While we've certainly scored some unbelievable goals so far in our time with FIFA 21, opponents will frequently respond in kind, confounding your clueless defense despite your best efforts. Combining one of these with a player of natural heading talent is deadly. Being on the attack feels more fun than it has in years.Ĭrossing has also received a major boost, with a new Trent Alexander-Arnold-style whipped cross being added to the arsenal of the world’s best wingers. Every angle feels like a viable means of attack, opening the possibility for spectacular solo efforts or elegant moments of team play. Our favourite element of this year's FIFA is by far the shooting, which has undergone sensible changes. Still, some improvements have definitely been made. Switching to a specific player is a lottery of flicking the right stick and hoping that the game doesn’t hand you control of your clueless central midfielder, while your opponent’s nippy striker leaves a player-shaped mound of dust on the edge of your box.
Passes will simply refuse to go in the desired direction, no matter how many of the in-game assists you turn off. Online games are hindered by players exploiting broken mechanics.Īttackers comfortably retained possession of the ball, despite a quartet of defenders attempting to dispossess them. There are broken animations that have been in the game for half a decade. It’s stuck in a limbo of decaying old systems, causing problems when combined with new ones. The issue is, though, FIFA can’t decide whether it wants to be a game for the hardcore Ultimate Team eSports player or the pals on the couch that play a few games after the pub.