![]() ![]() Should FIFA 21 legacy edition be avoided?ĭepending on how highly you value having the newest kits and updated player rosters, the FIFA 21 Legacy Edition could well be avoided, given its close similarity to FIFA 20 and FIFA 19.Įver since its debut on Nintendo Switch with FIFA 18, the EA Sports football series has lagged behind its Xbox One and PlayStation 4 counterparts and, frankly, that was expected given the superior game engines of the latter consoles. ![]() The same sort of reception is expected for the release of FIFA 21 on Nintendo Switch. "There’s honestly no genuine reason I could give you to purchase FIFA 20 on the Nintendo Switch if you already own FIFA 19 on Switch," goes the scathing IGN review. IGNwas similarly unflattering, giving the game a two-star rating and dismissing it as nothing more than a "skin job". "Rather than put any effort in whatsoever to regain interest in the Switch version by trying to bring it in line with other systems, EA has simply slapped a ‘Legacy Edition’ sticker on the title, taken its ball and gone home," read a bitter review in Nintendo Life. McHardy's explanation ahead of the release was pretty frank about what was in store, but it hasn't done much to quell discontent among Nintendo Switch gamers, who had hoped for more investment from the game's developers. "You're gonna get a fresh new look in Switch, with kits and player lists and all of that," FIFA 20 executive producer Aaron McHardy said in a June 2019 interview with Eurogamer. "But you're not going to be getting Volta or any of the big new features." The company's official website clearly outlined what would be included on the game for anyone wishing to buy it for the Nintendo Switch, so there was fair warning and no one could claim to be surprised by the lack of innovation present. Of course, to be fair to EA Sports, the company never shied away from the fact that it was going to be leaving the Nintendo Switch version of FIFA 20 in the past - after all, it clearly marketed it as 'FIFA 20 Legacy Edition', something that has previously been done for older consoles when the focus shifts to next-generation hardware. You'll get to play with up-to-date squads decked out in the latest kits and you can still play online, but other than that it's a case of as you were.ĮA Sports/Nintendo What have EA Sports & critics said? Indeed, the lack of Volta, coupled with the fact that the gameplay improvements implemented across other systems have not been effected, means that there is no getting away from the fact that FIFA 20 on the Nintendo Switch was essentially FIFA 19 with a facelift. This was also the case for the release of FIFA 20 on Nintendo Switch, where most strikingly of all was the complete absence of Volta Football, despite the fact that the all-new mode was widely heralded as the game's latest unique selling point, with a separate soundtrack even compiled for it. Said EA on their official website: "The FIFA 21 Legacy Edition on Nintendo Switch features the latest kits and squad updates for the upcoming season, updated presentation (in-game menus and broadcast overlays), but no new game modes or gameplay innovations." So, why exactly was FIFA 20 on Nintendo Switch was so poorly received, and how come the same is expected for FIFA 21? Why was FIFA 20 so disappointing Nintendo Switch gamers?įIFA 20 was a major disappointment for Nintendo Switch gamers because of the paucity of features on the platform in comparison to those which have been rolled out on Xbox One and PlayStation 4.įIFA 21 is set to offer little more satisfaction, as EA have already confirmed that, as with the previous edition of FIFA 20 on Nintendo Switch, it will not include the unique game modes available on other platforms.
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