#proevo

[rappelz96]

Three days for release!😇#Konami @konami @officialpes #proevo #efootball #pes20 #proevolutionsoccer #efootballpes20 #game #videogame #playstation4 #efootballproevolutionsoccer2020 #sony #nos #superliga #seriea #ligue1 #ligue2 #eredivisie #russianpremierleague #raifeisensuperleague #svizzera #schweiz #onelook #fussball #zocken #konsole #consolero #s04 #schalke04 @s04 (hier: Sankt Egidien) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2HUCbKiN4d/?igshid=17ind0oy3br6p

[dedication7]

clive tyldesley

Going to a festival on Saturday and The Strokes are headlining. Second band I ever saw live. Never my favourite but one of the OGs of the indie scene. Vividly remember listening to First Impressions of Earth while playing PES in my tiny bedroom. 

Another memory. Sometimes I used to play as one of the European giants like Barca or Juve against a top English team. I’d put it on three-star and dominate them under the floodlights. In my mind I’d commentate as a half-exasperated, half-awestruck Tyldesley on ITV. Part drooling over the football on show, part riled by the comparative state of the Premier League. Perfectly normal. 

[rappelz96]

One day for release!😇#Konami @konami @officialpes #proevo #pes2019 #pes19 #proevolutionsoccer #soccer #game #videogame #playstation4 #playstation #sony #nos #superliga #seriea ##ligue1 #ligue2 #eredivisie #russianpremierleague #raifeisensuperleague #svizzera #schweiz #onelook #fussball #zocken #konsole #consolero (hier: Sankt Egidien) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnENNNTAbc1/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=uads2df8lkzo

[h3ctor86]

So close till pro evo... 1 more sleeeeeeep!!!! #proevo #football #konami #legends

[black-winter-night-sky]

With a price like that, I couldn't resist 😂 #playstation #ps4 #gaming #proevo #proevolutionsoccer #football #bargain

[mauriciomello-m2m-blog]

Parceria Tecnológica @proevo_solucoes #m2moffice #proevo #coworking #co-working #coworkingspace #tecnologia #tecnologytime #t ecnology

[wearemodernseoul]

Lunar New Year Day 3: #PokemonGo, #UFCDenver, #ProEvo and finally some Traditional #KoreanWrestling (#시름) (at Incheon, South Korea)

[stonejohnphil-blog]

Playing for laughs

The topic for this blog has left me scratching my head all week as I haven’t played any games for quite a while so it’s difficult to think of anything to review.  So I thought I’d go back to a couple of games that I used to play a lot, especially when I shared a flat with friends.

FIFA and Pro Evo (I played numerous versions that were released annually each getting incrementally better) are games that evoke fond memories.  The games were remarkably similar aside from the controls i.e. they had different buttons for, pass and shoot although this could be changed in the game.  FIFA also had real team names i.e. Manchester United as opposed to Pro Evo’s Manchester Reds.

You were either a FIFA or Pro Evo guy and there were endless debates about the merits of each game as my flatmates and I drank beer and ate pizza. 

It was possible to play on one player and try to guide your team to the top of the league or cup and whilst this was enjoyable and I certainly spent many a night trying to steer Scotland to perhaps their most realistic chance of winning a World Cup, the game is at it’s best when playing someone else.

It became a ritual before a night out to play a few games of FIFA/Pro Evo whilst drinking a carryout.  The excitement of a night out heightened by the competition of the game (and the alcohol!).  Ridiculous claims that your opponents players were diving were commonplace.  That one friend who crumbles after a few beers and ends up on the wrong side of 10-0 defeat.  The other friend who takes it too seriously and equates FIFA prowess with real world football talent.

Does FIFA or Pro Evo have strong storytelling elements?  No.  There are without, doubt more complicated, well-written games with better gameplay, but sometimes you just want a game that is fun and easy to pick-up and play.