Gameplay wise is it fun?

[Xcogumelo]

I enjoy the prospect of playing a wrestling game, but to be honest always felt that the WWE games were too shallow for me to enjoy, when it comes to this genre my favorite would be the Def Jam series (I know its not technically a wrestling game but it plays like one)

Is this game closer to WWE or Def Jam when it comes to gameplay?

[wingatk]

A budget-feeling title with a not-so-budget price. But how's the gameplay, you ask? Here's my own opinion on it so far. Despite all of its problems, I'm still enjoying it and to me it's the funnest wrestling game I've played since the PS3/Xbox360 days. It's fast-paced and like others have mentioned, the action and the impact of the moves feel very satisfying like the old games. One of the things I don't hear people mention is how surprisingly challenging the AI is unlike all the WWE games I played. Here they are aggressive af even on easy difficulty. If the WWE games are like Barbie games, then this game is Dark Souls, metaphorically speaking of course. I love it.

Now here come a few criticisms. Controls feel a little bit clunky. This became more evident to me the more I played Fatal 4way matches which is the match type I play the most. The targeting system is incredibly frustrating. Even with manual targeting, you can't target the furthest player away from you, who on many occasions is the one still standing on his feet. I don't think auto targeting is working properly as it should by its name. I was under the impression that auto targeting always targets the closest player automatically at all times without the need of manually pressing a button. But oftentimes I still have to press the L stick which you constantly have to do throughout multi-man matches and I find that annoying.

Then there's the running aspect of the game. Running feels clunky. A lot of times I find myself running and stopping or just running in a wrong direction due to how clunky it is. When there's someone laying on the ground in front of me, I have trouble simply walking over them when I want to reach the turnbuckle or to attack another player. To Yukes' credit, I do like how you can't just hit a spear on someone right in front of you unlike the older WWE games. You need some room space to initiate a run before hitting that running move. A very welcomed design choice especiallly when playing online.

I think a big part of the overall clunky feeling I get is due to there being a little too much input lag between your button presses and the reaction, whether it be running or grappling. Whatever it is, Yukes needs to further fine-tune it some more to make controlling our wrestler feel more fluid and responsive.

[Punished Rusty Shackleford]

Gameplay is great if this was a PS3 and not a "current gen" game

[stuckintheinbetween]

Absolutely.

[KashmanGamingTTV]

This gameplay is fun in my honest opinion. It really reminds me of the good old days playing games such as WCW/NWO Revenge, Wrestlemania 2000, and No Mercy. My only issue is that the game currently lacks content. That includes the roster, lack of customization options, a true season/career mode, etc.

Would I purchase the Elite Edition day 1 again? Absolutely. Do I hope the Kenny Omega and the developers deliver continuous updates as promised? I sure hope so.

[loitertude]

Messaggio originale di Punished Rusty Shackleford:

Gameplay is great if this was a PS3 and not a "current gen" game

yOu could say that about literally anything out now, infact alot of us wanted a based aki game where you know your getting hit and the ai can't do anything about it. So, it is like Nextgen because there is alot of teleport lunges when trying to distance.

[MrTeamGuy]

Messaggio originale di Gemini Holo:

Messaggio originale di Aikido:

Not really. I can break down why I find the game enjoyable (with the exception of a deal breaking bug I just ran into, which if fixed will more or less resolve my one deal breaking issue with the game) if you'd like. Everyone's criteria for "fun" differ, but I can list the particulars as to why I find this game fun if you want me to. They aren't mysterious or unidentifiable.

Let's hear it

The combat is fun because it's really interactive. You get a lot of ways to defend: You can block strikes, parry strikes, dodge to directions, counter grapples, catch dives, use abilities to your advantage, time hits.
Matches are pretty short, straight to the point of race to finisher. Don't miss your chance to put your opponent in the danger state (can't reverse moves then).
Another factor that adds to the fun is that you will not need to wait long on loading screens. They take about 2 seconds to load everything. Transition screen is so short you won't be able to read the text that is shown.
As for RTE mode, if you like homage to Pro Wrestling culture, it has a lot of it. Just pure dumb fun in that mode. Challenges can be pretty challenging, so there is something for those who like to overcome difficulty. For example a match where you face three opponents at the same time. You can give all of them a V Trigger party, which brings me to another point. The moves performed have impact and are satisfying.
If you like simulating AI vs AI matches, because the game doesn't rely on Overall, guys like Kenny Omega can lose to lowest stat holders. It's all situational, so AI vs AI matches are unpredictable. Most of them can last up to 3 minutes. While you will get to see long epic matches that take over 10 minutes. Those are rare, but are a pleasant surprise.
You can play around with Wrestlers move sets as you can change every move and entrance details.
One thing I would want them to add is a modifier for Damage and Momentum.
Still, game has kept my fun for 80 hours atm

[jcw163]

The matches are great fun, but a little short. Works best if you want a wrestling game you can blast through a couple of matches if you've got 10mins free. Probably less so if you want to settle in for long old gaming sessions.

[Grandfather Nurgle]

Messaggio originale di KashmanGamingTTV:

This gameplay is fun in my honest opinion. It really reminds me of the good old days playing games such as WCW/NWO Revenge, Wrestlemania 2000, and No Mercy.

Hey Guys, sorry to beat a dead horse here, but how close is it to the outlined above? I just heard about this from a co-worker today and I was blown away...He said they picked up AKI people and it was just like the above mentioned games... How close is it to them? They were, and still are the best wrestling games ever. So much so, I play them atleast a few times a year. Also, hope I'm not showing my age, but I bought this games on the n64 when they were released lol.

Thanks guys!

[Gemini Holo]

Messaggio originale di Grandfather Nurgle:

Messaggio originale di KashmanGamingTTV:

This gameplay is fun in my honest opinion. It really reminds me of the good old days playing games such as WCW/NWO Revenge, Wrestlemania 2000, and No Mercy.

Hey Guys, sorry to beat a dead horse here, but how close is it to the outlined above? I just heard about this from a co-worker today and I was blown away...He said they picked up AKI people and it was just like the above mentioned games... How close is it to them? They were, and still are the best wrestling games ever. So much so, I play them atleast a few times a year. Also, hope I'm not showing my age, but I bought this games on the n64 when they were released lol.

Thanks guys!

Bruh just go peep the fight forever subreddit. there are major issues with the game as well as a decided lack of content. The positive reviews on steam are almost all super vague, written by diehard aew fans and say something extremely limited like "good" or "it's really fun" or "it has this issue and that issue and also this issue and also this issue, but I highly recommend it. "

makes no sense and it's just people desperately wanting the game so succeed even though they were sold a $20 game.

[KashmanGamingTTV]

Messaggio originale di Gemini Holo:

Messaggio originale di Grandfather Nurgle:

Hey Guys, sorry to beat a dead horse here, but how close is it to the outlined above? I just heard about this from a co-worker today and I was blown away...He said they picked up AKI people and it was just like the above mentioned games... How close is it to them? They were, and still are the best wrestling games ever. So much so, I play them atleast a few times a year. Also, hope I'm not showing my age, but I bought this games on the n64 when they were released lol.

Thanks guys!

Bruh just go peep the fight forever subreddit. there are major issues with the game as well as a decided lack of content. The positive reviews on steam are almost all super vague, written by diehard aew fans and say something extremely limited like "good" or "it's really fun" or "it has this issue and that issue and also this issue and also this issue, but I highly recommend it. "

makes no sense and it's just people desperately wanting the game so succeed even though they were sold a $20 game.

Your response is basically those people didn't have the same opinion as me so they are AEW stans and are wrong. Like what?

@Grandfather

Sorry for the late response. Steam allows you to play for up to two hours before you cannot request a refund. If you're unable to play a friend's copy of the game, purchase it and try some 1v1 matches. Then you can judge the game for yourself and decide to keep or refund it.

The gameplay for me is on point. Content, on the other hand, is severely lacking in this game. I personally won't be playing it that much anymore without future content updates. The game is just too shallow in it's current state for it to hold my attention for long. With that being said, I still stand by my experience from a gameplay perspective.