In "Pro Evolution Soccer 2020" players can now get the ball slammed in the stomach - or in the crotch, which makes them briefly incapacitated. Also new is the tactic statement "Position loyalty". And, oh yes, and you can now specifically commit a tactical foul. There are more exciting things than such adjustments.
The two well-established series "Fifa" and "Pro Evolution Soccer" ("PES") produce new full-price games each year. But fundamental innovations such as a street football mode announced for "Fifa 2020", in which male and female figures play together for the first time, are rare bright spots.
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The German national team in "PES 2020"
Konami wants to position its game more as an e-sports title under the name "eFootball PES 2020" - and perhaps put it closer to "Fifa" in alphabetically sorted game summaries. move. The competitor sells a lot better, also in Germany "Fifa" is played by many more players (and sometimes hated).
"The ball, it's rolling."
Practically - I can say that with 15 years of "PES" experience - remains "PES" but "PES": a football game grandiose football simulation, but beyond the matches but lacking the finishing touches and quarrels with the online age. Again.
Some examples:
- The omnipresent loading screens could hardly be more. At "Fifa" minigames often sweeten the wait, "PES" at best offers tips in gray text boxes.
- The training mode is virtually one on one of its predecessors and requires a very high frustration tolerance.
- The German commentator duo annoys fast as usual, with sentences like "Time is ticking - and time is ticking for them". Ten minutes after kick-off, it notes, "The ball is rolling."
- Well-known oddities remain in the game: For example, games between computer teams never end 2: 1 or 1: 2.
- Some interesting "PES" modes such as the "random selection game" and "Versus" are again only offline usable. Online, there are lovelessly designed challenges, such as the "Divisions," in which you impersonally duel with any players anywhere in the world. Also, the game variant of "PES" used in e-sports tournaments, in which the strengths and forms of teams are adjusted, can not again play over the net against friends. So much for the e-sports focus.
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Ouch: There was a ball in the stomach
The games are fun
All this is annoying, because the games in "PES 2020" are fun and challenging - even against the computer, especially against human opponents and in co-op mode, in which two or three players together take over a team.
"PES 2020" gives players the feeling of having their team under control. Goals are not always, but often enough, explained by their own failure. Goals, on the other hand, have to be worked out, which makes them all the more satisfying.
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eFootball PES 2020
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Compared to "PES 2019", the action has been slowed down a bit, which is good for the feel of the game, as well as the greater focus on the physique of the players, supplemented by new dribble options. The referees seem to whistle less pettishly in the full versions again than in the demo version.
Visually, hardly anything has changed. The graphics still appeal, even on a normal Playstation 4. Especially the player animations are impressively close to reality, stars often recognize their movements and their style of play. The stadium atmosphere is meanwhile mau.
The strengths and weaknesses of "PES 2020"
What are the strengths, weaknesses and innovations of "eFootball PES 2020"? This photo gallery gives an overview of the new version released for PC, Playstation 4 and Xbox One. (Note: All the following screenshots are from a regular Playstation 4.)
Playful a direct hit: On the pitch "PES 2020" is even rounder than the already well-balanced predecessor. The gameplay is a bit slower and thus become more tactical, also plays the physique of the players a greater role. Well-known players are easy to recognize, partly because of their movements. In the close-up many player faces seem unnatural, which is mainly due to the appearance of the eyes and mouths.
The tactics settings are usual extensive, with those of "PES 2019" but almost identical. A new addition is the "Positional Loyalty" option, which we are using here as FC Barcelona against Juventus.
The action on the field looks good, especially in the player animations Konami has done a lot right. The gameplay looks almost consistent as a piece and yet not as predicted from a long hand. In the first days of the test, we also enjoyed more than our predecessor, to compete against computer-controlled teams.
"PES 2020" comes with a new camera perspective called "Stadium". Viewed through them, the event strongly reminds of a real football broadcast. Above all, the "stadium" view offers the player a lot of overview.
Liverpool FC, who play here against Manchester United, is called "PES 2020" by default Liverpool R: On the PC and the Playstation 4 can be a team like Liverpool edit but with little effort, so it's his real name and his real logo and get his real jerseys.
Konami has licenses for the French, Italian and Portuguese leagues this year. In contrast, the English and Spanish leagues are not represented with their original competition names. There are no women's teams other than "Fifa".
At German clubs offers "PES 2020" Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen and FC Schalke 04. Fans of the game but have long been working on extensive Bundesliga patches that can be on the Playstation 4 via USB stick. On the Xbox One lacks the necessary import function. The easiest way to integrate fan patches on the PC is on the PC.
If you want, you can also lend a hand at any time: the edit mode appears prominently in the visually renewed main menu of the game. It offers many options, from the renaming of players, clubs and stadiums to the conversion of entire competitions. An overview of all "PES 2020" licenses can be found here.
The "master league" mode, once the showpiece of "PES", has been slightly revamped for the new version. In addition to new options such as different start budgets, there are new video sequences, in particular, the important games such as season opener games or derbies herald. The "master league" is a pure offline mode.
In the "master league" a multi-year coaching career is simulated. You take care of the tactics, negotiate transfers, try to keep your players happy, but you also play the games yourself. The player slips into the body of a veteran. We chose Johan Cruyff and Diego Maradona and Lothar Matthäus among others.
In occasionally distributed press conferences, the player can give his view of the course of the season on record. However, the questions and the appropriate answer options are not too exciting. The game depth of a pure manager game like "Football Manager" is far from the "Master League" mode.
Here we have won the Super Cup with Liverpool, which is called "Super Cup" in "PES 2020". Even the word Champions League encounters you only if you rename the corresponding existing in-game tournament by editor. The Champions League license has competitor "Fifa".
The "Champions League" seasons make quite a mood, in so far as a game against computer opponents are basically fun. In our test season, we became English champions with Liverpool, while we failed in the semi-finals in the Champions League. Here we play shortly after the end of the season against a world selection.
While the "master league" was a little spiced up, Konami has changed little in other modes. For example, playing "Become a Legend", an offline mode in which you control the fortunes of a single player, is not overly fulfilling, as in previous years.
Especially at the beginning of a "become-to-legend" career, the games are more like patience games. As a center forward, for example, you have only a handful of opportunities in every game to intervene in the game. The rest of the time you have to be content to watch the game behind you from afar.
With "MyClub" Konami also has his counterpart to the most popular "Fifa" mode "Ultimate Team" back on board. Also with "MyClub" it is about to get as good as possible players of different clubs and to put together their own super team. So far, Konami has for the upcoming "MyClub" season but little difference from the previous year in view.
As with "Ultimate Team" you can also invest real money in virtual currency at "MyClub". It feels like the pressure to spend a bit more in addition to the purchase price of the game, but less than "Ultimate Team". Traditionally, "MyClub" is faster for superstars than for "Ultimate Team".
Perhaps the funniest game mode of "PES 2020" is the co-op mode, where two or three players compete against two or three others, either offline or online. At half time and after the final whistle each participant gets an evaluation of the performance.
In general, "PES 2020" can be easily adapted to your own needs. For example, you can set the game to support a little or very strong on the passes or in the shots, but also set everything to "manual" as an alternative. However, beginners do not find it easy for Konami to find their way around the settings. "Fifa" is definitely beginner-friendly.
Hardly new at "MyClub"
In the modes, the "master league" was spiced up with new startup options and video sequences that will soon be skipped. The player career "Become a legend" and "MyClub", the counterpart to the main "Fifa" online mode "Ultimate Team", on the other hand, seem to stagnate. New is for online gamers only the mode "Matchday", in which many players at the same time replay current derbies and thereby hit a particular page.
On German teams "PES 2020" only offers Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen and Schalke 04. France and Italy's first league, for example, are in play with original data (including Juventus, which in "Fifa 20" will be called "Piemonte Calcio"). All English and Spanish clubs except Arsenal, Manchester United and FC Barcelona meanwhile offer real squads, but fake club names. Most national teams are authentically represented, in 2020 Konami delivers an EM update.
When filling the license gaps helps as usual a large editor. It can be used to add original data or import data sets from third parties. The offline part of the game can be spiced up so much.
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Markus Boehm, Danial Montazeri
Football games. 100 pages (Reclam 100 pages)
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100
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Best with several on the couch
Best of all, "PES 2020" is clear when you like duels with other players on the couch next to you. For offline games, there are the most exciting game options, including e-sports settings. Here the game "Fifa 19" and its predecessor in the shade. Players with an online focus, on the other hand, still have a hard time loving "PES". The few innovations that "PES 2020" offers, Konami could have delivered anytime via an update.
For fans remains a game that looks a bit rounder than "PES 2019". Newcomers get a sometimes tough, but very serious "Fifa 2020" alternative - albeit without sweets like street football.
