Comments on: The in-betweener http://peschronicles.co.uk/2008/09/22/the-in-betweener/ tales of Pro Evolution Soccer, FIFA, and more Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:37:49 +0200 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: not-Greg http://peschronicles.co.uk/2008/09/22/the-in-betweener/comment-page-1/#comment-3280 not-Greg Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:26:49 +0000 http://peschronicles.co.uk/?p=838#comment-3280 Not Given - when FIFA09 comes out I'll start posting nearly every day again. Then when PES2009 arrives, it'll be back to every day. Although I might take just one day off per week. There's a definite post frequency/quality correlation. The more posts, the lower the quality. We'll see how it goes. There isn't much to write about at the moment at all. I'm playing FIFA08 and WipeOutHD at the moment, and not very much of them. Thanks to being busy in real life at the moment I haven't got time for gaming - shocking, I know - but happily that will all change from next week. I should be able to devote as much time as needed to FIFA09 and then PES2009. I still have high hopes for PES2009 but I don't blame you for choosing FIFA09 as your one game this year. Not Given – when FIFA09 comes out I’ll start posting nearly every day again. Then when PES2009 arrives, it’ll be back to every day. Although I might take just one day off per week. There’s a definite post frequency/quality correlation. The more posts, the lower the quality. We’ll see how it goes.

There isn’t much to write about at the moment at all. I’m playing FIFA08 and WipeOutHD at the moment, and not very much of them. Thanks to being busy in real life at the moment I haven’t got time for gaming – shocking, I know – but happily that will all change from next week. I should be able to devote as much time as needed to FIFA09 and then PES2009.

I still have high hopes for PES2009 but I don’t blame you for choosing FIFA09 as your one game this year.

]]> By: Not Given http://peschronicles.co.uk/2008/09/22/the-in-betweener/comment-page-1/#comment-3250 Not Given Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:38:58 +0000 http://peschronicles.co.uk/?p=838#comment-3250 I am looking forward to your daily posts again! I had got into the habit of checking your blog every day, not that I blame you for the inactivity at the moment. Not much to write on, FIFA looks great- advancing the genre again, PES looks tired and the same old. First time in a long while I cannot afford both games (I can barely afford one). It will be FIFA for sure this year- Euro 08 converted me. I am looking forward to your daily posts again! I had got into the habit of checking your blog every day, not that I blame you for the inactivity at the moment. Not much to write on, FIFA looks great- advancing the genre again, PES looks tired and the same old. First time in a long while I cannot afford both games (I can barely afford one). It will be FIFA for sure this year- Euro 08 converted me.

]]> By: heraldo http://peschronicles.co.uk/2008/09/22/the-in-betweener/comment-page-1/#comment-3203 heraldo Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:29:27 +0000 http://peschronicles.co.uk/?p=838#comment-3203 Greg Yeah it's a bit of a disappointment that Manager Mode will remain unchanged this year. As EA said and you can see from the demo that the gameplay has been their priority this year. I have my three MM careers ready to go Celtic, Man City and Villarreal. I can't wait, hopefully I will receive a day earlier also I have pre-ordered from shopto along with PES 2009 (£32.99 and £3 off voucher). I could never get into Sensi in the Amiga days, it never ever rocked my boat. All my mates played and still do. There is an absolute gem of a game called Braid a puzzle (which is hard) platformer which plays along the lines of the mario games. I have just about completed it. For the next-gen (or current gen) technology sometimes you cannot beat the classic gameplay of yesteryear. Greg

Yeah it’s a bit of a disappointment that Manager Mode will remain unchanged this year. As EA said and you can see from the demo that the gameplay has been their priority this year. I have my three MM careers ready to go Celtic, Man City and Villarreal. I can’t wait, hopefully I will receive a day earlier also I have pre-ordered from shopto along with PES 2009 (£32.99 and £3 off voucher).

I could never get into Sensi in the Amiga days, it never ever rocked my boat. All my mates played and still do. There is an absolute gem of a game called Braid a puzzle (which is hard) platformer which plays along the lines of the mario games. I have just about completed it. For the next-gen (or current gen) technology sometimes you cannot beat the classic gameplay of yesteryear.

]]> By: not-Greg http://peschronicles.co.uk/2008/09/22/the-in-betweener/comment-page-1/#comment-3180 not-Greg Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:52:45 +0000 http://peschronicles.co.uk/?p=838#comment-3180 heraldo - I feel your hard drive pain... About 6 months ago my PC failed to start (still don't know why) and I lost everything. I'd backed up my most important files and folders, but there was lots of 'random tat' on there - songs, videos, pictures, things like that - that weren't backed up. Never mind about the demo vids. I'm over the demo now, and probably won't play it again at all before next Thursday (yes, <i>Thursday</i>: pre-ordering with GAME usually means getting the game the day before release!). I can't wait and, apart from concerns about Manager Mode, I don't think the full game will disappoint. Re. the PES2009 demo, I wouldn't bet against a spoilerish release next week. I also wouldn't bet against the demo not coming out until Oct 16th. Konami are just like that. I still think PES2009 will be a good game. Will it be good enough? That is the question. And while you're playing Marketplace games, you've got to at least try Sensible Soccer. I missed out on Sensi the first time around in the early 90s, and I've found it embarrassingly hard. Yes, it's a harder football game than FIFA08 on Legendary! heraldo – I feel your hard drive pain… About 6 months ago my PC failed to start (still don’t know why) and I lost everything. I’d backed up my most important files and folders, but there was lots of ‘random tat’ on there – songs, videos, pictures, things like that – that weren’t backed up.

Never mind about the demo vids. I’m over the demo now, and probably won’t play it again at all before next Thursday (yes, Thursday: pre-ordering with GAME usually means getting the game the day before release!). I can’t wait and, apart from concerns about Manager Mode, I don’t think the full game will disappoint.

Re. the PES2009 demo, I wouldn’t bet against a spoilerish release next week. I also wouldn’t bet against the demo not coming out until Oct 16th. Konami are just like that. I still think PES2009 will be a good game. Will it be good enough? That is the question.

And while you’re playing Marketplace games, you’ve got to at least try Sensible Soccer. I missed out on Sensi the first time around in the early 90s, and I’ve found it embarrassingly hard. Yes, it’s a harder football game than FIFA08 on Legendary!

]]> By: heraldo http://peschronicles.co.uk/2008/09/22/the-in-betweener/comment-page-1/#comment-3177 heraldo Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:46:45 +0000 http://peschronicles.co.uk/?p=838#comment-3177 Hi Greg My hard drive on my laptop died over the weekend, I have lost all my DEMO videos I was going to post. Bizarrely a trip to the Apple store today seen me receiving a hard drive with more memory at no cost!!!! The warranty expired a year ago. I am not complaining, I couldn't get out of the store quick enough :lol: Nice goal. I am loving the demo more and more with each play. I cannot believe the cirticism from PES fans on the forums. They just cannot accept a good FIFA. Jesus it's only a computer game for crying out loud. Like you I want 2 good football games this year. As both are different. I must be in the minority. I must say I am liking the photos WENB posted from the foreign site. Do you think Konami will post the demo on the 2nd October? That seems to be the opinionon the forums. I downloaded an all time classic game from the Marketplace, a game I played religiously on my Amiga many moons ago, SPEEDBALL 2 and I am enjoying it all over again. Hi Greg

My hard drive on my laptop died over the weekend, I have lost all my DEMO videos I was going to post.

Bizarrely a trip to the Apple store today seen me receiving a hard drive with more memory at no cost!!!! The warranty expired a year ago. I am not complaining, I couldn’t get out of the store quick enough :lol:

Nice goal. I am loving the demo more and more with each play. I cannot believe the cirticism from PES fans on the forums. They just cannot accept a good FIFA. Jesus it’s only a computer game for crying out loud.

Like you I want 2 good football games this year. As both are different. I must be in the minority.

I must say I am liking the photos WENB posted from the foreign site.

Do you think Konami will post the demo on the 2nd October? That seems to be the opinionon the forums.

I downloaded an all time classic game from the Marketplace, a game I played religiously on my Amiga many moons ago, SPEEDBALL 2 and I am enjoying it all over again.

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