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[Raiden]

Yaaay!

 

[olimario]

I heard a rumor that more polys = more fun.

 

[Doube D]

if it plays anything like round 2 it is pure garbage regardless. nice poly count tho

 

[Wax Free Vanilla]

no mike tyson, no sale. ea lose.

 

[Shaheed79]

if it plays anything like round 2 it is pure garbage regardless. nice poly count tho

I can understand the EA hate but this is one of the few IP's they actually get right. If they fix the myrid of glitches and clipping from Round 2 then this game should be great. I'd love if they included a true career mode where you choose your manager, negotiate contracts and build a reputation on how well you do in the ring. Imagine being more popular than Ali or more badass than Tyson which affects how well you draw crowds. Choosing to talk shit or start pre-fight brawls and running the risk of loosing your boxing license. Sadly they are probably satisfied with a new coat of hi-def graphics.

 

[shpankey]

insane. this game is going to fucking RULE!

 

[TigerKnee]

Man those graphics look photorealistic.

For real!

 

[Jerkface]

Cool, I give Fight Night a rental usually because it doesn't hold long term appeal for me.

 

[typhonsentra]

I'm gonna have to call bullshit. They're really good, but you can still see some imperfections, especially around the elbow and the upper arms.

 

[Sai]

Has there been any new footage since those clips on MTV's game site? The game looks fantastic in screenshots, but looking at it in motion, it didn't look too much better than Round 2.

I like how you can switch to southpaw in the middle of the match. Any other significant changes they've made to the game's controls? All I ever really hear about Round 3 is the career mode, and the fact that there's no more HUD.

 

[JRPereira]

It's going to be really nice when people find out that all the effort is producing games with less gameplay than just recording videos that are played when the player hits a certain button.

(rock-'em sock-'em robots ftw)

 

[Kuroyume]

I heard a rumor that more polys = more fun.

It also has great art so = even more fun

 

[Jerkface]

I'm gonna have to call bullshit. They're really good, but you can still see some imperfections, especially around the emblows and upper arms.

The 3 millions polys likely refers to the normal maps used instead of the main model so you will notice slight imperfections.

 

[123rl]

More polys = more things for them to get wrong in animation

It looks impressive in still images but I'll reserve judgement until I see it running

 

[Juice]

I'm gonna have to call bullshit. They're really good, but you can still see some imperfections, especially around the emblows and upper arms.

I swear, devs never get the fucking emblows right.

 

[Dr_Cogent]

Wow. Hot.

 

[PhatSaqs]

Animation please.

 

[Ceb]

Probably 100,000 per frame.

 

[Xellotah]

The boxer on the left has a wooden arm ... must be a pirate.

 

[Mook1e]

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The fighter on the left's shoulder blades and right forearm look like ass..

 

[shpankey]

damn them emblows! :lol

Urgh, cant wait for next gens antfucking on how their pupils arent reflective enough or something like that.

:lol it's funny cause i know it's gonna happen. a lot! :lol

 

[Raiden]

Urgh, cant wait for next gens antfucking on how their pupils arent reflective enough or something like that.

 

[Doube D]

I can understand the EA hate but this is one of the few IP's they actually get right. If they fix the myrid of glitches and clipping from Round 2 then this game should be great. I'd love if they included a true career mode where you choose your manager, negotiate contracts and build a reputation on how well you do in the ring. Imagine being more popular than Ali or more badass than Tyson which affects how well you draw crowds. Choosing to talk shit or start pre-fight brawls and running the risk of loosing your boxing license. Sadly they are probably satisfied with a new coat of hi-def graphics.

The game was pure garbage. The reason was the STUPID haymaker system. Im all for total punch control, but when you enable a system where everyone just keeps throwing the same two punches over and over again, it becomes retarded. The gameplay in round one >>>>>>>>> round 2.

 

[..pakbeka..]

needs more Hajime no Ippo

 

[Jerkface]

The game was pure garbage. The reason was the STUPID haymaker system. Im all for total punch control, but when you enable a system where everyone just keeps throwing the same two punches over and over again, it becomes retarded. The gameplay in round one >>>>>>>>> round 2.

All it would take to fix that is a proper stamina hit and a larger counterpunch window.

 

[Borys]

FN3 looks fucking HOT but not 3M polys HOT. It's either per second or pre-normalmapping in 3DS.

3M model gives you a perfect looking human with individual boogers modelled inside his nostrils.

 

[VictimOfGrief]

I heard a rumor that High Definition gaming is more fun.

Fixed.

 

[jett]

Probably 100,000 per frame.

100k polys per frame? That'd be a really freaking sad number for a next-gen game.

 

[typhonsentra]

I swear, devs never get the fucking emblows right.

:lol
Don't be a dick.

 

[Vaandaviii]

Normal mapping the whole thing you can create fighters of three billion polys if you want... :lol

 

[Raiden]

Normal mapping the whole thing you can create fighters of three billion polys if you want... :lol

Do you have any idea what you're talking about?

 

[Beezy]

Fight Night is the most fun I've had with a "real" sports game since Super Tecmo Bowl. I hate to say it but.......good job EA.

 

[golem]

100k polys per frame? That'd be a really freaking sad number for a next-gen game.

i think he means 100k per fighter... thats pretty good

 

[GDGF]

I so want this on Revolution. It would be the first boxing game I bought since Mike Tyson's Punch-Out. Two revmotes for two fisted action would be ideal.

 

[Tech Nine]

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/sports/fightnightround3/media.html

New Developer intervirew (video) And gameplay video.

EA is doing some amazing things with this. They mention they gotten away with all huds and looking at your characters reactions and face expressions to see in what condition they are,as you would while watching it live

 

[olimario]

:lol :lol :lol
That video is just horrible. The graphics are superb, but that animation looks terrible and doesn't come anywhere close to representing what a fight looks like.

 

[darscot]

I'll believe this when I see it. As in the game is actually released. Have you people learned nothing from EA? Fight Night is one of the only titles left from EA I like.

 

[TheDuce22]

That video is just horrible. The graphics are superb, but that animation looks terrible and doesn't come anywhere close to representing what a fight looks like.

You cant be serious. The animations looked great. Its never going to look exactly like a real fight because its a videogame. Players need to have a certian ammount of control you know.

 

[hadareud]

:lol :lol :lol
That video is just horrible. The graphics are superb, but that animation looks terrible and doesn't come anywhere close to representing what a fight looks like.

edit: that's racist

 

[HomerSimpson-Man]

So that's like what...at least 180 million polygons per second just on the fighters alone? That's insane!!

 

[olimario]

Sorry. That isn't what I consider "fluid" animation. It was stiff and robotic.

 

[TheDuce22]

If the two players got together and choreographed a realistic looking fight im sure it would meet your standards.

 

[darscot]

That isn't what I consider "fluid" animation. It was stiff and robotic.

It scares me but I'm with Oli on this one the animation sucks and is in no way fluid.

 

[hadareud]

Sorry. That isn't what I consider "fluid" animation. It was stiff and robotic.

I think it animates quite well actually, definetely a couple of steps up from current gen boxing games. I think we'll have to wait a couple of years for more realistic looking animation (if not for the generation after the 360).

Some people here think that the PS3 will be much better for animation, I don't agree.

 

[HomerSimpson-Man]

Just for reference Oli called the masters of movie wuxia fights, Jet Li and Donny Yen, face off in Hero was't good compared to the Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon with Zhang Ziyi and the like who aren't martial artists by the way.

 

[VictimOfGrief]

Everything in that game looks amazing.

People that are complaing about the animation movement....


It's A FUCKING GAME!

 

[olimario]

Just for reference Oli called the masters of movie wuxia fights, Jet Li and Donny Yen, face off in Hero was't good compared to the Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon with Zhang Ziyi and the like who aren't martial artists by the way.

Hero is cheesy beyond belief. Kung Fu Hustle had more inspired artistry.

 

[Sai]

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/sports/fightnightround3/media.html

New Developer intervirew (video) And gameplay video.

Looking at it from there, the animation really isn't that bad at all. It's just the way they're playing I guess; not using much footwork. When they actually move around, parry 'n' such, it looks pretty natural.

[EDIT] - Oh, and now I think it looks much better than Round 2.

Has there been any mention of saving replays of matches?

 

[Takuan]

It doesn't matter how many polys each fighter is composed of if the player likeness is off. I thought FN2 did a decent job, but Roy Jones Jr. looked nothing like he does in real life. The game was definitely flawed, but it was a blast to play with friends. For those complaining about the haymaker system: if you get used to parrying, throwing endless haymakers is extremely dangerous and will get you one-punched. You will also suffer in long matches since by round five or six you'll be out of stamina.

I'm with oli on the animation issue. There's got to be more fluidity and momentum to the punches in the next-gen version.