06:39 AM - February 1, 2011 by Steve_OS
The Fight Night Champion demo is available now for the 360 and later tonight (roughly 9 P.M. EST) for the PS3. Please post your impressions here.
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06:39 AM - February 1, 2011 by Steve_OSThe Fight Night Champion demo is available now for the 360 and later tonight (roughly 9 P.M. EST) for the PS3. Please post your impressions here.
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# 261
DickDalewood @ 02/05/11 09:09 AM
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After reading a bunch of impressions, I got a chance to play the demo...and my verdict is the game is a lot better than I thought it would be.
Pros:
Game looks better, more realistic animations.
You no longer fight on a 2D plane...you can end up on left or right side of the screen.
Recovery between rounds...point system was dumb
While not perfect, it's easier to evade
Blocking system is cool (just don't stand in one spot...MOVE!)
Cons:
You can still trade punches with no consequence
Flash KOs are too random
Ali is God
Too hard to clinch
Illegal blows still here
Presentation and Commentary sucks
I know I had more negatives than positives, but this game is a lot more fun than FN4. There seems to be some semblance of strategy as opposed to FN4. I actually beat an online opponent with Cotto (he had Pac Man) by using the jab and moving out the way.
Some of my gripes seem like they can be fixed with ratings and sliders, so things I would like to see in the next incarnation:
Do away with illegal blows! There were some instances where me and my opponent both lunged at each other. That is an instance where an accidental headbutt could occur. As for low blows, that could happen randomly during close exchanges to the body.
Clinching should matter! When fighting inside, that should turn into a clinch opportunity where the ref should break it up. Some fighters like Mayweather use clinching as a way of not letting his opponent get off. In FNC and previous versions, clinching is only to save yourself from getting KO'ed.
Presentation needs an overhaul! Commentary is mediocre at best, your cornermen are random, and the decisions have no drama to them. They should have a split screen when announcing the decision where you see the fighter's reaction. I don't like the cutscenes and replays during a knockdown/KO. Everything needs to be real time. Speaking of KOs/knockdowns...
KOs/Knockdowns need an overhaul as well! While it's cool that they have flash KOs...they are very rare. I don't like that the ref doesn't at least give you a chance to get up. Only sometimes (like in the Martinez/Williams) fight does the ref not attempt to count. There should be a variance on the type of knock downs. Some knockdowns hurt where you struggle to your feet (if you can at all), while others are merely caused my momentum and you're not even hurt. I don't like that every successive knockdown is more difficult to get up...the way you get hit should matter. The "get up" game needs to be changed. Maybe taking a page from Prizefighter, in which you take a knee to gather yourself before you get up.
If they fix those 4 things, we can finally have a realistic boxing sim.
Pros:
Game looks better, more realistic animations.
You no longer fight on a 2D plane...you can end up on left or right side of the screen.
Recovery between rounds...point system was dumb
While not perfect, it's easier to evade
Blocking system is cool (just don't stand in one spot...MOVE!)
Cons:
You can still trade punches with no consequence
Flash KOs are too random
Ali is God
Too hard to clinch
Illegal blows still here
Presentation and Commentary sucks
I know I had more negatives than positives, but this game is a lot more fun than FN4. There seems to be some semblance of strategy as opposed to FN4. I actually beat an online opponent with Cotto (he had Pac Man) by using the jab and moving out the way.
Some of my gripes seem like they can be fixed with ratings and sliders, so things I would like to see in the next incarnation:
Do away with illegal blows! There were some instances where me and my opponent both lunged at each other. That is an instance where an accidental headbutt could occur. As for low blows, that could happen randomly during close exchanges to the body.
Clinching should matter! When fighting inside, that should turn into a clinch opportunity where the ref should break it up. Some fighters like Mayweather use clinching as a way of not letting his opponent get off. In FNC and previous versions, clinching is only to save yourself from getting KO'ed.
Presentation needs an overhaul! Commentary is mediocre at best, your cornermen are random, and the decisions have no drama to them. They should have a split screen when announcing the decision where you see the fighter's reaction. I don't like the cutscenes and replays during a knockdown/KO. Everything needs to be real time. Speaking of KOs/knockdowns...
KOs/Knockdowns need an overhaul as well! While it's cool that they have flash KOs...they are very rare. I don't like that the ref doesn't at least give you a chance to get up. Only sometimes (like in the Martinez/Williams) fight does the ref not attempt to count. There should be a variance on the type of knock downs. Some knockdowns hurt where you struggle to your feet (if you can at all), while others are merely caused my momentum and you're not even hurt. I don't like that every successive knockdown is more difficult to get up...the way you get hit should matter. The "get up" game needs to be changed. Maybe taking a page from Prizefighter, in which you take a knee to gather yourself before you get up.
If they fix those 4 things, we can finally have a realistic boxing sim.
I am a big fan of the new camera angle. Hopefully there will be other options for those who don't like it, but I think it's way better than any camera options in FN4. What makes this new angle possible if the ref. Without a ref in the ring, you can't really take the camera out of the ring, it would look weird w no ref there.
I'm ok with the blocking, and I'm even ok with the footwork (kinda), but they have to make a fighter pay for throwing 400+ punches in a three round period. I don't care if you are landing them or not, you can not allow that insane amount of punches, over an accelerated 3 minute period without the fighter being exhausted.
Right now that's my biggest issue with the demo.
Right now that's my biggest issue with the demo.
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I think the issue with the stamina right now is that it's recharging too quick. I've visually seen it take effect and watched as a guy would throw a 10 punch combo that hit nothing but air and seen his arms slow down, but to me it's seemed like it only takes a few seconds for him to regain that energy and be just as effective with his punches again.
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there is nothing wrong with that though technically - if you can't throw 10 punches in round 1 as a pro, you don't belong in the ring.
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this demo is broken. period.
i've played it well over 50 times and I am yet to have stunned or even knocked out ALI w/tyson (i like tyson
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but as soon as i get ALI i can win.
also, i think the points system is flawed to where i lose 28/29 every round to ALI...
EA i know you can see this. fix it please.
i've played it well over 50 times and I am yet to have stunned or even knocked out ALI w/tyson (i like tyson
)but as soon as i get ALI i can win.
also, i think the points system is flawed to where i lose 28/29 every round to ALI...
EA i know you can see this. fix it please.
# 274
DavonBrown @ 02/05/11 09:01 PM
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It is difficult to initiate the clinch and the A.I. doesn't do it enough. As Ali, I have trouble clinching Tyson when we are literally chest to chest. And why is the push so slow?
I also agree with everyone else about the terrible stamina. If they fix stamina it may make the clinch matter, which would also help us get more realistic punch numbers.
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Wasn't pleased after the first night of playing but I'm starting to enjoy the game. Honestly I went from the demo back to 4 & it's tough. The graphics are a huge improvemt as is the speed. I'm wondering if it's a tad too fast though. Sometmes I can't even see what I'm hittng!
Footwork is a weak point as is the stamina. One round I threw 79 punches & my opponent threw 156!!! Jab still needs to count a bit more too I think. It's not bad though.
Footwork is a weak point as is the stamina. One round I threw 79 punches & my opponent threw 156!!! Jab still needs to count a bit more too I think. It's not bad though.
*edit* yeah, the punches are warp speed...way too fast imo.
I don't know 'bout y'all, but my damn thumb's been hurtin' for 2 days now lol
I don't know 'bout y'all, but my damn thumb's been hurtin' for 2 days now lol
# 278
acts238shaun @ 02/05/11 09:27 PM
I fought 2 guys online. One was a newb where I had tyson and he ali. It was a 2 knockdown
destruction that was over in rd 2. The 2nd was a pac vs pac fight wherw he tried to bully
me and he kept eating counters. After his 2nd stun state in the 2nd he quit
(He was experienced and tried all the old FNR4 tricks - hyperr punching, short term spinning, etc.
destruction that was over in rd 2. The 2nd was a pac vs pac fight wherw he tried to bully
me and he kept eating counters. After his 2nd stun state in the 2nd he quit
(He was experienced and tried all the old FNR4 tricks - hyperr punching, short term spinning, etc.
Just played another online match. Ihate that there only 3 rounds, it allows the other player to throw a crazy amount of punches with no consequence. I throw around 65 punches per round wiith Cotto, Ali and Pacquiao, and 55 with Tyson, but regardless of who my opponent is using, they throw over 90 per round. I'm connecting in the mid 50's, and my opponent is getting low to mid 40's, but I lose every time I don't get a knockdown because my opponent doesn't gas out.
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