Review: EA SPORTS FC 25 Ushers In Addictive New Mode

On the pitch, https://www.fc25leagues.com/articles/the-dance-of-digital-Feet-Ea-sports-fc-25-s-new-skill-Moves-unveiled.html it's EA FC. It looks the same as last year and the general feeling of the game is similar, too. That's to be expected, and while going back to those videos from EA did reveal some under the hood tweaks (more on those below), it's hard to see that much impact in the short time I had actually playing the g


Greater depth has been added to the youth academy with more chance to push a philosophy over relying on stats and regens, while transfer rules and negotiations can be customised to include embargoes or be skipped and done automatically. For Player Career, you can adjust the start of your career to create a mini version of The Journey, and in a move every sports game ever has tried and none have ever succeeded at, there's a redesigned in-game social media f


Each player's strengths in each position is based on Opta analysis of the past two seasons, including thousands of minutes, but I'm not sure what this means for lower league players. I'm also less confident in the numbers EA presented, which had Bellingham at 14 percent suitability as a Shadow Striker. Maybe these numbers aren't final, as he also has the Role Plus Plus for this position, which is reserved for world class stars. Every player has a Role Plus, the position and emphasis (Roaming, Deep-Lying, Defensive etc) in which they play best, and Plus Plus is where they are the best of the b

EA SPORTS FC 25 remains the visual peak of EA SPORTS titles, even though Madden is right on its heels. The pre-game introductions, the player animations, the crowd, environments and the lighting are beautiful. Then there's Messi's hair that flows in the wind. There are two graphical options in the menu with the option to include some ray tracing and the other favoring resolution. There was a glaring graphical bug during daytime games that couldn't be replicated at night and changing the graphical options didn't get rid of it. Player models during the game in the middle of the field would begin ghosting. This may be related to the lighting direction at the time, but it's apparent enough that it's an issue (it doesn't seem to happen at night or in the rain). Otherwise, every visual aspect of the game remains top tier.


The next spot on this list is occupied by Valencia, who used to be a menacing team in the early 2000s. They won the La Liga titles during the 2001/2002 and 2003/2004 seasons and also finished as the runners-up in the 1999/2000 and 2000/2001 UEFA Champions League campai


It can make picking your formation and best line-up take a little longer, but playing Foden and Doku in the same position but with different roles, I did see an impact in how the players moved around the pitch. It seems good for Career Mode, but takes away from the pick up and go feeling of playing with friends or online, and how it will work in Ultimate Team when cards change players’ stats is still uncl

Even after the arrival of Mbappe, the Brazilian kept his place, which shows how important he is to the club. After several high-quality seasons, Vinicius Jr deserves to be one of the highest-rated players in EA Sports FC

Paulo Dybala was once regarded as the next Messi, and the Argentine forward lit up the world at Juventus. Even though he didn’t meet the extreme expectations, he still turned out as a great player, who now represents AS Roma. He is a crucial part of the Italian team, and he was among the finest performers in Serie A during the 2023/2024 sea


Then there's Career Mode. I'm a rare breed of EA FC player (or at least I feel like I am) in that Career Mode is my go-to , followed by Online Seasons. Ultimate Team has never had its claws in me much. This time, the biggest change is the addition of women's teams for Career Mode. In our short preview we only had Kick-Off and Rush, but it's a requested change which adds more options to the game with a simple


The 85-rated player possesses a passing stat of 86 and a dribbling stat of 86, both of which are pretty crucial for an attacking midfielder. Besides the CAM position, you will also have the option to employ James Maddison in the right midfielder r

Rush makes sense for the inclusion in Ultimate Team as players can build their team, but playing in Clubs Rush is the best online career-based mode in sports games. The Youth Academy in the Managerial Career will also be 5v5. The entire experience honestly plays out like hockey, and thanks to the changes in gameplay mechanics and if playing against the AI, it's highly addictive. The online component works as intended with Rush, doesn't feel sluggish due to input lag, and matches tend to last less than ten minutes. The ability to upgrade the player in Clubs Rush and the fact the turn around time to quickly find a match and play a match means the player will be hooked. Yeah, there will be bad players encountered, but Rush in its entirety takes everything that makes the sport of soccer great and brilliantly compresses it into an entirely new experience.