I've played the older MK games (1-3), but I think I prefer holding back to block. I'm not good at execution, so anything that overly relies on frame knowledge and mechanics I want to stay away from (for instance, double quarter circle forward and 360 motion inputs are tough for me to pull off, especially in the middle of combos). I'm used to playing with a d-pad and won't buy a joystick. From what I've seen, NRS games don't go any more complicated than quarter circle motion, which I'm fine with. I got nostalgia for MK, but I've heard mixed opinions about the gameplay. Then again, these are opinions from the FGC, so I don't know how much that applies to casuals.
As a fighting game scrub, I'm the guy who always picks Ryu when playing Street Fighter 2 and spams Hadoukens. Not that long ago though, I did finally learn how to do some basic combos.
From videos I've seen, Captain Cold looks pretty fun too.
No, but what they do have is the mother fucking lab. You can go to testyourmight a forum site and they got a injustice2 section and every character has their own section. Pretty much everything that can be found in game for combos and shit is already documented.
What's your opinion of Mortal Kombat X?
I second this opinion. As some who has played many different fighting games and gone to many tournaments no fighting game has gripped me like MKX.
I keep seeing and reading criticisms from the FGC about Mortal Kombat 11. Tom Brady keeps making Youtube videos complaining about it. I dunno how much of that stuff applies to a casual like me, but I see that I can still get MK XL for only $20 and some people seem to prefer it over MK 11. MK 11 Ultimate right now is $50 and there are rumors of there being a 3rd fighter pack, so I don't see much point in getting that currently.
I thought KP3 was definitely in the works, iirc; whether it features Ash finally whatnot, I don't know. There are on/off great deals for 11's Ultimate bundle so I wouldn't snicker at picking that up if you want it. I'm sure KP3 will have its own perks for garb etc. in addition to chars that may or may not be worth your while. The advantage to picking up XL, on the other hand, is the game's complete, so you can in one swoop get your hands on everything from instalment X while 11 evolves still. I'd pick up an Ultimate bundle if I were you and get your feet wet for KP3 but do you, brother. If you go X, my advice is to run if you find yourself standing opposite a Xenomorph, lol.
Are there Injustice 3 whispers?
