It was fairly early on in my time with FIFA 23

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Once in a generation, EA Sports goes to town on it’s popular FIFA series. You know: it really puts the work in, tries to FUT 23 Coins change things up and puts out a game that, in the moment, feels unbeatable. It will include moments that feel like they are taken directly from a Sky Sports broadcast, but also evoke memories of a kickabout down the park with mates. FIFA 23 is that game.

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Last year there was a glimpse of what the new generation of consoles could achieve, but with FIFA 23 the visuals are glorious. I’m rarely one to be wowed by how a game looks, unless it’s down to a specific art style. Initially, FIFA 23 is impressive, but not mind-blowing. Then Manchester United’s Edinson Cavani scored a goal against me in an online match.

FIFA 23. Credit: EA Sports

It was fairly early on in my time with FIFA 23 so I wasn’t skipping replays yet: I wanted to see how things looked and ran. It was during the replay of Cavani tucking one into the top corner (the bastard) that I realised his hair was moving differently to any other player I’d seen so far. I had previously been too focused on how annoying it was that my FUT opponent had the entire Manchester United starting eleven, but also Virgil van Dijk and Romelu Lukaku. It’s good to know that FIFA can cheapest FIFA 23 Coins still impress visually, and also that it can still make you want to throw a controller at the wall due to the online play.

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Because ultimately, as good as any game looks, if it doesn’t play well, that’s money poorly spent. Thankfully FIFA 23 feels exceptional to control, with more accessibility layered on top than ever before, and more customisation and player choice, too. It’s not just about the modes, which have all been tweaked to varying degrees (all improvements, I might add), it’s about football as a wider sport.