While the online experience leaves a lot to be desired, one way in which Konami could really help itself is to feature more online matchmaking filters, particularly pass support options. But with limited ways to play and a game that is bent on providing crossplay, it fails to deliver a stable online experience. eFootball 2023, like many other games, suffers from dubious cheaters. Compare this to playing offline and the difference is night and day with offline play being remarkably smooth and quick. Despite being a game that focuses on the esports experience and bringing players together across multiple platforms, the lag experienced online can quickly sour things as you not only battle your opponent but also the game with input delays and momentary lapses. Online lag and Konami go together like Jurgen Klopp and high defensive lines. The most common way of defending is just to barge in and spam the tackle and/or shoulder barge. With the balance in this most recent 2.0 update (more on this to come) being heavily skewed towards defenders, the risk/reward that was so well done after the 1.0 update is no longer there. While improved upon since its initial release, referees in eFootball 2023 are mostly just bystanders as they watch defenders get overly physically with attackers without a threat of being called for a foul. The staples of PES, Edit Mode and Master League, are still a ways off as Konami once again sends their penalty kick into orbit and misses out on a chance to lure soccer enthusiasts in before FIFA 23 releases. While it’s enjoyable to get the best of these costly super teams, there are a lot of folks put off by playing against these teams if they are just starting their eFootball voyage. In these modes, the action is highly repetitive and quickly becomes stale as you realize that once a new Season begins you end up matching with super teams in the lower divisions. Sure, there are Starter Events versus the AI where you can gain GP and other rewards, but apart from weekly rotating league challenges (Premier League, La Liga, etc.), Konami is still pushing people towards online play such as League Play and Worldwide Clubs. That means there are limited options available offline for those who like to play against the AI. Well, for starters, the same modes that have been available for the past few updates are still the only way to play eFootball. In other words, stick around for a little bit and find out if things have changed for the better in this eFootball 2023 review. There are, however, a few areas that I’ll touch upon that have been tweaked since the original free-to-play version was launched. As you’ll soon find out, there aren’t a lot of areas where Konami improved the game enough for it to be considered a new experience. If you’re in the market for a footy game and you want something fresh after having experienced eFootball 2022, then 2023 is simply not for you. It’s simply a new “Season” in terms of Events with a few gameplay updates sprinkled in along the way. First things first, eFootball 2023 isn’t exactly a brand new offering, which is something we’re used to seeing with sports games released on a yearly basis. EFootball 2023 is a significant improvement upon its predecessor eFootball 2022, but it’s more complicated than that.
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