The Poor Man's EA UFC 3

[Solid_Altair]

It's a hard comparison to make but I'll try.

Tekken is a lot about learning (memorizing) many characters with very many moves and specific guaranteed combos. It has a big emphasis on input execution and really just takes a long time to get decent at. IMO, it has too many moves and the characters end up feeling a bit too similar... and the jugglingc ombos also all the same and ugly. I would say it involves more skill... it just has more stuff, a lot more... a lot of stuff. I just don't think all kinds of skill as sophisticated or fun. A lot of the content in Tekken feels bland and redundant to me. It's why I prefer Soul Calibur, but there hasn't been a new one since 2012 (discounting the f2p nonsense they released after that, still on PS3, which already died).

Absolver, IMO, is a distilled fight game. Although there are many moves, there are no specific characters (no templates). You arrange the moves how you want. So, in comparison to Tekken, I"m quite sure there is a lot less raw knowledge to acquire. There is also pretty much no guaranteed combo, so that means a lot less stuff to momorize. But the sophistication of the fight games is all there: timing, many defensive options, attacks with defensive properties and mix ups of many kinds with well distributed importance (as opposed to hi lo dictating the meta). And I really like that you gotta work for every hit. I'm also very much amazed that a game so open can be so balanced at launch.

Furthermore, I love the composition of the fights: no ducking to block a leg kick with your forearm; and no hitting the opponent's feet while he is in the air, most of the time... you just stand in front of eachother the whole time. Even with simple graphics, I think it looks way better than Tekken, because of this. It looks like movie fights.

If you're thinking about getting Absolver on PS4, you might wanna wait a couple of days, to see if they manage to fix the servers, properly. They've busted for 3 days. And Absolver doesn't deal with lag well, the netcode (whatever they call "the way you compensate for latency") is really terrible. But when servers are working normally, most (dedicated) 1v1 fights have very little latency and play out very well.

If you're familiar with For Honor, I'd say Absolver is very similar, but the gameplay is way better, much more open, creative and not based on the freaking HUD.

[BoxingLegend2]

this game is nothing like UFC LMAO

[Not_Entertained]

Quote: Originally Posted by Solid_Altair

It's a hard comparison to make but I'll try. Tekken is a lot about learning (memorizing) many characters with very many moves and specific guaranteed combos. It has a big emphasis on input execution and really just takes a long time to get decent at. IMO, it has too many moves and the characters end up feeling a bit too similar... and the jugglingc ombos also all the same and ugly. I would say it involves more skill... it just has more stuff, a lot more... a lot of stuff. I just don't think all kinds of skill as sophisticated or fun. A lot of the content in Tekken feels bland and redundant to me. It's why I prefer Soul Calibur, but there hasn't been a new one since 2012 (discounting the f2p nonsense they released after that, still on PS3, which already died). Absolver, IMO, is a distilled fight game. Although there are many moves, there are no specific characters (no templates). You arrange the moves how you want. So, in comparison to Tekken, I"m quite sure there is a lot less raw knowledge to acquire. There is also pretty much no guaranteed combo, so that means a lot less stuff to momorize. But the sophistication of the fight games is all there: timing, many defensive options, attacks with defensive properties and mix ups of many kinds with well distributed importance (as opposed to hi lo dictating the meta). And I really like that you gotta work for every hit. I'm also very much amazed that a game so open can be so balanced at launch. Furthermore, I love the composition of the fights: no ducking to block a leg kick with your forearm; and no hitting the opponent's feet while he is in the air, most of the time... you just stand in front of eachother the whole time. Even with simple graphics, I think it looks way better than Tekken, because of this. It looks like movie fights. If you're thinking about getting Absolver on PS4, you might wanna wait a couple of days, to see if they manage to fix the servers, properly. They've busted for 3 days. And Absolver doesn't deal with lag well, the netcode (whatever they call "the way you compensate for latency") is really terrible. But when servers are working normally, most (dedicated) 1v1 fights have very little latency and play out very well. If you're familiar with For Honor, I'd say Absolver is very similar, but the gameplay is way better, much more open, creative and not based on the freaking HUD.

Thanks for the very detailed explanation. I've actually played Tekken games before so I'm not sure about getting Tekken 7 simply because I fear it may be similar to Tekken 6. Although I like the addition of Akuma so maybe I will buy it. I'm gonna choose wisely!

[Haz____]

Quote: Originally Posted by Not_Entertained

Thanks for the very detailed explanation. I've actually played Tekken games before so I'm not sure about getting Tekken 7 simply because I fear it may be similar to Tekken 6. Although I like the addition of Akuma so maybe I will buy it. I'm gonna choose wisely!

Lol dude, I swear I was thinking the same exact thing. Akuma is such a friggin BOSS.

[Haz____]

And 1 just for Dave....

Akumeow

[Dave_S]

Quote: Originally Posted by Haz____

And 1 just for Dave.... Akumeow

I like that much more than I can express with a "like" button.

[Solid_Altair]

Absolver PS4 servers are still in trouble, btw. They are partially fixed, as in: you can connect and join schools; but most matches still have unbearable lag. I'll try to remember to report it here when they finally fix it. It was working well a few days ago.

[Kenetic NRG]

I hated on this game for awhile, eventually played it. God damn it's fun.

If anyone wants the business on PC hit me up