After two years with no new submission within EAs UFC series, many fans will be anticipating an announcement for the unannounced UFC 5. This should come as no surprise to players, as EA’s format with other titles such as FIFA or Battlefield often deals with annual releases. But based on previous UFC submissions, there is a pattern of a two-year period before an inevitable announcement and release.
While fans await the aftermath of EA’s next step in the release of the new FIFA 23fans will expect a new title for the UFC series that will give them the optimal experience they hoped for.
7 Octagon interviews
Many UFC fans will be aware of the famous interviews in the octagon after Bruce Buffer announces the winner. Including interviews in the octagon in career mode, exhibition or online play of both players will take the game to a whole new level, leaving fans even more immersed. It should also be taken into account in the case of voice lines to choose from, where actual voices are heard.
This was a prominent feature in EAs Def Jam Fight For New Yorkin 2004, which gave players the ability to choose what type of voice their created character would use. Adding this feature would put the new title way above its predecessors, giving created characters a new embodiment like never before.
6 Press conferences improved
As with recent FIFA titles, EA has to reinvent press conferences rather than rare cutscenes or scenes that don’t seem to offer much control to the player. If EA wants to put fans in the shoes of fighters and let them experience realistic cutscenes and scenarios with opponents, this would be one of the most important factors to consider.
Given the groundwork already seen in UFC 3 and 4the only way for developers in this circumstance is in the aspect of a major overhaul to what is already impressive.
5 In-depth career mode
Based on the current titles within the franchise, fans will know about the small number of enhanced features in the transition from UFC 3 until 4. This ranges from adding a storyline that starts with a coach, to adding a few new cutscenes and interactions on the players’ social media platforms. In order to revamp this game mode, EA needs to give fans a lot more flexibility and have more scenarios that simulate real-life conditions.
Unfortunately, options such as going down a weight class are only dependent on whether the player loses matches, and are not a given option if the player continues to win. This means that players who started their career modes in a certain weight class may miss fights with other fighters based on their own performance. When making a simulation as such, it can come down to the few features that can drastically change the immersion, so this is a noticeable change that is needed.
4 Similar gameplay to previous entries
Many players will be aware of the drastic change of controls in the jump from UFC 3 until UFC 4, as the addition of new combinations and controls gave players a whole new system to adapt to. It included unusual controls and combinations to perform certain movements, along with the change of head movement.
If there is a way for EA to somehow revisit the gameplay of the previous titles, it would be incredibly helpful in the idea of simple controls for players to maintain and remember.
3 Contract negotiations
Players should have full control and flexibility in future contract negotiations as just the option to add bonuses is not very realistic. As the new FIFA 23 revealed, there will be an overhaul in both player and manager career modes, giving players the flexibility to play a prominent role in the midst of negotiations.
It’s only reasonable for a UFC continue to follow suit, and even improve the matter, which will contribute to the level of immersion and realism that EA is definitely aiming for.
2 Custom Soundtrack Option
This is another integral feature that many EA franchises have missed. Whether this is related to copyright issues or problems integrating the feature into each game’s system is still unknown. This was possible in games like FIFA 15allowing users to upload their favorite music, or even FIFA 13which provided the opportunity to add audience chants with further audio customization.
In the UFC, entrances play a big part in fans’ love for mixed martial arts athletes. Players will almost certainly want to completely customize their experience to suit their own playstyle, and giving access to custom strike themes would be a huge improvement.
The omission of Joe Rogan as a commentator in UFC 4 came as a surprise to most fans as he revealed his lack of pleasure in doing so. Without Rogan’s iconic voice lines and dramatic expressions, fans might feel like a crucial part is missing from the entries, as it was for UFC 4. There remains hope for his return, but players will have to wait and see in light of the announcement of a new game.
Regardless of whether a return for Joe Rogan to the commentary team is possible or not, EA needs to make sure that the commentary is vastly improved and open to more variety. It can get annoying to hear the same voice lines or similar after every battle, so the addition of a greater number of voice lines for specific scenarios would greatly benefit the new title and take it to the level many have been waiting for.
UFC 4 is available on Playstation 4 and Xbox One.
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