FIFA 22 - The new gameplay trailer under the microscope

08 August 2021, 18:43 / by Fabian Roßbach
FIFA 22 - The new gameplay trailer under the microscope

Fifa 22, the latest installment of the football simulation series with a history dating back to the early 90s, will soon be released. As in Fifa 22, you take direct control of a team over 90 minutes, with the option to intervene tactically in the course of the game. In addition, Fifa 22 has numerous other modes, such as the Ultimate Team Online mode and a career mode. The Fifa franchise is also known for gradually evolving over the years.

Now the developer Electronic Arts has released a new gameplay trailer that tells you what new features to expect this year. Dhe teaser begins with quickly cut 1:1 situations in which the attacker skillfully controls the ball and overplays the opponent. It is already clear here that Fifa 22 is based on new animations and even more realistic motion sequences. Only a few seconds later, this impression is given a name in the form of a fade-in: Hypermotion. According to EA, this is supposed to be the biggest new feature of the latest installment, which is reserved exclusively for the new console generation. Hypermotion is based on real game footage in 11 against 11 as well as machine learning to enable realistic game scenes in which all players move in a comprehensible way, the ball is realistically controlled and the virtual players appear as real athletes in their overall appearance. In addition, EA emphasizes in the trailer that the tactical behavior of the AI also benefits from Hypermotion, air duels for the ball follow the laws of physics and are not calculated in advance, the ball is realistically controlled and the virtual players appear as real athletes in their overall appearance. Hypermotion is also described as the biggest animation revolution of the last years, with over 4000 new animations in the game. The tactical behavior, in turn, benefits from a higher density of decisions, which is now said to have grown sixfold compared to the predecessor. Finally, the trailer advertises other new features, including improved goalkeeper and sprint behavior.

Fifa 22 thus breathes new life into the franchise and makes the gaming experience even more realistic. This step appears against the background of Konami's problems, which, instead of the PES series, is now relying on the eFootball format due to past failures. Fifa 22 is likely to offer refreshingly new gameplay thanks to the Hypermotion feature and also provide new gaming

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