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September is always a especial calendar month for sports fans as it normally means the newfangled iteration of their pretense of option will ultimately be fix for a newly season. however, when it comes to Pro Evolution Soccer fans, this year is slenderly different because alternatively of getting a brand new game, it has been replaced by an update ; a decision that was encouraged by the global pandemic but is besides separate of a retentive term strategy, according to Konami themselves, which looking forward means a new engine and fresh mechanics for PES 2022. To get a better understand of the reasoning behind this decisiveness, please allow me to reflect for a moment on the franchise in general. First called ISS until the very begin of the 2000s, Pro Evolution Soccer became the most respected frolic simulation when the PlayStation 2 inaugural came out. For years, it was an absolute must-have for most players until the franchise ‘s reign came to an abrupt end with the release of the PlayStation 3 in 2007. EA Sports perfectly handled the conversion between consoles and has never since relinquished its place as peak dog of the genre. Konami took a few years to even realise that it had lost the crusade, evening though PES was still a solid game that was able to recreate great moments of digital football, even if all the names were wrong. Fast forward a match of years to the plunge of the adjacent console table coevals and the japanese publisher managed to catch up when the 8th cabinet generation was released in 2013 by just skipping it. At that clock time, Konami focused on the current generation translation of the game to give itself more time for the transition. The result was an excellent pe 2015. Minus, of course, the obvious miss of naming rights that have always been an topic for the franchise ( that ‘s a unharmed other kettle of fish ). therefore, the 2014 game ultimately showed long fall back fans like me that PES was back. then yes, Konami ‘s decision to offer players a hefty upgrade in rally for 30 bucks is probably the best they could come up with, given the situation. And it does n’t matter if more players decide to move to FIFA ; just as they did in 2013, as Konami has decided to take its time and not release their soccer-sim on PS5 and Xbox Series S/X, which does n’t have to be a bad thing for the franchise. And it ‘s even a effective thing for FIFA fans in the short-run, if it means a better game following year … it ‘s always effective to have healthy rival, something NBA 2K or Madden NFL players will wholeheartedly agree with. Now, let’s talk about the gameplay The eFootball PES 2021 Season Update is precisely what it sounds like : it ‘s a big update for concluding year ‘s version of the game. To be honest, I ‘ve been pleasantly surprised by how it turned out since the gameplay has been improved, specifically in terms of the attack. Without straying excessively far away from what makes PES PES, last class ‘s iteration already allowed for faster transitions in attack. It ‘s even more obvious here. The players you control feel faster in terms of their feedback and movements, which will please dribblers. The musket ball besides moves more fluidly, and assists have been greatly increased when passing. In the death game, it was very easy to miss key passes, making the game more naturalistic but besides frustrating at times. therefore, easier passes are welcome although some players might not be besides happy with the change. All these tweaks in attack will make a defender ‘s job more unmanageable, and aggressive compress will probably turn out to be excessively hazardous. fortunately, I have besides noticed that AI errors have been greatly reduced, specially when sending in long aeriform balls over the clear. Defenders can besides rely on their keepers more, which used to be a recurring topic for the series, even during its fortunate historic period. They seem to be more alert than always, although I have to admit that I only played with the best of the plot ( Neuer, Alisson, Ter Segen and my personal favorite, french keeper Steve Mandanda from Olympique de Marseille ).

Another period the community much complained about was collision between the players. Over the 40 or so games I have played in the last few days, I have noted fewer absurd collisions than I was accustomed to seeing last season playing PES 2020, particularly against very good players ( I barely played against the game ‘s AI ). Having said all that, some elements have not been touched at all, such as complimentary kicks and penalties, which are precisely the lapp as before. And more broadly, they ‘ve not tinkered with shoot, which already felt full with realistic trajectories .

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The exact same content There ‘s no need to look at other game modes in PES 2021. The most matter to, myClub ( Konami ‘s equivalent of FUT ) has been updated with holocene transfers and stats tweaks to players, as per common. The Master League besides remains the lapp and keeps all of its improvements from last year. Alongside that, there is Become a Legend, where you follow your player on the field, and Matchday ( a less popular on-line manner introduced death year ). All of these game modes remain largely as they were end class. Added to PES 2020 last June as share of a free update, Euro 2020 will be included once again this year, precisely like we hope the actual competition will happen in the summer. After all, it ‘s constantly a special feel to see your national team crowned the champions of Europe. last, the menus are very similar to those in final class ‘s iteration, and you ‘ll have to wait until you ‘re actually playing a plot before you ‘ll truly see the ocular enhancements ; the update PES is undeniably more dressed than its predecessor. The final score With this Season Update, eFootball PES 2021 remains a solid and naturalistic football simulation. When compared to other sports sims and the offerings contained therein, one might think that Konami should and could have sold it as a stigmatize new game. If the update lacks a moment in terms of contented, the gameplay decidedly makes up for it and it remains relevant thanks to a crowd of tweaks. I equitable hope that all these bright newfangled additions work as they should ; it ‘s an area where the series has deplorably developed a habit of falling short-change … I ‘ll update you here if I find anything indecent .

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