In the story mode “The Journey” of FIFA 17, the developers of Mass Effect and Dragon Age had a hand in it.
During the “EA Play” event at E3 2016, a revolutionary innovation in the FIFA series was revealed: FIFA 17 will feature a narrative mode called “The Journey”. In this mode, you embody a young football talent who aims to kick their way to the top of world football. You experience firsthand how the life of a professional footballer unfolds – the dream of every amateur player.
This will be the first story mode in the history of the FIFA series. To meet the high expectations of the critical fan community, EA Sports has sought support from experienced RPG colleagues.
EA Sports is collaborating with BioWare on “The Journey”
BioWare is a Canadian company that has been part of publisher Electronic Arts since 2007. It is known for deep, engaging RPGs like the “Mass Effect” series and thus has valuable experience in role-playing games. FIFA 17 seeks to benefit from this experience with “The Journey”. Aaryn Flynn, General Manager at BioWare, commented in an interview with Glixel:
If you have seen the FIFA story mode trailer; we contributed quite a bit to that. It was a joint effort. Some of our developers were involved.
There were apparently several meetings between the teams, where fruitful ideas were exchanged. According to Flynn, the FIFA team was very eager regarding storytelling. This cooperation presents great hope for “The Journey”.
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