EA Sports FC 27: The Grounds, the social playground that wants to change everything
With three environments inspired by Argentina, England, and France, guidance from Dybala, Kelly, and Mbappé, and the return of Alex Hunter, The Grounds is the most ambitious mode ever attempted in the series. But it has everything to prove.
What is The Grounds: EA Sports FC 27's social world explained
The Grounds represents the social soul of EA Sports FC 27 and is the new mode that aims to connect all players of EA's football title. It starts by creating your own alter ego and entering a world divided into three environments inspired by three nations where football is experienced in a unique way: Argentina, England, and France. Dybala, Kelly, and Mbappé will guide us through these neighborhoods, assigning us missions and giving us advice.
Thanks to them, we will be able to acquire football skills inspired by stars of the present and past, and Alex Hunter, the protagonist of the narrative mode we played in some previous installments of the brand, when it was still called FIFA, will also make an appearance. In addition to a direct connection with Club mode, The Grounds promises to be a huge playground where we will develop our alter ego through single-player challenges or battles against other connected players.
Challenges, missions, fashion, and Clubs: what you really do in The Grounds
The developers have let their imaginations run wild with small-sided challenges (one-on-one, two-on-two, and similar), matches with mini-goals, and actual obstacle courses to complete in the shortest possible time. You move around a map full of events and missions to complete with the goal of becoming more and more "skilled" and stylish, as there will be plenty of clothing items from some of the most important sports apparel companies.
EA promises great support for The Grounds, so much so that there will be campaigns and seasons where the mode will always receive new content. Needless to say, we are talking about a novelty that has everything to prove and could turn out to be either a marginal innovation or a pastime capable of entertaining for many hours, perhaps even just as a moment of relaxation between one ranked match and another. In this case too, curiosity is high, because we will only be able to understand the true potential of The Grounds when we hear the kickoff whistle for EA Sports FC 27.