So far, the new Mortal Kombat collection has not been very well received by players on Valve’s digital platform.

Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection should have been an easy success. The package includes the first four Mortal Kombat games, including the previously lost WaveNet version of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, as well as less popular spin-offs such as Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero, for the sake of completeness and memes. The collection also includes an interactive documentary on the history of the bloody fighting series, similar to The Making of Karateka.

Although it appears to be a complete collection at first, the reception has not been favorable. A few days after release, 55% of the reviews on Steam were negative. One player writes that input lag is unacceptably high in every game—even in offline mode—and some complain that it’s noticeable even in the menus. Others say online gameplay is in terrible shape. Quick Play is only possible with random people. You can queue for only one game at a time, which fragments the community between titles. One player laments that the PlayStation 3/Xbox 360 Mortal Kombat Kollection, released over ten years ago, had better netcode.

Players are complaining not only about lag and online play but also harshly criticizing the AI. According to one review, in half of the matches, opponents “keep social distance,” staying about two meters away—something you wouldn’t see in the original games three decades ago (back then, opponents were far more aggressive).

According to Digital Eclipse, lobbies will be added in a post-release update. In the weeks following launch, the Online Arcade system will arrive, allowing players to create lobbies, select participants, and switch between games according to their friends’ preferences. The UI details for these features are currently being finalized. Additionally, a hotfix has been released to address some audio issues and a handful of other bugs, with a note that further fixes will land in an upcoming update.

While these issues may be resolved, it’s unfortunate that 30-year-old games are arriving on PC as if they still needed more time. At least the documentary has been well received—it’s the focus of most positive reviews.

Source: PC Gamer, Steam (Store Page), Steam (News), Digital Eclipse