On a similar subject to my post above (i.e. things in PES that were a bit crap back in the day, and are still crap now).
There's just no innovation at all in PES (which is why I'm pinning all my hopes on the reboot). Even when it comes down to licenses.
Someone made this point the other day (really sorry, I can't find who it was now), but... Vive Le Football. A mobile football game. No licenses.
Look at how they present their fake leagues:
If I was tasked with making "fantasy" versions of each league logo, that is exactly what they'd look like. I prefer most of them to the real logos. It's only the names, i.e. "Spain League" and "England League", that I don't like - because they're gramatically wrong, for a start.
Compare that to Konami's versions:
I hate it. Honestly, I feel that strongly about it. It's so lazy. Like so much of the creative output, and that same "it'll do" attitude seems prevalent across the whole title, with the gameplay
just about saving the game, every year. (I know I'm not the first to say it, it's not exactly a "hot take", but it makes me angry to this day.)
I mean, when you look at the team badges:
How is that in any way, shape or form (other than the colour) a Manchester City themed badge?
It's not quirky, it's just shite.
(Sorry, Retro-Pes Corner, don't beat me up...

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