Baraka had braces?! Guess you learn something new every day.

Once SD is over I will

Commentry still seems terrible. Why they have kept Lawler on? That needs just as much work as the rest of the game.

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They got Bubba dead on at least

Not sure what the problem is with the Bliss picture. Looks solid to me.

Looking forward to 2k18.....but damn...wanna play as Nakamura and have Bliss choke slam bitches.

Her face is definitely somewhat off.

Somewhat off? Looks like she is a zombie.

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The gameplay doesn't look horrid, and the backstage looks decent, but I just don't know

Commentary still seems absolutely horrible. I don't think they're ever going to get it right.

What's baffling to think about is that they took a few years off of having commentary back in the HCTP days.

Think they brought it back around SVR06 or something, and they had two commentary teams for the first time to push across the SmackDown vs. Raw element. And for a first try, it wasn't terrible.....but it hasn't approved a lick over a decade later.

"You know he's a very religious man, right? He worships himself."

SAY YEAH

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The full roster reveal for this week:

Alberto Del Rio
Big Cass
Big Show
Bray Wyatt
Brock Lesnar
Carmella
Chad Gable
Darren Young
Dash Wilder
Diamond Dallas Page
Earthquake
Enzo Amore
Goldberg
Jason Jordan
JBL
Mark Henry
Paige
Razor Ramon
Ric Flair
Rusev
Sami Zayn
Samoa Joe
Sasha Banks
Scott Dawson
Sheamus
The Miz
Titus O'Neil
Typhoon
Zack Ryder

Next week is the final reveal. A few obvious main roster names not yet announced (Kane, Kevin Owens, etc.) plus Bayley and Asuka from NXT.

Actually scratch that, I thought the numbers game was debunked but apparently it's still going. It does rule out Steph who confirmed herself that she was in. Might be a NPC or something.

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Not buying without the three faces of Primo/Epico, Los Matadores and the Shining Stars.

Retro Creepy Johnny Curtis attire or no buy.

I would just like to say that the 3 person Brood entrance from 2k15 (?) was fucking tight.

Yeah I actually gave that entrance to the Wyatt Family IIRC :o

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Not a valid Goldberg entrance.

1. Actually heard Lilian Garcia because...
2. Announce team wasn't talking about the nWo throughout it.
3. Using the shitty remix from his WWE Run.

Sounds like his wcw theme to me.

I actually like the wwe version more. Sounds "bigger". More epic.

I just like how they recycled the models from the PS2 create a story for the security.

God fucking damn it. I caved. Got the NXT edition. Alcohol + rewatching takeover + peer pressure a huge factor.

Maybe if SOMEONE announced whether they are making a fucking game or not, this may not have happened.

Is there a Road to Wrestlemania?

No. Haven't had one in years.

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Asuka
Bayley
Big Boss Man
Buddy Murphy
Cactus Jack
Dean Ambrose
Diesel
Dude Love
Dusty Rhodes
Goldust
Jack Swagger
John Cena
Kane
Kevin Owens
Lex Luger
Luke Harper
Mankind
Road Dogg Jesse James
Roman Reigns
Seth Rollins
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Undertaker
Vader
Wesley Blake

And that's all she wrote for the roster reveal. Glad Road Dogg made it as having Billy Gunn in again without him would have been pretty daft.

Among the notables not returning from last year: Batista, Haku, Ken Shamrock, Roddy Piper. You also have to assume Adam Rose, Cameron, Damien Sandow, King Barrett, and Ryback were all in the game but got removed after their release at WWE's request. Interesting that Stardust was the only 2016 release to survive the cut.

The numbers theory got debunked at the very end as there wasn't enough room to fit in all 3 faces of Foley.

Asuka looks fantastic.

Must have been one of the first models they made tho, as she has her bare foot boots from her first couple matches.

Asuka!!

Not sure if that was a surprise or not, but damn I wanna kill bitches with her now. Probably still not getting this but if I've got nothing better to play and the DLC (they haven't announced any future DLC other than Nakamura, right?) Looks tight I might bite.

Right now they're saying that Nakamura, Crews, and Jax can only be obtained by getting the NXT edition of the game. But I'd find it hard to believe that they won't be sold as standalone DLC later on.

Other than them though, nah no DLC announced. I assume Gallows, Anderson, and Aries will be among the main "draws" they have for DLC. Dudes like Mojo Rawley and Tye Dillinger are realistic throw-ins too.

I don't see Gargano and Ciampa being DLC because they only just signed full-time NXT deals last month.

Completely missed this when it was posted earlier in the thread, but it looks like we are gettingat least one outdoor arena during the daytime. That's a first, to my knowledge.

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Yeah I can hear the rage if they were in that nxt deal alone

Oh yeah, they almost certainly will be since the NXT editions are limited in number anyway.

If I was a betting man though, I'd say it would be paid (obviously) and outside the season pass.

Haven't played one of these games in years, is it still pretty much the same engine every year?

They've made it more simulation based, but it's still relatively the same.

Yup. Even the same glitches every year.