Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions

Pros: It's a loveletter to all the Captain Tsubasa fans out there. The gameplay is fun and has very high replayability and a ton of things to do. Remember this is not a football simulator like fifa or pes, it's an arcade with legit bloodpumping gameplay so don't expect hundreds of teams.
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Cons: PC version has a lot of issues including performance and network error rn but they just announced the patch is coming and it's only day 1 so i'll give it a chance.
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ALSO: THAT NEGATIVE REVIEW ABOUT THE GAME HAVING CHARACTER PACKS IS TOTAL MISINFORMATION.
You need to complete the story mode first to unlock all national teams and characters. Packs are just for grinding special skills for your custom character.
(Edited: Also there is ZERO Microtransaction in the game)

UPDATE: I'm still loving the game, I spent so much time creating new characters and trying different builds and team comps, if you are fan of Captain Tsubasa and Soccer anime I can't recommend this enough, the only problem I have with the game is just online PvP is either not stable or people are abusing broken mechanics that will be fixed soon for sure, but this game is going strong and I really appreciate Bandai Namco for making this real
I was waiting for this game to be released since it was announced, and oh boy tbh this game exceeded my expectation in many ways and was underwhelming in some others, so I will try to keep this simple
PROS:
- Story mode is amazing, you get cut scenes and special events from the manga if you were able to perform specific tasks during the match, and oooh boy how satisfying it is and how beautiful they look
- Graphics of the game pretty nice and the background is colorful and full, no empty spaces
- Voice actors nailed it
- Music is perfect
- You are rewarded the more you play the game, not just you get better since getting the timing is important to build that muscle memory, also tons of collectible items and characters
- Characters actually feel different from each other so building teams is a lot of fun
- minimum RNG next nothing
- no micro-transactions
- online PvP is stable without any lags or delays even though I'm in USA and I played vs someone in JP
- supports all controllers
- the game is deeper than it looks but it's not complicated
CONS:
- Some game technical issues like it crashed on me twice but I think it was because I switched window mid a loading screen
- Some visual bugs in the match like GK stuck mid air after a Save
- The referee doesn't do much since you can't make a foul, but I guess this eliminates the RNG factor
- After you become good at the game story mode becomes SOOOO easy, I wish there was a way to increase the difficulty
- Subtitle is funny sometimes
This game is not perfect by any means, but as a first attempt to make a modern Anime soccer game this is an 8/10 attempt, I suggest (if you want to see more of this) to buy this game, you can even wait when it is on sale to buy, but I think this could be a great start for a new generation of Anime Soccer games that will make us happy for a long time

People leaving negative reviews based on server problems on day 1, while I'm here enjoying the story mode with my DORAIBU SHOOTO! :D

You no longer need to watch a whole episode just to see them shooting, 10/10.

PES... but without referee and no license war
Honestly, this game more harder than PES/FIFA

This is a dream come true (for Captain Tsubasa fans).
Before I had started to play this game, I wasn't sure about gameplay mechanics even I have seen lots of gameplays from different players. As soon as I begin to play, I can say this is far beyond what I expected. Very fast and enjoyable gameplay that makes you concentrate in every second. Challenging at first, but quickly you get used to it. Buttons are very close to generic football games.
I have really enjoyed story so far. It is a bit short but exactly what I have expected as a Captain Tsubasa fan.
For the dream edit mode, this is where the real fun begins. Because you need to create a team from scratch and face against other players in ranked league. There is a limit for players you can put into your team. And this limit increases as you succeed better divisions. This makes you try different team combinations in every match.
For custom players those you can create, this is grinding part of the game. But it is an enjoyable way to do it. You can create 20 different custom players. You are getting player cards and training cards from the packs those can be bought with game points (you gain these points as you play game, No microtransactions). These player cards makes your friendship increased faster with the player on the card in New Hero (custom player) Story Mode. You need to play story and increase your friendship with other players for what kind of character you want to create. And you can use these custom players on your ultimate team if you want (max 8 custom players in a team). This grinding may sound boring but the game at least have 3 times replayability thanks to its 3 different story routes.
I have really enjoyed what I have seen in this game. I strongly recommend it to every Captain Tsubasa fan. For others who likes to play a football game, this is clearly no fifa or pes.
10/10 for Captain Tsubasa fans
7/10 for others
PS: I haven't experienced any performance issues so far. I have played it both in 144hz monitor and Led tv via steam link. It works smooth for me.

The game is great.
The important thing is: I want to play online.
I have played like 30 ranked matches, and I always play against a bot called craque.
I am SO annoyed about it. Please fix it, I want to play a ranked match and not win 11-0 everytime.
Oh, and the game is pretty glitchy... but I guess it'll get fixed with future updates or patches idk.