In true EA fashion, there was of course a section dedicated to EA Sports. This started off with a lot of talk in regards to Madden and how they're promoting it as an E-Sport, but, we're not of the American nature over here, so honestly, it didn't grab a whole lot of my interest.
Moving on to the beautiful game. Football. As sure as the sun rises and sets, as the tides come and go, so shall it be that EA will release a new FIFA game, and this year is no different. They've updated their game engine to Frostbite, the likes of which games like Battlefield have been using, and the game is looking as swish as it ever has been.
This time around they've updated their gameplay in quite a few ways. Managers are now a thing in-game with the addition of whom they believe to be the four greatest managers of our time, in the form of Pep Guardiola, Arsene Wenger, Jurgen Klopp and Jose Mourinho, all rendered painstakingly to be as lifelike as possible.
This time around they're giving some love to four key mechanics in the game. They're going to be rewriting how you'll handle set pieces, how physical play works, how you finish in front of goal, and of course a nice lift to the intelligence systems behind player interactions on the pitch. All in all, a strong line of improvements to the game.
We were also introduced to a little bit of innovation from EA in the form of Alex Hunter, and his story. This is a brand new feature to the FIFA franchise that they're dubbing FIFA 17: The Journey. In this game mode you take on the role of Alex Hunter, and his dream to make it big. This was touted as a much more personal experience, and one that you can get involved with both on and off the pitch.
I'm always interested when an established franchise goes off the rails and tries something new, so whilst it's a shame it can't be your story, and you're forced into this narrative with Alex Hunter, it's something new and different, and is sure to be an exciting addition to the game.
FIFA 17 will be launching in America on the 27th September, and the rest of the world on the 29th September on PC, PS4, PS3, Xbox One and Xbox 360.
Stay tuned to The Gaming Frontier for more coverage of E3, as we'll be moving on to the Bethesda conference next and the exciting games coming up there.
