9. PES Has No Rain!
You know the old expression in football? It goes: "Yeah, that Lionel Messi is pretty good, but can he do it on a cold rainy day in Bournemouth?" Well, the answer to that question where PES is concerned is no. No he cannot. Not because the Barcelona megastar has lost his touch, but because PES 14
isn't going to have rain as an available weather condition. Rain is virtually synonymous with English football at this time of year, with the summer months well and truly behind us and the dark gray thunderclouds of autumn and winter steadily approaching, it is somewhat farcical that this isn't going to be reflected when PES 14 ships later this month. The reason for the absence of the wet-stuff? Here's what PES Community Manager Adam Bhatti had to say:
"Rain has not been implemented for 2014 as we had to overhaul the whole game and build it from scratch. While implementing rainy weather itself is fairly feasible, we need to think through of how its effect shows through in gameplay. This includes the pitch becoming slippery, ball bouncing, some elements to make the team used to that climate somewhat more power in terms of balance. We are going to try further this year to get the elements sorted and have them implemented for 2015. As for kits getting dirty, this triggers on multiple requirements, often to do with the player contacting the ground."
FIFA 14 is going to have rain, which already makes it a more realistic football simulation game than PES.