I've played every annual WWE game since the first Smackdown VS Raw game, and I think 2k17 is one of the best since then. The gameplay's a lot better and more fluid, you can go backstage and fight in the crowd, the graphics are great but I see where you're coming from. MyCAREER mode was pretty lacklustre and duller than the previous year's, WWE Universe is improving, but still needs a lot of work as it becomes stale if you don't keep editing all the shows and championships frequently. The gameplay has improved but it's a bit repetitive. UFC 2 has some of the best pure gameplay out of any sports game I've ever played, and I think if WWE adopted something similar to UFC 2's combat system, it could help the series a lot. To answer your question, yes and no.