The cyclical nature of sports games means that making a significant leap each year is nigh on impossible, which is also not helped by the fact that there is very little room left to innovate - tactical defending and through balls were both a long time, and many FIFA editions, ago now.Īs a long-time FIFA and PES player, I’ve come to accept that some years will see fewer changes than others, especially when it comes to entries that are nearing the cross-gen threshold. The FIFA series gets a lot of flak for barely changing between its annual editions, both from those who are too addicted to move onto something else and the casual observer.
