I will give this game the score rating 9, only because the dribbling animation is still slow.But this review is based on the demo only, not the full game as i do not have it yet.The tempo of the game is perfect, not too fast and not too slow.
Passing is great, so is the manual passing. Advanced passing is better but still hard to master.Shooting is good, maybe a bit too good meaning it is easier to score than before.Manual shooting is very good, advanced shooting is extremely good. This type of shooting is slightly more powerful and the ball dips like the usual CR7 shots.Finesse shots are still too easy to score.
Animations are a joy to watch, on this part of the game i used to claim that Fifa is unfortunately light years head of pes, well after reading all the experts reviews and playing the demo it is now Fifa that is clearly behind.
Headers are a joy to watch, but there are still issues. It is a bit hard to score on them, but maybe when the full game is out and i hit the training mode for hours i might find out that it is actually good.
Crosses reminds me of David Beckhams crosses in his prime, they are that good. If a skillful superstar is performing a cross he might do the backheel cross.
The gameplay is the real star of the show, this game was made by people that really and truly understands the beauty of the game. If one of your players flair passes to a teammate, the receiving player of the ball has a quick look around to see who is open, then he continues the beautiful passing with another flair pass and so on. But this will only happen if it makes sense, that is the beauty of it.
Everything happening in the game usually makes sense! Players constantly move around and search for open spaces, if you see them pointing to a spot never hesitate to pass it there!
The AI is really clever this year, the passing game and goals i have conceded against the AI is fair.Team ids is presented beautifully. Teams have different styles, different tactics that acually makes a difference! In Fifa Stoke City can control the ball like Barca.
Through balls is finally back, but in a fair and realistic way. The collision system was really needed in this series, now it is here and it is perfect.
You will not see 10 chicken heads tripping and falling on top of each other like in Fifa. Strong and tall players will win a strength duel, but the weaker and shorter player might steal the ball back with a clever flick over him.Press the right stick(PS4) and your player will perform beautiful kick ups, but not in a showboating and unnecessary way. You can even use this to bring down and control a long pass, this neat touch takes me back to Zidane at his best. The defending part of the game works fine, it can be better but it is clearly better then the horrible tactical defending in Fifa. Slide tackles is incredible to watch, performing them while looking at the way your opponent eats the grass is pure class. I wish i would see a red or even a yellow card if i missed on the tackle, the refs are really blind this year. Cameroons national team in the 90s would have a field day in this game.
The keepers are realistic, they even do things i have not seen before in a football game, they can maketriple saves that look realistic( It looks so good it is really a jaw dropping moment)
If a high ball is near the post they will not take any chances and box the ball out behind and above the goal. Konami really did their homework, problems with the keepers was a major issue before. Keep in mind this year adds keeper id, since i have only played the demo i can confirm that Buffon has id and Manuel Neuer too. It is a joy to watch Neuer rushing out of goal only when he knows he will get to the ball before the attacker. Speaking of id, i believe the most important feature in Pes is the player ids.
I am so grateful that Konami included this on their games back in Pes 2013. This is what really seperates Pes and Fifa. While fIfa has maybe 1 or 2 player ids in only the major teams(Benzema in Fifa 16 looks like a bodybuilder juiced up on steroids) While Pes has at least 15 player ids on the biggest and the mid level teams. Even the small teams has many player ids. You can really tell who is who just by watching the tv screen. They run and play as their real life counterparts.
It is so good it is kind of creepy.
Edit mode for PS4 is suppose to be king this year, it will take us only a few hours to paste all the kits,when it is saved you will be set for the whole season. I can not say anything about the different modes, since i do not have the game. The online part of the game is going to be vital for Konami.
As many Fifa players are ready to switch to pes 2016, but are not sure how solid the online servers will be?I am talking about people that are used to ultimate team, co-op and pro clubs.So only time will tell.
But gameplay wise this is the one that we have been waiting for. It is so good that i am ready to depend on it for the next 3 years!