I spent another 4 hours on PES 2009 online last and some unbelievable games again. I was riding a 5 game winning streak with Atheletic Madrid and Valencia. Simao, Maxi Rodriguez, Luis Garcia, and Maniche were playing some sublime football at times, and Forlan and Aguerro were a constant menace. I would go as far as to say the first two games were the best two games I have ever had on any PES game.
The thing I love more than anything about 2009 is the decision making with regards play. For the most part you have to keep it simple with the standard pass button. Mixing up the 1,2's and lofted and decked through balls is a skill in itself.
I then played a guy who was flicking through random teams, so I thought I'd go for Turkey. They are usually quite technical for a lesser team but last night quite a few of my starting 11 were on blue arrows or the dreaded purple. The guy I was playing chose Ivory Coast.
He battered me 5-2. He played some nice football, but the free flowing passing of the Spanish teams were gone, and the Turkish players just didnt perform. I was beaten by power and strength, some nice football, and the fact the Turks were not playing to the best of their usual ability.
I couldnt believe how physically strong Ivory Coast were. The Turks have quite a small side, albeit with usually decent technique, but I got battered from pillar to post. Ivory Coast's players were as strong as an Ox and I simply couldnt live with their power and strength. They were frightening at times. Those guys were fucking beasts.
It was a good game though, but so far removed from the Milan v Valencia games I'd just played.
I honestly cannot understand why people dismissed 2009 so badly. I love the PES titles. I absolutely hated PES 2008 though, it was just horrible, arcade like crap. 2009, even with all its flaws and silly animations at times really made a huge change in direction with regards how you need to play it. It was a massive, massive change, and something I noticed straight from the demo for which I was hopelessly addicted. I have never had to reinvent myself on how I have to play PES like I did with 2009. Not since PES 5. I hate the fact all your beautifully, thought out, patient football can be destroyed by speedy players who can just round the keeper and score, but the fundemantals with,
regards how precise you have to be about everything,seems so have been lost by alot of people because they focus too much on the niggles and not on what Konami tried to do last year.
PES 2009 is SO SO far removed in footballing terms from 2008 its unreal. I will never be swayed by the people that think just because players can exploit the fast players in 2009 that it then makes it an arcade game. If you want to play football, and you have a footballing brain, then you really can play the best football on any PES. You also will have earned it, which is more important to me than anything. I remember reading a preview for PES 2009 and they likened it to PES 5. I couldnt agree more from the footballing sense.
If PES 2010 keeps what it has with 2009 in the area's I personally feel accurately represent the game, and add to it,and remove the flaws.Then I couldnt be happier personally. I will wait for the demo, but from what I have seen on the recent video's, the passing is still the same. It's still unforgiving, and you only get what you deserve. Passing and hoping are things of the past. If the ball isnt really on, then dont play it. This works so, so well. Long gone are the days of pressing through ball and it 'just finding your player'. Or even the simple pass for that matter.
I would love to play someone from here online just so I can show what I mean and what is capable when you put your mind to it.
Maybe Riot's video showed some new nice animations but not 300.No way.They have problem with main animations like running,heading,tackling but Seabass said about new 300
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, Thanks goalgerd