Following EA Sports' FC 27 gameplay deep dive, several popular EA FC creators have shared their first impressions of the upcoming title. While some improvements were welcomed, reactions have been mixed, with concerns about gameplay evolution, animations, and whether FC 27 feels like a true new entry.
🎮AA9Skillz
AA9Skillz believes EA Sports FC 27 is heading in the right direction, praising the announced gameplay changes such as weaker AI defending, reduced team press, improved interceptions, more effective manual defending, and a greater emphasis on player attributes over PlayStyles. He also likes additions like curved attacking runs and smoother dribbling animations, saying they could make the game feel more rewarding.
However, he remains highly skeptical of EA's promises. His main criticism is that many of these improvements could have been delivered as patches for FC 26 instead of being marketed as headline features for a new game. He argues that EA has spent years ignoring community feedback on AI defending and only now claims to have addressed it.
Above all, AA9Skillz says he no longer trusts EA to keep the gameplay consistent. While he plans to buy FC 27 because he's a longtime fan of the series, he fears the game will once again be heavily patched after launch, eventually undoing the gameplay improvements showcased in the reveal. His overall impression is cautiously optimistic: he likes what he sees but wants EA to prove it can maintain the experience throughout the game's lifecycle.
🎮NickRTFM
NickRTFM shared a very negative reaction to the FC 27 gameplay reveal, criticizing EA for what he sees as a lack of real innovation. While he acknowledged some improvements, such as reduced AI defending, better manual jockeying, improved passing, and more attacking run control, he argued that the overall gameplay still looks too similar to previous titles.
He criticized the visuals, animations, player movement, and lack of unique player identities, comparing the game unfavorably to older FIFA titles and other football games. According to Nick, FC 27 feels more like a major patch rather than a completely new game, with features that could have been added to FC 26 through updates.
Despite his frustration, he admitted that some changes could be positive if they work as intended, especially improvements to manual defending, crossing, through passes, and attacking movement. However, he remains unconvinced that FC 27 will deliver the major gameplay evolution many players are hoping for.
🎮NepentheZ
NepentheZ had a more skeptical and cautious reaction to the FC 27 gameplay reveal compared to some other creators. Rather than criticizing the visuals or gameplay itself as heavily as others, his main concern was EA's history of changing the game after launch through patches. He explained that while some of the announced improvements sound promising — such as better attacking AI, weaker AI defending, and more manual control — he no longer trusts EA's pre-release promises because previous years featured similar claims that were later changed after community feedback.
According to NepentheZ, the biggest question is not how FC 27 looks at launch, but what happens after the first few updates. He believes EA often starts with a higher skill-gap gameplay style, but then adjusts mechanics based on player complaints, eventually bringing back overpowered assists and unbalanced gameplay.
He also mentioned that some new features seem interesting, but he does not want to fully praise them before actually testing the game. For him, FC 27 needs to prove itself after launch rather than relying on another gameplay deep dive presentation.
