This game is incredibly fun, but it just has too many glaring issues. Glitches are incredibly commonplace, a poorly thought out UI with some bafflingly poor choices that worsen QoL and make it almost impossible to be immersed. The servers were completely unusable for the first two weeks. Even at the time I'm writing this, the only thing that actually properly functions online is uploading and downloading creations. This was a huge relief that kept me from dropping the game altogether, but it would be nice to also be able to play online and experience MyFACTION. So far, that hasn't been an option. Custom themes aren't an option without mods, which isn't fun a bit. Really, the only thing that this game actually has going it for it is, thankfully, the base gameplay. Fighting feels good, the animation/art is generally sleek and beautiful. The controls are intuitive on controller, but not so much on keyboard. The gameplay also shocks a striking balance between challenging and fair, something wrestling games have struggled with for decades. Paybacks are so fun and memorable that I've joked about wrestlers using them as I watch wrestling. There's definitely a world where I see myself giving this five stars. I'd love to feel that way about it, and I think that with enough time and effort, the Visual Concept can get this game to that point. At the moment, WWE 2K23 is galaxies away from earning that kind of praise.