MightyMeeSeeks

The biggest draw to this game outside of showcase mode is the creation. You can upload your own creations or download others for your personal gameplay. I'm disappointed in the game modes. Showcase is fun and great to relive impactful wrestling stories (especially if you're new to wrestling). GM mode, Universe mode, and My Rise/Unleashed feel like pieces of a whole mode. GM mode, unless you're playing the matches, is just picking matches for star ratings. The myrise/unleashed mode lets you play the life of a wwe superstar with the ability to create your own narrative. You can pick which storylines you want to be part of but you get rewards and XP when completing stories so if you don't want to do a storyline you'll miss out on stuff. Unskippable cutscenes makes this mode unbearable. So while it feels like the choices you make have an impact on your story, it ultimately comes down to linear storylines where you can miss out on XP if you decide to not to do one. It really takes the choice out of it especially if you're a completionist. While Universe mode allows more freedom it's really an open sandbox to play with created content. You can make your own shows with your own superstars and really create your own world. You can play as one superstar and allow the cpu to create the show matchups but your experience will depend on your involvement in so many aspects. It's my favorite mode in the game and it's missing those small elements that give it strong replay value. It's fun but after a while it gets repetitive. I felt this game needed to have the myrise, GM, and universe mode as one mode. I'd like to see a GM mode where you follow the day **** in storyline where you have to make match decisions that affect the narrative. Playing this game made me miss the old Smackdown and Smackdown vs Raw games, even the N64 games by THQ. Those games had more immersion elements in gameplay. I seem to have this experience with most of 2K games where one mode is a major attraction and the rest, while fun for a while, lacks substance. The story modes should feel like an RPG narrative wise. GM mode should be more than just number crunching budgets for shows and trying to play the algorithm for match quality. Universe mode needs more nuanced details to make it feel more than just downloading creator content. If you want this game I'd find it used or on sale.