Ahh yes Konami the killer of great franchises. They destroyed MGS by being petty with Kojima then releasing The Phantom Pain plainly unfinished, which in turn killed PT. Silent Hill has also been abandoned into the ether. Now PES has gone the same way. Lets be fair the announcement of having a free PES football game and them rebranding it efootball, seemed quite exciting. Unfortunately the reality is that Konami have released a bug ridden, half finished pile of crap, that plays like a football game from the PS1 era. The players run around like they are playing with concrete boots on and the collision detection is non-existant. The referee AI is borderline myopic, where they miss leg breaking tackles frequently. In a nutshell the game plays like a slightly advanced mobile game rather than a game befitting 2021. Looks like a free ride this year for EA and their own god awful FIFA franchise. As a football game fan, we need a 3rd candidate that'll mix things up and put the fear of god into EA and Konami. Until then, they will continue to take liberties with both fanbases.
13 Reviews
From Huge fan to big disappointment
AvionPrince1615 August 2022
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I was a Fifa Fan but i really didnt enjoyed what it become and tried efootball pes 2016. I really found something different and more realist in some way to the soccer that i like to play myself. And each year i supported the game even the efootball pes 2021 even if it was only an update of the 2020 version but i really enjoyed it anyway and feel the improvment even if it was pretty minor. So they said that new version will have a new graphics engine, animation so i was pretty excited but i cant believe that was the actual release of the game. So a big disappointment. The game is worst than efootball 2020. Its really a downgrade in each level of the game: gameplay, graphics, animation, feeling with the controller. So yeah even the possession game feel weird and dont really enjoyed it but i need to admit that the pace is more slow and need more construction and more patience. The defense have good sides but for me it have too much bugs and problems in graphics and gameplay and that make it pretty unplayable. I still play at the pes 2021 version and i will stick to it maybe i will change the game with the 2023 version but i hope they will fix the problems.
Worst game of all time
sethydrage2 October 2021
Thanks Konami
cannabinosa9 November 2021
We all wanted a good football game and of course we did not get it, but at least Konami gave us some laughs. The worst thing about this is not the bugs or the graphics. It is the gameplay. The ball is so slow when you give a pass that it takes 100 years to reach to the other player.
I can not believe that this was the same company that made PES 6...
I can not believe that this was the same company that made PES 6...
This could possibly be the worst UI in all of PES history
Neptune16510 October 2021
Instead of making the game from scratch on the Unreal engine, all they did in two years was port the existing build directly into it, recycle the 2016 commentary and hope for the best. It's utterly shameful really and a slap in the face to fans. Also the Unreal engine makes for an easy port to mobile so you can see why they went down this route. At least forward-porting to UE5 is possible but this is hardly a next gen game. Pity the Fox Engine got stretched but any dedicated development would've continued to invest in new in-house technologies. International Superstar Soccer 64 is genuinely great and better than this.
Konami has officially killed pes. Disgraceful.
Neptune16510 October 2021
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Another one's great franchise has been completely obliterated! Konami strikes again! It is such a disappointment what is done to this game. Is placing its self to be one of the worst studios of all time. Poor development of Castlevania after symphony of the night, Kill Metal Gear Solid, get rid of Kojima and now destroy the one strong household name they have. After years of Konami trying to escape their grave, they're now digging their own. Not surprising in the least. The worst online gaming experience I've ever had. Lying helps no one, honest feedback is definitely needed. Step up Konami. I feel so sorry for PC players this year. You can either play this absolute broken monstrosity of a game or an out of date version of FIFA while people with less powerful consoles enjoy a superior version of the game. Well at least we have modded PES 2021 we can still play.
IS THIS A SAD JOKE
DUTCHY_BOY_129 December 2021
The worst game ever. It doesnt make you enjoy it. It makes you angry and frustrated to play it. Very slow, stiff, and just generally annoying to play. Not fun at all. PES 2020, 2021 were going down hill. But are masterpieces compared to this.
Embarrassing
Ben2478928 April 2022
Killed of Pro Evo to make this rubbish. I love Pro Evolution it's felt more real thAn other games and I really enjoyed them. But this game is so bad, I mean it's unbelievably bad. Can't say nothing more. I won't be purchasing any E sports games in the future, not a chance in hell.
Best mobile football game ever
fortuand20 December 2022
Its awesome. The gameplay is mature unlike fifa or dream League
Playing this game has been a nice experience
The weekly events makes it more fun to play.
I've been playing this game for two years now I nothing can ever be better than this.
Its awesome. The gameplay is mature unlike fifa or dream League Playing this game has been a nice experience The weekly events makes it more fun to play.
I've been playing this game for two years now I nothing can ever be better than this.
Its awesome. The gameplay is mature unlike fifa or dream League Playing this game has been a nice experience The weekly events makes it more fun to play.
I've been playing this game for two years now I nothing can ever be better than this.
I've been playing this game for two years now I nothing can ever be better than this.
Its awesome. The gameplay is mature unlike fifa or dream League Playing this game has been a nice experience The weekly events makes it more fun to play.
I've been playing this game for two years now I nothing can ever be better than this.
Its awesome. The gameplay is mature unlike fifa or dream League Playing this game has been a nice experience The weekly events makes it more fun to play.
I've been playing this game for two years now I nothing can ever be better than this.
Not good and not bad
vfghnbvvzz6 November 2021
Before the new update i well give it 0 of 10 but now i well give them 6/10 the new update of 0.91 i think it's good but definitely not that good and i really hope it's get better or just change the gameplay and make it like 2020/2021 it well be way better and yeah i really want it to be better for all of pes fans.
100% #1
ocesarebr2 December 2023
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I remember when this pseudo-game came out and it was completely unplayable. Improved? Of course it got better, because it was impossible to be worse than that. The 100% trophies are easy but because the artificial intelligence was very bad at the beginning, to win the three-touch trophy it was much easier to win back then but you can still win easily. The players in this game feel like they are running with 100 tons of cement on their feet, super slow. Horrible. Not Funny. The worst game of soccer ever. I loves PES but is horrible. I'm glad it's 100% quick 100% #1 Game With all trophies 100% on December 2, 2023.
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