Konami unveiled the PES replacement eFootball earlier this year, serving as a free-to-play game that will evolve with new features over time, but its initial launch (it went live last night) has gone down noticeably poorly so far.
Players have swarmed social media to share their impressions, with the majority being negative. There's no singular area that seems to have been targeted either, with everything from the visuals to the gameplay being criticised.
Worse still, the game's Steam rating after over 3500 reviews is sitting at "Overwhelmingly Negative", with around just 10% of people giving it a positive review so far, and 90% of people scoring it as "Not Recommended".
It's a worrying start for eFootball, especially considering PES fans have been waiting two years for the game after Konami decided to release a 'Season Update' for PES 2021 last year. That said, there are plenty of new features in the works for later in 2021 (it's essentially just a demo right now) so let's hope it can turn the negativity around.
Have you had a chance to try eFootball yet? Let us know down in the comments section below.
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It's a shame that it's not very good as there are some big sports franchises out there that are, basically, monopolies and need a kick in the pants.
Sports games seem like the best candidates for the "Live Service" model as well as you're only really getting tiny changes year on year, and I'm sure it wouldn't be tough to get a big player base by not asking them to fork out full price every year.
Though Konami as a publisher have not been doing well and are the textbook example of "coasting" so it's not all that surprising really.
Tried it... and well, it is complete and utter *****! Ugly and play nothing like the good old PES games!
What have the done to Pro Evo 😢
This should really not shock anyone. It was always gonna be rubbish. Shame coz PES was solid. It was never what the hipsters made it out to be but it was always a very decent football game.
EA laughing all the way to the bank
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@DanielDavis to hell with you and these abominations you've released, unto the world
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