It's a cool trailer filled with lots of cool moments that gets the imagination racing

BUUUUUT I'd be remissed if I didn't mention that, man, I mean, I know this is all motion capture and stuff, and we obviously have to make sure we protect the actors wearing the mocap suits, but why does it seem too impossible a task to adjust the animations ever so slightly to provide some form of actual impact? It is a game afterall, and as simmy as you wanna go that's a fine direction and all, but it is a video game, please make the moves have some actual impact next year perhaps? eh?

Ah well

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EDIT: video was taken down by IGN due to some "technical problem". Not sure what that may have been, but doing my due diligence here

Man, these games just seem so lifeless. Like you said it just lacks impact. It all seems so impotent.

The WWE games need to be just a little more arcade like.

Also I don't think this game looks good. It just looks really dated.

I can't wait for NewLegacy Inc. to find all the ridiculous game breaking glitches other than that I have no desire to play another WWE game until they bring back the story creator.

Couldn't agree more I been craving playing Smackdown HCTP in the past fews days. I really wish they change the gameplay I'm glad they're bringing back more backstage fights but it doesn't fit with the slow pacing of the game.

i assume thats a youtube channel, mind sharing your favourite WWE glitch vid?

I mean graphically, I think the game looks just fine.

It's when it's put to motion that the mocap jank really shines through. It was also a mistake to show close ups of the wrong angle where it's plainly obvious that the opponent isn't hitting the posts or ground lol

The new lighting looks great.... the problem is this appears to be the only new thing in the game.

I may get it on Switch though as Universe mode would be a decent portable time killer.

Oh and now it appears you can have 8 men in the ring at once? Thats the last thing I want is more people in the multimen matches (that aren't rumbles) everyone knows trying to win a multiman match is the single worst thing about these games. Thankfully I understand the Switch version will cap at 6

I think the game does a decent job especially lately. 2k17 added a ton of window dressing that did a lot to make it look and feel like the TV product, and I imagine 2k18 has done more enhancements to not only include the brand split and new things like 205 Live, but make it look even more like the show than 2k17 did.

Not saying 2k17 did a GREAT job or anything, just that it's done more to accomplish that than other entries and other games

You'll never play another WWE game then.

I can't see them ever bringing it back due to moderation concerns, server issues, CAWs now including an obscene number of logos, and the fact that 95% of them were garbage (kinda like Mario Maker's offerings).

Here's some amusing ones I ran into last year...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHB8QkVYuFM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bESN2dUrOvk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymayGhmx5KA

And there was this huge audio screwup that wound up in the dlc...

Everything in the trailer looks good outside of Alexa Bliss who's skin color seems too dark.

On top of the expanded roster, there's new backstage areas, the return of ultimate control moves (under a new name), and just like last year a bunch of new transitional and selling animations which greatly improves the flow and presentation of the action.

Also, while yes, in most cases the 8 men matches will probably be a pain and likely something that will cause heavy frame drops if not crashes, especially when CAWs and custom arenas are involved, but on the bright side we can now have authentic four on four Survivor Series elimination tag matches. Something I've been wanting for years.

They don't do a great job of representing multiman matches and never will until they spend some quality time improving the AI. I highly doubt we'll ever get anything remotely similar to a DIY/Revival or New Day/Usos tag match, but the one on one game play is pretty fricking solid.

Unfortuantely it still lacks the bursts of speed, a consistent representation of fatigue, and a near complete lack of working the ropes unless it's built into a specific move's animation. All things needed if they're ever gonna truly offer something that captures the feel of NXT and indy wrestling.....especially something like NJPW. Still, 2K has made great strides in implementing new reversal and transitional animations that really add to the gameplay simulation-wise. I've had some matches that flowed better than any wrestling game I've ever played....and I've played way too many.

While I appreciate and honestly love what THQ San Diego attempted with WWE All Stars, especially the differing classes which made you want to learn the in and outs of every character, actually being able to pull off a match that looks somewhat comparable to what we see on television is cool. I don't know if the market could support both an arcade and a simulation driven WWE game right now, but if there was a way to bring a little arcade spirit into the current series and having it be an optional experience, 2K should definitely pursue it.

The link is dead. just saying

There was apparently a quality issue with iGN's first upload.