Pro Evolution Soccer 2019

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  1. emrahoz
    Sep 25, 2018
    7
    The best gameplay,animations,goalkeepers,i have seen in a football game...But i didnt like the colorless game menu,the pitch texture,boring stadium sounds/atmosphere and boring commentators..Gameplay is 9.5/10 for me,but 0/10 other than that.
  2. Andi17
    Sep 2, 2018
    7
    PES 2019 is really a great football game but it lacks a number of things. Now im not going to talk about licences because everybody knows that already, the thing that bothers me the most is how ridicilous the superstar difficulty is! It doesnt mather if you are a small team or FC Barcelona, alle teams play as if they are Real Madrid on steroids! Now you can say okay then play on top playerPES 2019 is really a great football game but it lacks a number of things. Now im not going to talk about licences because everybody knows that already, the thing that bothers me the most is how ridicilous the superstar difficulty is! It doesnt mather if you are a small team or FC Barcelona, alle teams play as if they are Real Madrid on steroids! Now you can say okay then play on top player difficulty but then the game becomes extremely easy! There is no balance in difficulty! It seems very scripted! I really believe that its one of the best football games when it comes to ball physics and graphics and all the things that matter on the pitch but playing master league becomes extremely annoying when u keep losing because of scripting! If Konami fixes this issue than i will give the game a 9!… Expand
  3. SlyDragons
    Oct 13, 2018
    7
    I wanted to wait until I'd completed my 3rd Master League season before scoring the game because I thought maybe I just wasn't enjoying the initial matches with a lousy team. After a promotion from Championship the first season and two top 5 Premier League finishes, I can say I've had fun playing about 5% of the matches. Why do I keep playing, you ask? Well, I'm probably an idiot andI wanted to wait until I'd completed my 3rd Master League season before scoring the game because I thought maybe I just wasn't enjoying the initial matches with a lousy team. After a promotion from Championship the first season and two top 5 Premier League finishes, I can say I've had fun playing about 5% of the matches. Why do I keep playing, you ask? Well, I'm probably an idiot and an addict and I keep hoping it will get better. I skipped the 2018 year altogether, but have been an 80% PES / 20% FIFA player for the past 15 years or so, with PES2017 being my last one. Until this one, I've never really fell like I fell into a rut, but it genuinely feels like there's only one reliable way to score, with a bunch of quick short passes in front of goal followed by a one-touch into the net. In PES2017, I would take corners and at least get contact on what felt like half of them. With PES2019, I don't recall getting contact on more than a single one (probably a fluke), so I end up taking them short and doing the aforementioned rut passing. Same with free kicks. Almost no point. I still try every now and then and the keeper barely has to try. So it's again, back to the high percentage attack. So I eke out a goal and then park the bus. If you like watching Mourinho in year two or three of a contract, you'd love watching me play.. OTHER NOTES: I only play Master League. I don't care about the generic kits, because I'd rather they spend that money on their developers/designers and then spend 10 minutes downloading kits and Cup logos. Would be neat to have an American League with some faux MLS teams #SaveTheCrew. I don't mind this year's menus. Negotiations and budgets are much better than 2017. Players seem to develop slower. In my 3 seasons, only 1 player has underwent the "Rapidly developing" metamorphosis to turn into a beautiful butterfly, where in PES2017 I was usually juggling 2 or 3 going through the change at a time. CONCLUSION: I'm not having a lot of fun, but I'll keep playing and hoping it gets better. When I really start to regret my decision, I watch some FIFA on Twitch, and I'm glad I got PES this year.… Expand
  4. elLewy
    Sep 5, 2018
    6
    I know I'm a little late to reviewing this but yeah, here goes.

    Pros: - Beautiful gameplay and graphics. The animations are just so good, there's nothing more special than firing in a volley from 25 yards out. - Celebrations, there's just so many. I ran to the side of the pitch and 2 of my team mates picked up the mics, was brilliant. - Press conferences in the offline modes are a    I know I'm a little late to reviewing this but yeah, here goes.

    Pros:
    - Beautiful gameplay and graphics. The animations are just so good, there's nothing more special than firing in a volley from 25 yards out.
    - Celebrations, there's just so many. I ran to the side of the pitch and 2 of my team mates picked up the mics, was brilliant.
    - Press conferences in the offline modes are a nice touch.
    - The indepth create a character, especially compared to FIFA. So many hairstyles to choose from, even the intensity of your beard.
    - The licensed stadiums are just on a whole different level.

    Cons:
    - Stating the obvious - licenses. I get now you can have it all added in, but it really doesn't feel the same. Especially with the majority of stadiums missing.
    - Become A Legend is just boring after a few months, no real indepth into it.
    - Master League's unrealistic transfers, seems both PES and FIFA struggle with this.
    - Commentary is unbelievably repetitive after a few games. Without licenses, it's tough for them to actually talk about the club, so you'll begin to hear the same stuff very quickly. And trust me, it does get annoying.
    - WHERE IS THE CARABAO CUP?! Even when FIFA didn't have that license they still had the League Cup in the game.
    - Another state of the obvious - lost the UEFA licenses.
    - Menus still feel old, and sound old.
    - (Opinion) there's not much music choice, and most of the songs are average at best.

    I compare PES to FIFA a lot because I'm a die hard FIFA fan and I have been since I was 5 years old playing FIFA 98. PES plays wonderful, it really does. But without the licenses and below average commentary makes it more difficult to play. Don't get me wrong, gameplay is above perfect, I really do enjoy the games but everything outside of that lacks creativity.    … Expand
  5. StoffelPresents
    Sep 4, 2018
    7
    Now full disclosure here, even though I am a massive football fan I haven’t actually played a football game since Fifa 16. I went into PES 2019 completely unbiased and with an open mind and my word what a treat it was. There is so much packed into the game it is unreal.

    Game Modes My biggest complaint about football games on consoles is that they are repetitive. Playing a league seems    Now full disclosure here, even though I am a massive football fan I haven’t actually played a football game since Fifa 16. I went into PES 2019 completely unbiased and with an open mind and my word what a treat it was. There is so much packed into the game it is unreal.

    Game Modes
    My biggest complaint about football games on consoles is that they are repetitive. Playing a league seems to be more of a grind than a fun past time. Each game slowly but surely blends with the previous game with very little to differentiate them. That didn’t seem to be the case with PES 2019

    First up let us discuss the multitude of game modes packed into the game. You have your usual single player cup and league modes that are the staple of any PES game but after that you also have:

    Master League: A staple of the PES franchise the Master League is of course here again. For those that haven’t played Master League before the premise is simple. You start with a team of below average players and through determination, skill, tactical prowess and some good business in the transfer market you aim to take your team from the bottom of the second league to global domination.

    Become a Legend: This is an interesting mode that has been a staple of PES for a few years but one I have never had the pleasure of playing. Playing as a single player trying to break into the team. This takes a completely different view of the game and plays so much differently. Rather than controlling whichever player on your team has the ball you can only control your player.

    This approach to football means the focus is more on what you do off the ball rather than on it. Maintaining your position, adhering to the team tactics. This also means if your playing as a striker you have no choice but to look on crestfallen and impotent as your team lets in goals. The fact you have to hug just inside the halfway line waiting for the counter-attack means you can’t run into the box and defend.

    Co-op mode: This mode is one I would have loved to have tried out as the idea really appeals to me but unfortunately during the time I had to carry out this review I didn’t have a chance to arrange it. Quite simply it is a 3v3 match and whilst you can use computer players it felt redundant to do so. This game mode is obviously designed for when you have the lads round. Playing it any over way seemed moot.

    Online Divisions: Now we start getting to the online modes which is where PES 2019 really comes alive. Don’t get me wrong the offline modes are so numerous that you would be happy with that content at the full price. First of the Online modes is Online Divisions. Quite simply a 10 game seasons against other online players to really push your ability and test your skills.

    Team Play Lobby: Team play lobby is a mental game mode. Honestly, it is nuts. 22 players take one player each. It can be a player you have developed yourself or one featured. Trying to play a game of tactics, possession and fluidity is mental when you have 22 people doing their own thing. Great for a laugh and a wonderful addition to the game overall.

    myClub: Of course myClub has returned. This like FIFA Ultimate Team is probably a massive cash cow for Konami. The concept is brilliant and more suited to the armchair tactical football fans than the arcade players. Whilst you do still have to play the game and control your team. This mode is for the hardcore players. You start with your team and earn points and coins to sign new players on short contracts. Such as Counthino for 5 games or David Beckham for 10 games. Alternatively, you can buy coins via microtransactions to help you progress.

    myClub really is the heart and soul of PES 2019 and this will be the big draw for most players. The fact that there are a ton of other modes could quite possibly be a bonus that gets ignored.

    Overall thoughts
    As I mentioned at the beginning of this review, PES 2019 is the first time I have played a football game in 3 years. I was very impressed by the number of game modes on offer and the variety amongst them. Graphically the game is great. Not stunning but great. Controls within the game can sometimes feel a little unresponsive but maybe that was just me being rusty.

    I do feel the explanation of some things could be clearer. It is as if the original language wasn’t Engli    … Expand
  6. Romell
    Sep 3, 2018
    5
    Great gameplay (Fantastic animations.Great ball physics. Excellent player modeling. Great physics collisions. The new lighting system is superb. Add snow and dusk to the game. Superb faces players. High quality grass ) Great graphics. disaster Offline mode. The weak and tedious Master League. Medium Online Servers, Poor Artificial Intelligence. Poor Commentator . losing champions league .Great gameplay (Fantastic animations.Great ball physics. Excellent player modeling. Great physics collisions. The new lighting system is superb. Add snow and dusk to the game. Superb faces players. High quality grass ) Great graphics. disaster Offline mode. The weak and tedious Master League. Medium Online Servers, Poor Artificial Intelligence. Poor Commentator . losing champions league . Lack of stadiums .No new editors added to the game. Not adding the stadium Creator .In the end I have to say that the game is still incomplete. And No worth 60$… Expand
  7. matdar_kolejorz
    Sep 7, 2018
    6
    I really want to give this game a high score but I just can't give Konami that credit. I had great expectations after enjoying the 2017 version so much and the demo looking very good. Sadly the game is ruined by several frustrating issues.

    Without going into detail: 1) Player switching logic is awful at times 2) Inability to come towards an underhit pass 3) Awful teammate AI,    I really want to give this game a high score but I just can't give Konami that credit. I had great expectations after enjoying the 2017 version so much and the demo looking very good. Sadly the game is ruined by several frustrating issues.

    Without going into detail:
    1) Player switching logic is awful at times
    2) Inability to come towards an underhit pass
    3) Awful teammate AI, especially when defending
    4) All goals on high difficulty are identical
    5) Stumbling mechanic (which doesn't affect CPU) occurs too often
    6) Players not controlled by player who can easily intercept just stand idle when ball rolls past them.

    Until these relatively easy to solve issues are fixed, it will be a struggle to enjoy the game, particular on the higher difficulties.

    On a positive note, the addition of new leagues is great, the presentation is amazing and all the game modes are very enjoyable. I'm gutted the gameplay doesn't live up to that.    … Expand
  8. 14531453
    Sep 15, 2018
    7
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  9. drlowdon
    Feb 24, 2019
    7
    Pro Evolution remains the superior title when compared to EA's offerings but still has too many frustrating issues to make for a truly satisfying experience. The main online mode (MyClub) is also still to much like hard work when trying to train players and keep them under contract, in an attempt to get you to spend your money of course...
  10. tonyneculai
    Dec 7, 2018
    5
    Positives:
    - 4k Resolution introduction makes huge difference in terms of graphics
    - stunning faces - maybe 2-3 years above those in FIFA - known players better individualized, 3vs3 co-op is very fun - more animations due to introductions of new player skills - Design of the new game mode inside Myclub connected to PES League with Acclaim and all that. Negatives: - Game play,    Positives:
    - 4k Resolution introduction makes huge difference in terms of graphics
    - stunning faces - maybe 2-3 years above those in FIFA
    - known players better individualized, 3vs3 co-op is very fun
    - more animations due to introductions of new player skills
    - Design of the new game mode inside Myclub connected to PES League with Acclaim and all that.

    Negatives:
    - Game play, which was in the past the strength of PES. The game doesn’t encourage you to delve deeper as whole game play is based on ping-pong passing. People are waiting for opponent's mistake since it's impossible to defend against the ping pong, there is an abuse of pace, a lot of goals are scored from simple tap-ins after ping pong passes and 1-2's, player selection is bad, even after the patches. The most effective dribble is to run in a circle around the defender, really bad implementation. Advanced shooting was destroyed, you shoot 10 times in the same way with the aiming target ON and ball goes in 10 different ways (I’ve played advanced shooting for the last 5 years)
    - There are no dedicated servers - the lag encountered online is between comedy and horror, that being combined with the fact you wait sometimes 5 to 10 minutes for an opponent
    - Myclub mode was destroyed with Featured players introduction, which was bad implemented, destroyed the realism of differences between top players and average ones, made Legends redundant and it made the game a Pay to Win roulette since Featured players can ONLY be obtained with real money. A simple estimation of getting Featured players weekly brings a total cost for the year of around 500 Pounds (on top of the game price)
    - The Pay to Win is accentuated by the weekly competitions which give in-game currency and EXP trainers to grow your team ONLY if you get Featured players from that week.
    - Rewarding system is non existing in Myclub, so if you win Division 1or Division 12 there’s no substantial difference as a reward
    - Weekly competitions introduced in Myclub force people to play boring offline matches on Amatory or Regular level to get special trainers. People should be allowed to choose a difficulty level and get a reward accord to the level.
    - 3 vs 3 Co-Op is destroyed by the fact Konami allows users to play Co-Op alone with 2 COMs, it ruins the fun for everyone, since the AI is very OP when having above 90 rated players. If we’d want to play Co-Op vs AI we’d go to play 3 vs COM of play offline vs COM.
    - Players don’t receive experience points in Friendly matches or in Co-op matches, hence users are forced to play modes they hate just to grow their team. The only modes playable which give Experience points are boring vs COM matches where there’s no competition/rewarding system created, Sim matches (LOL) or Ranked matches where the 4 out of 10 matches are full of lag.

    Simply put, for me it is the worst PES I played.    … Expand
  11. fulemule
    Jun 13, 2019
    7
    I only play PES and I have never tried FIFA. I play just online games and only few games offline. I do not care about licenses and menues but about gameplay. You need to play quite a lot to understand that gameplay has problems which experienced players start to misuse to win and increase rating and on the other side killing the game.

    - Repeating precise long passes. Most of actions of    I only play PES and I have never tried FIFA. I play just online games and only few games offline. I do not care about licenses and menues but about gameplay. You need to play quite a lot to understand that gameplay has problems which experienced players start to misuse to win and increase rating and on the other side killing the game.

    - Repeating precise long passes. Most of actions of lots of players are just repeating 3 or 2 long passes to the fast runner infront. Most of time with success. It is really annoying. How many such passes are really succesful in real world. Some of them yes, but most of them no.
    - Tackling. Pressure on the defense players when starting attack is really unrealistic. Too fast and most of them with fauls. It is really game killing. No game creativity can develop because there is not really time to keep the ball a little look around and pass or dribble. So to avoid that, lots of players are just using insane constant (no look) passing. Terrible. Especially, because even no look passes are always precise.
    - Corner kicks and side passes. How many of them in reality land exactly on the head of Messi. Few of them yes... Frustrating when Messi covered with 2 players scores with head with ball from nowhere.
    - Scripting. In the game when you play against "better team" and winning, strange things start to happen at the end (overtime). To make game more tense AI starts to give opponent incredible chances which most of times results in result changes. Frustrating.
    - Region lock. I really hate region lock. Most of times I play with Russians, Poles and Ukraininans and never for example with Italians. I live in Slovenia and Italiy is just 50 km away. I reallly do not understand.

    So in general gameplay is dissapointment and unrealistic. AI is weak Start to observe online games and learn. Try to tackle down the AI mistakes which are misused by some high rating polayers. Compare online games with real football games.

    Please unlock region lock.    … Expand
  12. evelikov92
    Jan 6, 2019
    5
    This is only for offline mode, for online mode I don't know how is it.
    The Become a Legend is have so many bugs. The teammates one time behave like absolutely idiots, if you stop game and start again it is possible to play like a champions. For that mode I will give rank 4/10
    The Master League is much better. Well I play with Roma and after 2-3 seasons my team is like All Star team,    This is only for offline mode, for online mode I don't know how is it.
    The Become a Legend is have so many bugs. The teammates one time behave like absolutely idiots, if you stop game and start again it is possible to play like a champions. For that mode I will give rank 4/10
    The Master League is much better. Well I play with Roma and after 2-3 seasons my team is like All Star team, without any problem win champions league and italian champions. For that mode I will give rank 7/11    … Expand
  13. ibarix
    Dec 25, 2019
    6
    First of all, I'm a casual player, and when the occasional player starts to get annoyed with things in the game, it's not good. Good things first - the graphics are great, the physics of the ball is great, the goalkeepers finally stopped being retarded, the physics of the players are good, I would just increase the elasticity of the net a little so that each ball does not go out during theFirst of all, I'm a casual player, and when the occasional player starts to get annoyed with things in the game, it's not good. Good things first - the graphics are great, the physics of the ball is great, the goalkeepers finally stopped being retarded, the physics of the players are good, I would just increase the elasticity of the net a little so that each ball does not go out during the goal. What really annoys me is the fouls. Every little thing is a foul, every foul is a yellow card. And why show fouls in replay and in highlights ??? Who on earth wants to watch freaking fouls other than red cards, for example. Drop it. Not to mention that the game is trying to be smart and suddenly after a 2-0 lead Jordan starts piling on the action as if it were Barcelona. Horrible experience. I don’t think there is much difference between the difficulty levels. One more thing, cut the kickoff animation in replays. People don't want to see the kickoff eveery freaking time.… Expand
  14. GabFire
    Aug 10, 2020
    5
    Está cada vez pior gostar de futebol e video game ao mesmo tempo, parece que são dois temas que não conseguem se misturar.
  15. Sinmaker
    Nov 14, 2020
    5
    PES 2019 improved in some points e regressed in others. It's a good soccer simulator if you aren't a hardcore fan, but if you are it's a stressful, very unfair and away from soccer reality. I infer that Konami's programmers don't play soccer in real life. Shame on you Konami!

    ---> Positive points: . Graphics. The player faces as realistic as ever. ---> Negative points: .    PES 2019 improved in some points e regressed in others. It's a good soccer simulator if you aren't a hardcore fan, but if you are it's a stressful, very unfair and away from soccer reality. I infer that Konami's programmers don't play soccer in real life. Shame on you Konami!

    ---> Positive points:

    . Graphics. The player faces as realistic as ever.

    ---> Negative points:
    . Formations/game strategies. Simply don't have enough options for player to customize their way of play. The formations that are in game aren't explain enough, in other words, you don't know what some players will do in the settings.

    . Licensing. A lot of clubs, players aren't licensing than you have to play with generic teams or download a patch from some good soul at internet to fix that.
    . I.A. The goalkeepers are idiots, always give easy goals to the opponents; full backs abandon the middle of the defense to go to stupid places to facilitate goals.

    . Legend difficult. The plays that I.A. makes if away more effective than your's doing the same strategy; overall ability of I.A players gets boosted a lot almost every player of I.A is a Lionel Messi or CR7.    … Expand
  16. Emilio200
    Aug 17, 2023
    7
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  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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