EA FC: The Disappointing Trajectory of Football Games

[@Mike0193Azul]

If kids keep buying unfinished roster updates every year it's not going to change

[@ObsessingAgain]

I know I did a 15 min video on this game, but I am unfortunately guilty of this. I tell myself I won’t, and then I cave in 😂 I am the problem! Thanks for comment :)

[@NoCluYT]

I've completely cut myself off FIFA games. Playing other stuff really opens your eyes to how bad sports games are in general. They're piss poor products that I honestly feel shame for buying back in the day.

[@ObsessingAgain]

The worst thing is, FIFA is probably the better of the sports games 😂

[@JJJ-ep1xu]

Congrats - life is sooooo much better without EAFC! World is much larger & enjoyable than a monitor and bad game.

[@Junkosei100]

Gameplay still the biggest issue. Teammate Ai still sucks and useless when on higher difficulty. Standing like statues while the opponent dribbles by, or leaving the back post unprotected from a cross. UT is to blame for this downfall, and players keep buying packs every year.

[@ObsessingAgain]

@@Junkosei100 I find the difficulty options super difficult. Playing on the hardest difficulty in career mode is either sometimes quite easy, or laughably hard with no justification. I know some forums with custom settings to strike that perfect balance, like nerfing shots. As long as UT is popular, the improvements and drastic changes to gameplay will not change.

[@AWKWARDxGAMING]

Preach sister, The fall from grace was harder than fergie to moyes😂. Well made video, top tier editing all while spitting absolute facts. Maybe 2k can do something with the fifa license 😂

[@ObsessingAgain]

Some say Yanited fans never recovered 😂 thanks for your kind words :)

[@xsillah3623]

1 minute in and I've already subscribed lol. It feels like EA doesn't care about our complaints as long as it can pump out trash and we still buy it in masses giving them millions in revenue. We can't even blame EA. Imagine if you don't even have to try and people will still buy and spend money on your game earning you millions. They need competition.

[@ObsessingAgain]

@@xsillah3623 thanks for the sub! EA’s problem is the same as GTA 5 Online, why stop the cash cow? That’s with a business hat on. There’s a rumour 2K are working on a football game, but eFootball, UFL is hardly competition :(

[@Kris_1708]

I’ve not enjoyed a football game since PES 13 😬

[@ObsessingAgain]

Damn, for PES players there’s nothing really out there to play anymore :( Thanks for the comment!

[@Kris_1708]

@@ObsessingAgain not just PES ..the last decent FIFA game was World Cup 2010

[@Kris_1708]

FIFA is Arcady players ice skate and passing like a ball on a string…and scoring the exact same goal over and over again 🥱

[@ObsessingAgain]

@@Kris_1708 I had many great memories using that Spain side, and the special world cup celebrations

[@ObsessingAgain]

@@Kris_1708 Couldn’t agree more. You have to really mess about with the settings to make it more realistic (if you’re playing against a legendary AI) in order to create realism.

[@account-yi2cn]

for a company that is better in marketing, than they are at gameplay, choosing the name EAFC is impossible to understand

[@ObsessingAgain]

The word FIFA will always be synonymous with EA sports and a video game. Thanks for watching!

[@umairaliism]

you deserve more subscribers! what an epic essay.

[@ObsessingAgain]

Thank you for your wonderful comment! I’m glad I could bring some value of entertainment to your day :)

[@gamerparuhwaktu]

Biggest mistery is: Why EA Don't copy mood system from WE/PES? Its so fun, because force players to do rotation almost in every match.

[@ObsessingAgain]

It’s something I don’t get either. I’d love older players in career to have a reputation trait, something that makes them play better in big occasions. A little pet peeve of mine 😂. Thanks for watching! Please consider subscribing for more content :D

[@JJJ-ep1xu]

They will copy it…. in 3 years. They will advertise it as a “new feature” to coax ppl into buying the game. Marketing.

[@matttyce903]

Good video. What made me decide not to buy eafc next year, after playing almost every edition since 07 is that after j lost interest in fut, i started a player career mode only to find out they added dumb objectives in order to get a contract or transfer. Imagine that ; score 5 bicycle kicks to join real madrid? 😂 what a nonsense

[@ObsessingAgain]

FUT is a fun mode. But to play it year after year with slight tweaks it just doesn’t do it for me. Career mode and player career seems to stagnate after one season.

[@pert-smith]

One big thing I want changed is the gameplay. Feels too fast and free scoring now. There aren’t really different ways to play. Just pop a through ball and shoot near post. EA games like Madden and NHL have gameplay presents in which you can choose an Arcade, Competitive, or Simulation style gameplay. For me, a Career Mode player, it’s absurd that my gameplay is so similar to FUT, Clubs, and Kickoff. I want that slower play in which some games can end with 1 or 0 goals. I want my goalkeepers and defenders to be in form because they can actually keep clean sheets. I want to have to think about ways to breakdown my opponents that aren’t a quick ball down the wing. I can see why the quick, flashy gameplay is good to keep people active in FUT but I want other options for playing with my friends or by myself.

[@ObsessingAgain]

Nothing you’ve said I disagree with. Career mode gameplay is by far the best. I like Ultimate Team, but it’s so arcadey. With the rumours of 2K doing a football game, I hope it puts abit more pressure on EA to come up with some new ideas, and refined gameplay.

[@JJJ-ep1xu]

Gameplay was good to start the year - for 1-3 weeks. Then they changed everything for the worse.

[@f1champ551]

Haven't played any game of soccer/football since FIFA 13 or so... (the one that started the ultimate team in the 1st place)... Haven't played any of them to this day.

[@RomeoJuliet-eh6nv]

Good video. Honestly when i stopped buying fifa when it got to fifa 19. (I bought every single fifa from 11 to 19). As a GM mode player first and foremost, I felt like not only it was the lack of innovation, i swear i think they were deliberately removing gameplay elements or modifying them to make them just plain annoying. Like the transfert and resigning market. At first i was hopeful of the change but after i played it i just wanted to play fifa 14 again. I felt like they were killing the non microtransactions game mode in effort to make players go to fut. I still plug my xbox360 to play fifa 11 once in a while to play GM with a young Messi and Ronaldo. And i find like the gameplay is less of a buggy mess than it is in fifa 18 or 19 with random i tackle you but the engine is broken so it goes back in your legs kidda bullshit.

[@ObsessingAgain]

One thing I miss about the older career modes is requesting funds. Or even FIFA 08 when you could choose club sponsors. I can’t understand what the benefit would be to remove these features :( Thank you for taking the time to comment!

[@Churgerwithbeese]

I miss fifa 18 Bc that was the last one to have real breakaways

[@ObsessingAgain]

I have a lot of fondness for FIFA 17. FIFA 20 onwards, I’d struggle to tell you what I really like about any of them.

[@Sam_FIFA]

The only thing that has improved are the graphics. The game modes have pretty much been identical to previous FIFAS.

[@ObsessingAgain]

@@Sam_FIFA Hey, don’t forget the odd UI change! 😉

[@FCCOLLEGEYT]

FIFA 23 was fine but this FIFA, I NEVER see so many people complained about it and I NEVER see so much hate in the game!

[@ObsessingAgain]

@@FCCOLLEGEYT the FIFA community is not the most forgiving for sure. FC 25 has been announced today, let’s hope they take onboard some of my changes 👀

[@Casian291]

Nah everyone saif fifa 23 was the worst and before thwt they said fifa 22 was the worst and so on

[@ladamilitarizado327]

I played FIFA all the way back in FIFA 14 (i think?) In the PS2 and then stoped because i didn't really care about Football or anything. Years later, in the PS4 i see on ps plus free games FIFA 22, i play it i like it. Next year, see FIFA 23 is out, buy it, dont like it, then EA FC 24 for free in ps plus monthly free games, play it, dont like it. Then i start seeing older FIFA games like 19 and 17 just to have players that retired or some iconic team from those year, buy both games. They are so much better. How do you downgrade so bad in such a short time?

[@ChidinhoFernandez]

Whats so bad about fc, a new year a new era

[@ObsessingAgain]

A new year, and a slightly different game, year on year :(

[@hadnjksduhdk]

Good vid

[@ObsessingAgain]

Thanks, I appreciate you watching!

[@sabre242]

That's worth a sub

[@ObsessingAgain]

Thank you for taking the time to watch, and subscribe!

[@Creepyhalfing4972]

What a W video

[@ObsessingAgain]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@scottsmith8486]

8:40 - WTF are you saying here?

[@ObsessingAgain]

*mic drop* I’m not afraid to call it out. I can’t stand battle passes. Initially it was a great idea, but the gaming market is oversaturated in them now. FIFA Street was at its best when it was a bit grimey, rough around the edges. But that’s just my personal opinion.

[@geo7517]

Bro really thinks fc25 will be different 😂😂😂

[@ObsessingAgain]

We can only hope :(

[@AliveDenzow]

Forget it man,EA Sports FC 25 is gonna be shit im telling you

[@ObsessingAgain]

I don’t think you’re wrong!

[@AliveDenzow]

Wait wat do u mean?

[@MarsInFlight]

EA will release good sports games again when the UK admit they invented the word soccer and it's the correct name for the sport.

[@ObsessingAgain]

Don’t come at us 😂 🇬🇧 It’s not something that is ever mentioned or acknowledged 😂 Thanks for taking the time to comment!

[@MarsInFlight]

@@ObsessingAgain oh absolutely no shade intended towards you. that was just shade at EA and the weird language elitism evolution surrounding that sport xD

[@MillerTheOriginal]

​@@MarsInFlightreally dude? What a weird comment

[@MarsInFlight]

@@MillerTheOriginal not really. it's the same as saying it'll never happen

[@MillerTheOriginal]

@@MarsInFlight yeah I get it but you gotta have faith. There isn't 'not' going to be a decent football game ever again

[@youssefproo7092]

The gameplay is very broken

[@ObsessingAgain]

It’s certainly better than it used to be. I just wish the players moved that bit more realistically.

[@youssefproo7092]

@@ObsessingAgain tbh I don't agree there is always broken moves, dribbles and stupidity in defending. You can cut the ball several times and your opponent manage to take it . for me fifa 23 was much better and also it's my favourite fifa

[@MAG-c4l]

Linked and subscribed to you for support keep grinding

[@ObsessingAgain]

Your support goes along way! I don’t take it for granted!