OS Roundtable: EA Sports UFC Demo Impressions

[RaychelSnr]

The EA Sports UFC demo dropped yesterday, featuring UFC light heavyweight champ Jon “Bones” Jones vs. Alex “The Mauler” Gustafsson in a three round fight at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Nevada. The difficulty is set to normal with a walkthrough tutorial included.

After playing through the demo, here are some of our impressions of how the game is shaping up...

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[ghettofocker]

A little on the stiff side at times but a lot of fun. Missed not having the entrances but its just another thing to look forward to in the retail version. However I felt the XB1 controller seemd to be a little big to pull of some moves since you needed to hit like 3 or so buttons..... or maybe that's just me. I am gonna try the demo on my PS4 and see if that is any better controller wise.

[MAGboyswifT27]

A little on the stiff side at times but a lot of fun. Missed not having the entrances but its just another thing to look forward to in the retail version. However I felt the XB1 controller seemd to be a little big to pull of some moves since you needed to hit like 3 or so buttons..... or maybe that's just me. I am gonna try the demo on my PS4 and see if that is any better controller wise.

I felt the PS4 controls were a bit better than the XB1 controls..

[truzoe]

I agree with what everybody is saying in term of the controls,ground game and the floaty feeling. But once you get over those wow what a great first attempt. Playing the computer was a little dull but once my friend came over, we had wars. From fast k.o to 3round wars with blood everywhere. Some of the hits and combinations are just so smooth. Def a first day buy for me.

[MAGboyswifT27]

Good read and impression review guys.

[ghettofocker]

I felt the PS4 controls were a bit better than the XB1 controls..

Thanks. I have always like the PS4 controller cuz it was just a little smaller and less bulky.

[JKSportsGamer1984]

I agree with these impressions for the most part. The game looks beautiful & does a lot of things right (although I wish it were 60fps instead of 30fps). The CPU AI has me concerned however. It doesn't seem to use much strategy & can be too aggressive at times. I hope this is just due to the demo being on easy difficulty. Another HUGE blunder is that the referee does jump in to stop the fight or pull you away from a fighter when needed. It looks extremely awkward when you knock a guy out & your fighter just stands there without the ref jumping in. This is a major part of what makes UFC unique & I'm very disappointed that EA dropped the ball on this. Maybe they can patch it in later? Other than that I look forward to the retail version.

[JKSportsGamer1984]

I agree with these impressions for the most part. The game looks beautiful & does a lot of things right (although I wish it were 60fps instead of 30fps). The CPU AI has me concerned however. It doesn't seem to use much strategy & can be too aggressive at times. I hope this is just due to the demo being on easy difficulty. Another HUGE blunder is that the referee does jump in to stop the fight or pull you away from a fighter when needed. It looks extremely awkward when you knock a guy out & your fighter just stands there without the ref jumping in. This is a major part of what makes UFC unique & I'm very disappointed that EA dropped the ball on this. Maybe they can patch it in later? Other than that I look forward to the retail version.

Referee doesn't jump in. Correction.

[brent3419]

i like the game. i had more fun playing my brother than i did vs the cpu, there were a few awkward moments like with the flying knee and some other stuff. i got more of an understanding of the controls vs my brother than i did vs the cpu. now...one thing that really grinds my gears is the signficant strikes, there was one match that i felt i was better in but because my brother landed 15 more sig strikes i lost. i had more strikes landed and more takedowns, submission attempts as well. each time i keep getting robbed due to the sig strikes. other than that i really like it and the menus give me a fight night vibe and thats a good thing

[whosgotcha]

I was Initially apprehensive after reading some of the posts about the complex controls. But after downloading and going through the tutorial I fought my first match as Jon Jones. What I can say is that I HAD A LOT OF FUN!!!. And that's what it is all about for me now. An old school gamer that is simply looking for fun! I knew enough of the basics to land take downs, throw a variety of punches and kicks, and engage in the muai thai clinch. Yeah I know it was on easy but that's fine with me.

Graphics were amazing, skin textures were nice. The striking animations were very THQ ish, and the submission game played smoothly. I am looking forward to this game

[rkocjay]

i like that game but it seem a bit slow for me i wonder is there any game speed setting. Graphics are great gameplay is good i just need to learn the control system a bit more submission seem interesting(in a good way) looking forward for the game judt hope it can be a bit faster

[victorkingchamp]

When they announced that EA would be doing the next UFC game i was like: "great! now we get the smooth EA MMA gameplay combined with the UFC content"

But what they came up with is a control scheme that's actually WORSE than THQ's. EA already had a great engine to build from I don't get why they made all of these awkward changes.

On the flipside: The Art department did an A+ job. The presentation is outstanding. It actually lives up to all the hype. If you're a presentation junkie like myself you will likely be willing to live with the overly complex control scheme.

demo verdict:

Gameplay/controls: C-

Presentation/graphics: A+

[MAGboyswifT27]

Thanks. I have always like the PS4 controller cuz it was just a little smaller and less bulky.

It's weird man I played the XB1 and was disappointed.. I've been on the PS4 version since and have had a good time with it. I'm not a fan boy and I'm not sure why it's so different, idk maybe it's just me ha

[gatortown]

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It's weird man I played the XB1 and was disappointed.. I've been on the PS4 version since and have had a good time with it. I'm not a fan boy and I'm not sure why it's so different, idk maybe it's just me ha

Same here. Tried it on the XB1 then went to the PS4 and haven't looked back. Much better for the PS4.

[allBthere]

The kicking game is atroscious and ruins the whole game for me. Kicks are too fast, too weak, too flashy and too difficult to throw simiple everyday techniques. You see more cartwheels and spins in one match than you will see on 6 entire UFC cards combined. Those moments should be special and rare, but instead they are the norm, where fundamental technique is a rarity and an afterthought.