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Not Recommended
12.4 hrs last two weeks / 348.1 hrs on record (45.4 hrs at review time)
Posted: 1 Oct, 2023 @ 3:30am
Updated: 1 Oct, 2023 @ 4:04am

Pros :
- Better Kombat System
- Much better and more memorable single player campaigns compared to previous games
- Implementation of Kameo System is great and its a fresh welcoming mechanic to new players as well
- Art Direction is really amazing this time around, matured a lot
- Very creative moveset and animations for the fatalities/fatablows etc

Cons:
- Absolutely horrendous online play. Frequent de-synchronisations after a match (cannot replay with the same person in a row). Cannot play ranked matches at all because of the desync issue.

- NRS's approach to microtransactions is simply mirrored from their mobile games as well as other mobile games in the industry. Imagine paying 1/6th of the money ($10.00) you used to pay for the entire game for a single skin (not to unlock a character but a single skin for a character). In MK11 you could get 4 whole characters (not skins) for $4.99

- Very low amount of cosmetic content at launch. I have finished the main story and several invasion levels but I still only have 2 skins (including the default skin) and not more than 5 gear upgrades for my favourite character.

- New Invasion mode is a joke, would have much preferred a much more polished Krypt we got in Mk11

- Cannot use DLC characters offline

Will not be recommending this game to anyone unless and until WB starts to seriously consider not looting more money from its audience. Simply dont buy their skins priced at ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ rates and send them a message.
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8 Comments
Gojirilla 8 Oct, 2023 @ 2:49pm 
I used to hate on NetherRealm for the micro-transactions in their games back when X came out, but it's actually Warner Brother's you should be directing your hate towards haha they make those kind of calls as the publishers.
Hex: HIdey in my Hole 8 Oct, 2023 @ 2:01pm 
I truly wonder where and how did ya buy 4 characters for the price of 5 bucks
Kraken 8 Oct, 2023 @ 10:53am 
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Womens Deodorant 8 Oct, 2023 @ 5:54am 
Things like cosmetics dont affect gameplay so thats not a huge deal for me. That desync bug def needs fixed though.
Womens Deodorant 8 Oct, 2023 @ 5:53am 
Currently you can work around the desync on rematch by pressing character select. If you're playing ranked you hit kameo select. It is annoying, but as long as you don't hit the rematch button, you will not desync. It has consistently worked for me. The bug has been fixed once already but came back after the latest patch.
JiM__13 7 Oct, 2023 @ 9:03pm 
Pirate this game to play with friends in the same living area.
Better yet, play the old arcade versions through MAME.
It's the only way these corporations will go broke and stop making crap gaming experiences that look like expensive carrots to get our attention.
flexsexflexsex 7 Oct, 2023 @ 4:39pm 
im having the same dysnc bug its so annoying
Nearance 5 Oct, 2023 @ 10:35am 
I agree.
Excluding the first disadvantage, all others were the reason I refunded. I didn't even need 2 hours to notice these big issues.