Lowkey I love that everyone’s basically in their prime now. Y’all not ready for me to start slapping the entire division around with Nick Diaz like it’s 2011 again 😭
Honestly this is way better for the game long term too. Instead of every ranked match being the same 2 meta fighters, people can actually main fighters they like and make them work through style mastery and skill.
The striking feels WAY snappier and more responsive compared to UFC 5. I ended up grinding it all day and hit Rank 97 before finally getting off. The stand-up just flows better overall, which makes sense because that’s clearly where most of the budget and focus went this year.
Yeah, grappling and clinch are still pretty similar, but honestly the biggest upgrade is fighter uniqueness. Characters actually feel different now and it makes playing like real-life counterparts genuinely fun instead of everyone feeling copy-paste with different skins. That alone could keep the game alive way longer.
Flow State definitely looks a little arcade-y visually, but if you actually know how to defend yourself it’s not nearly as broken as people are making it seem. If anything, the effects can get distracting mid-fight, so hopefully there’s an option to tone them down or disable them.
Also, the new medium camera lowkey gives me Undisputed 3 vibes, which I personally love. But if you hate it, classic camera is still there too.
Overall? Way more fun than I expected going into the beta.
You know what… I might actually be back no-lifing this game and trying to become a top UFC player again like back in my prime EA UFC 3 days 💀