FIFA 23 Coins also offers visually enhanced versions - however, the process is more iterative and gradual than last year's switch to PS5 or Series X - focusing this on scuffy grass and the bouncy hairstyles. It's seen mostly in soccer player animations rather than face-to-face, which still vary wildly in terms of quality between cover stars as well as regular players and the cultish crowd.
Defenders will poke their legs against the back of a player , or jockey, and keepers react convincingly when they don't have vision by diving to the floor in the event that a defender blocks falling backwards to strike an unflinching ball.
The excruciating match commentary is back in full force however, after listening to "he beat it to death with aplomb" several times I was suddenly informed that this year you can switch it all off and attempt to undo the years of psychic damage caused by all the negative comments about your play style.
It lets you enjoy the typically stunning soundtrack which offers Bad Bunny bangers and underground earspouts from DOSS and Cryalot. It's a certain pleasure to tuck away an Bruno Guimar?es aid as you listen to the pounding German Drill that can make grinding out a mediocre Career Mode season much more appealing.
Beyond the gameplay that is moment-to moment, FIFA 23 predictably focuses its updates on the mode that makes EA its most profit. 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 buy FUT 23 Coins-branded entry.