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Interfering With Play – Tuesday 8th December 2009
Posted By Great blogger Parth parmarWelcome to this week’s Interfering With Play. It seems every week I am having to start my column apologising for something, and this week I am once again working on a very busy timeline. I am fully aware that there are people out there who look forward to reading my weekly column on their lunch break or with a cup of tea in the morning, and therefore I try to meet each deadline. With the weeks coming up to Christmas, PESGaming normally falls onto its annual winter break, to give bloggers and contributors time off. The forums still do a roaring business over the festive period; however next week will be the final Interfering With Play of 2009. There will be our annual review of the year posted at some point over the Christmas period, and this column in particular will return on Tuesday 5th January 2010. With that said, there are still two weeks worth of talking points to discuss, so lets crack on with this week’s Interfering With Play.
“Been Around The World”
Having openly asked the PESGaming community for their views on Winning Eleven (the Asian brand of Pro Evolution Soccer) I received a fair few e-mails, many of which were either in a foreign language or too difficult to translate. The ones that I did get to view were very complimentary about WE, saying it is a superior all round game to PES 2010. Without experiencing the game myself, I would always reserve judgement, but the views from the majority of people who have played both tend to lean towards the Japanese game as opposed to the EU equivalent.
So my question is pretty simple, why even release a different game over the course of two regions? Correct me if I am wrong, but Call Of Duty plays the same no matter which side of the Atlantic you reside in, or Faith still jumps buildings to the same quality on varying versions of Mirror’s Edge. If I am honest, my experience of Winning Eleven is limited to video footage and word of mouth, but from my experience each year’s version seems to be a slightly more polished version of PES. Why?
With the above said one issue that remains universally weak are the online modes. The people I spoke to have all said their games suffer from delay or lag, and this has genuinely affected their gaming experience. There will be a great deal of talk on this site in the new year about potential ways of solving this problem, but for the time being, I am very interested to hear more from anyone who has played both versions of PES and WE, and most importantly, language aside, which version they prefer. E-mails can be sent as always to the usual address.
“Sing For The Moment”
Finally, I have a new PS3, and at the moment a borrowed copy of PES 2010. That means I have actually managed to give a look over the downloadable content released just a couple of weeks ago. Before we take this point any further, I would like to point out that, as with many of you, I was aware that this download would have no affect on the actual game itself other than the inclusion of teams and transfers. If I had been going into viewing the DLC with that attitude it would have built up a false pretence for actually what it was, which was a pretty solid update of transfer information. Yes, there are new teams available in the Champions League mode (I know, calm down!) but the real reason I had been waiting for this edit was because it updated the ‘rosters’.
That is all well and good, and hats off to Konami for doing it and making it free of charge, but the huge question is, why is it such a big deal that Konami have shown such after care service. Taking a month to bring out an update is one thing, but then to leave countless PR drops and blog entries promoting it seems a little bit self gratuitous. In a day and age where video games are revolutionised by DLC (Grand Theft Auto) or given extra lifespan (Call Of Duty Maps, Burnout Paradise) it should be noted that Konami’s offering actually does neither.
I am not a huge fan of nailing Konami for moving forwards, and the offer of DLC is something which Konami made new last year, but it still feels that Konami are genuinely doing the bare minimum to compete. There are no new teams, editing options, boots or competitions. No new stadiums or music packs, it is simply an update. And it has taken a month. People at Konami are now very much looking to the community as a way of heading forwards, and the improvement towards the online gaming aspect is something that has been spoken about to great lengths, but issues such as downloadable content and new game modes can not afford to be ignored either.
So, to get us in the mood for next year, and to put a few ideas out there, the question I ask this week is pretty simple. What would you like to see Konami make available as downloadable content? Let your imagination run wild with this one, as the sky is pretty much the limit. It might be a handful of new graphical inclusions, or maybe a story mode for Become A Legend, or perhaps an entire new game mode (I am itching for 7 a side football!) Leave you comments in the usual manner, as downloadable content is the present and future of video games. Konami need to realise this!
“It’s Tricky”
Some top views raised about the difficulty levels last week. I would agree that I don’t see too much difference between professional and top player, as I find them to be much of a like. I also found it very interesting the way changing the sliders for your opponents could affect the way they play against you, especially from an attacking AI point of view. This is something I will look at over the next few days.
One thing I think people miss out a bit is that playing against AI teams such as Barcelona and even Liverpool, there are ways to use their weaknesses and exploit them. For example, Dani Alves always seems to push forward and get caught out of position, which is idea for using a pacey left winger to exploit the space. If you play as Burnley or Hull City, teams that lack pace, you are going to struggle at playing against Barcelona, whereas if you are a Real Madrid or Chelsea, you will find it easier to exploit the space. People then go on to moan they struggle to get a result against teams such as Burnley themselves, and lose games against weaker sides such as Portsmouth. This is because these sides tend to be very narrow, which in turn pushes your play down the wing. They also have tall, imposing Centre Backs that are good in the air, which means if you have a Van Persie Or Eduardo in the middle, you crosses will normally be intercepted by the defenders. If you can adapt you way of playing between a variety of styles, you may find yourself winning against all comers, but it is wrong to criticise the game for offering different styles of opponent.
As regards to the next level of difficulty, superstar or 6 stars, the suggestions of making unlockable or even downloadable would be welcomed by myself. However, PES has always played like a game that is both realistic and fair, and I would hate to feel like I was going into a match without a chance! I am quite happy to leave the issue of difficultly open for a couple more weeks. Get in touch in the usual way.
“Old Timers”
In regards to some comments made about Classic Players last week, I have to say I totally agree with the views made. I am a huge football fan, and fully respect the great players that have played the sport. However, I have no urge to play as Pele and co. on PES, especially against the modern teams on the game. I have always blocked the option to allow these players to be used in Master League, and although I have unlocked the majority of these Classic Teams year in year out, I never play as them. I would much prefer the option to play as dream teams from the various leagues and continents and opposed to stars from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s.
What would appeal to me, however, is the ability to have these teams play either in old style tournaments or just simply have a larger collection of them in a different game mode. I have spoke before about including classic Champions League teams, and I would be more than happy to jump on board a scenario mode whereby you play as classic teams in a series of matches to rewrite history (as seen in the exceptional concept but terribly executed WWE Legends Of Wrestlemania game).This could be even taken further as PES goes back to its international roots. I would be delighted to play the 1966 World Cup Final again, especially in black and white, or even try and stop Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’.
I believe modes like this would not only add another dimension to the PES franchise, but would also appease fans who like using these classic players and teams in game mode more suited to its fantasy element. Your views, as always are greatly appreciated.
“League Of Our Own”
Finally this week, I will be running a qualification period for the IWP 2010 league. Everyone who has applied and been successful will receive an e-mail between now and January explaining the next steps. If you do not wish to take part any more due to commitments, or simply feel you can not play PES 2010 properly, you will be excused without any problems at all. Obviously during this busy festive period, it is difficult to fit everything in, but I hope to have these e-mails out no later than the second week of January.
That’s your lot for this week. I have downloaded a couple of option files, and am trying them out over the next few days, as to give you guys an informed choice. I know there are people out there who have waited patiently, so I owe it to you guys to make the best decision I possibly can. As always, interferingwithplay@hotmail.co.uk is the place to direct e-mails to, and I look forward to next week’s column looking back on the comments you guys have made.
Thanks for Reading
If you fancy a copy of it on the PS2, all you have to do is to tell me in no more than 200 words why PES is the game for you.
It’s that simple. The best three entries will bag a copy of the PS2 game. Email me at my usual address below. The competition end date is the 14th of December 2009. The sooner I get three winners the sooner the games go out, so get sending your entries.
This talk of competitions leads me nicely to my next topic of regular online competitions. We are going to be teaming up with www.pesrankings.com with lots of exciting prizes. We are looking to establish a permanent presence on pesrankings.com, so this should be an exciting time for everyone involved with our site. We will be looking to create a trial competition on the PS3 very soon to see how we fair. Hopefully we can get pretty efficient with running them, and have regular competitions for everyone to join in on.
That’s all I have for you guys this week, so I look forward to getting some entries in soon for the PS2 copies we have available.
Thanks for reading
