![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As a longtime fan of the series (sup FIFA 94), it’s really rather sad to see what it’s become. The culture of FIFA revolves around FUT, you simply can’t have one without the other and EA Sports are obviously perfectly happy for this to continue, adding significantly less each season to other modes purely to fill up the value. The simple truth is, does any of this matter? FIFA has become very little more than a £60 entry fee into FIFA Ultimate Team, EA Sports billion-dollar mode that has seen the franchise become bigger than ever because for some reason it’s exciting to see teenagers open card packs on the internet whilst lining the pockets of EA shareholders. I argue that’s when FIFA was the last time it was hitting the heights of PES once more and taking the crown with a version of FIFA that was really damn fun, and a single player component I fell pretty deep into, mourning its removal in FIFA 20 in favour of Volta, which returns this year. The football game that became a fruit machine for teenagers. Cut to FIFA 19/20 and now 21, and there’s just so little to celebrate about the franchise that’s it’s become almost a meme at this point. It really wasn’t until the mid 2010’s that we saw worthy improvements that allowed FIFA to hold the crown for a fair few years. Is FIFA even a beloved franchise anymore? The series that came from behind in the video game football wars time and time again, despite having the licenses, the strips and the stadiums, the early 2000’s FIFA always felt years behind its arch nemesis, PES. It’s difficult to know where to start with this one. FIFA 21 is an improvement on last year, but that isn't saying an awful lot. ![]()
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