The Failure of AEW Fight Forever - 1 Year Later

It has officially been a year since the release of AEW Fight Forever and in those last 365 days the game has completely died. In fact the game died fairly quickly after its release and despite numerous attempts to do so, were never able to recover. And as of June 2024 the daily player count stays stagnant. So how did this happen? How did a game that was hyped and teased as much as AEW Fight Forever be such a failure of a delivered product, and how did a game that people thought would save the wrestling games genre end up as such as a disaster. Today, we discuss it all. From the initial announcement of the game, the build up to release, release day it itself and all its updates and everything leading up to the full game we have now, for the ultimate AEW fight forever retrospective.
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[@orangeblitz4786]

The amount of people who didn't trash AEW for their DLC practices was way too low.

[@MR.__G]

This !!! They locked active wrestlers, old game modes, caw parts and even music tracks behind a paywall. Their “live service” meant charging for content that should’ve been in the game from day one.

[@jamespaul6315]

Because nobody cared enough to buy it lol

[@CornBreadtm1]

Why would anyone trash it? Nobody bought the game, still played it and/or didn't care about DLC in the first place. Bad DLC practices only matter for games that matter, cause you want the DLC.

[@jbbrolic]

Early on when it was actually relevant they were probably worried about horses of AEW stans bothering them (now that the game and AEW are dead not so much)

[@gabemyers4516]

@@orangeblitz4786 cause no one actually cared to buy it

[@turtleneck]

>Lacked a good story mode That's so poetic

[@juanperaza3054]

if you ask me, that's spot on to the actual AEW. Props to them for the realism.

[@TimeBomb014X]

​@@juanperaza3054yeah but there's no backstage brawls in the game, which is just criminal

[@chrisw5654]

@@TimeBomb014X The Fire Pro Wrestling series game by SpikeChunsoft don't allow wrestlers to go backstage either.

[@TimeBomb014X]

@@chrisw5654 Yeah but AEW is famous for its backstage brawls

[@wassupguy1]

@@chrisw5654Fire Pro also has a killer creation suite, something Fight Forever doesn’t have

[@LASombraUS]

what killed the game for me was the entrance videos, yes they wanted to make it feel like wwf no mercy, but the reason they had short entrances is due to memory limitation.AEW had no excuse

[@TheJFM]

This is 100% why i dropped it after a few days.

[@SteelSunday]

yeah I understood but disliked that about No Mercy, Wrestlemania 2000 and WCW/NWO revenge had the full entrances...when people have nostalgic fondness for all the aspect of No Mercy...the short entrances are bottom of the list

[@GamesAndDrinks]

true i started playing it a few days ago and i wondered what this was about, WWE 2k is a masterpiece against this AEW game, no need for keeping it

[@robertsterling3878]

I’m probably in the minority but I love the short entrances. They should at least have the option for long ones I guess

[@Frosty8111]

fun fact: WWE 2K20 has around 11 players a month, AEW FF has 7-8🤣🤣

[@Justanotherbattleblogger]

Chill 😂😂😂

[@traypullup]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@levipre5593]

that is indeed a fun fact lol

[@trillflame]

Wait you fr 😂?

[@TimeBomb014X]

Thats when you know the game bombed hard

[@dhenderson1810]

Fact is, you could just download the entire AEW roster as CAWs on WWE 2K and have better looking models and then you have more match types.

[@orbchords533]

I felt the exact same way. Better entrances too

[@TimeBomb014X]

Plus the game already has most of the entrances of AEW talent in the game plus Punk is in 2k24

[@EasyE3939]

Fight Forever has better gameplay. You can't download that on community creations.

[@orbchords533]

@@EasyE3939 I guess that's why it's so popular

[@jackjackson651]

@@EasyE3939gameplay is so good that no one want to play it

[@bmw355games]

I think one big problem the game has is that they wanted to make a wrestling game and went “but what if we put Mario party mini games in it” taking up resources and man power to make something that feels like bloat in the game and that no one wants to play. Yeah instead of giving us more characters let’s put more useless mini games in! Yeah as some one who bought day one I was so disappointed.

[@dranzerjetli5126]

Nah they used handdrawn models instead of mocap also didnt focus on single player instead focused more on online with the stadium stampede but couldnt release it on time. They should have just contacted the moral kombat devs and make a proper brutal wrestling game

[@CharizardMaster69]

they also had Kenny Omega, a man who has only played video games and has never done any actual work on one, leading the project

[@MrThisucks]

i still dont know how to unlock all of them

[@thecerebralkingofgames2563]

@@CharizardMaster69 DUDE i forgot Kenny was leading in the game holy s**t

[@jamespaul6315]

Failure is ALL ELITE

[@BeyondDaX]

This game pretty much describes just how talentless Tony Khan is let alone how terrible Omega is in directing this game

[@EncinoDude]

I always found it funny how AEW fans were happy Yukes were making fight forever because they made no mercy. But somehow they forgot that they also made all the wwe games that they hated.

[@UncomfortableShoes]

Classic AEW die hards.

[@MoeChiller]

But the good Games that they made outweigs the bad games by a Lot. For the WWE Games I played from Yukes I played hundreds of hours, because there was a lot to do.

[@Curlyheart]

I thought AKI made No Mercy?

[@MoeChiller]

@@Curlyheart yeah no mercy is from aki

[@javi994]

Yuke’s made the Smackdown games

[@kadharefinley224]

I was one of the people who bought the “Elite Edition” when it got announced and thought all future DLC would be free but for whatever reason it wasn’t. Just wanted to us to spend more money than we already did for buying the most expensive option

[@dhenderson1810]

It wasn't free because they made a loss on the game and needed to charge DLC is to break even.

[@jeremywilliams5141]

Yes. Say what you want about WWE 2K but at least with their DLC, you get your money's worth and once you get a season pass, you get their DLC for free.

[@soslime6082]

@@jeremywilliams5141Yeah I had bought the wrestlemania 40 edition of wwe2k24 that was the first time I bought the most expensive edition and I got my moneys worth every dlc comes free got the game 3 days early every showcase mode superstar was already unlocked and so was the arenas you had to purchase with vc and the superstars plus titles

[@MR.__G]

Charging for all things that should’ve been in the game day 1. Edge was the only true DLC

[@cainekass]

Season Pass usually means you do get all the extra content. What does the Season Pass do if you buy it and still have to pay for the content?

[@Chichimee]

I personally will never grow tired of hearing of and analyzing this game’s rapid downfall lol

[@Ghost-Face420]

Same 😂

[@dhenderson1810]

It should disappoint you, not please you.

[@dhenderson1810]

Kenny Omega doing a Steve Jobs impression.

[@mohabalserafe3795]

Sometimes watching a video about a failure of anything is way more entertaining then hearing about it success@@dhenderson1810

[@gabemyers4516]

It’s like hearing about Rocksteady with Suicide Squad Kill The Justice League

[@kevinsims2876]

Wrestling Empire > Fight Forever. Mat won't shut up about it .... but then again I can't blame him💁🏽‍♂️

[@prufrock1977]

I have been playing MDickies games for 20 years now.

[@kevinsims2876]

@@prufrock1977 Glad to hear from a fellow cult member🤝🏽

[@ProfessionalAccount-zj7me]

The crazy part to me is the wrestlers don’t even play it when they’re on twitch

[@dranzerjetli5126]

The single player will finish in 8-10 hrs at max the mutliplayer has no ppl to play with.

[@asurlybarber3620]

Ain't it funny how Kenny plays Street Fighter 6 all the time instead of the game he helped create. Very telling.

[@ralphso5567]

You can make the aew whole roster in 2k24 as well as make collision. Pretty ironic

[@M._mkid]

And a universe mode

[@kalpeshrawat418]

At least they will get a full packed arena in there

[@ralphso5567]

@@kalpeshrawat418 bruuuuuhhhh...thats good one

[@michaeldesanta953]

Screw it. Back to "Here comes the Pain" on PS2.

[@FriedEra]

I’m playing as the hurricane on season mode now 😂😂😂

[@Curlyheart]

I'm playing WWF WrestleMania 2000 on Nintendo 64 with a Retro Fighters controller.

[@anonamatron]

@@Curlyheart You don't have the third handle to jam up your butt while you play with the other two?

[@TheUncleWulf]

I´m playing Smackdown vs Raw 2007 because ist was the last Game who has Chris Benoit in it and because for me it plays better than its successors.

[@ToyToyTL3]

I wanted to like this game so much.

[@kojikent560]

Wow who knew being a gamer and not a game developer where massively different

[@cleancook695]

The creation was terrible that’s why a lot of us didn’t buy it

[@kamiloalvarez5800]

it was even worse than smackdown just bring it CAW creation

[@kinnugroho]

i don't understand why people were so hyped for this. The graphics looks like PS2 game.

[@charliebrown6648]

It was during AEW's honey moon phase when everybody would excuse anything they did. People would excuse their ps2 graphics by saying it was an art style and some would even say they were very realistic.

[@Knightwolf1994]

​@@charliebrown6648Also me personally it also looked like an arcade game and I thought it'd be over the top and fun. It was neither.

[@zeldabombsquad1144]

Well, the ps2 was one of the most popular systems released, sooo...........

[@kidwaryodproduction]

But sometimes I feel that nowadays we didn't mind much about graphics. And we always miss old retro graphics isn't it ? Always love Mdickie wrestling game.

[@TheUncleWulf]

Even Project Zero/Fatal Frame had better graphics.

[@bobbyseafood2145]

I saw this game free on the ps+ store, played half a match where I was pento el zero miedo vs Jon moxley, and deleted the game. It’s absolute garbage. Sorry AEW but your game sucks a$$

[@cptsponko32]

Absolute money laundering OP. No way it cost 20 mil to make💯

[@SneakerFetish420]

It actually costed more

[@RealSquares]

I think it was genuinely mismanaged that poorly. The company milked TK cause Omega didn't know how to create a game. He was in over his head. By the time they realized this, it was too late

[@cptsponko32]

@@RealSquares thanks for the most sensible response I've had in ages💯👌🏿

[@d.52555]

Agreed, don stevens and Kenny omega probably kept all of that money

[@Morataa500]

They really released the game 1.5 years too late , had they released it when Wwe 2k20 DISASTERCLASS was still veey fresh , they would have had more Audience but the positive success of Wwe 2k22 onwards really made Market less for them , and they Bombed thd game features also ngl

[@DigitalVapor]

Only 1 year? I thought this came out in 2020. It feels sooo outdated.

[@skylar5257]

Thats the most true thing I’ve heard. For 2023 it almost feels like an indie game.

[@enuggz]

So much promise, they should have just imported the CAW suite base from No Mercy. When they talked about the blocks I thought career mode would be like no mercy where you had over 100 archs depending on W/L.

[@fadedshadowz6969]

I knew when I was playing 2K23 and had no AEW fight forever that I probably wouldn't play much of this game, and only 20 hours later I have stopped and kept playing 2K. The game just got added to June's PS plus catalog and heard from a bunch of friends that don't play wrestling games that they think this game sucks.

[@d.52555]

It does, mainly because I couldn’t even get into a online match and I tried every mode 😂

[@hdelmas1]

So basically I bought this game that was recently on sale for nothing?😮

[@jaybee4288]

It’s the free monthly game on PlayStation and I am not downloading it 😂

[@MR.__G]

I wouldn’t disrespect my PlayStation by adding this in my library 😅

[@AHeroAlmost]

Even when AEW was at its “peak” I still don’t think they had the audience to justify making this game & they’ve tried to milk anyone who did buy the game with overpriced DLC of wrestler’s who should have originally been in the game .. It’s not like a WWE game where even if you weren’t up to date with the product you can still play with the Legends or HOF guys… When it’s free on PS+ after less than a year you know your in bother ..

[@dranzerjetli5126]

Nah they had the audience. The game was just mediocre and bland. It has the bones of a good game but the muscle and organs are missing.

[@UncomfortableShoes]

They honestly should have just done a DLC deal with Fire Pro World

[@Jay_Walker92]

I knew from the beginning this game was gonna bomb... people thought no mercy sounded fun on paper until people realized the days of that style of gameplay is long over...2k now has the perfect blend of arcade and sim.

[@BainesMkII]

It isn't really No Mercy gameplay anyway. It is Yukes' gameplay, and arguably not even one of the better incarnations of that, which has been further altered into some weird AEW interpretation.

[@annababydaddy]

AEW Fight Forever is not No Mercy gameplay. It's a cheap imitation of it.

[@infinite-sadness]

FF lacks basic modes and features. The gameplay was never a core problem.

[@dranzerjetli5126]

The gameplay was fun though atleast in single player. The story mode was atrocious with no branching narratives like those old wwe games had and zero backstage stories too.

[@BBoy4040]

​@@BainesMkIIPress X/A = Light grapple, hold X/A = strong grapple, that's basically the "No Mercy" system when anyone ever says a game is No Mercy-esque. THE THING IS, everyone hyped this game up as being based on HCTP gameplay and no the hell it isn't.

[@NoobGamerTopG]

It was a game based on a game from 2001. Like how did no one see that issue?

[@RedWolfWindgear]

Yeah, after I unlocked all the characters the game just was boring. Also to level up your creations you have to play Road to the Elite. Which sucked as it's not that fun after 3 or 4 runs.

[@Crazyhead432]

Lmao the fact that ppl were gassing this shit up is hilarious

[@jamescopping2231]

Aside from its story mode basically just being Kenny's otaku Yakuza wet dream, with almost zero actual correct characterization of what the wrestlers themselves are really like, the actual gameplay has the quality of a bad N64 title. Its a demake. Literally the only reason anyone would defend it is for one reason, and one reason only, brand loyalty. And that is a terrible defence for a product being bad.

[@Cornyboa]

Off topic but I’ve realized 2k22 was lowkey good

[@filthyray87]

You're good. Not off topic cause he did mention that. 2k22 wasn't just good it was great. The wrestling video game space is mimicking IRL. This game got the attention it did because WWE games sucked, but now that they're good again, AEW is an after thought.

[@TheIrishdriveby]

Issues didn’t revolve around the gameplay, it’s actually pretty fun to be fair. What really screwed the game was lack of match types, lacklustre story mode and charging too much for DLC.

[@jason.waterfalls33]

All Kenny had to do was tell Yuke's and Geta to make No Mercy/HCTP with AEW wrestlers. Instead, we got a half-assed game with unnecessary mini games. If I wanted to play mini games, I'd boot up Mario Party.

[@darrenbrown8877]

The trailer and pre release footage was awful, fans we're dellusionally hyping it up pretending it was the best thing since Here Comes the Pain when anyone with a brain knew it looked undercooked... they do the same thing when it comes to the weekly shows

[@MR.__G]

Easiest thing in the world knowing FF would flop. All the evidence was right there to know

[@RealSquares]

I didn't know how bad it was until it was free and I played it. Almost hilariously bad and mismanaged. Full of bugs. Trophies wouldn't unlock

[@johnnystriker6925]

They even gave it to us for Ps plus one this month too 😂😂

[@MR.__G]

Not even for free I’d played this 🤣🤣

[@gfear24]

Walmart had it on clearance for $3.00

[@chryssmetzler2098]

I did had faith in this game in the beginning but when half the roster is not in the game and it pretty much felt it was a rush job and i find it funny in the Playstation store the game has a 2.3 star rating.

[@MatthewSmith-nc3vg]

The biggest problem is they have too many gamers that were in Tony's ear and talked him into making a game before their brand was established enough to license out to a game company that'd pay for it all.

[@mdf3530]

Just from the gameplay I saw from the content creators like DenkOps, I had no desire to ever play Fight Forever.

[@truthseeker1867]

Even denkops buried the game when they half assed put him in it.

[@TheSoulGage]

Brand new copy is $10 at Wal-Mart. I'm just gonna leave it right here.

[@Ladynaye]

Just play WWE2k games and add in AEW, AAA, CMLL, NJPW, TNA, and whoever and whatever else content via content creation downloads. Best way to play a AEW game!

[@insomniacication]

I wonder if the game actually put them in the black and out of the red like Tony said it would

[@Zae2Superior]

What really killed online for me is the people quitting all the time cause they didnt want to lose.

[@asurlybarber3620]

Like an AEW mark who rage quits an argument when the talking points they get from Uncle Dave don't work.

[@joshuacitron899]

That’s exactly why I stopped playing online. It got obnoxious extremely quickly and then I was over it.

[@anonamatron]

I thought wrestling was supposed to be pre-determined? Maybe instead of a fighting game style you should try to use psychology to move the crowd.

[@crotchman]

​@@asurlybarber3620y'all just say shit

[@caosaegraithe9551]

says a lot when No Mercy (nearly 24 years old btw) is still better. shit, even wrestlemania 2000 is better

[@BaronLector]

The game is fine, gameplay-wise. People wanted a sequel to No Mercy, they got it. Albeit short, the story mode was just like No Mercy's (which was just as short). My only real complaint was the creation suite. My real life gimmick, Baron von LECTOR, is as basic as you can get, but I could not be reproduced in FF. What killed it, in my opinion, was going head-to-head with with WWE's 2K series (which is why we will never see their TV show go head-to-head with Raw or Smackdown).

[@jonathanturbide2232]

Uh? Same story mode as No Mercy, are you kidding? It's obvious you haven't played No Mercy AT ALL, the story mode is 100% different and not comparable whatsoever. 🙄🤷🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️

[@vashonnoel]

I didn’t care for the story. My issue was with the limited amount of match types. So many things that they needed to add. Steel cage, tables, last man standing, etc.

[@BBoy4040]

I remember people actually believing the 12/31/2022 "release date." Yes, they're going to release their game on New Year's Eve, not a generic date at all.

[@stupidfathobbit4262]

This game even if given more time could not have matched WWE creation suite which was built upon for a decade if not more. They should’ve just nixed it altogether and provided a wardrobe feature where updated attires could be obtained from a downloadable shop thus given players access to new attires for people like Jungle Boy, Christian, Luchasaurus etc. they also shouldn’t have wasted resources on mini games which was not needed. Instead they needed more match types, a backstage brawl, more wrestlers, added announcers and more resources into their career or a universe mode. The foundation of the game is solid there just isn’t enough to do

[@DropixTV]

Imagine a AEW Wrestling Game like Smackdown vs RAW with modern 2K Visuals and a good Campaign for every Pillar & a Crazy Womans Campaign. Please try again with Guys who know Gaming, Not Kenny

[@Finfection]

I finally got around to playing this recently when it went up for free on PS+. The gameplay is okay. It feels pretty retro, which is exactly what they were going for. I didn't have a problem with it. The story mode was kinda rough, but had potential if they could just make a better version of it next time. But, the game feels so bare bones and lacks a lot of content. And the fact that a lot of wrestlers were DLC was kinda crazy. Nobody wants to buy The Bunny or Hook as DLC. I can't say that I hated the game overall. But, I would have been disappointed had I actually paid money for it. I don't really see myself going back to it though. It's a play through once and be done game.

[@MaxAngor]

Man, I could go for some Wrestling Empire.

[@stingersplash]

I told people it was going to be rubbish but they wouldn't listen. Bare bones game and then the audacity to have 4 season passes with barely any extra content is crazy. I had no idea it was free on plus this month as I no longer have plus but I doubt I'd ever play it.

[@traypullup]

I’ve been playing universe mode with my myplayer, and if I’m being honest I’m still not bored of it😭❤️💯. Since they added more things since release , like the little things example Samantha as a ring announcer. Dawg when she says my character name *chef kiss* azreal “the anarchist” black😈🔥. Can’t forget about community creations either. Wwe definitely did their job on 2k24. Now aew imma be honest I played the game for a cool month then deleted it so I can free up storage 💀

[@raoulduke8725]

I was going to get it for free but I went with streets of rage 4 instead

[@LilBrujoFH18]

Really enjoying retro mania. Can’t wait for the midnight express dlc coming soon. Good story with Johnny mundo 👍🏼

[@truthseeker1867]

We shouldve known it was gonna be bad after their first tryout at gaming with elite gm. That was also a disaster and they pulled it from app stores after 1 year.

[@nerdbomber]

Worst preorder of my life. I got 38 hrs into it. I love Owen hart and couldn’t stomach enough matches to unlock him. And the dlc prices were predatory as eff. Tony Kahn owes me $80

[@BlazingAce20]

It's clear they didn't try. Probably why WWE had drop Yuke's in the first place. Most of the time when you play some of the old games from Yuke's they have the same customization and nothing really felt different. It took them over a year with 2k to make the customization better and they had to skip over a year just to fix everything. AEW made a decent game but they really drop the ball.

[@IndyStyleWrastling]

I remember the rumor of this game going to have a multi year life span before they drop a brand new game because they didn’t want to do the same yearly releases as every sports game. For how much hate this game gets I still enjoy it every now and then(I just post clips). I definitely get more out of it when I play with my friends online because we embrace the chaotic nature of the game even when it lags/glitches. If they ever decide to keep adding to the game for a fair 10 dollar price tag, I won’t be mad; I ended up getting all the dlc for like 30 dollars because I held out for a sale. Ultimately it’ll probably be another year before we get another teaser trailer and 3 years for a whole new game. 😅😅

[@RealSquares]

I think there could be a lawsuit

[@MR.__G]

If you’re playing with 3 friends only you’re only able to choose from 3 matches. Standard tag, fatal 4 and casino. That sounds so damn boring lol

[@OZfalconsfan]

I remember when this game was announced people were like "this is what wrestling games should be, it's gonna be better than 2k!!" When they said it would be like wwf no mercy I didn't think they would mean graphics wise

[@MR.__G]

We live in a era of being prisoner of the moment and crowning things prematurely

[@godzillawarz]

the cod zombies round start music for June 29th 2023 killed me

[@iconic3734]

It's awful it's free to download on PS5 now I can't believe how much people lied saying it was good

[@ChrisManley1994]

This game was one of the biggest disappointments ever

[@ZackBlackwood97]

It's now free from the PS Store as one of the free monthly games

[@truthseeker1867]

Only for a couple more days. But still, free is too much.

[@bizzi3306]

I don’t think people realize nostalgia is a disease. And nostalgia is definitely what this game tried to thrive off of. On top of that people thought it was honestly over for WWE 2K. So of course it built hype. Announcing that we would get a game like No Mercy. Then you realize it is 2024. And nostalgia doesn’t thrive in the gaming industry unless it is things like rereleases and remasters. Sometimes not even that. If you want something to thrive and succeed in 2024 and up. Probably try not to release something that feels like a psp could be powerful enough to play it 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@wilsonsiqueira9886]

I bought yesterday. Fun gameplay, but have a lack of single player modes and it's price make it a non interesting option for multiplayer online. There's literally NO ONE playing and they still launch paid DLCs. Makes no sense a DLC almost the price of a game no one cares about. Sad. I wish more people could play. It's a cool game

[@vashonnoel]

Ironic they called it fight forever when the matches last about 3 minutes or so

[@lastdayonearthmysteryman4849]

I like the gameplay at first but not enough content and why was like half the roster missing? That was a big complaint for me!

[@aram5127]

I was so hype to play this game since its release but always talked myself out of it due to high DLC prices and large backlash. Snagged it for free last week on PS5. For a free game, its extremely entertaining for about 30 minutes. I just could not imagine paying more than $15 for the game in its current state though. Add the damn DLC wrestlers in for free geezuz) I also compared it to another game that released horribly with bugs, being Fallout 76. The MAJOR difference though, is that Bethesda never gave up in trying to add to that game and get players back. Even to this day that game is loaded with content that I did not have to pay extra to use. (FARRR from perfect, but very enjoyable) This game though, has doubled down on trying to sell you content as if it was the best and most anticipated game of all time. You would think they would want to get this game in everyone's hands and keep dumping content updates on them. Just does not add up.

[@markadams9335]

Tiny Klown needs to go back to the old 2019 look.

[@gameshock2916]

AEW Fight Forever has good gameplay, but lacks a lot of content. Reminds me of the TNA iMPACT game where it had good gameplay, but lacked a lot of content. The DLC should have been free, but that did not happen. AEW Figh Forever is only worth $40.

[@dhenderson1810]

I tip the same will happen in regards to "The Wrestling Code".

[@codyman5540]

It's sadly gone quiet for updates, but I'm sure they are still working on it.

[@KingJeremy77]

I completely understand the criticisms for this game and I agree with them but I have found enjoyment in it

[@ChaosSkye]

Game really lacks content that you'll get easily bored by the game in under a day or two. It didn't help that they put some of their high profile wrestlers in a freaking paywall, like holy hell! Imagine wwe putting guys like drew, sami, seth as dlc in a wwe2k game. Also what's with the dumbass minigames that has nothing to do with wrestling? They could have use that time and resources adding match variety instead.

[@proxydoesitwrong6331]

The minute with subtitles popping on the screen was annoying, but the video was pretty solid. I'm pretty sure you can pick up a copy of this atrocity for $5 at Walmart now, if not, Gamestop.

[@Xenosthewatcher]

I say this without any hyperbole: This is one of of, if not the worst video game(s) of all time. The game fights you the entire time you are trying to play it with some of the worst controls I've ever seen, looks ugly as sin, lacks any soul and seems to exist just to sell DLC. I mean FFS you know you've fucked up when they give away the game as a freebie with your PS5 sub, A YEAR AFTER ITS RELEASE. When I took it to gamestop to get it the hell out of my house, I was legit surprised they offered me money for it, instead of asking for money to take it off my hands.

[@asurlybarber3620]

For all the criticism GameStop gets, it sure seems like they did you a favor. I was also pleasantly surprised at the trade-in I got, I half expected them to tell me "we don't want this s**t."

[@Xenosthewatcher]

@@asurlybarber3620 I wouldn't be surprised if they just sent it to goodwill for the tax write off, because no one is buying that piece of garbage.

[@kamiloalvarez5800]

why tf you talk like a 2010 game reviewer

[@Xenosthewatcher]

@@kamiloalvarez5800 Just how my brain works I suppose.

[@VHSValdesHasSpoken]

I'm still waiting for a cage match and backstage access

[@sparkyfurbaby]

My problem is that the explodes barrier wire match was so rushed you barely had time to even play the match a good match type wasted

[@RacerC45]

How could you say the game quote unquote "died"? It makes no sense.

[@kamiloalvarez5800]

the problem with this game and AEW in general is that it was needed when wwe was in a low point, people only liked AEW because wwe was awful at the time in real life and videogames but look how wwe is now

[@dz0ni1987]

I pirated this game to try it before purchase and i feel sorry that i shortened my SSD R\W capacity because of it. So i still feel ripped off.

[@NeoZiggy92]

No Skye, no buy. Like I said before!

[@kevinzurita9731]

22:99 for a season just ti get 3 character is so dumb i mean wwe dlc offers 5 or 6 character just for 9:99

[@SeisUno806]

I enjoyed the game but it is extremely shallow. The road to the elite mode had no flow to it. I lost interest in the game quickly.

[@bashamd96]

Fight Forever more like Flop Forever

[@Jacobowitness]

I got this for free on PSN and the first hour I was over it and deleted the game

[@ashleyalexander2847]

I was really looking forward to the release of this game. I played it and I hated the controls and how the game played. Iv never played it again

[@jferguy2003]

I bought the elite edition thinking I would get all the dlc like a season pass. When I found out I was sadly mistaken I deleted the game and never went back 😂

[@ezhtx91]

i remember two of my friends saying we should all buy fight forever the day it drops. i didn't. i don't know if they did but they never brought it up again. recently i saw the disc version at walmart for $10

[@wbcwinnipegbeltcollector]

So I just gotta say 2 weeks in i sold my copy when they still fetched a decent amount of cash got 50.00 back from retail.....then downloaded it free last month and still feel ripped off

[@metal_kitsune]

lol

[@MR.__G]

😅😅 that is hilarious

[@CSwizzy69]

Perhaps announcing the game in a big wink wink nudge nudge joke press conference should’ve told us everything

[@souldrum86]

I thing I think really hurt AEW FF was, there was no deep dive into what the game would be like. They dropped a couple of nuggets here and there but never anything for fans to truly get excited for. But I guess this is explained due to the lack of content in the game.

[@samdath3439]

Wwe 2k24 is a better aew video game than aew fight forever.

[@melvin3r512]

I downloaded this game for free on ps plus and got the 2 dlc on sale and I was really trying to like this game but the CAW system is lacking badly if that would had WWE 2k status I'd play this game for hours you can't even change the default wrestlers which is really bad

[@TheChrisPhoenix]

Got this game for free thanks to PSN, tried the tutorial so I could learn the controls before trying any matches etc and I was bored within about 2-3 minutes. Deleted it off my PS4 right after.

[@hussainraheema]

For me I tolerated everything but the fact it doesn’t even have full entrances was my last straw.

[@joshuacitron899]

What could have helped longevity: 1) including all the DLC in the elite editions 2) adding more story blocks with every dlc release 3) adding a match type every other dlc pack I think these things could have been done, and weren’t. The game wasn’t super unfun, it was just very barebones. Once you did the things, it was over. Good skeleton for a much better game in the future if they care to do that and if fans are willing to give it a chance. I wouldn’t go near it until a month after release, personally.

[@lastdayonearthmysteryman4849]

AEW Fight Forever was just a failure like AEW is self in 2023!

[@zer0sinder]

0:29 WHO THE HELL THOUGHT THAT?! YEAH I'M SURE AFTER THE THIRD DELAY EVERYONE WAS CHEERING HERE COMES THE SAVIOR!🤣