I used to play tennis myself and now being an avid gamer, have played tie break and topspin and hands down TE4 is the best experience ever. The ball physics/multiple shot types are so realistic. It's amazing! I have played a demo on Steam and cannot wait for the PS copy!! Thanks for the review Machete! 👍🏻❤️
Man, it looks so UNrealistic, nobody runs, moves or hit like that on a tennis court... we're in 2024, let's have more expectations... it looks like a 2010 topspin game
XKT patch, elite controls, 3rd person camera, and the nards animations mod make this game awesome. There isnt an ounce of presentation and the graphics are average, but a great game made by one guy. Impressive
Excelent video as always keep it up!! There is an online official tour that goes simultaneusly with the real life tournaments and anyone can join too!! The online side of this game is absolutely amazing
Having played Topspin and Tiebreak, i thought I knew how to play tennis until I played Tennis Elbow 4! 😮 Every other tennis game is rubbish now after playing this. If you can put up with the graphics, this is what a tennis game is supposed to be - deep gameplay and keeps you on your toes having to constantly think about how you construct every point, not just simply whacking the ball from side to side.
Once they upgrade the mechanic of the volleys and animations they've nailed it, they will be the leading tennis simulator, top spin still has more tactics and nuances but this is equally as engrossing in a different wayn. I love the serving, serving SHOULD be difficult but dominant.....and returning SHOULD be difficult.... The key here is movement and ball physics.....and that's why it's so realistic.... Kudos to the developer for capturing the soul of a tennis match, and please don't sell out....keep aiming towards the goal!
TBH I think gameplay beats graphics everytime don't get me wrong in certain games graphics do matter to help tell a story well. But as I was saying the graphics don't look that bad I mean it's tennis, think of pong back in the day two lines hitting a square that was meant to be a ball but the polygons weren't able to round out the ball, but that game was played alot when people got there atari systems back in the day. Great vid I have it on my list love these types of games. Stay well pal from Dublin ireland🇮🇪🇮🇪🍀🎶💯👍🙏
What are you on about, the game looks great with the right mods, the footage in this video does the game a great injustice, you just need to play it and you’ll love it
Glad you liked it! When I am serious about winning, I use more court level camera: "Mild Dynamic"; zoom - 64; zoom "before serve"; height - 8; aperture - 58; In the video, you will see a lot of broadcast-like camera angle, which is something like: "Still"; zoom - 36; height - 18; aperture - 48;
Great video as always Machete. Grabbing the game tomorrow. Is there a tournament mode where you can set up a tournament, say the French Open, select players from now and the past and play through the tournament while being able to play any or all of the matches?
You can create a unique tournament scenario: you pick which tournament, and which players will play (both today active players & legends), plus you can set up the brackets too.
Hi Machete. Picked up the game on PS5 today. Enjoying it a lot so far. Question: how do you select alternate attire for players. I know you can go on character sheets and you can click on the player and customize all sorts of items including tshirt and shorts but are there preset outfits for players that you can select. Example, other Nadal outfits you can select from. Thanks
Glad you're having fun! I did not mess too much with the outfits myself, but there are some iconic outfits in the game. They are in form of specific pieces you can choose from if you scroll through available tshirts, shorts, etc. Other way would be getting outfit codes that you can export and import. Tho, I am not sure if they are shared somewhere by the community. You'd have to look for it yourself maybe on forums or discord servers.
Do you play with a keyboard or controller ? I played a lot of Tennis Elbow 2013 with keyboard (find it more precise), how is it with a playstation controler ? Great work btw, really like your comparison with Full Ace and TE4
Glad you liked the vids! Personally, I play on controller only, but I plan to test keyboard controls in the near future. I have a feeling it might be more responsive and precise with keyboard. On controller, there is always a slight delay between your reaction time and you tilting the left stick enough for player to move. Pressing a keyboard button seems like a faster thing? In theory, you can lower the "dead zone" but still, it's probably a slower process with the controller.
Hi, thanks fot the video. I know that from PS5 I can play with XBOX and PC, but I was wondering if I can play with my friend online who has a PS4. Thanks, and sorry for my english.
I haven't tested it since I don't have PS4, but I don't see a reason why that wouldn't work. Crossplay typically works between all supported platforms, so should be okay.
menu is bugged at times (cannot select the left part of a selection)... anyone has an idea for a solution? i.e. if i want to reduce the number of sets in world tour...
Although I liked top spin's gameplay a lot, I hated how you simply can not wrong-foot the AI-opponents, which is why you always have to play the ball to the open court in order to win the point, which just isn't realistic. After observing the AI in this video, it still doesn't seem that much better in TE4, or am I wrong?
Gameplay over graphics any day of the week, besides that is there really anything graphically you can do with a tennis game ?? (Ray traced tennis balls??)
While I agree that gameplay > graphics, I also think this looks pretty sick: th-cam.com/video/rOJU2kRrKl4/w-d-xo.html I just don't think this is attainable while also having a great realistic gameplay. The animation locks would have to be INSANE to achieve this level of fluidity in motion. But I would be very happy to play a tennis game like TE4 or FATS with modern level of visual fidelity :)
how can i play a normal game with i.e. nadal v federer just for a single match? somehow although i have the xkt mod, i'm not able to play with the Pros outside of the World Tour... in the exhibition i just end up playing with crappy default player without any selection of the Pros... :/ other than that: great game and gameplay 🎉😊
That's weird. Are you sure you checked the "import" & "load player"? Do you have "XKT" profile active in the settings -> profile? Also, make sure to restart the game after installing mods and changing profiles!
The best simulator is still top spin4. It just plays and looks like real tennis. I play tennis and I am avid gamer. TE4 only need to change some animations to look more real.
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Machete I know you’re the developer of this game so why you don’t allow us to test the game for an hour or so to make sure it’s good then we’ll pay for the full game?? I don’t want to pay $29.99 for PS4 version and then try it on PS5, what if I don’t like it??????
I have AO2 review which you can check to make informed decision. For 5 pounds you will likely get few hours of fun with AO2. But I would personally go directly for TE4 as AO2 is very limited and flawed game. Long-term TE4 is a great investment for a tennis fan.
When it will arrive on PS5 we wont have the big roster right, since mods are only working on PC? So I dont know how the roster on PS5 version will look like. For me, the roster and licenses are very important, so if they are not there makes it a exclusion criterion for me.
@@machetegaming Ah I should have finished watching it :D Sorry, my bad !!! Are the players added via mod also usable in every mode? Can I also play online with the modded players?
I hate to say it, but this game is crap as it's current state...crashes all the time in career mode, cannot play doubles...immediately crashes every time, on PS5. Charging 30 bucks for a PC port that is exactly like the PC but buggy...and unstable is not fair. Hope the patch comes soon. Also, the gameplay is very choppy....on PS5...come on. If PS5 can't handle these graphics and a few robotic claps from the fake people in the stands.... there is grossly something wrong with the coding of the game.
Be honest man, are you the owner or developer of this game, you keep putting way too much effort to advertise this game that's why I'm asking. To be honest I apreaciate your hard work but I want you to answer it :)))
Is this supposed to be realistic ? really ? who runs like that on a tennis court ? who moves and hit like that ? I see no difference with the old top spin games from 15 years ago ... that's amazing how tennis games have never improved thos last 15 years
For me all day Tiebreak because first it’s real ps5 game not ps4 as TE4 then graphics and gameplay are more realistic. You play like real game, looking at players real face as you do in real tennis game and not a ping pong low graphic game as this one !!!
@@NaeemMiller-z7n I play Tiebreak and also played Tennis Elbow 3 for a long time in the PC. The gameplay is fantastic. Seriously, not even fare to compare with Tiebreak. And yes, I was having a lot of fun with Tiebreak til today
Game is trash due to the over complicated control system and on ps5 you can't navigate the menus properly. Graphics are worse than a ps1 game. At least allow a split step animation in mods instead of running around in a mess
I never see developer or the author of the game to advertise the game in different names on different medias so stop downgrading other games and upgrading your 💩 game it’s really nasty man 🤣🤣🤣
graphics yes but not gameplay. TE4 is how real tennis is played....topspin and tiebreak no...especially topspin.....its all arcady and havbe like 30-40 shot rallies most of the time....real tennis will have 30 shot rallies maybe once or twice in a match
@@bilalkhichi6554just got Tennis Elbow 4 on ps4 and it absolutely humiliates Tiebreak and Topspin, who tf cares about graphics? Also the game is literally made to be modded so you can improve the graphics through mods
Join a giveaway of 3 copies of Tennis Elbow 4 on my discord server:
discord.gg/F23nxVK7dZ
I used to play tennis myself and now being an avid gamer, have played tie break and topspin and hands down TE4 is the best experience ever. The ball physics/multiple shot types are so realistic. It's amazing!
I have played a demo on Steam and cannot wait for the PS copy!! Thanks for the review Machete! 👍🏻❤️
You're welcome!
If all you played is the demo, then you're in for a treat! The game is so much better with the mods🙂
Try Full Ace Tennis, it's much better than Tennis Elbow 4
@@Pe11ePD hey man be careful Machete will not put like on your comment because he’s here to support TE4 because he’s the author of the game 😊
@@ararat4135 lol. The way he present it... nice cover.
Man, it looks so UNrealistic, nobody runs, moves or hit like that on a tennis court... we're in 2024, let's have more expectations... it looks like a 2010 topspin game
As a playstation user ive been waiting for this game since I’ve learned of it in February, cant wait for tomorrow!!!
XKT patch, elite controls, 3rd person camera, and the nards animations mod make this game awesome. There isnt an ounce of presentation and the graphics are average, but a great game made by one guy. Impressive
love it bro this is my new favorite game cant believe I've missed out on this for so long!
What a great review! I wish they were all as comprehensive. Definitely joining the discord and subscribing. Thanks!
Excelent video as always keep it up!! There is an online official tour that goes simultaneusly with the real life tournaments and anyone can join too!! The online side of this game is absolutely amazing
Having played Topspin and Tiebreak, i thought I knew how to play tennis until I played Tennis Elbow 4! 😮 Every other tennis game is rubbish now after playing this. If you can put up with the graphics, this is what a tennis game is supposed to be - deep gameplay and keeps you on your toes having to constantly think about how you construct every point, not just simply whacking the ball from side to side.
I'm tennis player and the physics of the ball is crazy impressive, so realist wow !
Animations have improved considerably and TE physics are some of the best there are, way to go
Once they upgrade the mechanic of the volleys and animations they've nailed it, they will be the leading tennis simulator, top spin still has more tactics and nuances but this is equally as engrossing in a different wayn. I love the serving, serving SHOULD be difficult but dominant.....and returning SHOULD be difficult....
The key here is movement and ball physics.....and that's why it's so realistic....
Kudos to the developer for capturing the soul of a tennis match, and please don't sell out....keep aiming towards the goal!
Can't wait till tomorrow honestly!
TBH I think gameplay beats graphics everytime don't get me wrong in certain games graphics do matter to help tell a story well. But as I was saying the graphics don't look that bad I mean it's tennis, think of pong back in the day two lines hitting a square that was meant to be a ball but the polygons weren't able to round out the ball, but that game was played alot when people got there atari systems back in the day. Great vid I have it on my list love these types of games. Stay well pal from Dublin ireland🇮🇪🇮🇪🍀🎶💯👍🙏
Without a doubt best tennis game ever made.
Hahahaahahahah😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@ Actually I’m serious. This game is a gem
@@bbbdalmacija3324 Are you illiterate? Looks like you don't know any words
Hi and thank you for this video ! How you choose multiple players on player 1 for exemple without load one of them every time ??? 🙏🏻
I'm willing to give up graphics for gameplay... but there's a limit.
Yeah there, and TE4 doesn't exceed that limit.
What are you on about, the game looks great with the right mods, the footage in this video does the game a great injustice, you just need to play it and you’ll love it
Very nice video bro, the things you say are always interesting. Can I ask you wich camera angle do you use?
Glad you liked it!
When I am serious about winning, I use more court level camera:
"Mild Dynamic"; zoom - 64; zoom "before serve"; height - 8; aperture - 58;
In the video, you will see a lot of broadcast-like camera angle, which is something like:
"Still"; zoom - 36; height - 18; aperture - 48;
Is this an unfinished game, no cut scenes and completely static crowd which is not exceptable in this gen of console.
having issues in the menus randomly pressing buttons on there own and no other game does this my controller is rine
Having the same issue on ps5
Thank you very much for the video. Is TE4 available on both store and disc, please?
Virtua tennis 2009 just need an update or remastered but it's the best tennis game ever movements,serve,volley,drops shots it's awesome 💯👍
Great video as always Machete. Grabbing the game tomorrow. Is there a tournament mode where you can set up a tournament, say the French Open, select players from now and the past and play through the tournament while being able to play any or all of the matches?
You can create a unique tournament scenario: you pick which tournament, and which players will play (both today active players & legends), plus you can set up the brackets too.
@machetegaming amazing. Thank you for the response.
It would be nice to see a tutorial on the career mode in Tennis Elbow 4
How do you turn off the danger zone ?
Anybody has the answer ?
It’s on character sheet I think
@@romainvillemagne290character sheet
It is only coming up for ps4 in store why not ps5
Hi Machete. Picked up the game on PS5 today. Enjoying it a lot so far. Question: how do you select alternate attire for players. I know you can go on character sheets and you can click on the player and customize all sorts of items including tshirt and shorts but are there preset outfits for players that you can select. Example, other Nadal outfits you can select from. Thanks
Glad you're having fun!
I did not mess too much with the outfits myself, but there are some iconic outfits in the game. They are in form of specific pieces you can choose from if you scroll through available tshirts, shorts, etc.
Other way would be getting outfit codes that you can export and import. Tho, I am not sure if they are shared somewhere by the community. You'd have to look for it yourself maybe on forums or discord servers.
Hi I'm Fabrizio ( Italy), go Sinner)
I wanted to ask you what view and zoom you used for ps5? Thanks
In career mode are you able to save part way through a match ?
Yes
Do you play with a keyboard or controller ? I played a lot of Tennis Elbow 2013 with keyboard (find it more precise), how is it with a playstation controler ?
Great work btw, really like your comparison with Full Ace and TE4
Glad you liked the vids!
Personally, I play on controller only, but I plan to test keyboard controls in the near future. I have a feeling it might be more responsive and precise with keyboard.
On controller, there is always a slight delay between your reaction time and you tilting the left stick enough for player to move. Pressing a keyboard button seems like a faster thing?
In theory, you can lower the "dead zone" but still, it's probably a slower process with the controller.
Gibt es Online Doppel??
Hi, thanks fot the video. I know that from PS5 I can play with XBOX and PC, but I was wondering if I can play with my friend online who has a PS4. Thanks, and sorry for my english.
I haven't tested it since I don't have PS4, but I don't see a reason why that wouldn't work. Crossplay typically works between all supported platforms, so should be okay.
I've come to understand after 2015 that graphics have completely ruined game. I prefer gameplay over graphics. Its why i love the classics
Nice one. I am very ecxited. Ist the grafic similiar to pc? On pc it looks good enough for me
It's the same graphics on all platforms
menu is bugged at times (cannot select the left part of a selection)... anyone has an idea for a solution? i.e. if i want to reduce the number of sets in world tour...
In TE4, you increase/decrease values with square and X buttons.
hi men in game is online ranking?
Although I liked top spin's gameplay a lot, I hated how you simply can not wrong-foot the AI-opponents, which is why you always have to play the ball to the open court in order to win the point, which just isn't realistic. After observing the AI in this video, it still doesn't seem that much better in TE4, or am I wrong?
Gameplay over graphics any day of the week, besides that is there really anything graphically you can do with a tennis game ?? (Ray traced tennis balls??)
While I agree that gameplay > graphics, I also think this looks pretty sick:
th-cam.com/video/rOJU2kRrKl4/w-d-xo.html
I just don't think this is attainable while also having a great realistic gameplay. The animation locks would have to be INSANE to achieve this level of fluidity in motion.
But I would be very happy to play a tennis game like TE4 or FATS with modern level of visual fidelity :)
Better animations
how can i play a normal game with i.e. nadal v federer just for a single match? somehow although i have the xkt mod, i'm not able to play with the Pros outside of the World Tour... in the exhibition i just end up playing with crappy default player without any selection of the Pros... :/ other than that: great game and gameplay 🎉😊
That's weird. Are you sure you checked the "import" & "load player"? Do you have "XKT" profile active in the settings -> profile?
Also, make sure to restart the game after installing mods and changing profiles!
Go to training...you have option for exibition match...load 4 players what ever you want...first 2 choice play match...
@@DinoSportsGamingthank you! that did it for me 🙂
@@DinoSportsGaming but why is it like this and not with the normal choice of players? like a list
Is it better than full ace tennis simulator?
I have a direct comparison video for both games actually. Check it out :)
Is this also coming to xbox? 😮
It's already available on Xbox 😅
The best simulator is still top spin4. It just plays and looks like real tennis. I play tennis and I am avid gamer. TE4 only need to change some animations to look more real.
Same with virtua tennis 2009 my favorite just need a remastered version but it's awesome 💯👍
Jak dobrze, że ten znakomity tytuł wkracza na kolejne platformy!
Can we play vs PC ?
Yes
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Bro add more retro outfit like federer us open 2007 outfit rafa nadal ao 2009 outfit djokovic 2015 us open outfit
How can I install the mods??
From the in-game menu "mod management". If you are having trouble, check out my beginner's guide to Tennis Elbow 4 🙂
Machete I know you’re the developer of this game so why you don’t allow us to test the game for an hour or so to make sure it’s good then we’ll pay for the full game??
I don’t want to pay $29.99 for PS4 version and then try it on PS5, what if I don’t like it??????
there is only a ps4 version¿ .. didnt u say its ps5 too :)
AO2 is 5 pounds today should I wait for te4
I have AO2 review which you can check to make informed decision. For 5 pounds you will likely get few hours of fun with AO2.
But I would personally go directly for TE4 as AO2 is very limited and flawed game. Long-term TE4 is a great investment for a tennis fan.
@machetegaming thanks
Answer it Machete if you’re honest with us??? I don’t care if your developer, just give us option to try before we purchase ps4 version on ps5 !!!
Developer is french, name Manutoo, what's your problem dude?
When it will arrive on PS5 we wont have the big roster right, since mods are only working on PC? So I dont know how the roster on PS5 version will look like. For me, the roster and licenses are very important, so if they are not there makes it a exclusion criterion for me.
Mods are supported in ps version eh…just download in main menu of te4
Watch the second part of the review. I discuss how the game works on Playstation (and yes mods work on PS)
@@machetegaming Ah I should have finished watching it :D Sorry, my bad !!! Are the players added via mod also usable in every mode? Can I also play online with the modded players?
@@henzla Yes, you can play them in any mode :)
Did the game release today or what on PS5? I keep checking for it and don't see that it actually came out
It seems the release glitched in the America region.
It's out now.
I've got Top Spin, and gutted I wasted my money Tiebreak last week. Wish I waited for this now on PS5 :(
The game itself is a lot of fun but it keeps crashing in the career. I play on the Playstation
A fix coming soon
I hate to say it, but this game is crap as it's current state...crashes all the time in career mode, cannot play doubles...immediately crashes every time, on PS5. Charging 30 bucks for a PC port that is exactly like the PC but buggy...and unstable is not fair. Hope the patch comes soon. Also, the gameplay is very choppy....on PS5...come on. If PS5 can't handle these graphics and a few robotic claps from the fake people in the stands.... there is grossly something wrong with the coding of the game.
J'ai discuté avec le dev aujourd'hui, il a repéré le problème le patch arrive
@@Myskka thanks man, for the update...even in I think, French?
@@kenschiavo191 yes french ^^
Top Spin the biggest disapointing this year…. Tiebreak is on a good way …. Elbow boring
This is the best tennis game that we got in 2024??? After top spin and virtua tennis 15-20 years ago, we got this??
Well those aren't more realistic than this game either
The only good thing about this game is the price $29.99 other than that it’s 💩
The only good thing is physics and animation (except running) and deepest career mode but almost mirrored the same as IRL 👑
we spent money and money for ps5 to have in 2024 games for ps2 absurd
Be honest man, are you the owner or developer of this game, you keep putting way too much effort to advertise this game that's why I'm asking. To be honest I apreaciate your hard work but I want you to answer it :)))
Lol no it's manutoo
@ it’s a same guy :))
@@ararat4135 manutoo is french 😉
Bro is having an emotional breakdown in this comment section lmao
Did Machete criticize your favorite tennis game and got you triggered?
@@Stylizing4You yes he did
Is this supposed to be realistic ? really ? who runs like that on a tennis court ? who moves and hit like that ? I see no difference with the old top spin games from 15 years ago ... that's amazing how tennis games have never improved thos last 15 years
Ma state scherzando? Le animazioni sono pessime, sembra un gioco x sala giochi anni 80/90.
The animations 😂
TE4 is a poor representation of the tennis elbow franchise, look how clunky the animations are. TE2013 + mods is the superior game
Bad animations
For me all day Tiebreak because first it’s real ps5 game not ps4 as TE4 then graphics and gameplay are more realistic. You play like real game, looking at players real face as you do in real tennis game and not a ping pong low graphic game as this one !!!
I DONT RECOMMEND THE GAME IT MADE ME NOT SPLIT STEP IRL...
Another ping pong game for ps4 users in late 2024 🤷♂️🤦🏻
full ace tennis is better
Game looks terrible and gameplay looks mid, I’m sticking with tiebreak
Not gonna lie I am a critic of tie break but tie break updates have made the game fun now. I can’t see myself even trying this game
@@NaeemMiller-z7n I play Tiebreak and also played Tennis Elbow 3 for a long time in the PC. The gameplay is fantastic. Seriously, not even fare to compare with Tiebreak. And yes, I was having a lot of fun with Tiebreak til today
You’re missing out, Tiebreak is crap in comparison
Game is trash due to the over complicated control system and on ps5 you can't navigate the menus properly. Graphics are worse than a ps1 game. At least allow a split step animation in mods instead of running around in a mess
Full ace is better
And it’s not on console
@duncan3932 yeah only for steam...i have it
The animation is literally awful, forget the graphics
I sorry but the graphic/player models look to childish
this is from an indie developer he did an amazing job. gameplay over graphics any day. TE4 BEST gameplay topspin hell no
Play it, you’re missing out
I never see developer or the author of the game to advertise the game in different names on different medias so stop downgrading other games and upgrading your 💩 game it’s really nasty man 🤣🤣🤣
God man those animations are so shit
Game can be modded. And Tennis Elbow mods are awesome, you can see TE2013 mods
Pathetic game bro
Tiebreak and topspin 2k25 are far better great graphics and gameplay
graphics yes but not gameplay. TE4 is how real tennis is played....topspin and tiebreak no...especially topspin.....its all arcady and havbe like 30-40 shot rallies most of the time....real tennis will have 30 shot rallies maybe once or twice in a match
@olifromva2025 many people say that I will test bro regards
@@bilalkhichi6554just got Tennis Elbow 4 on ps4 and it absolutely humiliates Tiebreak and Topspin, who tf cares about graphics? Also the game is literally made to be modded so you can improve the graphics through mods