AEW Fight Forever

[RaphaelinSTL]

Anyone think this game will miss its rumored February 2023 release date? Company hasn't gone public on any release date outside of 2023 and "coming soon", but lots of insiders seem to think February is the date.

That would give it a month potentially before WWE 2K23 lol.

Truthfully, I haven't been watching either products that much but I'm super invested into reliving my old WCW/nWo Revenge & WWF No Mercy memories with the AKI engine in Fight Forever. I adored those N64 games, and they were some of my best gaming memories of all time.

[Coola Yagami]

I'll be getting it regardless. I didn't hear of a release date though.

I notice sites like Gamestop still haven't updated the cover to remove CM Punk off it.

[The Deadman]

I'll be getting it regardless. I didn't hear of a release date though.

I notice sites like Gamestop still haven't updated the cover to remove CM Punk off it.

Because they never took Punk out of the game yet. It was supposed to come out this year but was never guaranteed.

[RaphaelinSTL]

AEW Fight Forever Will Be Part Off IGN Fan Fest 2023. (https://411mania.com/games/aew-fight-forever-will-be-part-off-ign-fan-fest-2023/)

lol - I doubt the game is coming out next month now. Fan Fest last year was in the middle of February so hopefully when they show something, we get a darn release date to follow.

[Dpooly84]

Small update, the game is ready to go tiger just trying to get the rating lowered, gleefully that doesn't mean they cut back on the blood

[RaphaelinSTL]

Anyone pick this up?

I have been enjoying my time with the game, but there was a momentum to those N64 games that gradually built up as opposed to Fight Forever where if you keep doing big moves ... you can end the match fairly fast. Same with Smackdown, but my time with those games kind of ended around Shut Your Mouth. I played Here Comes the Pain, but nowhere near as much as SYM and Just Bring It. Truthfully my only time with the GameCube games was WrestleMania 19 and I hardly played Def Jam Vendetta.

Fight Forever feels like it wants to play like No Mercy, but it can't really commit. I can't really explain it. Whether it's my brain still getting used to the fact that punch and kick are their own separate sets of moves, the difficulty in trying to block my opponent's moves, running feeling delayed/sluggish/not very easy to navigate, and the lack of a true kick out mechanic ... something has felt off for me with this one.

I like the game, but I'd be lying to myself if I said I wasn't somewhat disappointed. I'm thankful I had a $40 credit at Best Buy so I only spent about $20 or so on the physical version, but when you get a new game ... you shouldn't be thinking "Hrmm. I could be playing Zelda right now."

Oh well.

[Coola Yagami]

Will probably grab it next pay day.