Sick and tired of having FIFA's commentators crap on your style of play? Well, the series' newest instalment has your back. In FIFA 23, you can actually disable what the game calls "Critical Commentary". This makes it so commentators don't have a go at you when you misplace an obvious pass or pull your shot way over the bar at point blank range.
We assume that this option has been implemented purely for the sake of making FIFA a more positive experience. Let's face it: the last thing you want to hear, when the CPU scores an unstoppable wondergoal to win the Champions League in extra time, is Stewart Robson saying that your defending isn't good enough.
This setting may need some tweaking, however. Eurogamer writes that turning off Critical Commentary in Ultimate Team didn't actually do anything. Robson, in all of his infinite wisdom of the game, still lashed out after a bad finish. Something for EA Sports to work on, then?
Would you be tempted disable Critical Commentary while playing FIFA 23? Or do you just mute the commentary anyway? Miss an open goal in the comments section below.
[source eurogamer.net]
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Snowflakes!!
couldnt resist.
commentary is repetitive, fifa is best enjoyed with music imo
As above, I would just scrap commentary altogether. It’s never ever been rich enough; constantly repeated lines.
So if you are bad at the game then you won't get any commentary or will the commentary come across as sarcastic, "Great attempt at the open goal!"?
Great idea! And how about instead of red and yellow cards players commiting fouls have to apologise, hug it out and swap shirts and play for the other team for 10 minutes so they can view things from the other team's perspective 😁 Everyone deserves to play with the ball. In fact there should be 22 balls on the pitch!
Was this Harry Maguires idea?
Sounds about right these days.
@stvevan Exactly. I can't stand the repetitive commentary and lack of incorrect pronunciation of names.
@Matej I find there's LOTS of incorrect pronunciation in FIFA
I used to play PES with Spanish commentary. I didn't have a clue what they were saying but it sounded so much better.
@Enigk "Sarcastiballll, it's soooooo much better than football!" 🎵🎶
"Wooo, CeeLo! We love all your hit song."
@ApostateMage I used foreign commentary all the time too 😁 got so sick of English but needed something to make the game more authentic. My favourite was German because it sounded angry 😊
Have we become so delicate that we need to be protected from the nasty man who says mean things?
Society today lmao it’s just so sad. Oh my feelings are hurt because I suck at a video game boo hoo smdh.
I think they should add another setting to make the criticism even harsher, just to balance it out
@riceNpea lmao
@Gloamin ‘We’ve got an economy in the toilet, a big election coming up, but this country’s number 1 priority should be making football safer’.
PS. I would genuinely buy a FIFA day 1 with Sarcastaball commentary.
*Maguire concedes penalty
‘How thoughtful of Harry to give the fans another memorable moment’
@Fight_Teza_Fight 😂 totally! I haven't even played FIFA for year now but I'd be right there with you on day one!
I really hate the commentary these days. Feels like it's way worse than it used to be back with John Motson etc.
Tempted to try a foreign language now just to keep some noise going
@ApostateMage Same man! PES 4-6 I played with Spanish commentary permanently on, way more passionate than the english one, and I couldn't understand a word they were saying. Win-win really.
I legit thought this was a satirical article until I checked other sources.
Might as well give us an option not to see the replay when the CPU scores a goal as that will "negatively impact of experience"
This is absurd 🤣
@riceNpea
I legit can't believe this is an option. People can't handle any form of criticism these days, might as well stop selling any sort of competitive multiplayer game.
If you're losing 4-0 vs the CPU and the commentator says "you're playing poorly" that's just a fact!
@Netret0120 EA are just trying to pretend they give a crap by pandering to woke options like this whilst tempting us into its casino.
@get2sammyb @liamcroft is there no better way to put your guides out? (as good and full of info) they clutter your main page badly imo. thought id ask here as its fifa, but recently been nba too.
Derek Rae is a meanie.
@Zentradi I'd turn that on & play badly just to get the commentators angry dropping f bombs lol
Can we disable Derek Rae butchering player name pronunciations though?
This has to be a joke, If not this next generation are screwed. Bloody snowflakes can't even take criticism from the commentators on FIFA?!?
Nobody can be criticised anymore, nobody can do any wrong and you can't even make a bloody joke about it either.
Christ, I'm just waiting for the day my next transgression at work lands me on the naughty step.
@Zentradi I came here to say the same thing. They should have added a commentary slider, and if you turn it all the way up they just become downright abusive.
Wussies, football was always hardcore on the streets, "foul!" "Not a foul stop being weak" punch in the face awesome.
@TheGreyandTheRed It's the little things that indicate the overall trajectory. This won't end well.
I also heard that they will remove all trophies and cups. Everybody gets a participation medal 😂
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