[GAME RIVIEW] WWE 2K17 - Fighter Game #8

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By: @anwarunsam

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Hi steemian wherever you are may be healthy always and remain in the protection of God Almighty. In the afternoon of this pm I will review a game to be released next month. This game is certainly no stranger to game lovers especially Play Station. That is WWE 2K17.

A strange phenomenon does, to see how physical exercise wrestling class can be mixed in such a way, to be like opera stage with a different atmosphere. Everyone who watches WWE and all the sub-plays he offers knows very well that all of them are planned, with characterizations and plots that are quite emotional. But just like a soap opera, there is always an interest to see how all the tangled threads of the story end, let alone with all the intrigue that revolves around it. Unfortunately, we ourselves have begun to "lose" the track of how WWE evolved after the deletion of SmackDown on one of Indonesia's private television several years ago.

Not because of the story or a sense of familiar also that prompted us finally tested the game version of Playstation 4 and Xbox One this. But the fact that it was offered as the inaugural product of the franchise cast 2K Sports as the latest generation game. Moreover, a variety of trailers and screenshots released previously showed a visualization that reinforces the identity. You who have read our previous preview of course already enough to have a picture of what kind of selling value offered by this latest generation version of the game. There are so many modes that dijajal, but the mechanics of gameplay offered we call it cause its own frustration.

Since most of the WWE 2K17 game mechanisms are still similar to the previous series, we will only cover some of the new features that are implemented in this series.

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Here's the discussion:

New Features

• Ladder Revamped

Improvisation Ladder Match you can feel when taking a belt or suitcase using the ladder. You'll find a rotating circle mini-game consisting of 8 green bars, where you have to move the right analog right until the eight bars are exhausted. Of course your struggle will get resistance from your opponents who beat you from the top of the ladder or even drop the ladder. In addition, you can now lay the ladder between the apron ring and the spectators' barricade and place your opponent on it for you to slam or tiban from above turnbuckle.

• Backstage Brawl

Major changes occurred in Backstage Brawl and Falls Count Anywhere. In this game, you can move from one room to another without loading screen. This transition happens very smoothly when you open the door or throw your opponent into a certain room. Uniquely, when you enter the office of Vince McMahon or Triple H, you will find them as a cameo. Not only that, you can also do TV Finisher if it finds the television on the backstage.

• Crowd Fighting

The old feature that re-implemented in this series is Crowd Fighting. You can enter the audience through the barricade and fight there. The areas that you can enter are wider than the previous series.

• Off-Stage Area

Expansion from crowd fighting, you can also fight on the sides of the stage near the entrance, even doing springboard motion from the top of the stage.

• 3 Managers

Now you can bring three managers at once to one Superstar in one match. So Bray Wyatt can bring all Wyatt Family members and team four people at once.

• Victory Break Out

If in the previous entry, you can only break out on the single match match, this time you can also do Break Out while celebrating.

• Secondary Submission System

You are given two choices of Submission System in this game. The first system uses the right analog as in WWE 2K16. While the second system is similar to the classic way in the previous series, by mashing button on four action buttons.

• Roll Out Recovery

If you are subjected to considerable damage such as falling off the ladder, your character will automatically roll out of the ring to recover the condition.

• Taunts Update

You can make a mockery when you're on the turnbuckle corner or when it will stand in the middle rope turnbuckle.

• Select Referee

New features implemented this year. Before the start of the game, you can choose one of ten types of referees that are available, although some face is similar and only different uniforms.

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My Career

Still the same as the previous year, you will create one character of your creations to be the next star on WWE. You will start your character creation with minimal attributes, then you will practice to improve your skills. In addition to the grappling skills, you will also practice bringing promos with the options of available dialogs to determine if your character is liked or hated by the audience. However, this time there is one shortcut option to become a star, that is by becoming "Paul Heyman Guy". By becoming Paul Heyman Guy, you have to solve all kinds of crazy challenges from Paul Heyman.

WWE Universe

If in My Career mode, you are acting as a Superstar, just like in WWE Universe mode. In this mode, you will be in full control of everything like show, promo. rivalry, roster, match, title, crowd reaction and other attributes. You can also engage in special stories of Royal Rumble, Survivor Series or even challenge the Undertaker at WrestleMania. The biggest change in Universe Mode is now available three slots save for storing game data of this mode. One of the new features introduced in WWE Universe mode is Promo Engine. With Promo Engine, you can insert promos / stories at one show at intervals to make the rivalry heats up.

Creation Suite

This feature again comes with a more complex customization options than before. The features that come back include Superstar, Move Set, Entrance, Championship, Show and Arena. This year, 2K adds two choices in Creation Suite, Create-a-Video and Create-a-Victory.

• Create a Video

With this feature, you can create one video titantron and Highlight Reel with a variety of options available. You can set cutscene, logo, transition to filter your creation videos. Once saved, the video you can use as a video entrance Superstar.

• Create a Victory

Similar to Create-an-Entrance, where you can manage how to celebrate the Superstar and Divas victory celebrations with 4 different conditions: Motion Face, Motion Heel, Title Motion Face and Title Motion Heel. In addition, you can arrange the titantron and music videos that will be played when Superstar / Divas celebrate. This feature is not too deep because you can only replace it with the options that have been available.

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PRESENTATION

Visual

At the beginning of the game, you will be presented with a unique WWE video opening which will definitely be familiar to WWE fans. As you enter the main menu screen, you will notice a big change in the menu view. WWE 2K17 leaves the menu tiles that are used on 2K16 and uses a very minimalist look. Existing menus are presented in text boxes only. No more Superstar and Divas photos decorating every available menu options. However, behind the menus, you will find some Superstars and Divas that will ride through to entertain you. Continuing to the character selection screen, you will notice the difference from the previous series. If last year, you will see the original photos of Superstars and Divas, this year Yuke's again presents the latest 3D character model implemented on WWE Smackdown vs. RAW 2011, when the WWE game franchise license is still held by THQ. This certainly reduces the level of satisfaction of WWE fans. For character models, some Superstars are seen to have improved details and are very similar to the original ones such as Brock Lesnar, John Cena, Enzo Amore, AJ Styles and others. However, some of the lesser names actually appear to be pretty bad and invite a loud protest from WWE fans, one of which is the Brooke Fund. Brooke's fund is considered to have the worst character model in this series. Even some characters like Vince McMahon and Stephanie McMahon, are seen using the old renderings and are not fixed on this series. From the NPC side like Michael Cole, Jerry "The King" Lawler and JBL, still look stiff behind the commentator's table. While from the audience side, there is a visual increase although it is minimal. For the presentation of the arena, almost all the arenas have performed very well and authentic like the original. Only logos on this game are still outdated, as now RAW and SmackDown Live already have a new post-draft logo in July. Overall, the graphics on this game are fairly outdated in this generation, but still worth playing.

• Audio

Presentation of sound in this game is divided into four, namely Commentary, Entrance Music, Voice Acting and Soundtrack. From the commentary side, it's still a routine problem every year because the comments out of the mouth of trio Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler and JBL still sound monotonous. We think 2K and Yuke's should learn from EA Sports on this matter so that the atmosphere of the game feels more like the original show. One positive value we found was the voice of Lilian Garcia who mentioned the name of the character you selected during the character selection screen. From the Entrance Music side, almost all the Superstars, Divas and Legends music performed very well without any significant complaints. From the Voice Acting side, you will lose the sound of your Superstars creation in My Career mode. The voiceover in this mode is replaced with the Promo feature with dialog selections. Only a few characters are involved in My Career alone who have a voiceover.

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VALUE

The absence of this year's Showcase mode will certainly slightly reduce the appeal of this game. But, 2K manages to inject some of the new features we've described above to add your game time. With a roster of more than 135 characters, of course, can make you last long enough to play this game if intending to taste all the characters. In addition, you can create the next WWE star in My Career mode and train it to its peak. Then there's the WWE Universe mode, where you hold the full power of General Manager and manage all aspects of WWE weekly events up to the monthly PPV. The large number of unlockables that you can buy using Virtual Cash (VC), certainly forces you to continue playing this game in a variety of existing modes, in order to achieve the virtual money. With all the features that exist in this game, enough to keep you busy within the next year.

CONSCLUTIONS

The loss of Showcase mode would be a step backward shown 2K in the WWE franchise, although in the future there will be a Showcase mode in the form of downloadable content post paid release. Initially 2K plans to present a Showcase mode centered on Brock Lesnar, but due to the problem of licensing Superstars involved in the story, 2K finally canceled the intention. However, 2K and Yuke's do not stay silent with this flaw. They quickly repaired the core gameplay and added many new features to satisfy WWE fans around the world. Hundreds of options Superstars and Divas certainly can attract more fans from different eras. Expansion from the Creation Suite enriches the customization options that allow you to create without limit. Finally, we urge you not to replicate the scenes that are performed on real-life WWE shows and games. Because all the scenes are only done by professionals and do not close the possibility of suffering injuries for the action.

In our little eyes, he looks so real. That the struggle of big men with a character that is no different from the concept of superhero / villain this turned out to be an interesting drama that makes us can not look away just like that. The same concept that made it end up being a pretty interesting video game in the past. Got popular when Playstation rental craze in Indonesia, changing platform generation, and appear more realistic through the fantastic visual enhancement at this time, WWE still trying to survive. After the release of the console in 2016 ago, the latest series - WWE 2K17 finally ready to go to the PC.

WWE 2K17 port process to the PC is quite anticipated, considering the same process also occurred in the previous series. Through an official post, 2K throws an official release date for this PC version, as well as shares more details regarding the different versions of Standard Edition and Deluxe Edition, both offered at different price levels. The good news? All DLCs that were released for console versions will also be available for PC gamers on the first day of release. Interested? It's time to check your PC specifications:

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PC Specs for WWE 2K17:

Minimum Requirements:

OS: 64-bit: Windows® 7 (latest updates)

Processor: Intel Core i5-3550 / AMD FX 8150

Memory: 4 GB RAM

Graphics: GeForce GTX 660 / Radeon HD 7770

DirectX: Version 11

Storage: 50 GB available space

Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card

Additional Notes: At least 2 GB DDR Video Memory

Recommended Requirements:

OS: 64-bit: Windows® 7, Windows® 8 (8.1) or Windows® 10 (latest updates)

Processor: Intel Core i7 3770 / AMD FX-8350

Memory: 8 GB RAM

Graphics: Nvidia GPU GeForce GTX 770 / AMD GPU Radeon R9 290

DirectX: Version 11

Storage: 50 GB available space

Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card

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GAME INFORMATIONS

Developer: Yuke's

Visual Concepts

Publisher: 2K Sports

Series: WWE 2K

Platform: Microsoft Windows

PlayStation 3

PlayStation 4

Xbox 360

Xbox One

Release PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One

NA: October 11, 2016

AU: October 11, 2016

EU: October 11, 2016

JP: March 9, 2017

Microsoft Windows

WW: February 7, 2017

JP: March 9, 2017

Genre: Sports

Mode: Single-player, multiplayer

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Written by: @anwarunsam

Langsa, Aceh, Indonesia, 27 January 2018

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