When comparing Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 vs Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2, the Slant community recommends Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 for most people. In the question“What are the best Konami games?” Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 is ranked 1st while Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 is ranked 5th. The most important reason people chose Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 is:
The game has interesting, multi-part boss battles. A lot of character to the fights is added by the impressive, grotesque boss monster designs.
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Pros
Pro The goalies feel much more human than the last games in the series
The AI in this game feel very human. In too many games, the AI is nigh unbeatable, because it's a computer doing a human's job. However, PES 2017 has done a remarkable job in making the AI much more realistic.
This is especially noticeable when you're observing the goalies. You can actually fake them out, and do things the way you want to as opposed to having to trick the game's AI to score.
Pro Crazily responsive controls
In so many sports games, there's a significant lag time between pressing your button and your action being performed. This title, however has expertly minimized that lag time, making the game feel much more smooth to play.
Pro Grand boss fights
The game has interesting, multi-part boss battles. A lot of character to the fights is added by the impressive, grotesque boss monster designs.
Pro Impressive, flowing combat system
The game has a visceral, impactful free-flow fighting system that emphasizes counter-attacks, dodges and stringing combos with a variety of weapons and moves.
Cons
Con There are a few little visual glitches in the game
Con A departure from Castlevania series in key areas
Some aspects of the game are considerably different from the previous Shadow game. For example, combat is a lot more God of War than Castlevania and boss fights are a lot more Shadow of Colossus than Castlevania.
Con Stealth sections feel out of place
The game has stealth sections that involve turning into a rat and getting from one place to another while avoiding detection, but the stealth gameplay is very barebones and feels very out of place in a Castlevania game.