Went a bit mental and bought the Deluxe version of this Friday past
Impressions from around 6 hours play
Pros;
- The wrestler models are incredible looking when in the ring. Sweat, veins etc. Batista never looked so (juiced) good.
- Absolutely bloody huge roster, unlocked all from the start with Accelerator that came with Deluxe. Counted 29 women wrestlers.
- Animation seems a lot better, a lot of reversals, transitions etc I don't think I've seen before.
- Largeish backstage area to explore (can go from the ring backstage up ramp Falls Count Anywhere)
- New 8 man matches are fun, particularly Battle Royales.
- No King on commentary
Cons;
- MyCareer seems very similar to last year apart from pointless 'free roam' bits backstage in between matches/segments, which are more hassle than worth. May be wrong as only played 5ish matches and made it to NXT Takeover, apparently more story driven.
- No Showcase or similar mode
- WWE Universe mode is basically the same but still fun.
- Some bizarre omissions. No Singh brothers, no Tyler Bate or Pete Dunne (UK Title is in it) with some pretty obscure NXT folk and 'Legends' making the cut.
- Backstage segments etc look quite bad, environments etc hair still as always.
I thought last years was pretty good and the gameplay was good. It is very similar, also a submission button press mini game can replace previous submission thing if you fancy. Unless you are bothered about the addition of a lot more wrestlers though and a lick of paint I wouldn't say it is worth buying again if you had last years.