Defenders will put their legs into the back of the player who is jockeying for position FIFA 23 Coins, and keepers will react in a convincing manner in situations where they lack vision or are unable to see when a defender blocks, or sliding backwards to hit the ball away.

The gruelling match commentary comes back in force however, after hearing "he defeated it with ease" several times, I was giddily and reminded that you can turn it all off and work to reverse the years of damage to your mental health from all the negativity about your play style.

This allows you to pump out the often stunning soundtrack that features Bad Bunny bangers and underground music from DOSS as well as Cryalot. It's a certain pleasure to tuck away the Bruno Guimar?es assist listening to the beat of German Drill that makes grinding out a lousy Career Mode season much more palatable.

Beyond the gameplay that is moment-to moment, FIFA 23 predictably focuses its modifications on the feature that earns EA the most money. The microtransaction-ridden Ultimate Team is flush with additions, but Career Mode and Volta Football barely get a look-in, which says much about EA's long-standing attitude to these modes, especially in this supposedly ornamental final FIFA-branded entry.

It's the same issue we've got when it comes to Madden NFL 23 as well as NBA 2K23: despite how we detest how they play the game in favor of whoever pays the highest, enough players are playing and spending on it that EA is constantly doubling down on it buy FUT 23 Coins, instead of the balanced and fair styles we love more.