Fight Night Champion Demo Available Now, Post Impressions Here (360, PS3)

[jjsmitty34]

hmmmm, it's a mixed bag for me..

One one hand, this is by far the best looking boxing game ever

On the other hand, it still has very stiff game play and that rock em sock feel of punching.

Maybe we can really tweak this thing with the sliders..

So far I give it a 6/10 for the demo,

hoping for a 8/10 for the final version..

[DONF]

Re: Fight Night Champion Demo Available Now, Post Impressions Here (360) PS3 Tonight

Let me first start off by saying I am a huge boxing fan!!! After playing the demo a few times it basically turns into a slugfest when playing online. Additionally if you press the button or move the stick once, it throws two or three punches. This causes the slugfest. If I attempt to throw one jab, two are thrown. So if I am trying to put combinations together I am throwing a lot of punches. For example, if I want to throw a 1-2 (left Right), I will actually throw two lefts and two rights. If I throw an uppercut, two are actually thrown. To me this gives the slugfest results. Also the auto block needs to go away asap. To have the CPU determine your blocking is not simulation. I pride myself on my defense and to take that out of my hands also kills my counter game. I was hit with some punches that I would have normally blocked. Once again, the auto block results in a slugfest. I was able to repeatly hit my opponent with power shots to the head after throwing to the body and then to head (power shot).

Graphics are nice, but I think they made the heavy weights to big in relationship to the ring. Also, the arm lengths and boxer's height are a bit off. Tyson seems to be only a few inches shorter than Ali and a simple jab from him seems to stretch and easily hit Ali.

Just my two cents.

[Hova57]

Re: Fight Night Champion Demo Available Now, Post Impressions Here (360) PS3 Tonight

You know, It'd be sweet if there were separate rooms or discs for the button mashers, cheesers,etc...vs the real sim world. then, they could button mash their arses in the mat if they wanted.

Mo you downloading for ps3 tonight or do you have a xbox. yea I'm hoping we will get separate rooms, plus the use of the online gyms will help too.

[Motown]

Re: Fight Night Champion Demo Available Now, Post Impressions Here (360) PS3 Tonight

Mo you downloading for ps3 tonight or do you have a xbox. yea I'm hoping we will get separate rooms, plus the use of the online gyms will help too.

PS3...gotta work an evening shift tonight off @ 11 Thursday & Friday I'll be on the sticks. maybe around midnight tonight too.

[JayBee74]

Re: Fight Night Champion Demo Available Now, Post Impressions Here (360) PS3 Tonight

First off, the demo is much better than any iteration, be it patched or sliders, of FN4.

All Ali users that I have faced have been content to throw volumes off punches. Using Tyson I one punch Koed one guy, but in somewhat experimenting I have lost a few decisions to Ali opponents, despite always having a considerably advantage in connect percentage.

The graphics are unbelievable.

Not crazy about the footwork. I got trapped in the corner by Ali and didn't read up on how to shove.

With Ali I won easily every time. I believe with practice you could hold Tyson users to sub 30% connect percentages.

Love one button (or trigger) timing blocking, but I notice body punches are blocked at a lower percentage frequency then head punches. This could be due to the sparsity of them, at least in the matches I've played. Of course that is hard to gauge because connect percentage incorporates whiffed punches too.

I am surprised I liked the demo this much.

[JayBee74]

Re: Fight Night Champion Demo Available Now, Post Impressions Here (360) PS3 Tonight

Also the auto block needs to go away asap. To have the CPU determine your blocking is not simulation. I pride myself on my defense and to take that out of my hands also kills my counter game. I was hit with some punches that I would have normally blocked.

You have to time the block right. Actually to have the CPU determine your blocking based on a fighter's rating IS simulation. But for that CPU determination to occur, you have to properly time the block.

At least that's what I think. Anybody else?

[Razorblade]

Re: Fight Night Champion Demo Available Now, Post Impressions Here (360) PS3 Tonight

I have looked everywhere but how do I get the Demo?

[Panicshade]

Re: Fight Night Champion Demo Available Now, Post Impressions Here (360) PS3 Tonight

I can only go by my demo but I haven't noticed any framerate/choppyness issues on the 360 demo. At least as far as I can see. Everything seems to run smooth.

[Panicshade]

Re: Fight Night Champion Demo Available Now, Post Impressions Here (360) PS3 Tonight

I have looked everywhere but how do I get the Demo?

The demo is already up for the 360...the PS3 demo will be up later today with their regular update

[DaveDQ]

Re: Fight Night Champion Demo Available Now, Post Impressions Here (360) PS3 Tonight

I have done a complete 180 on my impressions since yesterday. I have yet to see anyone really exploit anything except maybe the body jab, but you can get out of it by stepping. I was also wrong about headbutts. It appears you can throw them and then immediately hit with another punch. Very lame. Someone did it to me, stunned me and knocked me down.

The demo gives me a good impression and I'll definitely be getting this.

[Razorblade]

Re: Fight Night Champion Demo Available Now, Post Impressions Here (360) PS3 Tonight

The demo is already up for the 360...the PS3 demo will be up later today with their regular update

Oh okay thanks for not flaming me lol...I had to update mine today so I thought it should have already came on the ps3 but I guess I will try later...When it does update anyone wanna fight online? My psn is Razorblade25.

[BQ32]

I really feel that some of the complaints are unwarranted. None of my fights turn into slugfests and I have no problem throwing single shots or 2 punch combinations. The counter game is especially good but at the same time it can not be abused against a good competitor which is awsome. Really there seems to be very little cheese factor. I at first was concerned about the one button block, but with proper timeing and varying your shots it still seems to have a very realistic result. Also the fspc is really in improvement. though in round 4 fighting skilled opponents resulted in realistic looking matches playing less skilled opponents who could not throw hooks and uppercuts properly made the game look fairly dumb i.e boxers throwing straight rights 8 consecutive times or non stop hooks to the body with a sinlge hand. the fights alwasy look very good. And the fight will not be a SLUGFEST if you up your skill, learn how to counter and create space properly. If you do that then you will hope for your opponents to come in guns blazing. Thats how I get my KOs. Also the reach seems to be well implemented as you now can be effective with shorter fighters by jumping in but still box from the outside with ali. This game is very impressive from a gameplay perspective.

[Money99]

Re: Fight Night Champion Demo Available Now, Post Impressions Here (360) PS3 Tonight

Some excellent impressions from quality OS members here.
I'm loving what I'm hearing. It really sounds like you can actually "BOX" in this game and that a good strategy will defeat button/stick-mashers out there.

Can't wait to d/l this tonight and give it a whirl.

[Hova57]

Re: Fight Night Champion Demo Available Now, Post Impressions Here (360) PS3 Tonight

money you playing on ps3 or xbox

[Phobia]

Re: Fight Night Champion Demo Available Now, Post Impressions Here (360) PS3 Tonight

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