Best WE/PES game(s) for Master League and Become a Legend in terms of things to do off the pitch, basically most content for the simulation part?

jtrix123

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I am ok with playing any game from any era or playing 2 games to get the best experience of both ML and BaL respectively, i just need a detailed explanation and comparison from someone, and I know its a lot to ask, but please consider it if you can and read the full description.

I know the usual response is 2013, but I don't think that would be the definite answer for both the modes, I am fine with playing 2 different games if one does one of the modes better than the other.

What I am looking for is not the actual gameplay being better, but everything other than that, basically how the teams actually play, what game has the most things to do when you're not playing, most cutscenes, story aspects, content etc.

And if you could just explain your choice in detail and not just give a one word answer then that would be very appreciated, i am ready to read paragraphs of your personal opinions and explanations! For example while people say 2013 is better, i read in a thread that someone said this about 2017:

Team ID's is a game changer for me, that year most of the teams played somehow like their real life counterparts, Barça played Tiki-taka, Atlético de Madrid played parking the bus, Premier league teams mostly played 1-2 pass and high pressure, second division teams played very defensive and counter attack with long balls, etc. So every game is a diferent experience. Also, I don't know if this is true because I didn't see anything oficial about it but your AI rivals in pes 2017 change their playing style mid-match if they see what they do it isn't working, like if they're losing they go all out attack, if thet're winning they try to hold the Ball and just let time pass, if they see long balls from the wings are not working they start to try long shots from outside the box, etc. So in my experience depending on how the match is going I'm usually forced to adjust my tactics depending on how they're playing.

and someone else has said this about 2013:

Best mechanics in general: board meetings with objectives, sponsors, you could buy training equipment, all the pseudoRPG boot system, if you lose you'll get less crowd, if you win, more crowd so more money, better form maintaned by players if they play well (not more random bad form after a hattrick) and many more things.

So like if teamIDs was not the case in 2013, then i want to know, so I want to know basically everything that according to your opinions make one game better than the other and not just the basic narrative of "duh 2013 is best because everyone says so". I want to hear about your actual experience and how one is better than the other and in which aspects, so I can see what i actually want from the game and then play that.

Also ofcourse I want the ones for which patches exist for the latest seasons.
 
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