- The ball physics was for me has always been the biggest advantage of the series and has always been FIFA clearly superior. Since 2009, one can follow very well that Konami here more clearly put the focus on this has steadily improved and 2012 for me to perfection. Here EA should just take an example, if you want to do next year to a FIFA football simulation, as they have unfortunately still not done I think. (Yes, I have the full version a few hours angetestet). You just feel at any time that it is different than the last game and is always given in the game variety. Deflected shots in which the goalkeeper is on the way to the far corner and sometimes pure roll etc. Just bring a more real breeze into play, to name just one example.
- Playmaking and flow: Outstanding! You have everything in our own hands and can make the game according to his wishes and use them efficiently. One gets the opportunities not predetermined and must add in a given grid, it remains an all up to you. A significant contribution to this provides the advertised by Konami Active AI in the players much better now move itself, looking for open spaces and offer themselves. If all do not like, can send a desired player by off-the-ball control. Here I have, however, the help function yet, since I have not yet internalized to control two players simultaneously on two different drives, it's enough for me, however, even with the aid, because the players are looking for even very useful and meaningful ways to offer itself. Thus, the complete pass system simply works extremely well thought out. Aids can be incidentally regulate here, otherwise you can use also manual passports.
- Tactical options: Here you can see again very clearly the handwriting of Konami. The PES series is for me the only, also very clear impact on the game in the tactical changes. Again, tactics foxes can lose again and fiddle, which you can draw a means to rate Again, if you're unsure. Also of game modes and online technical possibilities is lacking again and no one has made an effort, some elements off the field installed (press, Coaching Zone).
Of course, one must again appeal to a few negative points, but no more so fall with me significant this year: In terms of atmosphere Konami has unfortunately made no progress. The crowd chants are still not exactly brilliant and this senseless Fantransparente ala "revenge" and "Your grabs the" could have also be saved again;)
Unfortunately, the goalkeeper performances vary randomly between catastrophic and world-class. But there will probably be improved with the aid of a patch, if I heard correctly. And we come to the biggest sticking point: Lizenzen.Man has made efforts to get as many teams as possible, but there are a football fools of course still too few. Where EA has of course created with license agreements here a certain "blockade".
Why I forgive despite these negative aspects still full marks?
Because Konami has taken the recognized shortcomings of recent years to the chest and this is now mended continuously for years and bring aspects to perfection would take to brag just with new features, as has unfortunately been the competition this year and tried defects in gameplay by dub. PES 2012 - SO looks realistic football, so I can refer to the licenses and here and there a few chants less do without, if I can say at the end: This is football, as I know him, and imagine, a simulation precisely. PES needs certainly his time, if you do not know the series. But if you get to know the versatility and know this to become even exploit, you will love this game.
I look forward in any case still to many exciting games. Online as well as offline. Those who want to decide for themselves how to make his game and does not want to add in a given grid, where you can take advantage of various opportunities, should definitely resort to PES 2012, you will not be disappointed.
