Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted July 1, 2023 Awards Moderator Share Posted July 1, 2023 (edited) It’s no All Stars, but while it’s quite good fun so far, I can’t help but still be a little disappointed. In a lot of ways it’s sub-SmackDown 1 on the PS1. I’m still getting the hang of controls - dives seem trickier than they should be considering how many of them you get in real AEW, and I haven’t figured out kickouts yet - but the matches are generally easy enough to get to grips with. The barbed wire death match is my favourite. I’m surprised at how few match options there are. Blood & Guts or Coffin Matches or Dog Collars might be a bit tricky, but things like Ladder Matches only being possible as a one-on-one, or Falls Count Anywhere only actually being Falls Count At Ringside Or On The Ramp feels very barebones. You'd also have thought the game could handle more than four people in the ring at once. SmackDown on the PS2 could deal with six, so I’m not sure of the thinking there, especially considering how reliant AEW has always been on Trios Matches. I expected the roster to be on the smallish side so wasn’t too surprised at that, but I had hoped for more unlockable people. If CAW was better that wouldn’t matter - even if they did what SmackDown 1 did with the likes of Viscera or Mideon, and just have the basic template ready for you to put the character together - but it’s not, and that makes it more disappointing. For the other stuff - Career mode seems fine. Online isn’t for me. The mini games are quite fun but it’s a shame there aren’t more. I’m surprised they couldn’t stick in something like Create A PPV - again, that’s something SmackDown 1 managed on the PS1. Overall, I think I might tire of this one fairly quickly despite the fun elements, but if they’re able to make some improvements with patches, that’d be good. Edited July 1, 2023 by HarmonicGenerator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westlondonmist Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 2 hours ago, Merzbow said: So I got my copy, and I know I'm adding to the hate but I can't even give a custom wrestler white boots.. I can't work out how to change the colour of anything. I don't really know what button to press to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted July 1, 2023 Author Share Posted July 1, 2023 1 minute ago, westlondonmist said: I can't work out how to change the colour of anything. I don't really know what button to press to do it. It'll be X on Xbox or square on Playstation after you've selected the item. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted July 1, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted July 1, 2023 (edited) 20 hours ago, Merzbow said: It'll be X on Xbox or square on Playstation after you've selected the item. Yeah once you select the item (we’ll use boots for this example), when you go back to the list of things to choose at the bottom of the screen you’ll see it say Change colour at the button. Also worth noting that if an item doesn’t have a paint pallet in the corner you can’t change the colours. Edited July 2, 2023 by Hannibal Scorch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatvinylgeek Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 6 hours ago, 2Xtreme_lives said: How long did it take to get your code on the xbox? I'm still waiting for the auto key to be raised, just says check back soon Got mine now 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westlondonmist Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 (edited) Started the CAW, made very shit versions of Bret Hart and Liger but they will do. I'm making adjustments to movesets which will take me a while to get right. I know I'd do a shit job with a good CAW anyway. Edited July 1, 2023 by westlondonmist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69MeDon Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 16 hours ago, Hannibal Scorch said: you’ll see it say Chang colour at the button. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Xtreme_lives Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 17 hours ago, thatvinylgeek said: Got mine now 🙂 Yeah got mine too now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted July 2, 2023 Author Share Posted July 2, 2023 (edited) Any idea what the X Factor is called in the moves list...? Also, a very interesting thread starting here with someone going throught the game's engine. https://twitter.com/LynchReborn/status/1673739450847838220 Edited July 2, 2023 by Merzbow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lorne Malvo Posted July 3, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted July 3, 2023 My mate told me at some point there's an option to blur Christian's face. It's Vince McMahon's game of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted July 3, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted July 3, 2023 Would it not be a big blue dot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lorne Malvo Posted July 3, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted July 3, 2023 14 minutes ago, jazzygeofferz said: Would it not be a big blue dot? That option is coming later. £12 DLC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted July 3, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted July 3, 2023 6 minutes ago, Lorne Malvo said: That option is coming later. £12 DLC. Only if you're subscribed to the battle pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz2050 Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 Because I'm out of touch with gaming these days, does this support multilayer on a single screen for up to 4 players? I'd like to think it would but can't find anything to confirm it online, just multilayer via online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted July 3, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted July 3, 2023 48 minutes ago, gaz2050 said: Because I'm out of touch with gaming these days, does this support multilayer on a single screen for up to 4 players? I'd like to think it would but can't find anything to confirm it online, just multilayer via online. I thought that died out on the N64. Why would a wrestling game be multilayer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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