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Where should I start?
The fighting engine itself along with how the matches are played need a lot of work. It seems that with every good thing they add they'll add 2-3 bad items. Example in case would be the Ultimate Control system or whatever it's called. More interaction with the arena was a great idea. However the way in which they tweaked the submission system not so good. Taking away the ability to manually select who you are viewing borders on retarded.
I haven't played any of the other WWE Games since Attitude/Warzone so I can't say what they should/shouldn't have from Raw or DOR. However I've seen it mentioned many times on here that they should implement features from these games so maybe it's time they took a look at the plus points of them.
Secondly change the presentation. A more TV style presentaion would seriously help make this game look and feel a lot better. As long as it doesn't hinder the gameplay then start introducing things like the split replays. The cameramen around the side of the ring would not only make it feel more like a show but would also provide a new source for a weapon as someone has mentioned.
The biggest one in terms of presentation though would have to be commentary. If they want to make it feel more like a WWE show then it'll have to be in there. Problem is that every year it's the same damn lines and it's completely awful. Now commentary in games is rarely what I'd call good but the commentary in WWE games breaks new boundries of awful. It's not quite on the level of "the ROCK has a really powerful ROCK BOTTOM" of Smackdown 3 fame but it is still bad.
It wouldn't hurt to reintroduce backstage areas again, I mean the ability to travel all over the Arena was one of my favourite things about the Smackdown games. Why they removed it I don't know. Sheer laziness on the part of the developers.
Thirdly the Roster. Nothing I can say here that hasn't already been said really. Put up fan polls, take more notice of wishlists. For people who don't make the cut make an effort to at least include some parts in CAW Mode. Which now brings us onto....
Creation, again not much here I can really add that people already haven't said but give us more choice in CAW mode. Allow us to make our CAWs feel more like real superstars. Give us better choice in clothing stop with the 15 varieties of tie die and wacky sunglasses. We don't give a shit about them.
New season mode. First of all get rid of voice overs in season mode, they're crap and annoying. I can't really remember the game it was from but I seem to remember a season mode from a few games ago in which you would interact with the wrestlers and depending on what you said you'd gain or lose points or have to face them because you pissed them off. Something like that again.
A very simple path system for the season mode would not only prolong it but keep it fresh for the players. Don't just place us in scenarios we don't care about, we're sick of having to team up with Carlito to face two random people only to have to fight a fatal 4 way match at the next PPV for the right to acquire a manager. We need the option to do that. Allow us to build our own feuds and choose our own path. Heel or Face, Smackdown or Raw, Mid Card Title or Upper Card title, Tag Team or Single. Just simple things like this would help improve it so much. One other thing about this style of season mode is it'd mean less work to implement something i'm sure THQ/Yukes would really appreciate given the state of the game at the moment.
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