FIFA 22’s opening salvo is surprising, star-studded, and awesomely unexpected. It starts out in Paris, with David Beckham enjoying a coffee in a glitzy hotel. The scene then switches to a room on a lower floor, where you choose your avatar after being contacted by French freestyler Lisa Zimouche. The game then goes on to teach you the controls as you dribble through the capital, weaving in and out of locals and holidaymakers.
You end up at Le Parc des Princes, where you play through a few drills with Kylian Mbappé and Thierry Henry, before being whisked off to a posh Parisian tailor to pick up some threads ahead of assuming your position in the box seat of PSG’s stadium. Hanging out here are the likes of Lewis Hamilton and Anthony Joshua, because EA Sports took the time to face-scan them for FIFA 21 and it’s going to make damn sure it recycles the assets.
From here, the title transitions to a traditional Champions League match between PSG and Chelsea, and then you’re into the game. There are some really nice Easter eggs here – a twinkly version of Blur’s Song Two, a nod to FIFA 98, plays in the lift as you head downstairs from the hotel – and as far as intros go, this really gets you in the mood to play some FIFA. For a franchise that rarely surprises, this opening caught us off guard in a good way.
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Spoiler alert! Just kidding. Awesome indeed.
I thought it was ok but far from awesome. Its a good little start if this is to become more of a thing in future.
Best part for me was seeing a friend’s song featured in the opening in the Paris streets with the freestyle chick
@Jacko11 Fair, but I mean compared to what we usually get, which is just a friendly match between two teams, I thought this was quite novel and refreshing.
@get2sammyb Agreed! Very nice little intro I thought.
@kyleforrester87 making the ref chase you so he can't send you off
Mmm-bappe
bap be dap be dap dooo-wap
Doo be doo be doo wap ,
Absolutely loving the 10 hour trial on EA play. Game feels incredible on Ps5, got the preorder in for next Friday.
@EverydayRobot I have the same feeling! this might be my first fifa since 18, it plays really nice.
Actually something new and interesting, albeit for 20 minutes. I'd get a Fifa game with a story like that and a little bit of free roam between games as such, I know NBA went that route and didn't do that well outside of the matches but it could do well in something like a new Fifa Street, those ps2 games were fantastic so why not an expansion on that series? Personally still gonna skip this one as I recently got a free copy of 21, not that I'll ever play it single player.
@kejsi-sensei I don't think I've ever bought a fifa game at full price on release but gona bite on this one. Can see me putting a lot of time into this, hooked on it just now.
Not the BEST graphics on Becks though is it? Or am I just being harsh? I thought he looked kinda weird?
I skipped it all, as I actually wanted to play most of the 10 hour trial rather than watching cut scenes!
I wish EA actually put as much time into scanning the faces of the actual players rather than celebrities for cut scenes. Seriously, there are A LOT of good players in this game with terrible generic faces.
I thought the intro to the next gen upgrade at Anfield last year was fantastic too.
Is Wrexham going to be in it?
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