Pro Evolution Soccer 2019

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6.4

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  1. m7md107
    Jun 23, 2019
    4
    when i played the game for the first 10 matches i start to like the game very much
    but after i played 300+ matches then i realized that this game sucks ass.
    -poor passing -the offside suck dick -when you play on a high difficulty the AI will beat no matter how skillful you are -they only focus on the big teams in the transfer -the online matches take 999 years to join a game -the    when i played the game for the first 10 matches i start to like the game very much
    but after i played 300+ matches then i realized that this game sucks ass.

    -poor passing
    -the offside suck dick
    -when you play on a high difficulty the AI will beat no matter how skillful you are
    -they only focus on the big teams in the transfer
    -the online matches take 999 years to join a game
    -the slide tackle doesn't make sense
    -players pace doesn't matter
    -penltys are hard as **** to shoot
    -90% of the free kick is a goal    … Expand
  2. steaky005
    May 9, 2019
    3
    These days approche to multiplayer games in many games is very ill because of micro transactions and loot systems. Peolpe love soccer and great players of this dyscypline, but I see very clearly that creators of PES and FIFA went wrong way using gamers passion for profit. You cannot have your heroes even if You play many many maches (grind) and even if you decide to PAY for ability toThese days approche to multiplayer games in many games is very ill because of micro transactions and loot systems. Peolpe love soccer and great players of this dyscypline, but I see very clearly that creators of PES and FIFA went wrong way using gamers passion for profit. You cannot have your heroes even if You play many many maches (grind) and even if you decide to PAY for ability to draw, no - you can play half of a year and you still will not have your favorites players. This is sick. If next PES will have similar type of progression in my club - certainly I will not play in this game.… Expand
  3. Julius37
    Oct 14, 2018
    0
    Handicap y script hace el juego ridiculo de jugar. No hay ligas completas ni buen juego en línea, es solo bueno para jugar localmente, por ello no hay diferencia entre comprar el juego o jugar solo el demo. No vale la pena comprarlo.
  4. mfmaxpower
    Aug 28, 2018
    4
    Gameplay is hugely overrated. PES 2019 captures the feel and look of the game, and there's lots to love to be sure. But there's massive flaws - and that's just with gameplay. Don't get me started on all the non gameplay stuff.

    But the AI is really poor at times, with players often not making the correct contextual choice, as if they're being dictated by their tactics. CPU teams plays    Gameplay is hugely overrated. PES 2019 captures the feel and look of the game, and there's lots to love to be sure. But there's massive flaws - and that's just with gameplay. Don't get me started on all the non gameplay stuff.

    But the AI is really poor at times, with players often not making the correct contextual choice, as if they're being dictated by their tactics. CPU teams plays mostly the same, and even horrible teams can tiki taka it around the box. I've now played 40+ matches of the full release and I'd say 75% of the CPU goals are low crosses from the wing or byline.

    Headers are essentially non existent. Keepers don't come off their line for 1-on-1s, equally easy goals. Refs are inconsistent, though for the most part pretty good with the exception of giving up soft penalties.

    Defending is terrible. On one hand the AI mark so loosely, it's tough to even get close to the CPU and they finish with super high passing stats every game. Tackling is terrible and will result in fouls 2/3 times.

    In addition, the responsiveness of the game is severely lacking, and sometimes it can feel like you're playing a turn based game as you wait for the AI to do it's thing.

    I'm a former PES hardcore fan but this just isn't good enough. And that's not even getting into the shambles off the pitch. Oh, and not to mention the game didn't even release with updated squads.    … Expand
  5. Delpiero23
    Nov 12, 2018
    2
    Two words: Scripting matches. If you score, your team is going to suck. And vice versa. They wanted to simulate a real game and the results is awful.
  6. nikolap91
    Mar 29, 2019
    0
    I bought this game because of online matches and myclub, online is pointless. Every year there are more and more cheaters, servers are bad, more lags... Konami has no system solution for that!
  7. silas1980
    Jun 29, 2019
    4
    The great gameplay is in there somewhere, you can sense and feel it, and very occasionally it feels spot on, a great representation of football, exactly what we want....but unfortunately it's ruined by the obvious scripting, momentum and god awful netcode. It's a shame Konami chose to go the EA way rather than produce the opposite. All about MyClub now, which is so boring and limited itThe great gameplay is in there somewhere, you can sense and feel it, and very occasionally it feels spot on, a great representation of football, exactly what we want....but unfortunately it's ruined by the obvious scripting, momentum and god awful netcode. It's a shame Konami chose to go the EA way rather than produce the opposite. All about MyClub now, which is so boring and limited it makes Ultimate Team look amazing but every other mode, just like FIFA, is ignored. They've killed Master League to get you to pay for coins for MyClub and I fear PES2020 will be exactly the same. More interested in Ronaldinho animations and scripting games to get you to buy coins than overall gameplay, content and improving their severs. They just don't get it anymore, greed has overruled.… Expand
  8. andyadrian
    Sep 5, 2018
    2
    I had high expectations of this game and I bought legend edition making a big mistake. By the way, the demo was very good and that what made me buy it. The final version is an absolute trash.
    Defending is an absolute joke, headers are non existent while low cross is to overpowered. Last year in PES scoring from crosses was to overpowered and this year scoring with headers is garbage.    I had high expectations of this game and I bought legend edition making a big mistake. By the way, the demo was very good and that what made me buy it. The final version is an absolute trash.
    Defending is an absolute joke, headers are non existent while low cross is to overpowered. Last year in PES scoring from crosses was to overpowered and this year scoring with headers is garbage. Many times the defenders stand by and watch the ball rolling or an attacker passing by with ease and score. Changing the player when out of posession is also very bad and it changes a player far away from the ball or the attacker. Passing the ball is a mess even when you are very well positioned and many times the ball reaches straight into the opposing player. Those long balls over the defense are the most OP in this game. My club game mode is nothing but a CASH COW for KONAMI, same as the other football competitor and players contracts are to expensive. The only option to survive in MY Club is to farm coins but then there is no charm in playing it anymore.
    The only good thing with this game is player animations and ball physics and thats why i will give it a 2 star rating: one for the animations and one for the ball physics.
    I am neither a Fifa or PES fanboy . I just want to play a decent football game but in the last few years none of them deserved to be played.
    Konamy doesnt care only butt money, and they dont give a damn about game quality!    … Expand
  9. I3ordo
    May 12, 2019
    4
    THIS IS WHY THEY HAD TO SELL IT FOR 10 BUCKS: BURRRRRRNNNNN!

    *Broken pass targeting programming: *Terrible defensive AI: *Intentionally bad "catch up system" *Terrible slow sluggish, networking: i wont buy 2020 if they wont allow filtering wi-fi players and reduce the "catch-up" effect. All things considered, i dont enjoy winning or losing as i know the truth that the goals    THIS IS WHY THEY HAD TO SELL IT FOR 10 BUCKS: BURRRRRRNNNNN!

    *Broken pass targeting programming:
    *Terrible defensive AI:
    *Intentionally bad "catch up system"
    *Terrible slow sluggish, networking:

    i wont buy 2020 if they wont allow filtering wi-fi players and reduce the "catch-up" effect.

    All things considered, i dont enjoy winning or losing as i know the truth that the goals come from abusing this problematic passing and defendind system.

    *Broken pass targeting programming:
    The game simply ignores your analog direction sometimes and also ignore your late adjustments to pass direction. The moment you press "pass" it will pass that way , you can no longer make late adjustments to pass target once the animation starts which causes alot of passing errors and since most players know this, they just sit back and wait for you suffer this flaw.

    *Terrible slow sluggish, networking:
    PES has to grow balls and start letting users filter players with Wi-fi connections. The online gameplay is a torture to play when the other jack realises that he cant compete starts the torrents in his pc.

    *Terrible defensive AI: The defense is always doing the wrong things unless you select and correct it by super-cancel which is a chore especially online.

    Intentionally bad "catch up system"
    You are literally against the game's catch up system. The more active you play the better the other team performs incase of interceptions, finishing, Hi-balls, it s like the game is constantly cursing you and you are at your worst day but it is an agony to watch your opponents, spammy passes or blind 180degree clearences reach their target like "magic".

    Playing this game is a chore, none of your skills like perception, reflexes , anticipation is rewarded. i dont enjoy winning or losing as i know the truth that the goals come from abusing this problematic passing and defendind system.

    The game is always trying to even the skill gap between the opposing players by sabotaging pass targets, letting wrong passings go through, headers won.

    Playing this game is a chore, none of your skills like perception, reflexes , anticipation is rewarded. i dont enjoy winning or losing as i know the truth that the goals come from abusing this problematic passing and defendind system.    … Expand
  10. Panakas
    Sep 5, 2018
    4
    This is a better version of PES 2018 but nowhere near Fifa. Juts to let you know, I live and breath football. Every single year I buy both Fifa and PES. What shall I say? I will start with the positives. Improved passing, better looking overall. Nothing else! The game is heavily scripted! Players don't do the correct runs. AI teams play like GOD even if you play against the worst team inThis is a better version of PES 2018 but nowhere near Fifa. Juts to let you know, I live and breath football. Every single year I buy both Fifa and PES. What shall I say? I will start with the positives. Improved passing, better looking overall. Nothing else! The game is heavily scripted! Players don't do the correct runs. AI teams play like GOD even if you play against the worst team in the game. Every 1st shot on target is a goal. Goals are 99% the same, low cross/pass from the side that goes through 2-3 defenders that just stand. Headers are bad. When you try to shoot/curve the ball the player animation stops the player run and it looks BAD. AI defenders are ALWAYS FASTER. Even if your player has 99 Speed and the defender 10. He will outrun you. Master League? Nothing changed! Childish transfer system. Player ratings waaaaaaaaaaay of. Terrible/unknown players are highly over rated. And I hate to see retired players returning to the game like 16 year olds! WTF! I can keep going on and on and on on how bad this is. Don't get me wrong. It's better than last years PES but still it lucks character. It's a better looking game but still it's not the PES it used to be many years ago.… Expand
  11. Cam7592
    Nov 17, 2018
    2
    1- good graphic
    2- no license
    3- bad gameplay compared to fifa 19
    4- RIP PES since 2011
  12. Boutrospanzer
    Sep 5, 2018
    3
    Another year, another PES. Nothing that was bothering players of this franchise fixed. Lagcheaters - check. Whitebenchers - check. COOP that allows you to play 1vs3 - check. The COOP is especially tricky. How do you have the cohones to call something COOP and then let the AI control your team while you play as a single player. This is a pathetic excuse for a game.
  13. the5mufy1
    Dec 22, 2018
    3
    mediocre game KONAMI. this isn't 2000 or 2003. we live in 2018-2019. wake the **** up. why do you suck EA's balls so much?
  14. Spx
    Dec 8, 2018
    0
    Ridicolous game, scripted as hell, boring, unreal, repetitive... I wasted money and gave them to a company of uncapable developers. Let's hope that some other developers will try to create a new soccer game, konami is going to miserable fail
  15. stupidgame
    Dec 29, 2018
    0
    2018 is way better than 2019. don't enjoy it as much. lost interest of the game. all the money I spent on the black balls was a waste.
  16. partfover
    Oct 12, 2018
    2
    What to say about this game? dumb, annoying, scripted, pathetic joke. Never seen a game so badly coded, cpu always plays the same, no difference between teams. SCRIPTED as hell. Can't believe that i have been fooled even this year. Konami deserve to go out of business for lying to their customers. it's an absolute joke
  17. EkolaSKR
    Nov 18, 2018
    3
    They are focused only on MyClub, to play on line is better FIFA 19, the Ultimate Team is many steps higher, in PES the other modes are abandoned, as well as the AI that has the same faults as 4 deliveries ago, with the graphics current at first glance looks quite realistic, but only a minute is enough to realize the ridiculous behavior of players who are not controlled by you, it seemsThey are focused only on MyClub, to play on line is better FIFA 19, the Ultimate Team is many steps higher, in PES the other modes are abandoned, as well as the AI that has the same faults as 4 deliveries ago, with the graphics current at first glance looks quite realistic, but only a minute is enough to realize the ridiculous behavior of players who are not controlled by you, it seems that developers no longer have skill and less creativity.… Expand
  18. becks1907
    Sep 25, 2018
    2
    Is there anybody still playing in pes series? When fifa series rising everywhere? it's really interesting!
    only footballer faces maybe good. Thank you Ea for everything!
  19. modzeliszek
    Sep 25, 2018
    0
    Every year the same mistakes . The only good thing that this game offering is passing . AI is a joke.
  20. FootieGamer
    Aug 31, 2018
    0
    Ridiculous user reviews of 10/10 from most people which is entirely misleading

    Off the pitch, as widely recognised by reviews, it is a shambles. Even ignoring licensing, the game is so poorly put together. Konami need to get some User Interface experts involved to help sort their game out. There really is no excuse in this day and age. On the pitch, the game is playable but    Ridiculous user reviews of 10/10 from most people which is entirely misleading

    Off the pitch, as widely recognised by reviews, it is a shambles. Even ignoring licensing, the game is so poorly put together. Konami need to get some User Interface experts involved to help sort their game out. There really is no excuse in this day and age.

    On the pitch, the game is playable but ultimately a simplified football game with on-rails action at times. Player switching doesn't work a lot and so your defender ends up stationary while a striker gets to the ball first. The closest player to the ball will ignore it while someone further away will make the run instead and fail to get the ball.

    Finishing feels random. The goalie will make super saves from close range diving far to their side, or the striker will narrowly miss the corner of the goal with their shot.

    They have retained the ridiculous back-heels where a player will back-heel the ball at a speed just faster than the player chasing it. It then gets to the next player and he back-heels it at the same speed to the next player again chased by a player who can't change his pace in any way to collect the ball.

    Lots of little flicks and tricks, none of which are the user pressing anything special to do them. The game just makes it look good, which is maybe why it gets glowing reviews from magazine reviewers who sound like they're new to football - "Wow, I just crossed the ball doing a rabona and it did an overhead kick - all I did was press cross and shoot!".

    The "It's on the pitch that matters" is the most repeated mantra of PES players. I played the Fifa 19 Beta and even if you ignore licensing, commentary, graphics, audio, menus, it feels far better to play than PES.

    Get ready to trade this in once Fifa comes out. Of course, I am paid by EA!!

    PES is good but Fifa is better. I'll always play the game that is most fun to play.    … Expand
  21. zero_nee
    Sep 4, 2018
    0
    Online don't work for russian players. I can't update rosters and play online. No online = no love, sorry.
  22. Dalray3s
    Sep 4, 2018
    3
    A nivel técnico es una maravilla, la mejor física del balón que he visto nunca en un juego de fútbol, pero después de haber invertido unas 20 horas en menos de una semana, tiene errores especialmente en su faceta online que no pueden quedar en el olvido

    -Las paredes están todavía más chetadas que el año pasado, ante una pared tú defensor siempre irá un segundo más tarde, así que cerca    A nivel técnico es una maravilla, la mejor física del balón que he visto nunca en un juego de fútbol, pero después de haber invertido unas 20 horas en menos de una semana, tiene errores especialmente en su faceta online que no pueden quedar en el olvido

    -Las paredes están todavía más chetadas que el año pasado, ante una pared tú defensor siempre irá un segundo más tarde, así que cerca del área en ocasión manifiesta de gol.
    -Errores defensivos en balones divididos no queda claro que jugador llevas y en se generan caos, que genera peligro de gol
    -los pases son más difíciles pero también a costa de que hagas el pase mal a conciencia varias ocasiones quieres hacer el pase hacia delante suave y te hace el pase al jugador que viene en Segundo línea.
    -El cambio de jugador es un horror, muchas veces te da jugadores ajenos a la jugadas Y tienes que pisar el L1/RB dos o tres ocasiones hasta que consigues al jugador que quieres, y en muchas ocasiones online eso ya es demasiado tarde.
    -Eliminan la segunda división Española y la Italiana y ponen como excusa la capacidad del disco

    Por todo eso y porque solo se han centrado en el MyClub, aumentando los GP que necesitan para conseguir jugadores, todo con la intención de comprar más monedas, La nota es más baja de la que el gameplay merecería pero hay que evaluar los juegos en su contexto y en su totalidad.    … Expand
  23. tripsjohn
    Sep 16, 2018
    0
    Same **** as the pc version. Don't waste money, let konami understand that they must develop a real game and not a scripted game for letting it be enjoyed by everyone, even the housewifes ;)
  24. Manthis
    Dec 20, 2018
    3
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  25. zuvax
    Sep 6, 2018
    0
    Nothing real changes in gameplay
    Players is a heavy tanks
    Don't interesting modes
    Very stupid AI
  26. mrexetercity
    Sep 2, 2018
    4
    the game plays well but in game it still suffers from the same flaws as its predecessors, it is in essence the same game as before with better graphics
  27. Frankzz
    Sep 4, 2018
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. O jogo e o mesmo lixo do Ano passado! So foram atualizado alguns coisa! Robotizado!… Expand
  28. Nigme
    Aug 30, 2018
    0
    +
    Graphics
    Ball Physics

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    No changes in Master League.
    Horrible scripting in each match.
    AI always plays like a god and makes no mistakes (it doesn't matter who you play against Barca or Paok).
    Practically no fouls.

    POS 2019 (PIECE OF **** 2019.
    Don't buy this game and don't buy FIFA because football simulators are dead in this year.

    Overall: 0
  29. johnybandito
    Sep 4, 2018
    0
    Nothing changed in league mode. NOTHING.

    The gameplay of the bots is terrible: extending through the flank — cross — header shot. No difference who plays against you: PSG or Spal. All the same.

    I can not update the roasters and play MyClub - it does not connect to the servers.

    Super terrible game.
  30. Coolcheese
    Sep 10, 2018
    0
    The gameplay is great(when human controlled), but everything else is simply awful. The off the pitch side of things.. well this game is a disaster. The AI especially is some of the worst ive ever seen in a major release. So basically(and especially on higher difficulties) every team plays the same way regardless of their actual rating/type of players and irl play style ie every team playsThe gameplay is great(when human controlled), but everything else is simply awful. The off the pitch side of things.. well this game is a disaster. The AI especially is some of the worst ive ever seen in a major release. So basically(and especially on higher difficulties) every team plays the same way regardless of their actual rating/type of players and irl play style ie every team plays like Tika-Taka Barcelona circa 2009. They coooonstantly abuse the wings with low-cross spam-tap in goals(even when 1 on 1 the CPU will turn around n play to the wings for that low-cross!), the AI wont take long shots outside the box, goalkeepers stay glued to their line in 1 on 1s making super easy to score etc etc.. every game plays out this way. Tbh the god awful AI will ruin this game n makes it unplayable, and ensures that despite the great gameplay.. imo PES 2019 will not be fondly remembered. I cant see Konami patching this out/changing it either. Its hard coded into the game. Its not a bug. This is it. So Master League which already was a outdated, barren mess, is a complete non-starter for me now.

    And speaking of Master League mode: Only two leagues in the game have 2nd divsions, making every other league a waste of time and repetitive as hell as there is no promotion & relegation, the transfer market in Master League is still a joke and broken af!(i mean top teams will sell their best players like its nothing, often infact they'll say so many players that they'll then have not enough players to actually start games!). Did anyone at Konami even play-test this game!, Like wtf!. Simply put, tldr... This game is a rushed, lazy, outdated, barren, half-assed piece of crap with no real substance. AVOID AT ALL COSTS, DO NOT BUY IT!!.    … Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 56 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 43 out of 56
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 56
  3. Negative: 0 out of 56
  1. PLAY! Zine
    Mar 11, 2019
    85
    Great new animations, magical moments, improved pass/receiving mechanics, and a lot more, makes for another great year of PES. It could have had more league licenses though.
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  2. CD-Action
    Jan 9, 2019
    85
    Almost perfect gameplay makes PES 2019 the best football simulation ever, but due to stagnation in terms of available modes and the usual scarcity of licences it’s “merely” a good game. [11/2018, p.82]
  3. CD-Action
    Jan 9, 2019
    85
    Almost perfect gameplay makes PES 2019 the best football simulation ever, but due to stagnation in terms of available modes and the usual scarcity of licences it’s “merely” a good game. [11/2018, p.82]
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