Own FIFA 17 on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, or PC? Pre-order the FIFA 17 Super Deluxe edition through the FIFA 17 main menu in-game and save 10% on your purchase. In an unexpected career move, 27-year-old pro soccer player Wendell Lira has announced his retirement from the sport – or, at least, the portion of it that is played outdoors. Previously the choices were Manchester United's Anthony Marital, So far, this is all we know about FIFA 17 as of right now.
The big question, of course, is whether or not FIFA 17’s “overhaul” will mount a challenge to whatever Konami’s PES 2017 puts out. In my opinion, PES 2016 was the better of the two games last year; at least as far as on the pitch game play was concerned. If EA paid attention to the small things that made PES 2016 such a great footy game, we may see this year heat up for footy and gaming fans. Chelsea's Eden Hazard, and Real Madrid's James Rodrigue.
FIFA 17 Fans of the game voted and more than 3.1 million votes were casted, with Borussia Dortmund's Marco Reus emerging as the winner. The FIFA 17 players now feature a new “pushback” technology, which governs their sense of balance during skirmishes with opponents. Instead of using two-player canned animations for these tussles, the system apparently utilises real-time physical interactions, meaning that every contact is unique and has realistic outcomes for the character models involved. For example, the player on the ball is able to push back on an opponent, gaining extra balance in the process and fending off their tackle.
Back in 2012, Reus was dubbed as the Footballer of the Year in Germany and has had 29 appearances with the German National Team.According to the report, Reus is also the current captain Dortmund. The former striker made the announcement earlier this week, but the biggest surprise for media officials was his confirmation that he was hanging up his boots at Estádio Vila Nova with the intent to play FIFA full time, in tandem with launching a brand new game-focused YouTube channel.
This is the first recorded incident of someone retiring early to take up the sport in digital form, though only time will tell if Lira can truly excite FIFA fans in the world of eSports. Speed is always an issue in FIFA 17: always has been, always will be. It remains the most effective stat in the game – just look at FIFA Ultimate Team, where the fastest players are always in demand, even if their other stats are average at best.
FIFA 17 improvement have been made in the last few years – lower league players are no longer slow as molasses, and the game feels more balanced, but we’re still regularly seeing centre backs with average pace stats managing to catch pacey wingers. It has to stop. Shoulder-to-shoulder tackles, step ins and seal outs are all on that trigger too, and they’re contextual, so whether you have the ball or are trying to get it, the system knows and responds correctly.
