{"id":10827,"date":"2025-09-19T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextlevelnews.co.uk\/blog\/2025\/09\/19\/ea-sports-fc-26-review-in-progress\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T16:00:00","slug":"ea-sports-fc-26-review-in-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextlevelnews.co.uk\/blog\/2025\/09\/19\/ea-sports-fc-26-review-in-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"EA Sports FC 26 Review in Progress"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"article-page\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2025\/09\/19\/fc-26-1758257791856.JPG\" \/>\n<section data-transform=\"mobile-ad-break\"><\/section>\n<p>Over the last few decades, soccer (or football, if you\u2019re not from the US like me) hasn\u2019t changed much. Sure, there are new rules, improved tactics, and so much more money involved in the modern game \u2013 but at its heart, it&#8217;s still all about kicking a ball into a goal more than the other team. So how does a series like EA Sports FC improve each year when the sport it\u2019s emulating isn\u2019t introducing massive changes? For me, it\u2019s about quality-of-life updates, and FC 26 has those in spades. You\u2019ve heard the phrase \u201cdeath by a thousand cuts,\u201d but this is more like \u201cfixed by a thousand pieces of tape.\u201d It\u2019s not that every problem has been solved, and many of the micro issues like confusing player-switching and weird tackle animations have returned from FC 25 \u2013 but at least in my early time with it, FC 26 is inching in the right direction in nearly every aspect.<\/p>\n<p>A phenomenal example of this is the new gameplay presets. In the past, everyone was using the same gameplay style, whether diving into competitive games in Ultimate Team or trying to win the league against CPU opponents in Manager Mode. This year, EA has split things between two different presets: Competitive and Authentic. With the Competitive preset, you can expect the fast-paced action and smarter AI teammates that you might be used to from previous FC\/FIFA games. Meanwhile, Authentic will feel more realistic to what you see on the real-life pitch every weekend. Players are slower, and you need to use your tactical intelligence to get into scoring position. <\/p>\n<aside>\n<h2><u>What We Said About EA Sports FC 25<\/u><\/h2>\n<section data-transform=\"ignvideo\" data-slug=\"ea-sports-fc-25-video-review\" data-loop=\"\"><\/section>\n<p>For the leading football simulator, EA Sports FC 25 continues to lack the fluidity, polish, and excitement it should be expected to deliver. It introduces some interesting new features, particularly the fast-paced and compelling Rush mode, but much of the package beyond that feels overly familiar. While the game shines graphically on the pitch, it struggles with a clunky, touchscreen-inspired UI that bogs down modes like Career. Defensive play still feels loose and unresponsive like in previous years, and despite the addition of FC IQ and new player roles initially impressing, these changes don\u2019t add the depth you\u2019d expect. Even with some engaging new content, EA continues to play it too safe, and even the fun of modes like Rush can\u2019t fully mask the underlying issues holding back the experience. &#8211;<em> Robert Anderson, September 26, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Score: 6<\/h3>\n<p>Read the full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/ea-sports-fc-25-review\">EA Sports FC 25 review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The most important part of this change is that these two options do not impact each other. That means EA can tune Competitive mode however is needed without changing the balance of Authentic mode, something they couldn\u2019t do in previous versions of FC. I\u2019ve only played about a dozen games with each preset so far, but they already feel distinct in a way that is valuable. Players come to FC 26\u2019s various modes for different reasons: Career Mode players want a game that plays as close to real-life a possible, while Ultimate Team and Clubs players want fair and balanced online competition. Those two ideals have sometimes worked against each other in the past, so giving us two totally separate gameplay styles lets EA serve both communities. <\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s strange about the implementation is that the Authentic preset is restricted to offline modes only. That means you can\u2019t even use it in your Squad Battles matches despite them being the only single-player content in Ultimate Team. It\u2019s something I hope is added in the future, as it feels strange not to include all of the single-player content by default, especially when it does exactly that with the new version of the Season Pass.<\/p>\n<section data-transform=\"quoteBox\">This might be the worst version of a Season Pass in a sports game yet.<\/section>\n<p>Before diving into some of the other positive changes, let&#8217;s go over that Season Pass, as it\u2019s one of the biggest points of contention for me. Last year, EA introduced a paid Season Pass into FC 25 toward the end of the cycle, so we knew this was coming, but seeing it drop on day one does sting. You can ignore it and stick with the free version of the pass, or even earn enough in-game currency to buy it without spending real-world money, but I would argue that this might be the worst version of a Season Pass we\u2019ve seen in a sports game yet.<\/p>\n<p>The issue with FC 26\u2019s Season Pass is that you\u2019re not just earning rewards for Ultimate Team, where people are already (unfortunately) conditioned to spend money. You\u2019re also earning a ton of rewards for Clubs, Player Career, and Manager Career. The latter is where things really get icky, because one of the big draws for FC 26 is that Icons and Heroes are finally available in Manager Mode. For the first time ever, you can take classic players like Luis Figo, Toni Kroos, and Julie Foudy and put them into your Manager Mode saves. It should be a revelation, but instead, EA made the strange decision to lock many of these players behind the Season Pass.<\/p>\n<section data-transform=\"slideshow\" data-slug=\"fc-26-screenshots\" data-value=\"fc-26-screenshots\" data-type=\"slug\" data-caption=\"\"><\/section>\n<p>There are several reasons this is frustrating. The first is that you probably won\u2019t be able to acquire enough XP for them by playing Manager Mode alone. EA might implement more ways for non-Ultimate Team players to earn XP, but with how things are currently constructed, you\u2019ll <em>need <\/em>to dive into that lootbox opening simulator if you want to finish enough of the pass to claim all of the Career Mode rewards. Even as someone who primarily plays Ultimate Team, this change sucks. I already know how bad FC\u2019s monetization can get, and I hate seeing it expanded to more of the playerbase in a way that feels scummy.<\/p>\n<p>As if that weren\u2019t frustrating enough, Career Mode players aren\u2019t likely to earn enough Ultimate Team-specific currency to purchase the Season Pass in that mode alone. That means you\u2019ll need to spend real money to unlock players like Gianfranco Zola, Miroslav Klose, and Park Ji-Sung. Keep in mind, this is only the first Season Pass. If FC 26 continues to lock Icons and Heroes behind future passes, we\u2019ll likely see desirable players like Ronaldinho, Ruud Gullit, and Johan Cruyff tucked behind a paywall as well.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s an unfortunate situation that reeks of EA trying to get even more money out of its playerbase than usual. It\u2019s bad enough that Ultimate Team players are being milked dry, but now you can\u2019t even enjoy your offline Career Mode without feeling the pull to spend money.<\/p>\n<section data-transform=\"quoteBox\">Most of the modes feature fun updates to their tried and true formulas.<\/section>\n<p>What makes this even more painful is that most of the modes feature fun updates to their tried and true formulas this year. For example, the new Manager Live Hub lets you dive into specific challenges and earn new jerseys for your club. These feel like the next step toward a historical mode like the Negro Leagues option in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/mlb-the-show-25-review\"><u>MLB The Show<\/u><\/a>, as you\u2019ll be challenged to recreate moments like Jamal Musiala\u2019s double with Bayern Munich or take a mid-level club like SK Rapid or Strasbourg to European glory. The classic version of Career Mode is still there, but Manager Live gives you a rotating list of challenges that will test your skill on and off the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>Even Ultimate Team is home to several small yet meaningful changes. Everything from the return of tournaments to the ability to choose the cosmetics on your Evolutions feels carefully crafted to deliver the improvements fans have been asking after for years. We\u2019ll have to wait a month or two to see the impact of the slower Ultimate Team power curve, and I\u2019m hesitant to judge the stability of the servers until they are live for everyone, but my early experience is positive.<\/p>\n<section data-transform=\"poll\" data-id=\"f36d46c5-fa5d-4215-afd3-1fcefa3b655e\"><\/section>\n<p>While I\u2019m not much of a Clubs player, the new Archetypes have certainly piqued my interest. Without a dedicated group, it\u2019s unlikely I will spend too much time in Clubs, but the Archteype system seems like an improved way to handle progression to my untrained eye. While a meta will surely settle over the mode in the coming weeks, having this clear sense of forward momentum makes me wish I had a group of 10 friends to play with.<\/p>\n<p>I have more to play this weekend, but so far FC 26 seems to provide enough quality-of-life changes that I feel more positive about the on-pitch product after a few years of stagnation. However, I can\u2019t help but be annoyed by how heavily monetized every mode is becoming. I\u2019ve always felt it was relatively easy to ignore the pull to spend extra money unless you wanted to compete at the very top of Ultimate Team, but that\u2019s much less true this year. Now, not even the Career Mode players are safe. FC 26 is EA at its most money-hungry yet, and I can\u2019t help but worry where we\u2019re going next.<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the last few decades, soccer (or football, if you\u2019re not from the US like me) hasn\u2019t changed much. 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