An experienced content creator has been able to play EA FC 26 intensively for a whole 4 months. In his preliminary conclusion about the new football game, he emphasizes that despite fewer innovations, there would be much more fun to play. Because EA has, after a long time, focused on the essentials again.
Who is the expert? Benedikt BeneCR7x Bauer is a well-known content creator for EA FC (formerly FIFA). The former eProfessional has been allowed to give his feedback on the gameplay development at the EA Sports headquarters in Vancouver, Canada, for the second year in a row (2024 and 2025).
As an expert, BeneCR7x knows where the strengths, but especially the weaknesses of the football simulation lie. After 4 months of gaming experience and active exchange with the developers, he is sure that FC 26 will be significantly better this year.
This is mainly due to the fact that EA has focused on the core of the game and only implemented a few new features. In a YouTube video, he has given his first conclusion about FC 26.
Why could fewer innovations be an improvement? This year, EA spent time fixing the errors of the existing gameplay from FC 25. According to the YouTuber, the focus was on taking the criticism of the community and experts seriously and addressing specific weaknesses instead of desperately adding new features that have rarely been received positively by the community in the past.
This was the problem players had with new features in EA FC:
In recent years, fans have been waiting for big innovations before each release. While this is understandable when you have to spend a lot of money on the new installment every year, EA is repeatedly faced with the difficult task of incorporating new features, even though football hardly changes within a year.
The result was often innovations in gameplay that seemed to ignore existing problems.
An example is the discussion about the Trivela on Reddit, an outside foot shot that, especially from a distance, unrealistically led to a goal far too often and was thus exploited by many players to an excessive degree. Despite its much too high scoring guarantee, the problem with this shot was not fixed until the end of FC 25.
The basics such as shooting, passing, player agility in dribbling, and tempo boosts for faster players have now been increasingly focused on again. The slow gameplay from FC 25, which was harshly criticized by fans and experts alike, has been revised and improved according to BeneCR7x.
Expert: These are the biggest improvements in gameplay
How is gameplay improving in FC 26? The expert highlights several gameplay aspects in his video that he believes have noticeably improved. The improvements affect central areas of the player experience, from shots to dribbling to physique.
- Timed Finishing removed – provides a balanced shooting system
- Dribbling is more precise – thanks to smoother movements and quicker changes of direction without the ball
- Goalkeepers and defenders react more reliably – rebounds are less likely to land with the opponent
- Physicality becomes more important – robust strikers are playable again
The result is, according to the expert, a faster, more controlled gameplay that could maintain the initial hype of EA FC 26 over months this time. Moreover, the months of dealing with gameplay have led to a real turning point in the history of EA FC (formerly FIFA): EA FC 26 shows in the first gameplay: Only offline do fans get more realism offered
Who should buy EA FC 26? Those hoping for many new features in the online and offline modes will probably not be completely satisfied with FC 26. However, those for whom the gameplay experience on the pitch is the priority and who look forward to fluid, fast gameplay are likely to feel very comfortable with FC 26.
You won’t have to completely miss out on innovations despite the focus on gameplay. In career mode, for example, several larger and smaller changes have been introduced again. One major new feature brings more excitement to your job as a manager: EA FC 26 introduces a new feature in career mode that makes every season unpredictable
