Then I realized that PES 2020 has subtly woven in mishits to both systems, and it’s not just a dice roll tied to a player’s attribute ratings. off about the pace of play, which slows down players somewhat but really made passing and shooting feel clumsy. But it’s also the most favorable light in which one can view eFootball PES 2020, a formidable, strong-playing rival that has thrown some sharp elbows in a licensing game dominated by the bigger publisher.ĭeep inside PES’ machinery is, once again, a stronger and more challenging game of football, though it does expect some familiarity with the franchise’s systems, or a long re-acclimatization to them (I was the latter).
It seems unfair to the game and its developers, but it’s hard to evaluate Pro Evolution Soccer outside of the context of EA Sports’ FIFA series.