EA Sports FC 26 will introduce 5 New PlayStyles, EA has revealed during a Gameplay Deep Dive posted to its YouTube channel.
Some of these new PlayStyles will combine and replace aspects of existing PlayStyles, while one is based on new mechanics.
The new PlayStyles include:
- Aerial Fortress
- Precision Header
- GameChanger
- Inventive
- Enforcer
Aerial Fortress is a defensive player who dominates aerial battles only in defensive scenarios and is a change to the previous Aerial PlayStyle with a more defensive focus. With the regular PlayStyle players perform higher jumps and have more presence before and during aerial duels. With the PlayStyle+ they jump even higher and have greatly improved physical defensive presence.
Precision Header is for offensive players who perform controlled, accurate headers instead of just raw power. It’s a refinement of the Power Header PlayStyle to make it more focused on heading accuracy. The regular and PlayStyle+ versions let players perform headers with more power and accuracy.
Inventive is a combination of the passing elements of both Flair and Trivela and lets players perform fancy and trivela passes with much more accuracy.
GameChanger on the other hand is a combination of the shooting parts of Flair and Trivela, allowing players to perform fancy and trivela shots with more power and accuracy.
Finally, Enforcer is the target man PlayStyle. It lets physical attackers shield the ball more easily and hold off players while they’re dribbling. The regular and PlayStyle+ versions of Enforcer let players perform Shoulder Challenges and Shield the ball with increased effectiveness.
These new PlayStyles will replace Flair, Trivela, Aerial and Power Header, which are rendered obsolete by this expanded lineup.
On top of these changes, EA Sports has revealed its plan to “make gameplay better” in FC 26, including revamped dribbling, movement and shooting, as well as reworked goalkeepers and tackles which keep possession of the ball more easily without giving it straight back to the opponent.
EA Sports FC 26 kicks off on September 26th for PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo consoles and PC.