FIFA 23 does reward careful execution across the board

FIFA has ended; long live FIFA 23 Coins. The soccer simulation powerhouse EA has returned for one last hurrah after a nasty public dispute with its licensee and has christened itself "The World's Game" ahead of a painful name change to EA Sports FC that will be coming next year. But the tagline transcends its bittersweet appeal because, for all intents and purposes FIFA 23 actually feels like the same game the world has been playing for the past several seasons, with its stable continuous gameplay and the same familiar frustrations.

At the close of an era, FIFA 23 marks another year of cautious attrition by EA as numerous visual and tactical changes complement its solid gameplay plan. But it's also one that is both buoyed and consumed by its Ragnarok status, reluctantly taking down a ruby-red curtain when the genre of football transforms into a maelstrom chaos.

Theatrical alterations to gameplay, like the brutal Power Shots ensure the FIFA name goes out with a bang instead of whisper. When you hold the bumpers, pressing shoot will transform your striker into the ultimate raider, with an interruptible attack and the camera focusing as they leather the ball and sends shockwaves from bootstraps blasting through the PS5's controller speakers. If you've got the angle wrong, FIFA 23's newly improved goalkeepers can be skilled enough to stop it by using their individual simulated fingers and have been able to save my bacon numerous occasions.

Make sure you're doing it correctly, however If the forward has enough space the shot is likely to be in the back of the net, no matter how far out you are. The meta-shaking shot hints at the legendary days that Francesco Totti hit-and-hope long shots that were seen in the early 2010s of FIFA however don't worry as online multiplayer continues to be full of fast wingers slicing the ball across the net on breaks. So why not have a blast and be a little fun, eh?

While it can't escape the series' perennial problem of being a bit dependent on speedy players entirely, FIFA 23 does reward careful execution across the board. My fingers hurt when hitting the triggers to control dangerous counter-attacks. Additionally, the intensity of a pass has to be tuned, which can be challenging to master, but rewarding when you hit your perfect pass.

Unscrupulous tackles can leave you open to attack when you hold down the associated buttons for too long can create a risky strenuous, squeezing commitment that will pay off but, generally it will result in an unforgiving penalty. That makes tackling with FIFA 23 Coins for sale the final man back into a risky but inherently thrilling endeavor.