I have to dispute his dissing of the new kharacters, however. This is actually the first MK game since Mortal Kombat III where most (not all) of the new characters are actually decent. They're pretty good in fights (especially Jacqui and Cassie), and the fact that John Vogel made sure to tie the new character's storylines in with the old helped, too.

I'd rather they Tekken it up with nepotism, than pull some multiverse/retcon every couple years like a DC comic book franchise.

Gamergaters like Rockcock here like to complain about politics in game reviews, but you can see his politics coloring his review of this game as well. We all agree DLC sucks, but why single out the black female and gay male characters for criticism? (and I have no idea why he picked on D'vorah, she just kicks ass)

Id agree for almost every game ever made except GTA V PC. Totally worth it.

That's why I'm waiting for Evolve. The core game is already down to for the disc version. I'm sure a version with all the content is very close.

I just stay 1-2 generations behind.

In this instance, I freely admit to being a sucker. In my defense, I am a tad bit obsessed with the MK series, and thus am perfectly willing to pay extortionate fees for MK merchandise. I have also not paid money for a game since 2009 (a handful of Paradox titles, bought well after the fact, notwithstanding). Mostly, I just wanted to pay money so that Ed Boon would keep releasing new Mortal Kombats on PC, albeit preferably ones that are not quite so problematic.

On the balance, I feel OK with my choice. To anyone else, though, I would not recommend paying what I did.

If anything, GTA5 proves the rule. Consoles were essentially the early release suckers who wasted their money on the incomplete game.