Ryo Hazuki
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Brock Lesnar announced as cover star for WWE 2k17 and a new trailer has been released: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6Pj5oJzYLM
WWE 2k17 Brock Lesnar Cover Revealed + "Suplex City" Trailer
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Hidden One
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The Beast
PartTimeWarrior
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Party's over, grandpa
Yet he will probably be gone after summerslam
Sir_Crocodile
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Hope Hunt doesn't knock him out
PartTimeWarrior
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Yeah I don't understand why they just don't put like 3 of the top guys on the cover. Reigns/Rollins/Brock could share the cover
JehutyRunner
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If you had seen the Sting cover reveal on Monday Night Raw a few years ago, you would have seen that happen already.
(though to be fair, it was more the fact people thought the video was announcing Sting was properly coming to WWE than just the 2K cover)
How awkward would it be if the hypothetical Reigns cover reveal happened when he was suspended?
The Elite
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I swear his contract was for three years.
Collateral22
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If he stands striking with him I think he will. Hunt has decent TDD too and Brock doesn't like getting hit. Hunt is one of the heaviest hitters in HW too. Will be interesting though.
Heart of Black
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I really wish these games were good again... might have to beg for a copy from my bros at Take Two.
Also they dropped the ball
Also they dropped the ball
dragonflys545
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Where's the gameplay videos? LOL who am I kidding, I bet the gameplay is still the same shit as every other year.
Yeah, don't expect much aside from roster changes. Hopefully if they involve the brand split, there could be something interesting added to career mode (Unlikely though).
I hope he is, I might try watching WWE again if he goes away.
I hope he does. Would be pretty embarrassing to Vince if he does though.
Jessie Ventura is the real life Mike Haggar.
Maybe they could put Goldberg and Lesnar on the cover and remind everyone of thier classic Wrestlemania match.
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Universe mode already has a brand split in it. They never got rid of it from the previous brand split.
I don't know, all I heard is that he will be loosing to Roman Reigns at Summerslam and then will go UFC.
The Elite
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He's barely around as it is.
Nothing remotely happens with it in Universe mode. I was hoping they'd add it into MyCareer mode and it'd shake things up a bit. It probably won't.
Huh? Brock wrestles maybe 3 matches a year (and they're usually good, too). Plus God King Brock gave us one of the most satisfying matches in modern history
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They need to take some of the stuff they are doing in MyCareer and apply it to Universe. That would help a lot. Match ranking should be a thing across the board in Universe and it should be used to determine how wrestlers are booked.
I've been out of the loop for quite a while, what was the last WWF/E game that was really good?
That's part of the problem. If he was actually working shows on a regular basis I'd have less of an issue seeing people jobbed out to him.
Nocturnowl
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LET'S DO THIS?!
(actually let's not)
Nah, with Sonic games I still find a glimmer of hope that they might pull something good off like Generations.
Meanwhile I don't trust Yukes with anything anymore.
(actually let's not)
Nah, with Sonic games I still find a glimmer of hope that they might pull something good off like Generations.
Meanwhile I don't trust Yukes with anything anymore.
Strangelove77
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I wonder if Reigns was ever on the cover initially but then got replaced because of the suspension.
I doubt it, but still.
I doubt it, but still.
All things considered, Brock would have made more sense for 2K16 given the matches he was having at the time.
I suppose it makes sense given what he's up to this summer, but that could either be amazing, or a complete disaster.
Have to wonder if Roman was ever in the running for it though.
I suppose it makes sense given what he's up to this summer, but that could either be amazing, or a complete disaster.
Have to wonder if Roman was ever in the running for it though.
Huh? Brock wrestles maybe 3 matches a year (and they're usually good, too). Plus God King Brock gave us one of the most satisfying matches in modern history
I personally do not like him. Aside from that I don't see much of a point in having a part timer put over talent that actually works a full schedule and having him end the Undertaker's streak when it could have been used to actually elevate someone.
All that putting someone on the main roster to win the streak would do is make that person hated forever by the fans. X-Pac hated.
Part-timer Brock is way more over than most of the roster (this is mostly booking/Vince's fault though). In regards to Undertaker's streak, I would have been 100% okay with Brock ending it had two things been different;
1) The build up to WM30 actually built Brock as a threat. Leading up to it they did nothing to make Brock look like he was going to beat Taker.
2) After Brock beat Undertaker, they needed to have Brock eventually lose the World Title to someone and cleanly.
Basically, WWE completely wasted the Undertaker rub by having Lesnar never get properly defeated.
I'd imagine if he were over they'd probably use him. I doubt his suspension would get in the way though.
I remember ages ago they took Big Show out of one of the Smackdown games (I think the second one) but they had moved him down to developmental iirc and I don't think they were planning on bringing him back.
It will be interesting to see if Roman gets delayed for this though.
I think he's a pretty incredible athlete, it's nice to see him on the cover - reminds me of HCTP, which will always be my favorite wrestling game.
That being said, I do wonder how he'll fair against Hunt. He's probably going to get knocked out! Unless he actually outwrestles him!
Whoa, not on PC?!
That being said, I do wonder how he'll fair against Hunt. He's probably going to get knocked out! Unless he actually outwrestles him!
Whoa, not on PC?!
ScaryShark
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I hate to break it to you but they're showing up for a paycheck too.
The Albatross
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One reason Brock is the cover boy, over a guy like Rollins or Ambrose or something, is because they'll likely do a story mode around him. Brock has a lengthy enough career to do that. Rollins, Ambrose, etc., are more interesting weekly talent with better storylines in the current product, but a career mode with Brock has a lot more to it than a career mode with Rollins.
Spoiler:
The "trailer" for this game is a Brock Lesnar hype montage... And has virtually nothing to do with videogames.
Sadly I just can't get hyped for these games because the gameplay is frustrating, boring, annoying shit. Yukes or the producers at 2K just don't know what direction to take this game in. They have this more simulation style game, but it's staged wrestling, not boxing, MMA, or NBA 2K. So they create this fairly complicated main gameplay, but then when they want to do wrestling spots, they make it over-simplified with interactive tutorials and quick time events. The whole product just seems so conflicted, lacking direction, and lacking polish.
The single player Steve Austin mode was one of the most frustrating games I've played in years, not because it was difficult (it wasn't) but because the success criteria of a story mode match required you to do things which were just utterly stupid, like getting an opponent onto his belly outside the ring. They're trying to recreate these historic moments in wrestling history, but the setup to them is so contrived ... It's like "Ok, we want to setup that spot in the Steve Austin match from 1999, and we want it to realistically play out how that match played out," yet to do that spot, you force the player to have to break immersion by making them do something stupid like climb out of the ring and wait for your CPU opponent to come get you, only to repeatedly try the same manuever over and over again hoping they fall on their belly and you can initiate the quick time event. The entire story mode game played like this and it was trash, and the multiplayer/exhibition matches simply aren't fun because the controls are too complex for a new player to pick up and enjoy the game.
Spoiler:
The "trailer" for this game is a Brock Lesnar hype montage... And has virtually nothing to do with videogames.
Sadly I just can't get hyped for these games because the gameplay is frustrating, boring, annoying shit. Yukes or the producers at 2K just don't know what direction to take this game in. They have this more simulation style game, but it's staged wrestling, not boxing, MMA, or NBA 2K. So they create this fairly complicated main gameplay, but then when they want to do wrestling spots, they make it over-simplified with interactive tutorials and quick time events. The whole product just seems so conflicted, lacking direction, and lacking polish.
The single player Steve Austin mode was one of the most frustrating games I've played in years, not because it was difficult (it wasn't) but because the success criteria of a story mode match required you to do things which were just utterly stupid, like getting an opponent onto his belly outside the ring. They're trying to recreate these historic moments in wrestling history, but the setup to them is so contrived ... It's like "Ok, we want to setup that spot in the Steve Austin match from 1999, and we want it to realistically play out how that match played out," yet to do that spot, you force the player to have to break immersion by making them do something stupid like climb out of the ring and wait for your CPU opponent to come get you, only to repeatedly try the same manuever over and over again hoping they fall on their belly and you can initiate the quick time event. The entire story mode game played like this and it was trash, and the multiplayer/exhibition matches simply aren't fun because the controls are too complex for a new player to pick up and enjoy the game.
To me Brock Lesnar and his current state is more of a symptom of WWE's overall problems than an issue himself. They are way too reliant on old talent and are not properly creating new stars.
Admittedly the guy is over though, no way to deny that. Putting him on the cover is probably one of thier best options.
I think a lot of the real hate forward Lesnar as a result of it is because he really didn't need the win for anything. If someone who was coming up ended the streak he would have gotten elevated from it, albeit as a heel.
Lesnar was the only person on the roster at the time who could have beaten Undertaker and not gotten X-Pac or Roman Reigns level heat for doing it. Kevin Owens is the only other guy who I think could have beaten Undertaker and actually turned that into a positive for his career, but he wasn't even with the company at the time.
I think Cena and Roman Reigns are way more indicative of this than Lesnar. Cena clung to the spotlight way too long and generally hurt the progression of a lot of stars. Roman is the end result of Vince not having his finger on the fans pulse any more.
I think Cena and Roman Reigns are way more indicative of this than Lesnar. Cena clung to the spotlight way too long and generally hurt the progression of a lot of stars. Roman is the end result of Vince not having his finger on the fans pulse any more.
I was lightheaded after that match, it was so good.Huh? Brock wrestles maybe 3 matches a year (and they're usually good, too). Plus God King Brock gave us one of the most satisfying matches in modern history
Ban Puncher
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At least it's not Roman Roids.
oneofthose
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lmao kevin owens
2k is a trash company that announces the PC version of WWE 2k games long after the console release.
Kevin Owens is the best talker on the main roster, and it's not even really a contest.