It is because Injustice is not MK10. Injustice is a new take in the 2D fighting game genre, with a combination of old and proven elements from other mainstream series and new elements not seen before.
Capcom has over 20 years of experience under they belt making fighting games, yet they "graced" us with Capcom Fighting Jam/Evolution and Vanilla SFxT. So yeah, even the most experimented can make mistakes when tackling something new.
But how many years will it take for NRS to get it right? I feel like they threw elements into this game they didnt need to, in order to make it as completely different from MK as possible, they need to really sit back and take a good look at their competitors and aknowledge what it means to make a real enjoyable fighter, with great mechanics, and less scrubby ones, they were as close to making a perfect fighting game with MK then they were with any other previous titles they have released, if they would have taken what they did right and wrong MK, and built upon it for injustice it would have been that much more close to epic, but injustice is a pure example of when trying to be too "different" doesnt really work in your favor, i think NRS feared this game being compared too much MK "which it ended up being compared to it anyway" but truth is it is not, although it does take some elements from it, but even if it did play like MK, and kept the abilites for good AA options, unbreakable combos, godlike footsies, spacing, and dash cancelling, can you really say that it would be a bad thing? i think not, it would still be a different game in its own since, of still having traits, and back to block, and the use of interactables to me is not needed, that game would still have been amazing with just background combo interactables, and stage transitions....NRS needs to step outside of its boundaries/fears and try to really make a legitimate fighter in the future, it doesnt hurt to make a well polished fighter that will require true skill to be competitive in, you already proved that u can appeal to both competitive, and casual player, youve proved that with sales of MK9 and injustice, now try catering to your competitive community more next time around, if you do this i guarantee you casual players will still buy your product because of the success of your previous titles..im just saying step up your balance when making these games...tired of seeing you jam pack your fighters full of armor and other simple "unneeded" crap just because your too lazy to find other ways around including these things your accustom to including in your games, instead of building on what made your previous title so enjoyable for 2 years, and made it appealing on an international level, which had players coming in from around the world to the U.S. to compete, with the release of injustice i dont see it getting the same amount of longevity or love, instead of making a step foward, i feel they took a step back.
Things NRS did right with MK:
Footsies
Whiff Punishing (Spacing)
Good corner game (The corner combo ability in injustice is ass, tired of having my opponent slip out of the corner when im trying to pull off a basic Bnb with a certain character)
Better Use for Armor ( The ability to armor in between strings, or cancel it to parry)
Great AA's ( No jumping for free)
Better wake up game
Things Injustice Did Right:
Back to block
Alternate controls/ Negative edge option
Other then those small basic things that i just mentioned in injustice, what else can anyone say to me that really makes me believe NRS has grown and learned from past mistakes that have failed, and things that have made them excel...i see nothing in injustice that makes me say hey man NRS is really becoming godlike with designing great fighting games, besides it being a DC game, a decent story mode, and little interactables thrown in for good measures with superheroes having a trait, and the ability to wall bounce a combo, i see nothing in injustice thats revolutionary or makes me want to come back to the game more and more every time i play it... if someone can tell me why injustice will survive and be strong for the next 2 years, as MK did, have the same amount of love, then please do so, sure their are some well known players that are playing the game right now, and have entered a couple of tournament to show support, but can you honestly sit here and say they will be around in the next coming, months, years? i think not, it will eventually trickle back down to the base NRS supporters trying to keep the game relevant...
