I certainly don't speak for everyone, but Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 almost completely satisfies me. As a general rule, I don't play fighters online (there are better ways to destroy my confidence and self-worth,) so whatever online issues people are having doesn't bother me.

As for the modes, it has all the ones I need (Arcade, Versus and Training.) Survival and Time Trial may have provided fun distractions, but they are by no means something I would put serious time into.

And while I do lament the lack of a more robust tutorial, Shoryuken.com has done amazing work with their MvC3 Hyper Guide.

Basically, as long as Capcom keeps up with new downloadable characters, I'm quite pleased with the game I got.

I think Survival and Time Attack are from an age where these games came out in arcades first and the developers HAD to add something extra to the home version. I personally think they're something you'd only play a few times at best and wouldn't fault Capcom for focusing on the gameplay instead. I do agree a real tutorial is overdue for Capcom fighters and not having spectator mode is silly.

As for Sentinel, I'm hoping that Capcom knew what it was doing in giving it all this seemingly overpowered stuff. I thinking he's strong right now because he's easy to use and people are still learning the game, but once people have better execution and know how to counter Sentinel it'll seem less broken. But I'm so-so at the game and the only frustrating Sentinel I fought was because of Hsien-Ko's armored assist so what do I know.

I recommend using the "fight request" option in the Arcade and Training modes. It's less than ideal, but you get all of the same options you do in Xbox Live mode.

I acutally kind of hate the three attack buttons. I didn't play TvC, and I was hoping this would be more like MvC2. Also, I think a Level 3 X-factored Wesker is kind of broken, too. In one instance I was beating my opponent into the ground. He was low on life with only Wesker left, and I had three character at 3/4 life. He cleared out all three of them in the space of less than 10 seconds.

Also, Phoenix and She-Hulk are so bad I wonder why they even bothered putting them in the game. I think Phoenix takes worse damage than Roll did.

Have to disagree with you on Phoenix and She-Hulk. Level 3 X Factor Dark Pheonix is as bad if not worse than Level 3 X Factor Sentinel. And I attribute my indifference to Sentinel to being used to She-Hulk's crazy damage output. She's Street Fighter 3: Third Strike Makoto if she had a slide kick and command run.

I think in the long view, nothing is going to make up for Phoenix/Dark Phoenix's health. She-Hulk needs better manuverability or some kind of projectile. Also, her launcher is next to useless.

I think the air-combo tags ins are dumb. too. Too much chance to lose your combo. I only try for them when I acutally want to switch characters, and even then, I usually only do the first one, so I can pull out a low-life leading character safely. (The Hyper meter bonuses just don't seem worth it.)

I'd honestly be satisfied if I simply had spectator mode. Fight request at least makes things easier but I feel like the game was too focused towards certain audiences. Perhaps the tournament scene by having such a variety of characters? Thereby neglecting modes?

But then again, if they really wanted to cater towards the tournament scene, they would they have included Sentinel. His only drawback is his big hit box honestly. Most people (now, but later?) think competitive teams will have him by default. He's too good. At least Magneto is a low life, rushdown character.

But I think Phoenix is fun. You're literally betting it all on her to have full meter and not spend X-Factor. But she still has ridiculously low life even as Dark Phoenix.

In the end, I still like the game. Hell, my friends have much harsher opinions of the game. I just look at Super Street Fighter IV and think, "Why?"