The game itself is fun with unique characters and game play. The shards are tough. I’ve spent a good bit to try and unlock characters with bronze coins only to have to spend money to buy gold coins to purchase said characters with converted cash. I really do enjoy the game. I would have rather just paid $50 to play the game at my own leisure versus this method. It will take me 5 years to unlock and purchase things with the rate I’m able to play. Please give us the option to just buy the game. Have spend hundreds on 8M/MM. I understand the desire to put out a game in this fashion but it truly does feel a bit exploity.Game itself is fun.

I am shocked I am writing this review. As someone who put 100’s of hours into the two previous games I was super excited for this one. And man, is it super disappointing. The Eras idea, the layout, all of it good or promising . But the new wrestler acquisition system is TERRIBLE. You buy packs with coins (no longer earned by completing a year) to earn shards at an incredibly slow rate to then way overpay for wrestlers if you only have 50% of shards. The in game cash is earned at a snails pace compared to the other games. In the old games it took a while, but you slowly built up by buying jobbers to Mid-card and up. I like the thought of Storylines, but after 2 times through one, (4 gold which I purchased,) and all the way through the track, still not enough shards earned to have a shot at buying the wrestlers from the story. This has gone a ridiculous amount of Pay 2 Win and even then, (I have spent around $20) it still is bad and extremely broken. I know they can do better and hopefully the devs will fix this unbalanced mess.

This is a really good game. It expands on its predecessors while bringing new things to the table. Which is why it’s so painful that the game is so pay to play. It requires so much money and hoops to jump through to unlock characters and feel ready to try other eras. The previous games found a good streamlined balance of working hard to collect characters but it wasn’t too demanding. The shards in this game along with paying for the characters makes things way too complicated. Getting shards is a slow and arduous process. The game has plenty of good stuff but man is it frustrating at times.

Day one Modern Mania Wrestling GM player here, and someone who has sunk way too many hours and dollars (don’t judge) into Modern Mania and 80’s Mania over the years. Eras of Wrestling feels like the game longtime fans have been hoping for.You can tell this was built for the Mania community. The multi era progression, deeper booking strategy, expanded roster depth, and the way feuds and upgrades tie together finally make your promotion feel alive instead of just a card builder. It keeps that classic Mania charm but adds a bigger sense of long term planning and history building that veterans and newcomers will appreciate right away.What stands out most is how familiar everything feels while still being fresh. The UI is smoother, show building feels more meaningful and can be preplanned into the future, there is a real payoff to smart management decisions. As someone who has supported these games for years, it genuinely feels like the devs listened to the player base and delivered something special.If you have played Modern Mania or 80’s Mania, this is not just another version. It feels like the next era of the series, and so far they absolutely crushed it.