Five main differences in popular football simulators.

On August 30, 2018, it will be possible to download PES 2019, and a month later, download FIFA 19. The confrontation between two new simulators opens a new season. “Living Sports” will help you make a choice, PES or FIFA in 2019.

Russian League in PES

A shock for FIFA fans - there will be no RFPL in 2019. It won’t be at all, even in a lightweight format without licenses. Pro Evolution Soccer in its best years differed from FIFA in its realism, but the lack of official clubs was always a problem. North London and Man Blue - every year such titles have to be rewritten manually, download patches or just play as is. The number of licenses in PES has increased over time, but it’s still a drop in the ocean.

Licenses in PES 2019 and FIFA

The Japanese decided to take a cunning route and sign full-fledged contracts with developing leagues. That is why RPL will exclusively appear in PES, but it will not be in FIFA. Also in the Japanese simulator there are championships:

Argentina;
Belgium;
Switzerland;
Turkey;
Portugal;
Denmark.

FIFA, as usual, has dozens of licensed leagues, including the European Top 5 in full.

Champions League in FIFA

There is already a joke circulating on the Internet that FIFA and PES exchanged without looking. There were no licensed European Cups in FIFA. Now there will be a solemn anthem and all the attributes. This is a huge success for Canadian developers. The main tournament of Europe is added to the official players and teams. In PES, a return to the sad past is strange international tournaments invented by the Japanese.

Survival mode and street football?

The other day it was officially confirmed that in FIFA 19 we will have the opportunity to play football without rules. In 2012, the bomb game FIFA Street from EA was released, which almost interrupted the sales of the main FIFA that year. The game was so great that six years later many people continue to spend time playing it, although it was not released on new generation consoles.

It is assumed that the new modes in FIFA 19 are a step towards those same street football fans. In the new FIFA, you can turn off the referee, play without rules, and also add a fun survival mode. For each goal, a player will be sent off the field. The match will end when seven players remain in one of the teams.

Additional settings for fans of unconventional football will allow you to disable offsides and even headed goals - fire, not innovation. Here PES is definitely far behind.

PES comes out early

The Japanese made a knight's move. All fans of sports simulators are accustomed to the fact that new simulators are usually released in mid-to-late September. PES will be available for download on August 30th. FIFA will be released a month later. The Japanese see this as a strategic advantage. Those who play FIFA will certainly be interested in the new version of PES, tired of the old game and, probably, within a month they will become imbued with the capabilities of the competitor.

Another cool feature of PES 2019 is the online mode in the demo version. That is, from August 8 you will be able to start online battles, albeit with a limited number of teams and without Russians.

If you are still on Xbox360 or Play Station 3, then wait for FIFA. PES is only available on new generation consoles. This will allow the Japanese to improve and bring the graphics to an unattainable level. Football players will have a dozen different emotions. The developers do not reveal all the secrets, but it is already known that virtual football players will react much more vividly to their own mistakes.

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In any big sport there are confrontations between two teams. “Spartak” and CSKA, “Barcelona” and “Real”, “Celtic” and “Glasgow Rangers” - football, by definition, offers competition for the title of the strongest. If we transfer the competition to the world of video games, then there is no confrontation stronger and more long-standing than “FIFA vs. PES”.

Every year Electronic Arts releases a new game in the licensed series to the public, and every year the Japanese from Konami respond with their Pro Evolution Soccer series. With competitors battling for the hearts of football fans around the world, players are asking the question: “Which is better, FIFA 18 or PES 18?” We played both games, and in this article we will give a detailed answer to this question.

Comparison of FIFA 18 and PES 18. Graphics and presentation

No matter how you look at it, FIFA 18 has outperformed its competitor in the graphics category this year. The lack of licensed clubs in PES 2018 remains a big problem, especially for console players who cannot fix the situation with mods. FIFA 18, in turn, offers players a full list of licensed teams from a variety of leagues and nationalities. Everything - from the appearance of the players to the design on the uniform - corresponds to its real prototypes. This year, Electronic Arts also equipped the graphics engine with new effects, such as lighting and dynamic weather changes.

PES 2018 has more licensed clubs, but still fewer compared to FIFA 18

The interface in FIFA 18 also looks top-notch, making the menus easy and convenient to use. Unlike FIFA, PES 2018 doesn't have a consistent aesthetic. Although the football player models have been improved, overall the game is inferior to the sleek and polished appearance of its competitor. The menu layout hasn't changed since last year, and instead of Manchester United you'll be playing as Man Red.

Comparison of FIFA 18 and PES 18. Gameplay

But in terms of gameplay, everything is not so obvious. Each player has his own opinion regarding the convenience of the game. Let us briefly describe the gameplay features of both projects.

The gameplay of Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 is very organic. Passing is comfortable, dribbling is very responsive, and shots on goal feel just right. The goalkeepers and defense act intelligently - playing PES 18 is simply convenient and enjoyable.

Gameplay is still PES's strongest point

Developers from EA have made targeted changes to FIFA 18 compared to last year. Shooting and dribbling have become more responsive. The most significant changes have occurred in relation to crosses - you can deliver the ball into the penalty area in a faster way, and in addition, regulate the height and speed of the projectile. Thanks to the variety of delivery of the ball to the goal, goals have become more varied and beautiful.

Shooting on goal has never been so satisfying in FIFA 18

But at the same time, FIFA 18 has its problems. Dribbling is still not as impressive as in PES 2018, and passes are not as accurate. The different players and teams don't feel that distinct.

Thus, playing PES 2018 is a little more convenient and interesting than FIFA 18.

Comparison of FIFA 18 and PES 18. Game modes

One of the main aspects of competition in football simulators is the richness and depth of game modes. Traditionally, FIFA has been superior to PES in this regard, and FIFA 18 is no exception. The Journey story mode continues the story of up-and-coming Alex Hunter. The story is not for show - the mode contains fully voiced story cutscenes and the ability to make choices (almost like in Mass Effect).

The story mode in FIFA 18 will keep you engaged for hours with a fascinating story.

FIFA Ultimate Team (FUT for short) has become a huge hit with online players and is now essentially its own game within the game. “Squad battles”, “Daily goals” - this is not a complete list of game types for those who love FIFA 18.

What will PES 2018 offer? Master League has received minor improvements: a new menu interface allows for easier navigation, transfer negotiations are now easier, and a new Challenge Mode adds variety to the game with unpredictable scenarios. The MyClub game type is a kind of alternative to the FUT mode, but still does not offer the same depth of play as its competitor.

The most successful new mode in PES 2018 is Random Selection Match. This type of game returns from PES 6 along with some minor changes. You and a friend each receive a team of randomly assembled players (not entirely random, however - you are free to choose a country or club). Then each of you tries to take players away from the other. It doesn't sound all that exciting, but in action this mode is a lot of fun.

Verdict. Which is better - FIFA 18 or Pro Evolution Soccer 2018?

Overall, which game you prefer depends on your taste and priorities. PES 2018 offers a more comfortable and responsive gameplay, but FIFA 18 has better graphics and a nicer presentation. EA's creation immerses you into the world of big football thanks to many small graphical details, while PES 2018 does not even have all the teams licensed.

If you are taking the game for online matches, then both projects will offer decent competition options. FIFA 18 beckons with the famous FUT, and PES 2018 includes a 3v3 co-op mode.

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The eternal confrontation between FIFA and PES will soon receive a new twist - new parts will be released. Sports bigmir)net is trying to figure out which game will be the best this time.

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It's no secret that fans of football simulators have long been divided into two camps. Some are FIFA supporters, while others consider Pro Evolution Soccer to be the best soccer game. So which one is right? Will show the release of new parts of the series. FIFA 17 and Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 will be released very soon and Sports bigmir)net offers to compare the innovations of two leading football simulators.

Gameplay

The gameplay of FIFA and PES has always been strikingly different. If FIFA has always offered us high speed and dynamics, then PES was a more measured game. In the new parts, the developers continue to stick to their course.

EA Sports promised a new FIFA improved passing system, reworked set-piece systems, improved physics and artificial intelligence. How much reality coincides with the expectations of the players will be shown by the release of the game. For now, it seems that this year the Canadian studio did not focus on dramatic changes in gameplay. Ordinary players who have already managed to play the pre-release version note that the game feels more like FIFA 15. Is this a plus? It’s difficult to say, but the 16th part of the series was frankly disappointing in terms of gameplay.

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What about Pro Evolution Soccer, then they promise much more changes in terms of gameplay. In particular, a lot of attention was paid to the game of goalkeepers, who did not play the best in the previous parts of the series. Also, a lot of attention was paid to working with ball control, which will allow a better feel for the game. Among other things, there was an emphasis on tactics. Tiki-taka, counter-pressing and other tactical tricks will be available to players as the match progresses. They promise that AI ( artificial intelligence) will adapt to tactical changes.

Verdict: According to first impressions, PES has done a more dramatic job in terms of gameplay and fans of the series should be pleased. EA Sports decided to return to the developments that were used in previous parts.

Graphic arts

FIFA 17 boasts a new engine. Frostbite was used in such series of games as Battlefield and Mirror's Edge. Naturally, with the new engine we will have more realistic lighting, faces and fans. Also, EA Sports was not lazy and made under-stand rooms that we can see before the start of matches. Much attention attention was also paid to the faces of the players, who become more realistic with each episode. Moreover, the coaches were not left without attention. Now real coaches, such as Klopp, Guardiola or Mourinho, will stand on the sideline.

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PES for now it remains on the old engine and will improve the developments that were there before. If this is so, then we have to admit that in terms of schedule, the KONAMI product will be inferior to its competitor.

Verdict: In terms of graphics, FIFA continues to hold the lead.

Licenses

Licensed leagues, tournaments and clubs have always been one of FIFA's trump cards. The Canadian series is always on top in this regard and has its finger on the pulse of football. This time the Japanese championship was added to the huge number of leagues. The Brazilian league, which was already present in the game, was also fully licensed. As for national teams, it is now available in the game. And, which has been represented in FIFA for several years, has not gone away. An exclusive partnership with the Premier League allows you to add the stadiums of all 20 teams to the game, and the interface during broadcasts will accurately copy the real analogue. Now EA Sports has reached a similar agreement with La Liga, which gives us reason to expect many new stadiums and faces in one of the subsequent series.

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KONAMI is trying to somehow compensate for the lack of licensed leagues. This time, the Japanese studio managed to “strengthen itself in a targeted manner.” Exclusive agreements with Liverpool, Borussia Dortmund and Barcelona will allow the team to bring these teams, their kits and stadiums into the game. In turn, PES deprived its competitor FIFA of the Camp Nou stadium, which will now only be available in the Japanese series. As for international tournaments, the Asian Champions League has been added to the European Cups and the Copa Libertadores. The Chilean championship will also appear in the game. Otherwise, the players will again be expected by teams called North London and Manchester Blue.

Verdict: PES is still seriously inferior in this regard, but it is worth giving credit to KONAMI. This year, every effort was made to attract real tournaments and teams to the game.

“It’s easier to make peace between a Ukrainian and a Russian,” the popular Internet rapper and parodist Bandit 228 used to say. This phrase also applies to fans of these two games. The main argument of FIFA fans is the abundance of football leagues, for which EA Sports once rushed to obtain exclusive licenses. Last year they even paid tribute to gender equality and recreated women's teams in the game, but this did not cause much excitement.

In September, the confrontation broke out with renewed vigor. The updated FIFA gloatingly showed off its Frostbite graphics engine borrowed from the upcoming Battlefield 1 and a Michael Bay-level story mode, while Konami snapped back with promises to once again polish the physics and hone the tactics. It is worth admitting that both sides did not disappoint and did exactly what was expected of them.

Light warm-up

The new FIFA immediately amazes players with an absolutely incredible picture. And this is no exaggeration - compared to the Ignite engine, which was objectively outdated a few years ago, Frostbite graphics from afar are indistinguishable from a broadcast of an English Premier League match on Sky Sports. The floodlights scatter across the perfect grass lawn, the players make very realistic grimaces after misses, and their T-shirts have finally separated from their bodies.

EA also worked on the environment, which no longer resembles butter smeared on a loaf interspersed with cardboard figures. Fans now have different faces and several types of animation, however, for some reason, in the fan sector there are children sitting, raising their arms in sync, reminiscent of elite Wehrmacht units at a parade. But on the edge of the field, ball-boys serve balls, cameramen with hand-held cameras diligently catch the best angle, and the stern Carlo Ancelotti frowns after another injury to Arjen Robben. But Yuri Semin in the cockerel hat and Slutsky rocking on the bench were not brought in, and such inattention to the middling championships cannot but upset.

But the weather didn't let us down. In the rain, by the end of the match, the players may well plow the sidelines to the ground and roll around in the grass so that their mother is unlikely to wash their shorts with the magic “Tide”. And football players sweat quite naturally and generally no longer look like computer dummies. This also applies to game intelligence - your players themselves block free zones and, depending on the tactics, open up for long or short passes, and tall forwards like Ibrahimovic successfully rub defenders with their body and push them aside when taking corners.

But the main innovation of FIFA 17 is not the graphics at all, but the full-fledged story mode The Journey. The players will have to storm the top clubs of Foggy Albion for the promising forward Alex Hunter. To avoid getting bored as part of a shabby team, you only need to play a couple of matches. Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United immediately line up for the young talent, and soon he and his childhood friend are already trying to oust Rooney or Diego Costa from the squad.

In fact, EA adapted the story of a boxer from Fight Nights into football, but plot twists such as going to prison and beating up skinheads are not expected this time. Players gain the coach’s trust and develop their skills with the same type of training, answer tricky questions from journalists and relatives using a dialogue window, and angrily reject Rooney’s offers to go grab a beer after the match.

Almost the entire story mode consists of training and games with monitoring of three parameters: the trust of the coach, fame on social networks and popularity with fans. Most players probably won’t want to deliberately ruin the career of a young talent, so all the plot troubles framed in spectacular cut-scenes will eventually be resolved with minimal losses. However, EA’s debut attempt to recreate the cult film “Goal” for teenagers of the 2000s can be called successful. Only after the end of the season is it somehow not tempting to replay the story campaign, because the developers did not provide for the opportunity to betray the fans and rush off to a richer club for a long dollar.

Otherwise, FIFA has undergone only cosmetic changes, such as a new coach customization mode and the sale of club paraphernalia in the pursuit of trophies. There are a couple more new additions to the Ultimate Team card mode. The commentators Cherdantsev and Genich, who survived from the last part, have become a little more diverse, so meme phrases like “hits with his head and with his head” are no longer so intrusive. Although revelations like the branded “Kolodin! THE CANNON IS SCARY! FLIGHT OUT!” It's not worth the wait.

But the main thing is that the game evokes exactly the same sensations as before. Is it good or bad? Depends on which side in the FIFA vs PES confrontation each specific player supports.

In fact, EA's brainchild has always been an arcade game in a beautiful package and never claimed to be a hardcore simulator. When playing for Real against Barcelona, ​​you don’t need to think that Gareth Bale’s entry to the left flank will allow Benzema to load balls into the penalty area more often, since Catalan defender Danny Alves likes to run into attack. The physics of the ball still gives the impression that players are kicking a balloon, and even Vasily Berezutsky easily handles crazy-powered high serves. Goalkeepers don't get kicked in the face for being brave, and John Terry doesn't knock opponents to the ground just because he can't keep up with them due to his age.

Why, you can play the entire match without releasing the fast run button - from the same positions, players will always put the ball into the net and escape from their opponents with the same feints. As before, you just need to remember the required key combinations or the places where the players should be. After a cunning corner kick and a dash into the penalty area, the ball flew into the far corner 100 percent of the time back in FIFA 2005 with the pirated “Russian Premier League” add-on. There is no doubt that he will still fly there in 2016.

We must hit and score

Therefore, the new PES can be forgiven for all its sins. Yes, compared to FIFA, the graphics are much poorer, there are blurry cardboard fans and less realistic animation of the players. The Japanese still do not have licenses for many clubs, so in the Manchester derby they will have to fight for Man Red and Man Blue.

But just like 10 years ago, when PES was many times more popular than FIFA and sold millions of copies, it was valued only for one thing - its polished and incredibly exciting gameplay. And in the new part, Konami has fully preserved and increased this quality.

Here, it still won’t be possible to take the opponent’s goal with a dashing cavalry raid without missing a dagger counterattack in response with a three-on-two outcome. Newfags accustomed to FIFA will scoop the ball out of the net over and over again, even if their mighty Barcelona is opposed by the modest Swiss Basel. In PES, it’s quite normal to roll the ball around in the center of the field for half an hour and frantically look for an option to develop an attack - after all, the opponent has parked Mourinho’s much-loved “bus” in front of the goal.

In the game, you won’t be able to constantly smash your opponents with the help of jerks and home preparations - the artificial intelligence reads banal combinations at a time and catches up with the forwards who are running away. Players make mistakes in passes, collide heads in the air, lose the ball when receiving and regularly “give Bazhenov”, managing to miss from a meter.

All this creates a feeling of the reality of what is happening and forces you to turn on your brain. Deeply layered defenses have to be cracked with clever combinations, and when running on the attack, it’s worth thinking about defense. Before the match, it’s a good idea to look at the opponent’s tactics and composition, make a couple of substitutions and think about the placement of your players.

You literally feel every movement of the players. Andres Iniesta can unleash a fast attack with one clever pass, while Messi habitually minces before spinning three opponents and throwing the goalkeeper over. Thanks to the realistic movements of the players, the passing game has become simply fantastic, which is especially noticeable in the actions of the same Barcelona, ​​Arsenal or Juventus. At the same time, the opponents skillfully change tactics right during the match and, having scored a couple of goals in the opening, they may well close down and play to win.

These features are also perfectly implemented in multiplayer, which Konami actively focuses on. As in previous parts, players’ reputation increases when they win, and virtual victories bring pleasant bonuses in the form of new kits and balls. It is clear that the developers are doing their best to form and support a kind of community of fans of hardcore and intellectual football.

For FIFA fans this causes misunderstanding and irritation, but those who remain faithful to PES will experience an incomparable experience. When in the Champions League final, CSKA loses 0:1 with ten men until the 80th minute, and then, by an incredible coincidence, scores two random goals, your family and pets may well go deaf from your victorious cries.

You get the same feeling when you score the decisive goal after an hour and a half of playing on the school box, and everyone goes home. And you can give a lot for this.

It's good to be a fan of online shooters, having a wealth of choice. The life of fans of football simulators, compared to fans of other genres, is extremely sad; from year to year they have to choose only between two candidates: FIF or Pro Evolution Soccer. And today we will try to compare the latest and Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 to understand: which is better? And which game is better to play for someone who is trying to play something new, football. We will compare traditionally, on the most important points: graphics, sound, realism, multiplayer and gameplay. For each of the game points they will receive scores on a 10-point scale, and in the final we will add them up and see what we got.

Visual component.

So, graphics. We always meet people by their clothes. Here the situation in short is that there is no subject for dispute. If, for example, the faces of the players in PES 16 were more beautiful than those of the players from FIFA 16, now the situation has changed. And not only with faces. Visually, the game from EA Sports looks clearly richer. Firstly, the menu. In FIFA 18 it is clearly more beautiful, but in PES 18 it looks like hello from the 90s. Especially when it comes to opening command settings. Moreover, the menu in PES has been criticized for years, but Konami seems to be too lazy to change anything.
Anyone who wants to immerse themselves in the football atmosphere, and for this purpose watches pre-match screensavers, will be more immersed in FIF, because in PES everything is spoiled by the rubbery, clumsy faces of football players, even when it comes to superstars. When some non-advanced teams play, the players’ faces are typical, like those of Oorfene Deuce’s wooden soldiers. FIFA is also full of generic faces, but they look more interesting.

Or take the same lawn. In PES the field looks, let's be honest, lousy. It's like playing on artificial turf all the time. FIFA had such a lawn about 10 years ago. In FIFA, especially if you zoom in, the lawn is beyond praise. Individual blades of grass are visible. But - oh, miracle - in PES 18 they significantly improved the appearance of the stands and the spectators on them. Before that, there were identical silhouettes cut out of plywood with a jigsaw, but now everything beyond the field looks like it’s real. Based on the results of comparing the stands and spectators, I will say something terrible: in PES 18 they look better than in FIFA 18, where on the benches you can see the bots dressed in the same uniform and with the same hairstyles.

In general, we get the following: the faces, the lawn, the menu and the general appearance are better in FIFA 18. In PES, only the stands are better, although in general the graphics of the Japanese competitor are not as bad as it might seem.
According to the results of this round, for graphics, FIFA 18 receives 8 points, and PES 18 - 7 points.

Sound component.

What is the first thing the person who launches FIF does? That's right, he turns off the music in the menu, and after a few matches he cuts off the commentators, no matter how good they are. In PES, the music, for me personally, did not cause such rejection, but as for the commentators, they were also turned off.

I liked the sound in PES 18. Naturally, the main sound was in the stadium. The audience reacted very quickly, both to goals and to violations. If you are playing away and make a dangerous tackle, the whole stadium will groan in unison. If the tackle was carried out in violation, the stadium will erupt almost instantly. If the sound was turned up loud at this point, then you will literally become physically uncomfortable.

In FIFA 18, to be honest, the sound has not changed at all compared to the previous version. All the same beach-Papuan songs on the menu, and all the same gasps at the stadium. Not that it was bad, but I didn’t like this marking time. It's obvious that they didn't even try.
Therefore, PES 18 gets 9 points for sound, and FIFA 18 gets 7 points for being stagnant.

Realism.

A very difficult round, which, of course, needs to be sorted out on the field during the game.

So, the first thing that catches your eye in PES 18 is the size of the field. It's really huge. You can feel the dynamics on it. After a pass or hit, the ball flies or rolls for a long time, and it looks beautiful. The large field effect turned out great. In comparison, FIFA 18 - this is the impression - brought us mini-football. If you look at the game, due to the size of the field, PES 18 is very similar to a real match, while FIFA 18 is similar to a computer simulator, albeit a good one, whose task is to give players thrills.
But what I didn’t like about PES 18 was the effect of the ball sticking to my feet. It is even visible on the start screen. It is expressed in the fact that when a football player turns, the ball turns behind him, despite the fact that the football player himself does not correct it with his feet. It looks bad, and, frankly, the guys from Konami can be blamed for not bothering to add normal animation.

Goalkeepers in PES 18, oddly enough, began to play more or less adequately. It became difficult to score against them, especially from afar. In FIFA 18 (we are talking about single-player mode), goalkeepers play rather poorly. They were sharply weakened, which is why the computer often began to be driven into the near corner. Yes, that is often the case: almost every second goal against me, performed by artificial intelligence, was in the near corner, which, as they say, is not in any goal.

The next thing I want to talk about is the deterioration of the parameters of football players in PES, depending on their position. If a right midfielder is rated 80, don't expect him to stay at center. Or, for example, if you want to put a forward in the position of an attacking midfielder, you will get -8 points. And so it is everywhere, and this is very good. This borrowing from football managers has a great effect on realism. But in FIFA they still won’t dare to do this, and, it seems, they will never dare. No matter who you put, the rating will remain the same, which looks unbearably implausible.

Further, in PES 18 I was surprised by the excellent execution of penalties and especially free kicks. Very realistic. Something between the real picture on TV and what it would be like if I myself went out onto the field and shot. There is nothing like this in FIFA.

But PES 18 has a huge disadvantage - problems with licenses, which - alas - greatly spoil this seemingly excellent, realistic simulator. It is enough to take the Russian team. Let's take and look at the names of the main cast: Sholokhov, Cherchesov, Bondarchuk, Herzen, Kerensky, Privivkova and Tereshkova. Just pure hell. And this is everywhere. Real Madrid is called MD White, Chelsea is called London FC and so on. There is no Bundesliga at all. Everywhere on the opening screens, Neymar is still in Barcelona. All this has a very bad effect on the perception of the football festival, although the Champions League is presented stunningly realistically: the anthem, logos, even animation - everything is aimed at creating the impression of watching a real match on TV.

The results are as follows: PES 18 gets 7 points for realism. Deducted 2 points for licenses. And FIFA 18’s realism is even worse - 6 points, although the licenses are in perfect order, and the electronics engineers have improved the plasticity of the football players’ movements.

Multiplayer.

And another controversial round that is difficult to cover in its entirety.

PES 18 multiplayer is very, very bad. You have to wait for your opponents for 10 minutes, and it’s not a fact that you’ll get there. And when a rival happens, the quality of the connection leaves much to be desired. There is no such problem in FIFA 18. Opponents are easy to find, but the game itself in multiplayer reveals all its arcade essence. The score 7:5 is an ordinary event for FIFA 18. A huge imbalance in the attack, which spoils everything. The goalkeepers do not catch anything, and the attackers score from all positions. Instead of running, it seems like there is roller skating on ice. In general, of all the super-fast and aggressive parts, this is the fastest and most aggressive. Perhaps only children will like this. A person who understands football will not arouse sympathy like this. If we ignore the stupid gameplay distortions, then everything is fine: FUT mode, Seasons mode, a bunch of other modes with challenges. There is nothing like this in PES 18. They still believe that the primitive My Club completely suits the players.

As a result, it turned out that when it comes to multiplayer, we can say about the games that “both are worse.” Therefore, PES 18 - 5 points for the fact that it is basically difficult to find an opponent, and FIFA 18 - 7 points for the fact that at least you can play without a long wait.

Gameplay.

Well, finally, you need to go a little over the gameplay, or interestingness. This is a subjective thing, since one person may be interested in one thing, another – in another. Personally, I liked that in FIFA 18 there was a new mechanics of tackling with legs positioned, the players became more flexible and flexible, the graphics were improved a little, and the computer finally learned to attack in different ways, diversifying attacks, and not running to the flanks, as he did this in FIFA 17. Now playing against artificial intelligence is really interesting, although the attacking bias is also felt there. As for the FUT mode, it will be interesting exactly until you hit the first division and upgrade your team to reasonable limits without spending thousands of rubles on donations. The Path to Glory mode - you'll forgive me - personally didn't grab me at all with all its Negro suffering.

In PES 18 I liked the huge field, the feeling of the dynamics of the ball, normal goalkeepers who were no longer extras in the goal, and a great football atmosphere. When the computer scores, there is no feeling that the script has turned on, as happens in FIFA, where you feel the script turning on even before the goal. You see that the opponent started to feint and the ball cannot be taken away from him, which means the system decided that it was necessary to score. This is not the case in PES. But there are extremely realistic free kicks, and some problems with switching players, because after FIFA 18 it always seems like you are switching to the wrong one. Well, until you switch, football players sometimes behave like weak-minded disabled people, whether in FIFA 18 or PES 18, acting completely inappropriate to the situation. And in general, the action is more similar to real football in PES 18, but it also has huge problems with licenses and outdated graphics. In FIFA 18 everything is more arcade-like, but there is a complete set with licenses, plus working multiplayer.

In general, based on the results of this round, PES 18 receives 7 points, and FIFA 18 – 8, because it is the second game that looks more like a modern product of 2017, and not a remake of something from 2015.

Summary.

Well, all that remains is to count. In the final, PES 18, after 5 rounds, in a bitter struggle, receives 35 points, and FIFA 18 – 36. Therefore, the richer and more famous won, but this victory turned out to be minimal, at the level of statistical error, and I personally advised Electronic Arts would have to come to its senses and think about a revolution in the football genre, otherwise next year Pro Evolution Soccer will definitely be ahead.