Sadly, the flimsy plot fails its attempt to hide the “go here, fight this” nature of WrestleQuest’s design under narrative face paint. This is in contrast with Muchacho Man’s less compelling quest to be the Toy Box’s best wrestler, and slowly finding out the hard way why that’s unlikely to happen. The story of the Honest Bucks tag team slowly growing apart on their quest to achieve stardom and honor their family lineage is a strong thread that runs through much of the adventure, even if it drags you through diversions that feel more like busywork than meaningful plot developments or twists. This sort of "everything is wrestling" approach hits more than it misses.Įven so, this sort of “everything is wrestling” approach hits more than it misses. We’re pretty clearly not supposed to think about it too much. A corrupt businessman attempting to cheat fights is just as abhorrent as a local mob boss burning down a school, by WrestleQuest’s confusing logic. Other times you’re just passing through but get caught up in a war between neighboring promotions, complete with fortified outposts and pitched gun battles… and yet it feels like everything that happens in the Toy Box has the same level of importance to everyone else in it. Sometimes you come to a zone simply to challenge their local champion and to make a name for yourself. The tone is inconsistent across these locations, though.
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