The pc version does not have any slowdowns but honestly the gameplay is really really arcadish (but some like it being like it i guess), this time around u have plenty of space and you (and the AI as well) can run and pass defenders easily. 10 games on line so far, my opponents choose 7 times barca, 2 times brasil, 1 time man united. Why not putting any option on the team level so we cal play with your (allegedly) 250 teams sEAbass???
But i am curious to see whether someone else noticed how bad the golies are on the pc version.
In general my feeling is that FIFA simulated the team movements better in terms of gameplay, but pes simulated the individual player movemements better. The player u are the game u prefer i guess, i am not a coast to coast 5 fakes a second "Jonah Lomu Adriano" kinda player.
the goalies are utter shit in the PC version. I've had the "let me punch the ball behind my head and into my own net" bug quite a few times already late in the game (wooo more CPU cheating!).
defense is horrible now. I
myself into position waiting for the
tackle and my back four + DMF seem to run around as if they were retarded children. create mega-holes for the CPU to pass through and score. still seems there are a lot of "let me punch it to the nearest CPU player 1 foot away for the easy tap in goal" goalies as well.
Seabass NEEDS a new engine. You STILL can't view replays after the ball goes out for a corner/goal kick. What is this, the -500mb RAM PS2? Why can't I decide who to pass to on long free kicks... cause I sure as hell don't want to pass it to the CPU player standing in front of the pre-determined person? Why does the ball roll, at 600mph, out of bounds when I block tackle on the other side of the pitch? Why do my players still not react according to the situation when I'm on a counter-attack? Running forwards 50 meters in a 2 v 1 (HUM v CPU) situation and then stopping before the penalty area because the default formation settings told you is utterly stupid...
It's these little things that have been in the game for YEARS that piss me off. This game is nothing more than a direct port of the PS2 gameplay engine (with the same restrictions as before) slapped together with high-res textures. Looks like PES6 with LOD Mixer, HD kits and 8xMSAA on my system last year, save for the faces.
Seabass should've used his time for a total rebuild of the animation system/scripting, since next-gen gaming isn't about graphics, it's about freedom in gameplay.
PES2008 seems like a game meant to be played with friends on one machine. Too much lag online and shitty CPU ai (lol Teamvision... nice one Seabass) makes me want to melt this DVD. Too bad I'm also bored with FIFA cause it has glaring errors as well.
Fifa's physics + offensive AI system + PES's response + individual player individuality would make for an awesome game.
