The flow in UFC 6, on the other hand, is the opposite; it\u2019s manufactured and gimmicky. Out of place like a Street Fighter move dropped in the middle of the octagon\u2019s bloody canvas. After getting so used to the straight-up, no frills fighting that all the previous games in the series were known for, it\u2019s hard to take a feature like Flow State into account. I\u2019m not even kidding, I always forget to activate it when my meter\u2019s maxed out because it\u2019s the last thing on my mind. I\u2019d much rather focus on my hit-and-run fighting style, not losing my advantage on the ground game, and avoiding getting my face beaten to a bloody pulp, thank you.<\/p>\n
Flow does have its moments, though, especially in my favorite mode, Hall of Legends. Across the weekend I\u2019ve had with UFC 6 so far, I spent about a quarter of it reading every tidbit and watching every video in Max Holloway\u2019s museum. And, naturally, completing all three of his highlight fights, the last of which covers his BMF title win against Justin Gaethje in 2024. Of course, the most iconic part of that bout is the last 20 seconds, and I was able to recreate it with the help of Max\u2019s Flow Boost, which has him actually point down at the canvas when it\u2019s activated. You would not believe the noise I made when I saw and did that for the first time \u2014 like a caveman discovering fire. Having thoroughly enjoyed my time in this first interactive museum, I\u2019ve got very high hopes for Alex Pereira\u2019s and Zhang Weili\u2019s own curated experiences.<\/p>\n
The Career options are more entertaining and less repetitive than UFC 5\u2019s.\u201c<\/p>\n
Now, you\u2019re probably wondering why Hall of Legends would be anyone\u2019s idea of a favorite mode when there are a few other better ones to choose from. Well, reader, it\u2019s because I\u2019m a sucker for a good story, and it doesn\u2019t get much better than immersing myself in the lore behind three legendary champions. Although the dedicated UFC Career story, called The Legacy, is a close second. That\u2019s right, there are now two separate Career modes you can pick from: the former, which drops you straight into Dana White\u2019s octagon, or the latter, where you star as Chris Carter, a relative no-name who starts from the bottom. Do I even have to tell you which one I was drawn to first?<\/p>\n
Yes, as soon as I saw The Legacy, I pressed select faster than Jorge Masvidal\u2019s knockout on Ben Askren. I won\u2019t be spoiling much of the plot here because I would like everyone to experience it knowing as little as possible. But I will say I love how it immediately establishes a rivalry that quickly got me invested in the journey. Add in the fact that there are so many more pre-fight events that demand your attention, and this mode (taken in its entirety alongside Career) is both more entertaining and less repetitive than UFC 5\u2019s. <\/p>\n
EA Sports UFC 6 Screenshots<\/p>\n
In fact, developer EA Vancouver\u2019s decision to separate this prologue tale from the UFC Career mode is ultimately what distinguishes UFC 6 most from its predecessor. Not only does it give you more options and a better onboarding experience, but it also doubles down on the overall pitch for this version: that every fighter has a story; a central concept I have seen consistently and resonated with in the brief time I\u2019ve played UFC 6 so far. <\/p>\n
But we\u2019re still only in round three of a five-round bout, folks. I\u2019ve got a lot more to see before I finalize this review with a score, including The Gym, which seems to be about collecting as many fighters as possible and training them to unlock specific cosmetics (remember what I said earlier about UFC 6 straying from reality?), as well as the various online modes and how Flow State impacts the fights there. So stay tuned, because this one isn\u2019t ending in a stoppage, and all three judges (me, myself, and I) will be ready to give their unanimous decision later this week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wins and losses. KOs, TKOs, and submissions. These sensational headline-grabbers are essential, but they only make up one…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":706812,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[74],"class_list":["post-706811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/706811","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=706811"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/706811\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/706812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=706811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=706811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=706811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}