Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection should have been an easy win. It bundles together the first four Mortal Kombat games, including the WaveNet version of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 previously thought lost, as well as less fondly remembered spin-offs like Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero for the sake of completeness and the memes. It also comes with an interactive documentary about the history of the gory fighting series, à la The Making of Karateka. Sounds like the complete package.
Yet, within days of release, 55% of its Steam reviews are negative. “Input lag is unacceptably high in every game—even offline” says one, with some players complaining it’s even noticeable in the menus. Others are upset that “the online’s in a terrible state. Quick play matches with random people only. You can’t queue for more than one game at a time, so the community’s splintered between games.” Another laments, “The 360/PS3 MK Kollection that came out over 10+ years ago had better netcode than this”.
There’s also been a hotfix to deal with some audio issues and a handful of other bugs, which comes with the note: “Additional fixes will be addressed in the coming days in another update.” It’s entirely possible they’ll turn this around, but it’s a shame to have games that are 30 years old arrive on PC feeling like they needed more time in the oven. At least the documentary has been well-received—it’s the focus of most of the positive reviews.
