The arena Sam mentions with the hardwood floors may actually be re-used assets from the Japanese version of World Tour which was Virtual Pro Wrestling. And the famous arena in Japan known for its hardwood floors seen in many Japanese wrestling matches is Korakuen Hall, a staple venue in the Fire Pro series and its cousin series, King of Colosseum. Fun fact, AKI was founded by former Fire Pro Wrestling developers.
Growing up, I mostly played the WCW side of these games. And as I got older, I found Wrestlemania 2000 and No Mercy and dabbled in those because of the creation suite. But my wildest dream was to create my own Wrestler in one of the WCW games. Because the WCW games just had SUCH a different feel from the WWF games. Then I found Virtual Pro Wrestling and VPW2 and that just stretched it even further. So needless to say, I am SO excited for what you guys are gonna bring to the table. The fact that the AKI/THQ model still stands up almost 30 years later speaks Volumes to how good those games actually were. And I’m so glad to see you guys nod to it.
I've been burned a lot over the last 5 years with game devs speaking and not delivering. I'll be waiting for awhile after release. Sorry Sam, nothing personal but you can thank the others in the gaming space for this comment. I'm not even just talking wrestling game developers, game developers in general!
Super happy for Sam gettiing to fullfill his dream. If successful he'll fullfill the dreams of a lot of other people too because who hasn't played those old THQ games thst doesn't wish they had continued. Easily and by far the best wrestling video game in ring mechanics I've among all wrestling gsme I've played and I've played most.
UPW is a wrestling game I am so interested in getting it is also cool to hear that other than free agent all of the dlc will be free love this AEW FF needs to take note 80 plus I paid an they still want me to up more money. Awesome Vid
I'm really exited for this game and hope it will doing well. My personal dream Free Agent DLC would be Curt Hennig or Larry "The Axe" Hennig and Joe Hennig, but I don't know if it's possible in some way because of the WWE. Curt is my favorite Wrestler of all time and I would LOVE to see him in the game and can support the Hennig Family in this way. ❤
Would be so dope if there’s a GM mode where you gotta start a company from scratch , an take over or buy other brands (Territory) to make the greatest roster you “ Like how WCW singed Hogan an became a house hold name instantly that mode would be legend !!!
Hopefully this game will deliver retro mania and aew fight forever let me down but I hope this will be the game true hard-core fans are looking for. Aew still has hope but I feel like the game won't be completely finished until late next year or 2025 and by that time upw should be out by then ❤
UPW giving us what we wanted out of AEW FF like free Arenas, New match types going to be added, CAW parts etc and being transparent Holy sh*t I'm hyped for this game 😀
I hope guys like undertaker kane mankind sting kevin sullivan the brood the boogieman are in the game because those are my favorites especially my idol the undertaker
Awesome interview. And the lead dev seems like a true artist. Too many games have lead devs who are great prgrammers, but rely too heavy on the how, and not the why. Every feature talked about is the dream list of a true AKI succesor. Can i still donate money for the kickstarter?
Great interview! It would be nice if you could get a dev from AEW fight forever to find out what is the deal with the game being with lack of features and etc.
hopefully the community will be more kind to the developers of this game, since they are a small team and it seems like they will encounter some of the same problems as Fight Forever, such as limited match types and long timeframes between updates.
Is there a bundle DLC for all characters or do they need to be purchased one at a time and I wonder how much they would be as I don't fancy playing a game with made up characters, I would prefer to remove the made up characters and just use the real wrestlers on the rosters.
i hope is not aew or tna or does crazy game no good sorry they need more practice and fist thing the wrestling not the items champion belt is the fight and move set thank you.
Their update / DLC plan is perfect.
AEW and WWE need to take notes.
My most anticipated wrestling game in a very long time!
Imagine TK that payed millions for what he got and seeing this guy in his basement doing something 10x better
Already looks better
Let’s at least wait to actually play it.
The arena Sam mentions with the hardwood floors may actually be re-used assets from the Japanese version of World Tour which was Virtual Pro Wrestling. And the famous arena in Japan known for its hardwood floors seen in many Japanese wrestling matches is Korakuen Hall, a staple venue in the Fire Pro series and its cousin series, King of Colosseum. Fun fact, AKI was founded by former Fire Pro Wrestling developers.
Growing up, I mostly played the WCW side of these games. And as I got older, I found Wrestlemania 2000 and No Mercy and dabbled in those because of the creation suite.
But my wildest dream was to create my own Wrestler in one of the WCW games. Because the WCW games just had SUCH a different feel from the WWF games.
Then I found Virtual Pro Wrestling and VPW2 and that just stretched it even further.
So needless to say, I am SO excited for what you guys are gonna bring to the table. The fact that the AKI/THQ model still stands up almost 30 years later speaks Volumes to how good those games actually were. And I’m so glad to see you guys nod to it.
What a brilliant interview! Can't wait to see more of UPW with Mr Hartgrave.
Can’t wait for this, I’ve been following these guys for a while. I encourage everyone interested in this game to join their Patreon.
Same. Investing in them is Def going to pay off
Also, love the graphics. Cartoony just fits the idea of an AKI game.
I gotta tell ya. I'm looking forward to this game. It's like reliving my childhood. Great video.
I'm looking forward to this game, I need a wrestling game I can get glued to again
I've been burned a lot over the last 5 years with game devs speaking and not delivering. I'll be waiting for awhile after release. Sorry Sam, nothing personal but you can thank the others in the gaming space for this comment. I'm not even just talking wrestling game developers, game developers in general!
Looking forward to this game another great interview with Sam Valley 💯
I absolutely love his shirt and cannot wait for this game!!!!
He's at least being honest about match types🎉 already better at communicating then aew
Yea, and while he says it's basic, look at the video playing and you can see how many MORE options there are than AEW FF...
Super happy for Sam gettiing to fullfill his dream. If successful he'll fullfill the dreams of a lot of other people too because who hasn't played those old THQ games thst doesn't wish they had continued. Easily and by far the best wrestling video game in ring mechanics I've among all wrestling gsme I've played and I've played most.
Ultra Pro Wrestling Twitter sent me here 👍🏻
So stoked for this game!
This is a great interview!
UPW is a wrestling game I am so interested in getting it is also cool to hear that other than free agent all of the dlc will be free love this AEW FF needs to take note 80 plus I paid an they still want me to up more money. Awesome Vid
Next year will be great
I'm really exited for this game and hope it will doing well.
My personal dream Free Agent DLC would be Curt Hennig or Larry "The Axe" Hennig and Joe Hennig, but I don't know if it's possible in some way because of the WWE. Curt is my favorite Wrestler of all time and I would LOVE to see him in the game and can support the Hennig Family in this way. ❤
Survival mode absolutely needs to be there
Would be so dope if there’s a GM mode where you gotta start a company from scratch , an take over or buy other brands (Territory) to make the greatest roster you “ Like how WCW singed Hogan an became a house hold name instantly that mode would be legend !!!
Im looking forward to it
I can't wait for this game to re-create old school Memphis CWA. You can have territories.
Great interview 👍
Imagine if they implemented spotify support so that we can assign custom entrance music to created wrestlers.
Nice to see something positive in wrestling games for Mr Hartgrave 😅
So you are saying there is a chance Mr Hartgrave can be in the game!!??
Depends on what system you can play it on.
You can play it on just about everything from the PS4, Xbox One to PS5, Xbox X/S, PC, Mac and Switch!
Hopefully this game will deliver retro mania and aew fight forever let me down but I hope this will be the game true hard-core fans are looking for. Aew still has hope but I feel like the game won't be completely finished until late next year or 2025 and by that time upw should be out by then ❤
300 additional dollars out of our pocket and it will be "complete" by 2025, maybe
UPW giving us what we wanted out of AEW FF like free Arenas, New match types going to be added, CAW parts etc and being transparent Holy sh*t I'm hyped for this game 😀
I hope guys like undertaker kane mankind sting kevin sullivan the brood the boogieman are in the game because those are my favorites especially my idol the undertaker
It seems like anyone who isn't signed is fair game and that is SO MANY amazing wrestlers! Kurt Angle, Raven, Sabu, RVD, the list goes on and on!
Awesome interview. And the lead dev seems like a true artist. Too many games have lead devs who are great prgrammers, but rely too heavy on the how, and not the why. Every feature talked about is the dream list of a true AKI succesor. Can i still donate money for the kickstarter?
Great interview! It would be nice if you could get a dev from AEW fight forever to find out what is the deal with the game being with lack of features and etc.
I did...
@@MrHartgraveFromPartsUnknown sorry I usually watch all your videos, I don't know how I missed that one!
@@Lonnyboss70 no worries, it was the interview with Justin Leeper
@@MrHartgraveFromPartsUnknown thank you
Sick!
hopefully the community will be more kind to the developers of this game, since they are a small team and it seems like they will encounter some of the same problems as Fight Forever, such as limited match types and long timeframes between updates.
Lets hope it has community creations 😅
Housten we have a problem. Not on xbox one apart from series x.
Looks cool
Ironic that an indie promotion is set to outshine AEW. 😅
I will buy this at launch....where do i preorder?
Is there a bundle DLC for all characters or do they need to be purchased one at a time and I wonder how much they would be as I don't fancy playing a game with made up characters, I would prefer to remove the made up characters and just use the real wrestlers on the rosters.
🔥🔥🔥
Is this game have a commentary
I hope this comes out soon 🙏 cause aew was such a disappointment
Ultra pro 😅
i hope is not aew or tna or does crazy game no good sorry they need more practice and fist thing the wrestling not the items champion belt is the fight and move set thank you.
What?
Game looks awful can't lie 😂
Think it's supposed to look retro
It supposed to look retro like the old games its supposed to be like no mercy