Adam Loh

UPDATE: So below is the previous review. Now with the new update this game is where it should have been when released. 8/10. The only thing that this game lacks now is content. This meaning game modes (tag-team, minigames, conquest mode). There are still towers that have ridiculous modifiers that can only be beaten with modifiers of your own, which makes it a chore but there are much less of those now. Now i can recommend this game. 2/10, Payed 100 for the premium because I've been a fan since they the first game and was really looking forward to this. Gameplay is acceptable. They took out juggling combos (only can do 1 or 2 strings of combos), slower pace, over emphasis on frame fighting etc, but that's not the problem with the game. Its a different game, just needs some getting used to. Graphics and online net-coding is probably the games strongest points. They removed a lot of great game modes like tag team and the minigames. MK9 was the best MK game. they took a step back with MKX and I thought that was acceptable. This game just jumped off the cliff. Oh, an all those people complaining about the story or the endings, political correctness or social justice warriors. Ignore those fools. Story is just whatever, not great (kinda felt like they pulled the Last Jedi stunt), but its MK. Just based on the core game. It's a 7/10. Now lets talk about the real problems. Its a mobile game essentially. If this game was free to play, I really wouldn't have any qualms with it. But! I payed for a full game, and everything is locked behind a paywall. It requires a ridiculous amount of gameplay to unlock just one thing. All of their previous games had no problems with this (except MKX). The grind was reasonable. The tower of time is also impossible and just not fun because its so annoying with all the modifiers that put you at a severe disadvantage. You can skip some fights but need to use a token, which you will probably have to pay for down the line. Ed boon really messed up. I lost all respect for his company and team. I don't understand what was going on in their minds to think this was remotely a good idea. Now this can all change if they remove all that unnecessary junk micro-transactions or make the grind reasonable like their previous games, and make the towers playable without all the modifiers or have it effect the opponent as well. I've never felt so betrayed by a developer before. Where this game stands right now is a 2/10. I thought EA was bad with star wars battlefront 2. Looks like netherrealm studios wanted to surpass EA. Well they sure did.