FIFA 11 vs. PES 2011: Which Game Is Worth Your Time and Money?

BR: Last year, FIFA 10 won the battle for the best footy game on all consoles (excluding the abysmal PC version, naturally), and with the release date for both games edging near, fans are drooling over the possibilities, tweaks, and adjustments both games have made to try and win the fans over.

[turok]

FIFA

[comp_ali]

TBH , I will try the demos and see.

[Yi-Long]

... I'm pretty damn sure I'll go for FIFA again.

The last few years FIFA has been the best game of the two.

PES had really declined in quality ever since PES5, while FIFA has kept making big steps forward.

I have the most faith in FIFA11 once again being the better football game. PES2011 looks more promising than the last few years, but I'll be surprised if they have managed to come back with a game that's better than EA's.

[blackmamba707]

well after playing 200+ matches in PES 2011 online beta and PS+ demo I can safely say that PES is back on throne, and yes I hated PES2008/2009/2010, they were rubbish, this one is the real deal

- in FIFA you can't score from distance unless you're Rooney or Lampard, in PES I know I can try shooting with anyone because it's possible to score, in FIFA you shoot to have a corner kick
- in FIFA every goal is the same, can't say that about newest PES
- to dribble in FIFA you have to use right stick and use some trick, there is no other way, in PES I can wrongfoot defender and go past him, where in FIFA one tackle button would steal the ball
- there is momentum in newest FIFAs, other team gains boost for some time just because console decided so - ridiculous "feature"
- Personality+? Pro Passing? this exists in PES series since ISS Pro '97 and doesn't need to have a name for it

so this year anybody remotely interested in good footy game has a nobrainer really as PES is superior in the most important thing which is gameplay

[dronde]

where is the demo ?

[comp_ali]

PES 2011 demo is timed exclusive for PS+ subscribers , it will hit PSN and PC (No XBLA release though) after a week. 15/septemper.
I don't know yet about Fifa 11 demo but like every year, it will probably be released later.

[goalweiser]

All the stuff you listed is kind of dated.

I didn't see any of those problems in FIFA last year. I still play it quite frequently. Well the whole stealing the ball with one button...that can be done in both games.

Only big problem with FIFA is the player collison system.

PES suffered from lack of creativity and even the players seem a bit stiff last year. The graphics however were definitely great. But the online play was horrible!

That said, FIFA offers way too much for Pro Evolution to be considered the better game.

- BE A Pro (Online, Season Mode, Career)
- 11 vs 11 Online Play including Goalie control
- Ultimate Team
- Manager Mode

I bought both games last year. So did my best friend. We played both rather extensively and we both agreed, despite preferring the graphics of PES, that FIFA was the superior game overall.

Unless PES has something revolutionary in it, I don't see myself picking it up. I live in the states so optional files are hard to come by and I won't be importing the PAL version again...just too expensive.

[dronde]

@Comp_Ali US Playstation Plus ? Cuz I have that.

[TROLL EATER]

fifa

[-Mezzo-]

This time FIFA looks more promising.

[kataloni10]

Pes Is The king :D pes worth it ........

[Baka-akaB]

After trying the demo , PES easily . They fixed most of what was wrong the past 3 years , while adding a new gameplay .

The only judgement i have left would be online , wich wasnt in the demo as per usual .

EDIT : at the risk of sounding whiny ... surely there were other avatar pics that arent taken ...

[Gohadouken]

PES . It's good looking like the previous one , the animations are finally good , and the new gameplay is interesting

[PrinceOfAnger]

FIFA ALL THE WAY.

[Hades1337]

Will obviously have to play the demos first, but I would confidently put money on FIFA.

[Senden]

Fifa should win this hands down.. while I admit I haven't had a chance to play the new pes.. on the videos at least, the things which bothered me the most about it are still there.. Running with the ball still looks far too robotic.. the ball is glued to the players feet ffs.. plus the ball psychics just look weird as if the ball is magnetic.

I guess it depends if you play online or offline.. for me fifa clubs alone makes it worth the money.. it added a completely new level of depth when it was first introduced and has only got better.

[n4gno]

"plus the ball psychics just look weird as if the ball is magnetic."

ball physic has always been far superior in pes (like many other gameplay stuffs).

[goalweiser]

I've never been able to juggle a football in PES. FIFA series was doing that back in the 1998 game.

[Redempteur]

fifa control schemes confuses me ... so if i have to play one it'll be PES

[Yi-Long]

... just put it on 'alternate', which means you have the PES control-scheme. That's what I always do.

[Baka-akaB]

even so it's not the same gameplay , and then it's up to each and everyone's preferences

[HOSe]

fifa 11

[redmamoth]

PES for the men, FIFA for the boys... simple!

[Serious_J0nes]

This year i'll be getting both,where as last year i only got FIFA, damn I use to love pes, I even play fifa with pes buttons but If pes fails again this year i will change my buttons and be a full convert

[Highly-Strung]

i have Pes2010 is very bad online-multiplayer experience, delay play until in online.

[Baka-akaB]

2010 wasnt the worst , 09 was even worse online .

And again this is about both games' 2011 edition .

It's quite obvious from some people's quicksnap's remarks that they didnt spend any time with pes 2011 , and rush in to say fifa is better based on 08-10 .

yeah yeah some were burned , dissapointed etc etc ... but none was forced to buy the previous game without checking it first . And with that "kind of it sucked before so it will suck again " attitude , most current fifa fans wouldnt be there praising the current fifa games .

[goalweiser]

You're being completely myopic. Neither game is out so we can't say one is better than the other.

Basing your "purchase" decision on a demo is rather short sighted. If you look at the features proposed by both games, it's a no brainer because the football on the pitch isn't really that different anymore.

I was playing both games at the same time without any problem. They have different tweaks but for me, PES won't be able to challenge them until they have something different. The online manager mode is cool but it's already been done.

I love PES...I just realized that FIFA is the better deal.

[Baka-akaB]

sorry but i'm not the one judging PES based on past iterations alone , nor did i claim any purchase at day one .

I've spent time on the beta and the demo . From what i've seen there are plenty changes that satisfy me so far , with a few interrogations that would never fully be answered until release like the online .

While again some people make very little arguments other than "it sucked last year , it will suck again" . Again with that kind of attitude many probably didnt or wouldnt discover the many changes from fifa when it went next gen .

[farhad2k8]

PES can never catch up to its standards.

[xllx]

FIFA All The Way

[Trey4Lyfe]

FIFA of course!

[Sandhu Andreas]

I've tried out the demo of PES 11. Initially I liked it, but the slow reactions of the players, defenders magically turning on the boost when I'm on the ball with Messi and some of my players failing to make runs, pouncing on a loose ball or just failing to jump for the ball got really annoying.

Granted, the last PES I really played was PES6. Maybe I just prefer the faster pace & fluidity of Fifa, I dunno. I really do like the physics in PES though, plus it seems a lot harder to master - long shot goals are much more satisfying than Fifa.

Just buy the game you like the most, don't rely on anyone else's opinion ffs. Fifa's online community is riddled with selfish players and people who've downloaded their be a pro to 100%, so unless that's sorted I'll either get PES instead or just skip this year of footy games alltogether.

[kevin360uk]

Finally the year i dont need to buy Fifa