MADE FROM THE GROUND UP. FOR THE ALL POWERFUL NEXT GENERATION SYSTEMS... with an entire year less than the developers needed to finish it, WHERE'S THE REST OF THE GAME
YOU CAN'T EVEN CREATE WOMEN IN THIS. I know Vince McMahon was in charge at the time so it's probably best to keep even fictional women as far away from him as possible, but they didn't start their partnership with Saudi Arabia until 5 years later so WHERE'S THE WOMEN
MyCareer is PAINFUL DUDE. A meandering slog of meaningless match after meaningless match. Barely any story. Barely any purpose. Half the time against some random Create-a-Wrestler that MUST have been designed by someone who's just been introduced to the concept of graphic design for the first time. Who the FUCK is Jayden Jet and why have I just won the SmackDown tag titles with him
Showcase Mode. I know a lot of you guys like this and I respect that, but alternatively FUCK YOU AND YOUR PASSIONS, THIS IS ASS BRO. PLAY AS THE SAME FOUR PEOPLE FOR 50 FUCKING MATCHES, HALF OF WHICH ARE RANDOM TAG MATCHES FROM RAW IN 2013 THAT WERE FORGOTTEN THE DAY AFTER THEY AIRED, I'M BORED AS FUCK WHERE'S JAYDEN JET WHEN YOU NEED HIM
Even the core gameplay is bollocks. After decades of arcade gameplay, 2K15 focuses on simulation... SIMULATION OF 2023 MATT HARDY, YOU CAN BARELY DO ANYTHING IT'S SO JANK. If you try to run, the wrestler has this almost mini stutter before he properly gets going. The animation for TURNING AROUND was mocapped by a 95 year old on their deathbed. See this enemy right in front of you that you wanna dive on? THE GAME DOESN'T, FACE FIRST INTO THE CONCRETE SPLOOPS.
The core mechanics are FUNCTIONAL most of the time, they just have a ton of small quirks like this that add up to make the gameplay deeply unsatisfying. The chain grappling minigame is REALLY functional in fact, so functional it's ALL YOU DO. EVERY OTHER MOVE auto changes into some shitty minigame where you gotta move the right analogue stick into a specific position before your opponent does. Your grand reward for succeeding is the grip of your headlock tightens slightly. MY HEADLOCK IS SLIGHTLY MORE SECURE GUYS WE FUCKING DID IT WOOOOOO
A barren wasteland, and the content that IS there is clunky and tedious. I will buy next year's game and keep buying them every year until I pass away
YOU CAN'T EVEN CREATE WOMEN IN THIS. I know Vince McMahon was in charge at the time so it's probably best to keep even fictional women as far away from him as possible, but they didn't start their partnership with Saudi Arabia until 5 years later so WHERE'S THE WOMEN
MyCareer is PAINFUL DUDE. A meandering slog of meaningless match after meaningless match. Barely any story. Barely any purpose. Half the time against some random Create-a-Wrestler that MUST have been designed by someone who's just been introduced to the concept of graphic design for the first time. Who the FUCK is Jayden Jet and why have I just won the SmackDown tag titles with him
Showcase Mode. I know a lot of you guys like this and I respect that, but alternatively FUCK YOU AND YOUR PASSIONS, THIS IS ASS BRO. PLAY AS THE SAME FOUR PEOPLE FOR 50 FUCKING MATCHES, HALF OF WHICH ARE RANDOM TAG MATCHES FROM RAW IN 2013 THAT WERE FORGOTTEN THE DAY AFTER THEY AIRED, I'M BORED AS FUCK WHERE'S JAYDEN JET WHEN YOU NEED HIM
Even the core gameplay is bollocks. After decades of arcade gameplay, 2K15 focuses on simulation... SIMULATION OF 2023 MATT HARDY, YOU CAN BARELY DO ANYTHING IT'S SO JANK. If you try to run, the wrestler has this almost mini stutter before he properly gets going. The animation for TURNING AROUND was mocapped by a 95 year old on their deathbed. See this enemy right in front of you that you wanna dive on? THE GAME DOESN'T, FACE FIRST INTO THE CONCRETE SPLOOPS.
The core mechanics are FUNCTIONAL most of the time, they just have a ton of small quirks like this that add up to make the gameplay deeply unsatisfying. The chain grappling minigame is REALLY functional in fact, so functional it's ALL YOU DO. EVERY OTHER MOVE auto changes into some shitty minigame where you gotta move the right analogue stick into a specific position before your opponent does. Your grand reward for succeeding is the grip of your headlock tightens slightly. MY HEADLOCK IS SLIGHTLY MORE SECURE GUYS WE FUCKING DID IT WOOOOOO
A barren wasteland, and the content that IS there is clunky and tedious. I will buy next year's game and keep buying them every year until I pass away