I was hesitant if i should buy this or not, for various reasons.
Tempted and finally convinced to buy it, due to people's opinions here, and cause maybe it is the last game for Switch.
Wanted the digital version, but... Nintendo Europe stubbornness didn't give a discount, in contrast to Nintendo e-shop US, so i went for the physical copy, that is on 50% discount everywhere in Greek stores right now and delivery arrived today.
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Played 2 matches already and i can assure, in comparison to FIFA 20 Legacy Edition, which i was playing till yesterday, that this version is improved, gameplay wise.
It worths its money 101%. I would like to say this game is a freakin Master Piece, but it sounds exaggerated, so i will just say it's improved.
The general pace is slower than 20, which was good already, so in normal speed, it's awesome for me, no need messing with sliders till now, the visual part, given the Switch shortcomings, is improved from 2020 too.
Τhe ball speed is also slower and more smooth in comparison to 2020. And the finetuned the passing, while using the flair and driven passes, it works better now and like the PS4 version, it is improved, for example when i was using the flair modifier on FIFA 17 i have it in R2 for me, and player was always excecuting a fancy backheel or some tricky pass, on latter version it was imrpoved, so the players did backheels and tricky passes less often. The same happened here, while comparing 2020 and 2023.
There's still the legacy glitch, sometimes when scoring, the screen blinks. I also noticed a new one, some hairstyles look buggy depending on the stadium lighting and the time/weather effects. It's like those PES 2008 PS2 glitched hairstyle, with missing textures.
But the gameplay is really enjoying and it gave me that "one more match" feeling.
I played both my matches in handheld mode, so now i wait for tonight, to try it in docked mode on TV. 🙂
Haven't played the next-gen big boys, since FIFA 20, so can't hold a point of relevance to compare, but this one version for Switch plays really good, basic but good.
Really Shame that this game is burned down by professional reviewers and amateur fans, just because of its label, "Legacy Edition", with the same repeated reviews again and again, FIFA 18.5, FIFA 15.5, same game different kits, etc, etc...
Makes me want to jump in and call'em "potato heads". Ok maybe the game doesn't worth 40€, possibly i would say.
But it's a game built on a very solid base, and fine tuned year after year. I can't even assume if the intention if the dev team in EA behind this, is to create a concept of art every year, or they just want to "moneygrab".
But i can assure that the final result, is much more than satisfying. Started my traditional CM save with HSV in Bundesliga.2 .