During the press event a few weeks ago, I was told that only one person in the office was able to successfully beat this mode. The big one is the Million Dollar AJ Styles Challenge currently going on that sees the player progress through multiple matches while maintaining the same health along the way. Along with MyPLAYER Towers, this mode takes a page from the Mortal Kombat book and introduces a gauntlet-type set of matches to complete that can have varying stipulations. The other big addition with hopes to keep players coming back is the ever changing 2K Towers mode. After each match, the two versions of the wrestlers and the arena they fight in are unlocked for use in other modes that help to battle the virtual currency. Once the set of objectives are completed, the game cuts to a pre-rendered sequence that adds a great storytelling element to the mode, feeling like you relive history. This might be landing a critical strike or jumping off the top rope to land a move. These fights include objectives that are tied into moves that actually happened during the match.
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Full of video highlights and a story told directly from Bryan’s mouth, you will replay key fights over the span of his career. While Career Mode is fun and different, the Showcase Mode hits every wrestling fan’s musical note. Showcase Mode returns after a year hiatus with the Daniel Bryan story and this may be the best mode to play. All of this should be available out of the gate especially for the edition that is $20 more. Also, all those legends and the deep roster mentioned above? All locked behind VC. I also don’t want to spend time unpacking loot boxes just to have access to this stuff. Even being provided with the Digital Deluxe Edition of the game and some extra money to spend on this, nearly all of it is still locked. You may get five total items per loot box and it could contain an elbow pad, head band and a t-shirt. There is a new currency that ties into separate entities such as the customization suite and the only way to unlock these is via loot boxes. The game still surrounds virtual currency and can be gained by winning matches. There are even more options locked in the game behind a paywall. All these customization options are initially locked and that’s just for the creation options. This is where the 2K-aspect starts to show its cards, though. MyPLAYER and creating wrestlers have a ton of options for customization including an option to randomize their appearance. There will be moments where you have to make a decision during a conversation that doesn’t seem to have much of an effect in what happens. The fact that it is something different and enjoyable is what is important.
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The story has plot holes that will bug you, but this isn’t a movie or a story-driven game. Instead, you get a story full of in-game cutscenes that have you fight your way onto the main roster as you start in the indie promotion BCW. If you’re a fan of doing something like that, that doesn’t exist in this game. Gone are the days of starting in NXT and just trying to blindly guide your way to the main roster and compete for a belt. Complete with voice acting, you’re not just reading dialogue. The narrative in Career Mode is a step in the right direction. Eventually, side matches open up to help build get even more XP. Through the narrative, you’ll hit road blocks as there isn’t any XP granted for losses. The Career Mode involves a lot of grinding and having to branch out to the MyPLAYER Tower and Road to Glory in hopes of gaining extra XP and skill points to use. It’s broken down into three categories and progressing through the main tree will open up sub-sets and an overdrive tree. This narrative-based mode will have you take MyPLAYER and progress through a story that has actual voice acting and a Player Tree that allows you to gradually make your character better. An experienced WWE writer was brought in to give the Career Mode a new direction. The smorgasbord of game modes is almost overwhelming and the roster is so deep that you’ll get lost in awe on who to choose. “Never Say Never” was the mantra from the development teams this year, and they went above and beyond in trying to bring a new experience to the table. Just like the career of Daniel Bryan, however, when this game starts to excel, it gets brought back to reality.
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The series has never been short of play modes and the team has retooled and brought even more this year. With WWE 2K19, developers Visual Concepts and Yuke’s wanted to focus on the game being fun rather than being a simulation of WWE. Authenticity is key when it comes to WWE games and since 2K has taken over this generation with the former THQ series, it has elevated the status of the series to an accurate representation.