Fifa 17.
Fifa 17.
The biggest new feature in this year’s FIFA 17 is The Journey, a new campaign mode in the game that attempts to give players a feel of what’s it like being an up and coming young player in the Premier League.
In The Journey, you play as Alex Hunter, a young 17 year-old attempting to make his mark in the Premier League. The gameplay is fairly simplistic; you get to choose which club to sign to and then you will play games as Hunter and help him progress through the ranks. In between games there will be training sessions to help you hone your skills and also increase Hunter’s skill ratings.
Apart from these, there will be cutscenes where you can choose how Hunter will respond in certain situations. Most of your actions do not have any considerable bearing on the outcome of the story. However, the likable characters in the story, the well-made cutscenes, and little details like the crowd chanting Hunter’s name, all make The Journey far more enjoyable than what I thought it would be.
CONCLUSION
The Journey is unexpectedly fun, with sufficient overall gameplay tweaks to keep this year’s edition refreshing.
The Journey aside, FIFA 17 also receives a fair bit of tweaks. For example, there are more passing and shooting animations now, making it look and feel more realistic. Shooting has been reworked, as there is now the option to take a powerful low driven shot. Likewise, you can now also target headers into the ground to make things more difficult for opposing goalkeepers.
Set pieces have also been overhauled. You can now customize your run up to direct free kicks and penalties, to create more uncertainty and mix into the shots. There’s also a new targeting system when taking corner kicks that gives users more precision and freedom to express themselves.
While these tweaks offer more realistic gameplay, the game still heavily favors the usual direct approach. As a result, FIFA 17 feels a bit simplistic and doesn’t quite yet capture the nuances of real life football.
Nevertheless, FIFA 17 ripostes with its superior presentation, licensing and overall atmosphere. And for a lot of football fans, that’s reason enough to stick with the FIFA series for another year.
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