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[Valeyard]

Their big hook early on was promising a game before they existed, so I expect some measure of delivery. I either want to be impressed or laugh really hard.

 

[fazzle]

"WE'RE MAKING IT LIKE NO MERCY"

Ah yes, the lie that's been told about every wrestling game for the last 20 years

 

[tekcop]

Well, they did get the director of No Mercy. So that's something. Looks terrible, though.

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

That little clip of the Yukes gameplay was, uhhhhh... yeah. Nothing says "alternative to WWE" like using companies whose best known works were with WWE and a graphic design that looks close to the latest WWE game.

 

[cobainwasmurdered]

that entire video was embarrassing

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1349016050403315716

LMAO at Jericho's build

 

[claydude14]

I just picked up Wrestling Empire on Switch. It’s something else. Huge roster fake names. Clearly going for an N64 era feel. I’ve only done an exhibition match so far but liked it enough. On sale for $14.99.

Wrestling Empire (Switch) Review - Reliving the Golden Era

Published and developed by MDickie, Wrestling Empire is first and foremost a labor of love. With a history steeped in wrestling games, can MDickie harness the power of the Nintendo Switch to power-slam their way to success?

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[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1500889441120014342

WWE basically (might be) telling 2k to eat shit.

EA doing wrestling games seems huge until your remember who produced the last two WCW games...

 

[cobainwasmurdered]

Meh that was more than 20 years ago and 2k is terrible at these

 

[Mickey Massuco]

Yeah I’m willing to try any new kind of engine.

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

TAG TEAM WITH DESTINY

Pro wrestling and RPG fantasy collide in the ultimate pixel powered adventure. “Macho Man” Randy Savage and tons of other icons guide your way to glory beyond the ring. This hero’s journey ain’t just an epic quest, it’s WRESTLEQUEST!

www.wrestlequest.com

This could be a lot of fun

 

[HSJ]

EA doing to the madden franchise what 2K did to the WWE franchise doesn't give me much hope.

 

[Tino Standard]

Just watched an AEW Games Twitch stream with a full match from Fight Forever, and woo baby, if you liked No Mercy, WCW/NWO Revenge, etc, this really might be the one.

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

Looks pretty solid, like a real blend of the AKI and classic Yuke's systems.

 

[Valeyard]

I love how swoll they made those two dickheads look.

 

[BruiserBrody]

https://videogames.si.com/guides/wwe-2k23-ratings

I'm not going to pretend a good number of these ratings didn't make me do the Bull Shannon head slap, and screams of jibberish like Curly.

JBL and Macho Man have the same rating!?
Andre isn't even in the 90s. Mutha fucker was unbeaten (Kayfabe!!) for 15 years!!!!
Nicki Bella is a 90!
Jim Neidhart is ahead of Piper?
Cactus Jack barely squeaks by DOINK!?!!

 

[JN News]

I have the entire Legends of Wrestling video game series for my PS3. They're PS2 games, but my PS3 console has backwards playback and can play PS1, PS2, & PS3 games. I've been headlining arenas, gyms and other venues with Bret "The Hitman" Hart vs. "Latino Heat" Eddie Guerrero and they've been exchanging victories in each place they've been wrestling in. I'm also playing Bret Hart in the career modes and my favorite storyline is in LOW 2 where the promoter in the Northwest Region tells Bret that his daughter has a "crush" on The Hitman.

Sound familiar?

 

[cobainwasmurdered]

Nikki Bella is awesome Brody. Probably should be higher.

It sounds like this game might actually be good from reviews.

 

[Tino Standard]

Anyone playing Fight Forever yet? Wide release is tomorrow, but the Elite edition has an early release today. I did the early download so I should be ready to go after work later. Can’t wait to give it a run.

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

It's getting some real mediocre reviews, but they're almost all about how the graphics aren't as sharp as the WWE 2K series and how the gameplay is a little too much like No Mercy.

I'll see how people like it after the wide release tomorrow before I plunk money down on it.

 

[Tino Standard]

It’s fun. The core gameplay is pretty much exactly what I was looking for. Definitely room to grow, though. Even with 50+ wrestlers, there are a lot of notable names missing, not to mention sets, match types, and attires.

I’ll be curious to see how the add-on packs work. How many/which wrestlers are included, how frequently they are released, cost, etc.

 

[skullman80]

I had it pre-ordered cause I had a 20$ BB cert, but I cancelled it this morning. From what I've seen and read it just looks too barebones right now especially the creation stuff and story modes. and even match types .

I'll wait to see if they add anything to it in the next few months to make it worth my $$$$.

 

[Valeyard]

It got Useless Moron Scott Keith to join Twitch. So there.

 

[HSJ]

It’s fun but it should be half the price. It feels like an unfinished product. But again, it’s fun.

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Got the Elite version, got to play a little bit last night, liked it so far. I noticed there's a ton of announceable names, so if you wanted to create say, Mitsuharu Misawa, the game will say the name.

Started a RTE w/ Danielson, made it to the final 3 in the Casino Battle Royal, eliminated like 10 people, only to get dumped by Chuck Taylor.

Also lol at 1 of the minigames being "imitate Penta as he spams a bunch of taunts".

 

[BruiserBrody]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1722426278228189471

I always thought of this as the WM 8 game as a kid. I'm pretty sure I had Royal Rumble before I ever played this and found this to be slow in comparison game play wise and lacking atmosphere.

 

[Valeyard]

I played that after Royal Rumble. I wanted Rumble again bad but the local video store had Super Wrestlemania and I rented it a million times (that, Contra 3, and Maximum Carnage were the repeats) because while it wasn't as good, it had Hogan, and I was Hulkamania as fuck and wanted to be the Mega Powers all the time. Ended up being able to buy it because I rented it all the time too.

I think I like it better than Raw but nowhere near as much as Rumble

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

AEW Fight Forever is free for PS+ subscribers in June. Perfect timing, too, as I've seen posts saying that retailers were clearancing the game for $5 and was going to look for a copy.

Also, I've been playing Modern Mania Wrestling, a mobile card/booking game, and once you get past the learning curve it's really fun. A bit unbalanced in that it clearly favors rival promotions that have more money and put on worse shows, but it's not too bad for a F2P mobile game.

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

Well, after tinkering around a little this morning? I can see why people don't like Fight Forever, because the general consensus that it's a good jumping off point for a very good wrestling game is accurate.

The graphics are cartoonish and moves feel like they have little to no impact. The gameplay itself is just off, with double the striking options as there are grapple options, and we end up with something that closer resembles the GameCube WWE games than it does the AKI system that was touted as the inspiration. The CAW experience isn't terrible...but it's not even on par with the N64 games.

It's not terrible, and if this was released 20 years ago it'd be something that would get a good bit of praise, but it encapsulates AEW in that it fails to live up to promises made.

 

[Brocklock]

I got it for Christmas and barely played. It's like just fine I guess.