After reading a few "PES 2020 is alright" and "you only like 2014 because you've not played it for so long and you've got your retro-rose-tinted-glasses on" type comments (not in a trolling way, just conversationally) - I went back to the modern games to give them a second chance.
PES 2020 gives you the illusion of being more fluid because the dribbling is more responsive, but really it's a lie - because when you're next to an opposition player, you still get the same response time issues, whether you're trying to dribble or (especially) pass. Suddenly, even with the power bar on the screen, it takes the player an extra second to take the action, by which point you've ran into the defender, or the goalkeeper, etc...
As for the actual gameplay of 2020 - I just
don't have to think about what I'm doing, seriously. The same through-balls to wingers etc. without ever having to adapt my play - and the AI does the same damned thing every single match (and this is my biggest problem with 2020)... Pass to a defender, smashes it 80 yards straight forward, and no matter what, it's always the PERFECT hit, and is PERFECTLY brought down by the striker. Every time I see it, I get violently angry. The AI is horrendous, because the more they open up gameplay and introduce more freedom, the less the AI can handle it and just resorts to the cheapest tricks it can. It's had no work to bulk up its brain-power.
So I'm absolutely convinced 2014's gameplay is better. It is twice as good. I
have to think about each pass (I can't emphasise how important that is for me to enjoy the game) or you give possession away super easily, my tactics are pivotal to success (I don't have to bother changing anything about my team's setup in 2020), there's very little scripting I can see (or feel), I'm beating poor teams and being beaten by better teams, on SUPERSTAR... Yes, dribbling response could be better, but I never was a big dribbler...
I even went back to FIFA 20. Wow, has PES 2014 opened my eyes. From kick-off you can run through a team and get a shot off. No resistance whatsoever, even with mods and sliders. There is, again, no thought involved. Just, point the stick towards the goal and wiggle it to get around each player.
I'm so sick of being intelectually passive in modern football games, of being able to turn my brain off and just wiggle a player around to earn a shot without pre-match preparation or tactics coming into it. It's not remotely satisfying.
struggling to get one of those patches, all the links seem to be dodgy sites that i cant get what i need from. any help appreciated!
Likewise. On the plus side, I'm now much better informed of TV trends in Indonesia.
I'd upload them to the Google Drive but I've not got much space left - I'll see what I can do!