New season and new wave of football video games, this time it is already a more than contrasted pairing between FIFA and PES, between Electronic Arts and Konami. We have eFootball PES 2020, the most daring version that Konami has released of the mythical PES and that we analyze so that you can choose now that both games are on the market, is it worth it? We have been spending a good handful of hours on the new «Pro» that Konami has worked on and we have found a series of improvements easily noticeable at all levels, and of course some weak points that are still there despite everything.
What has changed the most in this new eFootball PES 2020
The first thing, as you can see, is the name. The classic Pro Evolution Soccer of a lifetime has been renamed eFootball PES 2020, a nod to the Japanese of what the firm intends to do with the game, professionalize it and emphasize that Konami works precisely on making a soccer simulator, and not just another soccer game. In general terms, at the level of tactics, strategies and the naturalness of the game, they have altered as little as possible, however, we find more dynamism with a plus of demand.
The first changes appear in the handling of the ball and the movements we do without it, in this aspect the tuning of our squad (especially in MyClub mode) and the correction of the line-ups can mark a before and after in each game. Accuracy will be more important than ever, and also the fact of getting ahead of the play, especially in defense where the CPU will not take the reins so blatantly and we will have to dance between the assisted pressure (pressing the square) and the back containment, so as not to generate excessive spaces that the rival can take advantage of in the form of deep passes.
Some negative points that remain
eFootball PES 2020 has slightly renewed the reactions of the goalkeepers, especially at the level of stretches. However, they still have a serious reaction problem, they do not attack the ball diligently in one-on-one and sometimes leave too much room in the goal. However, goalkeepers are not easy to surprise in everyday situations, such as heeled shots or from outside the area, for this we will have to make use of the manual launch (holding R2) which will be much more demanding with the direction, but lethal if we got it right.
The tactics, however, they remain comprehensive and profound. Highly customizable, although it costs a bit to get hold of them if you are not a regular in the franchise, but you will soon realize that it can be the difference between a disastrous defense or a compact block. Tactic plays a big role in real football, and eFootball PES 2020 aims to be just that. We cannot qualify it as a negative point, mRather, it is an aspect that tends to scare off the more "casual" players, especially in MyClub mode or when we choose to play "ranked" with traditional teams.
EFootball PES 2020 licenses
Licenses are the eternal war, this year eFotball PES will not have the Champions League, instead it has taken over the rights of the Eurocup 2020, At the national team level, the game will also be updated once the season is over to adapt to the requirements of the script for a tournament of these characteristics. These are the eFootball PES 2020 team licenses:
- Euro 2020: free and exclusive DLC
- Boca Juniors and River Plate exclusively, with their stadiums
- Serie A with Juventus exclusively
- Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership
- Eredivise from Holland
- Portugal NOS League
- RSL from Switzerland
- SporToto from Turkey
- Argentine Super League Quilmes
- Chilean AFP Championship
- Brasileirao from Brazil
- Jupiter Por League of Belgium
- Danish Superligaen
- Chinese Super League
- Toyota Thau League of Thailand
In addition, exclusively eFootball PES 2020 will manage, among others, Camp Nou, Allianz Arena and Juventus Stadium, stadiums that will not be available in rival FIFA 20, which instead takes important leagues such as the Premier League, the Santander League or the Champions League licenses. The license duel can be easily resolved through the classic Option Files and edit mode available in eFootball PES 2020.
The new and renewed Master League and consolidation
We are now talking about the traditional PES game mode and the one that has taken us the most hours when there was no online mode, some of us have been playing video games for some time (also available for PC). We can now choose legends as a coach, like J. Cruiff or Maradona, with a certain cinematic nature and very similar to FIFA's Career Mode in that regard, Save the differences that in the Master League mode we will have to manage the team from start to finish to take it to stardom, the young stars will make the difference.
We will have to give talks with the Technical Director and even press conferences prior to important matches. Decisions motivated by the press or the rest of the staff can make a difference. The transfer market has been improved with the passing of the updates, as the first editions gave some unlikely options. This is still one of the most entertaining offline game modes available for football video games.
For its part, the mode myClub has decided to remain almost unchanged, cooperative online matches of up to three against three, informal matches and constant online tournaments. Match Day highlights, With each important game (as happened with Atlético - Real Madrid), for a few hours you can be part of one of the two teams and earn points for it in a real-time competition. At the commentator level, Carlos Martínez and Julio Maldonado (Maldini) are still pigeonholed, with a backward and not very dynamic script, from my point of view the worst of the game.
A clear bet for the future
The difference between FIFA and PES hadn't been so small in a long time, It is still the most realistic game and close to the football simulation, it maintains a polished base of recent years despite aspects to improve such as goalkeepers in short distances. However, the main change that Konami should undertake is at the level of game modes. You can buy eFootball PES 2020 at the best price at your usual point of sale, or at THIS LINK.