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eFootball Free to Play and Cross-Platform

Evilms

Banned
Seriously, it's a disappointment, the game sucks like fifa 22, it's been years since football games stagnate : between dated animations, poor ball physics, stupid i.a, graphics that have trouble convincing you that you're not on PS3/360 era anymore...
Frankly, it doesn't make you want to play it at all.
 
Disagree.

In the UK in people are born into supporting a football team and blindy follow their peers etc without stopping and making a conscious choice on which sport to watch.

Also I don't think the FA, FIFA or EUFA are even trying to do 'something right' with regards to how the game is played or distributed to the masses. It's stuck in the dark ages but the brand of football is so strong the don't have to try.

Kinda like Nintendo now I think of it.

Anyway, don't want to derail the thread and so I'll stop now.
You could say the same about Americans with Am. Football, Basketball, Baseball. Football is the biggest sport in the world, not just the UK.

But I'll end there too.
 

Bojanglez

The Amiga Brotherhood
Thought as much. It's ironic really, finally FINALLY, got my lad into footbal games, only taken eleven years, but whats this? Even with Pes 2021 and Fifa 21 you want to build the england team? Fuck YOU, give us money! Or grind till his 50

Now this too? Fuck this.

What a sad load of bullshit.
I totally agree with the sentiment of this. But you made me think of a potential upside with this model. Presumably and team you build up will persist regardless of year, whereas the annual release model reset everything (I think)

But yeah the MTX model in general is killing experiences I really valued. PS2 era was great, we got multiple GTA games and quality PES games each year.... now this.
 

Life

Member
This seems like two steps forward and one back. Perhaps the new engine will be more simple and yet more similar to the PS2 era? That's not all that bad. Free-to-play is gonna increase the playerbase for sure.
 
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Klik

Member
Why would they want to have crossplay with mobile users, i don't get it?Why not mobile/mobile and separate console/pc.

Instead of making a game for next gen hardware now the lowest common denominator is what, Samsung S9?
 
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SCB3

Member
Interesting way to go

I enjoyed PES last year, moreso than FIFA, being on Game Pass helped it a lot so a F2P game on Unreal 4 could be a good time
 

Interfectum

Member
Why would they want to have crossplay with mobile users, i don't get it?Why not mobile/mobile and separate console/pc.

Instead of making a game for next gen hardware now the lowest common denominator is what, Samsung S9?
Game publishers are in a race to appeal to the masses instead of hardcore gamers. They most likely don't even care or expect much from the console versions and are only porting it there because of their legacy.
 
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Davevil

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Life

Member
"You can enjoy cutting-edge graphics and incomparable immersion on new-gen consoles, such as PlayStation®5 and Xbox Series X|S!"

What about PC? lol
 

Life

Member
Tbf if they bring this to Switch I'd play the shit out of it, but there's no indication of a Switch version.

Probably cos of the cross-platform play. DUnno how Nintendo handles online play - but it's still crazy Konami is getting so many other platforms connected.
 

anthony2690

Banned
People are still going to buy and play FIFA over it.

Checked out the online test and it looked bad.
 
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Kuranghi

Member
This trailer is unintentionally very hilarious to me. It feels like a childhood fever dream.

I feel like I'm 10 years old, on holiday in Spain and I just woke up from an afternoon nap in the hotel room. I'm still half asleep and the curtains are drawn so its really dark in the room and I turn on the TV and this is playing on it, I watch it, confused for a few minutes, and then turn off the TV and go downstairs to the poolside and ask my dad for 400 pesetas to buy an ice cream.
 
Yeah, if the single player (ML) is gone or an afterthought, I'll be really disappointed. PES is one of my all-time favorite franchises, but the future doesn't seem so bright.
 

Life

Member
PES are gone

Guess il be playing FIFA from now on

Lol going to FIFA from PES was kinda impossible for me. I couldn't take the game seriously man. PES has always had flaws, but you can still find enjoyment in it. People need to calm down cos the games not even out yet.

You think the new FIFA can't run on Android with some graphical compromises? Cmon now.
 

Airbus Jr

Banned
Lol going to FIFA from PES was kinda impossible for me. I couldn't take the game seriously man. PES has always had flaws, but you can still find enjoyment in it. People need to calm down cos the games not even out yet.

You think the new FIFA can't run on Android with some graphical compromises? Cmon now.
I wasnt planning on playing fifa on android
 

Termite

Member
Absolute tragedy.

Look, something absolutely had to change. They were killed by FIFA, the franchise was on its deathbed. I get going F2P if they think it's necessary.

But taking two years... and THIS is what they've produced? 9 teams? No single player modes? Worse graphics than before?

I mean, what the fuck did they spend the time on? They've produced a fucking demo and called it a game. And it took two years?!?

Had they used the two years to create a real next-gen football experience with a proper amount of teams I could have forgiven the F2P stuff. Had they made a next-gen $60 game I could have forgiven some missing features.

But this...? This is just lower than the lowest bar I could have ever possibly imagined, even for the PES team who have proven themselves incompetent time and again. The series is truly dead.
 
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SLB1904

Banned
May I ask what mod you use?
I use all in one mode. Most of the modes are free. Some people charge for some of the stuff. Anyway still worth it just for the free stuff. I doubt fifa 23 will look better than this.

[Media]

Watch this guy video. That's where I got it from.
BTW I haven't watch the video I post my guess is should be updated
 
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e&e

Banned
A garbage game mtx ridden, this is the future of gaming.

Another series bites the dust.
The series was already biting the dust.

This thread is exhibit A for hot takes of what people know nothing about when it comes to business…
So long my early 2000s friend. The last PES I bought was 2009.
This post sums up the irony of this thread! 😂
 
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SLB1904

Banned
The series was already biting the dust.

This thread is exhibit A for hot takes of what people know nothing about when it comes to business…

This post sums up the irony of this thread! 😂
Tbf they run the franchise to the ground. Pes was king until 2007. The transition to ps360 was shit. Fifa destroyed them with 09 and they never recovered.
Yeah we weren't buying pes because it got stuck in the past.
They had fifa in the pocket they fucked up
 

e&e

Banned
Tbf they run the franchise to the ground. Pes was king until 2007. The transition to ps360 was shit. Fifa destroyed them with 09 and they never recovered.
Yeah we weren't buying pes because it got stuck in the past.
They had fifa in the pocket they fucked up
FIFA is king and they couldn’t compete years ago, and all I’m saying is here are the hot takes that the franchise died at the announcement of THIS game as the company tries to diversify…😂
 
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SLB1904

Banned
FIFA is king and they couldn’t compete years ago, and all I’m saying is here are the hot takes that the franchise died at the announcement of THIS game as the company tries to diversify…😂
Yeah I get you. But some folks were hopeful they would come back swinging. But as soon I saw the beta, yeah
 
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PES needs a larger player base so not surprised to see it go free-to-play.
It's about time more people get to see and experience the better gameplay that PES has to offer over Fifa.

EA has been coasting on Fifa's name for far too long now. All flashy graphics, presentation and fuck all to piss poor gameplay to show for it. Each year its rinse & repeat. Fuck EA and fuck Fifa.
 

e&e

Banned
PS: FIFA will go FTP when they see the numbers a FTP game can do soon; the suits’ eyes will light up dollar signs!
 

SLB1904

Banned
PES needs a larger player base so not surprised to see it go free-to-play.
It's about time more people get to see and experience the better gameplay that PES has to offer over Fifa.

EA has been coasting on Fifa's name for far too long now. All flashy graphics, presentation and fuck all to piss poor gameplay to show for it. Each year its rinse & repeat. Fuck EA and fuck Fifa.
The problem of pes are licenses. People don't want to play with london FC.
 
The problem of pes are licenses. People don't want to play with london FC.
As far as I am aware that is fixable by downloading the option files and installing it to your console or PC which has the corrected team names and badges.

I use all in one mode. Most of the modes are free. Some people charge for some of the stuff. Anyway still worth it just for the free stuff. I doubt fifa 23 will look better than this.

[Media]

Watch this guy video. That's where I got it from.
BTW I haven't watch the video I post my guess is should be updated

20:36 - Jesus, look at the swerve on that cross. Delicious 😋😋😋

See this is why PES is head and shoulders above Fifa. Konami continues to bend EA over in the gameplay department.
Take Fifa away from EA and maybe it will evolve into a decent football game.
 
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SSfox

Member
I don't buy football game since very long time, so will try this, hopefully it will destroy Fifa so EA can stop miliking the franchise and start making real games.
 

cHaOs667

Member
I use all in one mode. Most of the modes are free. Some people charge for some of the stuff. Anyway still worth it just for the free stuff. I doubt fifa 23 will look better than this.

[Media]

Watch this guy video. That's where I got it from.
BTW I haven't watch the video I post my guess is should be updated

When I see mods like this, I instantly feel that PES should have headed this way 12 years ago. It would be a way more satisfying and outstanding experience today.
 

GinSama

Member
This looks really really really bad 😳

I like sports games. Play career mode pick a team, build a franchise, play with sliders make the game like a real full season…..
This is nothing that I was expecting.

I guess now ea doesn’t need to push his product since there no more competition for a traditional football game… and we all know that there’s no way that ea is going to lose in a battle for mtx.

All the footage looks disgusting… there’s no footplanting … the players are iceskating. The animations look really bad….The way the defenders are behaving is laughable…. The iniesta drible is so painful to see….
 
So the "New Football game- Server Test" beta, despite, "LOLZ, its just a demo it will look NOTHING like this on release!" was near enough EXACTLY what you will get on release day.

Yikes.
 
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