As a massive FIFA fan and regular player since it first debuted on the Sega Mega Drive in 1993, I went into last year's EA Sports FC 24 with renewed vigour. I didn't mind the name change – in fact, I embraced it as I saw it as an excuse for EA to radically move its footy game series forward.
Sadly, as the months wore on, it became more obvious that, while the menu systems and modes had been tweaked, the on-field action wasn't markedly improved. In fact, it can be argued that over the following year (during which I played Ultimate Team almost daily) the gameplay was arguably worse.
