EA going backwards? FN4 is a step back from FN3

[DereckM]

Re: EA going backwards? FN4 is a step back from FN3

You mean sig punchs not styles, fn 3 was good but imo i felt it was the old gen engine with good graphics. Fn 4 first fight night I actually had a match go to a decision.

I think punches are a part of the overall style of a fighter. But either way its a step back. Seems like the whole sim, and signature thing was like 80% finished or something.

Anyway as I stated I still think its better than FN3 in certain areas. But after all this time I thought it would take the things FN3 had and add. Its almost like they didnt even use FN3 as a reference, which is ok but thats why to some it feels unpolished to a degree.

[parker002]

Re: EA going backwards? FN4 is a step back from FN3

It's two steps forward.

More than two.

I mean, FNR4 is not perfect. Far from it actually.

But comparing it to FNR3 is like comparing a Rolls Royce with a flat tire to a Plymouth Reliant. Sure the Rolls has a flat, but it's still INFINITELY better than a POS.

[StonesRunIt]

Re: EA going backwards? FN4 is a step back from FN3

If 1) stamina was better, 2) there was a limit to consecutive punches which correlated to stamina ( or had the power of the 3rd and 4th punch severely reduced), 3) the speed was up a bit ( 7 or 8 on the sliders) and 4) you could flash knockdown someone w/o a counter and 5) the bugs were fixed

This game would be prefect IMO, i listed because if you made the same type of list for round 3, you would be upwards of 15.

[M.I.M.L.]

Re: EA going backwards? FN4 is a step back from FN3

More than two.

I mean, FNR4 is not perfect. Far from it actually.

But comparing it to FNR3 is like comparing a Rolls Royce with a flat tire to a Plymouth Reliant. Sure the Rolls has a flat, but it's still INFINITELY better than a POS.

i have lost my bet so i have to vamos but can u please explain to me beofre i go, why u think fight night round 4 is so much better than round 3, the answers i see are"better by a mile" and "not ven close" but please go into detail

the computer ai is no doubt better , but other than that what makes this better

whats the difference in picking cotto or whitaker or jones, everything looks the same imho.........but please tell me in a nice paragraph why its better than round 3............please dont say legacy, it is(openly Admitteded at easports forums) a unfished and unpolished game mode and its to anyone who sees that

but go ahead.........................

[JayBee74]

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i have lost my bet so i have to vamos but can u please explain to me beofre i go, why u think fight night round 4 is so much better than round 3, the answers i see are"better by a mile" and "not ven close" but please go into detail

the computer ai is no doubt better , but other than that what makes this better

whats the difference in picking cotto or whitaker or jones, everything looks the same imho.........but please tell me in a nice paragraph why its better than round 3............please dont say legacy, it is(openly Admitteded at easports forums) a unfished and unpolished game mode and its to anyone who sees that

but go ahead.........................

LOL, you want an "essay" from me now M.I.M.L?
Your main complaint about FN3 was the parry system which was the essence of the game-master it and button punch and you're in the Top 10% online. How about the lack of inside fighting (I know in your mind FN3 had a good enough inside fighting system, minus the force field.) What about the stamina-fatigue factor-FN 3 didn't have it, and for all the complaints about FN4's stamina issues it is head and shoulders above FN3's.
I don't get your gripe about all the fighters looking the same.

[phillyfan23]

Re: EA going backwards? FN4 is a step back from FN3

If 1) stamina was better, 2) there was a limit to consecutive punches which correlated to stamina ( or had the power of the 3rd and 4th punch severely reduced), 3) the speed was up a bit ( 7 or 8 on the sliders) and 4) you could flash knockdown someone w/o a counter and 5) the bugs were fixed

This game would be prefect IMO, i listed because if you made the same type of list for round 3, you would be upwards of 15.

Ya your 1 to 5 list for FNR4 is really al the game needs to be flawless. I really wish we can communicate that to one of the devs, or via the community guy. These things can be easily fixed via a patch and it would be a shame if the devs don't hear these as the main concerns.

i'd like to add one thing though.....I think you also need to increase the cross power for the big guys like Lennox Lewis. His cross were absolute bombs, and it just doesn't feel that way when playing.

If you want it to be customizable add 5 sliders

hook power
Uppercut power
Cross Power
Counterpunch power
Stamina slider

[jtdribbles25]

Re: EA going backwards? FN4 is a step back from FN3

i have lost my bet so i have to vamos but can u please explain to me beofre i go, why u think fight night round 4 is so much better than round 3, the answers i see are"better by a mile" and "not ven close" but please go into detail

the computer ai is no doubt better , but other than that what makes this better

whats the difference in picking cotto or whitaker or jones, everything looks the same imho.........but please tell me in a nice paragraph why its better than round 3............please dont say legacy, it is(openly Admitteded at easports forums) a unfished and unpolished game mode and its to anyone who sees that

but go ahead.........................

graphics are better.

the AI is much better. And that counts for a whoooooole lot.

Although not easy to master, the counterpunch mechanic is much better than the ridiculous parrying.

The legacy mode, although shallow, provides some great variability.

The physics and inside fighting are remarkably better.

The varying ko's are better as well as the stamina system that allows for this.

[parker002]

Re: EA going backwards? FN4 is a step back from FN3

i have lost my bet so i have to vamos but can u please explain to me beofre i go, why u think fight night round 4 is so much better than round 3, the answers i see are"better by a mile" and "not ven close" but please go into detail

the computer ai is no doubt better , but other than that what makes this better

whats the difference in picking cotto or whitaker or jones, everything looks the same imho.........but please tell me in a nice paragraph why its better than round 3............please dont say legacy, it is(openly Admitteded at easports forums) a unfished and unpolished game mode and its to anyone who sees that

but go ahead.........................

I haven't even started legacy yet, so I won't use that.

How many fights have you played in Play Now mode? Because the different fighters most certainly do NOT all fight the same. Not in the slightest.

[ClickClickZoom]

Re: EA going backwards? FN4 is a step back from FN3

The only step backwards EA took was removing a control scheme that so many gamers found more user friendly.

[Rawdeal28]

Re: EA going backwards? FN4 is a step back from FN3

3 looked better of course im sure we can all agree on that .

lol man please. i have both and 4 looks better. colors more vibrant and bright. 3 looks dark compared to 4. looks like someone is just holding a flashlight down on the fighters. FN4 runs at a clean and beautiful 1080p.

styles
graphics
no spamming
better stamina
boxers felt different not just clones
counterpunching/dodging
stick and move
punches had weight
gameplay besides the terrible parry system




but even with all my hate towards the game i still think it is solid 7, if they add buttons even higher, i like many things they did here but do also feel they regressed

graphics explained above
no spamming lmao. 3 was haymaker city
better stamina how many fights went the distance in 3? exactly.
boxers felt different not just clones everyone had Knockout power in 3. tyson and ali dont play the same.

counterpunching/dodging parrying better than blocking? lol lets fight in real life so i can slap ur hand away.

stick and move i do it all the time in 4. up the speed slider

punches had weight only the jabs and straights.
gameplay besides the terrible parry system

lol 4 is better, period

as the novelty is wearing off.. the two greatest things i can say about this game are
1. self CAB
2. uploading ko videos online

...after that I'd say FN3 is better and I am dissapointed with FN4

anyone else feel the same way? that EA took a step back with this game?

when the two best things you can say about the game are CAB and upload videos, and nothing about actual gameplay

......I dunno man, maybe it's me but in my never humble opinion

EA went backwards because FN3 is far preferable to FN4

no

Anyway as I stated I still think its better than FN3 in certain areas. But after all this time I thought it would take the things FN3 had and add. Its almost like they didnt even use FN3 as a reference, which is ok but thats why to some it feels unpolished to a degree.

we got a new engine and u guys are still complaining lol.

here at OS, in every sports game forum u have people screaming to to get a new engine for the game. now u have one and u want to go back to the old one. lol gtfo

4) you could flash knockdown someone w/o a counter

.

u can do this round 4. i have done it several times already.

[phillyfan23]

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u can do this round 4. i have done it several times already.

yes you can KD or KO opponents without the counter but we're talking about the ratio. In the game now, to stun an opponent 8 times out of 10 you either need a haymaker, a sig punch or a counterpunch. the 2 of 10 to stun or KD a cpu opponent is either thru a regular hook/uppercut and very rarely a regular cross unless it's late in the match and the cpu energy bar is depleted. that ratio is way too high. Regular punches on the button SHOULD KD or KO opponent at a higher rate, more so the crosses for the lanky fighters.

Lower a bit the counter-punch power.
Raise a bit all regular punch power , especially the crosses.
PROBLEM SOLVED.

that way you can stun, KD, KO the cpu at a realistic rate for BOTH the counter/haymaker/sig and the regular on the button punches.

I've stunned a lot of boxers in the FIRST round, great boxers at that such as ALI, using the counter or the haymaker punch or the sig punch.

but please,show me the next time you stun an opponent using Lennox Lewis against Ed chambers ( a scrub HW) using a REGULAR cross punch that's not a counter, not a haymker or not a sig. punch in the FIRST round. It WON'T happen. I play on champion with boxer power at 7/10 and toughness at 5/10.

That's the problem.

test it out, and get back to me on that.

btw: I think fnr4 is a big step from 3, but it could achieve offline perfection if the punching mechanics are shored up..and stamina.

[HotSauce2k3]

Re: EA going backwards? FN4 is a step back from FN3

No way. FN3 was way too robotic, slow, and easy. FN4 is 10x the boxing game FN3 is.

FN3 had better graphics and a better soundtrack... but it stops there.

[Pappy Knuckles]

Re: EA going backwards? FN4 is a step back from FN3

I loved Round 3 but Round 4 beats in just about every way possible.

[tomriddle]

Re: EA going backwards? FN4 is a step back from FN3

well I'm glad you guys enjoy FN4

I'm taking it back to gamestop tomorrow

peace

I just hope they let me trade it in for FN3 lmfao!!

[jtdribbles25]

Re: EA going backwards? FN4 is a step back from FN3

well I'm glad you guys enjoy FN4

I'm taking it back to gamestop tomorrow

peace

I just hope they let me trade it in for FN3 lmfao!!

I'll trade you mine.