Pro Evolution Soccer 2016

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  1. Tubey
    Sep 24, 2015
    8
    I've been a FIFA guy since Pro Evolution Soccer 6 on the PS2. Every year since then, PES has been well and truly awful, whilst FIFA saw gradual improvement.

    This year, all that has turned around. PES2016 is a remarkable return to form from out of nowhere, and is the first game since PES6 that has actually delighted me while playing a football game. It does have flaws though - I think    I've been a FIFA guy since Pro Evolution Soccer 6 on the PS2. Every year since then, PES has been well and truly awful, whilst FIFA saw gradual improvement.

    This year, all that has turned around. PES2016 is a remarkable return to form from out of nowhere, and is the first game since PES6 that has actually delighted me while playing a football game.

    It does have flaws though - I think the 'keepers need a minor fix, and the lack of licencing really hurts the immersion (but it's patched easily enough by the user, just a bit of effort required). Not only that, the menu system could have been better, but you pick it up after a while and it becomes second nature. The other drawback is the online feature, which is very convoluted (the tutorial was rocket science to me!) - it doesn't have a patch on Ultimate Team by FIFA.

    FIFA remains the more polished game of the two, but PES is comfortably the better game of simulated football - by some distance.    … Expand
  2. das9125
    Aug 29, 2017
    8
    Konami are back on top! Finally a game that is on par with the PS2 era games. Such a long wait.

    Ok. I preloaded the game and have been playing for several hours since the release. The game is actually better than the demo. You can lower the speed of the game which seems a bit quick on default. GAMEPLAY: This PES just works. The dribbling and passing is very very good. The game is    Konami are back on top! Finally a game that is on par with the PS2 era games. Such a long wait.

    Ok. I preloaded the game and have been playing for several hours since the release. The game is actually better than the demo. You can lower the speed of the game which seems a bit quick on default.

    GAMEPLAY: This PES just works. The dribbling and passing is very very good. The game is responsive and the shotting feels good. The animations helps to bring the game closer to life. You never score the same goal twice. I have been playing FIFA for the past few years, but I can confidently say that this year PES is the much better game. 2015 was good, but not great. PES 2016 is a much better one. It is so responsive, like PES 5/6. I played the FIFA 16 demo, and the players feel clunky and the game feels so linear compared to PES.

    PRESENTATION: On the presentation side, this game is a bit of a disspointment. The Menus are bland and confusing, and the English commentary is very poor, and sometimes behind the game. Fortunately I play with Argentine Spanish narration, which is much much better. Konami needs to work on presentation for 2017, these menu's with tiles just dont work in my opinion. Please Konami, new menus, and what happened to the amazing opening videos of the past?

    GRAPHICS: The Fox Engine is helping PES become a better looking game. While not on par with MGSV graphics, it is quite an improvement to PES 2015. Particularly the pitches look much better, finally Konami focused on this, and I hope they do so more and more for next year. In closeups, it looks fantastic. From distance, it is a good looking game. Not a fantastic one, but does not subtract from the gameplay. About licences, same as always with PES. But once the community option files to patch the license issues are out, the game will be quite amazing.

    In conclusion, this couild probably be the best football game in 10 years. Good job to Konami and keep working hard for next year. This years game is a solid 9/10. This game is much closer to a 9 than any football game has been this decade. While it feels like FIFA does not know how to improve their game anymore, PES' future looks very bright. If you are on the line, buy it. You will have a lot of fun.    … Expand
  3. GamerBhoy89
    Jan 9, 2016
    8
    The last game in this series I enjoyed "to the max" was Pro Evolution Soccer 6 on Playstation 2. When the series made the jump to the 7th generation of video games, it appeared to have fallen from grace, while FIFA just done something completely right, all of a sudden. I go for the football game that I enjoy the most each year, I don't have an allegiance and I enjoy whatever game clicks toThe last game in this series I enjoyed "to the max" was Pro Evolution Soccer 6 on Playstation 2. When the series made the jump to the 7th generation of video games, it appeared to have fallen from grace, while FIFA just done something completely right, all of a sudden. I go for the football game that I enjoy the most each year, I don't have an allegiance and I enjoy whatever game clicks to me.

    PES 6 was where the series just got it right. It was just, near-perfection.

    For me, though, between 2007 and 2013, the games just fell flat on their back side. I got my first bitter taste of the series when I played PES 2008. It was just not as good as PES 6 was and since I no longer had my PS2, I didn't really have a good football game to enjoy.

    I just bought FIFA 08 out of impulse and I loved it. It was such an improvement over the last 3-4 FIFA games, and I have bought every FIFA game since, I even have FIFA 16 and it is brilliant, still.

    During these times, I did still try out every PES game that was released, just to see if it was any better.

    While they were..... okay.... they weren't as enjoyable as they used to be for me. PES 2009 was an improvement from 2008 but I believed it still had a long way to go.

    When PES 2016 was announced, nothing really grabbed my attention until I heard that you could, once again, customize your kits/leagues/emblems, etc. on PS4. (I know it's an obviously permanent feature on PC but I'm in no position in my life to always play my PC. I take my console(s) everywhere I go).

    This alone sparked my interest, because it was the first feature I was introduced to with PES 3, and it is my most favourite feature of the series between PES 3 and PES 6. As I write this review, I have PES 2016 in my PS4 library, and I absolutely love it. While I do love FIFA 16 for different reasons, PES 2016 is just a bit special this year, for me. I have barely played much matches due to relaxing and customizing/updating/editing everything. I love it. I can make the game look and feel how I want it to. If I want to , I can edit any league I want, I can delete one league and replace it with an entirely new, and different league. I can do anything I set my mind to in PES 2016 and that is what makes this game so different to that of it's EA counterparts.

    I don't "hate" FIFA. I don't "hate" rival games, I think that's silly. I love all games for what they are and I don't hate games for not being what I want them to be. A game is what a game is.

    FIFA 16 is what FIFA 16 is. Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 is what Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 is. It's the football fan's football game. It has so many deep gameplay aspects and tactics. It has the beloved Master League, which is even better now with the likes of the UEFA Champions/Europa leagues embedded into it. I know it was always there with "WEFA" but having the license there just gives it some identity, for lack of a better term.

    The only game mode I have not touched and probably never will is MyClub.

    It's not an anti-PES, "I-prefer-Ultimate-Team" opinion - I don't like Ultimate Team that much, either - I'm just not an online gamer as much as I used to be, so I don't pay attention to it.

    Enough reminiscing.

    PES 2016 is, by leaps and bounds, much better. The series has seemingly came out of it's dark cave and it looks to be a strong competitor once again. And competition is damn healthy. Why? Because if you have competition, you will strive to make your game be ten times better than the supposed opposition. And that means PES can only get better from here, if the developers keep their ideas bucked up.

    Personal highlight for me, and the best PES game in such a long time.

    8/10

    PROS
    -Faster-paced gameplay than previous instalments.
    -File Importing is back! (on PS4)
    -Commentary is much improved thanks to Peter Drury
    -Seemingly endless customization opportunities
    -Gorgeous animations
    -Official Tournament Atmosphere (UEFA CL etc.), making them actually stand out.

    CONS
    -No Option File sharing, making customizing your kits/leagues/emblems a bit tedious for some.
    -It's a nit-pick, but replays are still a bit slow-paced for my liking. (probably shouldn't include this as a factor into my rating)

    If there are any more Pros and Cons I missed, it's because these were all that stood out for me and I'll probably see more the more I play, I doubt there's anything remotely worse than the issues I stated, though.

    Call this a rose-tinted review or whatever, but I am so happy this game is fun for me once again.

    PES 2016 is brilliant, and I highly recommend anyone who has been ignoring the franchise for a while to come back and try it. I do not think you will be disappointed.    … Expand
  4. AnonJ
    Nov 11, 2015
    8
    Not perfect, but still magnitudes better than FIFA

    I've been playing PES 2016 for a while now and I've never had again the "this game is ****ing retarded, I'll quit and just delete the game" rage which I constantly felt when playing FIFA 16. Sure it has its flaws but overall it's still a much better use of your money than FIFA. The following are details pros and cons: Cons:    Not perfect, but still magnitudes better than FIFA

    I've been playing PES 2016 for a while now and I've never had again the "this game is ****ing retarded, I'll quit and just delete the game" rage which I constantly felt when playing FIFA 16. Sure it has its flaws but overall it's still a much better use of your money than FIFA. The following are details pros and cons:

    Cons:

    Throughballs are still a kind of ridiculous and many players would just spam through balls all the game. Tackles are extremely easy to make and almost no fouls will get called whatsoever. I've not even got one single penalty (both sides) up to now which is in sharp contrast with FIFA 16. Though to be honest I'd rather there be less fouls/cards than way too many.

    The online season mode matchmaking has a huge flaw: having no option to limit your opponent's team to a similar level as yours is incredibly dumb. The whole world is just spamming Real Madrid/PSG/Bayern and playing long balls to death, and thus you can hardly enjoy your favorite team. The idea of earning more points if you win with weaker teams is a nice one but in reality it doesn't work because you mostly don't stand a chance to win at all and thus always get 0 points! Though I'd say playing with a 4-4.5 star team is still passable.

    Pros:

    Despite the above, it's still massively more coherent and much less frustrating than FIFA 16 where the whole game mechanics is just hopelessly broken. PES might have overdone some stuffs but it's much better than FIFA's broken ones. In FIFA you easily dribble the whole pitch at kick off yet after that your every move will be a struggle because of the incredibly frustrating passing AI and the otherworldly GKs; also every move from you towards the opponent becomes a yellow card/penalty which is nuts. I don't see the "dumb GK" issue in PES: They save about the right amount of goals AFAIK. Maybe it's because I bought the game just now and they made some patches. The only issue is corners where the GKs are basically doing nothing and they're a bit too easy to score from IMO.

    The commentary is actually OK and I don't get why many people say its commentary is much worse than FIFA. IMO FIFA's commentary is bland as hell and says a lot of incredibly useless and stupid things. In PES while the commentary frequency is not as high, they at least show some proper passion and don't sound much perfunctory/stupid.

    Sure the game doesn't have Bundesliga and some other licensing. But for me, I mostly follow PL and mostly play online season mode so that's not really a concern for me. National teams are always available to choose from and they should already help you plenty. Sure if you want a truly immerisve experience in the footballing world such as single player master league or "become a legend" PES is not as good as FIFA. But for those things I'd be playing Football Manager instead of these games whose focus is just not on these non-game aspects anyways. For me the only point of these games is the match engine itself, and on this one PES wins totally, hands down.    … Expand
  5. jelikey
    Oct 31, 2016
    8
    Well i like this better than fifa games playability wise thats wat matters anyway but the music tracks and commenarty are rubbish i have the music off and the volume down low lol but overall a great footie game ;p
  6. ryuzo7980
    Sep 18, 2015
    8
    Pro Evolution Soccer is back! Again! After bad 2014 installement and good 2015 installement, PES 2016 looks and feels much better. Series countinue stepping forward. Good job.
  7. soltane7posh
    Sep 21, 2015
    8
    Has made very good progress, but the graphics really fancy it is a little depressing
    Also online, could be better
    And could accommodate more options
    In general, it is really much better than the version of 14 and 15
  8. Big_Bear
    Oct 9, 2015
    8
    Finally, Pro Evo is better than Fifa again. If you prefer slick gameplay over having licensing then this is for you. I always preferred Pro Ev to Fifa back in the Ps1 & 2 days and nowhaving returning after a 10 + year break, its still my fave.

    Good - The gameplay, this is what any football game is about. Ball control feels like it should; its not easy to beat a man, but then it    Finally, Pro Evo is better than Fifa again. If you prefer slick gameplay over having licensing then this is for you. I always preferred Pro Ev to Fifa back in the Ps1 & 2 days and nowhaving returning after a 10 + year break, its still my fave.

    Good - The gameplay, this is what any football game is about. Ball control feels like it should; its not easy to beat a man, but then it shouldn't be should it. It also offers a decent variety in ways of scoring, from one touch passing, through balls, long shots to crosses. Graphics are good, as are most player likenesses, although some look a little cartoony. Editor can be fun making players etc. The master league is very addictive.

    Bad - The worst part is the AI/difficulty levels, they just don't scale very well. Like even on anything above 'Regular' difficulty every time in the entire game close down frantically in the exact same way so every AI team has identical tactics. You can easily win 8-0 on normal but the step up is just too annoying to be fun. The passing is also annoying and relates to bad AI; its too literal, like passing straight forward will do just that, even if its directly to an opposing player, imo there should be at least a little of correction. Its the same with through balls, about two thirds of the time its never to the player you actually wanted to play in. The lack of a license for teams and competitions can be a pain, but the editor allows you to compensate a little.

    Verdict - not perfect by any means but a good, addictive football game. If you have always preferred Pro Ev to Fifa, you will do so again with this. 8/10.    … Expand
  9. bugalugz
    Nov 15, 2015
    8
    Well i like this better than fifa games playability wise thats wat matters anyway but the music tracks and commenarty are rubbish i have the music off and the volume down low lol but overall a great footie game ;p
  10. Rorbag
    Oct 6, 2015
    8
    PROS
    Fluid, organic and responsive game-play.
    Game-play feels non-scripted and so many different scenarios can occur giving user satisfaction. Editing available to import authentic strips, emblems & competition logos, although I was not expecting so much manual input into this process. Improved commentary. Graphics upgraded. Some of the scanned faces look amazingly realistic i.e    PROS
    Fluid, organic and responsive game-play.
    Game-play feels non-scripted and so many different scenarios can occur giving user satisfaction.
    Editing available to import authentic strips, emblems & competition logos, although I was not expecting so much manual input into this process.
    Improved commentary.
    Graphics upgraded. Some of the scanned faces look amazingly realistic i.e Pogba, Neymar, Tevez
    Champions League presentation is great.
    Master League more user friendly.

    CONS
    Poor goalkeeping stands out.
    User Interfaces / Menus still behind the times.
    MyClub is a poor mans FIFA Ultimate team.
    Squad rosters are out of date - A massive oversight by Konami & should have been advised.
    Game Plan editing is a convoluted process.
    Online play is not up to scratch almost unplayable.

    Will I still be playing it in 6 months? Probably with the time it takes to be editing and importing of images.

    Still a lot of work to be done but a big step in the right direction. PES 2017-2020 will be an interesting time ahead.    … Expand
  11. dchavezodar
    Jan 16, 2016
    8
    Great game overall, We can say this year PES2016 is much better than FIFA16 in terms of gameplay . The gameplay in PES2016 is miles ahead of FIFA16 but its not perfect. The game still lacks of licenses and leagues, online games can sometimes be frustrating because of the lag and you can notice at times a 1 second delay, goalkeepers give weak goals and allow way too many rebounds, highGreat game overall, We can say this year PES2016 is much better than FIFA16 in terms of gameplay . The gameplay in PES2016 is miles ahead of FIFA16 but its not perfect. The game still lacks of licenses and leagues, online games can sometimes be frustrating because of the lag and you can notice at times a 1 second delay, goalkeepers give weak goals and allow way too many rebounds, high scoring games are pretty frequent because of inconsistent goalkeepers,Myclub mode missing transfer market and I am not a fan of spending money to get random players

    Not all is bad I like the graphics and the fact that we are able to import kits for unlicensed teams which makes them look better than in FIFA    … Expand
  12. Ashra12
    Oct 29, 2016
    8
    Good game with amazing graphics and authenticity. Really enjoyed Myclub. However lacks in licensing, transfer updates poor and online matches often affected by glitches allowing users to cheat.
  13. joaopontesvaz
    Mar 22, 2016
    7
    Graphics: 7.8 Sound: 8.2 Gameplay: 7.5 Fun/Story: 7.2

    Not as good as described by media. Overall is a good improvement but it lacks some veracity either in fictitious teams and players, either in gameplay. The way to score goals is identical as much as you play. Like Fifa 2016, is just a good game but a revolution is mandatory in both of them.
  14. me5ut
    Oct 12, 2015
    7
    very good at the beginning and after updating licensees/kits for premier league, however you feel annoyed after play a while.. referees do not give fauls at all, scoring is too easy especially with big teams even you defense so good - each game can be ended 5-6 goals which is not realistic. also most disappointing thing is player growth on master league .. some players can increase so fastvery good at the beginning and after updating licensees/kits for premier league, however you feel annoyed after play a while.. referees do not give fauls at all, scoring is too easy especially with big teams even you defense so good - each game can be ended 5-6 goals which is not realistic. also most disappointing thing is player growth on master league .. some players can increase so fast although some players can decline surprisingly even they play so good or they are young and you cannot change in edits player growth.. master league is the most important thing for PES for me, and it is a bit frustrating.. the game play is good but still in overall game experience I think Pes is still to much behind of FIFA , needs still improvements..… Expand
  15. aaronb0209
    Sep 16, 2015
    7
    this is a very big improvement over PES2015. the commentary does sound better, but still continues to struggle in that area. the gameplay is fantastic. would have given it a 9/10 but the servers are unavailable and couldn't play online. not 1 match. never connected to server. also the squads are the same as last years and still not updated!!! you would expect for them to update the squadsthis is a very big improvement over PES2015. the commentary does sound better, but still continues to struggle in that area. the gameplay is fantastic. would have given it a 9/10 but the servers are unavailable and couldn't play online. not 1 match. never connected to server. also the squads are the same as last years and still not updated!!! you would expect for them to update the squads in the new game but no we have to wait for an update .lol… Expand
  16. justdoit
    Sep 17, 2015
    7
    I don't know about you guys...,
    But, I just play it for the kicks.
    Also PC version sucks major dinac
    Shame the state it's being released in over there
  17. Thigu
    Sep 19, 2015
    7
    PES 16 es un gran juego , las fisicas estan bien , los graficos son buenos , la jugabilidad es comoda PERO tiene un gran fallo ,se hace llamar pes 16 pero usa los mismos jugadores y plantillas de pes 15 ,ni se molestaron en actualizar los jugadores , siendo facil ya que cuentan con menos de 15 licencias de ligas/copas.
  18. kitohiro
    Sep 20, 2015
    7
    Used to play PES in the good old days, I've decided to buy this one because all review were so good about it. What a disappointment.

    The gameplay is good, physics is good but : * to easy to score * L1 + triangle to effective as well as R2 + square to score * my club is like FUT but with a crapy interface and design * online season match making doesn't work, i play as monaco ...    Used to play PES in the good old days, I've decided to buy this one because all review were so good about it. What a disappointment.

    The gameplay is good, physics is good but :
    * to easy to score
    * L1 + triangle to effective as well as R2 + square to score
    * my club is like FUT but with a crapy interface and design
    * online season match making doesn't work, i play as monaco ... every time my opponent has Real Madrid
    * Crowd and commentary suxx and are repetitive

    conclusion : the game is fun, physics good, but that's not a simulation. Too many high score like 7/2
    People who says that this is THE football simulation has never played FIFA more than 2 hours... this is a fun football game, with great gameplay but bad content.    … Expand
  19. Vicendius
    Sep 25, 2015
    7
    So, we've got a new Pes here. I'll write down my experiece with it the first few days, playing on the Master League mode. Yes. On hardest mode of course. So here we start.
    - First of all, the good things. Gameplay has improved a lot, and there's a very nice feeling about how the game flows, and how easily you can build up an attack, and how nice you can control all of your players. Yes.    So, we've got a new Pes here. I'll write down my experiece with it the first few days, playing on the Master League mode. Yes. On hardest mode of course. So here we start.
    - First of all, the good things. Gameplay has improved a lot, and there's a very nice feeling about how the game flows, and how easily you can build up an attack, and how nice you can control all of your players. Yes. Also, very nice graphics, and improved responses from the AI to your attacks (except the fact that you can still run along the side line and nobody catches you. Ever.)
    - Maybe I forgot some good facts I had in mind, but the review isn't writen about them. It's about the very bad feeling I've had while playing my Master League team (with the master league players, not the team's default players). So, first of all. Awful Goalkeepers. And when I say awful, I don't mean that they can't catch some shots they should, or something like that. I mean the whole package. They lose the ball while trying to catch it, they rush out like retards, they never catch the ball on one-on-one situations, and their reflexes are like I am the goalkeeper, not them.
    After this, AI of the COM team. Yes... Just one thing. If the AI decides that it has to make a goal, you can do nothing to stop it. And I mean nothing. And before you all go like "you don't know how to defend, you can also pressure them, blah blah" believe me, I'm not new at PES, and I've got some experience on this game. The AI seems to decide when it makes a goal or not, and even if you try your hardest not to, then something "accidentaly" happens, so your player stops running, or the cursor changes the player you control, and etc. Yes, I've actually tried many times to do this, and all of them I've failed to defend when these decisions are made by the COM.
    Finally, you can score your goals either on the start of the game, or at the start of the second half. the AI seems to let you score goals more often at these early minutes than any other time in the match. Beh.

    My conclusion. That's not fun. And before you say anything about it, I'm not a FIFA fan, on the opposite. But this season't PES is far from what I call fun.    … Expand
  20. Titi77
    Dec 21, 2015
    7
    I was a huge fan on PES on PS1 and PS2 and I have to say that I was almost unbeatable on it (:)), but then as all PES fans I was very disappointed by the game on PS3. I just bought a PS4 and PES 2016, and I must say that I was pleasantly surprised. I won't say that it's as good as it used to be on PS2, but definitely much better than on PS3. The freedom of play is back which was myI was a huge fan on PES on PS1 and PS2 and I have to say that I was almost unbeatable on it (:)), but then as all PES fans I was very disappointed by the game on PS3. I just bought a PS4 and PES 2016, and I must say that I was pleasantly surprised. I won't say that it's as good as it used to be on PS2, but definitely much better than on PS3. The freedom of play is back which was my favorite aspect. I'm just reeducating myself to the game but I'm getting really frustrated by two big aspects of the game though. The first one is that the keepers are definitely a joke! Konami didn't work at all on that aspect. Basically it's 1 shot on target = goal, almost 9/10! So as soon as you make a mistake in defense, it's a goal conceded! Then the second aspect is the computer players in your team (which you can't control) lack intelligence. When you are the player having the ball and want to give it to another player, the player almost stays still unless if it's a striker. For example if my center mid has the ball, my other center mid or my wingers barely propose solutions, I'm force to look for my strikers.
    Apart from these two aspects, I think the game itself has improved a lot. One other downside I've also noticed is in the Master league where it's not realistic. For example, teams like West Ham signing Lewandoski or Southampton signing Rooney. It's way too easy to sign players. Once again I think that they have improved a lot compared to when they were on PS3 but there is still lots of room for improvement.    … Expand
  21. MediaFreak
    Oct 1, 2015
    6
    Not better than FIFA, just different.

    I'm not quite sure why PES has got so much hype this year, but make no mistake this is not the best football game to date, and if it is that speaks volmues about how bad football games are. You wont score scorchers in this games, pretty much every goal you see with be a finess shot around the terrible goal keepers. And theres no value in a goal    Not better than FIFA, just different.

    I'm not quite sure why PES has got so much hype this year, but make no mistake this is not the best football game to date, and if it is that speaks volmues about how bad football games are.

    You wont score scorchers in this games, pretty much every goal you see with be a finess shot around the terrible goal keepers. And theres no value in a goal and the default matches are so long that you can expect to at least 6 per match.

    FIFA has gone overboard with ball control in recent years, but PES makes you feel like your trying to play in a pair of clogs. Try and hold up the ball and you'll be dispossessed with ease, with players having no strength. And every single tackle results in the same tired animation and your player unneccassarily out of action for too long.

    If your bored of FIFA lack of improvements in the past 3-4 years then i'm sure PES will feel new and exciting, but its not the new king, its just a football game thats flawed differently.

    Lack of a roster update is the biggest slap in the face by this game. Clesrly rushed into shops to try and best it's rival to be out first have cost it dearly. No one who gets a new football game every season wants to olsy with last years teams, not even the early transfers like Gerrard have been address.

    Fifa fans will tell you thats better, PES fans will tell you this is better. Football fans will tell you they want something new, and neither franchise can offer a better game than something that came out 5 years ago.

    Reviews tell you its a win for PES but its yet another loss for football.    … Expand
  22. mearlam
    Oct 26, 2015
    6
    Goal keepers are broken, you can score passed them without trying. Don't get this as the developers of this game think they are fine.

    No point reviewing it properly as it is unplayable when the main art of football (scoring) is a joke.
  23. jonbates123
    Sep 21, 2015
    6
    My review is from the perspective of someone who played all the PS2 version of Pro Evo, but switched to FIFA 09 until FIFA 15.

    FIFA 15 was a massive let down for me, someone who loved the previous FIFA games. It felt as thoug they were not making enough progress and I wasn't having fun playing it anymore. I decided to give Pro Evo 2016 a chance after reading all the positive reviews and    My review is from the perspective of someone who played all the PS2 version of Pro Evo, but switched to FIFA 09 until FIFA 15.

    FIFA 15 was a massive let down for me, someone who loved the previous FIFA games. It felt as thoug they were not making enough progress and I wasn't having fun playing it anymore. I decided to give Pro Evo 2016 a chance after reading all the positive reviews and I was really excited to play it when I received it last week. Since then I've found that the game, while almost brilliant, is massively flawed by one or two very important failures by Konami.

    I've now played around 15-20 matches across offline and online modes so I feel as though my initial impressions are based on enough time in the game.

    Shooting is ridiculous. Every game is a 7+ goal thriller and this is by far the worst aspect of the game. There is no realism to it, it's out of hand and this is the number one reason why I'm not inclined to continue playing the game. Shots fly in from all angles, rarely missing the target even with low-rated players.

    Tackling, in particular slide tackles, are almost always perfectly executed, even by players who have low rated tackling. I don't find this to be a gamebreaker but it isn't particularly realistic and it's not much fun either.

    I could go on about the positive things because there are a number of them, as seen by the generally high scoring reviews, but I can't give this game a higher score until the shooting is fixed. It's a real shame because the game is almost there, so I hope Konami listen to feedback and address this as necessary.    … Expand
  24. ippo16
    Sep 10, 2016
    6
    For me was the referee, this is the worst part, you can not do a nothing because is yellow card, if you see the scene again it is not, but always yellow card. Also why if someone takes the ball the other player does not react, it takes some delay because players are slow to know he is not with the ball.... so stupid gameplay
  25. elads
    Sep 23, 2015
    6
    I will start and say that Konami did a good job this year. in a compare to last years there is defiantly a big improve.

    But, as a person who most of the time play against CPU, i think that Carrer's mode of Fifa have big advnagets over Masterleague, you can't ignore of the facts that Fifa have all the licens, big choise of teams and leagues, real staduims.. so in this area Konami isn't    I will start and say that Konami did a good job this year. in a compare to last years there is defiantly a big improve.

    But, as a person who most of the time play against CPU, i think that Carrer's mode of Fifa have big advnagets over Masterleague, you can't ignore of the facts that Fifa have all the licens, big choise of teams and leagues, real staduims.. so in this area Konami isn't close.

    If i'l compare the gameplay only, as a PES player (until 2012), i think PES 10 years ago was a groundbreaking game. Konami games over the years have gone backwards - and this year they went forward again. so there is an improve in the game, but i still feel that i can't go back from Fifa to PES,
    Fifa have better gameplay, he isn't perfect, but for my opinion it's very clear.

    Konami are in the right way, and i hope for all of us that maybe next year they will success to do the big jump and return to be a rival to Fifa's gameplay.    … Expand
  26. bosrahul
    Oct 11, 2015
    6
    very catchy gameplay in the beginning but when you play for a while, you begin to feel annoyed. No fouls for obvious calls from referees means players crash and roll about like a rugby field. Overpowered shooting means you end up scoring 5-6 goals a game with ease if playing with the big teams such as Real, Barca. No penalties for blatant challenges inside the box. You could defend likevery catchy gameplay in the beginning but when you play for a while, you begin to feel annoyed. No fouls for obvious calls from referees means players crash and roll about like a rugby field. Overpowered shooting means you end up scoring 5-6 goals a game with ease if playing with the big teams such as Real, Barca. No penalties for blatant challenges inside the box. You could defend like champions for 89 minutes and then, boom, the defenders suddenly scatter off and AI scores. No varieties in goals from AI.

    I mean this is a good game to play for a day or two but when you are playing on the longer run, it just doesn't feel like authentic football. That said, gameplay is better in PES while overall football experience is better in FIFA    … Expand
  27. arnan34official
    Feb 21, 2018
    6
    Here the change began! PES is approaching its competitor in leaps and bounds! Great Job.
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    Sep 9, 2020
    6
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    Aug 17, 2023
    6
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  30. Viscari
    Sep 23, 2015
    5
    Game is terrible.... I have never played a football game with so many bad passes.... its more like pong than football... Also taking so long to update roster = konami dont know wtf they are doing. It should be called PES Last Season.

    i hope Konami stop making console games for the good of humanity.
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#13 Best PS4 Game of 2015
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#30 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2015
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#20 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2015

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 54 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 53 out of 54
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 54
  3. Negative: 0 out of 54
  1. Brash Games
    Feb 2, 2016
    80
    PES 2016 is a fantastic game that has clearly sent a message to it’s rival and all around the world that the series has made a comeback. Everything about the game has been tweaked and perfected when you compared this year’s game to it’s predecessor (PES 2015)
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  2. DarkZero
    Nov 22, 2015
    80
    Sure, it is a game riddled with issues and raises more gripes and tantrums than a game should. But once you whittle down all the issues, bugbears and negatives, PES 2016 manages to be a wholly comprehensive footballing experience and the best available this year.
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  3. CD-Action
    Nov 14, 2015
    80
    PES 2016 is a football simulation for gamers, not for football enthusiasts, because in terms of realism it falls way behind EA Sports FIFA. Pro Evo simply chose another path and doesn’t even try to convince you that what you see is an attempt to recreate the real thing. It goes back to the roots – to wonderful PES 6 – and that’s why I had so much fun with PES 2016 and fell in love with it. [11/2015, p.34]
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