This is my initial review/impressions of WWE 2K24 after spending a week with the game. Playing all of the modes and experiencing a lot of what the game has to offer. I am Part of the WWE 2k NextMaker Program, but my opinions are my own. Let me know your thoughts on 2k24, the good and the bad. One note: I did not mention myrise I have a separate myrise series on the channel
Universe Mode with a lot of issues. All my Settings don’t work for Rivalry Matches. Ramp Camera, Pin Mini Game, etc…it just doesn’t work if the match is set as rivalry. It’s just default. Thats a big minus for me
2k25 needs voiceover and promos in universal mode and KOTH ring and QOTR Tournament in the mode to and bring back design story mode to also the greatest royal rumble match 50 superstar
It's better than last years for sure, It's worth it. So many features & match types added, MyRise tremendously improved, MyGM with more options etc.. My complains is that the showcase did not live up to the hype & lack of focus in universe mode. But overall it's a great game imo.
"Minor" stuff I particularly enjoy : - Irish whip reversals actually being irish whip reversals instead of regular reversal. - strike exchanges Those two things already make the gameplay more enjoyable and fun. But the best thing in my opinion is the new "tag team" debuff, limiting pin breakout. No more tag-team match being 20 minutes because illegal CPU doesn't want to stay down.
I understand but if it was any year other than 40 years then they would have less objective, cuz I feel like that one of the main reason they had in mine
I like how the lights flicker during finishers... a very minor update elevates the viewing experience.. and the new camera system makes me wanna go back to no mercy
@@blindsportslover love the TV show on NBA 2k24 Gives you so much depth with on-line gamers, legends, current players and even Indy artists they put on
@@WrestlingwithghostsNo it has not lol. It's still a blast to play. All of those N64 AKI games hold up. My personal favorite being Virtual Pro Wrestling 2.
I wish they would’ve put more WCW and WWF/WWE legends and not the same ones every years. I’ll love to see wrestlers like Billy Kidman, Juventud Guerrera, Al Snow, Bradshaw, Steven Richards, Steve Blackman, Dean Malenko, Funaki, Raven etc
Something that i found amazing, even though it was a small detail, is that you can tag to your partner while running and instead of the Wrestler just tagging the partner normally, he runs straight to the corner and tags, kinda like he wants to tag his partner in as fast as possible.
I'm thankful i grew up when Nintendo first came out and got to play the Very 1st WWF WRESTLEMANIA game .. The only complaints i have about games today is having to pay extra for Digital Shirts , shoes , Wrestler's etc etc... We had codes we use to put in to get these things.. Watch the evolution of Wrestling video games and be thankful 😎👍
I mean it’s good, it’s not THAT much of an upgrade but it’s an upgrade. Honestly, if next year’s game doesn’t improvement universe mode then it’s just another roster update
Yeah for 25 they need to revamp Showcase and Universe mode for sure. Just give us Story Creator for Universe Mode! Everything else about the mode is great, all we need is a way to make stories and cutscenes and Universe mode will be perfect.
@@Wasechubby Honestly, Story creator would be a godly addition. Give us a good amount of unique animations, let us do custom text for promos and im hooked.
Feels like an updated iPhone. A few good upgrades, but not enough for me to get it. Waiting a few years seems to be a better route to take to actually see a big change. 2k25-26 would probably be a better choice from 2k23.
I am so tired of them putting universe mode on the back burner. They need to make universe mode the main focus next year! Or take an extra year off and also make universe mode the focus. It’s our season mode!
I’m not a fan of online, but having an online universe mode or a universe today like NBA Today. It would be a game killer. Have it run adjacent to realtime schedules and give players the option to play in many roles such as ref, wrestler, or even a spectator in the seats. Maybe it’s a reach but if they get innovative enough, they could truly restore this mode and add replay value for years.
I tried listening to the soundtrack without the game ahead of time. Couldn’t get into it. But in the menus where you’re doing shit for a few minutes, it goes well with the overall aesthetic. There was one song I was like OH GOD this is too busy 😂 but a majority seems decent.
Definitely agree on the takes. Online play is my biggest gripe, and I still wish an online universe of GM could be done, but otherwise it's what'd you want from a WWE game for sure
I know I don't have the game, but I kind of like how they keep the PLE events on Sundays. It's like the old days when Sundays always had PPV events. It's kind of a classic touch.
I am having a blast with 2K24! I got burned by 2K18 (HORRIBLE), so I skipped 2K19-22. I picked up the deluxe edition of 2K23 last October for $40 during a PSN sale, and was impressed. The 40 Years of WrestleMania hype convinced me to pre-order the 40 Years of WrestleMania Edition. Unfortunately, the showcase mode doesn't live up to the hype. Too many objectives! However, I'll grind through it for the sake of completion. Smackdown is live in my area tonight (Dallas). Instead of buying a ticket, I decided to invest in WWE 2K24. I feel the game is a much better value. I'll happily watch Smackdown on TV for free. 😁 Happy gaming to all!
To be fair, you would’ve spent much more on smack down tickets since the rock and Roman plus Cody and Seth were all there. I was planning on going but went to San Antonio’s raw instead. I went back and checked ticket prices out of curiosity and they were insane. Like $200 for nosebleeds insane.
@@raybohall2135 Just for grins, like you, I checked StubHub on the day of Smackdown and was shocked by the ticket prices. Last Friday's Smackdown was underwhelming. 4 meaningless matches and a bunch of interview spots. I would have felt ripped off, if I had bought tickets to that show.
Can we just all collectively appreciate that they put effort into the voice acting? It's stil farrrrr off from industry standard, but for a sports game? Especially a 2K game? And even more especially a 2K WWE game, it's not bad. granted it's a low bar. But they have exceeded the bar.
As a person who's dedicated to Universe Mode, this year right here was a spit in the face to me. I finally gave up high hopes for improvements in Universe Mode like 5 years ago and just accepted the barely little improvements that was made about every year but this was the first WWE game since the debut of the mode where I think I prefer just doing exhibition and online game play. Like really, Almost nothing improved or added? Nope I give up.
This guy totally looks like Eli Drake! 🤣 On a more serious note, I'm really looking forward to playing this...in like 4 to 6 months after (hopefully) they fix whatever issues there are, the mod community grows and a few DLC's drop. Been burned too many times to dev's to give them my money either before the game is released or within the first month or so. More power to those that still do and I'm not putting down anyone that does that, it your money and your choice. I just hope they can fix the refresh rate issue I (and others) experienced in 2k23 where anything above 60 has the "slow down/speed up" effect. Sucks having to change the refresh back and forth just for the one game, but hey, it's not the end of the world. Keep up the great content, my dude!
Haven’t played a wwe game since 2k17 and lemme say,this game is so much fun. Even better with friends or family. My rise mode was very much fun and cool. Only downside for me is the showcase having way to many spots to do. But other than that I highly recommend this game if your into wwe
I haven't played since 2K19, and it feels like a substantial upgrade to me. I could definitely see how 2K23 players may feel differently though. That's why I don't buy these annually anymore.
This has been the first wrestling game since Smack Down vs Raw 2006. Let me say this I am not disappointed so much nostalgia. I am not too sure if it there was a lot of changes from 2k23 to 2k24 but for me jumping from back then to now the game is so sick 🔥
its not talked about too much but the fact that each brand (Raw, NXT and Smackdown) each have their unique announcers plus different announcers for PLE's just adds so much to the game.
I love the return of the classic camera angle, because some of these arenas deserve to be seen while playing. I also like the option to switch between the camera angles, and the weapons are really fun to use. My gripe is having to play MyRise in order to unlock the same arenas from the last 2 games.
2k NEEDS TO FIX THR BUGS THATS IN MYRISE MODE WHERE RING ANNOUNCER KEEPS ANNOUNCING OVER AND OVER AND CURRENTLY THE GAME CRASHES WHEN PLAYING THE TRISH STATUS MATCH. Honestly we had the Wrestlemaina showcase back in 2k14 I guess they couldn't figure out who to make Showcase from
Please 2k resize the older titles. I would also want a new stunner animation. Rock sell style. Showcase would be nice to go back to the 2k15 style also
Great thumbnail. And it's fine, it's a very "incremental" upgrade over last year. This is the last time they can get away with not touching universe mode, though. They're extremely aware of how much the community loves that mode- it's the true main attraction of the game for most players. They need to give it more depth if they want to keep players investing in this series.
What's the point and appeal to universe mode? It's boring as hell with zero objectives/stakes. It's literally just glorified exhibition mode with excel sheet. At least gm mode has a goal which makes it fun coz you have to strategize to win the mode
@@hotcoldman77 To each their own. I wanna be able to fantasy book. With GM Mode, I have limitations in terms of wrestling styles, stamina, contracts, etc. With Universe, I get to have a clean sheet to book whatever I want. Add story creator and Promos to it, and it is the perfect mode.
They honestly should merge gm mode and universe mode. If they did that with all the advances of blood, mechanics, and presentation, it would be a successor of wwf no mercy
@@freakysquirrel7218 And there's no goal or objective in all of that so what's the point? Might as well play with action figures to fantasy book lmaooo smh
The biggest pop I had so far was a random fan yelling You Suck to Roman during his entrance. Ir felt like a real drunk fan. I'm hard on 2K because honestly unfortunately we need to be but I like giving them props too. The gameplay is smooth af, entrance lighting is better for some than videos pre launch indicated ( spot lights aren't randomly going into the ceiling atleast
If you only play Universe like me, I wouldn't get it right now. Wait till it's on sale. And keep enjoying 2k23 until then. Enjoy the wrestlers that didn't make it to this edition. Like Brock Lesnar and Goldberg.
Will you be making a video doing settings for Universe Mode , Match Table and etc ? Especially for regular gameplay settings. The matches I set up are fuego but no one is selling moves and it’s annoying 😂
They also mix up the belts in the universe mode..for example- if you set a wwe heavyweight championship match, it automatically becomes United States championship match..
I agree with just abour everything you said. They added a lot of little things, but honestly the little things matter. Game has been great so far. I do wish Universe mode had a little more tho. Fun still, but was hoping for more.
Man, sometimes you can't trust the postal service, I was supposed to get this game yesterday, and now they're telling me I'll get it today. Better not delay it again. Anyways, great review
Just found another error. If you create an entrance, half of the lightningh does nothing. And further, i used on of the freak entrances with the red and yellow light show. There is no light in my entrance now. How can 2k always introduce new problems as if they were features. I‘m tired of this.
@@iamtamashii4184 I like that you can at least edit the soundtrack within the game. I mostly use my favourite entrance themes and keep only the songs I like from the soundtrack.
Definitely worth it, I will say besides the sliders & additional change in UM, I think the game is fine. New match types, which we all asked for & should've expected since we only got one last year. Things like the calender for me is small only because at the end of the day it's still the weekend so I don't mind. I mostly play Universe but I rarely saw anyone beg for huge improvements this past year so I assume that's where the new matches come in. Showcase, 21 matches seems rough but people complain over the cutscenes & "skipping" it sonmaybe 40 matches really wasn't necessary
they need more online options, if they could make wwe like how nba is that would be so sweet having a open world backstage being able to play with your friends and having different options like talking too superstars, upgrading gear etc it could be so good i feel like lately wwe been holding back insanely
I been saying this for so long and let everyone make they own build it would be lit that’s the only thing that’s missing plus more revenue and people would play more
I feel like Universe mode has been the same since its creation if we can do promos and keep track of the win loss history in universe mode would give majority of players a breath of fresh air Gm mode will improve as years to come but it will never touch SVR unless they take Svr Gm mode copy and paste.
Honestly, Universe Mode from SvR 2011 is still the best version of it imo. You got a good amount of cutscenes, the AI booking was fun and the gameplay was fun too.
Haven’t played the game yet. Looking forward to checking it out. Without even playing it, what I wish they would release a new game every other year, and maybe roster/arena updates or even dlc every year in between. Maybe if they have a year and half to put the game together there will be enough good quality content to last us for 2 years
Just want to know if it's worth upgrading from 2k23 to 2k24 because, honestly, the animation and entrance of superstars look the same, especially seth, becky etc.
I don't mind the new gameplay style in these 2K games but I would love if they went old school. Make the gameplay fast, fun and arcadey at least like SVR - SVR 07. Could care less about WM mode, career mode and universe mode. Only mode I ever loved was GM mode and I wish they'd make it like the SVR games again. Anyways an obvious pass for me this year again
@hotcoldman77 I'm confused. You just trashed the gameplay but then admitted you don't actually do any gameplay because all you do Is play gm mode? What? That doesn't make sense
Well, opinions will vary on this, but personally I prefer the slower simulation style of these games. I don't mind the arcade style, but they should make a separate game series with that.
It's a nice step up from last year's game, better roster, better DLC lineup, the my faction unlocked content playable in other game modes it's one of the best changes made this year, and there's definitely more attention to detail in every aspect: weapons use, blood, new match types, but, I still think some modes need a change like "My rise", an interesting concept, every year badly executed. I think it worths the purchase.
It's overall a fantastic game, More features, Old features being added, Match types, MyGM & MyRise. My only nitpick here is the showcase mode did not live up to the hype. But overall it's a great one.
The camera cuts to the diving moves in the ring are f'n annoying. THAT was one little thing that did not need to be changed or tweaked. Keep the damn camera still. Goddamn 2K.
This was a FANTASTIC review Matt. Great job. I like the game. The new camera controls in Create An Arena seem a little… unnecessary. It’s a bit complicated at first, but gets easier as you go.. I guess. Showcase arenas being LOCKED with everything else unlocked feels KIND OF like a rip off. I wanted the arenas. That’s the point in purchasing it for most of us I think. They didn’t clarifying until the very last minute I feel. The game feels good. For some reason though.. it just feels like a new experience lol it looks the same, kind of plays the same.. but something just feels different.. I can’t explain it. I know it’s a new game but, they’ve DEFINITELY changed some mechanics in there that gives it a fresh feel. I just need CM PUNK & I’m good lol
I got the 40 Years of Wrestlemania and got The Accelerator and NOTHING in Showcase was UNLOCKED, so I have to Grind it out, so what was the purpose of getting it????
Hey guys I just had a question I was thinking about getting the game finally cause the deluxe edition is 25% off is it worth the extra $5-$10 for the ps5 one over ps4 are there any differences at all
I’m loving the game so far and determined to try every (offline) mode as mainly played Universe mode and exhibition in 2K23. I’ve even sampled MyFaction, still don’t particularly like it though. Looking forward to MyRise and GM mode.
I really hope they do an attitude era narrative mode. Can sanitize it how it is needed to be. But you could have a tag team focus or hardcore belt focus or greatest PPVs. Maybe even a Then vs Now type thing with TLC, money in the bank, steel cage, Hell in a cell, etc. So many great PPVs that they could relive to highlight the different match types while letting people relive/experience classic matches.
I don't remember which video it was on, but I thought I remembered talk of an atutosave feature to save in case your game crashes. Well I was about 45 minutes into creating a superstar and it crashed and did not save any of it. Did I miss something? Is there a setting somewhere?
I personally have few complaints that are actually relevant to me. My biggest gripe being them taking out arenas that were in the game previously. Like they took out 3 wrestlemania arenas. It shouldve been left in. And the reusing of models. But tbh its worth it for me
the universe mode is the worst because we need momentum cost and the rivalry actions depend on the intensity of the rivalry unlike 2k23 where we can add any rivalry actions without momentum cost
2K24 is pretty fun in my opinion. I’ve been enjoying MyRise so far and the 2K Showcase is alright but I really hate the slingshot tech. New match types like Special Guest Referee, Caskst and Ambulance is extremely fun. Finally the new features like throwing weapons and trading blows are a nice addition to the game
They have to patch the second door for ambulance match. It's so hard to close on the opponents. Love Special guest referee and casket. Haven't tried gauntlet. Overall I'm having fun and the new camera angle is so dope. But it needs to be fixed. Doesn't work in elimination chamber.
Just bought it directly after watching this video! Last wrestling game i played was 2k17 and 2 hours trial of 2k23 so I hope I don’t get disappointed 😂
When my Creator character comes down the ramp the announcer says his name over and over again until the match starts, is anybody else experience? this problem, and is there a way to stop it
@AssembleShow Would you say the Universe Mode of WWE 2K24 is a good alternative to the Universe Mode of WWE 12, in terms of letting the AI do the booking and generate storylines while you just play as a superstar in Superstar Mode?
The 40 Years of WM mode leave a lot to be desired but overall the game is good. Solid 8/10. The inclusion of legends like George Steele and Billy Graham is awesome! I hope more legends get their due next year.
I have a glitch in My GM Mode. I had drafted Drew McIntyre. The first PPV I had him lose his belt to Randy Orton, and then Drew was no longer on my roster. Is anyone else having this issue?
In 2k23 I made a funny al jolson blackface character. You could see it was just a white guy wearing paint with his lip area showing, and he was dressed in old timey minstrel show clothes, and his moveset was some hip smooth funk
Is it normal that when I buy packs in MyFaction, I get cards of generic bronze Wrestlers that don't even appear in the Pack? I feel like I'm getting ripped off here lol does anyone know ?? The Legends and Heat packs.. are they broken or is it just me? Help !
Can we PLEASE talk about the fighting stance. Bro what can we do to get an option to just toggle it off? Please contact them about this. I like the game but the fighting stance takes me so out of it sometimes.
