I can honestly agree that given the current state of the game (and the dissapointing story mode, even though practically it doesn't really change much) is not worth full price. The story in the original was fun and it's pretty much one of the few cross-over games where the interactions are great, but I dunno about the flow of story mode now. You either give a shit or you don't, and if you give a shit the flow of the story is off putting to say the least.
I've heard they have 1v1 and shit in the full version, but between button config and frankly shoddy matchmaking and often poor connection quality online I can't recommend this at release even if you, like me, really loved the originals. 1v1 should be a lot easier to handle but with the lack of customisation I don't think 1v1 is gonna be as fun as the original.
The gameplay isn't bad and requires some getting used to, so there's also that to consider, but it's mostly the shit around that which is worrying me. All I want to do is try Ace because if he doesn't feel good then I can definitely wait.