So tired of all the negativity here - I've been a member of this site for over 7 years and have played every PES version since International Superstar Soccer on Super Nintendo. Some have been good, some have been bad and some have been glorious. That said I can honestly say that PES 2014 is the best incarnation of the game I have played. It feels like football and you have to 'think' about the way you play. These days it seems most want a game where they can play like Ronaldo or Messi without having to do much work to get to that point.
The complaints on here about 2014 are bordering on ludicrous in regard to CPU pressure, long range shots, defending, goalkeeping etc...
People say it isn't realistic, but then in the next breath complain because they can't score 40 yarders at will. Anyone who's actually pulled on a pair of boots will tell you that they can count on one hand the amount of 40 yard screamers they have put into the top corner in a real game. They are so memorable because they do not happen every week.
Defensive pressure is too much and I can't dribble around the entire defence and score - I see that on forums all the time...
Adjust the tactics of your opponents - that's what the option is there for! The whole game is designed to be tailored to each users preference. If you can't be bothered to do it then your probably more suited to playing the football equivalent of NBA Jam.
Through all the years I've played football video games (I'm 42 btw) I always hoped that someone, one day would make a game where I actually had to think, plan and execute moves to a degree of skill to actually mirror what happens on a real football pitch and this, for me, is the closest thing to date. What annoys me the most though, is that so called fans ask for more realism and when they get it they complain that it's too hard or they can't be bothered or worse still slag off the company that gave them exactly what they asked for initially.
Now I agree when the game was released it was a mess, and I even agree that it shouldn't have taken so long to fix with the patch, but come on guys, since the patch the game is a joy to play if you forget everything you learned from previous versions and relearn the controls properly. It's not a game of ping pong, it's not gymnastics and it's not about firing 40 yarders in from every ridiculous angle.
It's football, it's realism, it's skill, it's touch...it's the beautiful game
End of rant :-)