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WWE 2K17 On Solid Ground, Has Room to Grow

11:49 AM - January 20, 2017 by RaychelSnr

Wrestling video games have an interesting history. Much like real-life WWE where there is a segment of fans who insist that the "good ol’ days" of wrestling passed us by decades ago, there are many fans of this genre who insist that the last great wrestling game released was WWF No Mercy for the Nintendo 64. No Mercy was no doubt a great game, but those who ignore the strides wrestling games have made since 2K Sports took over are missing out.

I’ve written before how I took a long break from the franchise. For me, the 2000s simply were not fun from a gameplay standpoint. I took a stab at WWE 12 but left feeling underwhelmed. WWE 2K17, on the other hand, feels like a whole new ballgame. The graphics are much improved along with smoother animations. However, as far as video games have come, it’s still tricky to nail down human animation so that it comes across as natural. Wrestling games have long been one of the worst offenders in this department, but 2K17 definitely has a more natural feel to all of the movements.

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# 21 Cubfan @ 01/27/17 07:57 AM

Commentary needs work still felt like I had heard everything their was to hear from them.

Career mood is lacking its just matches with no real reason for them. The promo engine is interesting but didn't really fit all of the superstars.

# 22 DBMcGee3 @ 01/27/17 10:47 AM

I finally caved in and bought the game after finding it on sale for $35. I'm hoping that most of the bugs have been taken care of, but there have always been bugs and it's never been a dealbreaker for me.

From most accounts, the gameplay is better than last year, and the option to save multiple Universes is huge for me, it always killed me to have to decide on a particular era for my Universe. Now I can run a classic and a current, and that's awesome.

I'm still a bit miffed about the cost of the DLC, and it still blows my mind that we can't upload custom music, but at the end of the day I just missed having a wrestling game around.

# 23 PVarck31 @ 02/02/17 04:46 PM

So I was playing a match last night with Alexa Bliss and Naomi and something happened that I've never seen. I can't remember what move I did, Naomi was on the mat and I was going to the top rope and the ref stopped the match for a few seconds to check on her, then he gave the all clear and the match resumed.

# 24 OriolesFanRD @ 02/16/17 04:02 AM

Game has way too many bugs and still doesn't have options of yesteryear that I find disappointing. I don't care what anyone says, but the mo-cap needs to die. The gameplay feels clunky and unresponsive with mo-cap'd moves, in my opinion. I would say for entrances as well, but people love them for some reason. Most of them seem lifeless compared to the animation entrances from back in the day. Maybe the nostalgia is kicking in, doubtful, but maybe. Game has some nice features though.

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