In early 2022, EA announced something that many people have long been looking forward to: it will terminate its authorized cooperation with the international football governing body of FIFA and rename its extremely successful FIFA series to EA Sports FC.At the time, EA was at least polite to the former partner, but FIFA had no friendly attitude.
"I can assure you that the only genuine game with the FIFA name will be the best choice for players and fans," said Gianni Infantino, then president of FIFA, snapped. "The name FIFA is the only original logo in the world. "FIFA 23", FIFA 24", FIFA 25", FIFA 26, etc. - the name FIFA will remain forever and will always be the 'best' work."
The evidence that FIFA can prove that it accepts the breakdown of this cooperation is that the World Cup linkage game it launched that year was a nonsensical work on the "Roblox" platform, and the content actually included... bowling.
Many people have always believed that the most reasonable step for FIFA should be to work with Korami's "eFootball" - a most likely competitor to "EA Sports FC" despite the current sluggish situation.A legitimate football game that includes real 11-a-side games, real clubs and real players? For FIFA, this idea is too straightforward.Now, it announced that the next game is called FIFA Heroes, and the protagonist is actually a group of animal mascots.
Trailer:
There was no game screen at all at the press conference, which has never been a good sign.It is a "fast-paced 5-player football arcade game with fantasy style, running around the world", and, uh, it sounds like they intend to let the player characters go the path of Fortnite: Stay tuned for the "popular fictional characters from well-known film and television dramas".
As a football fan, I have to say that no one cares about FIFA's mascot.What everyone wants to control is players like Ronaldo, Mbappe, Bellingham: There are so many active and historical legendary stars in the football world to use, but FIFA chooses a cartoon mascot, which I really can't understand.
But maybe I'm a little too harsh.Obviously, the game is not intended to be a competitor to EA Sports FC.And the press release mentioned that the mascot has "super abilities and special skills", which immediately reminded me of the Mario Football series - although the quality of this series has fluctuations, there are also many excellent works.Get ready to listen to a bunch of industry terms:
“With FIFA Heroes, fans can form a multiverse team: combine their cherished fictional heroes, favorite players and our own mascots,” said Christian Volker, head of FIFA Games and Esports. “We want to pass on the love of football to the next generation, and reignite nostalgia and fun for family and old players who have grown up with FIFA games. FIFA Heroes will seamlessly integrate into FIFAE’s digital football portfolio, adding another strong pillar to our rapidly growing gaming ecosystem.”
Who knows what this means."FIFA Heroes" will also launch linkage content with next year's World Cup, and promise to join "Football Legend Star" in the future. As for the final effect, we will wait and see.
“When we created FIFA Heroes, we sought to capture the true charm of football: speed, drama and confrontation,” said Kyle Joyce, director of publisher Solace. “Football has a unique cohesion that brings people together, and this game is how we put our love for football into practice.”
Unfortunately, our Mr. Gianni Infantino has not commented on FIFA Heroes, but he must be confident.For PC players, there is "good news": "FIFA Heroes" has only announced that it will be logged on to the host and mobile platforms.We will certainly be sad if we miss this "best" game - but perhaps, it's a good thing.
