Mini Review: COMBO BREAKER!!
Killer Instinct manages to make a complicated looking combo system into something anyone can pull off. Which makes each fight look really hectic and exciting to watch even if your the one getting wreaked. This doesn't mean you can fight back with a combo breaker if you figure out the type of attack they are using. Like I mentioned in the Skull Girls review each character in this game also feels unique. Going from one to another requires learning the different specials to figure out how to string together combos. The game itself also looks nice with a ton of particle effects going on whenever you do something crazy. Also like SG the tutorial in this game is really good and it can even teach you how to play fighting games in general.
My expectations for a story mode in a fighting game have been raised thanks to multiple paths in Guilty Gear or the very well done story in Mortal Kombat. Thus the tacked on story of Season 1 characters feels like a waste of time. Having some text with a still image just doesn't cut it anymore. They do a better job with S2 characters since they have a bit more text between each match. Also after a while each combo feels like I'm just doing the same thing over and over again. But that doesn't mean KI isn't still fun to play and if you enjoy fighting games in general it is worth playing.