Conclusion
PES2012 is a game that not only channels the spirit of the series past, but does so with confident strides towards a bright looking future. Sure, there are some issues with the game which are the well documented technical short comings and a very small number of probably fixable/tweakable quirks that ultimately fail to compromise the pure gameplay focused experience on offer. This year’s offering from Seabass and his team is without doubt their finest in this generation and it should not be forgotten that this was a game developed in a country that fell victim to one of the worst natural disasters in history and most certainly had an effect on not only development itself but more importantly the passionate team behind the project. The fact that in the face of such national tragedy they have managed to deliver the best PES in years is worthy of note for all true PES fans, however insignificant that may be in the grand scheme of things.
A return to roots while not being scared to take some chances has resulted in a return to true form.