But next-gen FIFA 14 makes no such compromise. There was no unique through-ball animation, for instance, with the game using the animation for a more generic pass. Current versions of FIFA use a limited stock of core animations to represent a wide range of different actions. The best aspect of next-gen FIFA 14 is undoubtedly the extended range and depth of player animation. Taken individually they’re minor improvements, but have a really great cumulative effect. But there are still loads of little details that impress, like the way fabric ripples as a player moves or two balls being on the pitch at once thanks to an over-eager ball-boy trying to restart the match. Up close, players still look a little dead behind the eyes and move awkwardly when shaking hands or getting substituted. Graphically it’s much sharper, smoother, and more detailed, with everything from player likenesses to the texture of the pitch benefitting. The most notable difference is perhaps unsurprisingly the way it looks. For a sports title, FIFA still can’t be beaten for its sheer variety. And if you’ve already started the season on current-gen, progress in modes like Ultimate Team is transferable. And of course the revamped Ultimate Team, one of FIFA’s most popular modes. But this is FIFA, as you know it – from one-off fixtures to ongoing seasons, online friendlies, a selection of that week’s matches, a career mode, and skill games. This is not to be sniffed at, since this hasn’t always been the case – the Wii U launch version of FIFA 13 was a severely gutted version. Thankfully FIFA preserves the unparalleled variety of the current-gen iteration. Occasionally some of the differences affect the way it plays, suggesting at where the series may go in the future, but for the most part they simply make FIFA 14 into a more polished and pleasurable version of the same experience. The key differences are largely superficial, and while that sounds like criticism, it isn’t when the foundation is so good.That means it’s still a brilliant game, crammed with all the modes and features you’d expect from FIFA (that hasn’t always been the case with launch versions of FIFA). FIFA 14 on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One proudly boasts an entirely new engine, and though it may have been built from the ground up it’s still very much within touching distance of its current-gen sibling.

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