OS Roundtable: EA Sports UFC Impressions

[RaychelSnr]

With EA Sports UFC's release this week, our staff has gone head first into EA's newest sports title. Here are some of our initial impressions, look for our full review by the end of the week!

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[JKSportsGamer1984]

Being that is game isn't coming out annually & we have to wait 2 years for the next one, it's hard to get excited about the future smh. Why does it seem like it's always wait til next year with EA Sports titles? I mean that's all we hear every year. I was really hyped for this game & I was hoping EA would nail it but instead this game disappoints on so many levels. I guess if you're a casual arcadish button masher then I could see how it could be fun. Unfortunately the game is not for me. I look for simulation in a UFC title. If I want an arcade fighter I'll play WWE lol. I don't understand why it's so hard for EA to implement both an arcade mode & a simulation mode? Instead they try to mesh both together which does nothing but alienate both types of gamers smh. And by the way how are there no gameplay sliders? So even if you wanted to try to adjust the gameplay to make it feel more sim you're out of luck. Some really questionable decisions by EA for this game.

[onac22]

Spent the last couple of hours going over all the walkthroughs fighting in fight now and playing a career. I feel the stamina disparity between cpu fighter and human fighter is the worst ever in a fighting game. I have tried to pace it out and use my strikes blocks and takedowns properly. However conserving energy seems to be a no go. Sure I knocked out Diaz with Bruce Lee, but most of us probably could. The cpu will throw four to five punch combos losing maybe a quarter bar. Often this is going on late in the fight when energy is scarce and a commodity. As of current tuners all of this action leaves the user drained and the cpu going strong. On the ground it will relentlessly punch with no penalty to stamina. But overall the core mechanics and gameplay are an ok start. I am not looking for a perfect sim or an arcade punch-fest. I feel that somewhere in the middle would be great. It is a shame EA left out even the most basic sliders, I can almost guarantee they would be hearing less complaints and the stamina issue would have been handled in five minutes by the community.

My general impression after playing all of the THQ UFC series and the original EA MMA, is maybe once tuners are out. It does have potential and looks very good, people aint lying about that. In the end however, I have decided before I get all mad and really don't like this game, I will delete it, and give it a go again in a few weeks, or maybe more. Once the devs have had time to take in opinion and tweak it a bit.

[OSGuy321]

Tried a few matches at a friend's house. Great looking, but after a couple of matches would say that the game just feels soulless and empty. In other words, it's all surface and no substance. You will get bored very fast. It has no soul.

[R9NALD9]

I'll hold out till next year for the first next gen boxing game. Pretty sure they'll atlernate between UFC and boxing.

[ps3veron]

After putting in some more hours in this, I gotta say I am loving this game!

Yes its not pure sim but its a good blend of arcade and fun. Better than I expected.

[SHAKYR]

Quote: Originally Posted by R9NALD9

I'll hold out till next year for the first next gen boxing game. Pretty sure they'll atlernate between UFC and boxing.

EA FIGHT NIGHT/UFC Producer Brian"BRIZXO"Hayes said there is no plans for another on the table. This means they don't plan on making a boxing game. If they did we would of heard something from EA at E3.

[NUH_UHHHHHHHHHHH]

Quote: Originally Posted by OSGuy321

Tried a few matches at a friend's house. Great looking, but after a couple of matches would say that the game just feels soulless and empty. In other words, it's all surface and no substance. You will get bored very fast. It has no soul.

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