Re: PES 2009 News, Discussion and Rumours
Did I miss something...is it a new fad to bash PES/Konami. I thought the gameplay vids looked good and seems that they're going in the right direction (back to their roots). But in the end it's personal taste.
I guess you weren't here last year during PES2008 release time?
PES has been poor for a while now, for me both PES6 and PES2008 were almost complete misses. So it's not really a new fad to be critical of the game, I've been critical for almost 2 years basically.
I remember lots of people from differnt sites all saying how good 'Football Kingdom' was when they saw that and imo Pes 2009 looks similar to it in terms of nets and ball weight.
Yes, because Football kingdom couldn't have been considered good because it was completely analog, players being able to hit a dime with a 30 meter pass, and generally being great to look at, to the point where I mistook a low resolution youtube video for a real match before I realized it was a game, thanks to well-designed lighting effects and players who can run in more than 8 directions, giving the impression of not being controlled by a d-pad. Also I'm no net-freak per se, but the nets in Football Kingdom, again in a low-res youtube video, looked so authentic in their general appearance I again actually doubted for a moment that I was watching a PS2 game.
Seriously, look at this thing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3ICZmWhWYo&feature=related
It is an unbelievable game in some aspects. The animations for the running and such is awesome. Obviously it is a game, but my brain still get's the occasional 1 second "reality" feeling when I watch that video. It just looks so realistic when players dribble, turn, make little shimmies, and such.
Just look at the 3:00 minute mark when the red player dribbles. It's a tad too fast, but it looks like a real game played slightly too fast.
Football Kingdom outshines even FIFA09 in some animation aspects. FIFA has "higher resolution" animations,but again, just from general appearance in low-res videos and such, FK is absolutely stunning, the way animations move seemingly completely seamlessly into one another. Whoever worked on that game was some kind of genius I'm telling you.
EDIT: and look at 3:34 right after the red player receives a 1-2 pass back, and runs and turns to avoid an opponent, notice how he runs slightly in an arch after he kicks the ball out slightly to the left. It looks completely real. Seriously, this is like porn to me.
EDIT2: And look at the inferred weight of the ball at 4:41 when the white players knocks the ball long upfield. Great sound effect aswell. I would kill to strike Freekicks with those physics and animations. It is perfect.
EDIT3: And at 5:15, red player on the near side of the field, does a little stepover as he moves. Jesus it's beautiful.
I could do this all day, but I'm not gonna.
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Providing off course online is better. Not just badger, everyone else too, one thing I missed was epic online games online, the last days for me for that was back on the XBOX and PS2, with PES5, sadly.