But despite seeing this success firsthand, Hayes is opting to wait on introducing something similar for UFC, despite it being a natural addition to the series. The same can be said for Madden and even NBA Live.
On the flipside, FIFA's "The Journey" story mode has proven enormously popular, drawing in new fans who would otherwise ignore sports games entirely. You could say that these fans are getting everything they want in UFC 3. Interestingly, UFC's focus on career mode is the inverse of the trend in Madden and FIFA, where the sheer popularity of Ultimate Team has prompted complaints that the developers don't focus on traditional single-player nearly enough.
Madden 18's "Longshot" was a hit last year. On the surface, it's relatively simple, but it includes amusing touches like your attitude in social media reflecting how aggressive your character is during weigh-ins. It includes a system in which you invest a weekly pool of points into promotion, training, and fight preparation as you steadily rise up the ranks.
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The effort shows in a revamped career mode in which you build a fighter from scratch in the minors and take them up to the pro levels. We wanted to make sure that we got career mode right before we created something new." "So while we could have done a cinematic story mode, that would have taken investment away from improving career mode. But on UFC 2 it was actually one of the modes that didn't rank highest in satisfaction scores," he said. We knew that career mode was the mode that players say is their favorite mode. "Looking at feedback on UFC 2, we knew that career mode was what the vast majority of our players play. In explaining his reasoning, Hayes said that it was mostly a matter of building up UFC's foundation.
When you're not kicking people in the head in UFC 3's "GOAT Mode," you're managing social media and training schedules. Instead, EA Canada is doubling down on a traditional career mode-this despite the fact that creative director Brian Hayes worked on Fight Night, which featured one of the original sports game story modes. UFC 3, however, will not be jumping into the fray. It was the year that Madden, NBA Live, and to a lesser extent, MLB The Show, joined NBA 2K with story modes of their own. Is there something you think we should be reporting on? Email was the year of the cinematic story mode in sports games.