FIFA 22 excels on the pitch with a patient and more methodical style, but additions elsewhere are only incremental and microtransactions still leave a bad taste.By Richard Wakeling on September 29, 2021 at 5:19PM PDT FIFA 22 opens on a close-up shot of a steaming-hot cup of coffee, before panning out to reveal that it’s David Beckham stirring the teaspoon. The former Galactico is enjoying some breakfast pancakes on a Parisian balcony, while a few doors down your avatar is being woken up by a friend telling them that they’re late. It’s a bizarre opening to a football game that also features Eric Cantona feeding pigeons, Thierry Henry and cover star Kylian Mbappe attempting to act on the Parc des Princes pitch, and blink-and-you’ll-miss-it cameos from boxing star Anthony Joshua and F1 driver Lewis Hamilton. What’s the point of all this, you might be asking? Well, it’s all for an elaborate tutorial, of course. This lavish opening might have more style than substance, but it ushers in what feels like a new era for FIFA, as next-gen technology and a shift in tempo combine to significantly improve the on-pitch action.During the opening tutorial, you’ll learn how to sprint and dribble by darting past coffee tables on the streets of Paris, then cover the basics of attacking and defending under the guidance of both Henry and Mbappe. Running through these fundamentals will be useful for series newcomers, but it’s an odd way to kick off the latest version of FIFA for… Click below to read the full story from GameSpot
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FIFA 22 Video Review
