Just bought FNC - any tips?

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

Had a little go this morning. First thoughts are it's to hard to get the correct punch, because there is such a fine difference on the analogue stick between punches. Also cannot figure out what my tactcis are yet, need to just play 'Fight Now' for a while to get used to the controls I guess. Don't think I am gonna be any good at this tho

Have you played any previous FN titles? If your used to thumbing out punches then it may take about 20 fights before you start to really get the hang of the new punch/ block system.
If not then I'm not sure but just bit by bit. The big plus is you are a boxing fan and so instinctively you'll start doing all the right things once you've figured out which way is up.

1st things first. Understanding your fighters ratings:
Two ratings systems. Athleticism & Skills.

Just a quick side note for the sake of orientating your a little ---> Incase you were wondering, the reason guys like Lennox Lewis & Vitali Kitschko have such low overall ratings (85ish) is because the overall ratings is affected mostly a fighters Athleticism (Speed, Strength etc) rather than a their skill. In their case, they do not have high speed, endurance, reflexes ratings.

Anyway most of the Athleticism ratings are like Base ratings and are further enhanced by the SKILL ratings. For example, a fighter may have 85 strength, which relates to his base punch power and blocking ability but then this is further elaborated on by his individual punch ratings and Blocking ratings.
It's worth looking at how a fighter's individual punch rating goes up, point by point. You'll see that gradually, the punch's power, speed & accuracy are all affected.

In regards to Skill Ratings like Chin & Heart; they relate to a fighters susceptibility to getting stunned, or suffering one punch KO's in relation to of how high their Toughness rating is.



It's worth understanding a fighters ratings, what they mean, how they limit a fighter and what they enable a fighter to do. But in no way is it the be all and end all. If none of what I have just said made any sense. Leave it for now. I just figured it would be a nice place to start from.