These days, Volta Football and Pro Clubs have FUT 23 Coins been put together into one well-organized section, and are both plagued by similar issues. The reality is that the worst thing about other people is that they aren't and nowhere is that more apparent as in Pro Clubs, where drop-in games are filled with players from the wing who overwhelm the AI with bizarre calls to throw the ball. It's fun to develop your own Shrek-adjacent goal monster with a closet filled with silly hats however, when your progress is dependent on your game score, you're compelled to engage in a series of skill-killing routines that even Saint Maximin wouldn't spend time on.
However, FIFA's street soccer automobile, Volta, suffers a similar fate, epitomised by the new 'Take Flight' Signature Ability, which transforms the player into an aerial master. Because the power is dependent on working together and crossing the ball, most people simply select Power Strike and haphazardly smack the ball to celebrate a winning run.
The positive is that it seems EA has listened to my pleas for an improved Volta Arcade, so I acknowledge the fact that it's now been expanded to include an even more intense battle royale game filled with silly minigames as well as obstacle courses that recall some of the best things about Fall Guys. I'm still of the opinion that it's a crime being only available at weekends however.
Quelle surprise, Ultimate Team has received the greatest amount of attention. In addition, the team training mode I've long searched for has finally come to me with FUT Moments. Moments offers small pockets of FIFA games as well as fun challenges that are designed to test your shape and understand how various cards play together.
It's early doors but there's an exciting opportunity to chronicle player careers as well as recreate unforgettable moments of football's past with this method. The current selection features highlights from glorious times of Jurgen Klopp as well as Kylian Mbappe. But, in next year's gameit'll be awesome to see what EA's team can create with other football legends such as Pele and "King" Kazuyoshi Miura.
Elsewhere, there are sweeping changes to the process of chemistry. Chemistry doesn't have to be affected by a player's position in the formation compared to other players. It's an improvement that allows for greater diversity among leagues as well as nations. I don't think it will influence the way that people think about their strategy however it's great to know that you are able to add wildcard players, and also have more avenues to connect them to top-division players.
Looking for the ideal midfielder that can achieve that sought-after '33' chemistry feels very much like an Squad Building Challenge now, that's a bit of a deliberate. Squad Building Challenges remain an excellent way to spend some time doing nothing, but EA's'sudoku for football nerds' is ideal for playing on the companion app, away from Ultimate Team's sluggish console menus.
As a dark signpost of the football game licensing wars to come, FIFA has lost the J1 League license this year meaning no more King Kazu. It also led to the pivot to an intriguing Bronze as well as Silver Australian A League team, featuring the feared strike force of Hibs winger Martin Boyle and the aptly named David Ball. Much like last year my underdog team triggered a cheap FUT 23 Coins few rage quits from the opponents sporting million-coin outfits and exposed Ultimate Team as a gilded farce.
