It was a different review article for me. The PES series is famous for changing the gameplay mechanics every year. We have also encountered games that are much worse than the previous year's game. For a while, Konami harassed the players with the changes made in basic football mechanics such as ball physics, game speed, passing and shooting system. Especially PES 2010 has a good place in the memories of many gamers. The Pes series, which showed a certain downward trend until 2017, gave the first signals of a return with the radical changes made after 2017. The gameplay mechanics changes made every year were the first stones lined up on the way to a more simulated game experience. Until this year. Konami took the eFootball PES series to rest this year, whose name has changed and refers to esports. Focusing on the new generation, the Konami developer team, being honest with the players, asked their loyal fans for a short break, saying that we did not develop in PES 2021 this year, we focused on the new generation. So let's see what eFootball PES 2021, which is offered as a season update, promises game lovers.
Pros
+ Artificial intelligence moves more consistently
+ Online matches are enjoyable
+ MyClub mode
+ Reasonable price
+ Konami's honesty
Cons
- Very little innovation
- Connection problems persist
- Jerseys and squads are out of date
- Classic license issues
First of all, I want to start the review starting from the famous license problems of the PES series, which is one of the most curious topics of gamers. Yes, this problem still persists. In other words, the name licenses of many important teams and Champions League European League major tournaments are not in the game this year. This is one of the biggest shortcomings that takes away from the atmosphere of the game this year, as it does every year.
Let me also state that there is no change in the start menu, which has a more user-friendly appearance with small changes every year. The biggest innovation in this menu is the football player photos in the background! At least they thought of replacing them and the music album with very impressive songs.
Last year, we talked about the innovations that PES 2020 brought to the series. New camera angles, changes in gameplay mechanics, dribbling, shooting passes and more precise ball control, as well as fundamental changes to the defense system. Especially in shoulder-to-shoulder struggles, the players who do not avoid physical contact using their hands to dominate the opponent in the air balls were the innovations that the PES players, whom Fifa players have experienced for years, will finally say that we have seen the following double struggles in PES. Although he still cannot act like a football player, the lack of animation variety of the PES series that we are accustomed to in PES 2020 was still a huge step forward for the series, PES 2020.The changes made in the Main League mode are from Konami's most established game mode in the series. showing that he was still not giving up hope.
Making a transfer has become more enjoyable, seeing that the player you have received can have a positive or negative effect on the team not only technically but also as motivation, interacting with the players thanks to the new dialogue system, and following the effects of your talks on the player are among the innovations that make the Main League feel more realistic. was taking place. Thanks to the constantly updated transfer data, real-world developments could be transferred to the game quickly. Taking the first eleven players from the youth team and the infrastructure to witness that the little boy growing in your hand turns into a superstar in front of your eyes, Perhaps seeing that your team from the Super League is starting to compete with the world giants is the most basic element that makes the Main League enjoyable. All these innovations made in the last year, which I have not mentioned all of, appear as it is this year. As a small innovation, we can mention that the Coaches we chose when starting the Master League have changed. However, unfortunately, there is no Turkish manager among the new coaches.
However, if we say that there is no change in eFootball PES 2021 in terms of gameplay, it would be wrong. I can say that the game feels even heavier than PES 2020. Player movements look a bit more realistic and they move more fluidly and naturally. The developer team has made a small touch. The same touch applies to artificial intelligence, especially if you are playing at the highest difficulty level, the accurate decisions made by the artificial intelligence and the development of organized attacks will surprise you. Wing organizations are one on one to solve the game that is locked in the middle area this year as well. In the game where it is very difficult to play, it is very difficult to make a mistake by constantly passing and waiting for the opponent to make a mistake, seeing that the balls you throw deep are far from being effective, forces you to change the direction of the attack by throwing long balls from one wing to the other.
Despite the radical changes made in the rust system, it is still difficult to say that this mechanic works flawlessly. You still pass a meter to the man next to you and the way you pass to the deep assault player who cross-runs is technically the same. So here now, a lack of fine tuning is noticeable. A new system where you can take more subtle rust needs to come. In shots, we can say that the expected development is finally realized. You feel the weight of the ball when we shoot. You realize how much effort the developer team is working on ball physics when a long distance shot meets the nets. The ball's reaction on slower shots, harder and more technically, feels like it should be. However, the development in ball physics, unfortunately, does not appear in the dynamics of collision in player physics. Collision dynamics still don't work properly. Footballers do not touch the ball at their feet at some moments, sometimes the movements of holding and pulling in front of the opponent in shoulder-to-shoulder struggles work quite smoothly, sometimes it is not possible to make body contact to stop the running opponent. Konami needs to spend a little more time on this dynamic. And of course on the referees! Irrelevant fouls, yellow cards instead of red cards, always misuse of advantage rule. Imagine my reaction to the referees during the game!
In the graphics, there is not much innovation other than a small polish. We are now in the last stages of the Fox Engine game engine. We can even say we are at the end. Probably the game we saw this year will now be the last game to use Fox Engine. With PES 2022, Konami will open a new page with a game that looks completely different. Turkey Super League efootball PES 2021 are also included. However, I should mention that the squads are still not up to date and even the jerseys are the jerseys of the last season. There are even 4 stars in Fenerbahçe's uniform! So I would say don't expect innovation on the jersey side and across the Super League. However, the UEFA Euro 2020 tournament, which was postponed due to the Pandemic, is licensed in the game.
So, who should get eFootball PES 2021? If you are a player who has played PES 2020 for long hours like me, has tried to bring your club to the level of 5 in the Main League, which has not been stuck in MYClub mode, and you have occasionally played online matches, eFootball PES 2021 does not offer anything new for you. I have to specify. For example, since no updates have been released yet, Super League teams, team jerseys, player faces, match atmosphere, gameplay mechanics, everything you can think of is the same as PES 2020. He even announced that the Japanese developers, including the famous announcers of the series, could not reach them this year, and that the same voices will be used in the game. In other words, eFootball PES 2021 is just a season update as Konami stated. So what is this season update? Where does the difference arise? Of course in MyClub mode. I can say that the My Club mode is more lively compared to the other modes of the game, with new tournaments coming and its active market with constantly updated player powers.
Finally my personal analysis
In other words, we can say that this season update package is made for players who actively play the My Club mode of the game. The increase in iconic players also increases the enjoyment of MyClub mode. It's a great pleasure to play with legends like Del Piero, Maradona and Beckham. Of course, if our opponent has both Messi, Bergkamp and Maradona at the same time, then a little Chinese torture awaits you. Although there is not much change in terms of menu side and features, small changes in the tactical formation scheme will at least please the players who expect innovation in this mode.
Despite everything, we should congratulate him for his honesty. They could have presented this game to us as the brand new PES, but they were honest and openly said it was a season update. Despite the companies that have been selling the same game under different year names for years, this honest act is appreciated, I recommend eFootball PES 2021 to those who have had affordable PES experience and who missed the game last year and MyClub fanatics.
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