But ever since, there has been no improvement in player movement animations, and whatever physics changes EA promised since then have never lived up to expectations. I’m not even getting into the whole charade of FIFA Ultimate Team (FUT) card packs, which converted a proper football game into Texas Hold’em Poker when they were introduced as the new cash cow for EA Sports.įIFA 17 was a game that at least offered a change and warranted an upgrade thanks to its switch from the Ignite to the Frostbite game engine. Same FIFA, different dayĮlectronic Arts is generally notorious for its shady business practices – being recognized as so with the prestigious “Worst Company in America” award, snatching the Golden Poo trophy in 2012.Īnd the company is no different when it comes to its greed for money, which is clear as day when you consider that this is a company that has been selling fundamentally the same game since FIFA 17 – as every next iteration after it used the same game engine, Frostbite, that is heavily criticized for being unsuitable for a football game – for totally exorbitant prices, especially when fluctuating currencies and inflation is concerned in developing economies where football is most popular. The first entries to the series used a 3D-looking isometric view at a time when most football (or as Americans call it, soccer) games were basically comprised of 2D sprites.Īfter the series switched to proper 3D graphics with the “Virtual Stadium” technology of FIFA 96, EA Sports was now sure to dominate the market.īut during those years, every year was a new excitement for football-crazy gamers because every new iteration and every sequel brought new features to the series, employed better graphics and continued to make FIFA better.Įven though it has had a pretty intense rivalry with Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) over the years, the FIFA series arguably managed to be the victor in the competition, forcing its rival to first switch to a “Season Update” sales model and then to finally go fully free-to-play with the upcoming eFootball.īut it turns out, FIFA series already have a lesser-known free-to-play version that the company offers in select countries.īut first, let’s roll the tape back a little again. And, of course, there was Captain Tsubasa, which employed a very cinematic and turn-based gameplay system and was also a total blast to play.īut everything changed after EA Sports’ FIFA series. During the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) times, I loved the Goal series that was hugely popular back then.
As a boy that hails from a nation obsessed with football, I have always loved soccer games.
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