Lmao!! Brilliant comment. PES use to be a religion in my household and wider family. We have a big family too. I was speaking to my cousin yesterday and told him that maybe the murder of PES is a good thing because in the time they screwed us over, I've been able to go very far in my career and build 2 businesses on the side. My most productive years ever but the irony is I'd prefer to be back to my brokie wage and have Master League in my life instead 😂😂 BIG FACTS.
@@Rah-recommends you can wait and get football life 2025 its the same thing as pes 2021 but with the latest squads and tournaments with all licenses etc. FOR FREE!
I think the passes feel sharper and it seems like the ball moves quicker along the floor I like it. It seems like they’re slowly going backwards towards PES21 gameplay doesn’t it 😂
Yeah, yeah, the passing system is greater than ever... Unfortunately when you pass by your opponent, all he takes is a few shoulder pushes and your exciting network of passes ends in an opponent's counterattack 👍🤭 Don't worry, though: Konami gave you a beautiful Messi's card, so praise them with your best kawaii eyes 😍
@@Yashdavid51 Konami is not smart. The people who keeps spending money on this poor excuse of a game are dumb, giving Konami millions of dollars to do nothing.
Its still said a side from konami cannot make this master league, Only you have play this my league one smaller than find out results they scored obivious back to back key match then put receiving matchdays.
Can't wait for the first few weeks of having fun till they decide to tweak it all to absolute garbage again. This sounds so pessimistic but my trust for Konami is a bit broken nowadays. Love the slight tweak in Graphics though. We almost finally have the look they promised us back then with the UE5 Trailer😃👍🏻
This efootball is the best football simulation ever seen on console!!It s amazing!It s really really amazing!It s an incredible game with a real close real simulation of football!
Feels like someone at Konami had the "brilliant" idea of shoehorning "AI" into this as every other company is doing nowadays, and the result is smart assist. Just another backward step disguised as advancement
To prove i had advance players i've just put in finesse dribble control with they have defence line what switched he doing a team playstyle. Except at a attacking line up what still chance opponent get out closer you can't get out to this defensive. Each i have chance assisted run put the goal onto finish.
The gameplay is just getting better and better, everithing polished, and way more animations. It has a very nice new learning curve so its really early to fully juedge but it just feels amazing. Its a sahme the shielding is gone but the new L2 fineese i feel is gonna give us way more stisfactions. Of course we as PES fans expect a lot more. They deliver crumbs, the feeling is we could have seen this 2 years ago, but it is waht it is and i really enjoy it!
I don't see any difference here with this game except for a couple of new cut scenes and the fineness dribbling being another version of the close control mechanic from PES 2020 (a bit more nimble). Same issues appear to plague the game, particularly the lack of mobility on receipt of the ball and just no realistic 50/50 ball situations, the ball is always finding it's way to a player, there's never a lose ball and battle situation. The real worry is that Smart Assist even exists. Any automation for gameplay elements requiring skill, just opens the door for the game to be geared towards microtransactions and spamming. It looks like the game is getting worse to me and not better. Scrap the entire thing and start from scratch with a brand new engine and take this pay to win garbage out of our games. You will never get a good game out of something that is based around microtransactions being necessary just to get player stats to translate onto the pitch.
You might not like the game but millions of other people around the world does that's why Konami is making millions. Why would they change something that making them money?
@@tm8844 Well that's precisely the problem, the stupid consumer are being conned by being sold the same game over and over repackaged with a new lick of paint and a few sliders moved. I wasn't looking at this from Konami's perspective, of course they're going to milk the consumer if they make themselves available. I'm just saying this is a problem and my suggestion was for what the game actually needs to return to greatness for the gamers to enjoy again, not the developer collecting their $$$. This problem also exists with FIFA, in fact all the sports franchises are a mess suffering the same problem, you hear it with Madden, NBA 2K, the wrestling games. They're all at it, the gamers are sick of it, but it's almost like they have Stockholm Syndrome. The only way you actually change this is by voting with your wallet and stop buying the games until the effort is put in.
One thing puzzles me... Excluding the goal keeper in your team player with the lowest overall performance is marked with a grade of 96. On the other hand in the AI team the highest marked player has a grade of only 81!!! A huge difference in value!!! And yet the AI team plays as a f****ing all star team, with free players entering into open space in a way that is totally unexpected. Admit you got totally surprised with the way they have scored the first goal against you using beautiful through pass. There is no chance on Earth you would be able to do the same thing if that weaker team was your own team and you were playing against such a vastly dominant AI team opponent. What I want to say is that for some reason players in the AI team tend to have much better decision making and they have a tendency to get into open space that is far better from what they do when they are part of your own team. Then their movement often tends to suck since most of the time they will just sit and wait. The experts will then come and start to preach how this is exclusively because you are using the wrong formation and you have players with the wrong skills in the wrong places, and so on and so forth. I do agree that better players and some formations can yield better results but this comes just as a cherry on top of the cake. I will explain more about this shortly. There is a reason behind why the majority of people playing this game nowadays have all star teams exclusively made of players with an average skill of 100 and above. It is to improve the in game responsiveness, aka gameplay. How can anyone come be serious about this game when it has such rudimental settings available!!!? I mean where it is at least an in game option that will let you adjust trigger sensitivity or say thumbstick's response curves, dead zones, etc. On PS5 I have tried to play this game with both a standard Dual Sense controller and Nacon Revolution 5 Pro. The latter comes with its own app that allows you to fine tune its response and after doing that the difference in gameplay is night and day, a vast improvement, and you don't have to even look at tactics. How come that not a single eFootball "expert" that owns a UA-cam channel and is mostly devoted to making videos about eFootball has never mentioned this issue? Even when playing with my new controller settings if I get to play against other human opponents that own an all star team it feels like my team players are less responsive than they would normally be. I believe that the only way for me to close this gap is to start to buy players and that is something I never did till now and will never do for as long as gameplay is so broken in this game. What do I mean by this? Back to your game against the AI at the beginning of the story. Although you were playing with vastly superior team AI was able to keep up with the pace. I am first and foremost talking about how players without the ball are moving on the field. Try to match two human opponents against each other with one having a vastly stronger team. I am wondering who will win, and most importantly how often in weaker team free players will move into open space in a meaningful way? Or how often will the entire team decide to just sit and do nothing? The final outscore of such a game will mostly depend on who has paid more to buy more legendary players as weaker team players will start to take drastically longer time to respond. There is a huge hype around formations and tactics which are so rudimentary in this game. On the other hand barely anyone speaks about the quality of the gameplay that in my opinion is simply below an average.
I am truly amazed and shocked at the direction KONAMI has taken with eFootball 4.0.0. It seemed almost impossible after the changes they made over the last year. Basically, not only a 180° turn away from the super fast, ultra-assisted, ping-pong like gameplay that required zero skill to play, to something that practically feels and looks like PES. All of the new player animations, including shooting, make it feel like PES right away, and many goals and situations that were common in PES and what made the series what it used to be were impossible in eFootball but are now possible. With all the recent announcements of changes based on user feedback, there was some hope that they would also listen to the players about the gameplay, but that they have done so with such a fundamental difference is astonishing. The gameplay feels even slower than 1.0.0, which along with the new player animations is one of the main reasons why it feels so much like PES. From the first touch I noticed a big difference, especially thanks to all the new animations. I was in awe of the first goal I scored, not because it was an exceptional goal, but because it looked so much like PES and a completely realistic goal. It was absolutely impossible to score in eFootball 2022 - 2024 because the trajectory of the shot was not possible. What I mean is that even regular shots and passes can now have a slight curve to them, which is not only much more realistic than before where almost every pass and shot was in a straight line, but it also looks and feels so much more like PES. What was even more of a problem for me before was the total lack of curve in manual passes. I only play with manual passing (PA4) and the difference in manual passing from PES to eFootball was far too great. The manual passing in PES was always superior to eFootball's, now it feels improved thanks to this. I should point out that this review is based on playing three exhibition matches, so offline gameplay, with only manual passing.
Nice review. I feel the same and agree with many things you have stated, definitely feels more Pes than Efootball slower gameplay, variety in goals, many goals and most of all the gameplay feels FUN.
Spoony was complaining about first touches but I think it's a good thing that it's hard to receive the ball with your back to a defender. Turning them was way too easy last patch, especially against the AI.
Basically the same game. All they've done is shift finesse dribbling onto the shoulder button and add in auto shielding. The level of assistance/automation is still at ridiculous levels. Completely puts me off playing it tbh. It doesn't even feel like a PVP experience when the AI are doing most of the work for you.
Spoony how are the rails under the players? Can they move freely now? I remember in the past that players coudn't walk wherever I wanted to. Haven't played a single game since you said not to play on a certain day.
i played the events and there's definitely improvements all over the gameplay, here's what i noticed; - i really like the natural slow paced gameplay. before the update when playing against ai, even with possession style, it'd force you to do constantly keep running, now you can actually take your time, control the pace of the game, and actually enjoy it. - dribbling feels a lil more responsive - some more passing/shooting animations specially when the player is off-balance - more GK save animations - new very useful fake shot animations (diagonal + a new one for cut behind and turn) - [probably even more animations for other things] - skill animations are less staggering - much smarter a d more creative legend ai. even 2/3 star teams will make you struggle - much better lighting + better turf in some stadiums (PS4) - hair physics (not all models) - better net physics - better ball physics in general - with shielding being completely automatic, physical contact is now almost as important as balance when dribbling. [definitely needs more tuning] - online is still no fun - some banger music - tried with smart assist on in training, and basically what it did was when shooting, it automatically uses a fixed power bar [and a direction that it chooses itself] so you can't use less or more power, even with stunning shots, so basically you can't use dipping/knuckle/rising shots on will anymore. the only thing you have a say in is the timing, not the power nor where it lands. with crossing, passing, and long balls, it's basically pass assist 1, plus it uses the stunning pass by itself whenever it chooses (mostly when filling up the power bar). and with skill moves, you just need to fling the right analog in a direction, and it'll do a skill in that direction. you can also stack two. and you can no longer do skills yourself, even if you want to. basically, turning it on makes you a robot haha. imo it hurts you way more than it helps. maybe it's useful for players that are completely new to the game. overall I'm really liking the new gameplay [offline]. definitely the best in the efootball era. I'd say even better than pes 21, tho not in every aspect.
Agree it's much better than before! I really enjoy it, just need edit mode and Master League but with the amount Coinami makes from cards now I don't think it's ever coming. At least now there is more than 2 English teams to play against friends on the sofa! Which is very welcome.
Haven’t played new update yet! This is consistent with what I’ve seen on other popular channels. How are we handling defensive jokey/match up, I believe it’s been removed?
@@EricPinho it's definitely still there, i think it's just the animation for it is more subtle. but if you're not holding L2 they won't really go the ball.
I think the smart assist is catered to beginners. You probably don't feel much of a difference because you're used to the game and don't require much assistance....ie with directions, pass choice/type, shot direction etc. You're probably already playing more or the way the smart assist would suggest in situations.
Played a few games now and overall I’m happy with it, definite graphical improvements, I can see the new drag back coming in handy. Thankfully they haven’t messed about too much with the overall gameplay I’m Scottish and noticed the premiership strips haven’t been updated, don’t know if that will change and if there’s any other leagues that this has happened to?
Been loving the games I have been having v my son... I really think local player is as good as its ever been since PES 6... still not quite got the magic of PES 1-6 but it's getting there. And they have finally added all the teams woooohooooo. Shielding being contextual is sooooo much better. No skipping on the PS5 versus.
Hey spoony , it is actually good … 😊 I mean the smart assist … I tried and players are playing well….. while defending our players are keeping in line to intercept… long ball and cross is also almost perfect … 👌 why you say it’s bad ???
Well I went from being a decent league 3 player to just losing 7 in a row in league 6, I can't play it, people just run through defence and I can't turn anyone
I have the same, it's better to wait a few days, because the first days you meet lots of 1st and 2nd division players with full epic players, they all start in division 6
The last football game I played was PES 2021, or was it 2020? I can’t even remember it’s that blurred. The (ex) FIFA series is trash, PES is a FTP mess, football manager has been the SAME DAMN GAME FOR 15 YEARS AND SI ARE REMOVING FEATURES… Sad state of affairs.
I don't like it personally, the game feels more arcadey than ever.. players glides with those finesse dribbling, first touches are bad the ball feels glued into your feet, and they removed manual shielding to simplify more and more the game..
Shielding has always been automatic in Pes and it was good they’ve added things that were already in the Pes franchise like finesse dribble but just moved it to left trigger
The turf is still the main thing that turns me off, it's a hit or miss but mainly a miss in a lot of stadiums. I can't wrap my head around how they let that shit slide for so long. Another major turn off of course is the goals. You just don't get that sweet satisfaction from scoring a goal. It feels really bland and dry. Probably due to the terrible goal net animations and the limited diving repertoire/stupid animations from the keepers. They should induce a keeper reaction mid air after the ball passes them, make the goalie hand tracking come to life so it really seems like a failed shot stopping attempt. All these factors combined could give that missing satisfaction that the goals seem to be lacking. If these issues are not fixed the game will inevitable still feel dry and not alive at all. The gameplay improvements of course are a huge step forward but that alone unfortunately is not enough because the game seems doomed for this year as well and it's already been a lot of years at this point...
Die Textur von Rot, Schnee und nach Details nur in Wiederholungen wie Haaren, Gras und Bewegung der Kleidung wurde verbessert. Wenn es darum geht, mit einer Kamera zu spielen, ist das Gameplay erschreckend! Es ist halt ein Handy - Game ! Dafür braucht man keine PS5 !!
Spoony, I have a question for you I remember when this game was first released and you were invited to play it. What you played then, is it what you see now?
Friends, please don't trust Konami. They have planned to analyse us behaviour by buying coins, even when the game is bad. They see that we still buying, that's why they don't improve the game. As long as we won't boycot them, there will be no improvement. They have already made you addicted to buy shiny cards. Please be aware, don't buy!
smart assist is horrible its as if your older brother gave you a fake controller while he plays, you have no controll over anything but player movement
1:11 not many changes you are noticing? This is still the same animations from pes 6!!!!! Take the latest WWE wrestling game, iam struggling to see difference between real and not now it looks that dam good but this is still stuck in 2010! 🗑️
I’m out. Wake me up from this kindergarten nonsense when Master League and Edit Mode returns. And stop the player skating while you’re at it. Shame of a game. Snooze fest.
Spoony, always enjoyed your take and videos but I can’t stand efootball. Ever since they left from PES it just became garbage no matter how they update it. I can’t believe it is 2024 almost 2025 and this is the kind of graphics and football game they’re making. I remember getting the first PES in 2016. I thought it was so realistic. It was almost like watching a real game on TV. Then they improved each year. Now graphics wise, this looks like a game from 1990. Ridiculous! I haven’t touched efootball for 3 years and I don’t regret one bit of it. Just can’t believe it’s 2025 and this is the garbage Konami has! Wow what a downfall for the Konami!
This update is worse than the last one. This game is just a big joke now. Their is no hope for this IP until it gets in the hands of a competent game dev company.
I have just tried the game for myself. I played a full match with Real Madrid, then I played a match with my little brother, and we couldn't finish the first half. The game looks horrible. And we're playing at 1440p max graphics. The game just looks horrible, the cutscenes, the celebrations, the GK animations, the net, the turf, the crowds...etc everything just looks horrible. The gameplay is better than EA, but everything else is laughably and depressingly horrid. This might be the worst video game of 2025.
@tyrelleengland2744 The game is not next gen. However, I have a very capable pc, I played the game at 2k resolution, max settings, and yet it looks very bad. EA FC looks light years better.
I played it now and this is the worst football game in years I ever played It’s exactly the same game like 24 lol and everything is locked 🔒 still online no weather conditions online lol 😂 what a joke
Weather conditions and stuff like that online it's not good idea because the ball don't move the same on snow or rainy day 😑 😐 or the grass length short normal long its all effect the ball physics
at this point i cannot bring myself to play football games anymore.....i think i have PesTSD 😥
NBA 2K is so ahead of football games in terms of look and features it's crazy
@@DangerManQ have u seen the recent NBA? not great..
Lmao!! Brilliant comment. PES use to be a religion in my household and wider family. We have a big family too. I was speaking to my cousin yesterday and told him that maybe the murder of PES is a good thing because in the time they screwed us over, I've been able to go very far in my career and build 2 businesses on the side. My most productive years ever but the irony is I'd prefer to be back to my brokie wage and have Master League in my life instead 😂😂 BIG FACTS.
The latest update is utter trash. konami never fails to disappoint... smh
@@Rah-recommends you can wait and get football life 2025 its the same thing as pes 2021 but with the latest squads and tournaments with all licenses etc. FOR FREE!
I think the passes feel sharper and it seems like the ball moves quicker along the floor I like it. It seems like they’re slowly going backwards towards PES21 gameplay doesn’t it 😂
They aren't going back to pes 21 gameplay, they are creating something new and fresh
No master league no pes
Yeah, yeah, the passing system is greater than ever... Unfortunately when you pass by your opponent, all he takes is a few shoulder pushes and your exciting network of passes ends in an opponent's counterattack 👍🤭
Don't worry, though: Konami gave you a beautiful Messi's card, so praise them with your best kawaii eyes 😍
Just played it. Its even worse than the last update.
@@TimTimAfola They creating something alright, some fresh sh*t to p*ss ppl off.
It's been 4 years and still no edit mode 🤦. What kind of dumb company is this
Who’s dumber. Konami dangling ML or the people buying coins
i second this
It's not dumb. It's smart. They have quadrupled their revenue without investing heavily into the game. Thats peak smartness. 🤣🤣🤣
@@Yashdavid51 Konami is not smart. The people who keeps spending money on this poor excuse of a game are dumb, giving Konami millions of dollars to do nothing.
Deep it. Nearly 4 years and no master league 🤔...
And no edit mode 🤦
Its still said a side from konami cannot make this master league, Only you have play this my league one smaller than find out results they scored obivious back to back key match then put receiving matchdays.
Get over it it’s no priority off for them it might come one day or maybe not.
Can't wait for the first few weeks of having fun till they decide to tweak it all to absolute garbage again. This sounds so pessimistic but my trust for Konami is a bit broken nowadays.
Love the slight tweak in Graphics though. We almost finally have the look they promised us back then with the UE5 Trailer😃👍🏻
haha i know how u feel. it happened so many times, im sure future patches will ruin everything.
This latest update is already worse than the last one. It feels horrible.
This efootball is the best football simulation ever seen on console!!It s amazing!It s really really amazing!It s an incredible game with a real close real simulation of football!
Feels like someone at Konami had the "brilliant" idea of shoehorning "AI" into this as every other company is doing nowadays, and the result is smart assist. Just another backward step disguised as advancement
To prove i had advance players i've just put in finesse dribble control with they have defence line what switched he doing a team playstyle.
Except at a attacking line up what still chance opponent get out closer you can't get out to this defensive. Each i have chance assisted run put the goal onto finish.
I see this version feels like a remastered pes 2021
The gameplay is just getting better and better, everithing polished, and way more animations. It has a very nice new learning curve so its really early to fully juedge but it just feels amazing. Its a sahme the shielding is gone but the new L2 fineese i feel is gonna give us way more stisfactions. Of course we as PES fans expect a lot more. They deliver crumbs, the feeling is we could have seen this 2 years ago, but it is waht it is and i really enjoy it!
I don't see any difference here with this game except for a couple of new cut scenes and the fineness dribbling being another version of the close control mechanic from PES 2020 (a bit more nimble).
Same issues appear to plague the game, particularly the lack of mobility on receipt of the ball and just no realistic 50/50 ball situations, the ball is always finding it's way to a player, there's never a lose ball and battle situation.
The real worry is that Smart Assist even exists.
Any automation for gameplay elements requiring skill, just opens the door for the game to be geared towards microtransactions and spamming.
It looks like the game is getting worse to me and not better.
Scrap the entire thing and start from scratch with a brand new engine and take this pay to win garbage out of our games.
You will never get a good game out of something that is based around microtransactions being necessary just to get player stats to translate onto the pitch.
No bro this update is good.go play it
Bro is living in a world filled with rainbows and Stars
Facts! Konami needs to scrap this nonsense and start new.
You might not like the game but millions of other people around the world does that's why Konami is making millions. Why would they change something that making them money?
@@tm8844 Well that's precisely the problem, the stupid consumer are being conned by being sold the same game over and over repackaged with a new lick of paint and a few sliders moved.
I wasn't looking at this from Konami's perspective, of course they're going to milk the consumer if they make themselves available.
I'm just saying this is a problem and my suggestion was for what the game actually needs to return to greatness for the gamers to enjoy again, not the developer collecting their $$$.
This problem also exists with FIFA, in fact all the sports franchises are a mess suffering the same problem, you hear it with Madden, NBA 2K, the wrestling games.
They're all at it, the gamers are sick of it, but it's almost like they have Stockholm Syndrome.
The only way you actually change this is by voting with your wallet and stop buying the games until the effort is put in.
To be honest I think the gameplay is slightly better. But let’s wait for the next weeks to see what Konami will do.
One thing puzzles me...
Excluding the goal keeper in your team player with the lowest overall performance is marked with a grade of 96. On the other hand in the AI team the highest marked player has a grade of only 81!!! A huge difference in value!!! And yet the AI team plays as a f****ing all star team, with free players entering into open space in a way that is totally unexpected. Admit you got totally surprised with the way they have scored the first goal against you using beautiful through pass. There is no chance on Earth you would be able to do the same thing if that weaker team was your own team and you were playing against such a vastly dominant AI team opponent. What I want to say is that for some reason players in the AI team tend to have much better decision making and they have a tendency to get into open space that is far better from what they do when they are part of your own team. Then their movement often tends to suck since most of the time they will just sit and wait.
The experts will then come and start to preach how this is exclusively because you are using the wrong formation and you have players with the wrong skills in the wrong places, and so on and so forth.
I do agree that better players and some formations can yield better results but this comes just as a cherry on top of the cake. I will explain more about this shortly. There is a reason behind why the majority of people playing this game nowadays have all star teams exclusively made of players with an average skill of 100 and above. It is to improve the in game responsiveness, aka gameplay.
How can anyone come be serious about this game when it has such rudimental settings available!!!?
I mean where it is at least an in game option that will let you adjust trigger sensitivity or say thumbstick's response curves, dead zones, etc. On PS5 I have tried to play this game with both a standard Dual Sense controller and Nacon Revolution 5 Pro. The latter comes with its own app that allows you to fine tune its response and after doing that the difference in gameplay is night and day, a vast improvement, and you don't have to even look at tactics.
How come that not a single eFootball "expert" that owns a UA-cam channel and is mostly devoted to making videos about eFootball has never mentioned this issue?
Even when playing with my new controller settings if I get to play against other human opponents that own an all star team it feels like my team players are less responsive than they would normally be. I believe that the only way for me to close this gap is to start to buy players and that is something I never did till now and will never do for as long as gameplay is so broken in this game.
What do I mean by this?
Back to your game against the AI at the beginning of the story. Although you were playing with vastly superior team AI was able to keep up with the pace. I am first and foremost talking about how players without the ball are moving on the field. Try to match two human opponents against each other with one having a vastly stronger team. I am wondering who will win, and most importantly how often in weaker team free players will move into open space in a meaningful way? Or how often will the entire team decide to just sit and do nothing? The final outscore of such a game will mostly depend on who has paid more to buy more legendary players as weaker team players will start to take drastically longer time to respond.
There is a huge hype around formations and tactics which are so rudimentary in this game.
On the other hand barely anyone speaks about the quality of the gameplay that in my opinion is simply below an average.
For the first time after 4 years i am happy with it This plays and feels like a remastered PES 2021
I think graphics are much better now
I am truly amazed and shocked at the direction KONAMI has taken with eFootball 4.0.0. It seemed almost impossible after the changes they made over the last year.
Basically, not only a 180° turn away from the super fast, ultra-assisted, ping-pong like gameplay that required zero skill to play, to something that practically feels and looks like PES.
All of the new player animations, including shooting, make it feel like PES right away, and many goals and situations that were common in PES and what made the series what it used to be were impossible in eFootball but are now possible.
With all the recent announcements of changes based on user feedback, there was some hope that they would also listen to the players about the gameplay, but that they have done so with such a fundamental difference is astonishing.
The gameplay feels even slower than 1.0.0, which along with the new player animations is one of the main reasons why it feels so much like PES.
From the first touch I noticed a big difference, especially thanks to all the new animations.
I was in awe of the first goal I scored, not because it was an exceptional goal, but because it looked so much like PES and a completely realistic goal. It was absolutely impossible to score in eFootball 2022 - 2024 because the trajectory of the shot was not possible. What I mean is that even regular shots and passes can now have a slight curve to them, which is not only much more realistic than before where almost every pass and shot was in a straight line, but it also looks and feels so much more like PES.
What was even more of a problem for me before was the total lack of curve in manual passes. I only play with manual passing (PA4) and the difference in manual passing from PES to eFootball was far too great. The manual passing in PES was always superior to eFootball's, now it feels improved thanks to this.
I should point out that this review is based on playing three exhibition matches, so offline gameplay, with only manual passing.
Nice review.
I feel the same and agree with many things you have stated, definitely feels more Pes than Efootball slower gameplay, variety in goals, many goals and most of all the gameplay feels FUN.
wait for it. they gonna spoil everything in patches to come;)
Spoony that New Messi is superb, nice detailing. Nice hair.
Same with Xavi Simons..
Spoony was complaining about first touches but I think it's a good thing that it's hard to receive the ball with your back to a defender. Turning them was way too easy last patch, especially against the AI.
Guide and tactics of Luis Enrique 2015 Barcelona plzz
So much better then the last 3.6 update. Last update was frustrating with bad passes bad tackles no fouls
It's supposed to be better than the last update
@@TimTimAfola i though 3.6 was worse then 3.5
Spoony, start streaming!
You can hit 100k subs easily.
Stream especially during times like this.
Can i do finnesse dribling if the smart assist was off? If that possible, please tell me how to do that?
The ball seems a little heavy in some parts but it certainly looks better. Hopefully they improve the graphics on console
Basically the same game. All they've done is shift finesse dribbling onto the shoulder button and add in auto shielding. The level of assistance/automation is still at ridiculous levels. Completely puts me off playing it tbh. It doesn't even feel like a PVP experience when the AI are doing most of the work for you.
I have wc messi..should i still get the other messi or get neymar
i hate that they removed shielding, it was quite useful to keep and defend the ball, especially with strikers in opponents’ goal area…😢 sad
When the scripting was engaged, it never really worked anyway, the players could literally just warp through you and take the ball.
@@ALEX86ZILBER they haven’t removed it it’s just automatic now
@@FuriousDaveso no shield button now?
Contextual shielding is much better and should come down to player stats ala old school Pes games.
@@flaw3dgenius222 It'll come down to how much money you've pumped into the game, that'll be your "context".
Your team is OP 😂
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Spoony how are the rails under the players? Can they move freely now? I remember in the past that players coudn't walk wherever I wanted to. Haven't played a single game since you said not to play on a certain day.
@@diazclemenza3591 still on rails
Hey spoony just an idea, but can you try making a video on barcas iconic msn in efootball?
wow must ve grinded a lot to have that team on day one
i played the events and there's definitely improvements all over the gameplay, here's what i noticed;
- i really like the natural slow paced gameplay. before the update when playing against ai, even with possession style, it'd force you to do constantly keep running, now you can actually take your time, control the pace of the game, and actually enjoy it.
- dribbling feels a lil more responsive
- some more passing/shooting animations specially when the player is off-balance
- more GK save animations
- new very useful fake shot animations (diagonal + a new one for cut behind and turn)
- [probably even more animations for other things]
- skill animations are less staggering
- much smarter a d more creative legend ai. even 2/3 star teams will make you struggle
- much better lighting + better turf in some stadiums (PS4)
- hair physics (not all models)
- better net physics
- better ball physics in general
- with shielding being completely automatic, physical contact is now almost as important as balance when dribbling. [definitely needs more tuning]
- online is still no fun
- some banger music
- tried with smart assist on in training, and basically what it did was when shooting, it automatically uses a fixed power bar [and a direction that it chooses itself] so you can't use less or more power, even with stunning shots, so basically you can't use dipping/knuckle/rising shots on will anymore. the only thing you have a say in is the timing, not the power nor where it lands.
with crossing, passing, and long balls, it's basically pass assist 1, plus it uses the stunning pass by itself whenever it chooses (mostly when filling up the power bar).
and with skill moves, you just need to fling the right analog in a direction, and it'll do a skill in that direction. you can also stack two. and you can no longer do skills yourself, even if you want to. basically, turning it on makes you a robot haha. imo it hurts you way more than it helps. maybe it's useful for players that are completely new to the game.
overall I'm really liking the new gameplay [offline]. definitely the best in the efootball era. I'd say even better than pes 21, tho not in every aspect.
Agree it's much better than before! I really enjoy it, just need edit mode and Master League but with the amount Coinami makes from cards now I don't think it's ever coming. At least now there is more than 2 English teams to play against friends on the sofa! Which is very welcome.
@@ForzaRoja yeah totally. gameplay wise it's really good right now, content wise, it's still very barebones.
Haven’t played new update yet! This is consistent with what I’ve seen on other popular channels. How are we handling defensive jokey/match up, I believe it’s been removed?
@@EricPinho it's definitely still there, i think it's just the animation for it is more subtle. but if you're not holding L2 they won't really go the ball.
Sponny I hope you have planned some videos on the tactics of some pes clubs😊
Like what exactly?
@@SpoonyPizzas Hi I would like if possible PES tactics on the game of Bayern Munich and Juventus thank you
Passing looks the same to me.. do feel any inprovement to passing?
I got to ne honest it’s good lol 😂 Messi is incredible however stamina not so much lol , one thing I will say is it’s slightly faster
What the hell did they do to the first touch mechanics? Come on Konami
I think the smart assist is catered to beginners. You probably don't feel much of a difference because you're used to the game and don't require much assistance....ie with directions, pass choice/type, shot direction etc. You're probably already playing more or the way the smart assist would suggest in situations.
Is Pes back?
Is that grass a mod? Or an update in 4.0
Played a few games now and overall I’m happy with it, definite graphical improvements, I can see the new drag back coming in handy. Thankfully they haven’t messed about too much with the overall gameplay
I’m Scottish and noticed the premiership strips haven’t been updated, don’t know if that will change and if there’s any other leagues that this has happened to?
The problem is the ai is reacting and running way faster...than your players running to the ball
so efootball 2025 also doesn't have master league ?
Yes it has master league
Yes it does
@@JoshHolgait doesn't stop spreading lies
@@tm8844 called my league now
I still don get why the named this v4.0 when there is no new game mode 💔
Been loving the games I have been having v my son... I really think local player is as good as its ever been since PES 6... still not quite got the magic of PES 1-6 but it's getting there. And they have finally added all the teams woooohooooo. Shielding being contextual is sooooo much better.
No skipping on the PS5 versus.
Brightnes bug the color is oversatured
Last time I really enjoy pes was 2018 fills like football games are dying now wait for UFL see if that’s any better
Hey spoony , it is actually good … 😊 I mean the smart assist … I tried and players are playing well….. while defending our players are keeping in line to intercept… long ball and cross is also almost perfect … 👌 why you say it’s bad ???
@@liveonps5_footiez wait for my review.
The graphics suck and the grass texture tiling is messed up.
Konami aren't even using 1% of the ps5 gpu power lol😂😂😂
@@TimTimAfolait's because it's a mobile game ported over to pc and console
@@tm8844yo
Well I went from being a decent league 3 player to just losing 7 in a row in league 6, I can't play it, people just run through defence and I can't turn anyone
I have the same, it's better to wait a few days, because the first days you meet lots of 1st and 2nd division players with full epic players, they all start in division 6
@@santos66 I wouldn't say they are doing any skills or anything that I'm not , I just can't defend a simple through ball
The last football game I played was PES 2021, or was it 2020? I can’t even remember it’s that blurred. The (ex) FIFA series is trash, PES is a FTP mess, football manager has been the SAME DAMN GAME FOR 15 YEARS AND SI ARE REMOVING FEATURES… Sad state of affairs.
The ball still goes out of the net every time lol.its ben 4 years they havent fixed it
hi Spoony, really want to find out, 2025 can do 2 players (1v1) exhibition?
I'll check
just checked - yes you can if you have two controllers
That assist thing seems like a mobile game mechanic
I don't like it personally, the game feels more arcadey than ever.. players glides with those finesse dribbling, first touches are bad the ball feels glued into your feet, and they removed manual shielding to simplify more and more the game..
Shielding has always been automatic in Pes and it was good they’ve added things that were already in the Pes franchise like finesse dribble but just moved it to left trigger
so match up is dead now ???
No - still there.
The turf is still the main thing that turns me off, it's a hit or miss but mainly a miss in a lot of stadiums. I can't wrap my head around how they let that shit slide for so long. Another major turn off of course is the goals. You just don't get that sweet satisfaction from scoring a goal. It feels really bland and dry. Probably due to the terrible goal net animations and the limited diving repertoire/stupid animations from the keepers. They should induce a keeper reaction mid air after the ball passes them, make the goalie hand tracking come to life so it really seems like a failed shot stopping attempt. All these factors combined could give that missing satisfaction that the goals seem to be lacking. If these issues are not fixed the game will inevitable still feel dry and not alive at all. The gameplay improvements of course are a huge step forward but that alone unfortunately is not enough because the game seems doomed for this year as well and it's already been a lot of years at this point...
Die Textur von Rot, Schnee und nach Details nur in Wiederholungen wie Haaren, Gras und Bewegung der Kleidung wurde verbessert. Wenn es darum geht, mit einer Kamera zu spielen, ist das Gameplay erschreckend!
Es ist halt ein Handy - Game !
Dafür braucht man keine PS5 !!
Pes 2021 was perfect..dont changed the gameplay..change the graphic..tbh
It wasn't bro lol but it was decent tbf
They need to fix that net physics, i swear pes 21 had decent net physics what is this game
Just tell me if the AI still has scripted moments. If not, then I will consider re-installing this game.
now bring us master league back
Man, that choice of colours for kits 🤦🏻
Still waiting for your FL 24 career mode video, now FL 25 will be out in a few weeks 😂
Spoony, I have a question for you
I remember when this game was first released and you were invited to play it.
What you played then, is it what you see now?
@@samuelajayi7509 yess
Layout puts me off immediately.
I am not big fan of efootball, but I liked this update
I can see the difference between mobile and console time to give up console/pc so they can save some money their and put their f focus on mobile
Friends, please don't trust Konami. They have planned to analyse us behaviour by buying coins, even when the game is bad. They see that we still buying, that's why they don't improve the game.
As long as we won't boycot them, there will be no improvement.
They have already made you addicted to buy shiny cards. Please be aware, don't buy!
Why is game bad? Is actualy much better!!!
Scripted or not? Or else i wait another 5 years to come back to soccergames lol
did you just shut all pes 2017 vids?
Still no Master League….smh. At this point I’ve no hope for the game. I’m tapping out Spoony 😂
Graphics looks same on youtube..
smart assist is horrible its as if your older brother gave you a fake controller while he plays, you have no controll over anything but player movement
The game feels slightly better now.
ТАКОЕ ощущение что игру ускорили , слишком быстро передвигаются игроки на поле, вот pes 21 более реалистичнее, а это как муравьи бегают туда сюда
Pes at its lowest point right now, 4 years and barely playable offline mode with many of license gone LoL
1:11 not many changes you are noticing? This is still the same animations from pes 6!!!!! Take the latest WWE wrestling game, iam struggling to see difference between real and not now it looks that dam good but this is still stuck in 2010! 🗑️
Realistic play, with unrealistic squad and formation. With beckham tried to fed messi with his cross? Come on, man 😅
smoke patch still better
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I’m out. Wake me up from this kindergarten nonsense when Master League and Edit Mode returns.
And stop the player skating while you’re at it.
Shame of a game. Snooze fest.
2k please make a good football game! 3 games now and all horrible for a long time.
Such a weak update for tye new game 😢
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Same game, same BS! Nothing new accept boost to spend more money, but really nothing to do... AGAIN! Biggest scam company ever.
Spoony, always enjoyed your take and videos but I can’t stand efootball. Ever since they left from PES it just became garbage no matter how they update it. I can’t believe it is 2024 almost 2025 and this is the kind of graphics and football game they’re making. I remember getting the first PES in 2016. I thought it was so realistic. It was almost like watching a real game on TV. Then they improved each year. Now graphics wise, this looks like a game from 1990. Ridiculous! I haven’t touched efootball for 3 years and I don’t regret one bit of it. Just can’t believe it’s 2025 and this is the garbage Konami has! Wow what a downfall for the Konami!
graphics still the same
Nice1 spoony
This update is worse than the last one. This game is just a big joke now. Their is no hope for this IP until it gets in the hands of a competent game dev company.
wont install the game until 2030 (year when ML will be in the game)...
I have just tried the game for myself. I played a full match with Real Madrid, then I played a match with my little brother, and we couldn't finish the first half. The game looks horrible. And we're playing at 1440p max graphics. The game just looks horrible, the cutscenes, the celebrations, the GK animations, the net, the turf, the crowds...etc everything just looks horrible. The gameplay is better than EA, but everything else is laughably and depressingly horrid. This might be the worst video game of 2025.
Are u using next gen
@tyrelleengland2744 The game is not next gen. However, I have a very capable pc, I played the game at 2k resolution, max settings, and yet it looks very bad. EA FC looks light years better.
I only see LGBTQz nonsense with all those colours 🚮
We dont need new images, we need coins and cards. They should to turn off "kick off" and make two buttons 1. buy coins 2. spin weall to get a card.
Looks the same tbh
Defo not the same
I played it now and this is the worst football game in years I ever played
It’s exactly the same game like 24 lol and everything is locked 🔒 still online no weather conditions online lol 😂 what a joke
Weather conditions and stuff like that online it's not good idea because the ball don't move the same on snow or rainy day 😑 😐 or the grass length short normal long its all effect the ball physics