Hey guys, first post here
I have a rather specific request for you, that is not necessarily on-topic, but since this is one of the most active threads of the forum, I would like to give it a go.
So, I used to play many football games when I was younger, mainly FIFA games (basically every FIFA between 06 and 15).
I then took a step back and more recently I played some PES games (17 mainly), as I thought (at the time) that they offered better gameplay. A few years ago I purchased the 2021 edition, mainly because I read that you could patch the game even in PS4.
You see, I have little to no interest in playing with the current teams (at least not the top teams), rather than teams from my younger days (ie 2000s, 2010s). To be honest, this task was a little bit difficult, as most OFs tend to focus on the 1990s etc, but I eventually found a good OF (made by Mestre Kamika) and after some individual arrangements, I even got some extra teams I needed.
However, I encountered some problems: the first is rather insignificant or niche if you like, but even though I had 100+ teams of my liking in the PS4 version, I was still a little bit bugged that you could not patch the teams, faces, stadiums to a full extent like PC. It was a little bit baffling to see legends with custom faces or teams playing in fake stadiums.
The second problem was the game itself. PES 2021 is regarded as a decent game by some, but truly, the gameplay felt shit at times (ofc that was vanilla PES without gameplay tweaks at the PS4). Shooting was mediocre at best, passing was quite good (I'll give you that), but pace was non-existent (prime Messi could not outpace defenders) and tactics were almost non-existent. Every team plays almost the same way, it does not matter if Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi or Bob from the pub has the ball, the players will always try to cross for a header or receive the ball with the back on the net, change direction and shoot etc. Of course, there were some good moments or nice games, but most of them were frustrating.
So, even though I got that superficial, nostalgia itch, it did not feel right.
So, I know that I am most probably looking for something too good to be true, but is there any PES/FIFA edition out there that:
1)Has decent and variable gameplay
2)Has mods focusing on the 2000s/2010s
3)is available on PC
?
I am not looking for great graphics or anything.
Thanks in advance, cheers