I last one I thought was really good was WWE 13
The games have steadily gotten worse since 2k took the reigns from THQ. They just seem so confused as to what they want it to be, especially in career mode where its trying to be a sport sim and breaking keyfabe at the same time. They keep on trying to add sport sim elements to the combat whilst trying to make you put on ‘a good show’
It’s a mess, the lighting FINALLY looks better but the game is still a janky mess and has less focus than ever. They need to rebuild the thing from the ground up but it sells a shit load of copies so whats the point? I really wish they’d just focus on Universe mode and make that mode as good as it SHOULD be, but it’s barely better than when it was first introduced 6 years ago.