the arrival of next generation consoles. So, PES 2011 he strong enough to regain his throne and win back the fans of football? Answer this videotest.
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If it does not rewrite history, just remember that PES has lost its crown of undisputed champion of the simulation at switch – sensitive – to the next generation consoles. The U.S. giant Electronic Arts has taken advantage of this moment of weakness to muscle the FIFA game and become the standard within the genre. Whatever anyone says, it is now indisputable. But much to tell you directly, we will not go into a detailed comparison between FIFA 11 and PES 2011. We’ll just focus on answering these questions: fans of historical series have to fall for this episode? Football fans can they turn to PES 2011, and why? . Before entering the most important part, namely the gaming experience, a small tour is required.
Like a team that wants to be stabilizing, PES 2011 keeps the same frame as its predecessor in terms of game modes . Europa League, Super Cup, Champions League, Become A Legend, Personalization, Master League Online, Japanese developers offer some interesting news nonetheless. Starting with the Master League Online whose concept is attractive enough to give a more social dimension to the regulars, those who spend hours chained to the games to change their players. Alas, at the time of this writing, the servers are still closed. So you can not go into detail about everything concerning the game online , although again, the publisher promises to optimize rencontres.Nous had been entitled to the same speech last year at this time to avoid taking these words at face value.
Become A Legend mode, which can embody a single player, was somewhat expanded with additional management opportunities. In form, it also benefits from an aesthetic and a more pleasant progression clearer. However, the defects remain the same: unable to make calls and sometimes very strange choices of the players on the field, even the coach . Now a small portion of the box which allows customization, as its name suggests, to customize the player completely, but this time much more fanciful. If you want to apply a pumpkin head to Materazzi, his face just because you debecte life is entirely possible. The stadiums are also benefiting from these new settings, even if despite the best intentions, Konami still can not recreate the atmosphere of a real football match, one that makes us vibrate, shudder.
Despite efforts to bring more variety in the songs of supporters, the soundscape is well below what one is entitled to expect. The dressing, the players entrance, a large deficiency of effects in the stadiums, pes 2011 lacks a certain class to recreate the atmosphere of a high-level meeting, which is a shame. Yet the little guys in Tokyo have made ??a lot of work on the graphics and art of this new edition. The pastel colors and colorful PES 2010 is no longer fashionable: Konami offers a chic collection in 2011, that much more realistic. Ended little subterfuge graphics which acted as the foundation to hide the ugliness. Today, we can shout it loud and clear: PES 2011 is really nice to watch! It’s the first time in years that we can afford to zoom in without getting stung eyes.
Aside from the lawn with a frieze texture even with bad taste, all players benefit from a very careful modeling. Much more developed facial modeling is glaring truth, and, for most soccer players . However, the presence of several effects to make the players less artificial (like look) can not erase the lack of immersion in the field. Fortunately, robots PES 2010 and animations very limited summaries have given way to real footballers gestures smooth and natural. If there are still some heaviness in the movement of players, because a lack of steps animations, the difference between the 2010 and 2011 is still striking . Archaic possible in the previous version, the race of the players is probably the best example of this advanced technique pes 2011.
Suddenly, a match was finally fun to watch, even as a spectator. This notion of pleasure found, this is probably what most characterizes this version: the desire to play, knitting, hitting and go ahead . But before returning sensation, a good physical preparation is needed, especially since it is imperative to learn to control passes. Konami this year opted for a manual system that is characterized by the ability to pass the ball very accurately, as long as you combine the power and direction (helped by a gauge). For some, it may be that learning quickly turns sour to the extent that he must quickly scan the old habits. But once mastered, you can finally enjoy, chaining quick combinations and brushed centers with surgical precision. Frankly, this has absolutely nothing revolutionary and such a system would be among the priorities of several years ago, but PES 2011 is clearly trying to catch up by starting again with a good foundation. ‘s latest production “Seabass” encourages clearly a game built more consistent and more realistic action .
“PES 2011 is finally taking the form of a true simulation of football”
For the first time since PES 6, you saw the games with a certain intensity: the gameplay is based more on intelligence and dexterity game . surrealist situations worthy of chronic phantom magazine , as the desertion of the sides, now belong the past. Also, the placement of defenders is really more relevant and fewer spaces. Even without any adjustment policy, the team is much less stretched, it is now moving en bloc. After several years of disappointment, gameplay totally unbalanced and frustration, PES 2001 is finally taking the shape of a real football simulation performance advantage of next generation consoles. It was time.
As we said above, this release fixes most unacceptable flaws in previous versions, but you will see that it is still in PES 2011 residues of the past. The developers have forgotten to scan some very heavy scripts. Riddle: they spoil our life for years and are constantly calling, who are they? The manual calls, of course. In other words, it often happens that players are planted as stakes when they could easily start their race to make a difference, even at a cons-attack. Terribly frustrating! Less serious but still annoying, it is noted that the centers along the ground surface are constantly in dangerous since the bugs collide with defenders are far too frequent. We know a football game, it often takes several months before discovering the defects most annoying.
En route to PES 2012
Even if PES 2011 is much more balanced and that the abuses appear to be clearly limited, we are never safe from a magic attack that would spoil the fun . Already well measured in the previous version, ball physics is even heavier, thus strikes a lot sharper, even too. If this version would spoil the specialists of the peanut into the top corner, the strikes were still too often tend to turn into cannon balls, which the keeper could only push … We can also point the finger at the new dribbling system, double-edged sword. And for good reason, we can now assign various combinations to any player. In the idea, it is understood that Konami has wanted to simplify the manipulations, but no doubt the purists prefer a more traditional mechanical-based learning techniques.
Interface side, developers had the bright idea to bring a system of “drag and drop”, where the player can change the placement of his players with great precision . Both accessible and comprehensive, the menu also offers several new tactics for large strategists. Apart from conventional settings, we can now determine a strategy in advance on the timeline of the game. Example: The team involved in the collision during the first 20 minutes to score a goal, and then remain cloistered in defense and finally act against attack in the last 5 minutes.
Conclusion
After flirting with relegation in previous years, PES 2011 will return to form, with new ambitions and can now aim for the top ranking. Three years of physical preparation was necessary for teams from Konami this year before returning to the elite level. Sensations Game found, interesting ideas, a gameplay well proportioned, PES 2011 is undoubtedly the best episode the series since PES 6 . However, there is still too fragile in many ways to claim the title. The annoying old scripts, the referee decisions risky, dressing austere play modes limited compared to competition and lack of many licenses still pose real problems. Because if Konami offers as consolation the Copa Libertadores, players mainly want to regain the Bundesliga and the Premier League … PES 2011 is just a good game of football is also an interesting simulation. The only problem is that front, the enemy strikes again really hard.