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Well had a buddy come to the house over the weekend and we got in some 2 player head to head, it was INCREDIBLE!!!

I'm now soooo excited for the retail and so is he. He was kind of like me and was on fence judging by the AI, but once two skilled guys fought who knew the controls it turned into a chess match. We fought I would say around 20 or 30 fights and only had 4 or 5 finishes, all the others went all three rounds to decision. Utilizing the parries really forces fighters to slow down or they will get countered for big damage and KOs.

Once the fights hit the ground, it featured a great strategy feel to it. Fighters spamming transitions quickly burn their stamina out which allowed for posturing up with less fear of a transition getting through. Plus the added fear of a easy submission which happened a couple times in our fights.

All in all we both talked about it all weekend how badass realistic the fights felt against one another compared to the AI. Trying to go back and play the demo AI is tough after you have played against a live opponent and seen the realistic nature of it. So if the retail features several of the tunings talked about and more stamina decrease, this will be insane come retail release!

June 17th can't get here fast enough!! I'm ready to rock the Tuf house!