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| quote: | Originally posted by razmataz
Always wanted a Fifa vs Pes discussion - not that there really is an argument.
Pro Evolution Soccer (which is also known as Winning Eleven in Japan) is hands down the best soccer series out there. There is no comparison - it is miles ahead of the competition. It beats Fifa in every department and about the only thing EA had going for it was the authentic names. All cash, but no flash if you ask me. |
Exactly.
| quote: | | Its simple really. If you play soccer/football regularly on organised semi professional teams then you will like PES better. If you are a casual supporter/couch potato with little ball skills , the wham-bam action of Fifa will appeal to you. |
Not necessarily. I play football daily, but i know a lot of people who dont, who just have an understanding of the game, can see how much better the pro evolution series is.
| quote: | | And someone here just mentioned how they won on pro mode in their first game 5-4. That just proves my point. Winning your first game on hard mode in PES is unheard of - let alone with that scoreline. |
Yeah, its very hard to break down defences especially in pro evolution 3, even on 3 star difficulty. U HAVE to pass a lot and get ur tactics right, it really needs a full team effort to win.
| quote: | | The only reason why Fifa 2004 may be good (I have yet to try it but I heard how Fifa 2003 "owned" when it first came out) is because EA is trying to make it more like Konami's games. Face it. Everything that EA claimed was "evolutionary" in Fifa 2003 was already done by Konami ages ago. And you can't really credit EA for any piece of ingenuity. After Fifa 97, 98, WC 98, 99, 2000, Euro 2000, 2001, 2002, WC 2002, 2003 (10 games!!!) they are finally STEPPING in the right direction. |
Yep. Remember iss 98? Thats when konami really started getting things together. Since that game game out, konami have been on top. In fact, not a single fifa game is better than iss 98 yet.
| quote: | | And this is coming from a previous die hard Fifa fan who got disgruntled at EA after Fifa 99. |
I used to like fifa too, untill iss 1 came out and u had much more control over the games.
| quote: | | Fifa 96 was a classic - everything after that went downhill. EA sports can keep it "in the game" but when PES comes out on the PC this Novemeber I know where my money is going. |
Its already out mate, i bought it today, well yesterday (friday). Thats when it came out.
I love it. Its harder than pes 2, getting through the back line is very, very difficult usually.
The ai has improved, for example defenders positioning themselves better, and players closing u down quicker and people sticking out legs to intercept passes more etc. Also, when playing teams like real madrid, brazil, valencia etc u will see some excellent 1 touch stuff coming from them more often which can be very hard to defend against.
The animations have improved and look very 'natural' and realistic most of the time. Unfortunately imo the grass in about half the stadiums doesnt look quite as realistic as in pes2, where it looked more or less real. Also most of the players look a bit too well built, but this is minor stuff really.
The training is even better than pro evolution 2. I havnt played all the training exercises yet but so far the free kick training in particular is amazing, and u can make ur own dribbling courses.
I think the game has slowed down about 5-10%, and its just about right now, altho it took me about half an hour to get used to.
Long shots r now hit harder and more direct than pes2, theres more tricks u can do when dribbling, to do a manual pass u hold the right analogue stick in the direction and then hold r3 for power, u now can hold r1 or r2 to add to the effect of holding up or down in free kicks, most of the top italian teams (not inter) have given permission to use their real names and kits etc
Too many new things to mention but this is definitely a 10/10 game and is a true simulation of football. I honestly cant see fifa 2004 or even 2010 coming close. U should buy it as soon as possible.
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Oh yeah, the commentary is MUCH better now, waaaay less repetitive.
Last edited by DJ-Fuq on Oct-18-2003 at 06:49
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