1-5 (5 being best)

eFootball New Build Comments

Martinez held off defender as he moved body away from ball but ball ran through to goalie as he tried to latch onto it

Double tap didn't work too well, response wise...need to use more.

Loved the shooting, driven passes. Had some wild shots which will lead to some crazy goals.

Not OP (overpowered) and felt like the ball was going where I wanted it to

crossing felt nice and the ball curved where I wanted it to go for the most part. Difficulty in adjusting height without modifier.

Passing is much slower, going to take some getting used to, leads to a more realistic game with plenty of turnovers

Weaker foot accuracy possibly needs nerfing.

Feel like the ball moved a bit too floaty & slow

Goalies seem susceptible to chips even if a few yards off the goal line

Players felt weighty, makes defending hard at times due to low responsiveness but applying dash correctly is key. Holding it down and you're doomed. Small touches for finesse dribbling. Some players will like, some will dislike

Really enjoyed using this to battle for the ball. Players shouldn't be able to crash through another player without fouling though! could be used to close players down though. Similar to pressure button.

Loved the haptic adaptive feedback, meaning you can adjust how fast a player runs and it determines how fast you can turn. Fairly steep learning curve - if you don't adapt you're going to have SERIOUS problems. Make sure you don't change sprint to a shoulder button i.e. RB/R1

Improved player selection over 2021. I pressed it as a cross came in expecting the game not to select my player in time but it did and I ended up selecting the wrong player.

Didn't use this feature. Used the drop ball feature (double tap sprint)

worked as well as expected - players slid where I wanted them to slide and from correctly angle with intelligence

Worked well as expected

Didn't find all that much use for this other than to jockey / fine tune position

Perfect in terms of selection, didn't try saves/saving/auto save checks

Best R-stick player selection accuracy to date - essential

Responsive and found skills worked against AI (CPU) well which was nice to see

Player disconnect between player and ball was superb - lack of magnetism

Lack of time to test

Lack of time to test

Lack of time to test

Lack of time to test

Lack of time to test

Lack of time to test

Player positions & considerations

Catch (high crosses?)

1 on 1 rounding goalie

Defending is tricky with the haptic feedback....but improved as game went on

Got forward well to support attack, tucked in unnecessary at times

Neuer player ID in full effect coming out of goal to clear but I didn't have chance to truly feel much player ID during my playtime

Ball a bit too floaty for finesse shots/lofted passes but other than that... absolutely perfect.

can be frustrating at times but leans more towards realism

Players with the ball are only slightly slower than those without it

Worked really nicely, goalie throw outs , ball wouldn't always land in the same place. Improved overall flow of the game

Shame instructions aren't as deep as usual, but the tactics are well implemented.

Claustrophobic feel at times as camera zooms in

Best for gameplay / ease of use

Best for looks but difficult to play

Crashing/ghosting through back of my players when I turned my back to oncoming defender (if I forgot to press shield)

yes... physical defending button

no and I didn't miss it

yes!! - you now select players based on BALL position and not from currently selected defending player.

Questions/Statements for the day

How many animations are there in eFootball in comparison to PES 2021?

Couldn't answer as didn't have info to hand

Player ID has always been a strong point for the PES series. Has it been a challenge to get that player ID back with the new engine?

Didn't ask - just as well as I was disappointed with the lack of player ID in-game

Duel cam - seems like a great idea but I'd like to have an option where it only zooms in when in the advanced parts of the pitch i.e. the final third as I find it zooms in at times when you want to see your whole team.

One of the things I'd like to see in the future is the difficulty of the AI and goalies split i.e. Legend AI/CPU but Professional level goalies. In the past if you played on Legend difficulty, scoring from range was very, very difficult - even the most perfect of shots were saved.

Better than expected...but expectations were low

Graphics better than expected - like a AAA UE4 game but grass texture close up is poor but at a distance way better than 2021 for colour/saturation. Not a NEXT-GEN experience. Next-gen = See UE5 demo

3D Surround Sound stadium atmosphere was incredible (mainly used - from the stands setting) - unexpectedly good.

Dreadful and error prone commentary

Player ratings with + / - displayed based on form arrow.

Menus were a little sluggish in terms of moving players

Replay frame rate drops - 20-25FPS at a guess?

Tried all the tactics - quick counter and longball counter were the most effective. Although, all have pros and cons. I would say possession was the worst due to the pace of the game and width is important

Best formation/tactics = [HIDDEN] - I actually found tactics that helped beat my online/offline opponents relatively easily! Will be tried again on launch before sharing.

Dual cam - players in midfield felt claustrophobic. Prefer if it was final third. Dynamic wide camera is best. Stadium cam looked real nice from a graphical POV. 2-0-10

AI cut in from wide area to shoot and turn shot and goal is difficult to stop with a deep defensive line

Superstar difficulty challenging enough and the AI varied between the teams. Good variation of scorelines. Won 2-0 Vs Arsenal, 3-2 Arg Vs Portugal, Barca Vs Juve lost a couple. United Vs Barca lost 3-1

Options found in different menus and parts of the screen...like turning off the cursors underneath. would be nice if all options were under one unified menu

Finesse dribbling assigned to L-stick

Re-learn the game! 2 hours wasn't enough but I tried as much as I could

Players default to Level 1 passing (PA3 equivilant - most assisted! UGH)

VERY slow/realistic pace - not going to be to everyone's liking.... the slowest paced football game to date. Concerned about how easy it might be able to play it around at the back / keep ball to drag out a win (I've not tested this theory yet though!)

Whilst tactics are limited which is poor - less cheesy formations - but someone will find a way....

Don't complain about the manual defending - adapt! Don't make it boring! IT IS VERY HARD! Casuals/FIFA-mites will moan I'm sure, sadly and change it for the worse.