It is August, some come from vacation, others are finally preparing to leave and it is generally the moment chosen by EA Sports to reveal the first information around its annual game EA SPORTS FC, a new license born from the remains still very present-it is literally the same game, let us remember-from the FIFA saga, closed due to a divorce acted in 2023 between the entity governing world football and American publisher developer Electronic Arts.
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Through a detailed presentation, the developers in charge of EA Sports FC 26 were able to present us a whole series of new products concerning the gameplay, with a mode of order largely highlighted: the community. It is clear that this year, EA Sports has chosen to make a kind of my guilt – in his own way – And above all to take a step towards the players, not always satisfied with the playability offered in recent years, by highlighting improvements and remarks put forward by the community And this, on all existing supports at this level: X, Youtube, Facebook (Si, Si), Discord, Reddit, Tiktok…
A game, two ways to play it
If it is too early to determine if the wind of change really blown on arrival on this FC 26, It is clear that the studio intends to please the greatest number, playing the compromise card. It is in this sense that the gameplay is now split into two modes: authentic and competitive. As its name suggests, this first is as realistic as possible and therefore closer to a simulation. The main changes announced and common to the two modes are as follows: a more intelligent defense in its placement, less parasitic collisions, frank and rewarded interventions during the attack of the balloon in defense (basically, the ball will have more chances of staying in the defender’s feet in the event of interception or tackles), more technical, better positioned and therefore less quick to pump the ball in opposing feet, But this time rather in corner or far from the attackers, more fluid dribbles, passes with a suspicion of additional creativity according to the capacities of the player … So many sentences which have everything of the speech of intent as long as they could not experience them handle in hand, which was our case.
For several hours, we were able to play EA Sports FC 26 And this in two very distinct game modes: kick -off and rush. In both cases, only a few teams were available, such as the PSG, Le Real Madrid, Le Bayern Munich, Liverpool. Note that in the first case, it was the Champions League mode that was offered, in its male and female version. The ideal opportunity to experience authentic and competitive modes. Honestly, if the first mode has undergone some changes, it was difficult to experience, since it is designed for online game modes, and especially the most popular of them, Ultimate Teamunavailable during our gaming experience. What we can tell you is that in competitive, the pace of matches is extremely fast – which will not change the UT players – and will ask other qualities from players, such as skill, responsiveness and good mastery of manual defense. On the other hand, the authentic mode was indeed the attraction of our games and the difference in playability between the two is obvious. The pace is slower, more posed. The direct game is always possible but more exposed in the event of good anticipation on the part of the opposing defense. This mode therefore requires patience and if dribbles are always common in the game – and should still be massively favored by players – the game of passes is more than recommended by the game, which favors realism to the spectacular as agreed.
More lively and more fluid football
As usual, it will be necessary to wait for the release of the final game or at least test this novelty over time-it is often there that the concerns end up revealing themselves-but as far as we are concerned, this mode is an excellent idea and a wind of novelty welcome for a game which hitherto struggles to fully satisfy the players. We were able to appreciate a different, more coherent ball physics. Different fire angles to hit the bull’s eye. No more life in the surface, which results in more frequent ball calls from your teammates and sometimes, overcoming functions and positions, depending on whether the game requires it or not. The players, who in recent seasons have shown fairly pronounced inertia and more decomposed gestures, can nevertheless change direction faster, especially in races. Their races are more explosive, with a strong acceleration at the start and a strong deceleration on arrival. Which also applies to dribbles, promised more reactive and faster.
We have seen an improvement in duels for the conquest of the ball and in its protection and among the announced new features that we could not try, the razing shots are back, by pressing the shooting key twice. A technique that certainly replaces the synchronized finish, which disappears from the gameplay of EA Sports FC. It should be noted that the authentic mode offers a more sophisticated tactical component, with five new slides supposed to adjust the requested realism (Header Shot Error, Header Pass Error, Intercept Error, Ball Deflection Error and Tackle Assistance). Five new Playstyles are also announced: Game Changer, Enforcer, Aerial Fortress, Inventive et Precision Header, Who should calm players, frustrated with not always being able to score goals from the head.
New roles will be available, as The reverse side, the Wide Back, the Crasher box or the Keeper-Playing Balla Libero goalkeeper in short. In all, it is 17 variations of roles that will be added in the game finally, to conclude on this part, fatigue will now be much more felt, especially with regard to players controlled by AI, less for those led by the player in competitive mode. Clearly, once in your possession, a player will not be affected by the efforts he will have produced in a match and that he will behave as if his endurance was completely intact. In authentic mode, fatigue will be the same as before. Finally, the possibility of embodying the goalkeeper in Rush mode is always possible. The latter will have dedicated Playstyles and above all a better vision of camera and a overhaul, too, commands.
An even more immersive game
For the rest, other announcements have been made to EA Sports FC 26 And there again, we have seen some of these changes for ourselves. Failing to play the Ultimate Team mode, we were able to use the new camera dedicated to this game mode, worked on the returns of the community and which will therefore be that by default. The introductions of matches have also changed, with POVs on the fan zones and new cutscenes, such as privileged access to the locker room and at a bite to chat by the coach. This is also appropriate for goals celebrations, where you can see supporters celebrate en masse at the bar or in a meeting place. An isolated camera will follow the return to the locker room of an excluded player after receiving a red card. The Premier League, the English football first division championship, will also benefit from a special dressing, with a presentation via Google Earth, for a personalized visualization of the stadiums.
The players will not be outdone, with new breaks during the presentation of the starting eleven and the celebrations at the bottom of the screen at the time of the recall of the score and the scorers. If the interface remains the same generally, new information is available for the player, such as his strong and weak foot, his level of fatigue, his PlayStyle and his level of mastery of technical gestures. The overview, at first glance, seemed quite explosive to us, because unusual and we will have to see if over time this novelty does not ultimately overload the game screen too much.
Accessibility will not be outdone since the video elements can be deactivated from the main menu, new subtitles for menus will be available, A high contrast mode will be present for visually impaired and dribbles will benefit from simplified keys. The online game is also entitled to a recast. If the developers insisted and rightly recalled during their presentation that the whole remained governed by the quality of the connection of each other, efforts had been made on the responsiveness and the response of the online keys. Finally, to conclude: The Bayern Munich stadium, the Allianz Arena returns And new camera angles during matches, including drone view, will be offered. Meet at the start of the school year for, in September, the complete and final test ofEA Sports FC 26.
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