Uh oh. The first trailer forEA Sports FChas finally arrived and let’s just say, it has not gone down well at all. It was always going to be a tall order, following up the immensely successful FIFA series.As I’m sure you’re probably now aware,FIFAandEAofficiallyparted ways, ending a major era in gaming. It was then announced that the series would be rebooted as EA Sports FC. Earlier this year, we got ourfirst glimpse at the franchise’s new brandingwhich was pleasant enough. Now though, we’ve seen a whole lot more. Yesterday, EA dropped the first trailer forEA Sports FCalongside the game’s various cover art options, and fans are less than impressed with some of the questionably sim-like character models.Take a look at the brand new trailer forEA Sports FCbelow.Traditionally, FIFA games did not use in-game character models in the cover art. Instead, opting for real life images. I can’t say the same forEA Sports FCthough and it’s something that’s generated plenty of discussion over on Reddit. Rumbleinthejungle8wrote, “Some of those faces are hilariously terrible,” while another useradded, “My poor boy Saka, what have they done?” Outsider1624said, “Ridiculous I tell you. We have finally consoles that are powerful enough and we still get this. You could mistake this forThe Sims 4Soccer DLC.”AdvertThe slander doesn’t stop there. May1stBurstwrote, “Wow, that looks horrible,” plus DZLarscommented, “Pirlo has seen some things.” Yikes. I do wonder if EA will revise the artwork based on the reaction.Sadly, the trailer didn’t fare much better. “EA never disappoints when it comes to disappointing us,” said one viewer. I’ll end on a positive note though. Someone commented, “This is seriously going to be the one which will either end a legacy or create a new one.” That puts a ton of pressure on EA but it’s nice to see that there’s hope out there amongst FIFA fans, even if it is faint hope.Featured Image Credit: EATopics:EA,FIFA
Uh oh. The first trailer forEA Sports FChas finally arrived and let’s just say, it has not gone down well at all. It was always going to be a tall order, following up the immensely successful FIFA series.As I’m sure you’re probably now aware,FIFAandEAofficiallyparted ways, ending a major era in gaming. It was then announced that the series would be rebooted as EA Sports FC. Earlier this year, we got ourfirst glimpse at the franchise’s new brandingwhich was pleasant enough. Now though, we’ve seen a whole lot more. Yesterday, EA dropped the first trailer forEA Sports FCalongside the game’s various cover art options, and fans are less than impressed with some of the questionably sim-like character models.Take a look at the brand new trailer forEA Sports FCbelow.Traditionally, FIFA games did not use in-game character models in the cover art. Instead, opting for real life images. I can’t say the same forEA Sports FCthough and it’s something that’s generated plenty of discussion over on Reddit. Rumbleinthejungle8wrote, “Some of those faces are hilariously terrible,” while another useradded, “My poor boy Saka, what have they done?” Outsider1624said, “Ridiculous I tell you. We have finally consoles that are powerful enough and we still get this. You could mistake this forThe Sims 4Soccer DLC.”AdvertThe slander doesn’t stop there. May1stBurstwrote, “Wow, that looks horrible,” plus DZLarscommented, “Pirlo has seen some things.” Yikes. I do wonder if EA will revise the artwork based on the reaction.Sadly, the trailer didn’t fare much better. “EA never disappoints when it comes to disappointing us,” said one viewer. I’ll end on a positive note though. Someone commented, “This is seriously going to be the one which will either end a legacy or create a new one.” That puts a ton of pressure on EA but it’s nice to see that there’s hope out there amongst FIFA fans, even if it is faint hope.Featured Image Credit: EATopics:EA,FIFA
Uh oh. The first trailer forEA Sports FChas finally arrived and let’s just say, it has not gone down well at all. It was always going to be a tall order, following up the immensely successful FIFA series.As I’m sure you’re probably now aware,FIFAandEAofficiallyparted ways, ending a major era in gaming. It was then announced that the series would be rebooted as EA Sports FC. Earlier this year, we got ourfirst glimpse at the franchise’s new brandingwhich was pleasant enough. Now though, we’ve seen a whole lot more. Yesterday, EA dropped the first trailer forEA Sports FCalongside the game’s various cover art options, and fans are less than impressed with some of the questionably sim-like character models.Take a look at the brand new trailer forEA Sports FCbelow.Traditionally, FIFA games did not use in-game character models in the cover art. Instead, opting for real life images. I can’t say the same forEA Sports FCthough and it’s something that’s generated plenty of discussion over on Reddit. Rumbleinthejungle8wrote, “Some of those faces are hilariously terrible,” while another useradded, “My poor boy Saka, what have they done?” Outsider1624said, “Ridiculous I tell you. We have finally consoles that are powerful enough and we still get this. You could mistake this forThe Sims 4Soccer DLC.”AdvertThe slander doesn’t stop there. May1stBurstwrote, “Wow, that looks horrible,” plus DZLarscommented, “Pirlo has seen some things.” Yikes. I do wonder if EA will revise the artwork based on the reaction.Sadly, the trailer didn’t fare much better. “EA never disappoints when it comes to disappointing us,” said one viewer. I’ll end on a positive note though. Someone commented, “This is seriously going to be the one which will either end a legacy or create a new one.” That puts a ton of pressure on EA but it’s nice to see that there’s hope out there amongst FIFA fans, even if it is faint hope.
Uh oh. The first trailer forEA Sports FChas finally arrived and let’s just say, it has not gone down well at all. It was always going to be a tall order, following up the immensely successful FIFA series.
As I’m sure you’re probably now aware,FIFAandEAofficiallyparted ways, ending a major era in gaming. It was then announced that the series would be rebooted as EA Sports FC. Earlier this year, we got ourfirst glimpse at the franchise’s new brandingwhich was pleasant enough. Now though, we’ve seen a whole lot more. Yesterday, EA dropped the first trailer forEA Sports FCalongside the game’s various cover art options, and fans are less than impressed with some of the questionably sim-like character models.
Take a look at the brand new trailer forEA Sports FCbelow.
Traditionally, FIFA games did not use in-game character models in the cover art. Instead, opting for real life images. I can’t say the same forEA Sports FCthough and it’s something that’s generated plenty of discussion over on Reddit. Rumbleinthejungle8wrote, “Some of those faces are hilariously terrible,” while another useradded, “My poor boy Saka, what have they done?” Outsider1624said, “Ridiculous I tell you. We have finally consoles that are powerful enough and we still get this. You could mistake this forThe Sims 4Soccer DLC.”
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The slander doesn’t stop there. May1stBurstwrote, “Wow, that looks horrible,” plus DZLarscommented, “Pirlo has seen some things.” Yikes. I do wonder if EA will revise the artwork based on the reaction.
Sadly, the trailer didn’t fare much better. “EA never disappoints when it comes to disappointing us,” said one viewer. I’ll end on a positive note though. Someone commented, “This is seriously going to be the one which will either end a legacy or create a new one.” That puts a ton of pressure on EA but it’s nice to see that there’s hope out there amongst FIFA fans, even if it is faint hope.
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