FIFA 23

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Carrying 3 decades of existence on his shoulders, FIFA comes to an end, and starting next year the franchise will be known as EA Sports FC. Considering that this is the last challenge before the maelstrom of licensing exclusivities between competitors in the sector begins, including the soccer federation itself and its plans in gaming, the occasion is ripe for a good farewell. Was achieved? Let’s find out.

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Video: FIFA 23 – The Good, the Bad and the Meh!

FIFA 23: the last attempt to get the victory

FIFA 23 debuted today worldwide. Early access has ended and for a year football fans will enjoy the sport that moves passions, but also money. This year is a World Cup, Qatar 2022 is just around the corner and, following tradition, there will be content with the fair in a few weeks, so the delivery of EA Sports continues to offer the best content. Of course there are exceptions, such as the disastrous situation in Serie A in Italy caused by a sterile duel between eFootball Y FIFA, but this time the loss goes further, because LigaMX is now part of Konami’s game. It’s sad because his presence allowed us to change history (me making Pumas champion), but also because of EA’s lack of attention and commitment to our league for 19 years… We all know that it was one of the most generic in each installment.

“… there are some improvements and elements to highlight, such as the leagues with the greatest support such as the Premier League, spectacular; LaLiga in Spain, full of passion, and the Bundesliga in Germany, with several details for realism including the previous to the classics”

Following this line, FIFA 23 was unable to attend to those generic elements regarding the visual and audio. This is understood, because if they did not do it before, they would not do it in the last installment. However, there are some improvements and elements to highlight, such as the leagues with the greatest support such as the Premier League, which is spectacular; The Spanish LaLiga, which is full of passion, and the German Bundesliga, with various details in favor of realism, including those prior to the classics. Likewise, many of the official player and pitch designs are well done and respond appropriately to lighting effects, depending on the time of day the match is taking place.

The eternal clash between the casual and the realistic

The proposal of FIFA 23 this year focuses on 2 elements that impact gameplay. The first is HyperMotion 2 technology, the next step in motion capture and its implementation in player and ball physics. In general, the result is good by offering a wider range of movements to deal with all kinds of situations and plays. Within its eternal clash between its casual and simulation proposal, especially in recent years, interesting levels of realism are reached, but there are also terrible downturns with strange movements and behaviors because that section was never deepened; that’s why there’s only one NBA 2K.

“… if you want to live something that points towards realism, you need to enter the menus to adjust the details and then start a process of trial and error until you consider that those changes are the ones that satisfy you”

Take into account that FIFA 23, like its predecessors, comes with default settings for a casual experience. If you want to live something that points towards realism, it is necessary to get into the menus and adjust and then start a process of trial and error until you consider that these changes are the ones that satisfy you, although you will never find that balance between both styles.

Linked to HyperMotion 2 are improvements to the AI ​​of CPU controlled players, but right now and with the release update the results are extreme as your teammates can execute the right moves, whether you command them with the controller or that they only follow your play to triangulate and end in a goal in the same way that they can spoil your advance. The same happens with the defense, which sometimes shines for its ferocity, but in others it simply leaves you hanging while you swallow the rival’s great goal.

On the other hand, the tuning and balance issues are most noticeable in the playlist that will have you getting away with it on several occasions, including that weird well-placed, powered-up shot mechanic that’s just broken. Obviously this shouldn’t happen in a sports simulator, but EA Sports has managed to play its cards to move on the thin line between game styles. “It is and it is not, you understand me” they would say in The Simpson.

Despite this, the possibilities to make adjustments and personalize the experience can have good results in FIFA 23 and at its highest difficulty levels the matches become exciting and fun. In the end, it is a title that I do not intend to take away.

Then comes AcceleRATE, a technology that divides players into 3 levels according to their career chances. Most are normal with a balance between the beginning of their journey and the moment when their lungs give up for more.

Then there are those with an explosive start, but who melt after a few meters, very useful for opening spaces and setting up plays outside the large area, and the minority that can run like a gazelle down the flank or the center with overflows that they urgently require at this time a balance. I know that Mbappé and Salah are very fast, but the full-backs and centre-backs in the last decade have become more athletic and agile, so it is not so common to see these overflows in reality.

The range of game modes FIFA 23 remains as in previous years: they pass without penalty or glory. Career mode, despite some improvements and additional options in archetypes and player development, remains the same, but it is also something played by old guard users and those just looking to complete a season with their favorite club. .

The online components, where VOLTA and that money-making machine called FIFA Ultimate Team are located, maintain the cordiality of inviting you to play with the AI ​​or with players of your level and so on until you meet the huge wall that divides the casual players of those who give a credit card at the slightest provocation. It has been the reality of the franchise in its final stage and the farewell would be no different.

Bye, FIFA!

Despite its contradictions, FIFA 23 denotes an effort to go a bit forward from what we saw and experienced in previous editions. When you play this franchise, you basically already know what you’re getting into, and if we boil it down to that perspective, we can say that FIFA 23 It ends with an era and is the synthesis of everything good and bad that the franchise had, especially in its last period. It is not at all a sports game that marks a before and after in history, but it is not a disaster either; live quietly in the mediocrity that EA made standard. With a small step forward, this year’s installment stands out a bit from its close references and in the end it is a good farewell to what was the most successful IP in soccer.