Review whoopee6982 2/5 · Dec 5, 2024
Not as good as those people said in 2024. The movements of the players looks wired and robotic. Can't see why they say it's better than the latter games.
May be good in 2017 though.
FIFA 17 (2016)
PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One
3.50 from 465 ratings
943 members have it in their collection · 53 playing now · 60 backlogged · 24 wish listed
How long? Main story 272h · 100% 680h (from 2 logged playthroughs)
Details
- Developers
- EA Romania, EA Vancouver
- Publishers
- EA Sports
- Genres
- Sport
- Themes
- Non-fiction
- Franchises
- FIFA
- Series
- FIFA
- Events
- The Game Awards 2016, Xbox E3 2016 Media Briefing, EA Play 2016
Release dates
- Sep 27, 2016 (North_America) PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One
- Sep 29, 2016 (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Also available on
- FIFA 17: Deluxe Edition (2016) · PC, PS4, XONE
- FIFA 17 (2016) · PS3, X360
Rating distribution
5 stars
75
4 stars
155
3 stars
178
2 stars
42
1 star
15
Community All Reviews Statuses
Review Gobelin_Powa 5/5 · Feb 26, 2024
10/10 Je suis obligé... j'y ai passé trop de temps... champion div 1 avec Loulou... début de Fut Champs... nan c'est trop de souvenirs
Review mountsleepyhead 4/5 · Jan 16, 2019
The Journey is Fantastic
Really loved the Journey career mode. I am not a lifelong FIFA player but this was like, a quasi-tutorial that also functioned as a surprisingly well-told story.
Review N0iSy 3/5 · Aug 4, 2017
Same shit, different package
The singleplayer they made is complete useless garbage. Gameplay hasn't changed for like 10 yrs already and yet somehow the games isn't as bad as it should be. Playing with your mates is fun.
Review robx4000 4/5 · Mar 16, 2017
A very good version of FIFA - the stars relate to "The Journey"
For a few years now I have been continually frustrated with the difference between the (soulless) single player modes and the (frenetic, shakey, uneven) multiplayer experience. I don't care about the Ultimate Team mode - I play FIFA, like Football Manager, as a simulation primarily. That's why The Journey is a breath of fresh air. Paired with Seasons mode, where …
For a few years now I have been continually frustrated with the difference between the (soulless) single player modes and the (frenetic, shakey, uneven) multiplayer experience. I don't care about the Ultimate Team mode - I play FIFA, like Football Manager, as a simulation primarily. That's why The Journey is a breath of fresh air. Paired with Seasons mode, where you pick real teams rather than ones stocked with players drawn from "packs" as in FUT, there's a chance for on- and offline to be more joined up.
I used to religiously play the FIFA career mode - I could beat the AI on Legendary at my peak. Then I began to play Seasons exclusively and my ability to beat the AI almost completely disappeared. They really are different games in that the football plays completely differently.
I really enjoyed The Journey once I switched the speed to slow and learnt a few of the key training routines (I do think some like Switching the Play and the advanced Keep the Ball are more-or-less broken and/or counter-intuitive however). Creating a 'Pro' who looks like you (or some strange clown like figure perhaps, unless you look like a strange clown) really does seem like a relic of the past. The RPG elements work well because at its core, playing a sim like Fifa or FM often involves you actively imagining yourself in that situation.
My only issue with The Journey is that, on the whole, the AIs really do approach the game in almost the exact same way each game. It makes learning how to win arduous but rewarding, but it also means that you lose the tactical flexibility of real football. Perhaps this is a blessing considering that when locked to a player you can never change the tactics and have to rely on the AI to manage your team and formation.