there is something horribly off with this game... it feels like FIFA somehow. It is like you are not controlling the players as much, feels like the computer is doing most of the work!
Hope they can fix the "delay" when players get the ball and they seem frozen for a split second, no fluidity at all.
Penalties are crap, even though you know how to score, the view is just not nice, you would like to see the goal as the player! I mean why have a different view when going into penalty shootout?
Ridiculous amount of replays going on, frustrating to wait and push start million times over a 10 minute game. Why not introduce the option of turning replays off? A slide bar with how much replays are shown during a match... this was evident in NBA Live games from late 90's... so must be possible in 2010!
Shooting is awful, floaty shots and the re-introduction of always pushing R2 to make a half-decent attempt on goal! Otherwise no bother shooting...
Tackling is not good, always the same animation (95% of the time) when you slide into someone. Really how often do players who get caught late slide with their feet first? Let's say it happens 3 out of 10 maybe... not every time almost! These small things are irritating!
Goalkeepers parry the ball / punch it out way to often!
The tactics menu is overly complicated... or more like FIFA-ish, not even resembling the PES games.
I quite like the passing system, takes time to get used to though, and I'm not yet 100% convinced.
The camera view is so bad it hurts my eyes... and how each half starts is amusing! Zoomed in and down by the touchline, then automatically goes up in the first few seconds... WHY? Go back to basics here Konami, why bother with this at all! Just to make things more frustrating for the users.
Ball physics, shooting and passing long balls are quite exaggerated... goalkeepers blasting the ball over to the opposite penalty area every time... not believable stuff!
Overall an alright simulation of the sport, but there is missing the PES feeling... and this "engineered for freedom" is a load of bullox in my opinion.
Those are my two cents!
Hope you guy's are having fun with this one, I'm definitely not!