Konami has staple-gunned a November 13 release date to the latest iteration of its long-running Pro Evolution Soccer franchise.
PES 2015 will hit PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PC, Xbox One, and Xbox 360 on the same day, and will be preceded by a playable demo on September 15, the publisher added.
This also happens to be the same period in which rival Electronic Arts launches a teaser for its latest footie outing, FIFA 15. Could Konami be looking to sway punters over to PES this year?
If so, you can hardly blame them, as PES 15 offers a wealth of new improvements over its predecessors. Here’s some of them below:
Behavioural Patterns:
PES 2015 now boasts an array of players that both look and play like their real-life counterparts. Konami claims to have faithfully recreated over 1000 players this year, with bespoke animations and playing styles across its extensive player roster. Teams automatically adopt their real-life game plan, whether it is counter-attacking, out wide, or defensively minded. They run like they should, play the way they do in real life, and react emotionally as they would to fouls, goals or referee decisions – with their frame of mind actually affecting how they play.
Poetry in Motion:
The individuality of the players is further enhanced with seamless animations. No sacrifice to animation has been made in the pursuit of fast response, yet the movements flow effortlessly calculated in real-time and dependent on the player’s position in relation to the ball and its speed. Player models themselves are also carefully enhanced.
Bring the Noise:
PES 2015 mirrors the atmosphere of a top-flight match. The crowd animations have been enhanced, and the ebb and flow of a match is met with context-sensitive crowd effects and movements.
Stay tuned to PSU for more details.