Angry Fans Are Already Claiming FIFA 21 Is Heavily 'Scripted' Like FIFA 20 Was

Angry fans have blasted EA Sports by claiming that the recently released FIFA 21 is 'scripted' as much as previous titles in the series.

EA Sports' latest instalment in the long-running franchise was officially released on 9th October for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC.

But fans have already vented their frustration on FIFA 21 by tanking its Metacritic score on the PS4 version of the title.

Players have already turned to social media to claim that FIFA 21 includes a hidden scripting mechanic.

Fans have long held to the belief that scripting in FIFA exists as they insist that a line of the code is tweaked to change the momentum of a match if it's too one-sided.

EA Sports has vehemently denied that scripting exists in FIFA, but that hasn't stopped fans from arguing that it is there.

One Twitter user posted: "I think the rubber band scripting in Fifa [sic] 21 is maybe the worst it's been... just had a game tied up in the 9th minute of stoppage. There was only supposed to be 3 minutes. I had possession in their half for the first 8 minutes, no whistles or fouls or throw ins... FFS."

While another simply tweeted: "Fifa [sic] 21 has the worst scripting in years."

A third said: "Fifa [sic] 21 still got scripting, rebounds falling to opponents, last min goals, defenders moving sooooo sus [...]."

And a fourth added: "How can u [sic] like fifa 21 its a shambles absolute full of scripting honestly."

Meanwhile, YouTube user A2 has uploaded a video to 'prove' that scripting exists in FIFA 21.

The FIFA 21 player claims that the scripting mechanic "kicks in" in the 55th minute "where it becomes clear as day."

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Topics: gaming news, GAMING, EA, Electronic Arts, EA Sports, FIFA 21

Adnan Riaz

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