Injustice: Gods Among Us won me over long before it came out. At Fan Expo 2012, I got to play an early build of the game featuring only Batman and The Flash. Though I didn’t have very long to play it, something about it just felt right. More right than even the Mortal Kombat reboot, which I also really enjoyed.
What I did not anticipate was how far down the Injustice rabbit hole I’d go. Having played virtually every major fighting game released this generation (most of which are good), most of them just fall out of my rotation while I continue to play the same old Street Fighter and Marvel. But once this game hit, I couldn’t put it down.
This could have simply been a DC Comics re-skin of Mortal Kombat, but the mechanics evolved in smart ways to make the game more like a DC experience, and in my opinion, more fun overall. The inclusion of interactables and stage transitions added a layer of strategy that regular fighters don’t have. Also, the core gameplay was really solid. In particular, I adore the game’s combo engine that’s easy to learn and wildly open for exploration.
I’ve played virtually every fighting game release since Street Fighter IV, and Injustice is one of the few that cracked my rotation. Having invested hundreds of hours into it, this is easily one of the best fighters that this generation has seen.
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