EA Sports released its latest deep dive for the upcoming EA Sports FC 25 taking a inside look at the gameplay improvements coming to the game. For the most part, the focus was on the new FC IQ feature making its debut in EA FC 25.
“This overhaul of tactical foundations across the game delivers greater strategic control and more realistic team movement, while a new AI model powered by real-world data influences player tactics through all-new Player Roles,” Keegan Sabatino, gameplay producer, said about FC IQ.
With FC IQ, players will be able to have different formations during a contest with players changing roles mid-match to adjust to those formations. Roles help determine where your player will line up, how they will act on the field, and what they do with and without the ball.
“While a Role dictates the main responsibilities of the player, the Focus is a modifier upon the Role that enables players to slightly tweak one or two characteristics of it,” EA says.
At launch, there will be 31 roles that each have 1-3 focuses. These roles and focuses are as follows:
- GK
- Goalkeeper – Defend | Balanced
- Sweeper Keeper – Balanced
- RB | LB
- Fullback – Defend | Balanced
- Wingback – Balanced
- Falseback – Defend | Balanced
- Attacking Winback – Balanced | Attack
- CB
- Defender – Defend | Balanced
- Stopper – Balanced
- Ball-Playing Defender – Defend | Build-Up
- CDM
- Holding – Defend | Roaming
- Centre-Half – Defend
- Deep-Lying Playmaker – Defend | Roaming
- CM
- Box-to-Box – Balanced
- Holding – Defend
- Deep-Lying Playmaker – Defend
- Playmaker – Attack | Roaming
- Half-Winger – Balanced | Attack
- RM | LM
- Winger – Balanced | Attack
- Wide Midfielder – Defend | Balanced
- Wide Playmaker – Attack
- Inside Forward – Balanced | Attack
- CAM
- Playmaker – Balanced | Roaming
- Shadow Striker – Attack
- Half-Winger – Balanced | Attack
- RW | LW
- Winger – Balanced | Attack
- Inside Forward – Balanced | Attack | Roaming
- Wide Playmaker – Attack
- ST
- Advance Forward – Attack | Complete
- Poacher – Attack
- False 9 – Build-Up
- Target Forward – Balanced | Attack | Wide
This is just the tip of the iceberg for gameplay and FC IQ in EA Sports FC 25. Other changes to gameplay include Team Tactics, Smart Tactics, HyperMotion and PlayStyle updates, passing accuracy, set pieces, goaltending, defending, and much more.
For a complete breakdown of everything, you can check out their blog post on the game’s official website.
EA Sports FC 25 releases on September 20 for those who buy the Ultimate Edition of the game. Those who buy the Standard Edition will get the game starting September 27.
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