Mortal Kombat X

[TigerClaw]

NetherRealm Studios and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has just announced the 10th Mortal Kombat game, Titled. Mortal Kombat X. Check out the Announcement Trailer.

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[Slade]

Saw this earlier. It looked pretty good. I think the song kinda ruined th trailer for me though.

[Andrew NDB]

MKs 4-8 were all 3D fighters, yet this one -- like the last one -- are dragging things back to 1990.

Stupid, and backwards. I'll wait for Tekken 7, or Tekken X Street Fighter.

[Peanut]

MKs 4-8 were all 3D fighters, yet this one -- like the last one -- are dragging things back to 1990.

Stupid, and backwards. I'll wait for Tekken 7, or Tekken X Street Fighter.

Because the existence of 3D totally makes 2D fighters irrelevant, right? MK's 4-8 were also super good and well received too!

[The Stryker]

I'm in. Had a lot of fun with 9....Well every MK. So yeah!

The existence of other genres means that older genres must not be used. Doy!

[CyberCubed]

I know this is just a teaser, but isn't Subzero and the rest of the cast technically dead by the start of this game?

Likewise Subzero was turned into a cyborg in the last game, so I don't know why this is showing him as a human again. I can't wait to see what cheesy storytelling method they have to bring back all the main characters from the first game back to life.

I was disgusted when Raiden killed Liu Kang at the end of the first game. It was like a slap in the face.

[AT-Man]

Looks really good. That's all.

[Leo656]

I'm the very first one to admit, I'm not the Fighting Game Guy. That said, I've always had fun with the MK series. Even though it became hip around the time the last game came out to say Deadly Alliance and the rest weren't very good, I disagree, and I know a lot of others do, too. I always had fun with those games and was happy that they were easy enough for someone like me to actually be able to play, learn, and have fun with.

But I get why the last game was a little more "back to basics", and surprisingly, I had a lot of fun with that one, too. The story intrigued me, and I'm looking forward to seeing how the new one moves things forward. The last game left things in a really dark place, so I'm excited to see where things go from there. I'm not an expert in either, but I always felt the MK series was much stronger in story than the SF series. That's partly why I think I played more of the MK series.

This should be good. I'm happy.

[TigerClaw]

MK9 was pretty big in the fighting game tournaments, Its no doubt they are gonna up the ante with this one.

[sdp]

It's hard to get excited with a CG trailer, but I guess the game will look similar to MK9 counting it's also coming out on PS3/360. I wish MK games would try to go with digitized graphics again though, the cancelled remakes of the original trilogy with HD digitized sprites looked amazing. I haven't liked the polygon look of MK since 4 came out.

For some reason I've always enjoyed the cheesy storyline in MK even though by Armageddon it was so convoluted. They had a chance to clean it up in MK9 and yet they ended up with a convoluted mess by the end of that game. The second MK trilogy actually had good ideas so they can still come up with something decent from there, we'll see. Heck, I don't even know why I like MK since I've always been terrible at it.

[goodfellaray]

I remember the first time I laid my eyes on Mortal Kombat. My friends were playing it at a video store here that no longer exists. My jaw was on the floor. I couldn't believe what the hell my eyes were seeing. I think I was around 6 or 7 years old. Been a fan ever since. Definitely looking forward to this one.

[ObiWanFan4life]

Nice, I'm a huge fan of Mortal Kombat, so I'll definitely be picking this up. :D

[AT-Man]

I loved the Konquest mode in Deception, but I don't dare to hope for a similar one for MKX. I'm good with a Konquest mode like MK9 had, and I wanna see the story start from where the previous one ended.

[CyberCubed]

I don't know what was with the rap music in this trailer. I've never associated rap with Mortal Kombat and it seemed like a cheap attempt to attract current 15 year olds to the franchise who missed out on the fad in the 90's.

[The Stryker]

I don't know what was with the rap music in this trailer. I've never associated rap with Mortal Kombat and it seemed like a cheap attempt to attract current 15 year olds to the franchise who missed out on the fad in the 90's.

Or Wiz Khalifa made a song for the game and that's it.

Get outta here with your "Kids today with their hip hop and Jordan sneakers" you've already shown yourself as a racially ignorant dumbass so probably best to quit while you're way behind.

[blindturtle02]

I loved the Konquest mode in Deception, but I don't dare to hope for a similar one for MKX. I'm good with a Konquest mode like MK9 had, and I wanna see the story start from where the previous one ended.
I hear ya concerning the story. MK 9 had a great story mode and looking forward to more of that from X. Wondering if Liu Kang is going to be able to actually use his chains if he returns in this one as a zombie. I'm also digging the return of weapons. The interactables ought to be fun.

[MrTMNT2012]

Huge Mortal Kombat fan and I can't wait for E3 to check out the gameplay on this bad boy (hopefully it's just as awesome as this trailer!) :)

These are some additions I'm already thinking about:

- Replay Theater would be great but I hope they go beyond and add dynamic camera movements or slow motion like in the trailer.

- More Characters; I want new and unique characters that fit in with the mystical world of Mortal Kombat.

- Balanced Fighting Mechanics. Please, just no more cheap Noob Saibots...

And finally, my #1 wish: DO NOT make Mortal Kombat 'dark & gritty' like the Legacy series. The main appealing factor of MK to me is how ridiculous and fun it is. There needs to be a balance and I hope they go all out. By that I mean bring back EVERYTHING! Fatalities, Babalities, Animalities, Friendships etc. :D

[CyberCubed]

Most of the characters from the newer Mortal Kombat games were terrible, I'm curious as to which they'll bring back.

We already know Shinnok is confirmed from the ending of the first game, and we'll probably see most of the cast from Mortal Kombat 4 return. I don't know if we'll see many of the Deadly Alliance/Deception characters return though, most were terrible.

The story mode of the first game covered MK1-3, we know this game will cover Mortal Kombat 4...but I hope they don't re-do the story of the later games. They should be forgotten.

[Allio]

Tekken X Street Fighter.

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[Redeemer]

Or Wiz Khalifa made a song for the game and that's it.

Get outta here with your "Kids today with their hip hop and Jordan sneakers" you've already shown yourself as a racially ignorant dumbass so probably best to quit while you're way behind.

settle down Stryker lets try and keep it civil....
Anyway the last Mortal Kombat game MK9 was the first Mortal Kombat game I enjoyed in a long time. I think sense Sholin Monks, but MK9 was a great game. Really looking forward to this. But I will say the rap music felt off, it worked with the trailer, but I am so use to hearing the Mortal Kombat theme song. Oh and why is Sub-Zero always loosing to Scorpion!!!!ugh.....

[Slade]

settle down Stryker lets try and keep it civil....
Anyway the last Mortal Kombat game MK9 was the first Mortal Kombat game I enjoyed in a long time. I think sense Sholin Monks, but MK9 was a great game. Really looking forward to this. But I will say the rap music felt off, it worked with the trailer, but I am so use to hearing the Mortal Kombat theme song. Oh and why is Sub-Zero always loosing to Scorpion!!!!ugh.....

Thought that was obvious.

[TigerClaw]

settle down Stryker lets try and keep it civil....
Anyway the last Mortal Kombat game MK9 was the first Mortal Kombat game I enjoyed in a long time. I think sense Sholin Monks, but MK9 was a great game. Really looking forward to this. But I will say the rap music felt off, it worked with the trailer, but I am so use to hearing the Mortal Kombat theme song. Oh and why is Sub-Zero always loosing to Scorpion!!!!ugh.....
Because Scorpion is actually the Logo for NetherRealm Studios.

http://static.gamesradar.com/images/mb/GamesRadar/us/Daily/2010/09-Sept/17/PSP2/neverrealm--article_image.jpg

[Redeemer]

Because Scorpion is actually the Logo for NetherRealm Studios.

http://static.gamesradar.com/images/mb/GamesRadar/us/Daily/2010/09-Sept/17/PSP2/neverrealm--article_image.jpg

explains a lot thanks :lol:

[Stugehen]

As a fan of Sub Zero, I sure am getting sick of Ed Boon making him get his ass kicked in every promotional video where he goes up against Scorpion. That guy is overrated. Yup I said it.

[turtlefanforever]

Never will I love a MK game as much as Shoalin monks though. I love them all but they need to make another.

[MrTMNT2012]

Never will I love a MK game as much as Shoalin monks though. I love them all but they need to make another.

That was THE game back in the day! :D

[Ninjinister]

So according to Boon at E3, this game spans from the end of the previous game, to 25 years later. This allows them to have characters like

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The daughter of Sonya Blade and Johnny Cage.

[Stugehen]

So according to Boon at E3, this game spans from the end of the previous game, to 25 years later. This allows them to have characters like

http://oi57.tinypic.com/5f0tjr.jpg

The daughter of Sonya Blade and Johnny Cage.

Hmmm maybe we'll get to see the filthy spawn of Baraka and Mileena.

[turtle1237]

Enjoy most of the MK games. My faves were 2, 3, 4 and mk6. Loved them all, but they are my top imo.

What I hated about the last one is the storyline, Yep they killed most of the heros off. You cant really do that. The Earth's defenses were pretty weak after MK9. I loved the fighting system, hated the storyline.

Oh yeah, MK1-3 didn't needed to be retold, the storyline of that time frame was perfect the way it was. It should of went on after 8. Have Raiden or Kang win the fight over the light force and restore order to the Earth with Khan thinking of other way to claim the Earth. It didn't need to go ALL the way back to MK1.

[Ninjinister]

I liked offing everyone but it was handled clunkily. For one, they made Raiden such an utter dumbass that he's no longer fit to even be guardian of Earthrealm's toilets.

[XERO]

And they killed Liu Kang again. -__-

It's cool... he's only my MAIN and all.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Can't wait to get this

[Wingnut]

So ready for this. Binged hard on MK9.

Everyone but Ermac, that's my optimum roster.

[Zatoichi]

Hell yeah, one of my old MK9 mains leaked!


https://twitter.com/westkoastkilla/status/495986631107571712
https://twitter.com/westkoastkilla/status/495986631107571712

[TheCanadiandrome]

wonder if there will be a CE

[shuriken]

And they killed Liu Kang again. -__-

It's cool... he's only my MAIN and all.

Don't worry they'll probably have his Zombified corpse as a playable character:)
And as long as they have Johnny Cage I will happily play this game and repeatedly punch my opponents in their tender bits, rendering them useless.
oh and Baraka and Mileena's lovechild should be called Miraka or Bilenea...

[Ninjinister]

Don't worry they'll probably have his Zombified corpse as a playable character:)
And as long as they have Jhonny Cage I will happily play this game and repeatedly punch my opponents in their tender bits, rendering them useless.
oh and Barraka and Milena's lovechild should be called Miraka or Bilena...

Good gravy, how did you manage to spell every character's name incorrectly?

[shuriken]

I figured that if I'm gonna screw up one name might as well screw em all up.:)
thanks for the heads up though.

[Ninjinister]

Game's gettin' DLC reveals already (also a release date)

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[Peanut]

I guess I'm never playing as Goro.

[TigerClaw]

Game's gettin' DLC reveals already (also a release date)

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Its about time that Goro is playable.

[MrTMNT2012]

Not impressed.

Call me when this guy becomes playable!

[TigerClaw]

Not impressed.

Call me when this guy becomes playable!
Or this guy.

http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100525051147/mortalkombat/es/images/9/9b/KintaroMKA.jpg

[TheCanadiandrome]

yeah I'll pass on pre-ordering for now. but I'll still buy it

[Slade]

I think I like that Goro design.

[shuriken]

Its about time that Goro is playable.

Wasn't he playable in Armageddon?
I'm pretty sure everyone was playable in Armageddon.

[TigerClaw]

Wasn't he playable in Armageddon?
I'm pretty sure everyone was playable in Armageddon.
He probably was, but I never played that one.

[Sumac]

Wasn't he playable in Armageddon?
He was. But like almost everyone in this game he wasn't very interesting. And he looked like a fat bug.

Also, Goro most likely will be DLC after MKX release, so no need to preorder.

[Wingnut]

He was. But like almost everyone in this game he wasn't very interesting. And he looked like a fat bug.
Minotaur Motaro really pissed me off.

They could turn Malibu from American Gladiators into a centaur for one of the worst movies ever made...First "next-gen" (at the time) MK game I play with
Motaro, two f*cking legs.

Fake Shemp.

[shuriken]

^^ That was pretty whack. But not as whack as taking away Johnny Cage's nut punch.

[Sumac]

Minotaur Motaro really pissed me off.
I didn't like it and was quite surprised. However, I kind of understand why it was done.

Initially Motaro, Chameleon, Khameleon and Meat should not have been in the game at all. But fans outcry was so loud, that Midway decided to shut them up and in 4-5 months before release of the game, developers quickly added those characters. Motaro was unusual fighter and demanded a lot of custom animations for arena interactions and movement, but they didn't have time to do that and sacrificed his uniqueness in order just to have him in the game at all.

What makes it even bizzare is that MKA was initially planned as a dreamatch, but suits at Midway demanded to turn game into fullfleshed seventh installment and because of that everything was incredibly rushed, broken and unbalanced. Executive meddling at its finest.

[AT-Man]

I wish they made a proper Motaro, but he died in the previous one so not likely we'll see him anymore. Yeah yeah, death means nothing in these games and so forth.

[Davetello]

Must just me be - I liked Armageddon. It had a pretty nice Konquest mode. But then I am fairly easy to please with gaming.

Anyway, I loved MK9's story mode (beat it multiple times, which is rare for me) and hopefully this game's will be even better - have certainly heard great things about it. I hear the BlazBlue games have great story modes as well but I have only played them a few times.

[Leo656]

I actually liked all the MKs. It's weird, I generally don't play a lot of fighting games and I like them more in theory than in practice, but every now and then I stop and realize just how much more MK I've played than any other fighter. I messed with 3 and 4 the least but I've played all the console ones a bunch. I liked all the "pre-reboot" MKs just fine, although I understand why some people didn't like the "combo string" gameplay style and wanted to get away from that. Makes sense, I just didn't have a problem with the way the last few played. It was easier for me to play than most fighters, so I liked it, but I completely understand why it's not everyone's favorite.

I did feel like Armageddon was a little bit weaker than the two before it, despite having all the characters in it. I could never quite put my finger on it, but reading what you cats are saying makes it a little clearer. I still dig it, though. One'a these days I gotta take a weekend and just buzz through Deadly Alliance up through the last one just for the heck of it. They're all fun.

[Davetello]

I actually liked all the MKs. It's weird, I generally don't play a lot of fighting games and I like them more in theory than in practice, but every now and then I stop and realize just how much more MK I've played than any other fighter. I messed with 3 and 4 the least but I've played all the console ones a bunch. I liked all the "pre-reboot" MKs just fine, although I understand why some people didn't like the "combo string" gameplay style and wanted to get away from that. Makes sense, I just didn't have a problem with the way the last few played. It was easier for me to play than most fighters, so I liked it, but I completely understand why it's not everyone's favorite.

I did feel like Armageddon was a little bit weaker than the two before it, despite having all the characters in it. I could never quite put my finger on it, but reading what you cats are saying makes it a little clearer. I still dig it, though. One'a these days I gotta take a weekend and just buzz through Deadly Alliance up through the last one just for the heck of it. They're all fun.

I've actually never played Deadly Alliance or Deception, but I'd like to one day. Those games were really released at a time when I was gone from gaming, and I never bought them after I returned.

I know exactly what you mean. Not to turn this into a 'versus' thread, but as a boy I really loved the Street Fighter games and played them way more than the MK games (which I also enjoyed). As for now? I've never played Street Fighter IV or any of the numerous variants of it. I'd like to but it's not something which holds that much interest for me. My rationale is that I like a story in games, and in newer games stories even in fighting games have become more complex, whereas in the SNES days fighting games were all about the gameplay.

Street Fighter has had better gameplay than Mortal Kombat (and still does I would assume going by what people say of IV), but I have always found the MK mythology far more interesting than SF's. As time has gone on and technology has advanced, that has made it the more appealing franchise for me. I still enjoy the actual fighting, but the story and overall mythology is the real selling point for me.

[Leo656]

Yeah, same, I was always way more into the MK storyline. For one thing, it's a little more consistent across all media (where the SF series is wildly different in every cartoon and comic book and movie that comes out about it), but secondly, the freakshow cast of characters are just more interesting to me. I like SF just fine (again, in theory, I'm lousy at those games) but even as a kid the whole aesthetic of MK was more arresting to me. For whatever reason, I was also just plain better at MK than SFII; that's still true when I play them today, although I haven't played IV yet either. My wife has it, I keep meaning to mess with it I just rarely play fighters. Last one I played was Injustice, which was awesome, I mean I'm a huge DC fanatic so I'm biased but I might have had more fun playing Injustice than any of 'em.

I think you'd like Deadly Alliance and Deception (thanks by the way, for some reason I can never remember "Deception"'s title, I think because I played DA and Armageddon more :lol:), they tried some neat stuff with the whole switching styles mid-combo and weapons fighting. Some people hated the long, dialed-in combo strings, and I totally get that - I mean, some combos were so cheap, if you did them right and the other guy didn't use a Breaker, you could win a fight in ten seconds by dialing in a single string - but for me it was easy to play and when it clicked the fights were really smooth-looking to watch from an artistic standpoint. For a change I really had fun playing as each character and learning all their tricks, whereas in the older games I mostly just played Sub-Zero since he's usually the easiest to learn for pathetic players like me. :lol:

The newest one was better, but I liked how the ones before it turned out. It got hip to bash them in the last few years, but DA, Deception and Armageddon all got huge scores and tons of praise when they came out. I always kinda felt bad that they got a bad rap later on; they were fine. Not perfect, but Just Fine anyways.

I also played a lot of Soul Calibur games over the years, because again, uncoordinated cats like me can still play those games and do just fine. I like Street Fighter I just don't have the patience to really commit to getting good at it.

[Davetello]

Yeah, same, I was always way more into the MK storyline. For one thing, it's a little more consistent across all media (where the SF series is wildly different in every cartoon and comic book and movie that comes out about it), but secondly, the freakshow cast of characters are just more interesting to me. I like SF just fine (again, in theory, I'm lousy at those games) but even as a kid the whole aesthetic of MK was more arresting to me. For whatever reason, I was also just plain better at MK than SFII; that's still true when I play them today, although I haven't played IV yet either. My wife has it, I keep meaning to mess with it I just rarely play fighters. Last one I played was Injustice, which was awesome, I mean I'm a huge DC fanatic so I'm biased but I might have had more fun playing Injustice than any of 'em.

I think you'd like Deadly Alliance and Deception (thanks by the way, for some reason I can never remember "Deception"'s title, I think because I played DA and Armageddon more :lol:), they tried some neat stuff with the whole switching styles mid-combo and weapons fighting. Some people hated the long, dialed-in combo strings, and I totally get that - I mean, some combos were so cheap, if you did them right and the other guy didn't use a Breaker, you could win a fight in ten seconds by dialing in a single string - but for me it was easy to play and when it clicked the fights were really smooth-looking to watch from an artistic standpoint. For a change I really had fun playing as each character and learning all their tricks, whereas in the older games I mostly just played Sub-Zero since he's usually the easiest to learn for pathetic players like me. :lol:

The newest one was better, but I liked how the ones before it turned out. It got hip to bash them in the last few years, but DA, Deception and Armageddon all got huge scores and tons of praise when they came out. I always kinda felt bad that they got a bad rap later on; they were fine. Not perfect, but Just Fine anyways.

I also played a lot of Soul Calibur games over the years, because again, uncoordinated cats like me can still play those games and do just fine. I like Street Fighter I just don't have the patience to really commit to getting good at it.

Yeah, don't get me wrong, I'm not a massive fan of these games or anything. I really like them but I don't devote lots of time to them like I do TMNT or soccer. But when I do get into them I really enjoy them, and you're right that MK has far more diverse and simply strange characters than SF does.

Injustice is great as well - I bought it on day one. I completed the story mode but I never really did that well in S.T.A.R Labs. I keep meaning to go back to it but truth be told I don't think I'm a particularly good gamer relative to many so we shall see how that goes. I really like DC as well so obviously I enjoyed it as much as you. I enjoyed the crossover game as well - MK vs DC Universe. I liked how there were two sides of the story and how they interacted at various points.

Yeah, I probably would like them, but as I always say - there are thousands of TV shows/films/comics/games/books I'd really enjoy - it's selecting a few and actually devoting the time to them which is the problem :lol: I have watched Deception's Konquest mode on youtube and that's the game that really introduced it to the series - it looked very interesting. I really enjoyed Armageddon's Konquest mode - Taven and Daegon were nice characters and I learned more about the MK mythology from it - it's always more interesting learning about games by experiencing the story, rather than reading wikis or fan sites.

Yeah, they had that 3D plain which a lot of people didn't like. I didn't mind it in |Armageddon tbh - thought it was pretty neat. The combos were a bit cheap but overall I enjoyed the traditional fighting modes of the game.

Those games are probably underrated now because people compare them to MK9. That happens a lot - something stands well on its own, but it suffers because another iteration of the franchise is considered better or is more popular. We know that well as turtles fans. Obviously MK9 is better than Armageddon (again, I can't talk about DA or D) but that doesn't mean that the latter isn't a legitimately good game in its own right.

I never really played much Soul Calibur, with one exception - the Gamecube version which had Link. I really loved the Weapon Master mode in that game. I should go back and play it some time. I believe there's an HD update of the game on PSN but it costs something insane like £16-£20.

[Leo656]

Well what was killing me was, even in a lot of magazines, when they were hyping the last MK game, they'd say stuff like, "We all know the last few games in the MK series were disappointing", and I'd be like, "WTF? The same editor saying that gave the last three games, like, no lower than an 8!" And the new game wasn't even out yet. I get that you have to hype up the new stuff, but the internal inconsistency among critics was maddening. I keep a lot of my old gaming mags, and every time any editor made a comment about DA/Deception/Armageddon being "disappointing", I'd go back and see that they personally gave it, like, a 9 when it came out, just to be sure I wasn't crazy or mis-remembering things.

So I don't think it was necessarily how they were directly being compared to the newer game, I think it was more a case of, over time individuals tend to lose or "forget" their own real opinions as they slowly absorb the more-cynical consensus of the internet. It happens a lot, especially when you haven't been directly exposed to the game/movie/etc. in question for a long time.

[Davetello]

Well what was killing me was, even in a lot of magazines, when they were hyping the last MK game, they'd say stuff like, "We all know the last few games in the MK series were disappointing", and I'd be like, "WTF? The same editor saying that gave the last three games, like, no lower than an 8!" And the new game wasn't even out yet. I get that you have to hype up the new stuff, but the internal inconsistency among critics was maddening. I keep a lot of my old gaming mags, and every time any editor made a comment about DA/Deception/Armageddon being "disappointing", I'd go back and see that they personally gave it, like, a 9 when it came out, just to be sure I wasn't crazy or mis-remembering things.

So I don't think it was necessarily how they were directly being compared to the newer game, I think it was more a case of, over time individuals tend to lose or "forget" their own real opinions as they slowly absorb the more-cynical consensus of the internet. It happens a lot, especially when you haven't been directly exposed to the game/movie/etc. in question for a long time.

Yeah, spot on with all of that. It's also possible though that these people simply kept playing the game and over time they just became tired of it/thought they'd initially overrated it. But given how predisposed people generally are to what you describe (being influenced by general consensus, especially on internet communities), I'd say those cases were probably in the minority.

My own view is that Armageddon is a fun game. I haven't played it for a while now but when I did I wasn't constantly comparing it to MK9. That's just a futile way of thinking about something. It's like going off Batman Begins simply because you feel that The Dark Knight is even better. Makes no sense.

[Leo656]

I didn't like how they kind of Nerfed the Fatalities in Armageddon. I played too much damn Puzzle Kombat, though. :lol: I enjoyed how much that game was more like an MK Greatest Hits package than anything.

I thought the DC crossover game was an interesting exercise. I understand how much it annoyed people that it was "neutered" and "PG" and all that but as you said, I dug the story and they had a good cast of characters. It's not perfect, but I'm glad it exists, if for no other reason than it's the kind of game we all talk about wanting to play when we're little kids, and so rarely do those things actually turn out to be real. It needed a little work, but I can't hate on it. Especially since it evolved into Injustice; like literally, if a few more characters in Injustice had their "classic" looks, it'd be perfect, but I guess you can't have everything.

[Davetello]

I didn't like how they kind of Nerfed the Fatalities in Armageddon. I played too much damn Puzzle Kombat, though. :lol: I enjoyed how much that game was more like an MK Greatest Hits package than anything.

I thought the DC crossover game was an interesting exercise. I understand how much it annoyed people that it was "neutered" and "PG" and all that but as you said, I dug the story and they had a good cast of characters. It's not perfect, but I'm glad it exists, if for no other reason than it's the kind of game we all talk about wanting to play when we're little kids, and so rarely do those things actually turn out to be real. It needed a little work, but I can't hate on it. Especially since it evolved into Injustice; like literally, if a few more characters in Injustice had their "classic" looks, it'd be perfect, but I guess you can't have everything.

I never played Puzzle Kombat on it but you're right about the fatalities. Didn't seem right. Btw, I meant to say in reply to your previous post that you're right about Sub Zero - freeze an opponent, then uppercut or fly kick him. Rinse and repeat until you win. Way too cheap, but I have done it anyway :lol: He is my favourite character in the game though.

That's exactly it. While (as stated) I enjoyed the crossover game on its own merits, we wouldn't have had Injustice without it. That's its true legacy, and why it was really worth the time and effort. What I didn't like about Injustice was the attempt to cash grab with so many expensive DLC characters - I simply never bought them.

[Leo656]

I did. And the skins. Just a huge DC mark, couldn't pass it up. :lol:

If I hadn't loved the game I might not have bothered.

[Davetello]

I did. And the skins. Just a huge DC mark, couldn't pass it up. :lol:

If I hadn't loved the game I might not have bothered.

:lol::lol:

That's what their game was - to be too much to turn down for DC marks. I would have bought them too tbh, just felt they were pretty expensive and I didn't have much money at the time. I don't really see them as that necessary for the game, although I believe they come with S.T.A.R Labs missions so perhaps that justifies their price somewhat.

The game is great though, you're right. Really enjoyed it though the story mode did seem shorter than MK9's.

[Sumac]

I like MK more than the other fghter because of the story adn aesthetic. I was immediately hooked by them, because of the sticker album, several years before I played an actual game.

My favorite game in the series is MKDA. Never had any problems with long combos and switching midstyle. On contrary: it was the highest point of the gameplay for me. It was fun and entertaining to use different combos and different styles for different opponents and matches. MKD kind of break this system and was less enjoyable and MKA ruined it completely and clonefest.

I think people hate on this games, because they always have this nostalgia fueled opinion about classic games and MK9 is kind of like classic MK game made in the modern times. It's just hip to hate on the games that were not like classic MK games.

[sdp]

I also love the MK storyline, more than the games themselves which I don't really care much for. The reboot did somethings right and sometings wrong but then again so has every other MK. I like the fact that X will take so many years in the future since it'll be a breath of fresh air though I am bummed that some of the better DA-A characters never got a chance to redeem themselves since many of them are hated but there are almost as many great/terrible characters ratio as the original trilogy. I also liked they gave the color Ninjas distinctions and gave them more personality/uniqueness.

[Wingnut]

I like the fact that X will take so many years in the future since it'll be a breath of fresh air though I am bummed that some of the better DA-A characters never got a chance to redeem themselves since many of them are hated but there are almost as many great/terrible characters ratio as the original trilogy.
That's a bit of a stretch, from a mathematical standpoint.

[Slade]

I did. And the skins. Just a huge DC mark, couldn't pass it up. :lol:

If I hadn't loved the game I might not have bothered.

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: Two thumbs way way up

[Sumac]

That's a bit of a stretch, from a mathematical standpoint.
Not really.
Some of the old MK characters are considered "awesome" only because they were in the series from the begining. If you go down to it, some of them not really much better, than MK4-MKA newcomers.

I even go so far and say, that a lot of new chars, were more creative than old ones, at least as concepts. They had some sort of theme going on for them. But ultimately they were hampered by bad presentation and gameplay problems. The biggest problem was love of the developers for cornercutting, which led to reusing moves from the old fighters for the new ones, which completely robbed them of any personality and / or originality.

[Davetello]

I also love the MK storyline, more than the games themselves which I don't really care much for. The reboot did somethings right and sometings wrong but then again so has every other MK. I like the fact that X will take so many years in the future since it'll be a breath of fresh air though I am bummed that some of the better DA-A characters never got a chance to redeem themselves since many of them are hated but there are almost as many great/terrible characters ratio as the original trilogy. I also liked they gave the color Ninjas distinctions and gave them more personality/uniqueness.

Good post, yeah I feel the ninjas are a big selling point, especially for those of us who were and are into TMNT.

I too am interested in this storyline set in the future. It will be interesting to see where they take things, and also if the story mode will be even bigger than MK 9's.

[Leo656]

Holy sh*t, I watched my wife play through that story in a day, and while it was awesome, neither one of us expected it to be SO MUCH lol. Usually when you sit down with a fighting game and say, "I'm gonna run through Story mode real quick", you're not exactly expecting to spend more than a couple hours on it, instead of the better part of a day. :lol: Not for nothin', I love that it's got the depth of a "real" game - we're odd people who mostly play games single-player and thus like the solo campaign more than anything - but neither of us had expected it to be so much bigger than the standard "knock it out in an hour" fighting game solo mode. I really liked it. Needless to say, I also loved Injustice's campaign.

[Memphis]

I've always been a big Mortal Kombat fan, so I can't wait for this one. I just hope the fatalities are better in this game than they were in 9. Everything in 9 was either decapitation, cut in half or skin being removed. (Also, the occasional cut into pieces).

I wonder if they'll follow the story from the last game. Sub-Zero not being a cyborg makes me hope it won't, or will at least retcon. I finally got a non-corpse Liu Kang with 9 and I'd hate it if he's gone again already.

[Sumac]

I wonder if they'll follow the story from the last game. Sub-Zero not being a cyborg makes me hope it won't, or will at least retcon. I finally got a non-corpse Liu Kang with 9 and I'd hate it if he's gone again already.
They will follow and story will cover not only what happened right after MK9, but also what happened 25 years later. It was confirmed. Neverthless MK9 would not be retconned, most likely, which is good.
Sub-Zero probably is the new character alltogether.

[Memphis]

Well Kano looks great for 25 years later so I'm sure Kang will be fine. I'm not ready for the Mr. Miyagi version of Liu Kang.

[Sumac]

Well Kano looks great for 25 years later so I'm sure Kang will be fine. I'm not ready for the Mr. Miyagi version of Liu Kang.
Liu Kang is most likely dead.
Kano has become slightly older because of implants, it seems. Besides, there is no guarantee that this is Kano from 25 years later. Story mode will cover some periods of time 5 years after MK9, 10 years a.MK9, 15 years a.MK9, e.t.c.

[sdp]

For those saying the original characters were better than the 3D games, I agree, however there's plenty of great characters form the 3D games and the original games had their fair share of crap characters. A large part of the roster in the 2D games were clone characters, whether Ninjas/cyborgs/Kunoichis/etc so yeah they were cool but they were all the same ****ing character(design wise). The 3D games games gave each of those characters more fleshed out features and differences and better characters. Ironically many fans complained since they just wanted generic looking and rainbow colored Ninjas. And MK3 brought a lot of crap characters like Nightwolf. Sure the 3D games have their own fair share of bad characters like BoRaiCho but it also gave us some great characters like Quan Chi.

I was sad the reboot didn't have that many new characters but I expect a bunch more in this sequel, and i'm sure some other characters from the 3D games will make the cut.

[Sumac]

The 3D games games gave each of those characters more fleshed out features and differences and better characters. Ironically many fans complained since they just wanted generic looking and rainbow colored Ninjas.
Yeah, I saw such people. It was hilarious.

NughtWolf is awesome. Bo'Rai Cho is not that bad. He has very interesting story and character. But his gameplay was not god after MKDA.

[Memphis]

I was definitely one of those kids who preferred the ninjas when I was a kid. Back in the Trilogy days my favorite character was Sub Zero, but when I got DA and Liu Kang died in the intro I immediately got that "want what you can't have" feeling. Since then, he's been my favorite character... Even through Deception and Armageddon's corpse phase...

[sdp]

Well I finally played through the reboot and I don't understand all the praise since to me it seemed to play mostly the same as MK vs DC which IIRC it got slammed. I think I also recall the story being called good, which I liked but its just as silly as all other MK stories. In fact the story is all over the place, if you don't already have some basic knowledge of the past MK games there's so much stuff that just doesn't make much sense if you don't understand the context. I enjoyed it for what it was but this reboot could've really ironed out the messy MK mythology, then again I'm glad we didn't get a realistic version based on that Rebirth fanfilm as neat as it was it wasn't MK. I was surprised by how much attention Ermac got in the story. I only wish they had implemented some characters post-MKTrilogy into the game besides Quan Chi.

Anywho the 25 years later shouldn't mess things too much for them to adapt MK4-Armageddon like the the ending implied. I hope we get some interesting things in the MK universe and it doesn't rely only on MK1-T characters, but I do hope we get to see Motaro..even if he's a centaur again.

[Ninjinister]

Really the only thing wrong with MK2011's story (although it was the backbone of the story) was that Raiden was a colossal f**king idiot through all of it. Oh and

everyone being straight up unceremoniously murdered by Sindel was a cop-out. The rest of it was fine. For a fighting game, for a video game, for anything.

[sdp]

I didn't dislike the story, I just thought they could've ironed it out a little more and don't understand the praise since its pretty much normal MK lore. Anywho, I just realized that the story in MK9 is pretty much the same as MKI-III, the only big change to the storyline was Subzero being robotized but other than that it was basically the same story so I don't see how Raiden "saved" the world in the end. I'm in a MK kick so I think I'll be re-researching the storyline. I also saw some of the characters of the 3D MK games and wow I forgot how many awful characters there were I might have to retract some of the statements I made in this thread.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Can't decide if I want on X1 or PS4

[Sumac]

Anywho the 25 years later shouldn't mess things too much for them to adapt MK4-Armageddon like the the ending implied. I hope we get some interesting things in the MK universe and it doesn't rely only on MK1-T characters, but I do hope we get to see Motaro..even if he's a centaur again.
Motaro not only dead, but it's hard to implement such character in 3D game, so most likely he won't return.
And from the look of it MKX won't have much to do with MK4-MKA, which is a good thing because I want new stories, instead of retreading the old ones.

Raiden was a colossal f**king idiot through all of it.
Please.
He was trying to change the future based on exteremly vague visions and he can't exactly see future. There is nothing idiotic about him or his actions.

[Leo656]

I'unno. He did seem kind of clueless for an immortal deity. It also kind of seemed like they ripped the plot off from "Wolverine and the X-Men" (I think that was the one, I'm not exactly up on my X-Men cartoons).

I liked it overall, though. Although I did proclaim "This Raiden cat's a f***ing imbecile" a couple times out loud while my wife was playing it. :lol: They could have smoothed the story out just a smidge, but it's whatever.

[Sumac]

I'unno. He did seem kind of clueless for an immortal deity.
I don't see it.
He was working with incomplete information and did the best he could. For example, how could he know that saving Cage will lead to Kahn powering up Sindel, which will lead to death of other warriors? Nothing like that had happened in the old timeline.

I mean, when you know the complete story of the game - it's easy to say what should be done. But when you look at it from the Raiden's POV it's easy to see why he reacted like he did. Also, developers had humanized him, which was a good thing, IMO.

[Leo656]

Oh I get it, I just think the people who made the game could see where a chunk of people playing it would likely call the game's protagonist a moron, and maybe could've tightened it up a little. I mean, yeah, the character had limited information to go on, etc. etc. All true. But, it's also fake, and there's a rule in storytelling about not making your main character look like too much of a putz.

Like, when Liu Kang says to him, "You have killed us all," or whatever it was, I actually went, "Yeah, really, thanks a lot, assh*le." :lol: They just really do more to make Raiden look like an easily-manipulated mook who risks everyone's lives - repeatedly - on highly dubious and questionable decisions. They don't really go out of their way to make you empathize with him. And it turns out he's entirely wrong! Nobody ever should have listened to him at all! Everyone would have been better off if he'd never tried to "fix" anything!

Really, it all comes from the fact that the point of the game was to reboot the franchise and create a fracture point for the timelines to diverge from each other, rather than tell a great story. The story was really good, but the one big flaw is that it only comes together because Raiden, unfortunately, makes Every Bad Decision Possible. Because he has to, because if he doesn't, there's no plot.

Don't get me wrong, love the game, love the story. I just see where a lot of people would think they could have done better with Raiden. I agree, it just doesn't bother me as much as it does others.

[Ninjinister]

Please.
He was trying to change the future based on exteremly vague visions and he can't exactly see future. There is nothing idiotic about him or his actions.

He started the whole damn thing by sending an incredibly vague warning to himself in the past. "He must win" obviously made him think Liu Kang, the Chosen One, and being you know, HIMSELF, he should have realized who he would have thought of. Plus every decision he made was bad from a mile away and it was pretty obvious to everyone on the outside, and SHOULD have been obvious to everyone on the Earthrealm warriors' side that they were poor.

[Leo656]

To be fair, whenever I send telepathic messages to my past self, the reception is usually pretty crummy. But I live near a lot of trees.

[sdp]

Well I ended up getting to play DCvsMK and not only did I find it similar to MK9 even the story seems to fit alright with the reboot. Odd how this game got praised by DCvsMK didn't.

I also watched both seasons of MK Legacy. I had watched the first season when it came out but not the second. At first I used to think it was supposed to be a prequel to the game but it definitely doesn't fit very well with the game and it is its own thing which is good IMO. Season 1 is all over the place, and tells you little bits here and it leaves you wanting to see more but its great, it just sucks that you can't see more of the story and only saw small random parts. Season 2 on the other hand fixes this by it being more of a connected story but sadly it was the wrong room, S2 is not as enjoyable because of this. The story is now more confusing, I don't understand exactly when it takes place, the stories aren't as good and there aren't as many memorable moments like the first season had. I'm still excited about the shorts they're doing for MK X though.

[Sumac]

He started the whole damn thing by sending an incredibly vague warning to himself in the past. "He must win" obviously made him think Liu Kang, the Chosen One, and being you know, HIMSELF, he should have realized who he would have thought of.
No.
If future!Raiden said to Raiden "Shao Kahn must win", it would have made Raiden extremely confused and possibly thought of the message as a trap, which instantly nullified the whole point of it. In hindsight it was a good idea to make Raiden figure out it himself.

Plus every decision he made was bad from a mile away and it was pretty obvious to everyone on the outside, and SHOULD have been obvious to everyone on the Earthrealm warriors' side that they were poor.
Please...
His decisions have been justified and only twice they've had serious bad consequnces: transformation of Sub-Zero and death of Earth Realm warriors. But if you try to convince me, that anyone should have figure out that death of Motaro, somehow will lead to death of all Earthrealm fighters at the hands of Sindel, I will laugh at you. Sorry.

Raiden's decision look bad for outside audience because we know how the story unfolds. In-universe he did his best to avoid the worst, and considering that he was working with very incomplete information, I can't say that he was guilty in anything.

Well I ended up getting to play DCvsMK and not only did I find it similar to MK9 even the story seems to fit alright with the reboot. Odd how this game got praised by DCvsMK didn't.
Because, when it comes to number of characters and other content, the game was bare bones. No Krypt, no secrets, no addtional modes, not even alternative costumes.

[Leo656]

Well, if we're judging Raiden by how BAD he screwed up and not how OFTEN he screwed up... well, Getting Literally Everyone Killed is about as "Oops" as it possibly gets. :lol: His decisions CAN'T be "justified" because, in hindsight, every decision he made was Wrong. Understanding why he made those mistakes in the moment does NOT make them acceptable decisions. And even in the moment, his logic was kind of sketchy.

Basically, you can't justify taking a Leap of Faith if you end up plummeting to your doom, even if your intentions were good.

[Ninjinister]

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The fact that you came back almost two months later to so aggressively defend a fictional character, makes me sad. Or even after any period of time.

[Leo656]

Ah, c'mon. We all need a hero. :)

[Ninjinister]

Ah, c'mon. We all need a hero. :)

Ay, Raiden's my favorite character in MK. And I feel absolutely honored to have worked with his current voice actor. I don't feel like he was portrayed logically at all in MK2011, but I don't feel the need to keep this back-and-forth about it. As much as I love fiction, none of that stuff matters enough to argue, which is why I hate the threads in the TMNT 2012 section right now.

[Leo656]

"Argue", "Spirited Debate", s'all just talkin' to me.

But yeah, Raiden's a putz.

[Sumac]

His decisions CAN'T be "justified" because, in hindsight, every decision he made was Wrong. Understanding why he made those mistakes in the moment does NOT make them acceptable decisions.
I don't understand how it works with you? You say you understand why he did those decisions, but you think that Raiden is still guilty because they've lead to bad outcome?
It doesn't compute. He didn't know that his decisions will lead to the bad events. There was no way he could know about it. (HINT: He can't see future). Yet, he is still somehow guilty?

Let me use this analogy: captain attempts to maneuver his ship through the ice field. He evades several icebergs and according to image from satellite his way is clear. Suddenly, big chunk of ice rises from the bottom and damages ship. There was absolutely no way anybody could had predicted this.
Now question is: would captain still be responsible for this accident or not?

The fact that you came back almost two months later to so aggressively defend a fictional character, makes me sad. Or even after any period of time.
Sorry, but I don't patrol this theme 24/7 just to respond to you in time. I respond to whatever I want, whenever I want and whenever I can. You argued about fictional character too, so my advice: don't be a hypocrite, 'K?
BTW, I wasn't "very agressive" and your feelings on the matter are irrelevant to me. I maybe feel sad that so many people can't into simple logic, which extends beyond matters of the fictional characters.

[Leo656]

It's really not that hard. Lots of ideas seem great on the surface, but then, if you stop and think about them for more than a few seconds, you realize they're not great. Pretty much all of Raiden's decisions in the game were the decisions of someone who wasn't really thinking about all the angles. The fact that other characters were constantly telling him his ideas were shoddy and questionable should have been enough to give him pause. Hardly "no way anyone could have known"; everyone was pretty much thinking he was kind of an idiot from the time he opened his mouth, they just went along with him because, Duh, how could a god be wrong?

Again, I'm sure the game's writers were much more concerned with moving the story forward than anything. Portraying Raiden as unfortunately short-sighted was just a side effect of that. But it simply bears repeating that, for someone or something on the level of a deity, the guy really displays some questionable judgment in that game.

[Sumac]

Pretty much all of Raiden's decisions in the game were the decisions of someone who wasn't really thinking about all the angles.
Yeah, because killing Motaro will lead to powered up Sindel...geee...this is so obvious, right? Sure it is!! Or saving Smoke will lead to Cyber Sub-Zero...it totally wrights itself!!

I think, like some other people, you trapped into false perception of the events. As an audience you're privy to the information which characters in the story itself, do not know. Have no way of knowing. Or deducing. You judge characters, because you know the ultimate outcome and all kinks and twists of the story. Put yourself in the place of characters and think could they know, what you know as an audience, or not?

It's quite simple exercise in imagination and logic, which also can change perception of events.

The fact that other characters were constantly telling him his ideas were shoddy and questionable should have been enough to give him pause. Hardly "no way anyone could have known"; everyone was pretty much thinking he was kind of an idiot from the time he opened his mouth, they just went along with him because, Duh, how could a god be wrong?
I think we have played a very different versions of story mode.
As far as I remember nobody have criticized Raiden in MK1 segment. And in MKII he was also mostly free from the critics. The only major conflict about his decisions was at the end of the story.

But sure, it's much more simple to write "Raiden was always dumb in MK9" and leave it at that, rather than trying to be more specific. That's how typical misconceptions are born.

And, no, I am not arguing about mere fictional characters. It's more about logic and perception.

[TigerClaw]

Check out the new Mortal Kombat X trailer, Which can also be view in 60fps

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[TheCanadiandrome]

oh man that's awesome

[TigerClaw]

Here's a new trailer revealing Reptile

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The latest Kombat Kast which reveals Ermac, Plus gameplay.

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And the latest Clueless Gamer featuring Marshawn Lynch and Rob Gronkowski playing against each other in Mortal Kombat X.

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[Memphis]

Reptile looks pretty good. I was hoping he'd finally get a human default again in this one, but I guess not :/

Still waiting on Liu Kang!

[bushido]

I'll wait for the Komplete edition. I hope a lot of old MK characters will be in the roster, I'm not a big fan of the new characters I have see yet, maybe the characters design.
I hope they will keep the entire cast of the last MK but I'm sure they won't. At least I hope that all the "ninjas" will be in.

[bushido]

"We are many. You are... but one."

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Edit :

Kollector's Editions Revealed :

http://uk.ign.com/articles/2015/02/03/mortal-kombat-x-kollectors-editions-revealed

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[TigerClaw]

"We are many. You are... but one."

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Edit :

Kollector's Editions Revealed :

http://uk.ign.com/articles/2015/02/03/mortal-kombat-x-kollectors-editions-revealed

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Here's video on the making of the Kollector's Edition.

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[TheCanadiandrome]

oh man! which one to get damn it!

[Ninjinister]

I have no choice but to skip or upgrade. They don't offer a physical Kollector's Edition for anything I own and I sure as hell am not gonna pay $90 for a digital game.

[Autbot_Benz]

I have no choice but to skip or upgrade. They don't offer a physical Kollector's Edition for anything I own and I sure as hell am not gonna pay $90 for a digital game.

wait a year for the Komplete Edition that will have all the DLC on disc. They did it with Injustice and the previous Mortal Kombat game.

[Ninjinister]

wait a year for the Komplete Edition that will have all the DLC on disc. They did it with Injustice and the previous Mortal Kombat game.

I don't wanna :tcry:

[TheCanadiandrome]

they should put out a Season Pass

[Memphis]

I don 't know for a fact, but I think you get the season pass by buying any of the premium editions. It says it comes with the kombat pass which includes classic and guest characters. So either they're a timed "freebie" for those editions or it's the season pass for real dlc characters later.

I shelled out for the Amazon exclusive one. That Scorpion statue is pretty sick. I'd go as far to say that it's disgusting. I like the standard collector's edition, but I don't really like that version of Scorpion. He looks like Batman from the animated series.

[TheCanadiandrome]

I preordered the Coarse version! Love the look of the statue! It's sick

[bushido]

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[turtlefanforever]

i'll wait a year for the "Komplete edition"

[Ninjinister]

i'll wait a year for the "Komplete edition"

Every time I see someone say this, I wonder what would happen if too many people decided this, and the game performed so poorly that they didn't release a Komplete Edition.

I mean it's statistically unlikely to happen... but this is just a "what if".

[bushido]

Every time I see someone say this, I wonder what would happen if too many people decided this, and the game performed so poorly that they didn't release a Komplete Edition.

I mean it's statistically unlikely to happen... but this is just a "what if".

:lol: Good point ! Yes but we know that a lot of people will buy it before the release of the Komplete editon. MK9 Komplete Edition was released 9 months later so I guess MKX Komplete Edition will be released in january 2016.

[turtlefanforever]

Every time I see someone say this, I wonder what would happen if too many people decided this, and the game performed so poorly that they didn't release a Komplete Edition.

I mean it's statistically unlikely to happen... but this is just a "what if".

you always have to worry about this with fighting franchises like this. Besides Tekken. But avid fans will buy it right up. It's just way more cost effective to wait for a game with all the DLC. Like I did with the last MK and with Injustice: Gods among us. I'm not saying I'm not an avid fan, just that I'm not made of money lol

[sdp]

So, the story of MK9 basically told us this "reboot" happened because the earthrealm warriors failed to prevent the events of Armageddon which was in part the "ending" of the 3D games story that started in 4. The ending of MK9 also hinted at the MK4 and later storyline but this seems to be going a totally different direction. I hope some elements of the MK4-A storyline are touched upon. The story looks super cheesy but it's MK so that's not necessarily bad, but we'll see MK9 was interesting since it "adapted" MK1-3 but now we're going into new territory and we'll see if they'll be able to compel people with it or alienate many like they did post MK3.

Every time I see someone say this, I wonder what would happen if too many people decided this, and the game performed so poorly that they didn't release a Komplete Edition.

I mean it's statistically unlikely to happen... but this is just a "what if".

Well, I guess you could pose the same question as to why don't people wait when $60 games get to 40 or lower sometimes weeks after launch. People like to play things Day 1, similar to why you watch a movie on theaters instead of waiting for it to air on TV for free. You have the hardcore and the more casual gamers, those who are hardcore will pony up a lot of cash the first day and the others weren't going to pick it up anyway until it was cheaper. I do think this current model game companies have can't last forever and the people buying Day one will be the minority. What would happen? I think it would be good for consumers eventually. I mean we might not get GOTY editions anymore because of low sales for a few games but it would also mean that developers/publishers would learn they can't do such BS moves anymore and games would be cheaper at launch of DLC would be given for free for early adopters or something.

[Sumac]

The ending of MK9 also hinted at the MK4 and later storyline but this seems to be going a totally different direction.
Not really. If you read MKX comic book there is constant mentions of Netherrealm War, which seems to be an adaption of MK4 in the new timeline.

The story looks super cheesy but it's MK so that's not necessarily bad, but we'll see MK9 was interesting since it "adapted" MK1-3 but now we're going into new territory and we'll see if they'll be able to compel people with it or alienate many like they did post MK3.
Considering that MKX built upon on MK9 gameplay and ideas, I don't think it will alieante anybody. Well, maybe except for the couple fanboys obsessed with the past, but its not really a big loss.

[TigerClaw]

New trailer featuring Johnny Cage and Sonya Blade, as the Cage family.

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[bushido]

Is it me or Johnny Cage looks like Nathan Drake now ?

[The Stryker]

Is it me or Johnny Cage looks like Nathan Drake now ?

A white guy with short brown hair.

Sure.

[bushido]

A white guy with short brown hair.

Sure.

I was talking about his general look. Are you able to carry a conversation without to be a nuisance ?

[Cure]

A white guy with short brown hair is his general look. Certainly not getting into specifics with that.

[bushido]

A white guy with short brown hair is his general look. Certainly not getting into specifics with that.

He has an adventurer look. So I can see an influence...maybe you have not noticed Indiana Jones influenced the look of Nathan Drake.

- :ohwell: : "Both Indy and Drake have short brown hair...can't see the influence..."
- :roll: : "Guys seriously..."

[The Stryker]

He doesn't even really have an adventurer look though. Leather, hoodies and the typical MK vest thing?

He's closer to what Stryker looked like in the last game than an Indiana Jones type.

[turtlefanforever]

Hate Cage's look in this one. Indifferent about cassie. She could be cool with the right arc, but raiden is her mentor.

[Memphis]

Love Cage's v-neck showing off his tattoo. I think he looks great in this game. I don't like his voice though.

Boon is teasing big news during the stream today. I'm going to be so pissed if it's Jason as a character.

Now, Sebastian Castellanos. THERE is a guest character I'd like to see in the game. Hell, I'd even take The Keeper over Jason.

[Sumac]

Now, Sebastian Castellanos.
Who? :teek:

[Memphis]

Ugh. Jason's reveal trailer was just posted. It's basically the "Goro Lives" screen except with Jason walking up instead. I'll take him over predator though. I'm hoping for Sweet Tooth next, which I doubt since NRS said no exclusive characters D:

Who? :teek:

Lol he's the main character of The Evil Within. Most brutal stealth kill I've ever seen...

[turtlefanforever]

Well Jason is probably my favorite slasher so i'm glad he's in it. Still waiting for the Komplete edition though

[Allio]

I'm hoping for Freddy to return.

[MrTMNT2012]

Where the hell is Zombie Liu-Kang?! That's like the most obvious character reveal for this game and it still hasn't happened...

Johnny Cage looks BEAST tho!

[turtlefanforever]

Where the hell is Zombie Liu-Kang?! That's like the most obvious character reveal for this game and it still hasn't happened...

Johnny Cage looks BEAST tho!

Loved that character. i was so good with him

[blindturtle02]

If zombie Liu Kang is included this time around, I hope he makes use of his chains. His fatalities ought to be equally horrifying. The whole surprise returning character as a boss thing Boon tweeted a while back still has me speculating. I also caved and decided to get a ps4 because I don't think I can wait til June 30 to play this on 3. Doubt I'll be playing online because I'm not that good, but I'm glad I have an excuse to upgrade to a next gen console. Impatience isn't a very good excuse, but what are ya gonna do?

[bushido]

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[Brodie]

Lol he's the main character of The Evil Within. Most brutal stealth kill I've ever seen...

Is...that the only game you've ever seen?

[TigerClaw]

They did another KombatCast today, This time showing 6 minutes of the story mode, And then showing Johnny Cage's moves and variants.
It'll be up on youtube soon, But you can watch an archive of the broadcast here, Just go to the 3:46 mark of the video where the show starts.
http://www.twitch.tv/netherrealm/b/636432151

[Memphis]

Is...that the only game you've ever seen?

Most of the stealth kills I've seen in games are they typical choke outs and neck snaps. The hunting knife through the head was brutal. (For a stealth kill)

[bushido]

They did another KombatCast today, This time showing 6 minutes of the story mode, And then showing Johnny Cage's moves and variants.
It'll be up on youtube soon, But you can watch an archive of the broadcast here, Just go to the 3:46 mark of the video where the show starts.
http://www.twitch.tv/netherrealm/b/636432151

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[TigerClaw]

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Go to the 3:21 mark

[Memphis]

Cage catching Scorpion's spear and saying "Damn, I'm good" made me love him even more. Might have to make him my secondary main behind Liu Kang.

[Ninjinister]

Since there's still no word on Liu returning, looks like Johnny'll straight up be your main altogether.

[Memphis]

I refuse to believe! They left the rivalry between him and Raiden at too much of a cliffhanger to exclude him. Fire God Liu Kang plz

[TigerClaw]

Here's the new KombatKast from today. Go to the 3:57 mark where it starts.

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[turtlefanforever]

predator has been confirmed

[bushido]

predator has been confirmed

I don't like guest characters. Bring back real MK characters.

[TigerClaw]

They added a feature in which, If the player you play against online, Rage quits during a Match, You are rewarded with this.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CAfUTHKU0AA9vON.jpg

[bushido]

They added a feature in which, If the player you play against online, Rage quits during a Match, You are rewarded with this.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CAfUTHKU0AA9vON.jpg

Best idea in a fighting game ever.

[turtlefanforever]

that features awesome. glad MK isn't like street fighter with online play. i remember i was playing against the CPU online and every few seconds it'd be like " a new challenger has entered the areana" or something like that. kept automatically putting me in online matches. had to sign out to play normally

[PangolinFeets]

They added a feature in which, If the player you play against online, Rage quits during a Match, You are rewarded with this.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CAfUTHKU0AA9vON.jpg

BEST!
I hope they have something similar to Killer Instinct though where ragequitters go to 'jail' and can only fight in 'jail' for a certain amount of time.

[TigerClaw]

Here's video of the Quitality from this weeks KombatCast, When the opponent quits in the middle of the match, There head explodes.

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[Ninjinister]

If Xbox Live's preorder description for the Kombat Pack is anything to go by...

Predator

is the second guest DLC character.

[Peanut]

Am I the only one who's consistently put off by the guest character thing? I really dislike it.

[Ninjinister]

All four DLC characters

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[Jester]

All four DLC characters

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Fixed .

[turtlefanforever]

lets not overlook the Carl weathers costume for Jax

[Ninjinister]

Fixed .

I keep forgetting that this forum does it differently from everyone else.

(Also you know you could have just edited my post, right?)

[turtlefanforever]

Carl Weathers!! Apollo Creed is gonna be in MK!! well he will be his character from Predator but still Carl Weathers in mortal kombat, that's awesome

[Memphis]

Now I can rest easy. Liu Kang's confirmation has put me at ease. <3

[LeoRaph]

I'm a big big MK fan, so thought I'd chime in too.

My main is Sub-Zero, been using him since day 1 (MK1), I also like Scorpion and Smoke, Liu Kang is also fun, but for some reason I just flow better with Sub Zero then any other character.

I have to say I'm sooo looking forward to this except I got an xbox360 so gonna have to wait a couple of months extra, I don't really care about the downgrade in graphics as long as the gameplay and content are on par with the next gen I'm happy. I also think out of the new character's Takeda's game play looks hellafun, I'll be sure to learn him as well as pick up where I left off with my main man Sub Zero :tgrin:

So far, I like the idea of the brutalities aka mini fatalities as opposed to the full cut scene of fatalities, I got used to these in both MKM-SM and MKM-SZ. It made the flow of the game so much better, the cut scene fatalities are cool but once you do them a few times you just want the round to end quickly.

Storywise, love what they've done to Scorpion, he needed a change and being a mentor/fatherfigure is EXACTLY what he needed, can't wait to see where it goes. I like his more simpler look too. Kotal Kahn from the comics also seems like an interesting character. I'm also hoping both Sub Zero brothers are in there, I'm used to Kuai Liang NOW but I'd love for Bi-Han to get a shot at redemption. I might be in the minority but MKM-SZ is one of my alltime favourite games, it revealed a lot about his character and I feel he has always been an anti hero as opposed to full on evil like he is as Noob Saibot.

I think the roster could be better though, it's just too special forcesish right now and I've never been a fan of that faction. I'm a ninja guy...go figure :tlol: That being said it's still early days and when the Komplete Version is released I'm sure it could be better than what it is now. So yeah, I still can't wait!

Hey, has anyone managed to figure out the final boss yet?

I've been looking on trmk and mortalkombatonline and the comics where so far it seems it's either

Fire God Liu Kang, Dark Raiden, Shinnok, Havik, Reiko, Noob Saibot or Mileena

I've also noticed that there has been no thread on those sites that has put together all the clues that NRS has put out there. I don't know maybe we could start putting the clues together in this thread just for something to do.

I'll get the ball rolling.

Clue 1: The boss is someone we know WELL (Rules out new characters)
Clue 2: We should have an idea of who they are from the 1st Story Trailer
Clue 3: The boss is a fun SURPRISE returning character that NO ONE will see coming(That seems to rule out Liu Kang, Raiden and Shinnok to me as they are VERY OBVIOUS choices based on MK9 and also the route they went with the boss of Injustice.)

[splinter zombie]

Now I can rest easy. Liu Kang's confirmation has put me at ease. <3

me too I needs me some Liu Kang to kick some booty!:D

[LeoRaph]

Shoalin Fans Rejoice :tcool:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjlUk3W-AZ4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjlUk3W-AZ4

[turtlefanforever]

we need another shoalin monks game

[TheCanadiandrome]

we need another shoalin monks game
Yes indeed we do

[LeoRaph]

we need another shoalin monks game

Yes indeed we do

Just a re-release that's for Xbox360, PS3 and My borderline dormant Vita would be nice :tgrin:

One of the best adventure, beatemups I've ever played! Especially as Sub Zero and Scorpion.

[Memphis]

Liu Kang was my main in 9 and I appreciated his x rays nod to his original "fatality", but was still let down that it wasn't as exciting or gross as some of the others (Noob). In X, however, I think Liu Kang has by far the best x ray. I LOVE the open palm to the back shattering the front of the ribcage.

Same with his fatality. They have never been brutal, but I think he's got one of the most brutal fatalities in this game. He rips your throat out and then shoves it down your throat. All of my wut.

Overall, I'm really glad he's more exciting this go around. Erron Black looks really awesome too. I find it dumb he only wears his hat in one variation, but can't argue with the bullet carved x ray.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Just a re-release that's for Xbox360, PS3 and My borderline dormant Vita would be nice :tgrin:

One of the best adventure, beatemups I've ever played! Especially as Sub Zero and Scorpion.

Nah man I wanna play the damn thing! Granted you said Vita but to heck with last gen! Make it a Psn or XBL game

[TigerClaw]

Check out Jax's fatality.
http://gfycat.com/MilkyIlliterateBasilisk

[TigerClaw]

Here's the Launch Trailer

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[bushido]

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[Digital Ghost]

I've been a fan of MK since '92 & anticipating MKX since it was announced. I was so upset when I missed out on the Amazon Import Kollector's edition and refused up until tonight to give into the eBay scalper prices and just before I was about to buy one, I checked Amazon and it was available! After I completed the order, it wasn't avaliable anymore. :teek: Praise the Elder Gods.

[TigerClaw]

Check out Cassie Cage's Selfie Fatality.

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[Memphis]

I wish they used a better, or at least more fitting, song for the launch trailer.

[Digital Ghost]

I wish they used a better, or at least more fitting, song for the launch trailer.

Agreed but whatever... the game is out soon and no one will be talking about the trailer then. It's already been dubbed over with the '95 movie theme, etc which I don't mind one bit.

The selfie fatality is great and I think my favorite thus far is Mileena's 'gut lunch' fatality.

[turtlefanforever]

But i still wanna see gameplay of Jason and the predator

[Memphis]

Check out Cassie Cage's Selfie Fatality.

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The live feed comments are absolutely genius. I'm so stoked for this game. I wish the Amazon exclusive edition wasn't so ****ing gorgeous. I bought it so I can't play at midnight with digital :/

[TigerClaw]

I pre-ordered the game at Gamestop over here.

[TheCanadiandrome]

I pre-ordered the game at Gamestop over here.
i got the limited Edition from Gamestop/EB games, when i realized i likely couldn't afford my edition i'd pre-ordered off Amazon so i cancelled. as much as i'd love that statue

[TigerClaw]

New videos about the Factions.

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[TheCanadiandrome]

anyone get the mobile game? i got it on my iPad

[TigerClaw]

anyone get the mobile game? i got it on my iPad
I tried to play it on my Ipod Touch, But crashes every time, I'm waiting for the Android version.

[TigerClaw]

Here's videos for the Factions, White Lotus, Black Dragon, Brotherhood of Shadow, and Lin Kuei.

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[Memphis]

Here's videos for the Factions, White Lotus, Black Dragon, Brotherhood of Shadow, and Lin Kuei.

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White Lotus. Everything else is just a toy.

[TheCanadiandrome]

I tried to play it on my Ipod Touch, But crashes every time, I'm waiting for the Android version.

didn't seem to have trouble with it on my iPad

[TigerClaw]

didn't seem to have trouble with it on my iPad
Try running it on a 4th Gen Ipod Touch.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Try running it on a 4th Gen Ipod Touch.
Lol well there's your problem to begin with haha :lol:

[Wingnut]

Erron is the new Black.

Dude is nasty in Outlaw.

[Ninjinister]

Just in the brief time I've played I think I might main Jacqui and Jin.

[turtlefanforever]

what y'all think of Felice Herrig saying they stole her look for Cassie Cage? she provided a very good argument

[Ninjinister]

what y'all think of Felice Herrig saying they stole her look for Cassie Cage? she provided a very good argument

...Who now?

[Peanut]

what y'all think of Felice Herrig saying they stole her look for Cassie Cage? she provided a very good argument

Is her argument that she's a fit blonde woman who chews gum?

[turtlefanforever]

Is her argument that she's a fit blonde woman who chews gum?

The similarities are just a little bit too much. Felice Herrig has always been a kickass person. Very open, takes a lot of selfies. Cassie cage doesn't just look like her it copies her personality as well.

[Ninjinister]

So fictional young lady acts like many real young ladies, but somehow is ripping off one specific young lady?

What.

[The Stryker]

D List celebrities suing a hot property in an attempt to get their name right there beside it.

Remember when it was totally Lindsay Lohan on the GTA5 cover?

[Cure]

And the thing is, is that Cassie Cage does generic "tough" poses that that woman ALSO does. No **** there are similarities, you're both white blonde tough women fighters.

[turtlefanforever]

D List celebrities suing a hot property in an attempt to get their name right there beside it.

Remember when it was totally Lindsay Lohan on the GTA5 cover?

those 2 arent comparable at all. the gta5 girl looks basically nothing like Lohan

[Cure]

those 2 arent comparable at all. the gta5 girl looks basically nothing like Lohan

And there you have it.

[XERO]

Trevor looked more like Lohan than that poster girl.

[ProactiveMan]

I picked up MKX last week, but I've only had time for a few towers. I was a bit overwhelmed by all the options at first, but so far so good. Playable Goro makes me happy.

[Slade]

Story is short as f*ck. Well to me. I really only play with Scorpion on mortal kombat anyway and I'm better at street fighter. Flows better to me, idk.

Played my first tower earlier. Goro handed me my ass! :lol:

[Wingnut]

Goro handed me my ass! :lol:
Punchwalk?

He punchwalked the hell outta me.

[Memphis]

Story is short as f*ck. Well to me. I really only play with Scorpion on mortal kombat anyway and I'm better at street fighter. Flows better to me, idk.

Played my first tower earlier. Goro handed me my ass! :lol:

Yeah, I was disappointed at how short it was. MK2011 was like five chapters longer. Not to mention that here EVERY single chapter is just the character fighting four people in a row on the same stage. Sometimes with ONE flashback scene fight. Not really any sense of progression, just the chapter character with plot armor making other characters look like jobbers.

I'd say it's because there is only a third of the stages that MK9 had. What sucks is that the stages aren't even interesting. Not one stage actually looks like it came from a Mortal Kombat game. And the lack of stage fatalities is probably the worst offender. Sky temple is glorious, though.

Story wise, my only gripe is that none of the other dead characters were saved. I'M SO ****ING TIRED OF ZOMBIE LIU KANG!

[Slade]

Punchwalk?

He punchwalked the hell outta me.

F*ck yeah he did!

[Cure]

So twice I've gotten to the end of the tower with Reptile, and TWICE did the game crash on me as soon as I beat Shinnok. Damn iiiiiit.

Oh well. Still fun.

[turtlefanforever]

Jason Vorhees gameplay http://www.gamespot.com/videos/mortal-kombat-x-jason-voorhees-fatalities-and-all-/2300-6424675/

[Memphis]

I hate Jason's second fatality. I was hoping he'd slam them repeatedly until they either exploded, not unlike explosion fatalities from Trilogy, or that they'd just be skeleton after he was finished. Body parts just coming off was stupid.

[turtlefanforever]

I hate Jason's second fatality. I was hoping he'd slam them repeatedly until they either exploded, not unlike explosion fatalities from Trilogy, or that they'd just be skeleton after he was finished. Body parts just coming off was stupid.

pretty dissapointed, knowing MKs over the top stuff i was expecting a LOT more from Jason but it's still cool. I love the unstoppable where he resurrects. It's perfect.

Edit: just saw Johnny cage's fatality. Well one of them anyway. The "heres johnny" thing was great

[sdp]

Just got to play this in the storymode, and as far as the story goes I don't see how this was any worse than the "second" trilogy/3D MK games story, that one was far superior in my book. This one is rather lackluster. The new characters were somewhat interesting but too many of the new "main" characters were related to the old ones, I almost felt I was watching that "Next Avengers" DTV that has the son of all the old superheroes. This felt pretty much like all other MK media that people have criticized over the years and yet this was praised, how odd. I'm glad they went the full crazy MK route. This game focused too much on the cage family though, MK9 balanced it much better but it still many main characters like Kung Lao got the boot in this reboot.

I hope they deal with the Dragon King in the remake.

[Ninjinister]

Well PS3 version was finally canceled. Soooo guess if I wanna get the game I gotta skip out on a few things? Maybe I'll cancel an appointment here and there and get an Xbone.

[LeoRaph]

Yeah, it really sucks.

I was hanging on the 360 Version but I'll go the opposite way and get a PS4 instead near the end of the year or start of next year depending on when the sales are. The 360 will be the Family Console with it's huge Library and Kinect, I definitely won't be getting rid of it. The PS4 will just be for the adults until the library expands. Maybe get Lego Dimensions on it although I could still get that one for the 360...

[shredder orokusaki]

Today i uploaded my first youtube video! It is from an online fight on Mortal Kombat X where i beat my opponet! Recored it with Shadow play from the PC version during playing. It is 1920x1080 60 fps ultra settings. Here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCrQK49jPWg&hd=1

Moire videos coming later this week! Enjoy!

[turtlefanforever]

i was thinking yesterday "it'd be awesome if Alien was in this game" and then BAM! new kombat pack trailer comes out and it includes Alien. As well as Tri-Borg, and Leatherface.

[TigerClaw]

Here's video Kombat Pack 2, Which will feature Leatherface, Xenomorph, Bo Rai Cho, and a cyborg name Tri-Borg, Who happens to be Cyrax, Sektor and Smoke rolled into one.

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[sdp]

Those movie characters are a waste of a slot for a returning or new MK character.

[shuriken]

^^ Says you. Freddy and Jason are great. At least they aren't rabbids or something stupid like that.

[turtlefanforever]

Anyone still playin this? You think they'll actually go through with Kombat Pack 3? It'd be kinda f'd for us XL users but more characters = more fun for me.

[turtlefanforever]

Took me 2 months but finally platinumed this. Some.of these trophies are tedious as hell

[ProactiveMan]

Holy crap - that's dedication. I prefer trophies that are based on some kind of challenge rather than repetition. There's one for jumping a lot isn't there? What a way to spend an afternoon.

[turtlefanforever]

Holy crap - that's dedication. I prefer trophies that are based on some kind of challenge rather than repetition. There's one for jumping a lot isn't there? What a way to spend an afternoon.

Most everyone is based on skill. The most tedious ones were "Die will you!" And "Elder god" which is level 65 in personal level. I had it to level 50 in every faction before i even got that one.

And i did take weeks off after the first month till last tuesday then i finished it up

And yes, it's called jumping bean.