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FANTASTIC MR FOX<br />
Most PES improvements courtesy<br />
of FOX Engine are, “unseen,” says<br />
Konami’s Adam Bhatti. “FOX allows<br />
us to tweak key parts without the<br />
entire game needing to be<br />
rewritten.” Shirt sponsors, say..?<br />
TheBig10<br />
STORIES EVERYONE’S TALKING ABOUT<br />
Gareth Bale’s €100m<br />
likeness is spot on, along<br />
with many other amazing<br />
hand-drawn stars.<br />
Can PES finally<br />
rake FIFA’s shins?<br />
Konami’s kickabout aims to reclaim its trophy<br />
011<br />
the delights of ‘crack climbing’ with<br />
Snake now able to scale rock faces.<br />
The fact FOX Engine generates<br />
such detailed worlds and still hits<br />
60fps is testament to the strength<br />
of Konami’s tech. Our MGS<br />
excitement is growing to new,<br />
unhealthy obsessions every month.<br />
With desert and jungle now both<br />
out in the wild, we can’t help but<br />
fantasise where Hideo may jet us<br />
off to next. We’ve still got our robot<br />
fingers crossed for Big Boss’ Outer<br />
Haven stronghold, to bring the three<br />
decade-spanning plot full circle.<br />
If there’s a concern, it’s that this<br />
globe-trotting could make the story<br />
unfocused – a common criticism<br />
of MGS4. Right now, though, Snake<br />
looks the hero to beat on PS4. Come<br />
at him if you dare, Drake.<br />
Check out youtube.com/user/<br />
metalgearsolid for the latest MGS videos.<br />
03<br />
Football<br />
in 2014<br />
has been absurd.<br />
Man Utd suck.<br />
Brazil suck harder.<br />
Wenger actually<br />
wins a trophy.<br />
Taken in that context, the idea PES<br />
may finally fell FIFA isn’t unthinkable.<br />
Indeed, Konami’s debut PS4 footy<br />
feast already plays a crisper game<br />
than any of<br />
the PS3 titles.<br />
From our<br />
hands-on with an<br />
advanced preview<br />
build of PES 2015,<br />
we’re happy to<br />
report the race<br />
for this season’s<br />
PS4 Paint Trophy<br />
could go to the wire. PES is unlikely<br />
to play in the same sales division as<br />
EA’s Goliath – how could it when FIFA<br />
15’s marketing budget is funded<br />
by a conglomerate of Richie Rich,<br />
Donald Trump and Mr Burns?<br />
But there are areas on the pitch<br />
where it tackles its rival to the turf.<br />
For one, Konami’s shooting and<br />
passing models are more nuanced<br />
than FIFA 15. Unlike last year, you<br />
THE LIKENESS<br />
OF EACH PLAYER<br />
WAS DRAWN IN-<br />
ENGINE BY A TEAM<br />
OF ARTISTS.<br />
<br />
can truly feel the benefit of the FOX<br />
Engine. Animations have been<br />
significantly improved and look more<br />
natural. Players also feel more<br />
individual than in FIFA, both visually<br />
and to control; top stars such as<br />
Ronaldo sport bespoke animations.<br />
And while FIFA may have scanned<br />
hundreds of pros’ faces this year,<br />
PES’ best likenesses are in a league<br />
of their own. Quite<br />
the feat seeing<br />
as PES European<br />
brand manager<br />
Adam Bhatti<br />
confirmed to<br />
us, “they are all<br />
drawn in-engine<br />
by our artists.”<br />
Admittedly, the<br />
new MyClub twist on Master League,<br />
which supports microtransactions<br />
to buy better players, is a bit of a<br />
worry. The licensing gap is also<br />
cavernous in FIFA 15’s favour (read<br />
our review on p78). Yet there’s a<br />
reason the cult of PES persists: it’s<br />
still a damn good football game.<br />
PES 2015 is out 13 Nov for PS4/PS3<br />
and will be reviewed in #104, out 21 Nov.
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