eFootball PES 2020

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  1. miklaszewski
    Nov 20, 2019
    5
    *EDIT* Rating changed back to 5. Lastest patches have ruined the game completly for me. Stupidly fast gameplay, its just a run and press fest. Further away from the demo gameplay wich got me to buy the game. PASS!

    *EDIT* Todays patch made the game fun again, thank god (or konami, maybe)! Rating changed to 8 cause other fixes are still missing, like super cancel, ai teamates reaching to    *EDIT* Rating changed back to 5. Lastest patches have ruined the game completly for me. Stupidly fast gameplay, its just a run and press fest. Further away from the demo gameplay wich got me to buy the game. PASS!

    *EDIT* Todays patch made the game fun again, thank god (or konami, maybe)! Rating changed to 8 cause other fixes are still missing, like super cancel, ai teamates reaching to lost balls etc. 9 or 10 to be reserved for myclub future changes (if they ever happen).

    Don't usually post reviews, but this has got to stop! Sweared to myself I wasn't going to buy pes 2020 this year after lasts year switcharoo, with a nice demo and a **** scripted pumped fifa style gameplay on the final game, but this years demo felt so good, with player across the world praising it, enjoying it, switching from fifa because of it, they said that they wouldn't change the pace for launch, everything was set for a great football game this year... Game comes out, gets patched... Pes 2019 all over again... Random **** happening all the time, stupid fast gameplay, I fell for it once again... Reviewing with a 5, will gladly change it IF they fix the **** game!!!    … Expand
  2. mfmaxpower
    Sep 18, 2019
    6
    Gameplay is an 8. I'm tempted to say gameplay is a 7 because of how poor the AI, dribbling/responsiveness, the tactical system, and the refs can be, but so much of PES's gameplay is stellar.

    The problem is that pretty much everything non-gameplay is mostly terrible. ML is still pretty poor. The dialogue and stadium atmosphere is trash. The constant instant replay spamming is    Gameplay is an 8. I'm tempted to say gameplay is a 7 because of how poor the AI, dribbling/responsiveness, the tactical system, and the refs can be, but so much of PES's gameplay is stellar.

    The problem is that pretty much everything non-gameplay is mostly terrible. ML is still pretty poor. The dialogue and stadium atmosphere is trash. The constant instant replay spamming is infuriating. The control scheme is just about the worst in gaming. There's way too few stadiums. Player faces are awful outside of the best ones (which are excellent). The menus are still miserable to use. And then don't get me started on the licenses and the poor effort Konami put in on the licenses that they do have.

    Once again, the total package is just not good enough.    … Expand
  3. silas1980
    Sep 14, 2019
    5
    As a long time PES player I can't help but feel a tad disappointed with this year's update especially after the promising demo. The game feels, at times, a pleasure to play, when a well worked goal is finished off you cant help but smile at how superb it all came together with some delectable animations. However I'm going to concentrate on the many negatives.

    The players ignoring the    As a long time PES player I can't help but feel a tad disappointed with this year's update especially after the promising demo. The game feels, at times, a pleasure to play, when a well worked goal is finished off you cant help but smile at how superb it all came together with some delectable animations. However I'm going to concentrate on the many negatives.

    The players ignoring the ball, letting it go past them while they just stand there oblivious.

    The passing, shooting, everything seems overly assisted, you pass or shoot at times and it gives a power, and often direction, that you didn't give it, like the A.I overrides you and just does what it wants while you sit there pressing buttons like a monkey wondering what real input you're having.

    The input lag is unforgivable, it affects everything, from dribbling to getting in a shot, and what's worse is it actually feels like it's a deliberate code rather a game engine issue or any fault with your connection or reactions.

    The scripted momentum is still there.

    They have added literally nothing to MyClub apart from a few new sound effects and the way some menus appear.

    Close control feels worse than PES 2019 despite Iniesta's best efforts.

    Konami think a "remaster of Master League" is putting in a few manager cut scenes that after five minutes you want to skip. Remaster it is not, in fact it's a downright lie.

    A lot of crap from earlier games still being here, the lone players in co-op, the nonsense "We Believe etc." banners adorning every stadium, having the same button control skip and pause, the replays every time the ball goes out of play, the poor audio etc. etc. etc.

    Knowing Konami and knowing they probably wont patch any of these issues.

    Overall when I'm playing this game I'm often thinking three things "PES 2019 did it better", "So scripted", and "This isn't worth £40".    … Expand
  4. SoxTheScout
    Nov 25, 2019
    5
    4/5 offline 1/5 online, I like the gameplay offline, great fun, but konami are horrendous online, not enough myclub competitions, scripting is bad in myclub, konami need to put more effort in, more competitions and a bigger variety of competitions, konami seem happy just to collect the coin cash, poor very poor, wouldn't take too much to make this the best footy game end of, konami4/5 offline 1/5 online, I like the gameplay offline, great fun, but konami are horrendous online, not enough myclub competitions, scripting is bad in myclub, konami need to put more effort in, more competitions and a bigger variety of competitions, konami seem happy just to collect the coin cash, poor very poor, wouldn't take too much to make this the best footy game end of, konami should look to fifa for their content and get their act together… Expand
  5. DeOuweDibbes
    Sep 13, 2019
    6
    Let's start with the best part, the gameplay is the best since the start of the series, but... The demo build was even better but got adjusted towards the final build which is a shame. It's still good, but was nearly perfect.
    Also there are still some stupid things in the game, defensive AI is retarded at times, still no 360 turning and some issues have been around since they used this    Let's start with the best part, the gameplay is the best since the start of the series, but... The demo build was even better but got adjusted towards the final build which is a shame. It's still good, but was nearly perfect.
    Also there are still some stupid things in the game, defensive AI is retarded at times, still no 360 turning and some issues have been around since they used this engine and it looks like they can't be fixed by the team.

    Master League had an overhaul, sadly its mostly cosmetic and doesn't impact the mode or your career. Regens are still there so you will get a 16 year old Messi when he retires. But it has more realistic transfer values now, that's a big plus.

    Myclub didn't get an update at all, which was needed. The new mode called Matchday is fun but overall the modes need an update or even a complete overhaul.

    They changed the homescreen and it was needed, but now it doesn't feel consistent looking at all the other menus and ingame screens. Commentary still feels dated and comical, stadium atmosphere lacks severely and the edit mode could use more options like ad boards, custom chants etc to give a better experience.

    Small things like the weekly maintenance of an hour or longer, summer transfers not ready at release and still not fully correct and the scripting in Konami's FUT alternative Myclub makes the whole game a bit underwhelming.

    Licences can be fixed on PS4 and PC so that won't be a negative, they got back the second divisions from Italy and Spain, also great for a lot of players.

    Still the best PES ever, but it could and should have been even better and felt much better in the demo. Konami needs to step up for the following generation of consoles. There is just not enough done in a full year of development in my opinion.

    If I couldn't compare it to the demo and earlier games it might get a 7, but for me it's a 6 out of 10.    … Expand
  6. Vundulips
    Sep 13, 2019
    5
    I cannot believe we are in the Year 2019 and a game that's brought out every year get's worse and worse. This game is so bad to play, it's a joke. The button delay to make a simple pass is pathetic but ping a 50 yard through ball, no issues at all. I have seen some goals scored for and against that are absolutely pathetic. Hit the post, bounce off a defender, the ball spins betweenI cannot believe we are in the Year 2019 and a game that's brought out every year get's worse and worse. This game is so bad to play, it's a joke. The button delay to make a simple pass is pathetic but ping a 50 yard through ball, no issues at all. I have seen some goals scored for and against that are absolutely pathetic. Hit the post, bounce off a defender, the ball spins between defenders and lands conveniently to the striker for a tap in. Please trust me and do not buyxsane shut every year and no doubt, FIFA will be the same… Expand
  7. TrapKing101
    Sep 10, 2019
    5
    Fanboys only people raring this? Game plays worse than 19 and the demo and no excuse. Everything besides the graphics and soundtrack is a massive downgrade.
  8. Ozirys
    Sep 25, 2019
    6
    Bon jeu mais... Les joueurs semblent beaucoup trop lourds et semblent tous avoir le même poids. Trop de fautes sont sifflés sur les contactes.
    Mode de jeux ? Contenu ? Aucune évolution par rapport aux années précédentes.
    My Team n'arrive pas à la cheville de FUT. Beaucoup de problèmes de connexion en online.
  9. Pirante
    Oct 6, 2019
    5
    Just because it is better than Fifa does not necessarily mean it is good - this is an important distinction to make. Just because I don't like it also doesn't mean I am a fanboy, EA lover, or anything else. This is my honest opinion on the game, is you disagree that's fine, but there is no vested interest here for me - ultimately I just want to play a good football game and this year,Just because it is better than Fifa does not necessarily mean it is good - this is an important distinction to make. Just because I don't like it also doesn't mean I am a fanboy, EA lover, or anything else. This is my honest opinion on the game, is you disagree that's fine, but there is no vested interest here for me - ultimately I just want to play a good football game and this year, sadly, neither franchises offerings are something I could recommend people purchasing.

    PES offline is a better game in my opinion although the regens being players who have retired is, despite fans wanting it changed for years, ridiculous - the most immersion-breaking thing possible and almost enough, by itself, to warrant not purchasing this game if you're a dedicated offline player. Aside from this is it good, my biggest irk is with the game play which has serious issues that people just aren't mentioning:

    - the passing is wildly erratic and constantly goes to the wrong player. This is frequent.
    - the referees treatment of the AI, compared to the human player, is completely skewed (already many games were the cpu never made a single foul, ridiculous)
    - the overall feel and touch of the players feels very unresponsive and not at all intuitive responsive, it's like every player now has a first touch and reaction time like me (and believe me mine is bad), weird
    - switching players has serious issues, namely either switching to the wrong player or stopping the player you switch to dead in their tracks, hugely annoying
    - there is a slight input delay, even offline, which seriously hampers the feel
    - the mini-loading screens, unnecessary replays, and manager reactions from the sidelines are hugely irritating in game and need altering, PES has gotten this wrong for years now

    The list goes on and on but for sure this is not a flawless game (10 out of 10, seriously?) and being better than Fifa doesn't make it so. Fifa is so poor that to be even compared to it should be shameful in itself, not some sort of barometer to be compared against. PES and FIFA are both substandard games in my opinion and it is a shame that is the case - I long for the day a new developer takes a crack at making a football game, because it is clear EA and Konami are going backwards,

    I would say play a demo first but as the demo's of both PES and FIFA this year have been different from the reality presented I would say wait a year and see if things improve, I'm personally disappointed I dropped the money I did on PES only to dislike the game play so much I already feel like not wanting to play it.    … Expand
  10. MarcusAgapus
    Nov 1, 2019
    6
    Before I get into it I have to say that I have been a FIFA player in my entire life, but I decided to try out this year's PES cause it had so many good reviews. And sadly I have to say I'm a bit disappointed, but first let's start with the

    Pros: * The game is super satisfying to play. Every goal feels deserved and satisfying(even the little goals) * The passing and dribbling is so    Before I get into it I have to say that I have been a FIFA player in my entire life, but I decided to try out this year's PES cause it had so many good reviews. And sadly I have to say I'm a bit disappointed, but first let's start with the

    Pros:

    * The game is super satisfying to play. Every goal feels deserved and satisfying(even the little goals)
    * The passing and dribbling is so smooth. Even the small shoulder drops are super effective.
    * Pace is not broken like in FIFA
    * The game does feel really realistic.
    * Crossing is just on a whole other level. Header and cross-in goals are just, I literally get moist when I score one.

    This is all nice and good, but we can't look over the HUGE problems(I'm not gonna count licenses a problem cause let's face that's not a game mechanic problem)
    PS: these are MY honest opinions about the game based on master league.

    Cons:

    * Defending. Defending in this game is horrendous. Not even kidding. Even tho my defending tactic was set on wide(so LB and RB would stay on the side) my wing-backs just randomly decide to go into the box and leaving HUGE gaps. I don't know but if you ask me in real life the coach would scream the hair off the wing-backs if they do that in real life.
    * Defending. On higher difficulty holding down 'X' or 'O' is basically worthless and suicide. They do have place on lower difficulty, but on higher, you just give away free goals.
    * More defending. Your defender can literally be 10cm away from a ball that has been passed by the opposition and your defender won't even try to intercept. He just watches it, Won't even try to do something.
    * Goalkeepers are like 50-50. Sometimes they make incredible saves, and sometimes I just sit there and say "even I could have saved that". Enemy striker just turned on my defender and did like a fade-away shot which had barely any power and Ter Stegen (89) rate goalkeeper just let's it go in.
    * Free kicks are too easy to score. 34m away from goal, the power on the shot was like it'd have on a 22m away free kick and the goalkeeper does 1 step, when he could easily have enough time to run to the far post, and does like an over dramatic failed save.
    * Players do not make runs unless you previously done a L1 pass to someone. Or they start to make a run to get behind the defense and after .2 seconds they just be like "NAAAAH"

    Everyone's saying that the game is super realistic and if you want a football game like that PES is the wayy to go. While the attacks are realistic the defending is just horrible. Once again this is MY opinion.    … Expand
  11. MiguelAdm27
    Sep 29, 2019
    7
    La jugabilidad la van mejorando cada año, lo único es que siempre al primer tiro libre siempre es gol y eso preocupa, entre otras jugadas. Además modo estrella, leyenda tienen mucha similitud de complejidad. Deben mejorar en diferenciar ambos. Yo he jugado en ambas maneras y sentía que en modo estrella estaba como en leyenda cuando no era así. Yo valoro este juego, pero necesitan mejorarLa jugabilidad la van mejorando cada año, lo único es que siempre al primer tiro libre siempre es gol y eso preocupa, entre otras jugadas. Además modo estrella, leyenda tienen mucha similitud de complejidad. Deben mejorar en diferenciar ambos. Yo he jugado en ambas maneras y sentía que en modo estrella estaba como en leyenda cuando no era así. Yo valoro este juego, pero necesitan mejorar la física del balón. Lo demás han sido grandes mejoras. Más en liga máster que va puliendo poco a poco.… Expand
  12. Alexnhchong
    Nov 8, 2019
    7
    Personally speaking, I feel like PES20 has made real strides forwards to making this the best game in the franchise to date. The gameplay felt different (and fantastic). I love the new Stadium camera angle (seriously feels like you're watching a football game). The changes they've made to Master League is incredible and the revamped menu design just feels that much more modern. The threePersonally speaking, I feel like PES20 has made real strides forwards to making this the best game in the franchise to date. The gameplay felt different (and fantastic). I love the new Stadium camera angle (seriously feels like you're watching a football game). The changes they've made to Master League is incredible and the revamped menu design just feels that much more modern. The three main areas where I think they fall short compared to FIFA20 is: 1) the formation/ tactics screen, where they continue to adopt this unintuitive, 2003-style user interface. 2) the lacklustre performance by the commentary team (it's a constant repeat of lines that they have churned out in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.). And 3) the lack of depth, and hence realism, in the minute amount of teams that they incorporate in-game. And I'm not just talking about the lack of licenses. I used a patch to give all the in-game teams a real-life skin. But even with that, there's just not enough teams/ players. There's only so much the modding community can do. I understand that my final point would require KONAMI to invest a great deal of resources to amend but pragmatically speaking, I don't think the former two issues are that difficult to fix. Having said that, I did see a great deal of improvements in this year's edition compared to PES19 so I remain hopeful that the development team will continue making the franchise a worthy investment for gamers to make.… Expand
  13. Theleopinho
    Oct 2, 2019
    5
    This game need new menus, more lincences.
    The gameplay is good, more realistic, but the keepers still horribles e and the AI is dumb.
  14. Primo55
    Oct 9, 2019
    5
    I played the demo and was blown away. Then I bought the retail version and I am still wondering, where is the game I have been enjoying so much...?
    Konami changed the gameplay, so the casuals can enjoy it and spend money on MTX. It's too quick and too easy. The only thing they make more difficult is dribbling. You basicly have 5% for a successful dribble. All these people claiming it's an    I played the demo and was blown away. Then I bought the retail version and I am still wondering, where is the game I have been enjoying so much...?
    Konami changed the gameplay, so the casuals can enjoy it and spend money on MTX. It's too quick and too easy. The only thing they make more difficult is dribbling. You basicly have 5% for a successful dribble. All these people claiming it's an amazing game are either 12 or brainless. They probably will pay for any MTX implementation, too.
    No more football games for me. Konami and EA are making games for casuals. This games have nothing to do with being a sim. Although, Konami was really close to it, with the demo. Don'    … Expand
  15. proevo
    Oct 13, 2019
    5
    One word can perfectly summarize Pro Evo 2020: M E D I O C R I T Y

    1) Every aspect of the game feels unfinished and unsatisfying. You have to spend a lot of time in edit mode to even get a tiny hint of autencity. But unfortunately, KONAMI ruins everything simply by having small features that easily could have been removed. By this, I mean how ALL the generic stadiums have the same    One word can perfectly summarize Pro Evo 2020: M E D I O C R I T Y

    1) Every aspect of the game feels unfinished and unsatisfying. You have to spend a lot of time in edit mode to even get a tiny hint of autencity. But unfortunately, KONAMI ruins everything simply by having small features that easily could have been removed. By this, I mean how ALL the generic stadiums have the same adboards and banners. "These colours don't run", "ATTACK! ATTACK!", "kampfgeist", "Calcio" etc. etc. You can't even see the banners you create by your own. When you play an international match in Sweden for example, all the banners will still be in English. Its stupid, and should easily be fixed. Purple scoreboards in a Europa League match sums up the laziness.

    2) Master League is a lot better than Carreer Mode. Menus are good looking, but the functionality is bad. Its boring to scroll and press X several times just to check the top goal scorer. Another annoying thing is that you can't even see have many matches you have played. This could also be fixed easily.

    3) All this licensing, and they don't even use the them properly. This has always been a huge problem. Chants are boring and repetitive. When I play Champions League games, I actually play the anthem on my phone to get the right feeling. The funny thing is that it feels exactly the same as when they had the CL license. Barcelona actually use PES mechanics in pre game formalities in real life, but you won't see these animations in the actual game. This could easily be implemented, but Konami doesn't care.

    4) My Club is pointless. I packed Messi as my first (!) player, and I had a world class team after only one day. Menus are horrific, and I actually don't see any point playing it. They should create a completely new game mode, rather than competing with Ultimate Team. But first: fix the servers.

    5) E.....(Loading screen).....verything is slow. Loading screen pops up everywhere. Gameplay is slow (realistic, but kinda boring). Replays takes way to long time to skip. The sound effects and the commentators are boring and pale. They could easily improve the sound aspects of the game, but they never do it, and never will. The way the stadium speaker pronounce the word "substitution" is so annoying I had to turn it completely off.

    6) Edit mode is my favorite "game" mode. I love it. The reason why I bought the game. It could be A LOT better though. We should be able to edit even more. I want to change ad boards and banners and the bloody score board. If they improved the edit mode just a little , the game would have been a lot better. Theres so much potential, but sadly they don't allow us to edit stadiums or more than just a handfull teams. What a shame.

    7) gameplay and graphics are alright. If they focused on other things than game faces and shooting animations, the game could have been a solid 10. Yeah, the animations are not as good as FIFA. But I don't care as long as the game modes are fun and the menus are working properly. Gameplay has been good for many years now, since its realistic and looks realistic as well. Better controls and functionality could help A LOT, but Konami rather focus on dribbling and shooting mechanics. Yawn.    … Expand
  16. tom__1234
    Nov 7, 2019
    5
    For a football game supposedly designed by Iniesta it plays like Tony Pulis' wet dream. Long time PES players with friends who still LAN play together and all have refused to keep playing it and gone back to PES 2019, and we still play the classics 6 etc. This is the worst instalment Konami have produced.
  17. ArthurH92
    Feb 9, 2020
    6
    Infelizmente esse ficou bem inferior ao 2019, 95% das faltas que o computador cobra é gol, eles roubam a bola na base do carrinho, quando um adversário encosta na bola se ele estiver com você, não importa se ela ainda continua no seu pé, ele perde toda a noção do que tá acontecendo e simplesmente desiste da jogada. Eu tô muito frustrado e decepcionado com o jogo, o que era pra serInfelizmente esse ficou bem inferior ao 2019, 95% das faltas que o computador cobra é gol, eles roubam a bola na base do carrinho, quando um adversário encosta na bola se ele estiver com você, não importa se ela ainda continua no seu pé, ele perde toda a noção do que tá acontecendo e simplesmente desiste da jogada. Eu tô muito frustrado e decepcionado com o jogo, o que era pra ser divertido tá sendo chato e estressante, não irei comprar o 2021 esse ano vou esperar amigos meus comprarem e vou testar, comprar as cegas como eu fiz dessa vez? Nunca mais!… Expand
  18. puchinho
    Aug 18, 2023
    5
    He jugado más de 100 horas y tengo cosas que decir.
    La liga master es lo mismo del año pasado pero con 10 cinemáticas que se hacen aburridas con el paso de las temporadas. Han dicho que escucharon a los fans pero yo no les pedí nada de esto para la LM, a mi por lo que veo no me han escuchado, hay mucho que mejorar.
    El online a mi ni me va ni me viene por lo que no voy a opinar sobre el.    He jugado más de 100 horas y tengo cosas que decir.
    La liga master es lo mismo del año pasado pero con 10 cinemáticas que se hacen aburridas con el paso de las temporadas. Han dicho que escucharon a los fans pero yo no les pedí nada de esto para la LM, a mi por lo que veo no me han escuchado, hay mucho que mejorar.
    El online a mi ni me va ni me viene por lo que no voy a opinar sobre el.
    La jugabilidad está algo mejorada con respecto al año pasado pero necesito mas faltas de ambos ,tanto mías como de la CPU, el árbitro no pita nada. Hay pocas lesiones y de poca duración, perde el realismo.
    En fin, puedo seguir pero me aburre porque es un juego muy parecido al año pasado..
    Yo no lo recomiendo si estás dudando porque es muy similar al 2019 y al 2018.
    Espero que se ponga las pilas konami el año que viene, porque creo que se ríen de la gente y te cobra por lo mismo año tras año.
    Para mi es un juego de 6,5 pero como no puedo poner decimales, pongo un 6, porque al igual que konami no mejora el juego desde el 2014, yo tampoco voy a tirar para arriba en la nota.    … Expand
  19. Skollie
    Oct 29, 2020
    6
    As far as football games go, this game is decent. I got it on sale so didn’t play from launch day. The gameplay is solid, but there are still loads of problems that is very minor, but still hinders the experience. - Player switching still hasn’t been fixed, as the ball would touch a player sometimes and it wouldn’t switch to that player or switch to the player nearest to the ball. ThisAs far as football games go, this game is decent. I got it on sale so didn’t play from launch day. The gameplay is solid, but there are still loads of problems that is very minor, but still hinders the experience. - Player switching still hasn’t been fixed, as the ball would touch a player sometimes and it wouldn’t switch to that player or switch to the player nearest to the ball. This becomes extremely annoying. - Master League becomes extremely boring after a while. Players take years to upgrade their ratings even if they are top scorers 3 seasons in a row. The menus are also a chore to navigate (just adding R1 and L1 to navigate left and right will already make it a lot better). There are a lot more that bothers me, but these were the worst for me. I did enjoy the game at a time though, but wouldn’t go back to it again.… Expand
  20. AntonioLeonPES
    Nov 16, 2019
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Solo se han enfocado en la liga Master y es resto de los modos muy abandonados, el gameplay prácticamente lo volvieron al PES 2019 nada que ver con la demo dónde tenía un ritmo de partido perfecto, en el juego final lo cambiaron y se volvió exacto como PES 2019 y con errores de los árbitros que me parecen fatales, ni que decir del online, ocurre mucho atontamiento, no hay motor de impacto, los defensas a veces no reaccionan, en fin una serie cosas que pasan que la verdad sigo sin entender.En Myclub no hay novedades, es lo mismo del año pasado solo que ahora para que tengas leyendas tienes que comprar monedas si o si, cosa que me parece mal ya que los gps está temporada solo sirve para renovar contratos… Expand
  21. ToshLichev
    Jun 21, 2020
    6
    Is PES 2020 better than FIFA 20? Yes, laying down under a tank is better than FIFA 20, but that's beside the point. The core gameplay here is decent, it feels quite realistic, the ball has weight and the players actually feel like they are playing on Earth and not some planet where gravity barely influences their movements. However, an absurd lack of licenses, inexplicably bad shooting atIs PES 2020 better than FIFA 20? Yes, laying down under a tank is better than FIFA 20, but that's beside the point. The core gameplay here is decent, it feels quite realistic, the ball has weight and the players actually feel like they are playing on Earth and not some planet where gravity barely influences their movements. However, an absurd lack of licenses, inexplicably bad shooting at times, minimal effort in presentation, annoying scripting, fundamentally broken AI that seems to rarely have a single clue how the sport of football works and laughably repetitive commentary makes PES 2020 a slightly above average football game but one that is very far from good.

    P.S. For f***'s sake, can we get more than 10 songs for next year? How about ones that don't sound like they were downloaded royalty free from YouTube....    … Expand
  22. Jimkonst
    Dec 29, 2019
    7
    A great PES, but it has some problems. For example, passes are TERRIBLE. They are so SLOW and SO WRONG! 9 out of 10 passes are wrong. Another disadvantage is that you have to wait 30 mins to get an opponent in online modes. Apart from these, PES is very good, the gameplay has slowed down giving realism to the game. Surely better than FIFA 20.
  23. Brendanburke11
    Apr 12, 2020
    5
    Disappointed for a promising game. Infuriating gameplay at points along with little meaningful additions
  24. const470
    Apr 18, 2020
    6
    Would give 8 but game graphics settings makes PS4 pro fan noise 75db and makes game almost unplayeable.
  25. Trustedreviewe
    Jun 20, 2020
    7
    Every year PES is taking it to a different level of football simulation.
    The physicality is emphasized this year, physical contacts between players are more realistic; However, dribbling is less effective, and counter attacking play is favored over possession game because of the physicality aspect.
  26. georgatos
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
    The game could be a 9 if it wasn't so much "scripted". Solid Master Leauge, fun Become a Legend, great graphics. On the other hand, playing on Legend difficulty is impossible, not because the AI is smarter but because it cheats constantly. Your players score own goals as soon as you get the lead. The opponent team tackles hard and the referee doesn't care, your team misses basic passes andThe game could be a 9 if it wasn't so much "scripted". Solid Master Leauge, fun Become a Legend, great graphics. On the other hand, playing on Legend difficulty is impossible, not because the AI is smarter but because it cheats constantly. Your players score own goals as soon as you get the lead. The opponent team tackles hard and the referee doesn't care, your team misses basic passes and your defense never stops the ball. That's not difficult, it's just unplayable. Online games are sometimes terrible, with the same scripting happening again and again. Kick-off glitch and corner glitch are there since the previous game... all of this ruin the experience of what coulb be fantastic game. Stay away from Legend difficulty and online, and it is a nice multiplayer (at home) game.… Expand
  27. Filthyg
    Sep 14, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Man, this game is..weird(am not going to describe the drawbacks and pros, i will post a suggestion hoping someone really gets it from konami), i think that is the best word to describe it, at least for me. I've been a fan of PES for years , even though i haven't played since 2015...PES 2020 (PLEASE no epes what is this?????) Even though it has good graphics, the environment ,colours etc. My opinion is..it lacks fun and imagination! What i mean is in ML and BAL, dude come on, add some frustrating moments in the locker room when you lose a game, or in halftime when you are behind the score. ML at least has some cutscenes during the season it does not lack THAT much in comparison to BAL!!! BAL doesn't even have locker room cutscens. They could add the captain of the team having a talk with you if you are performing good or badly (like they used to do back in pes 2011!!!!!!!) Having a talk with the coach, I don't know, maybe ADD A SCENE where you get the first scorer/assists/MVP(??) of the league/cup, trophy instead of constantly receiving a such an annoying message (YoU hAVe bEeN sELecTed fOR tHE StaRtInG 11 on every damn game!!!!!! Or "is he going to win?"). I know if they add all these is going to be repeatative but , isn't it already?? At least add some imagination into the equation make me feel like i am living it inside and outside the pitch, it is 2020 i mean...2011 did it wayyyyy better cmon!!!!! Another thing that bothers me is the defence mechanism. Long pressing a button feels dumb....you just press that thing until you get the ball automatically and in very few occasions you get dribbled, or the game just FORGETS to change to the closest designated defender even if you press the button (???) and conceive a goal(If YOU try to dribble the AI, i admire you sir, for me is impossible except some body fakes,they know what you are going to do before it is animated!! Dribbles are useful only on PvP and yet again in some rare occasions, because of the almighty LONG PRESS BUTTON). And last but not least, DRIBBLING SYSTEM....it sucks, it sucks aaaaaall the way (again at least for me) if i to brake my fingers and pray the player gets to pull off the dribble...i am going to play some FIFA(which i enjoy only because it is just FUN nothing else really. its dribbles are so easy to pull!!!) I am not saying they should do the shame...but AT LEAST be useful and go through the enemy defence with some style!!! Not having to wait for the player to make a turn for 3 decades....I need to see some passion, imagination, they are already better than money sucking FIFA almost at everything, why not make a step further and give us the ultimate experience...because that is what is supposed to be!!!… Expand
  28. FIBU
    Sep 16, 2020
    5
    Na premierę bomba, 3 miechy po szambo, a na koniec perfidny handicap. Brawo KONAMI, oby tak dalej to odegracie główną rolę w Titanicu.
  29. DavideMoro
    Apr 19, 2022
    7
    The Konami title, a historical rival of FIFA, returns every year with a new chapter. It is never easy to talk about sports video games since there is no plot to evaluate. I can confidently say that EA Sports cannot hold its own. Pro Evolution Soccer 2020 is more realistic, more simulative. Give more excitement and more satisfaction when a dribble succeeds or when a long-range shot entersThe Konami title, a historical rival of FIFA, returns every year with a new chapter. It is never easy to talk about sports video games since there is no plot to evaluate. I can confidently say that EA Sports cannot hold its own. Pro Evolution Soccer 2020 is more realistic, more simulative. Give more excitement and more satisfaction when a dribble succeeds or when a long-range shot enters the goal.
    The graphics aren't bad, yet in 2020 they could do better, especially when it comes to the spectators in the stands. The AI is sometimes incomplete, with certain questionable referee choices and dubious fouls.
    There is not much more to say, avoiding making excessive comparisons with the Canadian rival.
    Despite some flaws, PES 2020 is one of the best soccer games out there. Objectively this would be just sufficient. Considering it's a sports game, I'll add a vote.    … Expand
  30. SoulsKlleriah
    Aug 9, 2022
    7
    a good game, but there are disadvantagesit's a good game, but there are disadvantages. 1) this is a small number of licenses.
    2) as for me, the artificial intelligence here is stupid, they don't want to take the ball and thus my statistics for the match will change, they don't want to save ball, and they take stupid actions, it freezes me out and they don't
    3)stupid decisions of judges    a good game, but there are disadvantagesit's a good game, but there are disadvantages. 1) this is a small number of licenses.
    2) as for me, the artificial intelligence here is stupid, they don't want to take the ball and thus my statistics for the match will change, they don't want to save ball, and they take stupid actions, it freezes me out and they don't
    3)stupid decisions of judges
    4)long and viscous animations, while you take the ball or process it, artificial intelligence will take it away and I do not know what to do with itd
    5)free kicks are very strange here, it's difficult to break through yourself, then it's almost not enough, then it flies away where you don't understand, and if the opposite team beats the stravuofnoy, then it's a 90% goal
    6)viscous goalkeeper management, and a careless approach to the become a legend mode, it is the same as in fifa, only there are some differencesn    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#36 Best PS4 Game of 2019
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#21 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2019

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82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 54 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 48 out of 54
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 54
  3. Negative: 0 out of 54
  1. Riot Pixels
    Jan 16, 2020
    74
    eFootball PES 2020 keeps all the merits of the series but lacks any significant breakthroughs. Still, it’s a good sports sim, especially in multiplayer.
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  2. CD-Action
    Oct 25, 2019
    80
    The 2020 edition is the most realistic virtual football I have ever encountered. After learning the gameplay’s basics you get a lot of fun and each passing hour makes it even better. Shame that after finishing the career, checking out the multiplayer and playing a few exhibition matches there is nothing left to do here. [12/2019, p.64]
  3. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Oct 22, 2019
    90
    Fantastic improvements on and off the pitch, from licences to new gameplay refinements and a visual upgrade, ensure this year’s PES is the best it’s been for a generation. [Issue#168, p.82]
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