FIFA 17 - Standard Edition (PS4)

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While you'll be able to gain access to the entire game, a portion of The Journey campaign mode will be blocked off, preventing you from seeing the story through. Apart from the standard trophies or achievements, playing through Fifa 17's NBA 2K-style story mode, The Journey, will also unlock various rewards as you progress to the end of Alex Hunter's story.

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The change of FIFA to PS4 and Xbox One was very conservative, but this year it plays beautifully on the pitch and it shows a great physical form with the Frostbite Engine, The Journey and the exclusive licenses.Contrarily, PES is like a fiery independent singer, with minimal flash but much deeper soul where it counts most. Once you finish The Journey, you'll also receive a permanent Alex Hunter card for FUT with ratings roughly based on the overall stats of your character. On paper, managing your club as a whole seems like an interesting idea, but in practice, it rarely amounts to anything more than simply making sure that you have a good season.

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Thing is, like any system, there are way to play it to your advantage by investing in better players stuck in lower tiers. Hunter's grandfather is former English striker Jim Hunter, who scored 22 goals in the 1968–69 season. What's more, Frostbite allows for more detail across the board, from the skin of a player's face to the blades of grass on the pitch. The Journey is just one of the many modes in FIFA 17, but there hasn’t been that much added to the others. At the most basic point, The Journey is simply a career mode with some fancy acting and a simple story.

What's more, the jump to the Frostbite engine has worked wonders as far as presentation is concerned. Playing in FUT (Fifa Ultimate Team) can be the most addictive experience in gaming, but just because you just had a good match doesn’t mean you should rush straight into another.

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On the pitch Fifa 17 still has no man marking and if your Captain comes off who comes on gets picked to be Captain and that Electronic Arts is absolutely astonishing.

When he's not practising combos, he's usually getting lost in the latest 100-hour RPG, or, y'know, replaying The Witcher 3. But while I did wonder if having to adjust your position in the run-up to penalties might be a needless complication of what should be a simple process, I’m sure plenty will appreciate the greater nuance – and, admittedly, it does add to the pressure. To do this you need to use the training drills which means playing those mini-games that you either love or hate (or hate to love, or love to hate - your choice!

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The Journey also represents the fripperies of the modern game well, as you’d expect – from post-match interviews with dialogue responses that can affect your standing with your manager, teammates, and supporters, to a choice of branded boots for your first sponsorship deal.Moving swiftly on from the apparent killer android that is FIFA 17's version of Jurgen Klopp, you're now expected to manage the business aspect of your chosen club as well as the team when playing as a manager.