Ring General DevLog

Front, right side, and back view of pixel art of a muscled bald man wearing dark shorts with red stripes, dark boots with red laces, and dark gloves. This is the first pass at a "brawler." Overall I like the concept, but the side view could be better. Using Krita and a mouse for the art currently. Krita is great, the mouse is not ideal.

     Every professional wrestling video game that has a career mode wants you to feel like you are living the life of a wrestler. Create your character (Brett Everett, sporting a blue singlet, blue kick pads, and black sneakers with orange soles, btw), start from the minor show, gain notoriety, practice a few matches, train your stats, learn what it takes to make a five star match. Finally, you're ready for the big time. Join the main roster, go out and work you first match! The bell rings and you... proceed to beat down the computer using all of your moves at least once, your signature and finisher twice, maybe let the computer go on the offensive for a bit if you need the stars. Pin. Rinse, repeat.       The promotion that made that wrestler their world champion would go out of business. Yet, that's exactly the player's career progression in wrestling video games. Even as the wrestling game market leans into the simulation aspect, no game wants ...