Well I buckled down and got the demo. I went with the 3 month subscription to PlayStation Plus (decided to give that a try too, I can definitely see some perks in this, by the way).
But the demo is simple, only 4 fighters but this is definitely the Mortal Kombat we all remember and love from MK2 except the violence and gore is on steroids now. The hits and bone crushes even make you cringe a couple times. I can't really seem to get any moves down, just find myself repeating the same moves over and over to win. Overall though, can't wait for the final product!