Well, now after 2 days of the demo release, and after playing around 30-40 matches, and after a mini cup I had today in my house with some friends, I have to say I´m dissapointed. And why? Well... this game is much better than PES 2008, but 2008 was totally crap, is not that hard to be better than pes 2008.
My friends didn´t like the game for many reasons. Some didn´t like it because "it´s too slow" or "too hard" and "you have no control over the passes and shots" and "bad response". Well I don´t think the game is too slow or too hard. I think it´s good like that (mayvbe they were sad because I beat them all with my passing style ihihihih). However I agree that you don´t have much control over some passes and shots.
But the main reason why I am dissapointed is that after 30matches I´m bored.. I don´t have that old PES excitement. And why? because the animations are the same as always. There are 3 or 4 new animations. That´s not enough. We have nothing new to see. This game engine must be changed. They must create a new game engine with realistic movements. The player runs are ridiculous, they seem like a Japanese Cartoon (tsubasa). This game is more realistic than PES 2008 but it is not realistic as it should be in the year 2008, with PS3. I´m bored. This year I´m on to play FIFA 09. Realistic football, many tactical options, midfield battle, build up, a lot of animations. That´s it. If I buy PES2009 it will be only to play with friends, as usually no one wants to play fifa multiplayer, because the game is too realistic and you have to play very good to see results.
That´s it. Konami need to do something different. I have to say I´m (was) a huge pes
fanboy but that´s enough of it. They lost again, they need to make the game realistic in gameplay and visuals.
I don´t understand how someone who loves real football as I do, can say that PES 2009 is more realistic than FIFA. I think who plays PES nowadays are the ones who like to play videogames a lot, and just want fun. And the ppl that play FIFA, like to see football matches and love football, and than play FIFA to simulate the real life sport.
That´s my opinion. Dissapointed again. I want real football, I want FIFA 09