As long, that is, as your console of choice is an Xbox previously, these names have been exclusive to the Microsoft machine. As part of that you’ll then have complete freedom to choose between any Premier League team.” Ultimate Team legends get rebranded – and become multi-formatĪrguably the most popular element within Ultimate Team, Fifa’s ever-popular (and lucrative) card-collecting mode, is the ability to play as past favourites such as Pele and Ruud Gullit. “But for those who haven’t played it, there’ll be a ‘previously on’ recap, and that montage will contain pertinent information you need to know for The Journey 2. “Hunter will carry over his personality: fiery, calm, a bit of both,” says Prior. Those taking up the story for the first time won’t be punished.
If you played last year then you’ll pick up at the club where you left off, with numerous customisation options among the most intriguing new features – from training wear to Hunter’s hairstyle.įifa 17’s The Journey put players in the boots of a young pro, Alex Hunter, who returns for this year’s title. Prior insists, however, that those decisions will sway the story in meaningful way this time around, teasing the possibility of taking Hunter to the US or Brazil as you explore the wider world of football. Popular characters such as Hunter’s mum, granddad and agent all return and there are plenty of dialogue choices (for instance, Hunter stubbornly telling his coach “this is my club” when he’s booed warming up on the touchline) which involve you in the world but appear to have little tangible effect. The sequel to this unorthodox career mode exhibits lots of familiar elements. Here are all the key takeaways from a day training with Fifa 18. It’s far from the only step-change, however, as we discovered during a five-hour hands-on session at Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge. A follow-up felt inevitable, then, and sure enough one of Fifa 18’s marquee features is Hunter’s return. Unlike anything previously attempted by any football title, it was also successful – Prior says 30 million people worldwide have played it.
Last year’s entry achieved sales of 1.1m in its first week – 300,000 more copies than Adele’s 25, the fastest-selling album of all time.įor a sizeable number of those 1 million Fifa 17 customers, a big attraction of the game was The Journey, a Mass-Effect-style story mode with branching elements, putting you into the boots of a young pro, Alex Hunter, looking to make it in the Premier League. Electronic Arts’ football series operates on a scale beyond the dreams of most video game developers. “T o some, Fifa is life.” This may sound like hyberbole from the game’s creative director Matt Prior, but he has a point.
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