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  • Anaxamander
    Imperator
    • Mar 2003
    • 2795

    #16
    Re: EA Sports MMA Hands-On Impressions

    I think quite a few people are going to give this game another look since UFC 2010 has been disappointing. I know I'm one of them.

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    • PBlast
      Rookie
      • Aug 2008
      • 398

      #17
      Re: EA Sports MMA Hands-On Impressions

      I'd probably be buying this game regardless of the success of Undisputed. MMA games are going to become a yearly thing now so I'm excited to see different takes on them and how they improve.

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      • Phillmattic
        MVP
        • May 2003
        • 1071

        #18
        Re: EA Sports MMA Hands-On Impressions

        Originally posted by PBlast
        I'd probably be buying this game regardless of the success of Undisputed. MMA games are going to become a yearly thing now so I'm excited to see different takes on them and how they improve.
        EA is planning to alternate this yearly with Fight Night.

        Then again if it sells better than expected I bet EA wouldn't hesitate to quickly throw together a less than stellar sequel.
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        • SA1NT401
          Banned
          • Sep 2007
          • 3498

          #19
          Re: EA Sports MMA Hands-On Impressions

          Yup its looking more promising now that UFC 10 was/is such a HUGE letdown....

          But it is EA so who knows how the final product will actually play.

          But i am all about competition so bring it on!

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          • Phillmattic
            MVP
            • May 2003
            • 1071

            #20
            Re: EA Sports MMA Hands-On Impressions

            Here's some footage with Tyrone Woodley playing his son in the background. Good footage, although not good enough to start a new thread for so I'll post it here.

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            • DavonBrown
              MVP
              • Oct 2008
              • 1484

              #21
              Re: EA Sports MMA Hands-On Impressions

              Originally posted by Phillmattic
              Here's some footage with Tyrone Woodley playing his son in the background. Good footage, although not good enough to start a new thread for so I'll post it here.

              http://sherdogblog.craveonline.com/blog/2010-05-28
              I like.

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              • GrayFolded
                Rookie
                • Mar 2009
                • 68

                #22
                Re: EA Sports MMA Hands-On Impressions

                Some of my favorite quotes:

                This game is going to kill THQ. Trust me.

                Is it better than UFC Undisputed?
                I couldn’t play the UFC demo when I got home. I still can’t. The game makes you feel very limited in what you can do after playing EA MMA.


                When you play as Fedor, does he feel like Fedor?
                YES. That’s a big, all caps, YES.


                I have to say that the standing game is very well put together. It’s fluid and responsive, and in the build we played it was very satisfying hitting your opponent. I know a lot of you were worried about how well this was going to be portrayed in the game, but set your mind at ease. This game makes you feel satisfied after getting a good solid punch landed.

                I was concerned that the fighters punched a little slow, and moved a little too fluid and slow. This concern was put to sleep once we discovered the difference in weight classes when you fight. It really gives you an appreciation for smaller dudes and bigger dudes. There’s a DEFINITE difference, and it’s not a bad thing. This will make people want to delve into every weight class and try every fighter.

                Every fighter is different. And we’re not just talking stance wise (ahem.. THQ). We’re talking movements and individual characteristics that make these fighters not only LOOK like their real-life counterparts, but also FEEL like they would feel if they were transformed into fully playable real life dudes.

                In Mixed martial arts, you need to be quick.. and a guy who leaves his head back or down for more than a second is going to get caught, or taken down. Yes, this works exactly like THQ’s brand in this sense.. but I truly believe (and trust me.. I’ve been very critical of EA MMA) that the way EA has nailed this down.. it really gives you that ‘sense’ that you’re in the pocket. You want to bob and weave and parry , get in and get out.

                One of the cool things I noticed is how well the fighters engage. Unlike UFC where the fighters will have an awkward clinch and the swaying seems robotic.. EA MMA makes it very fluid and it looks 100% natural. I can tell when my opponent wants to engage, just like in real life. When we get within range, our demeanor changes completely. The stance will reflect this (depending on the fighter) and it makes you feel like you’re in total
                control.


                Flash knockouts are in.. but definitely not as prevalent as the THQ game. We used heavyweights quite a bit, and there were a lot of knockdowns and TKO’s, but flash KO’s were spread out. I’m not saying they were rare, but you’d see a TKO before a flash KO probably on a ratio of 5:1.

                My early concerns with this was that it may not be complex enough for the hardcore guys who have adapted the UFC’s mechanic of turns on the right stick.
                However, I can counter that with the fact that the rumble that warns you about a transition can also fool you. So making the “transition” and “deny” controls simply two buttons may SOUND simple.. but it’s really not. There’s a mental game, which comes into play here.. and I think that’s just another place where EA will destroy THQ in terms of game play.



                Well, I must say I'm buying into the hype on this game now, I have been with EA since "NHL HOCKEY" for Sega Genesis and watched them go from one of the great companies in Video Games to a shell of it's former self in the Next Gen Era so I will proceed with caution I suppose.....

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                • Jukeman
                  Showtime
                  • Aug 2005
                  • 10955

                  #23
                  Re: EA Sports MMA Hands-On Impressions

                  These impressions may be spot on but I'm still renting it

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                  • Iadf
                    Rookie
                    • May 2006
                    • 296

                    #24
                    Re: EA Sports MMA Hands-On Impressions

                    well the game looks slow to me like fnr4, and i absolutely hate punching with the right stick.

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                    • gmac0322
                      MVP
                      • Aug 2009
                      • 1650

                      #25
                      Re: EA Sports MMA Hands-On Impressions

                      I actually like that fact that the striking is like fight night. I think the button mashing makes it too much like a fighting game. I think the sway movement is going to be better in this game and I just hope they dont have the flash ko problem that the ufc has. I would be nice to a variety of ways that a fight can end. I am looking forward to it.

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                      • Illustrator76
                        Sorry, I Got Nothing...
                        • Jan 2003
                        • 2216

                        #26
                        Re: EA Sports MMA Hands-On Impressions

                        I am very excited to see what this game has in store for us. What I really look forward to is the whole submission "mini-game". It sounds much more fair and intuitive than this crappy dice roll/spinning analog stick stuff that Undisputed has. The graphics are looking awesome as well.....can't wait to see more!

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                        • halltj2
                          Rookie
                          • Apr 2010
                          • 9

                          #27
                          Re: EA Sports MMA Hands-On Impressions



                          King Mo playing...shows some entrances real quick

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                          • MC Fatigue
                            Banned
                            • Feb 2006
                            • 4150

                            #28
                            Re: EA Sports MMA Hands-On Impressions

                            Originally posted by halltj2
                            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvR-l...os=m8_JVJtwOx4

                            King Mo playing...shows some entrances real quick
                            Who knows how it feels to play, but watching videos of it, it just looks bad all around.

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                            • nyj721
                              MVP
                              • Nov 2009
                              • 2258

                              #29
                              Re: EA Sports MMA Hands-On Impressions

                              Hope they have different controls because I don't like punching with the stick. The strikes still look weak, and I'm not sure how I feel about pressing a button to transition. I wonder how they will differentiate trying to advance positions from trying to posture up and throw strikes.
                              Originally posted by slickdtc
                              I'd ride his bus, that's all I'm saying.

                              No context needed

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                              • Illustrator76
                                Sorry, I Got Nothing...
                                • Jan 2003
                                • 2216

                                #30
                                Re: EA Sports MMA Hands-On Impressions

                                Originally posted by MC Fatigue
                                Who knows how it feels to play, but watching videos of it, it just looks bad all around.
                                Can't lie, in that video, the game looks very very choppy and stiff....here's hoping that was a pre-pre-pre-beta-beta.

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