8 Big Budget Video Games RUINED By Terrible Graphics

6. WWE 2K20

WWE 2K20
2K Games

WWE 2K20 is a disaster for a host of reasons. One of the worst video game launches in recent memory, it was plagued by crippling-yet-hilarious bugs, stale gameplay and a plodding progression system.

The game was in every way a massive step down from its predecessors, and those atrocious visuals didn't help matters. The graphical difference between 2K19 and 2K20 is like night and day - and it's 2K19 that looks superior by far.

Character models, despite having looked impressive and lifelike in the previous 2 entries, now look like waxwork figures more suited to an early PS3 title rather than the tail-end of the current generation of consoles.

Below is a handy comparison image of Stone Cold Steve Austin for reference:

wwe 2k19 2k20 graphics
2K Games

It's truly baffling how a result so embarrassingly bad could have been achieved. Work has obviously been put in to remake character models from the ground up, but when the result is this poor, it seems like a lazy copy and paste job would have been preferable.

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