Kevin Obonyo

Well-produced product on a technical level , but storylines are repetitively uninspired and the characters/personas feel contrived and inorganic . I'd argue that one of the cornerstones of the Attitude era was the creative licence that many superstars were granted in creating and informing their personas, nowadays it feels as if they're robots trying recite a rigid script as believably as possible. A great shame, considering that the WWE has so many phenomenal athletes on its books who can do it all in the ring, but leave a lot to be desired on the mic, through little fault of their own. Furthermore, some of the formulae for matches have become achingly overused and need to be done away with. A few examples include: A. Ringside manager distracting the ref to allow for managed wrestler to commit a foul/ escape getting pinned. B. Tag team matches: Staggered in-ring face struggling to his corner to tag-in the inactive face; tagged-in face entering the ring enthused and destroying everything in sight. C. Royal Rumble: a wrestler getting removed from the ring during the early stages of the match, thus sitting out for an incredibly long period of time, but re-inserting themselves during the closing parts of the rumble, owing to not having been removed over the top rope (e.g. Orton 2021).

Hot mess. Passing mechanics are annoying and gameplay feels heavy and lethargic. Dribbling is basically impossible. It's a game that, in it's pursuit to feel more realistic, just feels poorly designed.