any game where you can play as MODAK deserves a good handshake.

Frank West was suppose to be in this but he got the ax.

I hope it doesn't really. They went for a quantity over quality approach with the characters in the last MvC game and it showed.

But if they're releasing characters as DLC that means that they'll be able to take their time doing them.  Quantity and quality aren't mutually exclusive nowadays, you can get a certain number of characters done properly in time for the actual release then add whoever you didn't have time for later.  I'm still holding out for Phoenix Wright in the long run since they didn't get time to add him to Tatsunoko vs Capcom.

But Arthur is in this and there's the potential for Red Arremer to end up in it too so I'm content with just that.

Haven't gotten to play online yet but unlocked everyone nondlc. Games fun, they dumbed it down control wise. you got your light medium and heavy, but they are 1 button each (instead of 2 [kick][punch] like the older mvc's). Launching for air combos' been made simpler too; everyones got the same launch button (A on the 360). Dante is overpowered, Hulk has been given a lot of steroids and Haggar is beast.
Still....after a long time of playing mvc3, you can't help but go back to the second one lol. I guess I had very high expectations of this game. Everythings been made easier, and the character list has been shortened. Good game nonetheless.