Double penalty for Konami with his eFootball. At first, the Japanese publisher had to deal with the disappointment of the players regarding the path he decided to take with his football games in the future. And in a second step, he must now face the discontent and the mockery of the players following the launch of his eFootball 2022. The extent of the problems is such that the publisher had to speak out publicly about them.
Konami was quick to apologize for the failed launch of eFootball 2022 . Whether you are a fan of Football games or not, it is impossible to miss unflattering images or videos of eFootball 2022. Screenshots or videos showing bugs and other failed models abound in fact on the canvas.
And it’s not like the gameplay is flawless next to that. Critics on this subject are also numerous since the public can try their hand at the successor to PES.
Faced with this bad buzz, to say the least, Konami has decided to take the speech. In a press release published on the official eFootball Twitter account , the publisher therefore apologizes and promises change:
“ Following the release of eFootball 2022, we have received a lot of feedback and requests for game balance. This includes passing speed and defense management. We also wish to acknowledge that there are issues that users experience with cutscenes, facial expressions, player movement and behavior. bullet were reported.
We are very sorry for all these issues. And we want to assure everyone that we will take all concerns seriously and make every effort to improve the current situation.
This project will be continuously updated. Its quality will be improved and content will be added on a regular basis. We will start preparing an update for October starting next week. All this while continuing to receive the opinions of users via questionnaires.
We will do our best to satisfy as many users as possible. We hope that eFootball 2022 receives your continued support. “
Note that the original post contains wording that suggests it was written directly in English by a Japanese man, so it would appear that this press release was written and posted with a rush.
As a reminder, eFootball 2022 replaces the Pro Evolution Soccer license from this year. The game was released this week as a Free-to-Play with currently limited content.
It remains to be seen whether Konami will succeed in rectifying the situation. . And most importantly, if the public is going to be ready to give eFootball 2022 a second chance.
Feedback from Steam players show in any case that the hardest part remains for the Japanese publisher.
What do you think of this message from Konami? Do you think the damage is done and it’s already over for eFootball 2022? have we tried the game? If so, what did you think? Tell us everything in the comments below.