[Yeah...THAT Guy]

Quote: Originally Posted by TripleJay_X

whats actually the sense of the journey? you follow the life of an fictional character and if the journey ends, it ends and you move on with other game modes?! it's nothing like nba2k mycareer or ist it?!

More or less, yeah, you'll be able to return to Hunter's career in FIFA 19. I couldn't stand the idea at first, but I'm starting to view it essentially as a TV show. The way they introduce you to FIFA 18's The Journey basically gives off that same vibe too...a "Last season on The Journey..." and then a montage of all the main plot points. I didn't like The Journey in FIFA 17 very much, but I'm impressed with what they've done in 18 so far.

One of my few gripes is that (slight spoiler below, but it was revealed in one of The Journey trailers so it may not be super spoilery):

Spoiler

In FIFA 17, you pick a Premier League team and then it shows Hunter as a little kid growing up as a fan of that team, saying it's his dream to play for them, etc. This year, you get to a point where Hunter talks about how it was always his dream to play for Real Madrid. Little things like that tell me EA didn't have a real long-term plan for this series...they're just kinda taking it one "season" at a time.

I'm a sucker for character customization, so I love that they gave us the ability to give Hunter new haircuts, outfits, and tweaks to his kit.

I assumed that I wouldn't bother with this mode this year and just stick with Career Mode and some Pro Clubs, but I like what I'm seeing so far.