2023 EA Sports FC World Cup is a fun diversion from the EA Sports FC series(0)

2023 EA Sports FC World Cup is a fun diversion from the EA Sports FC series, but has trouble justifying a full retail price. The controls and AI from FC 24 have improved immensely, but some similar bugs and glitches remain. However, the atmosphere and EA FC 24 Coins speed the game creates make for a fun, enjoyable experience for the EA Sports FC fan.

So, here we are with another iteration of the EA Sports FC franchise (the 27th, actually). I'm a long-time player of the series and loaded up the game having already tasted the demo. Immediately noticeable was that the menus no longer randomly lag, like they somehow did in FC 24. Now, I'm not professional programmer, but I'm pretty sure a next-generation (or is that current-gen now?) console shouldn't lag on a menu, so this was nice to see.

The menu is simplistic and easy to navigate, and there's a little box on the lower right which occasionally pops up with some recommended quick matches based on teams you like playing - a neat little addition. 2022 EA Sports FC World Cup brings 199 different countries to the plate. As you would expect, World Cup mode is the main attraction. You can jump to the finals with any team, or opt to take a team all the way from the Qualifiers to the finish, an enjoyable experience that tacks several hours of gameplay on.

Friendly matches are included, and they play in moderately small stadiums compared to the 10 real-life stadiums in South Africa, which you'll play in during the latter stages of the tournament. The first thing you'll notice about the game is the atmosphere. The pitches look phenomenally better than in FC 24 (looking back now, I swear, they used to look like flat rubber). They actually put in crowds, too, instead of cardboard-esque little robot clapping people.

It's a freshening change and it adds to the overall feel of the game. buy Fut 24 CoinsThe graphics have been bumped up a notch, and it seems the development team spent a long amount of time getting the player faces nicely detailed (even for smaller teams). But of course, a nice looking game doesn't mean it's a good one - it's up to the gameplay to decide whether the game is a hit, or whether it's far off target.