Well, after playing the infamous pre-2021 game for quite some time, I would say that Konami managed to infuriate me every minute. Playing passes, for example, is 90% luck or rather whatever the game wants to do. You simply press X and then you'll be there cursing to see where it goes (it doesn't matter if you have a player with a 122 rating in the ball, he will have a 101 rating in his balls). From marking, and I emphasize when the game wants you to concede a goal from a player whose mother doesn't even know him, they really found him through a silver alert or you have a package, umm, you'll eat it and he will look like a superstar from another dimension, why? Because your defenders, who are superstars, decided to go wherever they want so that the game doesn't light up for you. The player doesn't matter, you don't control the balls, the game tells you that now you will concede the goal. Similarly, you go for a goal and you want the crossbar, you want whatever you didn't aim well, you want to realize that all those years you played, you didn't know anything, and now you learned, but only to realize that you didn't aim well and that the player with a 200% rating is just a brick, you won't score because the opponent's goalkeeper catches flies with chopsticks, like the late Miyauchi. Of course, you're upset that he has a 50% in the statistics, whatever the game wants, so no, maybe definitely, I am the worst ever pro, don't take this, kids, unless you want it like me, who has been playing for so many years since before Christ and would take it just to criticize it afterwards

The Pes series presented in 2014 perhaps the worst game ever, but since then it has been constantly improving every year.

On the positive side, Pes 2019 has very nice graphics and this year they look even better in close-ups. Also, the tactical system actually works in the game and plays a role, which I really appreciate because I like tactics and it's very satisfying to see what I set up in the menus being executed on the field. I really like the way the ball is transferred, the animation, because it creates the mood to try and play proper football and start the development from defense. Additionally, the random player selection with substitutions is perhaps the nicest feature of Pro Evolution Soccer because it is very entertaining with friends. Finally, being able to add the Super League is something that I enjoy.

On the negative side now, it's how the AI plays, the "computer" that is. It has a specific way of development which after a while becomes tiresome and annoying, especially on higher difficulties. They never shoot from long range and constantly try to play the one-two, taking your defending player out of the equation by playing vertical passes that leave the opponent one-on-one and force you to predict the one-two in order to regain control of your defender and not be left out of the play by the CPU. If the players turned a bit faster, it would be good. Also, the CPU's finishes are very good even on lower difficulty levels and essentially if you let them shoot, there is a high chance of conceding a goal as all shots are taken inside the box. Furthermore, the CPU gets many rebounds where my players are sleeping. Finally, the commentary by the Greek commentators is tragic, either they should change it or take it seriously and fix it.

Overall, I am disappointed with the single-player because the reason I bought it was to relive a great career in Become a Legend like in Pes 2011 where I spent countless hours, but in the end, despite my efforts, the AI is very frustrating and I can't put so much effort into every match.

I haven't dealt with the Multi-player at all because the truth is I'm not a big fan of how they designed my club.

To summarize, I bought the game for €10 digitally and although it's not what I expected and I didn't play as many hours as I calculated, for this specific price, it's good to have a good time with friends but that's it. I hope they fix some things next year.

P.S.: I always comment on the PS4 version because we know that on PC there are patches that improve the AI and the gameplay is more realistic and maybe the things that bother me in this version don't exist there. But then we're not talking about what Konami creates but about a modded PES.

What can I say, I really don't know. I will start with the negatives. Terrible gameplay first and foremost, the player can pass wherever they want, you can't make a decent attack without cheating. The players hide behind the opponent, they dive, they sit offside, but the most important thing is that when the game wants to give a goal to the opponent, it makes your players stupid. It's really ridiculous, they stumble over each other, they hide, there is never a proper pass, no fouls are given, and all those little things that I'm sure you all understand what I mean. As for defense, at best I can say that when this madness takes over, the defenders look like they're dancing the zeibekiko. They tackle the opponent, tackle again, cross, and the player of the week, who is 1.68 meters tall, jumps and heads the ball against a 1.90-meter defender and scores a goal. Funny things and incredibly annoying. Pathetic servers once again, unbelievable lag in connection level 3, it makes me think I'm playing against guys from another era! Incredibly annoying music, as if every year PES interviews to choose the worst songs and those speakers, I really remember them my whole life, enough already KONAMI! It would have been better if I played Super Star Soccer with R Larcos and Ravoldi, the old ones understand what I mean. But really, the worst thing is none of the things I mentioned before. It's that KONAMI clearly shows that it aims to make money by releasing weekly featured players that you can buy with euros, and you end up having Nedved (possibly the best midfielder of all time) and seeing someone like Zajec with a 97 overall rating, and Nedved looks like a white ball in front of him. In short, whoever pays wins. Simply tragic, the magic of football is gone. I have played against opponents whose lowest-rated player was 95 overall and their team was 4200, while mine was 2900, there was no hope! Let me finish with some positives, which are the incredible graphics and the fact that you can still choose a manual player and keep the team low to at least play on equal terms with the opponent. If I could, I would give it one star, but because of the graphics, it's 2 from me. Stay away from this game, at least for this year!

It's a shame to see how Pro has become, I feel very disappointed because I have spent a lot of money for the other player of the week to be much better than the 22 legends I have..... In co-op, you play and your teammate has a white ball with a rating of 40 and just kicks the ball to get credits.... you end up with a draw in a game and your rating is lower, you lose rating compared to your opponent, you play another game, you end up with a draw, you have a higher rating, you still lose rating compared to your opponent (how is this possible now?); and the maximum is when you win 2-0 and the opponent's defense treats you like very hard while your defense plays on easy and it's very easy for them to make a comeback.... one day you can have 9 wins and one draw, and there are days when you can have 9 losses and one draw, it depends on when you hit the server. You can lose the unmissable shots with great players and the opponent wins with just one shot.... Nice graphics, same modes as in Pro 6 era without licenses, with the same keepers from the day I was born, and no matter what gift they give you in my club, you can only get a silver ball at most and never any legends. If you want to trade three legends, you get as a target players with a black ball rating of 80-85, draw your own conclusions from this.... And the best part is when you make an advanced pass to your central attacker who has a speed of 90 and he manages to leave the defender miles behind, I want when you pay 55 euros to have a full package, why do you have to spend money to have better players, it's disgusting.... Like giving 2.5 euros to get 250 coins to get a random ball, it surpasses me, so much money to have a 2% chance of getting a black ball and then you need a bunch of trainers to bring them to a normal level.... Also, to open a player box that comes out every week, you need 11,250,000 CP, with great effort and a lot of grinding, you can gather at most 125,000, do the math so that you can get a good player, you need to get at least a hundred players and it leads you to use money or pay again with money in the players of the week. Thank you very much, great profits!!!! I have never played a worse game, with a computer opponent on legend difficulty, Romario cannot escape a 56-rated defender, they keep the ball from the 90th minute to the 65th minute and then they score two goals and then they sit like chickens, you score another two goals and then they transform into Rambo and with their crooked moves, the ball just sticks to them and you concede another two goals just for fun, is it possible for a through pass from the sides to pass under the legs of two defenders and the attacker scores? No, sir, I want to play against an AI from the beginning to the end. I don't want to see 60-rated players shooting like 99-rated players and I have no strength, not even in my passes, you make it not difficult, but unbearable. For those who think they have created this game and will respond negatively, let them tell us why there are negative aspects in this game because me and my community see them. I am a player with a rating of 880....

The fact that a title is released in the market and has managed to compete head-on with EA and FIFA despite the HUGE lack of licenses, the mediocre to bad Master League, and the other game modes, says a lot. On one hand, we have FIFA 19, which has everything a complete football game title should have in 2018, and on the other hand, we have PES 2019, which has very few licenses, outdated game modes, but thankfully, the community provides us with option files and the licenses are somewhat saved.

However, when we talk about PES, we talk about gameplay. We forget about the "decorations" for a while and focus purely on the existence of these games. In this aspect, Konami has taken it to another level. In the first few days, I cursed the moment I bought it. But generally, I am a person who gives enough time to all games to convince me. Within this time frame, PES made me take my hat off to it because I realized that we are dealing with the closest thing to a football simulator that has ever existed until today... So close that at first, it annoys you when you finish a 10-minute match on Top Player level and see statistics of 2 shots from one team and 3 from the other... But once you get used to this philosophy, the enjoyment in this game gradually starts. It's not a "love at first sight" title, but if you give it time... there's no turning back. There are still some issues like slow response in defense sometimes when you want to clear the ball, but I hope that this and some other issues can be fixed with an update.

The graphics are amazing (finally), but the sound, as we have always known it, is mediocre and has become tiresome after so many years. The Master League was supposed to be significantly improved, but the only thing that changed is the transfer system, which is still unacceptable. Also, realism exists on the field for PES and stops there, as in the Master League, you can easily see players like Martial, Sterling, etc. transferring to Brazilian, Russian, and similar teams... Ridiculous!

In general, a title that I recommend solely for its fantastic gameplay and photorealistic graphics, and for no other reason, as Konami continues to disappoint itself, not so much for the licenses, but for the rest of the game's "package" with the uninteresting game modes and a Master League that desperately needs a change, but the Konami manager doesn't listen...

- Update: However, what I mentioned earlier regarding the gameplay and the response when trying to clear the ball when defending personally, for me, has turned from a minor issue to a major one, as I notice that almost half of the goals I concede come from the aforementioned poor response to commands... It's a shame because otherwise, a great job has been done, and it has led me to spend less and less time dealing with the game in order to avoid frustration with either the controller, the TV, or anything in front of me. It becomes increasingly annoying over time!!!