The good news is that it seems EA heard my pleas for
FUT 23 Coins an upgraded Volta Arcade, so I can take full credit for the fact that it has been expanded to include a battle royale style that includes silly minigames and obstacle courses that are reminiscent of the best of Fall Guys. I still think it's criminal to only have it available during weekends however.
Quelle surprise! Ultimate Team has received the greatest amount of attention. In addition, the team training mode that I've wanted to find has finally arrived in the form of FUT Moments. Moments offers bite-size pockets of FIFA gameplay in the form of exciting challenges designed to challenge your physical shape and figure out how different cards play together.
It's not yet ready, but there's tantalising scope to follow the career of players and recreate the most memorable moments from football history with this method. The current collection includes highlights from great times of Jurgen Klopp as well as Kylian Mbappe. However, for next year's game it'd be awesome to see what EA's team can create with other footballing legends like Pele and 'King' Kazuyoshi Miura.
Elsewhere, there are sweeping changes to the system of chemistry. Chemistry doesn't have to be affected by the player's position within the formation in relation to other players. It's an improvement that allows for greater diversity across leagues and nations. I'm not sure if it will affect anyone's strategies too much however it's great to know that you can add wildcard players and find more ways for them to be connected to top division players.
Searching for the ideal midfielder to achieve that coveted '33' chemistry feels very similar to playing a Squad Building Challenge now, which feels intentional. Squad Building Challenges are still a fine way to lose several hours doing nothing, but EA's'sudoku for football nerds' is best played via the companion app, far from the slow console menus.
In a dark portent of the licensing fights to come, FIFA has lost the J1 League license this year, which meant no more King Kazu. It also led to the team to change direction and become an entertaining Bronze and Silver Australian A League team, featuring the feared strike force of Hibs forward Martin Boyle and the
buy FIFA 23 Coins aptly called David Ball. Like last year my team that was a bit underdog caused some rage-filled exits from the opponents sporting million-coin outfits, exposing Ultimate Team as a gilded farce.
