You’re right, it’s got better. It’s less jerky.
It's nearly impossible to make a game realistic and fun at the same time. Because a realistic game means hard to play. Hard to play means no fun for most of the gamers. If it was easy, licensing stuff apart we would have already a 2k game
I disagree.
thats why we have EA and efootball, the third serious competitor entering should be focusing more on realism and target a certain audience, and in football im sure theres quite a few out there that would support a realistic football game, problem is the casuals jump in find it too hard start complaining and in the game is broken end no ones happy. NBA2k26 one of the best examples, casuals complained shooting has always bee too hard and now shooting has been nerfed significantly in this years version, its a major turn off.
For me 2k20 was the most rewarding and enjoyable to play.
I partially agree. While I also believe that 2k26 shooting has been significantly nerfed, I don't believe the others (apart from 2k25) were too hard. Thinking about it, the problem with 2k25 wasn't even the shooting difficulty per se, it was the absurdly low amount of shot meters to pick from.
That's a difficult question... From this and the past generation? None. Maybe 2k23...? But I don't believe you'll find up to date rosters, and updated modded assets (faces, courts, etc.) for it. From the seventh generation I'd say 2k11 and 2k14. But again, I'm not sure how's the mod scene nowadays...
did you ever play 2k20, for me that version i found shooting very brutal and rewarding at the same time.
I did. I bought at a sale price on steam at the time (probably paid 10 or 15 dollars). After a few weeks, the game started to crash after I picked teams for quick play. I opened a support ticket with 2k, they couldn't find a solution to the problem. I downloaded the cracked/pirated version. Game didn't crash at all. That's 2k for ya... ; ) Again, I think we should stay on topic (FC 26).
For me and for players who prefer career mode, it's not about a football simulator. It's about a football game that retains the fundamentals of a football match. We all know that video games have to make some compromises to maintain fun. But breaking the basic elements of football or defying the laws of physics isn't a compromise. There are probably many younger players who enjoy scoring a few goals easily in every match. I understand that; I used to enjoy it too, when i was a kid. But that's what the difficulty level should be about, not tampering with game elements or mechanics. For me, the highest difficulty level should be difficult, and that's what I expect. Leaving aside all the pros and cons and the realism of today's football games (because everything has already been written about that, and I could go on and on
, I don't understand one thing: why is the CPU so passive in attack, why doesn't it want to press, create chances, and score goals ? And I'm talking about both FIFA and PES. Without mods, once we learn the basic controls in each of these games, in most matches, even against strong teams on the highest difficulty level, we'll be able to take 2-3 times more shots than the CPU.
Honestly, you're incredibly wrong about that. The PES animation system works the same way as in FC, it's just way more sluggish in terms of animation canceling. PES is notorious for not having real time physics even for shooting and passing. Every ball trajectory is predetermined there.
Tactical, play around with the CPU sliders to make the AI play more directly.
I agree with this. It's subtle, yet noticeable if you are actually concentrating onto it, yeah.
i cant fathom why PES fanboys see fit to constantly justify how good PES is compared to FIFA/FC but wont just play PES and keep coming back to complain to us.
I can confirm that when switching from FIFA 16 to FIFA 17, it initially feels like passes and shots are being played on a string. You get used to it quickly, and it's not as noticeable as in newer EA games.
Most of us do play PES. The few that don't probably got tired of replaying the same games over and over again, and left with only FC 26 as the modern alternative they're probably frustrated with the state of modern football gaming, rightfully so in my opinion.
1000% agree, it's the weirdest thing! If you have a go at PES 2021 though, god help you - they play victim super fast.
Exactly right. If the ball was truly so free in PES 2021, we would see different types of goals all the time - different patterns, different outcomes and importantly - different SPEEDS. Every pass and shot is virtually the exact same speed in that game.
I agree with you. I gave the game a try at a friend's house after seeing people here praise it, but it really is horrible. The players are still as twitchy as ever, they can do a full 180 degree turn in a matter of milliseconds. The sliding issue is still present. Passing still feels unnatural. Shooting is probably the only thing I like about the game and even it is sometimes bad.
