The fun systems are largely the same, but this edition takes a half-step back from 2K22 in a couple of noticeable ways.
The roster is not as good as last year's, which is hardly the game's fault, but there's less fun to be had in playing around with all the available wrestlers when you're not exactly jazzed about half of them. The AI is fine but dumb in a couple of crucial places (ie. multi-man scenarios), and there's a couple of instances where certain special moves are nigh-impossible to pull off accurately (ie. Tyler Bate and Joe Gacy's signatures), which takes away from the fun here and there.
Slow-downs on PS4 are noticeable and frustrating, especially in multi-man matches. Game plays fine up to 6-man and then hits the brakes upward of that, which makes playing those modes just a tiny bit more frustrating.
As it's the main part of the game that I play, MyFaction this year feels like a bit of a sleepier rollout compared to last year. A distinct lack of Evolution cards and repetition of un-fun match types make the mode feel like a bit more of a drag. I wasn't as inspired to play through the single-player modes either, as they feel overly long and rely too heavily on the CAW suite, which I'm not interested in.
I still logged dozens and dozens of hours into this over the year, so I can't say I didn't get my money's worth, but I'm not nearly as into it as I was for 2K22.
The roster is not as good as last year's, which is hardly the game's fault, but there's less fun to be had in playing around with all the available wrestlers when you're not exactly jazzed about half of them. The AI is fine but dumb in a couple of crucial places (ie. multi-man scenarios), and there's a couple of instances where certain special moves are nigh-impossible to pull off accurately (ie. Tyler Bate and Joe Gacy's signatures), which takes away from the fun here and there.
Slow-downs on PS4 are noticeable and frustrating, especially in multi-man matches. Game plays fine up to 6-man and then hits the brakes upward of that, which makes playing those modes just a tiny bit more frustrating.
As it's the main part of the game that I play, MyFaction this year feels like a bit of a sleepier rollout compared to last year. A distinct lack of Evolution cards and repetition of un-fun match types make the mode feel like a bit more of a drag. I wasn't as inspired to play through the single-player modes either, as they feel overly long and rely too heavily on the CAW suite, which I'm not interested in.
I still logged dozens and dozens of hours into this over the year, so I can't say I didn't get my money's worth, but I'm not nearly as into it as I was for 2K22.