Yes, it is finally here! The PES 2016 review is finally here. I got my copy yesterday evening and now, at the other evening, am going to write the review. Oh, BTW, I did the review on PC.
Each passing year, the series seems to be getting better. This was the 20th Anniversary Edition and was expected to blow past the competiton. It did that, though not exactly.
First, of all look and feel and also the working. The game is brilliant in this area. The menus are refreshing, vibrant and have got a great dark blue theme. The UI too, is polished and neat though my only complain was that the exit button in the game was not available everywhere and I had to go to another section and then move to the bottom right to quit the game. Minus! Also, being a PC version, Konami should have made the console-like feel of the game a choice. The menus are okay, but while playing with the keyboard when we are in the Master League, there is a small tutorial in the formation submenu where we need to use the right stick to do a thing and that button is not configured by default in the game settings. So, if you intend to play the game with keyboard and mouse, outta luck bro. Minus! Also, the game shows the buttons as in the controllers so either remember the bloody configuration or get a controller, if you haven't already.
Now, gameplay and other things. Personally, the feel of the game, the atmosphere, the crowd is amazing, makes you feel like you are playing a real match. Also, in the commentatory, with the "ever-faithful" Jim Beglin is Peter Drury. Yay! Jon's gone! No problem, dude, Drury's here too. You get what I mean, don't you? Just switch off the fricking commentatory and start commentating on your own and you will do it better. Continuing, the players move realistically, act like they do in real life, the shots, feints and movements are all real. There's also the "selfie" celebration. One thing, you can tackle and get away it so easily, or not, it is a bummer. I got three red cards in a ML league game for simple slide tackles which could've been let away, or not, as I just said.
The AI is mind-blowing. The Fox Engine has really taken off in the 2016 iteration of the game and the way the opposition players surround you and are ever so quick and intelligent, it hurts, it's frustrating and wanted me to smash my Direct Input controller on the ground, while playing on regular. Regular, yes. I played my first match on pro, got a 1-1 draw, next game 0-5. The AI is so intelligent that you just can't keep pressing on the opponent, he finds a way, you're done for. The beauty of the game is beyond comparison.
Now, almost everyone on the Steam Page of the game were giving the game a thumbs down as the graphics were of the last gen PS3 as opposed to the PS4 which was promised by Konami. Yes, Minus! Hybrid graphics, on PC and you can never put it behind however good your game is. People have got really high-end graphics cards and they want to see what they pay for. They want to play the game at 4K, you cannot promise and then fail. If the game didn't have the graphics in the first place, they should've never promised 'em.
Another thing was that the frame rates downed in the cutscenes. Cutscenes are some of the most beautiful moments. Players leaving dugout, shaking hands, the UEFA Champions League trophy being highlighted and then, comes the drop in your rates and things slow down so much that it's a pain to watch them, especially if you are gaming on a PC that can barely run the game at 30 fps. Minus!
VERDICT: The game is beautifully crafted but as with the previous games in the series, this too has the same problems, which if fixed, will already make this badass game even more badass. Just that extra bit of effort guys. Lags, poor commentators, Konami itself lying, really, these things do leave a bitter taste in mouth when we know that we have having these problems for years now. Just do it once guys and see the magic.
RATING: 8/10
Each passing year, the series seems to be getting better. This was the 20th Anniversary Edition and was expected to blow past the competiton. It did that, though not exactly.
First, of all look and feel and also the working. The game is brilliant in this area. The menus are refreshing, vibrant and have got a great dark blue theme. The UI too, is polished and neat though my only complain was that the exit button in the game was not available everywhere and I had to go to another section and then move to the bottom right to quit the game. Minus! Also, being a PC version, Konami should have made the console-like feel of the game a choice. The menus are okay, but while playing with the keyboard when we are in the Master League, there is a small tutorial in the formation submenu where we need to use the right stick to do a thing and that button is not configured by default in the game settings. So, if you intend to play the game with keyboard and mouse, outta luck bro. Minus! Also, the game shows the buttons as in the controllers so either remember the bloody configuration or get a controller, if you haven't already.
The AI is mind-blowing. The Fox Engine has really taken off in the 2016 iteration of the game and the way the opposition players surround you and are ever so quick and intelligent, it hurts, it's frustrating and wanted me to smash my Direct Input controller on the ground, while playing on regular. Regular, yes. I played my first match on pro, got a 1-1 draw, next game 0-5. The AI is so intelligent that you just can't keep pressing on the opponent, he finds a way, you're done for. The beauty of the game is beyond comparison.
Now, almost everyone on the Steam Page of the game were giving the game a thumbs down as the graphics were of the last gen PS3 as opposed to the PS4 which was promised by Konami. Yes, Minus! Hybrid graphics, on PC and you can never put it behind however good your game is. People have got really high-end graphics cards and they want to see what they pay for. They want to play the game at 4K, you cannot promise and then fail. If the game didn't have the graphics in the first place, they should've never promised 'em.
Another thing was that the frame rates downed in the cutscenes. Cutscenes are some of the most beautiful moments. Players leaving dugout, shaking hands, the UEFA Champions League trophy being highlighted and then, comes the drop in your rates and things slow down so much that it's a pain to watch them, especially if you are gaming on a PC that can barely run the game at 30 fps. Minus!
VERDICT: The game is beautifully crafted but as with the previous games in the series, this too has the same problems, which if fixed, will already make this badass game even more badass. Just that extra bit of effort guys. Lags, poor commentators, Konami itself lying, really, these things do leave a bitter taste in mouth when we know that we have having these problems for years now. Just do it once guys and see the magic.
RATING: 8/10
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