I have been playing fantasista since saturday night and I really don't understand all the negativity here. I think it's great though difficult and I agree that the AI does funny stuff at times but overall I think it's a great addition to the game. Seems most people are too busy finding things to complain about rather than to try play the game and enjoy.
Regarding the crazy shots the player sometimes make I guess that's because he's a 17 yr old player.
Take a look at the premier league players.. How many shots does actually hit the goal in a match? They are seasoned players practising just about every day for many many years. You start as a 17 year old japanese boy trying out for a 2nd division team. In a country that has had a National football league just over 14-15 years. I think it's quite realistic that he can't shoot like Gerrard or Beckham or whoever..
At least after 5 seasons my guy has improved a lot and I enjoy it a lot more now. The first 2 season it was like playing Brazil on the maximum difficulty with Iorga and the rest of the default ML team from Pes5.. I almost broke the ps2 in half and was at times happy to sit out games to get some more training. After a few seasons I moved up to a regular spot on the 1st team at Yokohama Marinos in the 1st division and my stats are getting real good. (I am playing at the maximum difficulty level.)
Still no bids from European clubs though.
I find the R2 button very important for getting the passes when I need them (I didn't know before I read it here..) and after I got some improved shooting stats the R2 (while shooting) really helped my game.
About the people crying over the lack of European team updates I think they should take the game for what it is. A japanese release. For Japanese people living in Japan.. Following J-League. As I have been following J-League since 2001 this game is the best in the series for me.. (I never play with European clubs anyway..that is unless I get sold to one in Fantasista
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Just my 5 cents
Oh.. by the way..
@Radiation
I have fallen foul to the annoying 'dropped' thing as well.
It makes no sense - you'll play and do great, then you're dropped then next game.
I've scored 3 and set up 2 and then i found myself dropped for the next few games. Not even a sub!
In my opinion this is sometimes because you need to rest. If you check the other players as well it isn't just you being benched now and then. And to me that makes sense. If you are playing while fatigued you are more prone to injuries. But I do think there are some repetitive managerial choices here as well. And I also think they put in a couple of these things to get variation too. Like when you are on the bench but never get to play. You're just hoping to get on..but never get the chance. I think it adds to the realism. To me it also seems to depend on how the match goes. If you are an OMF and your team is 2-0 up 25 mins into the second half it makes sense for the manager to put on a DMF and not an OMF or FW.
I HAVE noticed a couple of things that tend to happen a lot. I either start the match.. and I am subbed at about 75 min's into the game OR I will start on the bench and I come on at start of the second half just to be substituted at about 75 min's. Is it even legal to substitute a substitute? hmmm.... :shock: Anyway..these 2 incidents seem to happen exactly like this in many many games.
@bbc.alster
im omf too and they bring me on the field in first half as striker but always on 4-5-1 formation (i absolutely hate this formation)
I had a spell with a 2nd division team where the manager just loved the 4-5-1 but after half a season I was bought by another team and I am now enjoying a midfield position in a 4-4-2 formation.
