Great game! Much better, but not everything is perfect

Konami has this year changed a lot and the Pro Evolution Soccer series is even a new engine (Fox) donated.
And even when playing first the changes are strongly felt, so was neatly screwed to the atmosphere, which is much better now, but is unfortunately not quite serve up a Fifa. Nevertheless, the whole, thanks to the improved graphics and new spectator modes, you can damn: beautiful and contributes immensely in the mood.
But the changes also in the square are ubiquitous, so players including movements look really great and very realistic, and the spectators were nice miteingebunden into play.
The goalkeeper is no longer compared to its predecessors, so he sees and his new animation fantastic and convinced with better performance and can rarely simple balls through.
But what fascinated me from the first moment, is the advertised ball freedom, this can be felt immediately and provides a great free game feeling like I did not even previously experienced.
The game runs beautifully fluid and allowing a free and beautiful playmaking.
During the invasion of the players there is little stuttering and in some situations, the game has a slightly sluggish.
However, the final version runs much smoother and faster than the demo!
I even put the game speed to -1.
The shots on goal are fortunately not as retarded as in the trial and so makes the whole lot of fun.
The AI ​​is well done, so close Opposing players sent clearances and own teammates try to run well clear, but the AI ​​does here and there small mistake, but what there is in each virtual football game.
This creates intense moves and the successful ball physics, the hard shots to leaves makes for a great gaming experience.
The defenders were strengthened somewhat and the duels again improved which makes for thrilling duels.
Even the referee has been improved and offers a high level and usually not too strict performance.
Free kicks and corners have also been changed so you can determine from an orange line, the direction and height of the ball, which is getting used to at first.
The game modes offer everything your heart desires and of the football friendly match, various tournaments on the Champions League, the Be a Legend mode to online championships and the Champions League is all with this.
In particular, the Champions League and the Champions League (off and online possible) should provide great fun.
This year I think the game modes really extensive.
The Manager Mode has been removed, which I do not find bad.
The presentation is a little better, but there is still room for improvement.
Online mode I will detail test and write an update.

Pro:

+ Really nice new graphics
+ Successful stadium atmosphere
+ Free ball feeling like never before
+ Unpredictable and improved duels
+ Successful ball physics at edges and shots on goal
+ Strong AI in the open as well as defensive
+ Quite realistic passing game (with possibility for free passing)
+ Great sound
+ Nice training mode (recommended for beginners!
+ Beautiful animations and faces (mostly)
+ Improved Goalkeeper (including animations) and referee
+ Viewers look better and were miteingebunden into play
+ Extensive training mode
+ Many Tactical settings.
+ Extensive game modes
+ Many Tactical settings possible
+ No freezes or Abstürtze
+ Improved presentation including various game modes ...
+ Fortunately there is no momentum

Cons:

- ... With room for improvement
- Newcomers may need some acclimatization time (but worth it)
- Licenses may be more (but there are patches that help)
- Free kicks and corners are used to.
- Good AI with small dropouts
- Jerky during the invasion of the player anything
- Part Questionable values ​​distribution of players
- The replacement menu is structured a little lame (I think)

Conclusion:

The courage for new engine was worth it! The entire game looks fantastic and the advertised ball freedom is palpable and makes the new successful stadium atmosphere and the great gameplay for an intensive football experience.
Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 looks very good and can play very well, offers plenty of depth and long-term motivation.
Newcomers will probably need a settling-in period, but this is definitely worth!
The AI ​​can convince as well as the goalkeeper and the referee (despite small dropouts) and so there are great new animations like a nice game flow.
Here and there the players react a bit sluggish but but everything is running smoothly and fluently broadly
The game is really great fun and by the many improvements a feast for the eyes (in my opinion)
The game modes are down quite extensive and it will not be so boring.
That leaves the shortcoming of low licensing scope, but EA can this workhorse cost a lot and hence the players the only option rework by various patches.
Actually, I wanted to give 4.5 stars because that is not possible, there are 5 *, but it may be that the classification after the online test is modified slightly.

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If the online mode has been extensively tested following an update

21/09/2013 Update:

So at the moment makes the online mode is not fun, it takes a long time until a match is concluded and the game is then much slower than offline.
If through diverse new data packets do not change, there is a star deduction.
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09/29/2013 Update

The online mode has been improved, but still tested ausgibig.
Unlike other voices whose PES 2014 during the game jerky, not jerky My game, only now and then if the ball rolls over the goal or during the invasion.

The delay of the players at the Pits must continue to exist and the KI here and there affords Patzer.
Nevertheless, the game makes for intense games great fun and offers plenty of gameplay depth.
So I stand by my four star rating