At the time of that ML I didn't know anything about editing only changing team names etc. I didn't know anything about option files and patches etc.. and I didn't know evoweb which also meant I just took the game for what it was because I didn't read about flaws I just took the game for what it was. Because of that it meant I could just enjoy the experience.
That ML was the first ML that I had done on any PES. I actually found an old quote of mine from an old PESGaming thread from 2011 which sums it up perfectly.
"PES 5 on ps2 has to be the best. I have never experienced a master league as good as the good old days!
So many memories,
Group stage of Champions League (think it was WE cup or something), lost the first 3 games, but finished up winning last 3 games to qualify. Managed to make the final but think i lost.
Had this striker called Bsorak, he was fantastic, had him till he retired. When he was older and declining i would only play him in the big games and he would still play well scoring important goals.
Had some fantastic games against Man u (i was made up team, Canvey Eagles)
one game i think they were top and we were second. Rooney was coming back from injury and on their bench. Amazingly i went into a 2-0 lead in the first half hour, and they panicked and brought Rooney on. Within a couple of minutes he went off injured again, classic PES."
The link to the thread is here
http://www.pesgaming.com/index.php?threads/whats-the-best-pes.87889/post-1851698
But going back to Bsorak, I think he was a made up Slovenian or Slovakian striker. But he was so good. To have a player throughout his career really built a great story in my imagination. There was times when he would pick up games by the scruff of the neck and win them for the team. I remember that he got injured once and he was out for a while but he came back and I believe he played in a Cup Final that we won. I brought him on as a sub so that he could lift the cup because I made him captain straight away. I wish I recorded those games like I do now. Moments like that stick with me and it's not even real haha.
Thanks
@reinelt97 hopefully we don't get relegated.
For me because I now think PES2008 the PS2 version is better than PES5, then it has to be better than PES6. If it wasn't for it being so poor on the PC and the PS3 people would patch it like 5 and 6 and understand how good this game is (whenever I mention PES2008 I have to write PS2 version because straight away it will get neglected otherwise.) Yes it has its flaws but like you said the shooting has more weight to it. That does not mean that it is easier to score but it feels better when you score. That goal that Olayinka scored to get us promoted, I really don't think I will score another goal like that for a while maybe never.
There are other plus points too, like how the CPU adapts to how you play. The time wasting by the CPU when winning, the passing it around the back that it will do at times. The way the goalkeepers don't always catch a dropping ball. That really infuriates me in other PES', when there is a ball dropping in the area and 10 out of 10 times the keeper catches it, but in PES2008 they can drop it or your striker can get it first. Also the transfers in PES2008 are more frequent. You get more offers for your own players which makes it more realistic.
Also I hear a lot especially on the new PES' threads saying that retro PES is on rails. I don't find that with 2008, there is so many random things happening. Not sure if you know but you can adjust controls so that the Long Pass is manual which is great for crossing and obviously for changing long passes. Play balls into the corner for strikers to run onto etc.. On rails, nope not for me.
Unlike yourself though I don't find it easy to keep clean sheets. Maybe I am not as good or just play a different way. I think anything after 2008 on the PS2 is more direct. In my experience the CPU constantly dribbles and it is hard to tackle them and the CPU build play is just one dimensional.
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