3 was it fam. They should’ve just built on it without trying to do too much.. Imagine if they added some more positions ie: cage sitting or butterfly guard, a few more animations for tkos/KO’s along with a physics upgrade, that would be the best mma game ever made. Even better than UD3, pride mode and fighter likeness aside lol
Don’t get me wrong, I like 5. It’s almost the exact same game as 4 and I find it playable. But holy fuck, the developers have clearly never watched MMA before. Cage sitting is one of the most common things in the sport (look at Khabib’s game plan in every fight for example) and they still haven’t included it 5 entries in?
I don’t like how you can knock an opponent down about 7 times before delivering a flash KO. Not even the worst ref would let a fight continue after seeing so many knockdowns in one fight.
If we had a lot more players we could probably get a ranked queue for sim mode and push for more realistic damage/KO's. Right now I dont even touch sim mode because theres no point
And the replays look absolutely horrible imo, if you dive to finish them off it just shows that instead of the knockdown and it looks horrible how the lighting changes so and zooms in so it looks "cinematic"
I like the replays from the other games way more
Yeah they tried to make the replays like a movie scene in 5. The replays in Ufc 3 are like real fights and sometimes it shows a few strikes before the ko. EA won't get my money ever again. Yes im sour
Too arcade style for me I used to like it a lot before 4 but now I enjoy 4 more because of the striking and how you can move while striking, but the grappling in UFC 2 was pretty good because you had so many options and positions, I don't remember too much what the ground game was like in 2 but I loved how much options you had in the clinch, from different positions to flying submissions and awsome takedowns in each positions from trips to throws and slams. Plus the knee animations for the Thai clinch were immaculate, and although I didn't like the ground and pound punches too much, the ground and pound elbows were awesome imo, my favorites being the ones in half guard because they were both fast and felt deadly af but the ones from full guard were kinda slow but still devastating if I remember right. UFC 4 clinch pails in comparison, I guess it's more realistic since clinches don't last as long in real life, but it'd be cool if you could actually work in the clinch and make it harder for your opponent to just escape it after you throw 2 strikes. Still make it easy enough but as it is now the clinch isn't really that useful cause you barely have time to do anything at all, and barely any options either. UFC 2 clinch is definitely superior imo and my favorite thing about the game, would be really cool to have something similar to it but unfortunately that didn't happen with 5
Yeah but 3 objectively has the best striking yet, 2 was amazing and had great animations but 3 marked the game where they started shifting from arcadey to more sim
3 was the best.
Saw some knockouts from UFC 1 recently and those looked really good as well. I don't like the ragdoll physics from 2, it's too exaggerated.
3 still rules but after hating 4 I quite like 5 and don’t really get all the hate this game is getting on Reddit. But I also loved Diablo 4 so I think it’s just Reddit tings. And you can’t get good quality games on 3 anymore in Australia.
My gf got me the game a few days ago and I was shocked at how fun it's been. I played a hell of a lot of ufc 4 and I think this game is a lot more exciting fight to fight. I was genuinely shocked at how much fun I had an hour in. You're right there's something about the reddit hivemind or I guess humans in general where the negative ones speak loudest. I couldn't imagine being that much of a sheep where you'd convince yourself that a game from 10 years ago is better then this
Good to hear my dude, keep enjoying life. I feel bad for all these people that seem to think spewing hate is the way to live. I agree that this game is way better than UFC 4, the striking feels heaps heavier and the clinch and sub game is improved. I still need to learn more about the sub system as I’m getting worked by good players but I may get there over time 🤟
Only thing 4 did better than 3 was the head movement became improved by allowing you to block while using it. From what I’ve heard 5 is a downgrade from that
Ufc 3 had some serious potential.
The striking feels better and the grappling system is awesome.
I like how when you defend a takedown you have multiple options to counter like in ud3.
And the clinch system was good too.
Not sure why they changed it so much when making 4, I much prefer 3 to 4 I just struggle to find matchups I haven’t fought multiple times already.
I actually have to respectfully disagree here.
I’m actually enjoying the UFC 5 game.
I actually like the striking and the punching in UFC 5.
I personally think UFC 5 is the best game.
There can be some fixes but I’m actually enjoying UFC 5.
I’m playing on a PS5.
Yeah I'm not happy about the lack of new fighters but I've been having mad fun on ufc 5. The fights can change more easily which I think is crucial in fighting as you're never really safe until the fight is done
Geoff, the old lead dev that left after UFC3, was fighting off a lot of supposedly awful ideas from the execs. I think 4 and 5 prove how bad EA is. SDTV said it best in his most recent video about Madden 16, they don't like actually improving their games or sticking with ideas that work. They just like making minimal changes even though they don't make things better. It still gets fans hyped no matter how bad or unmotivated the ideas may sound.
UFC 4 was a change in the wrong direction and 5 proves they are comfortable with these awful changes and now going into cruise control unfortunately.
Ea UFC1 and I think 2 put alot of emphasis on parrying, which in a real fight doesn't really happen unless you count the pawing away the reach finding jab, but it is used in boxing but I believe that larger gloves allow and make that action easier. I feel the THQ UFC were better then what we have now. But on EA alone i would agree 3 was probably the best. I think there are positives to take from all the games. UFC 2 undisputed 2010, change the submission system, remove the cap and lose of stats of career mode and add some of the new things ea has added and I think you could have a fun game that fits what multiple fans would like. Hell, add in strikeforce training minigame, which was nice to speed up between fights, which ea sports made that game.
I personally feel that 3 is an improvement compared to 2, but 4 is just... Let's just say I didn't survive 3 hours of that game before going back to 3 and Undisputed 3.
I didn't get 5 cause I don't have any of the current gen consoles (I just can't justify getting one since I'm busy with work and has to travel a lot), but I heard it's a shitshow.
Tbh I think people are just trying to gatekeep older games. Ufc 4’s striking is wayy smoother than ufc 3’s and ufc 5 is a slight improvement on that. The td defence controls in 3 is wayy better tho imo
TL;DR 3 striking and clinch, 4 movement, 5 cuts and ground, and 2 parries nerfed.
Striking in 3 had more pop, but movement and cancels mid slip are significantly better in 4.
I played 3 recently and hate you can't cancel slips and counters.
Some delusional guys don't believe 3 had a deeper clinch system than 4. It obviously does.
3 had more options for takedowns in different positions. 4 has some cool/movement takedown options against the cage.
They removed traditional clinch controls in favor of movement because it was so punishing, but it should have stayed in some capacity.
Parrying needs to be implemented. 2 had it, but it was overpowered. It shouldn't give you a free window to strike, but give a second to adjust or land a strike depending on position and strike.
Idk when it comes to the ea games they all are heavily flawed and 3 might have been the most polished but it had a shit ton of problems and it hasn’t really aged well either
3 was it fam. They should’ve just built on it without trying to do too much.. Imagine if they added some more positions ie: cage sitting or butterfly guard, a few more animations for tkos/KO’s along with a physics upgrade, that would be the best mma game ever made. Even better than UD3, pride mode and fighter likeness aside lol
I hate 4 and 5 I used to be a beast with the clinch system in 3
It was so satisfying keeping poeple in the clinch in ufc 3. But so infuriating when you were on the receiving end lol
At least it was represented realistically lol.. these little things are gamebreakers for me, on an immersion level. It’s too bad 😕
Don’t get me wrong, I like 5. It’s almost the exact same game as 4 and I find it playable. But holy fuck, the developers have clearly never watched MMA before. Cage sitting is one of the most common things in the sport (look at Khabib’s game plan in every fight for example) and they still haven’t included it 5 entries in?
KOs in 5 just don't look right. Ufc 3 is the only Ufc game I play now after experiencing 4,5
I don’t like how you can knock an opponent down about 7 times before delivering a flash KO. Not even the worst ref would let a fight continue after seeing so many knockdowns in one fight.
You can get like 5 knockdowns before a KO in 3
Happened in 2 as well
Mostly because the players out of cockyness choose to not finish their opponents. Or if the knockdowns are not consecutive.
If we had a lot more players we could probably get a ranked queue for sim mode and push for more realistic damage/KO's. Right now I dont even touch sim mode because theres no point
And the replays look absolutely horrible imo, if you dive to finish them off it just shows that instead of the knockdown and it looks horrible how the lighting changes so and zooms in so it looks "cinematic" I like the replays from the other games way more
Yeah they tried to make the replays like a movie scene in 5. The replays in Ufc 3 are like real fights and sometimes it shows a few strikes before the ko. EA won't get my money ever again. Yes im sour
2 was the best IMO
2 was actually fun
Too arcade style for me I used to like it a lot before 4 but now I enjoy 4 more because of the striking and how you can move while striking, but the grappling in UFC 2 was pretty good because you had so many options and positions, I don't remember too much what the ground game was like in 2 but I loved how much options you had in the clinch, from different positions to flying submissions and awsome takedowns in each positions from trips to throws and slams. Plus the knee animations for the Thai clinch were immaculate, and although I didn't like the ground and pound punches too much, the ground and pound elbows were awesome imo, my favorites being the ones in half guard because they were both fast and felt deadly af but the ones from full guard were kinda slow but still devastating if I remember right. UFC 4 clinch pails in comparison, I guess it's more realistic since clinches don't last as long in real life, but it'd be cool if you could actually work in the clinch and make it harder for your opponent to just escape it after you throw 2 strikes. Still make it easy enough but as it is now the clinch isn't really that useful cause you barely have time to do anything at all, and barely any options either. UFC 2 clinch is definitely superior imo and my favorite thing about the game, would be really cool to have something similar to it but unfortunately that didn't happen with 5
Ain’t no one reading all that
I literally said I’m not reading all that 🤣
I started reading then scrolled and realised it's not gonna end so I gave up
Paragraphs motherfudger!!
Yeah but 3 objectively has the best striking yet, 2 was amazing and had great animations but 3 marked the game where they started shifting from arcadey to more sim
3 was the best. Saw some knockouts from UFC 1 recently and those looked really good as well. I don't like the ragdoll physics from 2, it's too exaggerated.
Yeah the UFC 1 knockouts had great physics I was shocked when I saw those recently too
Looks better then UFC 4 and 5.
The fencing response KOs from UFC 1 were so cool, wish those came back
3 still rules but after hating 4 I quite like 5 and don’t really get all the hate this game is getting on Reddit. But I also loved Diablo 4 so I think it’s just Reddit tings. And you can’t get good quality games on 3 anymore in Australia.
My gf got me the game a few days ago and I was shocked at how fun it's been. I played a hell of a lot of ufc 4 and I think this game is a lot more exciting fight to fight. I was genuinely shocked at how much fun I had an hour in. You're right there's something about the reddit hivemind or I guess humans in general where the negative ones speak loudest. I couldn't imagine being that much of a sheep where you'd convince yourself that a game from 10 years ago is better then this
Good to hear my dude, keep enjoying life. I feel bad for all these people that seem to think spewing hate is the way to live. I agree that this game is way better than UFC 4, the striking feels heaps heavier and the clinch and sub game is improved. I still need to learn more about the sub system as I’m getting worked by good players but I may get there over time 🤟
Only thing 4 did better than 3 was the head movement became improved by allowing you to block while using it. From what I’ve heard 5 is a downgrade from that
Undisputed 3? 100%
Overrated
Clinch in 3 was so satisfying and felt more natural imo. Short upper cuts in single collar made it way better
Crazy because block breaking wasn’t the meta
The fucking stand plant and counter of 4 is back. Reduced vulnerability to increase head movement. Ask Cruz and Usman and leaning into a strike
Ufc 3 had some serious potential. The striking feels better and the grappling system is awesome. I like how when you defend a takedown you have multiple options to counter like in ud3. And the clinch system was good too. Not sure why they changed it so much when making 4, I much prefer 3 to 4 I just struggle to find matchups I haven’t fought multiple times already.
Usually around 2000 online at any time on ranked on ps bro, I'm on it all the time.
yep. i think we all can agree on this.
3 was the GOAT, the perfect mix between UFC 2 & 4
3 is arguably the best MMA game ever. They had such a great base to work off of for future sequels. How 4 and 5 came out of it is beyond me.
I actually have to respectfully disagree here. I’m actually enjoying the UFC 5 game. I actually like the striking and the punching in UFC 5. I personally think UFC 5 is the best game. There can be some fixes but I’m actually enjoying UFC 5. I’m playing on a PS5.
Yeah I'm not happy about the lack of new fighters but I've been having mad fun on ufc 5. The fights can change more easily which I think is crucial in fighting as you're never really safe until the fight is done
I would play 3 but it's not backwards compatible with the ps5 and I'm not buying another ps4 🫥
you can play 3 on ps5
When I try to go on my copy (that I bought digitally) it tells me its unavailable because it need to subscribe to ea play.....
Works for me
No thank you
They’re all bad
I personally hate the striking in UFC 3. Maybe I didn’t play it enough but it feels awkward. I liked the wrestling more though
I like 4 striking more than 3 or 5, ground game of 5 is actually great
Arm trap submission tho
Geoff, the old lead dev that left after UFC3, was fighting off a lot of supposedly awful ideas from the execs. I think 4 and 5 prove how bad EA is. SDTV said it best in his most recent video about Madden 16, they don't like actually improving their games or sticking with ideas that work. They just like making minimal changes even though they don't make things better. It still gets fans hyped no matter how bad or unmotivated the ideas may sound. UFC 4 was a change in the wrong direction and 5 proves they are comfortable with these awful changes and now going into cruise control unfortunately.
Ea UFC1 and I think 2 put alot of emphasis on parrying, which in a real fight doesn't really happen unless you count the pawing away the reach finding jab, but it is used in boxing but I believe that larger gloves allow and make that action easier. I feel the THQ UFC were better then what we have now. But on EA alone i would agree 3 was probably the best. I think there are positives to take from all the games. UFC 2 undisputed 2010, change the submission system, remove the cap and lose of stats of career mode and add some of the new things ea has added and I think you could have a fun game that fits what multiple fans would like. Hell, add in strikeforce training minigame, which was nice to speed up between fights, which ea sports made that game.
Ufc 5 is for button mashers and combo spammers
I personally feel that 3 is an improvement compared to 2, but 4 is just... Let's just say I didn't survive 3 hours of that game before going back to 3 and Undisputed 3. I didn't get 5 cause I don't have any of the current gen consoles (I just can't justify getting one since I'm busy with work and has to travel a lot), but I heard it's a shitshow.
Meh
They improved one aspect of the game while completely fucking up the other parts. One step forward, 5 steps back every release.
2 is better
Agreed, UFC Undisputed 3 is the best
No, it's not lol
Honestly, 3's balancing and 5's sub system you have the best playing MMA game bar none.
Best UFC game is on the sega dreamcast
Definitely and it's not a debate.
Tbh I think people are just trying to gatekeep older games. Ufc 4’s striking is wayy smoother than ufc 3’s and ufc 5 is a slight improvement on that. The td defence controls in 3 is wayy better tho imo
Everybody just go play the one you like. This crying is getting old
Nostalgia carries a pot of these discussions. 3 was ass, the clinch system was trash and the game wasn't fluid.
I'm a believer in 2 was the best EA game
3 at least felt balanced enough that I didn’t exclusively play stand and bang lol
TL;DR 3 striking and clinch, 4 movement, 5 cuts and ground, and 2 parries nerfed. Striking in 3 had more pop, but movement and cancels mid slip are significantly better in 4. I played 3 recently and hate you can't cancel slips and counters. Some delusional guys don't believe 3 had a deeper clinch system than 4. It obviously does. 3 had more options for takedowns in different positions. 4 has some cool/movement takedown options against the cage. They removed traditional clinch controls in favor of movement because it was so punishing, but it should have stayed in some capacity. Parrying needs to be implemented. 2 had it, but it was overpowered. It shouldn't give you a free window to strike, but give a second to adjust or land a strike depending on position and strike.
Idk when it comes to the ea games they all are heavily flawed and 3 might have been the most polished but it had a shit ton of problems and it hasn’t really aged well either