eFootball PES 2021 Reviews
his Season Update experiment makes you wonder why this hasn’t been the norm for football games for years. If this is the future of the genre, sign me up. EA should be looking over their shoulder. PES has retaken the crown.
The best football game of the generation.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Releasing PES2021 as an updated version of 2020's PES with lower price is a good decision from Konami and i think this should be the way for 2-3 years. Gameplay quality and simulating players is really awesome and if you love football simulators, you should definitely play PES2021. Beside fans, It is also the best time to play PES for new-comers.
Review in Persian | Read full review
If PES 2021 were a $60 game I could not recommend it to people who weren’t already fans of the Pro Evolution Soccer series. However, it’s a $30 game, and if you’re looking for an affordable single-player soccer experience, PES 2021 could be the game you’re looking for.
If anything, eFootball PES 2021 Season Update is very upfront and very honest. It offers almost nothing new when compared to last year’s PES 2020, besides some very minute (but still welcome) gameplay tweaks and some roster updates. However, it does feature a much more honest price tag as a means to compensate for that.
eFootball PES 2021 Season Update consists of an updated version of its predecessor from last year. In addition to renewing the lineups, the gameplay has been improved and is better than ever. Although some bad elements have also been maintained, such as narration and licensing, I believe that the general package offers a good cost-benefit for lovers of electronic football in Brazil and worldwide.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
A new approach for the sports genre, with welcome results: this offers more than a roster update, and at a very appealing price.
On paper the idea of turning this edition of PES into a mere update is a good idea. Football blew up, the two seasons almost piled up and the pandemic stopped development for too many months. It is better to focus on the next edition, provided that at least the minimum trade union commitment is devoted to this package, which has not happened. The absence of a partial update of roses and teams at the time of launch is unacceptable, as is the ugliness of the inter and Milan uniforms, although what PES 21 proposes always remains the best kick on the square (IMHO, eh, I do not want to be beaten by FIFA supporters).
Review in Italian | Read full review
eFootball PES 2021 does exactly what it says. Well, not exactly, as it took some time to refine a few gameplay elements of its predecessor to become even more enjoyable on the pitch - even online.
Review in French | Read full review
at the cheaper price and all the updates, this is the definitive version of PES for the current-gen, and a great way to move into the next game.
eFootball PES 2021 is, ironically, much more than just a small roster update, bringing some very important gameplay adjustments that keep making the series one of the best sports simulators on the market, even though the lack of licenses and the games modes that feel frozen in time can hamper the fun.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Don't go into eFootball PES 2021 Season Update thinking that it is different game from the previous iteration, it's not. However, if PES 2020 is not already in your game library then PES 2021 is a sublime football game that benefits from all of the tailored updates that PES 2020 received. Konami perhaps missed a beat and could have been a tad bit more generous by making this an even more budget-priced game than what it is being sold for to capture any FIFA players who are on the fence, but it is still worth the price of admission. If fluid, tactical and sublime football is what you are looking for then look no further than eFootball PES 2021 Season Update.
While this is as the name suggests just a season update, it does improve on PES 2020 where it matters most and that is on the pitch. Once you add a option file in and get the latest transfer updates applied it really is a good package and one that will be iterated on throughout the year. In terms of modes PES needs a serious overhaul, but while we wait for that in 12 months on PS5, this is a good stop-gap.
In the case of the previous PlayStation 4 and PC title holders, we cannot find any real reason to upgrade, unless they desperately want the new menu wallpapers, the three thousand extra MyClub points, or just want to support Konami.
Review in Greek | Read full review
eFootball PES 2021 is purely an update to the last year's installment, so don't expect any dramatic changes. However, we appreciate the publisher's honesty to simply just focus on the next-gen version and the game still remains the best football simulation there is.
Review in Slovak | Read full review
For eFootball PES 2021, all of this adds up to a soccer game that feels great to play, even if it is slightly lacking in other areas. The $40 price tag makes that pill easier to swallow, though. Depending on what you're looking for on the virtual pitch, that will determine whether PES is the right option for you. If you're like me and enjoy playing through a season with some random teams that you've never heard of, then PES may be exactly what you're looking for. With solid controls and decent AI, PES 2021 is a competent alternative to FIFA from a gameplay perspective, but those who get excited about seeing their favorite teams succeed against their biggest rivals may want to pass on PES.
Konami decided to release an updated version of last year (excellent) game. So we find the same game modes (added UEFA 2020 National Teams) and great controls, and we also find the same problems with teams, stadiums and players licenses.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
eFootball PES 2021 Season Update feels incomplete even as a simple update, however it retains the golden standard set by PES 2020 and makes some slight improvements
Review in Italian | Read full review
For being almost the same as PES 2020, eFootball PES 2021 Season Update is still an enjoyable game.
It is appreciated that Konami releases PES 2021 as an update rather than releasing the same game every year.
Review in Turkish | Read full review