TristanAbbott7
Starting XI
Well, after playing about 20 games on this with a friend today there are definitely some differences between PES4 and WE8:I on the PC.
(1) Handball is back!
Before you groan this is actually good news because I only had 4 or 5 handballs happen in all the games I played. I didn't know why a foul was called when it first happened but then the commentator says "and the referee has spotted a handball". It happens pretty rarely, less than once per game from what I played and adds to the realism I think because it's a definite part of the real game.
(2) Much smoother gameplay.
Although I have a decent enough graphics card (FX5700 Ultra) and PES4 PC runs pretty smoothly on a good resolution, it still stuttered a little for me (even without any patches) and wasn't always very smooth if I had anything at all running in the background. I actually compared the demo from PES4 too to see if it may just have been a problem with the full game. WE8:I runs super smooth on my machine even at the highest resolution which used to lag for me.
(3) Tripping over easily.
This too seems to have changed. I played 4 games of the PES4 demo and 4 games with the WE8:I demo with identical teams and tried to count the number of times players seemed to trip and fall with minimal contact too easily. After 4 games, PES4 totalled 27 while WE8:I totalled 5. This may just be coincidence but the balance of the players seems to have been affected within the core programming rather than the stats which haven't changed.
Anyway, that's all I've noticed. (1) and (2) made me happy and I'm hoping (3) isn't just a fluke but during the games I played with my friend it was noticeable by him too without me mentioning it as he has PES4 on his PC at home.
Not sure if anything else is different, I guess we'll have to wait until the final version. Here's hoping they've made the online a little smoother too.
(1) Handball is back!
Before you groan this is actually good news because I only had 4 or 5 handballs happen in all the games I played. I didn't know why a foul was called when it first happened but then the commentator says "and the referee has spotted a handball". It happens pretty rarely, less than once per game from what I played and adds to the realism I think because it's a definite part of the real game.
(2) Much smoother gameplay.
Although I have a decent enough graphics card (FX5700 Ultra) and PES4 PC runs pretty smoothly on a good resolution, it still stuttered a little for me (even without any patches) and wasn't always very smooth if I had anything at all running in the background. I actually compared the demo from PES4 too to see if it may just have been a problem with the full game. WE8:I runs super smooth on my machine even at the highest resolution which used to lag for me.
(3) Tripping over easily.
This too seems to have changed. I played 4 games of the PES4 demo and 4 games with the WE8:I demo with identical teams and tried to count the number of times players seemed to trip and fall with minimal contact too easily. After 4 games, PES4 totalled 27 while WE8:I totalled 5. This may just be coincidence but the balance of the players seems to have been affected within the core programming rather than the stats which haven't changed.
Anyway, that's all I've noticed. (1) and (2) made me happy and I'm hoping (3) isn't just a fluke but during the games I played with my friend it was noticeable by him too without me mentioning it as he has PES4 on his PC at home.
Not sure if anything else is different, I guess we'll have to wait until the final version. Here's hoping they've made the online a little smoother too.
