Discussion Continues About FNR4 Controls

by pastapadre
Posted May 17th, 2009 at 1:56 pm

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Ever since it was revealed that the button control scheme was removed completely for Fight Night Round 4, in turn forcing Total Punch Control with the right analog, it has been a hot topic of discussion.Yesterday the EA Canada community manager responded basically stating that that the button controls wouldn’t be returning and to learn to like TPC or move on. The posting has since been deleted from the EA Forum.

I still don’t understand the thinking behind this decision or the way in which they’ve addressed the topic with the community. Personally I prefer TPC for Fight Night and have found it to feel natural. However removing the button controls as an OPTION was still a baffling decision. If the issue was unbalanced online play then lock TPC for the ranked fights. Removing the control options for offine does a disservice to everyone who preferred that method of playing the game.

In a time where community interaction and feedback have become prominent with EA it is surprising that they would tell those concerned about this move to basically just get over it. It seems as though the community is split about 50/50 on which they prefer. In fact in the poll I had up on the topic back in March it was 54% who felt the button controls should still be in as an option. So upsetting about half of the consumers and ignoring their pleas to simply have a control scheme from the previous games as an option remains unsettling.

There is still the possibility that the button controls will be added in, though at this point it would need to be via patch if it hadn’t been planned already. Maybe the deletion of that forum post is a sign of that. Regardless this doesn’t appear to be a topic that is going to fade away quietly.

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tee

its just a shame that its come down to this kind of argument…some of yall bashed bash other boxing games for the button usage saying fn has the tpc..now ya get a better version of the tpc and opinions change…

to all the button mashers i say …enjoy UFC……but it uses the right stick and left stick along with buttons…way much more thinking if you ask me….
tee

its just a shame that its come down to this kind of argument…some of yall bashed bash other boxing games for the button usage saying fn has the tpc..now ya get a better version of the tpc and opinions change…

to all the button mashers i say …enjoy UFC……but it uses the right stick and left stick along with buttons…way much more thinking if you ask me….
Ull #14

PUT BACK THE BUTTON OPTIONS!!!!!!!!!
Ull #14

PUT BACK THE BUTTON OPTIONS!!!!!!!!!
Smokez4Dayz

not important at all. not worth a post. button mashing was knocked in PF. And not everybody who plays sports video games visit your site or any sports site. When these developers make choices to move on from the old school, you guys cry and bitch. So, sony is right, you lames only want the same old games and controls but with new improved graphics…thats whats wrong with the industry. Innovation keeps things fresh. You guys wanna spend the next two years button mashing this so called great boxing game? New controls. Learn them or go play FN3.
Smokez4Dayz

not important at all. not worth a post. button mashing was knocked in PF. And not everybody who plays sports video games visit your site or any sports site. When these developers make choices to move on from the old school, you guys cry and bitch. So, sony is right, you lames only want the same old games and controls but with new improved graphics…thats whats wrong with the industry. Innovation keeps things fresh. You guys wanna spend the next two years button mashing this so called great boxing game? New controls. Learn them or go play FN3.
MR. 707

HA next up is "joystick twirling"…People will always find a way to gain an advantage in video games so all of you idiots talking about "button mashing" and how it needs to be taken out need to get a grip.
MR. 707

HA next up is "joystick twirling"…People will always find a way to gain an advantage in video games so all of you idiots talking about "button mashing" and how it needs to be taken out need to get a grip.
MR. 707

Oh and can anyone tell me how effective that joystick BS is? I feel like (at some point during a fight) I would want to throw a right jab and end up throwing a right hook or something.
MR. 707

Oh and can anyone tell me how effective that joystick BS is? I feel like (at some point during a fight) I would want to throw a right jab and end up throwing a right hook or something.
jbb

everyone buy prizefighter just so they change their minds . dont even but FNR3 coz they still get the profits.
jbb

everyone buy prizefighter just so they change their minds . dont even but FNR3 coz they still get the profits.
Yendig

To all those people saying that it's better this way because "button mashers are gay" and "it's more realistic". Those are stupid comments, since both the face buttons and the analog do the same thing. It's just a matter of preference how you want to tell the PS3 what you want your character to do.

Button mashing, people who button mash are people who usually don't understand the mechanics of the game, as any skilled player should be able to always win against a button masher. Whether a player chooses to spam punches with the buttons, or spam them with the analog doesn't matter, you still have "button mashers" just because they're not actually using buttons doesn't change their concept of how the game is played and doesn't change the fact that they're still button mashers.

For people saying it's more realisitc… It's not. Both actions are being done with the movement of your thumb. If you're pretending your analog is an arm and you're using your thumb to swing that arm at your opponent on the big screen, then yes, it's more realistic.

If there is no layout 3 I will not buy it. And it's not even because I refuse to learn TPC, it's just been the way this whole thing has been handled. EA never ceases to surprise me though, they could fuck up toast.
Yendig

To all those people saying that it's better this way because "button mashers are gay" and "it's more realistic". Those are stupid comments, since both the face buttons and the analog do the same thing. It's just a matter of preference how you want to tell the PS3 what you want your character to do.

Button mashing, people who button mash are people who usually don't understand the mechanics of the game, as any skilled player should be able to always win against a button masher. Whether a player chooses to spam punches with the buttons, or spam them with the analog doesn't matter, you still have "button mashers" just because they're not actually using buttons doesn't change their concept of how the game is played and doesn't change the fact that they're still button mashers.

For people saying it's more realisitc… It's not. Both actions are being done with the movement of your thumb. If you're pretending your analog is an arm and you're using your thumb to swing that arm at your opponent on the big screen, then yes, it's more realistic.

If there is no layout 3 I will not buy it. And it's not even because I refuse to learn TPC, it's just been the way this whole thing has been handled. EA never ceases to surprise me though, they could fuck up toast.
Last Monk

THQ's UFC 2009 has the button + analog stick combination right. EA's FN3 has the combination right.
After playing the FNR4 demo for a couple of weeks I've decided to cancel my pre-order of FNR4. if the new TPC
scheme is the future of the FN franchise, then EA has lost a customer permanently.
Last Monk

THQ's UFC 2009 has the button + analog stick combination right. EA's FN3 has the combination right.
After playing the FNR4 demo for a couple of weeks I've decided to cancel my pre-order of FNR4. if the new TPC
scheme is the future of the FN franchise, then EA has lost a customer permanently.
kim

i was so excited about Round 4 to be release but ever since i played the demo and i can't even regularly use my face button smashing. Im so use to playing the face button smashing ever since the first fight night game . But now they are telling us to get over it and move on. definitly for sure your not getting my money. Im moving on to UFC UNDISPUTED
kim

i was so excited about Round 4 to be release but ever since i played the demo and i can't even regularly use my face button smashing. Im so use to playing the face button smashing ever since the first fight night game . But now they are telling us to get over it and move on. definitly for sure your not getting my money. Im moving on to UFC UNDISPUTED
Kusunagi

I was on the fence with this game, I've played the demo a few times and always played the previous games with buttons. But like a non gaming mate said to me the other night " Your a gamer, You learn the moves etc as you go, what's different? treat it like a new game you haven't played before ". He has a point! Thats what we all do, Buy a game, learn the moves and stuff and get on with it. I understand its a big change for a game to have a diff control system we are used too, but i'll be giving the game a bash and getting on with it. As with TPC and buttons online, it doesn't make a difference if your good, only the losers look to blame something like that..
Kusunagi

I was on the fence with this game, I've played the demo a few times and always played the previous games with buttons. But like a non gaming mate said to me the other night " Your a gamer, You learn the moves etc as you go, what's different? treat it like a new game you haven't played before ". He has a point! Thats what we all do, Buy a game, learn the moves and stuff and get on with it. I understand its a big change for a game to have a diff control system we are used too, but i'll be giving the game a bash and getting on with it. As with TPC and buttons online, it doesn't make a difference if your good, only the losers look to blame something like that..
Daniel

stupid decision from EA
Daniel

stupid decision from EA
nyhero2012

Fuck EA man! Just Fuckem, Fuckem, FUCK-THEM! Instead of enjoying this shit I felt ripped off. Instead of pressing a button to throw the right punch at the right fucking time these assholes have me and my hood dialing in my punches from a old rotary phone like from the fucking 70's! What the hell are they smoking, shit I need some to play this piece of shit. I also don't play online. So the button mashing shit is retarded to justify the TPC R3 crap. By the way if somebody got headbutted in real life they would have a cut or something, too say this game is realistic EA? Really? No swelling, blood looks like makeup on Pee Wee Herman. Just keep punching someone in the nuts about five times or more! Can someone explain to me why they will not even react for but a split second! And keep punching you like you blew them a kiss. Four long years to make a great game. But the only thing great about it was when I took it back for UFC. Lets see what else they fuck up so I can be justified by not purchasing any more games from these arrogant, stupid fucking pricks whos head is so far up their asses they can't hear the feed back about the shit they put out. Its like meeting a hot chick and finding out shes a he…what a fucking dissapointment! Fuck U EA…Fuck'em!
nyhero2012

Fuck EA man! Just Fuckem, Fuckem, FUCK-THEM! Instead of enjoying this shit I felt ripped off. Instead of pressing a button to throw the right punch at the right fucking time these assholes have me and my hood dialing in my punches from a old rotary phone like from the fucking 70's! What the hell are they smoking, shit I need some to play this piece of shit. I also don't play online. So the button mashing shit is retarded to justify the TPC R3 crap. By the way if somebody got headbutted in real life they would have a cut or something, too say this game is realistic EA? Really? No swelling, blood looks like makeup on Pee Wee Herman. Just keep punching someone in the nuts about five times or more! Can someone explain to me why they will not even react for but a split second! And keep punching you like you blew them a kiss. Four long years to make a great game. But the only thing great about it was when I took it back for UFC. Lets see what else they fuck up so I can be justified by not purchasing any more games from these arrogant, stupid fucking pricks whos head is so far up their asses they can't hear the feed back about the shit they put out. Its like meeting a hot chick and finding out shes a he…what a fucking dissapointment! Fuck U EA…Fuck'em!
nyhero2012

I just played as Mike Tyson vs middle weight robbinson. I hit him with Five spot on uppercuts, then he hit me with one jab and I went down quickly. This is not boxing people! His fucking weak jab is stronger than my uppercuts! What the fuck were they thinking? Mike Tysons uppercuts are not as powerful as a jab from a middleweight! Fuck u EA. Stupid assholes! Please don't buy this game! Hell, don't even rent it!
nyhero2012

I just played as Mike Tyson vs middle weight robbinson. I hit him with Five spot on uppercuts, then he hit me with one jab and I went down quickly. This is not boxing people! His fucking weak jab is stronger than my uppercuts! What the fuck were they thinking? Mike Tysons uppercuts are not as powerful as a jab from a middleweight! Fuck u EA. Stupid assholes! Please don't buy this game! Hell, don't even rent it!