PES 2021: 6 Early Rumours You Need To Know
PES 2021 aims to be the ultimate football gaming experience, rumoured billionaire takeover and all.
It's hard not to use a cliche when describing the "rivalry" between PES and FIFA. Since 2009, the story has been the same. The once great PES, trying to bring back the glory days VS. The FIFA juggernaut, who came from behind to take the crown. Each year PES "comes closer" to recapturing the successes of days gone by, but an ever-evolving FIFA comfortably kept its spot at the top.
We became so used to this narrative, that we didn't see the inevitable coming. PES 2020 beat FIFA 20. On the pitch, PES played like football, while FIFA played like every FIFA after 17. The magic was back, for real this time. All the hard work had finally paid off.
EA didn't help matters for themselves with gaffs like the "rock-paper-scissors" debacle at the FUT 20 Champions Cup qualifiers. It only gave players the shove they needed to jump ship. And if the internet is anything to go by, many of those gamers are planning to stay with PES.
Never before had there been such anticipation for a new PES game. Momentum is on Konami's side and if the rumours are to be believed, 2021 may just be the year where football gaming comes home.
6. Further Improvements To Master League
Master League helped PES to establish itself as THE football game of the 2000's. The idea was to combine RPG elements with a standard season mode, like the ones seen in most other football games. The results were astonishing. Imagine the addictiveness of early Championship Manager games, amalgameted with some of the finest gameplay ever seen in a football title. That was PES 1-6.
After years of ups and downs, PES 2020 returned to the old winning formula and gave Master League the love it deserved. A major overhaul of the mode breathed new life into the series. With FIFA faltering in the single player department, Konami has set its sights on further building up this mode to drive home its newly gained advantage over EA.
While Konami has kept details to a minimum so far, we can expect to see more depth in the areas of player development, player personaities, management styles, and tweaks to the transfer system. Greater managerial control over the day to day running of the club, including the scheduling of friendly matches, also seem to be on the cards.
With these tweaks, Master League might just return to the era of Espimas, Minanda and Castolo...