here's my quick review to the game.
however, before that, let me tell u about the mindset before i installed it.
this is the first time i have played PES, it's quite a change from FIFA, to which i have grown accustomed to.i had never heared of this game, and thought that no other game existed better than fifa.
suddenly, on this forum, I heared about PES, and it's new upcomming version, PES 6.
i got it, and installed it.and i wanned to stick to it for about a month before deciding about it.
running it for the first time:
bad. felt like a bad console port.those intro movies simply won't go away.
then the interface.I was totally lost, didn't knew where to go.i pressed exit
and ran FIFA 06.the interface is so slick, so cool.easily navigable, and makes u feel like exploring them to get what's underneath it.
however, after playing one game, i went back to PES, and got myself into tutorial mode.
more sadness....
the tutorial simply game PS2 version of control, and the game didn't have a analogue stick equivalent of the keyboard.
had hell of time figuring it all out. then shifted it to x to s to soften my misery.
then exited it, and got into FIFA again. and suddenly marvelled at it's controls. the game was atleast playable with a keyboard.and had good button layout, and combos that could be made with a keyboard.
after all this, i had nothing left in me to try the game again, however, my resolve still existed.
i tried again next time, and finally had got hold of basic controls.then went to the first match.
first match: wow, tonnes of goodies here.the absolute control u have on players is simply awesome.u actually feel that the ball is in your control, after a little practice, the ball goes to where u want it to go, not like fifa that u plan to get the ball to someone else in front and the player passes it to one nearer.hated that.
the game is also sensitive to where u point, perhaps too sensitive for keyboard.
the amount of things/options that u have to think about can generally overwhelm u if u switch from fifa, however, in few days time u will grow into it.
after some more matchs, i started to get frustrated again, not because of the game, but because of my keyboard. the game simply isnt suited to keyboard, balls miss goals, even at half power, needle passes are luck, defending is hell with keyboard.
the time it takes to release one arrow key and switch to other give enough time to attacker to run away.although this is a problem in fifa too, but not at this magnitude.
the big problem with keyboard is that u simply can't exploit the game to it's full potential.FIFA compensates for keyboards direction problem, but this game does not.it's because the game offers too many options for any moment. this is why it's easy to score on crosses in FIFA.
hence, i have put the game on hold.i am gonna get my controller with money i got from winning my clg FIFA 06 tourney, and say bye bye to fifa. hehe
(in dec)
till that happens, i am gonna play warhammer 40,000
Awn of war. fifa now feels too empty for me to play it again, while PES feels to much for my keyboard to handle...
(and that's exactly what I did)
