Re: PES 2009 News Discussion Etc. (STRICTLY NO FIFA DEMO IMPRESSIONS OR POLITICAL CHA
Ok i played just a couple of matches(maybe 10

) just some thoughts:
Gameplay
+the gameplay its a lot better than 2008, its now more a passing game than dribbling to the goal
+dribbling looks easier, but if you have the ball now you are quite slow so you need to pass it
+trough pass seems a lot more effective
+Long passes are better, it looks like you can actually get some nice long passes instead of just giving the ball to the other team.
+The ball looks a lot heavier and i love that, maybe it looks like playing with an old ball, i mean not the new super light tech nike but its nice.
-Player as in previous PES don't run in spaces, you still need to use the triangle(not the button) a lot to get them moving (kudos to EA here, i love how in fifa players run to get in better position)
-Scoring looks a bit too easy to me
Graphic
+graphic is good, more or less its the same of 2008 but the blur helps really a lot. (played in 1920x1200 max settings)
+Some nice new animations
-90° auti shot feint its just plain stupid, every time you turn of 90° the player fake a shot. You can imagine a defender after a goal kick alone in his area faking shots..
-Runnings animations are a disgrace but a little better than 2008
-+?Lighting looks really like last year and its not even near the quality of some pictures we saw, maybe its the demo.
Sound
-the ball:thud, thud, thud; the fans:Champions, Champions, Champions..
In the end this year i really don't know what to play, PES is actually a proper game, not the mess of last year, but its more or less always the same.
I'd buy the other game if only there was a trainig mode (i love training formations and movements in pes
I forgot to say AS Roma vs Bordeaux... ok i don't spoil