Either way, the excessive criticism which came FIFA's way last year regarding this medium has certainly been taken on board. Some people love it, some people hate it. One feature which stands out is the Career Mode. Head into a blustery autumn fixture in the Premier League and you'll soon know all about it. Passing repertoire remains high throughout, with the pleasing continuation of reactive surfaces and weather conditions impacting the ball. Player selection is now key, and those who do not pay dues to the strikers they are coming up against may find themselves on the sore end of a humiliation. Liverpool's title-winning season sees them as one of the best-rated sides on the game

A new 'Agile Dribbling' feature will also delight the masses, with the trigger buttons on the respective console becoming your new best friend causing body rolls and fake turns galore. Now, happily, it is fine-tuned and right on song. Fans will be happy to know that pace attributes are back with a bang this time around, placing speed demons truly in a league of their own.ДЇIFA tried so hard to level the playing field with regards to pace in previous years, almost to the point where it became redundant. Getting humiliated once allows for the user to quickly realise a need to set back players off the ball, while bringing support into play. Yet the game feels very much like a learning process. It is certainly a baptism of fire, dive in and you're done for. Saintly patience must be retained when the game's poster boy Kylian Mbappe - now rated 90 overall - blitzes towards your defensive line with dazzling feet. Perhaps, unlike myself, your FIFA skill level will quickly iron out any teething issues, though it feels as though the rigid defending system in the game feels much more testing than it has done in previous years. Realism comes into its own in FIFA 21, but jarring elements still persist. Well crafted build up will be rewarded with sublime goals which feel as though they're being broadcast straight from live action. In terms of immediate first impressions, everything feels rather similar to 12 months ago. FIFA have mapped out realism across the board, with the exterior of Anfield seen hereД«ut these are the little things one senses after playing their way into the new product.

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