Pes 15 -

If you played PES 2015 , you remember the joy of using a Classic No. 10. Players like Wesley Sneijder , Juan Mata , or Totti were gods in this system. You didn't need pace. You needed vision.

Here is my retrospective on the game that brought the "Beautiful Game" back to our consoles.

There are certain years in football gaming history that fans never forget. For the Pro Evolution Soccer faithful, 2014 was a dark year. But 2015? That was the resurrection. pes 15

If you are a younger player who only knows the "eFootball" era of microtransactions and lag, go find a copy of PES 2015 for the PS4 or PC. Play a Master League season with a mid-table team like Fiorentina or Everton.

Putting a creative player in the "hole" behind two strikers allowed you to control the entire flow of the match. It is arguably the last time a football game truly rewarded intelligent passing over pace abuse. If you played PES 2015 , you remember

The shift to the Kojima Productions' Fox Engine in PES 2014 was a disaster. The players moved like tanks, and the input lag was brutal. But in PES 2015 , Konami finally figured it out.

You will understand what we old heads miss: You didn't need pace

Was it better than FIFA 15 ? In terms of pure simulation of football ? Absolutely. FIFA 15 was a hyper-speed, 5-4 highlight reel. PES 2015 was a tactical chess match.