Wrestling Games 2014-16

[Danville_Wrestling]

Re: Wrestling Games 2014

Nope - it's been an auto-DQ for a while now.

PG! PG!

 

[vivisectvi]

Re: Wrestling Games 2014

Holy fuck - some of these look insanely good: http://caws.ws/forum/topic/456146-gamevolts-conversion-centre-hes-here-again-030214/

 

[Master Thrasher]

Re: Wrestling Games 2014

I got revenge on a jerk playing WWE 14. So I went online and play against someone who picked Cena. He had the upper hand in the match 90 percent of the time. What he did that was wrong was that he kept AA'ing me. He did it in the ring and through the announce table. I was thinking about just getting counted out instead him getting the satisfaction of pinning me. He tried to Irish Whip me into the steel steps and I countered. When Cena was laying on the ground, I hit him with the steps and got DQ'ed. I lost and it felt great.

 

[BorneAgain]

Re: Wrestling Games 2014

Just download a decent English version of Virtual Pro Wrestling 2 and going through my first real playthrough in years. Honestly the WCW/ECW ramp to the ring is making me happier than anything short of the joy of Vader stiffing the shit out of people.

 

[A Happy Medium]

Re: Wrestling Games 2014

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD7Afs6OxnY

 

[daileyxplanet]

Re: Wrestling Games 2014

I was about to post that! Pretty funny.

 

[Master Thrasher]

Re: Wrestling Games 2014

I hate Beat the Streak mode. Bundy doesn't have resiliency so it's hard to kick out of pins. I could have beat the Undertaker several times with Bundy and HBK if the Deadman didn't cheat and turn the lights out. I did win with Batista, Kane, and Diesel.

 

[vivisectvi]

Re: Wrestling Games 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=bs2c94cHcdI

 

[Taxman]

Re: Wrestling Games 2014

DeVito should've been The Trashman.

 

[AnonymousBroccoli]

Re: Wrestling Games 2014

Pro Wrestling X has been Greenlit on Steam. It's a PC game in the vein of the AKI N64 wrestling games. Also has an active Kickstarter.

http://www.prowrestlingx.com/
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=92916857
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1526396930/pro-wrestling-x-bringing-back-classic-wrestling-ga-0

According to the home page, dude's been making it on and off since 2002, so it's possible it's been mentioned before.

 

[vivisectvi]

Re: Wrestling Games 2014

Yay, finally!!

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

Re: Wrestling Games 2014

YES! It looks like 5-Star Wrestling is closer to getting on PSN than not, too, so I'm doubly excited.

 

[Broward83]

Re: Wrestling Games 2014

http://kotaku.com/the-man-behind-fire-pro-wrestling-has-died-1558077760

 

[vivisectvi]

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[Big Papa Paegan]

Re: Wrestling Games 2014

**pours drink thanks to well-timed button pressing**

 

[oldskool]

Re: Wrestling Games 2014

Finished WWE 13 last night. Got Jericho/Road Dogg in one try.

 

[Dobbs3K]

Re: Wrestling Games 2014

Guess this means there's even less chance we ever get another Fire Pro game again. Rest in peace. I will play FPR on my PS3 soon to remember him.

 

[vivisectvi]

Re: Wrestling Games 2014

Does anyone know if Masuda was involved after Spike took over the series from Human post-2000? I'd always wondered if they kept the original team together for that series after Human folded..

Also of note, Masuda created Pro Wrestling on NES when he was only 20 years old.

 

[vivisectvi]

Re: Wrestling Games 2014

Joystiq.com sez: WWE 2K15 is coming to Xbox One, PS4, PS3 and Xbox 360 on October 28 in North America, and October 31 internationally.

 

[A Happy Medium]

Re: Wrestling Games 2014

I actually just grabbed 2K14 at its lowered price. In the WrestleMania mode, I found myself really grinding through the last ten years or so. The finale of Rock/Cena II pissed me off quite a bit and just had me working the same match over and over again to get to the silly finisher reversal sequence.

And in WWE 13, the key for Jericho/Road Dogg is to turn off the camera cuts and do it outside.

 

[Captain of Outer Space]

Re: Wrestling Games 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=accoeT-TyOQ

 

[Angle-plex]

Re: Wrestling Games 2014

Last year's WWE 2K14 was too far along when 2K Games took on the license from THQ for it to make many big changes, but now there's no holding back.

WWE 2K15 will be the new-gen debut of the series on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One (in addition to PS3 and 360). Developer Visual Concepts is taking on a much bigger role this time around alongside longtime developer Yukes. Visual Concepts is incorporating its impressive scanning tech made famous in its NBA 2K games. The team has hounded WWE's roster of wrestlers during their nonstop travel schedule and already has 90 percent of the in-game roster scanned in. Interestingly, I saw a photo of Hulk Hogan getting scanned. While a classic version of him is in the game (alongside announced wrestlers John Cena, Bray Wyatt, Roman Reigns, and Cesaro), it's unclear what role today's older Hulk would serve. Maybe he shows up for a hosting role as he did for the recent Wrestlemania XXX.

This new tech is already showing impressive results. I saw side-by-side character models for wrestlers like John Cena, A.J. Lee, and Daniel Bryan, and they all looked leaps and bounds closer to their real-life counterparts. Hair, skin, faces, and ring gear are all majorly upgraded. VC is capturing a variety of facial expressions so that wrestlers will express more realistic emotions in the ring. A John Cena facial rig demo showed off lifelike expressions of pain, excitement, and exertion.

The ultimate goal of all this is to closer match WWE's TV presentation. I couldn't get any specifics on actual game mechanic changes, but Visual Concepts is working toward more realistic match pacing and flow. The key to all of this is a new mo-cap studio that contains an actual WWE ring set up by a real WWE ring technician. This will result in five times the number of animations than 2K14. A new months-later cutoff date for inclusion of the latest WWE content will help ensure that the game is that much closer to the latest roster and storylines.

Audio is getting a complete overhaul as well, with five times the sound of last year's game. For the very first time announcers Jerry "The King" Lawler and Michael Cole will be recorded in tandem, creating more natural conversation threads. I heard a sample clip of the two discussing Undertaker's Hell's Gate submission and it already sounds much improved. There will be a massive 30 to 35 hours of commentary per announcer to keep things fresh and prevent hearing constant repeats.

2K is not discussing what the overall theme of the game is this year (previous years included Wrestlemania and the Attitude Era), nor did it show the full game in action. All of the details I heard sound promising, but it's tough to fully accept without further along footage. WWE 2K15 is set to launch on October 28, which doesn't leave a whole lot of time for all of the ambitious advances the team is planning. Despite these reservations, I'm looking forward to the next 2K15 reveal to see how the total package comes together.

Encouraging that they first released that they are basically fixing the fundamentals, and not announcing some shitty gimmick for the game like the previous two years.

 

[KingPK]

Re: Wrestling Games 2014

Visual Concepts "taking a bigger role" is code for "eventually pushing Yukes the fuck out the door".

 

[fazzle]

Re: Wrestling Games 2014

God I hope so

 

[tekcop]

Re: Wrestling Games 2014

Game Grumps play Wrestlemania for the NES

I love Arin and Danny dearly, but I cringed so hard every time they messed up a wrestling reference.

 

[vivisectvi]

Re: Wrestling Games 2014

Wow, I just found an old backup CD with my EWR 4.0 campaign. Gonna have to start this up again!

 

[Haws Bah Gawd]

Re: Wrestling Games 2014

If EWR had kept up with the amount of time I spent playing it, I'm sure it would put my playtime on any RPG to shame.

 

[Ed Wood Caulfield]

Re: Wrestling Games 2014

John Cena's the cover athlete for WWE 2K15 and Hulk Hogan tweeted that he will be the legendary exclusive character.

 

[DrVenkman PhD]

Re: Wrestling Games 2014

http://wwe.2k.com/index.php/roster/2k15 - Cesaro, Cena, Bray, Hogan, and Roman are the selling points of the announced roster.

 

[vivisectvi]

Re: Wrestling Games 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diOtZg4mJRU

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Hope we get more nWo guys this year like we did with 2K14. It would suck to finally have Sting but no nWo foils for him (or to turn on him).