FIFA 2020 vs 2021 in terms of closest video game to represent futsal/indoor soccer? (Via Volta's Professional Futsal mode)

xgamepro

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In trying to find an futsal video game, I realize that while there are some options on the PlayStation, FIFA 20 and FIFA 21 are the only ones that seem to offer professional futsal. The rules are not perfect but it's better than nothing.

After 2021 the game starts incorporating power-ups into its Volta mode and ultimately futsal. So for someone wanting something a little bit more realistic the option is either 2020 or 2021.

Criticism and reviews of 2021 say that it's more or less just more of the same in regards to the professional futsal mode but in my opinion that's not necessarily a bad thing because that means that it's everything that you loved about 2020 with the possibility of maybe a few invisible patch fixes and maybe even a 1% graphics improvement.

But is that actually the case? Which is the better representation of futsal/indoor soccer -- Volta's mode in FIFA 2020 or 2021?
 
I finally found what the gameplay changes were. The question is whether these gameplay changes are an improvement or something that the community might actually find negative. Here are the details

https://www.ea.com/news/pitch-notes-fifa-21-volta-football-deep-dive#volta-agile-dribbling

Note above that that they also add an energized skill moves. just one year later they would add in power-ups and I'm wondering if this was the beginning of that. if so that's a major red flag as I am personally trying to go for the most realistic futsal experience possible.

Apparently these also existed in 2020 as well (the skill moves?) and apparently they just made it easier to execute?
 
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