Last weekend I traveled to Tampa/St. Louis. Petersburg, Florida, to attend WWE’s Royal Rumble and a special preview event where he plays WWE 2K24. Check out my actual thoughts and video footage of my gameplay on Thursday, February 1st. But while I was there, I had a chance to chat with one of 2K24’s cover stars and the winner of the 2024 Men’s Royal Rumble match. Cody Rhodes.
“American Nightmare” has been a lifelong gamer and professes to be a huge Zelda fan (fun fact: when he was in WWE from 2007 to 2008, he wore a Triforce on his wrestling boots). It had a logo on it). So I decided not to ask any questions about pro wrestling, and instead spent a few precious minutes with Cody talking about his thoughts on Tears of the Realm, how Majora’s Mask is his favorite Zelda game, and how his favorite Zelda game is. We spent the time asking them how it compares to “Ocarina,” and what game they’re most looking forward to. For play in 2024.
game informer: I know you’re a big Zelda fan, so I wanted to ask: Have you played Tears of the Kingdom? If so, what do you think?
Cody Rhodes: Yes, it went right through. Breath of the Wild and Tears of Kingdom are so huge that they feel like one game. Similarly, if you’re playing Tears of the Kingdom, you don’t need to play another Zelda again. I mean, I use Depths to hunt down all the Lynels, but as I get older, the Lynels get harder and I feel like they’re taking me further away from the game itself. But I really liked the story. I wanted more story in Breath of the Wild, so I got part of the story with Ganondorf.But they did the right thing in [realizing] “They still want more. They still want more.” And I think we’re in kind of a golden age of the game that I grew up loving. Metal Gear Solid and Zelda could be remade or remastered and turned into animated or live-action movies. For me, I couldn’t ask for anything more. Because as fans, we put so much energy into this work. And it can still continue.
GI: Yeah, definitely. I’m playing Majora’s Mask for the first time in a video feature on my website. Is it your favorite? I know you’re a big fan of Ocarina of Time, but where do you get Majora’s Mask?
Rhodes: In other words, Majora’s Mask is a masterpiece. It pisses me off because people try to say it’s better than Ocarina of Time. I feel like these are all one game, but what did Majora’s Mask do with cycles, 3-day cycles, and things that change between day and night, people still don’t understand it correctly in this day and age. There are also some games. As a Nintendo 64 game, it had Red Dead-level nuance. I love Majora’s Mask.
Cody and I (wearing his trademark expensive suits) are at a WWE 2K24 event. Side note: His loafers were amazing.
GI: I don’t know how much time you spend playing games right now, but are there any games or backlogs that you’re looking forward to releasing this year??
Rhodes: I’m going to go ahead and say it’s definitely 2K24. Because I’ve only tasted a little bit and was surprised. But the big thing for me is [Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater]. Also, if all goes well, I think Volume 2 of the Metal Gear Collection will be released. Because we know a lot of people want to be able to play Metal Gear Solid 4 on modern consoles. So, here’s hope.
WWE 2K24 launches on March 8th for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.