{"id":104119,"date":"2016-09-14T13:29:21","date_gmt":"2016-09-14T11:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=104119"},"modified":"2016-09-14T13:30:53","modified_gmt":"2016-09-14T11:30:53","slug":"pes-2017-review-round-up-the-best-football-game-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/104119-pes-2017-review-round-up-the-best-football-game-this-year","title":{"rendered":"PES 2017 review round-up &#8211; the best football game this year?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you&#8217;re a FIFA or Pro Evolution Soccer fan, you would&#8217;ve\u00a0circled\u00a0September on your calendars is its the month we get treated to the latest iterations of the long-time footie franchises.<\/p>\n<p>First up on the team-sheet is Konami&#8217;s PES 2017, which has already received some great press ahead of its launch, but now that it&#8217;s taken to the pitch, what are games journalists saying about the instalment?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.videogamer.com\/reviews\/pes_2017_review.html\">Video Gamer<\/a> \u2013\u00a0Score TBA<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cPES 2017 is a wonderful football game that just begs to be played. Give me another 200 hours and I\u2019ll tell you definitively how PES 2017 ranks against the series\u2019 best.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/games\/pro_evolution_soccer_2017\/b\/playstation4\/archive\/2016\/09\/13\/game-informer-pro-evolution-soccer-2017-review.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Gameinformer<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a093\/100<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;The title is not perfect, but its gameplay is so natural that it feels like there&#8217;s little between you and what happens onscreen. It&#8217;s modes aren&#8217;t complete, but they are absorbing. Like anything that is loved, the answers may be incomplete but the feeling is total.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19722 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.menstuff.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/PES-2017-game.jpg\" alt=\"PES 2017 game\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xgn.nl\/review\/pes-2017-review-ps4\" target=\"_blank\">XGN<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;\">9\/10<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;PES 2017 is another step in the right direction. Konami thus capitalizes further on their strong formula. While not everything is perfect, the core gameplay is really on point: a real joy for lovers of football games.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2016\/09\/13\/pes-2017-review-fifa-killer-6125630\/\">Metro<\/a> \u2013 9\/10<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Of course, with FIFA 17 not out until September 29 it\u2019s impossible to know how exactly it stacks up next to PES 2017. But based on demos and early feedback it\u2019d be a genuine shock if it turned out to be as good as this. If it does though then all the better, as that would mean that two of the best football games ever made were released this year, instead of just one.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/pes-2017-review\/\">Games Radar<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"> \u2013 4.5\/5<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;A long-overdue return to form that finally surpasses Pro Evo&#8217;s PS2 glory days \u2013 and, assuming presentation woes are fixed, lays the foundations for an all-new footballing empire.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19723\" src=\"http:\/\/www.menstuff.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/PES-2017-screenshot-2.jpg\" alt=\"PES 2017 screenshot 2\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.windowscentral.com\/pes-2017-review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Windows Central<\/a> \u2013 4\/5:<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;If you like Pro Evo, definitely give PES 2017 your time. Hell, even if you don&#8217;t but you&#8217;ve always been curious, give it a go. The trouble is that it&#8217;s not going to entice the FIFA crowd to jump ship. Which means Konami still has a hill to climb.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shopto.net\/news\/52334\/PES-2017-Review\">Shop To<\/a> \u2013 No score<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cPES 2017 is one of the finest football games I\u2019ve ever played. The action feels both authentic, innovative and really too addictive to put into words. The passing, keeper improvements, stunning animation and countless amount of tactical options all come together to make what is a really stunning football experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.godisageek.com\/reviews\/pes-2017-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">God is a Geek<\/a> \u2013 10\/10<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;PES 2017 is bloody incredible. It\u2019s a football game that feels like football in every single way. From the tackles to the passing, to the close control, to the scoring of wonderful goals. It\u2019s everything football is in reality and in dreams. I\u2019ve always said that FIFA is the Match of the Day of football games: you only get the highlights, where as in PES you get everything. This couldn\u2019t be truer for PES 2017, which really, really could be the greatest football game ever made.&#8221;<\/p>\n<section class=\"p402_hide external-gallery galleryv2 nointellitxt ctx_blocked\" data-action=\"external-gallery\" data-target=\"\/pictures\/slideshow\/7905\"><\/section>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19725 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.menstuff.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/PES-2017-screenshot.jpg\" alt=\"PES 2017 screenshot\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.psu.com\/review\/31136\/pes-2017-ps4-review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Playstation Universe<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a09.5\/10<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;If PES 2016 was the best entry in around a decade, then PES 2017 is arguably among the greatest in the series full stop. With extra care and attention paid to improving on many of its predecessor\u2019s strengths, as well as tweaking and fixing adhered to its issues, PES 2017 comes out of it as a fantastic football game.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.playstationlifestyle.net\/2016\/09\/13\/pes-2017-review-goaaaaaal-ps4\/#\/slide\/1\" target=\"_blank\">Playstation Lifestyle<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 9\/10<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Pro Evolution Soccer 2017\u2018s Master League is one of the best career modes I\u2019ve ever played in a sports game, and it\u2019s backed up by incredibly solid gameplay. Once you look at the disappointing lack of team licenses, players will find one of the most rewarding sports games available.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"11 Minutes of PES 2017 Gameplay Barcelona vs. Arsenal - Gamescom 2016\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pfiozvN20lA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Article\u00a0originally\u00a0published on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.menstuff.co.za\/games\/pes-2017-review-roundup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"canonical\">MenStuff.co.za<\/a>.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More gaming news<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to Would you spend R53,000 on this 14 year old YouTube gamer\u2019s autobiography?\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/entertainment\/104071-would-you-spend-r53000-on-this-14-year-old-youtube-gamers-autobiography.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Would you spend R53,000 on this 14 year old YouTube gamer\u2019s autobiography?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to Highest-rated video games of 2016 (so far)\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/99002-highest-rated-video-games-of-2016-so-far.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Highest-rated video games of 2016 (so far)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to How to buy an Oculus Rift in South Africa: what it will cost\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/gadgets\/99350-how-to-buy-an-oculus-rift-from-south-africa-what-it-will-cost.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">How to buy an Oculus Rift in South Africa: what it will cost<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s what the critics had to say about PES 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":196,"featured_media":104121,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_enabled":true,"_sma_x_custom_text":"","_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,3,11681,4],"tags":[31,517,6724,1267,21919,581,331],"class_list":["post-104119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","category-pc","category-playstation","category-xbox","tag-active","tag-football","tag-pes","tag-pro-evolution-soccer","tag-pro-evolution-soccer-2017","tag-review-roundup","tag-reviews-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/196"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104119"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104119\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":104123,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104119\/revisions\/104123"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/104121"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=104119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=104119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}