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We'll probably get -- finally -- a playable version of that dude from the last movie now. Assuming he's even in the sequel. I'm assuming he is.
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It looks like a whole new world/continuity where Sub-Zero and Scorpion as well as Kitana and Mileena get along.
Honestly though, I would have gone balls to the wall with this concept until some mcguffin somehow brings things back to normal. Like... bring in all new villains. If Liu Kang wanted to recreate the world in an era of peace, he would have made it so Shang Tsung and Shao Kahn were never even born. And why the hell would Mileena still have the Tarkatan teeth? Make her beautiful like she always wanted. I would have made new villains and new characters based on different events. Like what if Frost wasn't a bitch and trained under Scorpion instead (I guess she'd need a new code-name). Or what if Jax and Sonya hooked up instead and had a different child?
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In 2021.
But it was quite devisive. While not Annihilation tier trash, it still was not up to quality of the OG movie. Besides, it had added OG protagonist who wasn't present in games - Cole. I personally hope, since divisive reception of the movie, he won't be transplanted into games. They already have plenty of characters to choose from. Besides, in a movie universe he is descendant of a Scorpion. Not that it stopped Takeda being in game, though canonicity of DLC characters is always under question. Quote:
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I'm sure the Mortal Kombat games have been great for years, but for me the whole thing sort of peaked with MK 3. That was a true thing of cultural excitement. I played a little MK4 - it was neat, but MK 3 is where the series peaked for me.
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You have to log in to youtube but a gameplay trailer came out today |
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It looks neat! But for my part in it, I can't see myself ever getting into a fighting game ever again in my life. I was there as a kid at the start - and for the Street Fighter II mania that came with it in arcades.
I can't even bring myself to turn on my PS4 and sit there playing anything anymore, let alone somehow learning all of the inputs and controls for even 1/4 of those characters in that game.... I think it's safe to say that I've walked away from gaming almost completely. The kids can have it. |
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Looks good, stylistically brighter and more fun than MK11. Kameo system looks promising and basically replaces Variations, without dividing characters into pieces. They also brought back regular meter and Breakers, though they are part of Kameo system, it seems. Arenas looks even better.
However, speed of a gameplay reminds me too much of MK11 and it will be pretty bad, if it is still the case. |
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Many asians player prefer these new asian character design. Most MK11 asian character look like ugly stereotype yellow people.
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Wasn't MK11's roster literally modeled after real people? And literally Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Shang Tsung?
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Not only this accusation is ridiculous, but as Andrew has said, characters were modeled after real people, so I guess, they are "ugly stereotypes" as well? |
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So it's been out for a while now. Is anybody really playing it? Is it much better than 11 to justify itself?
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But the game itself is good, much better gameplay-wise than MK11. If only movement speed of characters was a bit better. As for the singleplayer stuff - there is an Invasion mode, but those are basically endless fights with simple opponents with some modifications. So it becomes pretty boring pretty soon. |
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12-21-2023, 09:52 AM | #37 |
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Does anything noteworthy happen in the standard, single-player arcade type story modes?
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I believe some multiverse stuff happens at some point in the story.
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I started downloading it last night but it was taking too long so I went to bed. I'm still not really convinced there's enough "new" here vs. Mortal Kombat 11. And obviously there's no Robocop, Rambo or Terminator. The only amusing addition is Homelander, but that's not enough, compared with what they gave us in previous games.
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