There's a significant change in the air at EA Sports as the company prepares to launch its first-ever football game separate from the FIFA brand. EA Sports FC 24 will be the first installment of the new footballing era for EA, and it intends to pull out all the stops.
As expected from EA and its annual releases, there will always be changes and updates to the previous installment. However, this latest addition to the series feels like the start of a new entity and the beginning of a new legacy. Of course, fans of football or soccer games and the sport in general, are excited. But what should you be excited about? What new features should you expect from EA FC 24?
8 The Addition Of Hypermotion V [Volumetric Capture Technology]
With every new addition to a series, you can expect the developers to enhance the graphics to ensure each installment looks and feels better than the last. However, improving the looks of a new game can sometimes be challenging to achieve, especially for a company that has to develop a new game every year.
This year with the launch of its new era, advancements in next-gen technology, and Hypermotion V, EA Sports is pulling out all the stops to make FC 24 look like a brand-new game. With Hypermotion V, it intends to recreate the look of real-life football in the new game. By implementing data captured from over 180 real-life matches at the highest level of football, the technology is said to be able to recreate the fluid flow of football as seamlessly as real life.
7 It Uses The Frostbite Engine
The Frostbite Engine is now a familiar name to fans of EA's sports games as it has been utilized in FIFA games since it made its debut on FIFA 17 back in 2016. The latest version of the Frostbite Engine returns to the highly anticipated EA FC 24, and it will revolutionize the look of the in-game characters.
You can expect the most realistic-looking footballers in an EA football/ soccer game to date. Advancements will be made to the more extensive details, like the player models, to make them look more life-like, and minor details, like the folds and ripples of the footballer's jerseys as they move.
6 Using Opta-data To Make Players Unique
An area that has had mixed reviews from fans in previous installments of the series is the player styles and ratings. In-game footballers have always been subject to the same rating system for speed, strength, and physicality throughout the FIFA era. This rating system made it difficult for the FIFA games to showcase what makes players unique and what sets the top players apart from the rest of the pros.
With the new Play Styles feature, you can expect a new era of in-game players that showcases their individuality. With the help of Opta-data, FC 24 will go beyond the old rating system and truly separate athletes from each other. This function will help the game capture players' abilities on the pitch and differentiate them from each other.
5 The Player Career Mode Is Being Updated
The Player Career mode is one of the most popular game modes in FIFA games, which will also translate to the new EA FC games. The developers have shown the game mode a lot of love in the past few releases, almost entirely getting a revamp on FIFA 23, and EA FC 24 has more updates coming.
The new Play Styles feature is heavily involved in the game mode this time around. It allows you to chart your player career with unique play styles to bring your career to life and give your in-game character more personality and realism. The game mode will also introduce a new Player Agent feature to mimic the life and career of a footballer.
4 The Manager Career Is Finally Changing
The Manager Career mode is one of FIFA's most-played game modes. It features heavily in a lot of FIFA content creators' videos. It's no secret that this game mode has yet to have a lot of significant updates in recent years, but the EA FC era intends to change that.
EA FC 24 will allow you to take a more hands-on approach and give you more profound control of your tactics to lead your teams to glory. The game mode will also add Assistant Coaches, a big part of the success of the best clubs on the planet. This new Assistant Coaches feature will also take the game's realism closer to reality. The game mode will also introduce new training features and a new manager spectate mode that allows you to view the match from the sidelines like a real life manager.
3 The Addition Of Women's Football
Women have come a long way in football, and deservedly so. The female side of the sport has evolved and continues to get better as time progresses. EA FC 24 will introduce a new side to Women's Football that you have never experienced in a game.
EA FC 24 will allow you to field a team of male and female football stars in the game's Ultimate Team mode for the first time in history. The game will also be adding many more female teams as well as over 100 new in-game faces for some of the female players.
2 Ultimate Team Evolutions
The Ultimate Team game mode has been one of FIFA's main attractions since its debut on FIFA 09, and it has only increased in popularity since then. The game mode has had its share of alterations and upgrades but has primarily stuck to a particular principle; if you want better players in your ultimate team, you must buy them.
EA Sports FC 24 will change that by allowing players to evolve their unimpressive player cards into much better cards. Rather than buying a new pack to replace the players you already have, FC 24 will allow you to grow your players' ratings through training and game time.
1 New Locations For Pro Clubs And Volta
Pro Clubs and Volta have been an exciting attraction for most players since their respective debuts. Both game modes have seen their fair share of changes to keep them interesting. The trend will continue, as both game modes will receive significant upgrades entering the EA FC era.
The new EA Sports FC 24 game will introduce new playing fields, including new pitches, stadiums, and street football that Pro Clubs and Volta players can enjoy with their friends. The new game will also introduce a cross-play feature allowing you to connect and play across different platforms like the Xbox, PlayStation, and PC. FC 24 will also introduce more customization to the game modes and even a new season format for clubs.