Conclusion – Which Is Better?
As is often the case with these rival games, you’ve probably already decided which is for you due to what you look for from a football game. If slow intricate play is for you, PES is the best option, but it doesn’t have the content and personality to match FIFA.
PES 2020 will be more of the same, doubling down on the quality gameplay feel with the addition of Finesse Dribbling. It’ll still lack the licenses, the menus will be behind the curve, and Ultimate Team’s content will likely show up MyClub’s.
However, it’s always difficult to tell what you’re going to get from FIFA. The new gameplay features are promising and feel well implemented from what I played, but balance is often an issue.
PES 2020 had a good footballing base to work on, while FIFA 19 is one of the worst examples of realistic football in a long time.
Elsewhere, Volta is a big new mode and something that sets FIFA 20 apart from PES 2020, so that will likely give it an advantage. It’s the first major new feature since The Journey and is essentially the incorporation of a separate game series into the narrow FIFA world.
Looking straight at additions, FIFA 20 is certainly taking a bigger step forward than the competition, but the improvements to what already exists need to have the desired impact.
