PES 2012 is too difficult?

[Knl]

hey guys, dont u think that PES is too difficult? i've been playing pes since pes 3 and always on top player, now i cant win the match on proffesional level! goddamnit, the AI cheats, even worse teams play like barcelona...

[Anonymous Vagrant]

Here's a tip, Play on Regular, and if u can score 5-0 against Barca using 3 different teams, move on to Professional. Repeat the process every time u want to up your difficulty.

[Knl]

yeah. good idea, but i would play like this for next 6 month, i guess ;]

[SvenU]

I also played every PES on top-level, but now i play as professional.
And there is a further difficult level named superstar.

[Earlanator]

Hi - I'm the same as you, always played on Top Player with all other PES games. I have persisted with this - played my 1st season as Tottenham in the Premier League (finished 17th) - played 2nd season (finished 12th). I'm halfway through my 3rd season and I'm currently 7th.

I really think it demands much more concentration than ever before - and now I can defend much better than when I first got the game. Using the R2 and square/x buttons makes a big difference in cutting the losses down. I just cannot bring myself to drop down a level, each win seems to be much more of an achievement because the effort needed is so much more.