You’ve got to give credit to developer Strikerz Inc: it’s decided to take on one of the biggest brands in gaming, and it’s almost at the finish line. Free-to-play football game UFL has enjoyed several wildly successful betas – and now it’s officially due out on 12th September, with full crossplay support across PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
While the game is completely free to download, as mentioned above, there will be some pre-order packs available which guarantee Early Access from 4th September and some in-game cosmetic items. These will be available to purchase from the PS Store imminently.
“We’re thrilled to launch UFL on 12th September,” CEO Eugene Nashilov noted in a press release. “We can’t wait for gamers around the world to enjoy it and we thank them for the invaluable feedback they’ve provided us during two phases of open beta testing. The launch of UFL is a landmark moment in our journey, however, we equally realise that this is just the beginning. We’ll be constantly & regularly updating the UFL gaming experience for all the fans around the world.”
Throughout the abovementioned beta windows, a whopping 1.5 million clubs were created in more than 100 countries. Customisation is a big part of the game, as you’re encouraged to build your own team and personalise it to your tastes while also recruiting players from around the world.
But the big selling point here is the gameplay: UFL is promising a fairer, skill-based experience – an ambition it’s been eager to reiterate right throughout the title’s development. It’ll be interesting to see how this does: the project has been endorsed by Cristiano Ronaldo, so it’s got a big name behind it. Overcoming EA Sports FC 25 is practically impossible, but if the gameplay is as good as promised, it may just tempt some players away.
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I played the beta and it honestly didn't do much impressions to me. Graphically speaking it was an obvious downgrade even if it's UE5, gameplay was also lacking in comparison, however it felt a lot more snappy and transparent.
Also I enjoyed their way of dealing latency and pocket loss much more over the "compensation" on FIFA side. EA literally plays the game for you when you have low connection and this game feels like when you have ***** connection you will just see game "skip frames" rather than game favouring you just because you have a bad connection.
There was still some kind of mud running, but FIFA is notorious to have it with their very mediocre servers.
I wonder if these guys will manage to provide a better experience once masses will connect at the same time.
Edit. To summarize I think this is weakest simulator of the football, as Konami E-Football is still better at gameplay and EA is still best football experience overall if you consider not to play FUT but focus on solo career.
It's pants.
The world's biggest sport and we can't have a decent game to play because Konami can't be arsed to make a Master League for the millions of Pro Evo fans. *****.
There used to be loads of footy games before EA came and effed it all up with their rubbish.
@riceNpea there were loads while EA was making FIFA. ISS/Pro Evo, Actua Soccer, Adidas Power Soccer, Libero Grande & This Is Football all shined back on PS1.
Only a rival for those into the card collecting ultimate team modes. If you enjoy offline single player gameplay and career modes EAFC or old modded PES games are still your only choices. Hopefully that FIFA and 2K team up pans out to be the true rival to EA as Konami clearly have no interest in fighting it out anymore.
@Decoy_Snake yes, they all shone brightly. The rubbish I'm referring to is Ultimate Team. Pre UT FIFA was alright.
Was genuinely a massive pile of turd to play.
As much as FIFA has its flaws, some very significant, no other football game comes close.
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