FIFA 17 introduced a new single-player story campaign mode, "The Journey", for PS4, Xbox One and Windows. Players assume the role of
Alex Hunter (voiced and
modeled by
Adetomiwa Edun), a young footballer trying to make his mark in the
Premier League. The player is able to select any Premier League club to play for at the beginning of the season. The player can only play in an upfield position as a right winger, striker, left winger, or central attacking midfielder. The game even has a few cameos from other footballers such as
James Rodriguez,
Marco Reus, and
Harry Kane.
Story Alex Hunter is a 17-year-old male from
Clapham,
London. Under his grandfather's guidance, Hunter's life goal is to play as a footballer in the
Premier League. During the finals of the 2009 youth football tournament between two young teams, one of which features Hunter and his best friend, Gareth Walker, after a
penalty shoot-out in which either Hunter or Walker scores the winning penalty kick and the championship, a scout remarks about Alex Hunter's talent to Jim Hunter. Seven years later, Alex Hunter and Gareth Walker take on the exit trial which can be failed depending on how Alex Hunter performs. If the player fails they will have to redo the exit trial. If they succeed then Hunter signs for a Premier League club. Hunter soon learns that Walker has joined the same club. Both players attend the club's pre-season tour of the
United States, where they play against
Real Madrid,
Borussia Dortmund and
Paris Saint-Germain. In the regular season, after starting most games as a substitute, Alex Hunter is loaned out to one of
Newcastle United,
Aston Villa, or
Norwich City as a result of the major signing of either
Harry Kane or
Ángel Di María by Alex's parent club. When Hunter gets loaned out he is reunited with Danny Williams who also participated in the exit trial despite already being offered a pro contract. The two get close in Hunter's loan spell and quickly become close friends. When Hunter is recalled by his parent club he immediately finds out that Gareth Walker is heading to their rivals. After returning from loan, Hunter is able to receive sponsorship deals from
Adidas, each deal being received whenever Hunter hits a milestone number of followers in the
Twitter-based social media menu of the game mode. The deals include new boots, a
photoshoot, and the chance to appear in an Adidas advertisement alongside Di María. After a successful season in the starting eleven, Hunter gets to start in the
final of the FA Cup, in which he faces Gareth Walker for the second time since his departure from the club. Before the game, Hunter and Walker encounter in the tunnel. Regardless of the result, Walker and Hunter shake hands after the game and they become reconciled. Later, in Hunter's flat, Hunter discovers that he has been named to the list of likely players to be called up to the
England national team. == Production ==