Here is my retrospective on the game that brought the "Beautiful Game" back to our consoles.
Was it better than FIFA 15 ? In terms of pure simulation of football ? Absolutely. FIFA 15 was a hyper-speed, 5-4 highlight reel. PES 2015 was a tactical chess match. pes 15
Putting a creative player in the "hole" behind two strikers allowed you to control the entire flow of the match. It is arguably the last time a football game truly rewarded intelligent passing over pace abuse. Here is my retrospective on the game that
The shift to the Kojima Productions' Fox Engine in PES 2014 was a disaster. The players moved like tanks, and the input lag was brutal. But in PES 2015 , Konami finally figured it out. Absolutely
Looking back almost a decade later, stands as one of the most important titles in the series' history. It didn't just fix the mistakes of its predecessor; it reminded the world why PES used to be king.