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Element Games are hyping a "massive" character reveal tomorrow, saying only that it'll be the first time this person has made an appearance in the series.
Everyone's speculating people like Shaq, McGregor, Rousey, or the always-present Owen Hart rumors. But I'm not sure why Element Games would be given the first crack at revealing somebody important since that's usually IGN's gig. I'm guessing the hype will end up being a joke as the reveal ends up being Ellsworth. |
Congratulations to one half of AoP Razar
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Ah, I've just tracked it down. They've not been given anything from 2k, they apparently found out somehow. So they're not doing the revealing, that'll be IGN as per usual.
He can just talk about it Friday, which is likely when there will be another batch released. |
Gameplay shit
http://uk.ign.com/articles/2017/08/1...ealistic-match Basically "better AI", "better lighting", carrying moves from the old SD V Raw are back, kickouts are harder and Baron Corbin mode made the cut Quote:
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On paper the idea of translating the pro-wrestling version of 'flash knockouts' is sound and accurate to the show, but this runs into an issue I've spoken about for years about the eternal contradiction of designing essentially a sports combat simulation... of an openly scripted sports entertainment show.
The win/loss conditions are based on an open ended fighting game technically speaking, but these are rules that honestly do not exist on the show. Superstars don't actually win or lose because of stamina management and physical strategy as with actual contact sports. The win/loss reality of actual pro-wrestling is who had the best match of the night. Who got the biggest pop, who got the night's big moment, who's capturing the crowd. These are what usually controls a wrestlers career (setting aside the politics). But the games are designed with the ruleset and stratagem of pro-wrestling being a real thing. So we are asked to manage stamina, and drain HP, and work the limbs, and basically operate matches in a manner the real guys don't actually do. Who would win between The Rock and Bret Hart? In a bizarre way we know the answer better than these actual men would, if the in-game stats are accurate enough. Until devs actually gamify the actual win/loss conditions of the real show, we will always have massive contradictory mechanics like Struggle Submission wins (dramatic on TV, bullshit in game), and flash pins (funny or shocking TV moment, extreme salt generator if a player loses that way). For instance; while they finally added an old idea of mine that the counter window for high flying attacks should be from the opponent's launch rather than connection, it will still be something people will 99% want to avoid once they get the timing down. Imagine a real match where a guy avoids the shit out of every time somebody jumps from the top. Who would pay to see that, realistic as that would be. But a game that makes the real wrestlers end goal yours, well that's a game where maybe I'll take the dive - so I can 'sell' the attack and build sympathy from the crowd to pay off later on. I elaborated on the crowd sympathy thing a long time ago but the point is; that would actually be a pro-wrestling game, rather than a fighting game simulating a fake sport. |
I mean, that pin thing will likely just be Universe/Career where it makes sense.
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They explained that 'one player' can land it, not 'the' player. As in something that can be done to another player. It's a universal mechanic. Maybe it can be turned off in the options but still it's another sign of the real show and the game's rules butting heads.
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One way they could solve the issue is to have the audience rate the match, and perhaps an in depth logic system.
Oh wait.... |
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This year's soundtrack was announced to have been curated by The Rock.
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Tech 9 did a song with Serj Tankian?
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Apparently so. I have it on PLay Next on Google Play after this Ataris song
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Where are you
Please believe in me I'm not hanging up the phone Until I hear you say I love you I need you near Just give me one last chance And I'll never let you down again |
"Don't try to nigga me" is a phrase, apparently
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Eh, Serj was only in the chorus so far and I'm not digging it.
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:lol: apparently the Element tweet hyping up a massive superstar debut was just meant to be for Bobby Roode, but IGN chopped they're balls off by just mentioning he was in the game in a random article days earlier. Roode is one of the handful of playable characters in the demo at 2k's SummerSlam event. Not sure why that was worthy of a cryptic tweet.....I mean I like Roode and all but his inclusion was kinda a no-brainer.
TJP confirmed too as he's also part of the demo. |
Roode, really? That contracted wrestler? lmao
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I mean, I was thinking it'd be Ellsworth which would at least have the whole blatant sarcasm thing going for it. Roode was always going to be in the game.
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If I get this game I'm so taking TJP's theme for my CAW and then beating his MRA ass to a pulp.
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Interested to see Roode ' s entrance.
Gameplay or universe mode? Pffft |
Fuck me yet another new grapple system. Be more interested if they made these games from scratch over the period of 2-3 years instead of this yearly update which is really nothing more than tacked on shit. A lot of the same bugs still remain that are basically legacy issues from older iterations of the game.
They probably still won't let us import audio files on a hard drive to the game, obviously such an advanced option is too complex for them, ignoring the fact raw 2 had this option 14 years ago... |
Audio importing isn't their fault. Sony and Microsoft stopped supporting it so they could pimp their respective music services. A few select games have the option, but it's stuff like MLB the show, which sony itself is involved in developing.
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Yoi can pretty much import and play anything on the PS4, all Sony changed is mp3 ripping and the codecs at the base level. This has been confirmed by Konami when talking about PES logo importing, saying they thought about audio too like crowd chants.
All it takes is effort and licensing codecs. But 2k gonna 2k. |
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The graphics look nice. The gameplay looks untouched and like it's the same old game. |
Commentary peaked at SvR2007.
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Ring announcers peaked whenever Fink was replaceed.
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Commentary is improved via not having to hear Kings voice but other than that, jesus. NBA does it so well
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Roster Reveal Week 2
AJ Styles Bayley Becky Lynch Bobby Roode Brock Lesnar Brutus Beefcake Daniel Bryan Earthquake Eddie Guerrero Edge Ember Moon Goldberg Greg Valentine Ivory Jim Neidhart Kerry Von Erich Kevin Von Erich Jey Uso Jimmy Uso John Cena Kurt Angle Larry Zbyszko Maryse Mickie James Mojo Rawley Naomi Natalya Randy Orton Roman Reigns Samoa Joe Sasha Banks Shinsuke Nakamura Tamina The Godfather The Miz The Rock Triple H Zack Ryder |
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Cool that Ember Moon is in. I'll give them credit for being smart enough to get in a slew of NXT talent rather than waiting until they're on the main roster with alot of the post WM call ups being left out.
If The Welfare Queen makes it, it's an automatic pre order. |
Big Boss Man better have his "Hard Times" theme and not just the bunk generic "swat team" Boss Man theme.
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LMAO at Full Sail both sounding like shitheads before the entrance and singing along
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I'll do what i always do buy it first day get drunk play it with the same guy ive always did it with think its amazing then sober up and hardly ever look at it again until i repeat for the next waste of money
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Week 3 Roster Reveal:
Akam Alexa Bliss Apollo Crews Asuka Big Cass Carmella Cedric Alexander Chad Gable Chris Jericho Dana Brooke Dash Wilder Finn Balor Jacqueline Jason Jordan Jimmy Garvin Johnny Gargano Kevin Owens Lex Luger Michael Hayes Mick Foley Mr. Perfect Neville Nia Jax Nick Miller Randy Savage Razor Ramon Rezar Ric Flair Rick Martel Rick Rude Ricky Steamboat Rikishi Roderick Strong Rusev Scott Dawson Shane Thorne TJP Tommaso Ciampa Tye Dillinger Vader |
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if Universe mode was any good, I'd put Martel in the Fashion Police.
Roderick Strong making the cut does mean they're going deep on NXT though. Shame Drew showed up too late along with the ROH stable. |
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YES!! Nick Miller! Total Day One purchase!!!
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