By: D.C. Cutler, U.S.A.
I received EA Sports’ “FC24” as a gift for Christmas this past year, and for several days, playing the game was almost all I did: especially during that odd, funky period of down time between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
I normally don’t really get into video games, but “FC24” brings something out of me. It’s a soccer (or football) game, it’s “FIFA” basically. I start talking to the players on the screen like they can hear me.
“Come on! Don’t go that way! He’s leading you to the goal!”
I normally play with the Manchester City men’s squad.
“Who the hell made you goalie!” Sometimes, I stand up. I put my hands on my hips like I’m going to do something. “Watch the kicker’s eyes!”
I take a gulp of caffeine.
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When they score a goal and they over-celebrate… “Guys, calm down! Were only up by two.”
I go off on the refs. “Red card! Red card!” I take a few deep breaths and tell myself to “relaaaax.”
“Fix your uniform.” I start critiquing my team’s uniforms. “Tuck your shirt in! Look professional for crying out loud!”
My girlfriend walks in the room at times: “Honey, what’s going on there?”
The video game’s graphics are amazing, and the matches look so real that when my friend walked by the screen, he said, “Who’s playing?” He thought it was a real game. EA Sports really outdid themselves with “FC24.” I own various EA “FIFA” games, but for some reason, I think I’ve played “FC24” more than any of the others when I first got them. Matches are short and you always think that you can play “just one more.” That usually turns into hours of gaming that never disappoints.