![]() ![]() I rarely play women?s matches and feel the objectives are more chore than fun, this mode desperately needs a makeover (and so does the rest of the game, if you couldn?t tell). ![]() While definitely an improvement over the brief Daniel Bryan Showcase that was in 2K19, this still just didn?t do it for me. Now let?s rapid-fire some of the new items for this year Women?s Showcase mode. 2K?s roadmap has one of the DLCs including Southpaw Regional Wrestling, which is a YouTube spoof of old 80?s territory wrestling from a few years back, so I still have something to look forward to DLC-wise. One pleasant surprise from this mode was that Bray Wyatt does the commentary over the matches and while it gets repetitive, I thought it was a nice touch. Even EA adds some varied gameplay into their sports titles lately (NHL Threes or Madden Superstar KO) the 2K series is in desperate need of a shake up. Why not make it a bit more arcady like the classic Wrestlefest (Retromania coming 2020, cheap plug)? It just feels like a little creativity got watered down and half assed. There are some surprises along the way, but for the most part you?re playing the exact same you would in any other mode. ![]() With these wacky additions, I expected the gameplay to vary somewhat, and yet again I was disappointed. You?ll fight Frankenstein-ish Braun Strowman, Snake Randy Orton and even the ?Swampfather? Bray Wyatt. In Bump in the Night?s main story, you play as Finn Balor competing in matches at the Wyatt Compound, as Bray Wyatt tries to corrupt Balor to join him. All of the DLC (organized under 2K Central) planned for this year will consist of new environments and a different style of story presentations. But you also got some new reskinned characters and a fantasy story mode. This was the only way you could play as the hottest character currently in the WWE The Fiend, which is kind of a dirty tactic. I want to talk about the first DLC that was offered to people who preordered the game or purchased the deluxe/collector’s version, Bump in the Night. I don?t know why models weren?t carried over from previous years and just tweaked after that I can only assume it has something to do with Yukes no longer having a hand in the development of the franchise (more on that later). Looking at some screenshot comparisons, the downgrade is extremely noticeable and some characters look nothing like themselves. We?re into this current gen of consoles for seven years and this is the sixth WWE game for this gen and dare I say the character models have never looked this bad. Graphics, on the other hand, has taken quite the turn and crazily it?s not a turn for the better. Not much has changed year over year as far as the in game presentation the menu system got a fresh paint of coat (for the two Something to Wrestle fans reading this), but other than that I didn?t notice much of a change when it comes to presentation. So let?s start with the presentation and graphics. My expectations for this year?s release were already low, based on how little we saw from 2K leading up to release and just how poorly I feel the WWE product has been in the past year(s). Now that that?s out of the way it?s going to be sunshine and lollipops for the rest of the review, right?Definitely not! As many who frequent this site know, I?ve handled the WWE reviewing for the past few years and have not been kind. For the record though, putting out a game in the state WWE 2K20 was at launch at $59.99 is completely unacceptable and how 2K hasn?t made any reparations for people that purchased it on release is really sad. I waited to really put out this review to include the first DLC, Bump in the Night, but they get the added bonus of having patched the game. Since the patch I still encounter some minor glitches, but nothing game breaking (everyone else has not been so fortunate from what I?ve seen). When I first received the game for review I had approximately 10 matches and I noted that 8 of those matches had massive glitches or gameplay breaking issues. Gameplay was practically completely broken and was in no way how any game should be released to the public as a finished product. You see, if you?ve been living under a Dwayne Johnson, this game launch was a huge mess. I just need to preface this review everything I discuss here will be following the massive patch 2K released. ![]()
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