UFC Undisputed 3 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (360, PS3)

[Jukeman]

Didnt 2010 sell close to a million copies?

Sells numbers > quality

i guess that is why there was no UFC 2011?

Either way, the Demo of UFC 3 is a step back in the right direction and they should really consider sliders for the future.

Sliders for online fight camps or leagues would be awesome.


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[aholbert32]

Re: UFC Undisputed 3 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (360, PS3)

Sells numbers > quality

i guess that is why there was no UFC 2011?

Either way, the Demo of UFC 3 is a step back in the right direction and they should really consider sliders for the future.

Sliders for online fight camps or leagues would be awesome.


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There was no 2011 because THQ realized that this series probably couldn't support yearly versions at the sales expectations they had for it.

I liked 2009 as much as anyone but those sales weren't because it was a good game. It came out right during the UFC's boom (Lesnar, Liddell, Rampage, GSP, Penn, Hughes were all relevant) and it was the first decent UFC game ever. Also it was the first UFC game in 4 yrs.

There isn't enough turnover in the UFC to justify a yearly release.

[UltimateUrijah]

Re: UFC Undisputed 3 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (360, PS3)

Holy crap. The clinch game is so powerful! I've been KOing everyone with the Silvas (Wandy & Andy). Thats the most satisfying KO in the game, besides the stomps & soccer kicks IMO. I love rag dolliing my opponent around & smashing his face with knees. Can't wait for the full version!

[The Senator]

Re: UFC Undisputed 3 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (360, PS3)

I agree. I feel that the CPU's stamina is not decreasing at the same pace.

Yep, feels the same to me, too.

I also think Rampage is seriously overpowered, and Wand is somewhat underpowered. Wand's chin is lacking and his strikes are a bit slow, even his jab gets beaten out by Rampage's hooks. Heck, if you go to the body with Wand, you're going to get tagged with a hook even if he whiffed with a prior one and you connected.

On the other side, Rampage has a bit too much power in his punches, and they're thrown at Pacquiao speed. His recovery is equivalent to Prime Fedor, which is the icing on the cake. This feels the same, both with AI Rampage, and playing as him. And I say all that as a fan of the guy, sheesh.

Now, I think the UFC matchup is just fine, Anderson feels pretty much like Anderson, and Jones's stats feel comparable to his real version, too.


Overall, the demo is fun.

Pride mode is a blast. Presentation, soccer kicks, stomps, grounded knees, Bas, Lenne Hardt, what more could you possibly ask for?

There seems to be much more fluidity to the motion than in 2010, especially concerning lateral movement and strike avoidance. The quick strikes are much, much better than 2010's, which was one of the big weaknesses of that particular game. The clinch is good, I really like being able to back out of it.

The ground game isn't all that great. With the lack of decent top control it's going to be hard to "Fitch" someone this time around, or even just to put in more than the most rudimentary GnP. I don't mind the subs, although I still prefer the joint locks from EA MMA, it's a leap above the horrid "shine" subs from 2010. It's not perfect, but a sure step up from the last installment in the series.

[2k10Fonzarelli]

Re: UFC Undisputed 3 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (360, PS3)

The shine is still in for takedowns. To defend takedowns you move the left stick away from the takedown.

Thanks B

Thread has been a good read, keep it up.

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Pride mode is a blast. Presentation, soccer kicks, stomps, grounded knees, Bas, Lenne Hardt, what more could you possibly ask for?

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Genki Sudo? And I don't remember Choi being on the list either.

Either way, Sim + Pride = Back to school

[p_rushing]

Re: UFC Undisputed 3 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (360, PS3)

I suck, its been a long time.

I had fun playing some tonight. I need to play a little more to see if I want to buy it. I really hate the accelerated clock, they need to give us the ability to change it. I feel like you have to throw way too much because of that.

[godylla]

Re: UFC Undisputed 3 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (360, PS3)

I LOVE playing with A. Silva. Can't wait to take him into the PRIDE Ring.

[JerseySuave4]

i still suck with the new submission system. Any tips on how to move the thing around quicker? It doesn't seem to move around as fast as i am moving the joystick so the cpu catches up with me a lot. The refs also stop the fights a little too quickly when you're pounding a guy or being pounded.

[allBthere]

Re: UFC Undisputed 3 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (360, PS3)

Didnt 2010 sell close to a million copies?

largely based on the success of 09 imo

[eye guy]

Re: UFC Undisputed 3 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (360, PS3)

First off, Bas is awesome! Loved him in MMA, love him in this demo...

Just some quick feedback on the demo..........................

I'm a huge boxing fan so Pride was always going to get my attention. The presentation in this mode is nice. From the fighter announcements, fighter introductions, over the top laser displays, etc, etc... Really reminded me of when I followed Sefo and Hunt.

Player models look unchanged with maybe some minor tweaks but they look the same to me. In saying that, I never really played 2010 so my comparisons are more connected with 2009.

The gameplay also feels the same but it seems something has changed?! It's more fluid and the speed to everything happening in the ring has a nice blend. It is still very much a arcade game, so there will be more to the over-all product that I won't like., i'm guessing.

All in all, the demo is a good indication of what we'll see from the complete game! Unfortunately, the arcade aspect of this game will keep this game a rent only title for me, and EA's MMA will continue to do the rounds in my 360...

Demo: 7/10

[Jukeman]

I'll say one thing..

I really hate the reversals..

It reminds me of the WWE game...

The ground game needs a tune up.


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[wyrm187]

Re: UFC Undisputed 3 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (360, PS3)

agreed jukeman.

Someone else mentioned Wandy seemed slower than Page and I agree, it seems like he's walking around in mud when you move him but Im thinking the game will be tweaked for the final build. The nice thing about the 2 year release as opposed to the yearly title is that hopefully it will be pretty fine tuned on the final version - fingers crossed

[JerseySuave4]

Re: UFC Undisputed 3 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (360, PS3)

Here are some of my complaints...

as others have said, the ground game needs improvement. The ground game is essentially, fight for transitions and when you do get a chance to pop out of a tight guard, throw some shots and hope they rock the guy. In real life if someone has side control he doesn't just lose it within 2 seconds of not throwing a punch. You can't be in a certain position, throw a couple punches, rest, throw a couple more punches. The moment you stop throwing or fighting for position you lose your position right away.

I'm starting to get annoyed with the spinning back fists. It's too easy or too much a part of Jon Jones and Anderson Silva's game. A fighter doesn't throw 10 spinning back fists in a fight but in this game you can throw 10 easily per round. I know i'm the only controlling the type of punch but the problem is that the controls to throw spinning back fists are so easy to hit with the controller even if it's not my intention.

This isn't so much a complaint but i asked in a previous post for tips with the new submission system and how you move around that octagon quicker. I haven't figured it out and with no tutorial to try out i'm struggling with it. There will be too many times i either get stuck in one spot or it's moving so slow. When i do get it moving quickly i have no idea how i am doing that so any advice would be appreciated.

The last thing is referee stoppages. There are more situations than not where the ref ends the fight too soon. They added the swaying on the ground but it doesn't seem they took that into account when it comes to refs ending the fight. It's one thing if the guy is rocked and in a bad position taking shots. But i had a fight where Wanderlei knocked me down, was standing holding my legs trying to continue to land shots to my face but i was covering up and swaying from the punches so they weren't really landing but even so the ref still stopped the fight when i was clearly ok. It's happened too often.

[Control-X]

Re: UFC Undisputed 3 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (360, PS3)

i still suck with the new submission system. Any tips on how to move the thing around quicker? It doesn't seem to move around as fast as i am moving the joystick so the cpu catches up with me a lot. The refs also stop the fights a little too quickly when you're pounding a guy or being pounded.

Thing moves slower if your fighter is too gassed out (sim). That's what I noticed, but what I do to not get caught is simply turn the other way around by rotating to the opposite direction once the CPU gets closer. Works most of the time. But I still hate this new submission system terribly. It literally takes me away from the "actual" fight. I doubt they have enough time to replace it in the final build. Button-mashing should be more appropriate for this.

[Jukeman]

Thing moves slower if your fighter is too gassed out (sim). That's what I noticed, but what I do to not get caught is simply turn the other way around by rotating to the opposite direction once the CPU gets closer. Works most of the time. But I still hate this new submission system terribly. It literally takes me away from the "actual" fight. I doubt they have enough time to replace it in the final build. Button-mashing should be more appropriate for this.

They should just make submission mini game as simple as a QTE(with button mashing or just a single press)

I am distracted when the current mini game pops up and I assume the creators were too because there is no struggle animation...You dont really see the fighters fighting to get into position, they're just holding a body part..


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