At the time of writing, Mortal Kombat 11 has a Metascore of 84 on Metacritic. This certainly falls within the realm of a generally favorable reaction, and it is based on 32 reviews. Indeed, this score is very likely to shift slightly as more reviews come in, but Mortal Kombat 11 does appear to be off to a solid start.
With respect to the particulars of these Mortal Kombat 11 reviews, there are a number of them collected below. While some of them are obviously more glowing than others, the general sentiment currently being expressed is definitely one of positivity for this new title.
CGMagazine (Cole Watson)
Score: 9.5/10
PlayStation Universe (John-Paul Jones)
Score: 9.5/10
IGN (Mitchell Saltzman)
Score: 9.0/10
Critical Hit (Darryn Bonthuys)
Score: 9.0/10
Twinfinite (Ed McGlone)
Score: 4.5/5
Variety (Nicole Carpenter)
Score: Positive
GamesRadar+ (Aron Garst)
Score: 4/5
The Sixth Access (Miguel Moran)
Score: 7/10
Push Square (Lloyd Coombes)
Score: 7/10
Shacknews (Ozzie Mejia)
Score: 7/10
USGamer (Mike Williams)
Score: 3.5/5
We Got This Covered (Eric Hall)
Score: 3.5/5
In general, these critics seem quite pleased with the Mortal Kombat 11 gameplay, with many praising how the fighting feels in the game. So too, the amount of content the title has to offer appears to be satisfactory. However, the system for unlocking cosmetics in Mortal Kombat 11 is where some reviews become critical.
The Mortal Kombat 11 progression system is an area that has already been under a bit of fire by those that have received early access to the game. These players have taken issue with what sounds like an artificially prolongated grind, which makes obtaining Mortal Kombat 11 gear slow and tedious. Indeed, this sentiment is certainly reflected by a number of the reviews listed above.
That said, the Mortal Kombat 11 experience for many players will be almost exclusively focused on multiplayer, and they will thus avoid the criticisms that are currently being leveled against the game almost entirely. Additionally, if the combat is as stellar as some of these reviews suggest, players may not mind having to put in a lot of hours in order to obtain everything Mortal Kombat 11 has to offer.
Mortal Kombat 11 is scheduled to release on April 23, 2019 for PC, PlayStation 4, Switch, and Xbox One.
