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Originally Posted by Mr. Nerfect I’ve low-key thought the video game is going to be a major moment in the history of AEW. They’ve sunk a lot of money into it. Potentially, it could switch a lot of people onto AEW. BUT… I’m of the opinion that Kenny Omega is an actual idiot. You can hear it as he talks to fans, or about Shibata’s headbutts or in his wrestling choices. But I figured he might actually know video games. But secretly I’ve always been suspicious he’s got no clue what he’s doing. He’s just released a new interview talking about the game. It sounds…messy. A lot of non-information about it just being designed to be “fun.” And he basically outright says that it won’t be able to compete with WWE 2k in terms of graphics. I’m getting major Homer designing Herb’s car vibes. Also, what the hell is the roster going to look like? AEW’s roster never stays static enough for it to be accurately represented in a game.

If you remove your bias for Omega and instead focus on the game, you could make better points.



So far, the game seems to play like the old school N64 wrestling games (No Mercy, WCW v NWO, etc.). If that is actually the case, that aspect alone will be enough to be a very successful game. Those games worked well because they were easy to play, and very fun to play.



Nintendo has shown that graphics are not the desire of every gamer, not even close. Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild, for example, looks "okay" but not "good" by today's standards, or even when it was made.


In terms of it being compared to WWE games...... if it does indeed play like the games above, it will destroy any game WWE puts out. 2k22 is looking like "more of the same" with a few changes. In my gamer opinion, they shit the bed by only scanning a portion of their roster. When you have someone who has been scanned vs someone who hasn't, its is blatantly obvious and makes the product look worse.