PES 2017 - Pro Evolution Soccer (Europe / Sv / El / Tr)
PlayStation 3
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Reviewed in 2016
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✪ Reviewed on January 20, 2023
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PES 2017 is Konami Pro Evolution Soccer football simulation. One of the best modern PES with exquisite ball physics and control. The FIFA rival franchise, known for its more technical and football-faithful gameplay.
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Category
Sports4 players3+
Description
Konami football simulation recreating the 2017 season with European club licenses and Pro Evolution Soccer system. Published by Konami, released in Europe in September 2016. UEFA licensed European clubs, Master League franchise mode, Real Touch et Adaptive AI, ML Online mode, and realistic ball physics. Direct FIFA competitor. European version.
PES 2017 - Pro Evolution Soccer review
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Art direction
★★★★★
"Iconic"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Players modelled with polished realism, detailed turf and stadium atmosphere: football takes on a credible, living presence. The fluidity of the animation and the attention to the faces deepen the immersion. This visual realism, precise and warm, places the game among the console's sports showcases.
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"From the very first seconds"
Football focused on the finesse of play, where the pinpoint pass and tactical sense come before everything else. Building a patient team move before finishing delivers a deep satisfaction, closer to the feel of a real match. Technical, rich and snappy, a football sim that rewards game intelligence and offers intense encounters, ideal among lovers of the beautiful game.
Addictiveness
"Obsessive"
Building your moves with precision, weighing each pass and feint across matches of exemplary fluidity makes you want to restart at once to perfect your play. Progressing in career and league rewards every fixture. Its missing licenses and its presentation frustrate, but the finesse of the on-the-ball simulation holds football lovers for the long haul.
Difficulty
"Easy"
Lifespan
"Massive"
This edition's adaptive AI renews the appeal of running a Master League over the long term, where every opponent forces tactical adjustment season after season. Recruiting, nurturing talent and chasing every title, ML Online included, stretches the experience well beyond the isolated match. A simulation depth that keeps the series in benchmark territory.
PES 2017, often cited as one of the series' best vintages late in the generation, praised for its gameplay. That quality changes nothing about its collector status: wide run, dated sporting content and no price. Its only residual draw is nostalgic, for those wanting to replay a precise season, annual football remaining inherently without lasting value.
Better with friends
Soccer focused on the feel of play, where passing freedom and realistic duels reward patience and build-up over haste. The competition plays out in tactical finesse and reading the tempo, delighting fans of measured play. Four on a couch, it spawns tense matches and fine rivalries, punctuated by skill moves that bring the room to its feet.
Is PES 2017 - Pro Evolution Soccer still worth playing in 2026?
PES 2017 is often cited among the best modern PES, praised for a ball physics and control of exquisite finesse. The gameplay reaches a remarkable balance point here, where patient build-up, passing precision and the subtlety of duels deliver a sense of football of rare rightness. Faithful to the series' more technical identity against FIFA, it rewards mastery. Like any annual entry, its licences are dated and its online side has gone dark, and the PS3 version stays behind the next-gen. But in solo or local, for the fan of demanding football, the title remains a first-rate simulation.
