FIFA 21

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Overwhelming dislike- based on 2129 Ratings

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  1. ynwa22023
    Apr 20, 2021
    3
    Played FIFA for years, at this point have entirely given up on FUT due to the canyon sized gap between players who spend real money and those who don't. This review deals primarily with career mode or games vs. the AI. The rating is only a 3 due to the options and diversity available in career mode. Everything else about the systems operation when playing the AI is abysmal. RoutinelyPlayed FIFA for years, at this point have entirely given up on FUT due to the canyon sized gap between players who spend real money and those who don't. This review deals primarily with career mode or games vs. the AI. The rating is only a 3 due to the options and diversity available in career mode. Everything else about the systems operation when playing the AI is abysmal. Routinely finishing games with the AI/Human GK save count at 13/1 or 16/0. Ending games with 16-23 tackles, 0 fouls, but significantly less possession because the ball bounces back to the Ai every. single. time. Not to mention the number of incredibly cheap fouls on the last man or a man in the box that either do not get called or don't produce a card. AI defending is solid at times, at other times hysterically bad, but the worst aspect of defense this year is the case of the always missing full-backs. It simply does not matter what your LB/RB's work rate is, what his/her positioning rating is, the instructions you use, or the position adjustments you make. No matter what you do, one or both of these players will track to the very center of the midfield, almost to the CDM position. The AI will receive the ball high up the pitch, make two below average passes, and then blast a full-field through ball down the wing which, regardless of who you've brought back to defend it, will work. Then comes the classic sprint to the sideline and retain possession because every steal goes out of bounds. It's no exaggeration to say this happens, minimum, 15-25 times a game depending on AI possession. Even when it's not threatening or even when your fullbacks are pacey, it still ruins whatever realistic feel might have been there originally. The only defense is spamming offsides trap. Maybe just one attempt to attack up the middle, out of the hundreds and hundreds of attempts to the exact same spot down the wing would be a good idea. It is possible, through significant manipulation of the sliders, except for the GK slider which is broken (yours will always get beaten 90-95% of the time and the AI will always save it 90-95% of the time except on rare occasions against bad teams) to enjoy a season or two on career mode. Granted, we sound a tad spoiled considering EA's FIFA is one of the best soccer simulations available but there are obvious, obvious errors with the new features promised each year. If a collection of gamers on reddit and twitter can figure out how to patch those gaping holes with only things like sliders, it shouldn't be that hard for EA to do the same. Overall, if you're looking for a calming experience with a game, you're in the wrong place. But, if you're hopelessly addicted to this series of games as most of us are, wait for the next title. Hopefully it'll be better.… Expand
  2. Kaljeri
    Apr 23, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. the worst game. goalkeepers play awful, passes are not accurate, nothing has changed much, easports is the most greedy company who are only interested in money, they do not care about their clients… Expand
  3. Wtffifa95
    Apr 25, 2021
    0
    Fifa 21 is the most **** game ever made. Not only did they try to recover from fifa 20 and failed to do so, they also made the most unrealistic sports game in history of their franchise.
    With fifa 21 you enjoy basketball results after each game. Don't even try to defend. It won't do. You'll need 11 goalkeepers to avoid the opponent from scoring. Not only the whole defense is a mess, you    Fifa 21 is the most **** game ever made. Not only did they try to recover from fifa 20 and failed to do so, they also made the most unrealistic sports game in history of their franchise.
    With fifa 21 you enjoy basketball results after each game. Don't even try to defend. It won't do. You'll need 11 goalkeepers to avoid the opponent from scoring. Not only the whole defense is a mess, you just can't imagine how they do it when a coach looks like a player and de ball glitches its way throughout the field. I. Bought every single game from fifa, starting in 2003 and now I have deleted the game and will delete origin too for the single purpose that they can't just ignore the complaints on this crappy game any more.    … Expand
  4. duckduck0101
    Apr 25, 2021
    0
    Pure trash company. First time playing an online EA games and it's f-ing trash, customer services is f-ing garbage, feel stupid when I spent money on this f-king game. Took forever for them to solve your problem. Pure f-ing trash company.
  5. lakeevalexandr
    Apr 27, 2021
    0
    Same game as fifa 20 and fifa 19-12. Ea sports don't care about your players.
  6. fifaisajioke
    Apr 27, 2021
    0
    The so called critics of big magazines who are giving a good review of that piece of **** are showing how miserables they are. I am reading their review of that game, they are just disgusting
  7. Dekman
    May 2, 2021
    0
    At fifa 21, what bothers me the most is changing the rules during the match. If you lead, and if you are still better, the game often leads to a tie. And so you have stupid misses, even weirder defenses and so on. From the technical side, this game is perfect, but from the managerial side, it is the bottom!
  8. Sami_Steen
    May 2, 2021
    1
    -Very greedy mtx tactics (fifa ultimate team)
    -Same gameplay from older titles
  9. abc165
    May 3, 2021
    1
    Crossing doesn't work , heading is awful , pace is too overpowered , dribbling is nonsense , shots from just inside the box always get saved , long and medium range shots are pretty much useless since Fifa 16 , also x box are money hungry , manipulators for only making fut modes online against other players available with xbox live gold , that's 99% of the game not available to be playedCrossing doesn't work , heading is awful , pace is too overpowered , dribbling is nonsense , shots from just inside the box always get saved , long and medium range shots are pretty much useless since Fifa 16 , also x box are money hungry , manipulators for only making fut modes online against other players available with xbox live gold , that's 99% of the game not available to be played if you don't kiss their bum and get gold , ultimate team is pay TO PLAY , you can't even loose a match on ultimate team because the game is so bad that you wouldn't even wanna play it… Expand
  10. Rez1alamgir
    May 8, 2021
    0
    This game is epitome of **** Scripting to the max, glitches and bugs, so many other issues. Servers are horrible, gameplay is laggy and so much stupid easy-to-fix bugs. The scripting is just next level annoying, and the events are boring and monotonous. Basically gambling with a football theme
  11. rhensn
    May 8, 2021
    0
    Dreadful, worst FIFA yet, terribly scripted and they don't even hide it, letting kids gamble too
  12. LordTran93
    May 9, 2021
    0
    I still don't understand why people are saying it's same as FIFA 20 which was quite playable. The gameplay is significantly worse than FIFA 20. Defending is so bad and frustrating, it’s just about having players with pace. Games easily end up with 7+ goals.
    And next gen version is even worse and totally unplayable.
  13. Sexywanksperm
    May 11, 2021
    1
    Has anyone involved in making this game ever actually played football? I very much doubt it.
  14. Jordauk95
    May 12, 2021
    0
    Simply broken and unusable 95% of the time, this is the only game on earth that has been out for over half a year and gets worse as the year goes on I will pray and pray for EA to lose the rights so some decent company can make a usable football game. DO NOT spend any of your money on any FIFA titles until it’s clear that the game works. Because it will mess with your mental state with howSimply broken and unusable 95% of the time, this is the only game on earth that has been out for over half a year and gets worse as the year goes on I will pray and pray for EA to lose the rights so some decent company can make a usable football game. DO NOT spend any of your money on any FIFA titles until it’s clear that the game works. Because it will mess with your mental state with how frustratingly broken it is.… Expand
  15. BaBka_YaGGa
    May 14, 2021
    0
    Не покупайте этот мусор, даже будучи фанатом футбола, это игра дешевка, EA го**о!!!
  16. Pamci
    May 14, 2021
    0
    The fact I legit created an account on metacritic just to review this horrific game really speaks volumes. Here we go:
    **** game. Terrible customer-service. EA rats only want your money, they don’t care about anything people want. EA push the Ultimate Team game mode, only because they get big bucks from it, even though the other modes haven’t been inproved in ages. Why do people dump    The fact I legit created an account on metacritic just to review this horrific game really speaks volumes. Here we go:
    **** game. Terrible customer-service. EA rats only want your money, they don’t care about anything people want. EA push the Ultimate Team game mode, only because they get big bucks from it, even though the other modes haven’t been inproved in ages. Why do people dump hundreds of dollars into a game that literally ends before summer? Fan voting clearly rigged, gameplay sucks ass, servers are awful and matchmaking doesn’t make any sense. Such a shame there’s no real competition for them in today’s market. I mean, PES? I’d rather eat my controller...    … Expand
  17. Moraleszk
    May 14, 2021
    0
    é ridículo como a ea só liga para o dinheiro, é o mesmo jogo desde o fifa 18
  18. Kirik5687
    May 15, 2021
    0
    Очень много доната на все, команда то выигрывает до проигрывает, в зависимости от того что хочет игра, ничего нового и это за 40 долларов...
  19. Shak1234
    May 22, 2021
    0
    Scripted rubbish game. Nothing is accurate, computer decides when you win or lose.
  20. Alanprowse3
    May 23, 2021
    0
    It's a really bad game it's so crap it have cost me so many games passing is **** offside is **** and everything about it is crap
  21. Nicolau_21
    May 24, 2021
    0
    I've played FIFA 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21. I can assure you FIFA 21 is by far the worst fifa yet.
  22. Rolonok
    May 25, 2021
    10
    El verdadero puntaje para mí es 8, pero pongo 10 para subir el promedio, es continuista pero es mejor que el fifa 20, no me gusta cuando los usuarios no opinan objetivamente.
  23. Evertthijs
    Jun 5, 2021
    1
    Horrible gameplay getting worse with every update. Clearly influenced outcome of matches. One single purpose ‘squeezing more money out of players after already paying for an overpriced game that took over 6 months after release to fix just a couple of tons of errors in careermode’
  24. gordazo0
    Jul 2, 2021
    0
    Overpriced **** Oqoqo1o1o1o1o1o1oqqkqkjqqjbqbqqi9q919191o1o1oqkqknqnwnwnwnwnw
  25. JayCritick
    Jun 27, 2021
    0
    C'est le tout premier com que j'écris à propos d'un jeu vidéo et je ne vais pas m'étaler. Ce jeu est une merde, littéralement ! Ce jeu est sans aucun doute l'arnaque de la décennie, ne l'achetez surtout pas, tout comme les prochains FIFA qui je suis sur seront aussi lamentable. EA ne respectent vraiment pas sa fidèle communauté d'amoureux du ballon rond et s'en est a vomir tellement c'estC'est le tout premier com que j'écris à propos d'un jeu vidéo et je ne vais pas m'étaler. Ce jeu est une merde, littéralement ! Ce jeu est sans aucun doute l'arnaque de la décennie, ne l'achetez surtout pas, tout comme les prochains FIFA qui je suis sur seront aussi lamentable. EA ne respectent vraiment pas sa fidèle communauté d'amoureux du ballon rond et s'en est a vomir tellement c'est flagrant, nous sommes juste une pompe à fric et rien d'autre. Triste.
    Il y aurait tellement de chose à dire sur cette daube scripter de la tête au pied. Bref passez votre chemin. This game is a joke, shame on Fifa for letting us play this **** through the years without trying to improve or even change anything.    … Expand
  26. bombrowicki
    Jun 28, 2021
    0
    The game is in absolute shambles. For years now. Horrific gameplay mechanics, hundreds of unsolved bugs and glitches, absolutely disgusting online gameplay, with constant delay regardless of your ISP. This is absolute dogs***t. People should be getting money back for having to endure this profanity, daring to call itself a video game. Simply shameful. What you get for having Canadian c***sThe game is in absolute shambles. For years now. Horrific gameplay mechanics, hundreds of unsolved bugs and glitches, absolutely disgusting online gameplay, with constant delay regardless of your ISP. This is absolute dogs***t. People should be getting money back for having to endure this profanity, daring to call itself a video game. Simply shameful. What you get for having Canadian c***s put in charge of a football title. Burn in hell.… Expand
  27. Bfpcmaicon
    Jun 30, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. ó jogo mal feito... é um lixo pra marcar, para ataca, Resumindo uma merda de jogo! Além de ser caro e mal feito tem a física ruim. Eu ja perdi uma partida porque a bola atravessou o pé do meu boneco... a bola as vezes parece que ta cheia de areia, aonde ela cai fica. Vc pode chuta aa bola no seu oponente que ela nem mexe, prefiro PÉS .… Expand
  28. Wo_ist_Walt
    Jul 4, 2021
    0
    Das ist mit Abstand der schlimmste Fifa-Teil. Völlig verbuggt, ständig Abstürze (auch nach über einem Jahr) und der FUT-Modus kann in „Zufallsmodus“ umbenannt werden, weil man einfach absolut keine Spielkontrolle mehr hat. Zweite Bälle landen fast immer (!) beim Gegner, Tacklings müssen exakt die perfekte Intensität und das perfekte Timing haben, sonst läuft der Gegner einfach auf einen zuDas ist mit Abstand der schlimmste Fifa-Teil. Völlig verbuggt, ständig Abstürze (auch nach über einem Jahr) und der FUT-Modus kann in „Zufallsmodus“ umbenannt werden, weil man einfach absolut keine Spielkontrolle mehr hat. Zweite Bälle landen fast immer (!) beim Gegner, Tacklings müssen exakt die perfekte Intensität und das perfekte Timing haben, sonst läuft der Gegner einfach auf einen zu und rennt einen um und im Anschluss mit dem Ball vorbei. Keeper halten kaum noch Bälle, egal ob man ein TOTS Oblak oder sonst wen im Tor hat. Messi, Felix, Griezman und Co. laufen quasi durch die Verteidigung durch und selbst wenn man die Keeper steuert und die richtige Ecke erahnt, kassiert man als wäre das Tor leer. Grauenhaft, frustrierend und ohne jeglichen Spielspaß. Schade dass dieser korrupte Verein fast alle (Spieler-) Lizenzen hält.… Expand
  29. Lemoniumm
    Jul 5, 2021
    2
    I like career mode, and the gameplay at its core is fun, but there is so much ****
    Passing power is rarely determined how long you hold down the button and results in your ball being overhit or just going to an entirely different player which can ruin attacks. your own ai is terrible at defending and at times will open up space and move out of the way for the opposition to dribble    I like career mode, and the gameplay at its core is fun, but there is so much ****
    Passing power is rarely determined how long you hold down the button and results in your ball being overhit or just going to an entirely different player which can ruin attacks. your own ai is terrible at defending and at times will open up space and move out of the way for the opposition to dribble through. goalkeepers are terrible and always get beat at the near post. extremely frustrating when you cant control things you should be able to.    … Expand
  30. SukruAk
    Jul 18, 2021
    0
    **** the one persons sister Who made fut and also the one Who came up with the idea of 75 characters
  31. Dipin
    Jul 24, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Its a goal fest. No game is below 15-20 goals. Expect to be playing without defenders or a goalkeeper. Just run through opponents defense and press shoot. Even a 5 year old can score 4-5 goals easily. This is not football, this is disgrace. You feel dumb to play this game. Creativity is not rewarded instead game wants you to just press shoot every time. Also freekicks are biggest fail ever. The system is broken. Headers dont work. WORST FIFA EVER… Expand
  32. Dontrip23
    Jul 25, 2021
    0
    Fifa continues to disappoint , another year, another , new number on the new cover, same crap wrapped in a different paper. Don't waste your money, save it for companies who actually cares about their clients.
  33. Mikey_2020
    Jul 27, 2021
    0
    This is easily the worst FIFA of all time and maybe even the worst game I have EVER played. The Menu is still lagging for no reason, goalkeepers, defending, penalties,… everything seems to be broken with this Title. You probably already read enough reviews to know how broken it is. It still has the same bugs it had back in 2018 but also some new ones on top of that! Never thought I wouldThis is easily the worst FIFA of all time and maybe even the worst game I have EVER played. The Menu is still lagging for no reason, goalkeepers, defending, penalties,… everything seems to be broken with this Title. You probably already read enough reviews to know how broken it is. It still has the same bugs it had back in 2018 but also some new ones on top of that! Never thought I would say that but compared to this disgusting piece of fecal matter FIFA 20 looks like the Mona Lisa.… Expand
  34. Liverpool123
    Jul 30, 2021
    0
    Extremely bad game! Ond of the worst games of all time… There is no joy in playing this game
  35. bloodyen
    Aug 1, 2021
    0
    Bad game i dont like it ok thanks gyycgucuihvggf4ss4jzjtrz] rkzuktuzmxtumtxumutxktx7kx75kx755x2275x2 de ses iż x x 8 DJ 75 750ti j
  36. mackie1011
    Sep 14, 2021
    0
    This game is absolute trash. You know exactly when you’re going to win or lose. Match scripting and the same game is released every year claiming things have changed or they’ve made a progress. Unrealistic as well. I would suggest not to buy this piece of trash.
  37. AKTF
    Aug 9, 2021
    2
    This review is mostly about ultimate team, as I haven't played the other modes as much as I have UT. It's a lot of fun building your team and making coins through the market or SBCs. But when it comes to the actual gameplay, it's just so so awful. Somehow the most important aspect of their game remains just as broken as it was when i played FIFA 19. After 19 being my introduction to FIFA,This review is mostly about ultimate team, as I haven't played the other modes as much as I have UT. It's a lot of fun building your team and making coins through the market or SBCs. But when it comes to the actual gameplay, it's just so so awful. Somehow the most important aspect of their game remains just as broken as it was when i played FIFA 19. After 19 being my introduction to FIFA, i skipped 20 because of how unfun it was to play the actual game. I made the mistake of trying out 21 anyways, and the same problems came up time after time. Consistently awful connection despite getting between 20-60 ping, clueless AI and absurd animations, and even a glitch that forced me to forfeit a game and lose my match bonus. This is all aside from the fact that EA is a ruthless, greedy company with no desire to make good video games. For a game that used to be so popular, even among people who didn't care about the pro leagues, there's literally no hype around it anymore. This game is made for little kids that have never played any other video game, anyone else would have high enough expectations to know this game isn't worth touching. The only saving grace is the menus. But you might as well play FM at that point.… Expand
  38. Sherex87
    Sep 22, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Worst version of fifa ever Bag gameplay Terrible defending situation . Worst version of fifa ever Bag gameplay Terrible defending situation .… Expand
  39. Castroom
    Nov 5, 2021
    0
    Al que le guste esta basura tiene algún tipo de retraso. Hasta regalado es un robo
  40. GomeSianO
    Nov 7, 2021
    3
    Sinto que seria só mais uma review sem nada a adicionar e igual a de qualquer outro jogador, mas é o que se resume o FIFA, Igual. Até o novo modo Volta Football, sintia que estava jogando o de FIFA 20. E claro que só atualizar o jogo seria o bastante levando em consideração que não adicionam muitas coisas de um FIFA para o outro. E por fim, o preço extremamente abusivo pelo conteúdo queSinto que seria só mais uma review sem nada a adicionar e igual a de qualquer outro jogador, mas é o que se resume o FIFA, Igual. Até o novo modo Volta Football, sintia que estava jogando o de FIFA 20. E claro que só atualizar o jogo seria o bastante levando em consideração que não adicionam muitas coisas de um FIFA para o outro. E por fim, o preço extremamente abusivo pelo conteúdo que entregam ao consumidor.… Expand
  41. FifaIsCowShiit
    Dec 3, 2021
    0
    Ea dont care anymore about this game. New fifas is unplayable by huge amount of bugs.
  42. TheGoldenEye23
    Apr 13, 2022
    1
    There has never been a Fifa game with worse defending than this. It may be an all round better game than Fifa 20 but thats not saying much when it's being compared to arguably the worst game i have ever played. This game isn't even worthy of a detailed review. I hate it.
  43. Osk12374839
    Feb 13, 2022
    1
    It is CRAP. Tried playing career. Nah my position switches mid game and i cant get it back. Now it just says stay in position. Tackling doesnt work. Graphics are alright but the rest is awful. Wouldnt recommend.
  44. Alca710
    Mar 4, 2022
    0
    Opened account on metacritic just to review this crap with a 0. That's how bad it is. It has too many negative issues, I don't even know where to start... I am on my 30's and I've been playing FIFA since 1995. Always have been my favourite game. I owned FIFA 95, FIFA 99, FIFA 2002, FIFA 2007, FIFA 2010, FIFA 2012, FIFA2015 FIFA 2019 and FIFA 21. So I guess i know what I am talking aboutOpened account on metacritic just to review this crap with a 0. That's how bad it is. It has too many negative issues, I don't even know where to start... I am on my 30's and I've been playing FIFA since 1995. Always have been my favourite game. I owned FIFA 95, FIFA 99, FIFA 2002, FIFA 2007, FIFA 2010, FIFA 2012, FIFA2015 FIFA 2019 and FIFA 21. So I guess i know what I am talking about and it's so painful how much they are destroying this game on purpose. The first main issue is this: FIFA IS NOT A SIMULATOR! It used to be. Now is not. Gameplay gives you the illusion that your actions matter, and that the match result will more or less reflect your gameplay, but we all experience the so-called "Scripting". It may be reasonable to take away some "simulation" just so newbiees don't give up when playing online, but just don't call it football simulator, is just a different thing.
    On career mode is just so silly, I remember good times with FIFA 2007 when instead of just brain-wash you with brands and teams you could create your own fantasy football club, starting from the bottom and eventually being able to make it an elite club, with options like investing in your stadium, etc. Now, is not a simulator on that sense neither. So what is FIFA? Just an illusion, good graphics, but at the end of the day is the same as watching a netflix show, if the match is meant to end on a specific way, you will experience a lot of very weird things so that the result of the match is as it's meant to be. Is not a football simulator, is not a management simulator, is not an e-sport, I just don't know what it is anymore... so sad...    … Expand
  45. dr-kenobi
    Sep 7, 2022
    4
    Нічого особливого, просто чергова фіфа з покращеним візуалом і проапдейченими складами.
  46. Gindosh
    Oct 7, 2022
    0
    Ist scheisomat 90000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
  47. IamNader
    May 14, 2023
    5
    It is the as same as all FIFA games and this game still full of bugs and glitches - 5/10
  48. Potet69
    Jun 1, 2023
    0
    Worst fifa game oat. More arcade than realistic, but this is still worse than the new fifa's.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 62 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 62
  2. Mixed: 36 out of 62
  3. Negative: 0 out of 62
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 4, 2021
    60
    Game for fans who either need to work online at FUT every day, or instead want to try a modified career mode, which is starting to really look like Football Manager. Otherwise, it's a decent update for the full price. [Issue#307]
  2. CD-Action
    Dec 18, 2020
    70
    The FIFA series desperately needs a fresh start. Right now, it relies mainly on the Ultimate Team mode and marketing, while going around in circles. Instead of leaping into the future, FIFA 21 takes half a step forward and two steps sideways in an attempt to differentiate itself from its predecessor well enough to rationalize spending money. If you already own FIFA 20 and are not addicted to Ultimate Team, you can sit this one out. [12/2020, p.44]
  3. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Nov 15, 2020
    70
    A consummate package of shooting, slide tackling and swearing, but with some familiar current-gen frustrations. The saving grace could be FIFA 21’s free PS5 upgrade. [Issue#182, p.137]
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