A snapshot of Manchester’s Etihad stadium in the game
(Picture: FIFA 2023 release)With the end of EA Sports’ arrangement with football’s governing body, this year’s FIFA is the last we’ll see in its current form. If so, it’s going out with a bang. This year, there are no gimmicky, movie-style story modes or street-soccer career modes. With FIFA 23, it’s what’s on the pitch that counts.
Much of that comes down to HyperMotion 2, a revamped animation and physics system based on motion-captured players from real 11 v 11 matches, combined with cutting-edge AI. It’s a challenge not to be impressed by the most lifelike movement ever seen in a football game. Players sprint, jockey for possession, and dribble in believable human motion, while tackles and collisions land with a force you can almost feel. There are no more superhuman turning circles, or heads and limbs at impossible angles, just a real sense of momentum.
