6. Effortless KO/TKOs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh1rR-wiZFo For EA UFCs demo we can play as either Alexander Gustafsson or Jon Jones the two cover stars and rivals for the 205-lbs championship. In our findings from playing a full copy of the game at EA HQ as well in some of the gameplay videos published on Youtube, it seems that a knockout can be achieved too easily in the game, often coming from an unlikely uppercut or a soft looking left-hook this was a pitfall fell into by all of the preceding MMA games we have seen. Neither Jones nor Gustafsson has ever been KOd in their careers so to have it occur easily in the game just doesnt seem plausible indeed Jon Jones has barely been hit other than in his fight with Alexander. This frequent one punch KO just doesnt seem to make sense with EAs aim of making this game as realistic as possible. EA have implemented a durability rating as well as special endurance abilities which should prevent fighters with solid chins from being knocked down effortlessly, but this still doesnt seem to have prevented Jon Jones and Gustafsson from having the chin of Chuck Liddell circa 2010.
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