I would add more fighters to the new game like around 80 some legends some current fighters. I would have TR vs GBP fighters fight each other. I would take out the ESPN crew and put in the HBO crew or the Showtime crew it would depend on what t.v network bought the fight.
Kind of want an amateur mode were you can start your career from a really early age and go on tournament runs and even the Olympics.
Also have a realistic corrupt judges mode were you lose unless you KO them
There should be a vacation mode, where your fighter fights once a year then goes on vacation. You should also be able to fight your way to the top by hand picking your opponents. Gift decisions, biased annouce team, be able to use drugs. I dunno I'd like to keep the game as real as possible.
Seriously though, you should be able to customize create-a-boxers' records, and existing boxers records should be updated as they fight.
I also think they should have a set roster of boxers that should come with the game, but they should have a large database of boxers you can download individual boxers, based on who you like, what divisions you follow or whatever.
Overall, they need to make the actual fighting more realistic, inside fighting...the computer shouldn't be able to run away and clinch so easily when stunned. Body punches need to do more damage.
There should also be a promoter mode... I like that promotor idea were you would have to negotiate a deal with the fighters. You also would have to have a deal with an MGM Grand and a t.v network or do your own PPV.
Focus on the CURRENT FIGHTERS, enough with the Legends!
Last game it wasn't enough of the Current fighters...like him or not, MAYWEATHER IS A MUST! Might as well give him what he want, it will boost sales, but I hears Mayweather price was just RIDICULOUS and he wants money from the Sales of the Game so I don't see EA Sports doing that
But it wasn't no inside fighting in that game, also it was the battle of the knock downs, who ever knock the their opponent down 3 Times first WINS, that is not ****in BOXING, not every boxing match end in a KO or TKO, someone like Hagler should be impossible to even Knock Down, the man was never even officially knocked down his entire fukin career (the BS Knockdown against Juan Roldan was overturned) so why is he getting knocked down in this game?
Fans do a great job creating fighters who are not in the game though, they do a better job then EA Sports does IMO
I'd put more story behind career mode... Or "legacy" mode, whatever they wanna call it
In FNR3 you had rivals, the only problem was that u had to fight them at certain points, no choice... The new games need rivals that progress along side you, and you can choose whether or not to fight them... And it could effect your popularity (like, if u duck them, your popularity drops... They duck u, their popularity drops... etc)
Also, you can only move up 1 weight class... In real life there's no cap and their shouldn't be in the game either...
Also there are 3 belts, but only 1 ranking system... What's the point of that? All three belts should have their own rankings
And the most annoying thing is, once you move up in weight and become the unified champion... Your stuck with the same top 5 or 6 contenders to fight... It doesn't matter if you already beat them, knocked them out in the first round, or they stick around, and you have to just hope they retire at the end of the year... They should constantly be eliminating people that you just beat once you become champ... Doesn't have to be permanent, just for a while...
they obviously have different design teams working on the games, so you cant expect the same quality from a football game to be applied to boxing... plus i think fight night champion was the first from EA CANADA. thats why its different from fight night 3. there seems to be no news regarding a new boxing game.... i hope they dont let the franchise die.
my wish list:
• get the HBO team to sign on to do commentary... they freaking agreed to do the crappy don king boxing game.... it would be cool to have the espn team do most commentary, but title fights & PPV fights would be the HBO team... this would be VERY satisfying for career mode.
• more participation from promotional companies... it seemed GBP was all up in the game. it would be nice to actually have some licensing from the different promo companies.
• tweak game mechanics... previous version packed more thud when punches land... FN champion seemed to just roll too much, every punch felt like glancing blows. the added camera shake didnt help, IMO. lost realism... too arcade-ish
• make divisions more deep... its sad when featherweight, bantam, etc only have 1-2 fighters to choose from... feels like a demo.
• complete animation & player model overhaul
im sure they are having a hard time justifying another release for the franchise considering this "dying" sport..... but im sure a well thought out game with the polish and presentation of the THQ/Yuke's UFC game will be greatly appreciated.
The first thing that should be addressed is how most boxers look absolutely nothing like the video game versions of themselves. They make a welterweight fighter look like a short heavyweight with the wrong style, strengths, weaknesses, etc.
If they can make the NFL guys look exactly like the pro players, why not boxing? Also, the fighters are way too slow in-game, and they telegraph punches. Make it more realistic by giving the fighters believable levels of speed and it will be more challenging but more fun. Yeah, it'll be difficult at first, but the realism will pay off in the long-term...
In Legacy they need let you make more 480k when you are the unified champion. Also you used to be able to go up and down in weight they should bring that back. I just want another Fight Night plain and simple and more fighter would be great also.
Remember guys... if EA still owns the Fight Night Franchise.... you can't really expect much
EA still owns the franchise iv read the guys who took charge of the last FN game have been giving the job of creating the new UFC game aswell not that i care but im glad its the same team who did the last game will be doing FN5 on there site they said there very much committed to the FN franchise.iv purchased every boxing game ever made for PS and XBOX and champion mode in the last one was something special and above anything thats come before it,i think its the fighter roster that let every one down if they can improve on this aspect its a great start to improving the game its good as it stands all they gotta do is fix and add some features fingers crossed.
I forgot to mention that in champion mode the cut scenes looked terrific everything smelt of boxing there was a real here we go feeling before the bell each opponent felt like a challenge i loved it and iv continually repeated champion mode for this reason if they can somehow bring this into legacy with some of the great cut scenes before the fight that would hugely increase the legacy mode play factor i think.
I would take out Lampley Merchant Steward and Kellerman and replace them with Roy Jones Jr James Toney Antonio Tarver and Victor Ortiz.
++ I would also add catchweights, in case virtual fighters were too scared to go up in weight.
There should be a vacation mode, where your fighter fights once a year then goes on vacation. You should also be able to fight your way to the top by hand picking your opponents. Gift decisions, biased annouce team, be able to use drugs. I dunno I'd like to keep the game as real as possible.
Seriously though, you should be able to customize create-a-boxers' records, and existing boxers records should be updated as they fight.
I also think they should have a set roster of boxers that should come with the game, but they should have a large database of boxers you can download individual boxers, based on who you like, what divisions you follow or whatever.
Overall, they need to make the actual fighting more realistic, inside fighting...the computer shouldn't be able to run away and clinch so easily when stunned. Body punches need to do more damage.
There should also be a promoter mode...
I'd edit the Legacy mode, once you become HW champ you keep on fighting the same 5 guys over and over, the events are a waste of time for you popularity is already 100.
I'd definitely work on a more entertaining, realistic legacy mode.
Maybe interviews, hype up some fight, some new boxer rising the ranks.
And definitely more gear customization
I agree with you legacy is pretty lame after you complete it once or twice.moving up one division is abit anoying,id like to start at feather and have the option to grow and move threw different weight divisions maybe limit it to middleweight for max growth if you start at featherweight,and if your career starts at middleweight shouldnt getting the heavyweight belt be an option further down your legacy career,what i hate most about legacy is some of the license fighters can retire before you get to fight them i was moving up to middleweight after unifying the welterweight belts when the year ended hagler and monzan retired! its happened with other fighters in other divisions i find it very frustrating.
I'd edit the Legacy mode, once you become HW champ you keep on fighting the same 5 guys over and over, the events are a waste of time for you popularity is already 100.
I'd definitely work on a more entertaining, realistic legacy mode.
Maybe interviews, hype up some fight, some new boxer rising the ranks.
And definitely more gear customization
its important calzaghe is in the game so i can destroy him with jones jr :boxing:
you make a very good point. i actually edited joe's stats reducing his power to 0 and occasionally picking mike tyson to punish him.
who wants to play as
peter manfredo jr.
sergio mora
jesse james leija
billy dib
joe calzaghe
:nonono:
its important calzaghe is in the game so i can destroy him with jones jr :boxing: