Every year, I start FIFA—sorry, EA Sports FC—with the same overly optimistic questions: What has actually changed this time around? Is it really new, or just the same old game with a fresh coat of paint? There’s always a laundry list of flashy new marketing terms designed to grab attention: Hypermotion V, FC IQ, BallTouch, Rush, and so on (okay, one of those is made up). Yet, even with all the buzzwords, there’s often a lingering feeling that these changes are merely surface-level, and this year is no different in that regard. A series of incremental improvements and adjustments do add to the fun through their novelty if nothing else, but they’re hardly a sweeping revolution. While an exciting new mode like Rush can add an interesting twist, it’s not enough to mask the fact that this is still very much a familiar experience, and for long-time fans like myself, the excitement is starting to wear pretty thin.