Yeah Monopoly Deal is still a terrible game by modern standards but it's far better than monopoly and I've had fun playing it.

You should really try some good board games though. Carcassonne, Catan and Ticket to Ride are the classic good modern board games. I'd also suggest Love Letter (great short card game for 3/4 players), Colt Express, Camel Up (light fun for 4-6 players), Cash 'n Guns (good for parties), or if you want to get a bit more cerebral, Azul and Sagrada are great.

For two players the best ones IMO are 7 Wonders Duel, Patchwork (this is the lightest one), and Battle Line (a traditional card game but you can't play with a 52 card deck, and way better than any other 2 player card game I've tried).

All of those are 10x better than Monopoly Deal, and about 1000x better than Monopoly.