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Defenders may poke their leg against the back of a player they're jockeying, and keepers respond convincingly in situations where they lack vision and dive to the ground when a defender blocks, or throwing themselves backwards in order to catch the ball away.
The exhausting match commentary returns with a vengeance however, after hearing "he defeated it with ease" repeatedly I was to be reminded that this year you have the option of turning it all off and attempt to undo the damage done to your mind from all the negative criticism about the way you play.
This allows you to enjoy the usual dazzling soundtrack which includes Bad Bunny bangers and underground audio earworms by DOSS in addition to Cryalot. It's something to be able to slot in with a Bruno Guimar?es assistance as you listen to the pounding German Drill that will make the grind of a bad Career Mode season much more appealing.
Beyond the moment-to-moment gameplay, FIFA 23 predictably focuses its improvements on the mode that earns EA its most profit. The microtransaction-ridden Ultimate Team is flush with additions, but Career Mode and Volta Football barely get a look-in, which says much about EA's long-standing attitude to these modes, especially in this supposedly ornamental final FIFA-branded entry buy FUT 23 coins.
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