![]() Submissions no longer rely on moving “break walls” with the right stick, as in UFC 3. The complicated positional transitions of old are still available for hardcore series veterans, and there’s an in-between setting, “Hybrid,” that shows you which legacy controls apply to which left-stick move you’re doing - it’s a way to learn the transition controls. On the grappling front, the developers have added what Hayes referred to as “grappling controls for the rest of us.” The new left-stick scheme is simple: Push up to get up, left to start a submission, and right to mount your opponent and start pounding away. And if you were frustrated by missing the timing for blocking takedown attempts, the animation changes should also help in that area, because there are new movement-based ways to defend against or escape from takedowns. ![]() “It is a lot easier on your fingers,” said Hayes.ĮA Vancouver has integrated the company’s Real Player Motion technology into UFC 4 for takedowns and clinch situations, which should increase the fluidity of animations for transitions and other movements. Buttons are also used for entering the clinch and attempting takedowns, instead of the analog sticks. In UFC 4, you simply tap buttons for quick, basic strikes and hold them for longer, more damaging (and/or more flashy) attacks. One of the main complaints with the previous games is that their control schemes were too complicated, especially for elements like submissions and grappling. Much of the team’s new philosophy is driven by feedback from fans and critics. ![]() Jorge Masvidal and Israel Adesanya are on the cover of EA Sports UFC 4. They said their overarching goal is to broaden the series’ appeal by making UFC 4 more accessible - a welcome change for the franchise, since we described 2018’s EA Sports UFC 3 in our review as “probably the least pick-up-and-play game in the sports genre.”īoth McDonald and Hayes have been working on the EA Sports UFC series since the beginning, and their approach used to be inspired primarily by EA Sports’ famous, long-running tagline, “It’s in the game.” Hayes told Polygon, “We were always consistently going down ‘how can we add more sim, more realism?’” This time around, they’re still focusing on delivering an authentic MMA gameplay experience in UFC 4, but “the broader game has kind of taken a bit of a pivot” away from the real-life UFC, according to Hayes. Hayes and McDonald spent the rest of their presentation outlining the development team’s vision for UFC 4: a game that looks and feels more like real-life UFC action in the octagon, while taking more liberties outside of it. But he noted, “We haven’t yet had an opportunity to test this out and determine whether any additional development work is required to leverage Backward Compatibility.” The statement is strange, considering that the box art for the Xbox One version claims the game will be playable across both Xbox One and Xbox Series X via Smart Delivery. “We are exploring opportunities on Gen 5, but nothing to share right now,” said Nate McDonald, a producer on UFC 4 at developer EA Vancouver, referring to the next generation of consoles during a media briefing earlier this week.Īsked about playing the game on next-gen consoles via backward compatibility, Brian Hayes, the game’s creative director, said in a statement to Polygon that “presumably, fans will be able to play UFC 4 on their Gen 5 consoles,” as long as both the PS5 and Xbox Series X offer the feature. īefore you ask: No, there’s no word yet on PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X versions of the game. The full Disney+ bundle costs $12.99 per month and includes Hulu and ESPN+. The pandemic has also upended UFC 251’s fight card itself: The main event will now pit UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman against rival Jorge Masvidal, who stepped in when Gilbert Burns tested positive for COVID-19 last week.įor the UFC fans out there, ESPN+ will be streaming the special series Fight Island on July 11, 15, 18, and 25. UFC chose Yas Island because the organization needed a venue outside the U.S., since some countries have travel restrictions in place to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Well, technically, it’ll take place Sunday morning, since it’s being held on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - which UFC has rebranded “Fight Island.” (No, the organization didn’t go with John Oliver’s suggestion of “UF-Sea,” but that did lead to a fun back-and-forth between the Last Week Tonight host and White.) UFC’s most elaborately conceived event yet, UFC 251, is set to begin hours from now on Saturday night. Mixed martial arts is one of the few sports that has continued despite COVID-19 concerns, with UFC president Dana White insisting on holding fights during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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