The online beta back in July was a really bold move from Konami and one that showed they had a lot of faith in the product even 3 months before launch. Perhaps Konami’s only shortcoming here is that it currently isn’t available as an online mode. And once that is out of the way you’re right into the match! It’s a brilliant way of adding some spice to the exhibition mode and a really great addition to an otherwise ‘standard’ friendly mode. There’s a brief protect / steal phase where you can try to make sure that you don’t lose Messi from your team but try to steal away De Gea in goal, whilst they’ve got their eyes on protecting Pogba. However, Konami have really brought a big hitter to the table this year with the return of Random Selection Mode! Pick a league or a selection of club or national teams and the game will generate two completely random squads for you to play with. the AI or play with friends on the sofa and it works well for what it is. But it would be a disservice to the rest of the game to ignore everything else that has been put into PES 2018.Įxhibition modes have always been the bread and butter of a football game - you can sit down and play a game vs. It’s the mode that first made me look online for ‘Master League wonderkids’ and start discussions back in 2004 as to the best tactical approach with the default team that you would always start with. But the great work here then falls flat and feels the same as any of the other 37 stadiums during gameplay, goal celebrations and post game interaction.įor me, PES has always been about one mode and one mode only. It feels harsh to critique the crowd and atmosphere without mentioning the fantastic job that Konami did on the Signal Iduna Park and Anfield, both which have brilliant entrance scenes and crowd songs. Grab a last minute equaliser in the Milan derby and the crowd cheers at the same level as they did when the game first kicked off. The crowd noises are the same from PES 2015 and there’s a real feeling of a ‘stiff’ reaction to on-pitch action. The lacklustre crowds, the default referee faces that haven’t changed for 3 iterations of PES and the lack of life and atmosphere at particular stadiums. However, some of the visual issues from PES 2017 and PES 2016 are still there. PES 2018 is a visual improvement over PES 2017 and it’s evident from the moment you first kick-off. Konami’s first data pack of PES 2018 has already seen at least 100 faces updated and you’d be hard pressed to find a more accurate looking David Silva. We’ve seen a huge effort from Konami in the last two games to bring another level of detail to player faces and have the most accurate ones in a football game, and it’s certainly evident for the majority of Europe’s top sides (although strangely we haven’t seen more than two player faces for Chelsea since PES 2015). Colours have been improved as well, the pitch and grass has a deeper green to them rather than looking washed out, rain and dirt on player kits feels representative of the action and this all ties into helping the game look detailed and accurate up close in replays. Miss an open goal with Borussia Dortmund’s Aubameyang and his mouth opens in a gasp as he looks visibly shocked. Player faces have seen a huge improvement, facial hair looks like facial hair rather than a mesh of colour applied to a face and there’s an increase in the number of player expressions. I’ve never been one to obsess too much with visuals and graphics but it’s tough to review PES 2018 without discussing the crisp and accurate graphical changes. Take control of Isco for Real Madrid (MD White) or Spain and watch as you glide past defenders with his low body position or slightly move the ball with a flick of the left stick to break into some space. On the pitch it’s superb, players move with an uncanny realism. I was happy, the game was fun and it seemed like a really great step from PES 2017. The additions to animations this year are definitely noticeable but, at the same time, they fit in with the rest of the action perfect without distracting you from the on-pitch action. Fantastic touches and a burst of speed by Hazard to ease away from a defender, Diego Costa using all of his strength to shield the ball from Rob Holding before slipping Pedro through and a stunning save from Courtois to keep Lacazette from finding the net in the 6 yard box.
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It felt different to PES 2017, it played differently to PES 2017 but at the end of the day it still felt like a Pro Evolution Soccer game. Arsenal on Top Player.Ī close 1-0 win with a late goal from now-former Chelsea player Nemanja Matic after a nice flick on at the corner was enough to seal the victory. A month since I first started the game and reverted to my traditional start to any PES game stretching back to Pro Evolution Soccer 2, of playing Chelsea (London FC) vs. It’s been a month since PES 2018 was released.
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