Microtransactions are still an issue but the small, incremental changes as well as the performance of the latest generation consoles combine to make FIFA 22 appear to be an excellent upgrade, but without anything revolutionary or terribly exciting from EA's perspective FIFA 23 coins. -- Jordan Oloman, September 27 2021
Player Career has a new character system that lets you, in most dramatic air quotes, roleplay as your favorite footballer. For me, this amounted to earning 25 'Maverick points to purchase a 'High-end Hybrid Mattress' for a Serbian striker in the K-League and, therefore, you can imagine the time I spent with that.
You're now able choose a real coach (or Ted Lasso, however real you consider him to actually be) to play as Manager Career too, but other than playing as Jason Sudekis' mute or dress Eddie Howe in a lovely sweater, there's really not much to do except stare at the bizarre cutscenes. The time invested in importing AFC Richmond for its brief novelty could have be used for, including, for instance, the inclusion of Women's Club Football into Career Mode, but that's still not in the game. It's a pity because the women's sport is a compelling example of the effectiveness of EA's HyperMotion motion capture technology. It offers authentic animations that dial up the immersive tension.
On the other hand, the features EA pointed out in its pre-release announcements, like collision and deflections are and feel similar to the previous year. Although the weight of players has increased for the better however, players still crash into each other , and can result in unrealistic collisions, particularly when you consider the habit of keeping your hand hovering above the button for sprint.
A majority of the new deflections that are triggered by an extended foot or leg are only visible on replay. And from some of the replays I've seen of these shots -- particularly those of the power typecould cause painful injuries. Deflections and 50-50s are still favored by the AI cheap FUT 23 coins, especially as you get used to new body types and the meaning they convey for acceleration.