Tennis Elbow 4 PS4

[Picci]

Don't know when I'll get the chance to play but with a 25% discount sale in progress, I just went in

[sportsgamingguy2023]

I downloaded TE4 onto my PS5. I am an older guy. Have horrible joystick skills. Is there a way to make it so the player runs to the correct spot to hit the next shot but I control what type of shot? In other words, auto positioning. My guess is no but figured I'd ask...

[ManuTOO]

@sportsgamingguy2023,
with Auto-Pos on Fast (the default setting), you can reach at least 70% of the opponent's balls when he's on the Club-10 difficulty level without moving the player by yourself.


Just press a strike button and your player will go in the correct position.


So if you can manage to push him a bit left or right before pressing a button, you should be able to reach many balls.

[sportsgamingguy2023]

Quote: Originally Posted by ManuTOO

@sportsgamingguy2023, with Auto-Pos on Fast (the default setting), you can reach at least 70% of the opponent's balls when he's on the Club-10 difficulty level without moving the player by yourself. Just press a strike button and your player will go in the correct position. So if you can manage to push him a bit left or right before pressing a button, you should be able to reach many balls.

Thank you! I'll try that. And thanks for so many improvements to the game and your tutorials...

[Balldude777]

I bought Top Spin 2k25 first last summer but was a bit disappointed because of the lack of depth, so then I bought Tiebreak because they were adding sliders. Although I did like it better than Top Spin, I wanted a game close to real life but even with sliders, I couldn't get over that the CPU would never hit an error into the net.

So I finally gave Tennis Elbow 4 a chance this week since it's now on PS5. This is by far the best tennis simulation I've ever played. The controls are hard to get used to at first but man, once you get it down, it really does feel like real tennis. The way you have to move your player and then hit is just like real life. The toughest thing is just getting out of the lazy habit that the other tennis games ingrained in me where I can just press a button to hit an inside out shot. Now I have to literally move my player to that forehand side but it makes it more rewarding. And the best thing is I don't have to hit a 30 ball rally to win every point, the CPU or myself make errors quick enough to have many points end early. Sure that won't attract the casual but for hardcore tennis fans, this feels just right.

I also was pleasantly surprised that the mods are possible on the console and it was super easy to download. I can't thank the dev enough for keeping this game going for so long and bringing it to consoles! Sure it does lack some on the graphics side but this is exactly what I've been looking for out of a tennis game. It might even be the best sports video game I've played as far as simulation goes. Glad I gave this one a shot.

[MJ200]

its by far the best tennis game ever on a console.
i play on ps4 so the graphics on the high level make the game choppy, but other than that the game is perfect.

just needs injuries for career mode, the close call challenges,
and I would love a simulate option where you can sim ahead in matches up until certain sets. for those that dont have much time to play the full sets.

[ManuTOO]

Quote: Originally Posted by MJ200

and I would love a simulate option where you can sim ahead in matches up until certain sets. for those that dont have much time to play the full sets.

You can play in 1 set : just click the number of set icon before a match. You'll have to change it for each type of tournament, both for normal rounds & final.


Alternatively, you can set your player to CPU, fast forward one or more sets, exit the match, put your player back to Human, and continue your match.

[sportsgamingguy2023]

If TE looked like a AAA current gen game, there would be no need for any others. The AI is the best out there and there are very few 20-30 vollies which are so common in other games that come up short on cpu unforced and forced errors.

I am not good enough to play it but I love setting up cpu vs cpu matches with classic players. I’m too old now and reflexes are not what they used to be…as well as not growing up with a controller in my hand.

Hope for some major upgrade animation and graphics wise down the line to bring this into current gen quality.