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3.3

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 677 Ratings

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  1. Apr 23, 2019
    0
    features?
    Everything is locked behind an online unnecessary wall to make it more of a grind.

    The fighting might be fun but no one has time to seat there and grind that much unless this is your only game left to play in the world.

    0.0 out 10.0 for screwing your fans

    Most of the "professional" reviews are OMITTING the online only stuff from the review...very "honest" on their part.
  2. Apr 23, 2019
    0
    This is a disgrace for a Mortal Kombat game, always online micro transaction hell with terrible voice acting, character designs are ugly to look at and has social justice nonsense.
    It has the grind and the monetization of a F2P game, the Krypt is one giant lootbox, the game has lots of grind wall, especially with the time and character towers, they sell time kristals, which are just the
    This is a disgrace for a Mortal Kombat game, always online micro transaction hell with terrible voice acting, character designs are ugly to look at and has social justice nonsense.
    It has the grind and the monetization of a F2P game, the Krypt is one giant lootbox, the game has lots of grind wall, especially with the time and character towers, they sell time kristals, which are just the game´s premium currency like it was a cheap mobile game.
    Also, forcing your personal political agenda has no place in a MK game or in any game for that matter. Some tower endings are just the wet dreams of SJWs. Funny how MK, the game that helped to create the ESRB has fallen into censorship, killing and decapitation is good, bewbs are evil.
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  3. Apr 23, 2019
    0
    Made an account just to write this review. Terrible PC experience by NRS, no beta, delayed release, blatant lies such as no delays, no loot boxes or predatory ministrations , and no unplayable a story characters.
  4. Apr 23, 2019
    0
    Absolute garbage, pay2win, a total waste of money. Why?
    1. Predatory monetization: Extremely grindy in an unfair way designed to make you spend real money.
    2. Missing fan favorite characters like Smoke, Reptile, Mileena etc.
    3. SJW/Feminist/Political agenda forced into the game.
  5. Apr 23, 2019
    10
    Sweety game. Love new gameplay mechanics, variations system, custom but grind (ization) .10 cause a lot of cancer haters
  6. Apr 23, 2019
    0
    I'm leaving a bad review only based on the attitude that NRS and WB gave to the PC players.
    First, they announced that the game will be available at the same time as all other platforms, but then we, PC gamers and Steam users, needed to wait another 20 hours just to play the game. 20 hours of waiting, trying to avoiding spoilers and your favorite streamers who play the game just not to
    I'm leaving a bad review only based on the attitude that NRS and WB gave to the PC players.
    First, they announced that the game will be available at the same time as all other platforms, but then we, PC gamers and Steam users, needed to wait another 20 hours just to play the game. 20 hours of waiting, trying to avoiding spoilers and your favorite streamers who play the game just not to ruin your first expression of the game. 20 hours of watching people play the game and enjoy it, having fun, and sharing experience. That's all happening while we need to wait 20 hours. I'm not even touching the subject of two betas that were not available on PC, which is totally disrespectful towards PC players, and absence of classic characters, such as Milena, Ermac, Triborg, Reptile, and many-many more. We paid for the game that didn't even come out, we believed in you, and that's what we got back. A 20 hours gap.
    Thanks.
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  7. Apr 23, 2019
    9
    Shao khan has two words for those TROLLS .”YOU SUCK”...the game is fire!...every game has micro transactions, if u want a free to play game head over to fortnite and apex that make billions off these kind of transactions, I don’t remeber the last game with free DLC/MT unless it was a silly update. I grew up in an arcade owned family, I’ve been to many tournaments since MK3 and played themShao khan has two words for those TROLLS .”YOU SUCK”...the game is fire!...every game has micro transactions, if u want a free to play game head over to fortnite and apex that make billions off these kind of transactions, I don’t remeber the last game with free DLC/MT unless it was a silly update. I grew up in an arcade owned family, I’ve been to many tournaments since MK3 and played them all. This game is great. It has an injustice feel with rather simpler combos. The reason why the game doesn’t get a 10 in my book is because of the long cut scenes during combos. This game cost money to make. 59.99 is 2-3 skins in a game like fortnite . People don’t know how to rate games now a days. You guys just aren’t that good at it. But cmon ratings like 0 and 1 lol you guys are too much. Don’t ruin it for the true MK fans because of “OPTIONAL” micro transactions. U have enough in the base game to leave all that alone. Unless your really that good and what to train with every character which I doubt. Pick a main character find their BREAD AND BUTTER combos and slay out, guaranteed you’d love the game. Not to mention online is silky smooth. Peace! And remember...FINISH HIM! Expand
  8. Apr 23, 2019
    0
    What a disappointing entry in the MK franchise!

    A lot of fan favourites are missing (Mileena, Rain, Sindel, Smoke...). The story is abysmal, makes no sense at all and effectively destroys the entire lore of the last 27 years. Also pushing you personal political agenda with certain tower endings is just disgusting. The developers lied about certain aspects (all characters in the story
    What a disappointing entry in the MK franchise!

    A lot of fan favourites are missing (Mileena, Rain, Sindel, Smoke...).

    The story is abysmal, makes no sense at all and effectively destroys the entire lore of the last 27 years. Also pushing you personal political agenda with certain tower endings is just disgusting. The developers lied about certain aspects (all characters in the story will be playable, there will be unlockable characters, they will listen to the fans and include all the fan favourites...)

    Most importantly however: The developers showed how much they disrespect/hate one of the biggest fan favourites (Mileena) and her fanbase. They didn't include her in the game and mocked/ridiculed her fans for telling NRS how much they want their favourite to be a part of the new installment.

    Don't buy games from developers who lie to you, mock/ridicule their own fanbase and put wokeness above character consistency.
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Metascore
82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 12
  2. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Jul 9, 2019
    91
    This mortal combat is still tons of fun. Realistic graphics, top-notch body and facial animations, extremely inventive violence and perfect sound effects. Ed Boon and Co. still make the best fighting games in town.
  2. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Jun 26, 2019
    82
    At its core, MK11 is a great fighting game – and free-to-play elements, while unfortunate, do not significantly diminish the experience. [Issue#238, p.52]
  3. 50
    A refreshing addition to the series, with beautiful graphics and excellent combat, yet plagued with microtransactions that force you to choose between grinding or paying, as well as lackluster RNG systems.