What do you want to see in Top Spin 4?

[flyinghippos101]

For those unlucky enough to have long,blistering cold winters (heart goes out to all fellow Canadians and our American friends in the northern states), we can at least keep tennis fresh by playing tennis video games. Not as great as the real deal but still heaps of fun. Recently the studio behind the Top Spin franchise closed down and it was assumed the series was done. However since there has been news of a TS 4 in the works, I thought it'd be fun to make a list of what we want to see in the upcoming game. Warning, this list may be extensive.

-Wimbledon
TS 3 there was a notable absence of Wimby and in it's place, a "English Open" Slam. I really hope the publishers seize the initiative to include all four slams.
-Realistic Grunts/groans for at least the top 10 players
Grand Slam tennis did it, I'd hope that a more realistic game would include grunts we've come to know and love, Nadal grunts, the Sharapova screams and the Federer constipation grunt during kick serves.
-Career Mode from TS 2
TS 3 took a BIG step back with its linear career mode. The single player experience in TS 2 was so extensive, you could even pick your own endorsers for christ sake. Lets hope they bring it back and maybe eeven make it better
-Better soundtrack
TS 2 there needed to be more songs. TS3 There needed to be a better (and less creepy) soundtrack. I got goosebumps hearing that song about loving asian girls,black girls...
-BETTER ROOSTER
There was nothing more despicable than the TS 3 rooster. How could you possibly exclude Nadal? But instead we get tennis trilobites like Philliopusis.
That's all I can think of for now.

 

[ronalditop]

No Dives !!!

 

[SuperFly]

I want them to bring back the custom color system from the first TS. That way you aren't stuck with last year/season's gear.

 

[armsty]

Just putting it out there that Nadal wasn't in it as they couldn't licence the use of anything to do with him in the game as I think he may have signed a deal with another big tennis game etc etc.

 

[AlexDK09]

For those unlucky enough to have long,blistering cold winters (heart goes out to all fellow Canadians and our American friends in the northern states), we can at least keep tennis fresh by playing tennis video games. Not as great as the real deal but still heaps of fun. Recently the studio behind the Top Spin franchise closed down and it was assumed the series was done. However since there has been news of a TS 4 in the works, I thought it'd be fun to make a list of what we want to see in the upcoming game. Warning, this list may be extensive.

-Wimbledon
TS 3 there was a notable absence of Wimby and in it's place, a "English Open" Slam. I really hope the publishers seize the initiative to include all four slams.
-Realistic Grunts/groans for at least the top 10 players
Grand Slam tennis did it, I'd hope that a more realistic game would include grunts we've come to know and love, Nadal grunts, the Sharapova screams and the Federer constipation grunt during kick serves.
-Career Mode from TS 2
TS 3 took a BIG step back with its linear career mode. The single player experience in TS 2 was so extensive, you could even pick your own endorsers for christ sake. Lets hope they bring it back and maybe eeven make it better
-Better soundtrack
TS 2 there needed to be more songs. TS3 There needed to be a better (and less creepy) soundtrack. I got goosebumps hearing that song about loving asian girls,black girls...
-BETTER ROOSTER
There was nothing more despicable than the TS 3 rooster. How could you possibly exclude Nadal? But instead we get tennis trilobites like Philliopusis.
That's all I can think of for now.

Probably due to licensing.

When I played VT3 I was #1 in about 2 or 3 days. So it's better to make it more realistic so that you don't move up in the rankings that fast.

 

[Say Chi Sin Lo]

Oh hell no on the grunting. I don't want to hear "muaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!" on a damn volley/dropshot.

 

[flyinghippos101]

I would also like to add that they should loosen up the movement controls a bit and made overall gameplay faster. Slower than ts 2 but a tad faster than ts3. I felt I was controlling a tank that needed to slowly move in position to hit a forehand

 

[mr_eko]

In the end, I'd be mostly satisfied with a really good roster. I want to see atleast 20 pros.

DLC for release of extra players would add to the incentive as well. Better online play too.

 

[grimmbomb21]

Yeah the Nadal thing on TS3 was BS. 2k said that his reps didn't want him on 360 because he was signed with sony. Then Virtua Tennis, Smash Court 3, and Grand Slam Tennis all have Nadal. 2k made the deal with Sony imo. Nothing to do with Nadal's reps.

 

[Ultra2HolyGrail]

For topspin you should be able to use the D-pad controls instead of just the joysticks or whatever you call them like virtues. Virtues should improve the volleys, they are terrible.
And also a option to turn off that ball trail, and better camera views.

 

[quest01]

Less robotic, more fluid motions of each player, more arcade like similar to Virtua Tennis and less sim like, make it where each player doesn't have the swing motion such as Roddick's forehand motion shouldn't look anything like Federer's, also a better roster and multiplayer

 

[g.hull]

they should have the actual top 10 players/old player i.e. sampras, borg

 

[doom]

Easier to volley.... It sucked having to be pinned to the baseline in topspin 3 because it was just so much easier to play from there

 

[RealityPolice]

Full-frontal nudity.

 

[flyinghippos101]

Full-frontal nudity.

Only RealityPolice would suggest something like this

Well actually I'm wrong, Fedace would probably too