EA Sports FC 25, the terrible verdict falls

Officially released on September 27, EA Sports FC 25 will undoubtedly still be a hit, even if the experts are not seduced by the few new features of the game.

This is the moment everyone has been waiting for gamers football fans. Every year, at the start of the school year, the release of the new EA Sports opus is an event in the world of video games. And since last Friday, the official release date of FC 25 on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series and Nintendo Switch, so there are still many testing the latest heir to the series FIFAwhich offers some rather interesting little new features.

In this version, the “Rush” game mode appears and replaces “Volta”. It allows you to play five-on-five matches on a smaller field. A way of playing football that resembles that practiced in the Kings League, recently launched by Gerard Piqué. Furthermore, the integration of “FC IQ” gives this FC 25 a much more tactical side than its predecessors. Those who love Football Manager will be satisfied with it.

EA Sports FC 25, a simple update?

However, the reception given to the newborn from EA Sports is mixed. “The only new thing is (Kylian) Mbappé at Real”decides the specialized site Numerama.com.

“There is something new, but you really have to lookcan we read in his test. The new FC 25 is certainly not the most revolutionary game in the history of the saga. » Same story with The Geek Journalfor whom “unfortunately, a bit like every year, it’s more of a new update.”

Although it is still a little early for us to really be able to comment on this FC 25Bruce Grannec is not really seduced by what he has seen so far. Which won’t stop him from playing it. “It’s a circle. We have our football game, we play it every year, no matter the game. We are going to criticize it. FIFA is not good, we will criticize it, that’s what it is, and we will continue to play it”blurted out on TikTok the French expert, crowned world champion on FIFA in 2009 and 2013.

Bruce Grannec: “The game is not good, but I will continue to play it”

“It’s like that, it’s been thirty yearshe continues. I’ve been playing football games since I was little, 24 hours a day, but there are no alternatives. The game isn’t good, it’s been X years, but I’m going to continue playing it. There is nothing to understand. I will continue to complain about the game, this is the observation I make every year. » Because, it is still a reality, no other football simulation comes close to the one designed by EA Sports. Even without the FIFA license.