EA Sports MMA Demo Available, Post Impressions Here (360, PS3)

[23bluesman]

A lot of demo vids on youtube already but this one is nice - shows a good variety of KOs. Esp loved when Lashley stiffened up (first time I've seen this happen!) and the last KO..

[PolkHigh33]

Quote: Originally Posted by 23bluesman

A lot of demo vids on youtube already but this one is nice - shows a good variety of KOs. Esp loved when Lashley stiffened up (first time I've seen this happen!) and the last KO..

I really don't know how people can say that looks good .. it's slow and stupid looking ..

When are we going to get a good MMA game ..

[Jukeman]

Quote: Originally Posted by 23bluesman

A lot of demo vids on youtube already but this one is nice - shows a good variety of KOs. Esp loved when Lashley stiffened up (first time I've seen this happen!) and the last KO..

Looks good to me!

I hope Fight Night is similar especially with the "rock" moment where u let your hands go to end the fight...

How cool would it be to get your opp against the ropes and finish him off via the ref stopping the fight

[Str8_A]

Quote: Originally Posted by Greene_Flash03

Actually there is a stand up game. CPU attempts to take you down because that's their forte'. You need to learn how to defend the takedown and beat them on stand up. Also, once you learn how to parry this game is sick!

I kinda think 20 to 30 takedown attempts is a bit much. And this happens every fight, whether the opponent is Miller or Shields. But at least after a few more matches, I was able to defend against the majority of them. Which is good practice. I also need to learn the parry, havent executed that correctly just yet.

[EarvGotti]

Quote: Originally Posted by 23bluesman

A lot of demo vids on youtube already but this one is nice - shows a good variety of KOs. Esp loved when Lashley stiffened up (first time I've seen this happen!) and the last KO..

That...was....amazing.

[Lakers 24 7]

Quote: Originally Posted by Str8_A

I kinda think 20 to 30 takedown attempts is a bit much. And this happens every fight, whether the opponent is Miller or Shields. But at least after a few more matches, I was able to defend against the majority of them. Which is good practice. I also need to learn the parry, havent executed that correctly just yet.

20 attempts is right for guys like Shields and Lashley. I played Reem vs Reem and the TDs were significantly less.

[Azamien]

Quote: Originally Posted by Lakers 24/7

20 attempts is right for guys like Shields and Lashley. I played Reem vs Reem and the TDs were significantly less.

If it was 20 attempts in a fight I would be OK with that, but it's 20 attempts per round.

There are no FightMetric breakdowns for Shields or Lashley, so instead I took a look at the guys who like to spend the least time on their feet.

St-Pierre: Most takedown attempts in one fight (5 rounds) was 12.

Fitch: Attempted 11 takedowns vs Alves (3 rounds).

Matt Hamill: 12 attempts vs Bisping.

Based on reality wrestlers should be attempting takedowns at a rate of 3-4 per round. In the demo they're trying 3-4 per minute.

I'm not really bashing the demo, because I enjoy it and will probably pick up the game. But the takedown attempts need to be toned down by a lot. I've found myself keeping Lashley or Shields in the face-down position after a sprawl just to stretch out the time and lower the number of takedown attempts.

[Mossfan8480]

Quote: Originally Posted by Azamien

If it was 20 attempts in a fight I would be OK with that, but it's 20 attempts per round. There are no FightMetric breakdowns for Shields or Lashley, so instead I took a look at the guys who like to spend the least time on their feet. St-Pierre: Most takedown attempts in one fight (5 rounds) was 12. Fitch: Attempted 11 takedowns vs Alves (3 rounds). Matt Hamill: 12 attempts vs Bisping. Based on reality wrestlers should be attempting takedowns at a rate of 3-4 per round. In the demo they're trying 3-4 per minute. I'm not really bashing the demo, because I enjoy it and will probably pick up the game. But the takedown attempts need to be toned down by a lot. I've found myself keeping Lashley or Shields in the face-down position after a sprawl just to stretch out the time and lower the number of takedown attempts.

You have to take into account that when GSP or Fitch go for a takedown, they usually get it. Thereby limiting the time spent on the feet and opportunities to shoot for more takedowns.

If you look at the BJ Penn/Diego Sanchez fight from UFC 107 (http://blog.fightmetric.com/2010/08/...ic-report.html), you'll see that Diego attempted 27 takedowns over the course of 5 rounds, and didn't get one.