FIFA 21 is possibly the best football simulation game to date so far, until the launch of FIFA 22, which is about to come out later this year. It is the successor of FIFA 20. Game developer giant Electronics Arts published the series, commonly branded as EA, in collaboration with and officially supported by FIFA. It was released in 2020 originally for Microsoft, Nintendo, and PlayStation. It is hailed as the best next level for a football game.
When the game was released, it already had more than 700 teams with a little more than 30 leagues. Under the leagues are the team and the clubs. To date, there are thousands of players on the platforms. Relative to its predecessor, it didn’t go bold of a move to offer far exciting changes and leap ahead.
The changes were rather small, and the improvements were subtle. But the FIFA 20 has more league licenses, however. FIFA 21 has fewer leagues than the one it followed. Despite that, it continues to work hard to acquire more rights and have more leagues and teams available to its players to choose from.
The FIFA 21 most significant advantage is offering more attacks, such as allowing the players to come in and out of the scene at the spur of the moment and change the game plan instantly. It enables the players the ability to strategize more. Training is made more frequent, like every week. This part also allows newer stats, such as keeping track of each player’s physical growth and allowing these stats to find the perfect matches for each player.
Also, compared to FIFA 20, it has a smoother motion and graphics; shots are even better to look at. Keeping the team and each of its members in shape is the sole responsibility of the football manager. While some like this idea, some gamers grew out of it right away.
It’s also less stressful to play as opposed to FIFA 20. In this updated version and improved game, objectives can be completed without hurting other players and defeating them. The mode “Friendlies” allows such to happen.
FIFA 21 also saw another feature that allows players to play with who they choose in different game modes wherein they can share their team or football players under their management and wing to expand the team and play with other people. This is a great addition that enables the players to complete the objectives in a friendly manner without defeating their opponent.
As also said earlier, FIFA 21 has a technological upgrade. It has a more seamless visual experience as it runs faster than its predecessor, significantly impacting the user experience. Despite this, FIFA 20 feels more realistic because of its slower game time, wherein it feels closer to the game time of an actual event. In fact, for those who are football enthusiasts, FIFA 21’s faster gameplay received negative criticism.
While all these changes may be hard to spot first, when one dedicates enough time to playing between FIFA 20 and FIFA 21, the changes will tend towards a more favorable experience on FIFA 21 overall.
Although the AI is at work for a single player, it still leaves a heck of room for improvement and not enough breakthrough for this game.