So far I’ve played the beta for about 3 hours and I am pretty blown out the water as far as expectations go. Everyone saying it looks bad or the same is simply wrong the fighter uniqueness is actually present so far with the limited roster. The fighter movement has slowed down a bit kinda simulating more realistic movement and the impact strikes actually have on your opponent makes being precise and patient very important. The changes in controls definitely threw me off initially but I got used to them pretty fast.
Some things I don’t like so far are the hud it’s VERY cluttered, i also am not a big fan of the cartoony/arcade aspects like every punch has a impact effect on your opponent and it’s very visible on the ground. The flow state abilities are a cool feature, personally I’m not the biggest fan but I don’t mind them hopefully they are disabled in ranked.
The new model for pereira looks amazing, something I did notice tho is mvps body is a lil large and du plesis head is quite big compared to his body but I’m sure changes will be made before the real release.
The grappling is about the same as 5 with the exception of the new cage positions, over under clinch and also your submission health resets going into the next round which I don’t mind.
Overall, went way above my expectations, the striking feels amazing with speed and flow and hopefully the little things I didn’t like will hopefully be fixed by the full release.