Hulydooly
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Wtf lmao, you gotta be joking...
Mortal Kombat 1 General Discussion Media Thread
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Xenon
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Commander
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I'd actually be fine with that because then more likely than not it means confirmation of those said 3D era characters getting killed.
That's what I was getting at.
I don't believe in coincidences when it comes to NRS and their CGI trailers.
All of the MK9 characters in the CGI trailer were there.
Scorpion and Sub-Zero in MKX trailer - obviously playable in MKX.
Scorpion and Raiden in MK11 trailer - obviously playable in MK11
Sub-Zero, Scorpion, Raiden, Liu Kang, Mileena, Kitana and Shang Tsung all in the MK 1 / MK12 CGI trailer - obviously all playable.
Whether they survive the CGI trailer is irrelevant as the trailer usually reveals those as playable characters.
There's 10~11 "no shit, Sherlock" characters that are going to be in every game per MK9, MKX and MK11 and those characters are the OG7, Jax, Kitana, Kung Lao......and after the whining / shit-fit that her fans threw, Mileena.
A blind person could see that most (if not all) of those were going to be in the next game as playable, anyways. No surprise there.
That's why that trailer didn't really don anything for me. It was all "Ok" but nothing really new in terms of playable roster to make me jump out of my seat and feel like I have to pick it up.
My point was that a mix of 4 klassic and 4 post-MK3 ones (for example) would have been nice.
Actually, that's what I'm low-key hoping for with the June 8th gameplay reveal and the stress test; a mix of some of the klassics with post-MK3 / 3D era ones thrown in too.
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Robot Rock
Nah fuck that. Shawn might have goofy tendencies but he introduced some real heart into the series. Scorpion was as 2 dimensional as it gets before, but the MKX comic actually made him care about somebody other than his family, and even learn to move on. Kotal being a villain, but having actual love for his followers. Reptile showing respect for his leader instead of just hopeful loyalty. And, imo, the best fucking moment in all of Mortal Kombat
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Xenon
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There's plenty of people who will tell you "Nah fuck that. Dom might have goofy tendencies...". Matter of fact, there's a lot of people who loved NuSindel, for example. Best thing since sliced bread.
Also, you bring in the comics, which are "headcannon" or whatever. It's irrelevant.... What counts is what's being put in the game.
Also, you bring in the comics, which are "headcannon" or whatever. It's irrelevant.... What counts is what's being put in the game.
Guyver Spawn
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Seeing that they support MK11 for a year and half, I feel like they will probably support the game for a long timer. I bet after MK1, they will probably go back to Injustice in 2026 or 2027. So we might not see MK13 until another 8 years after MK1 is finished.
Misucra
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Define "support".
Last time I checked, NRS took a whole year to fix something as simple as Sheeva's stomp. Oh and they fixed it only, when a player abused Sheeva's stomp to win 10.000$ tournament.
Months of radio silence, too.
Dunno, man. I am not sure about that support part. Any other fighting game, will give you list of updates/balances they receive over the period of just 6 months. SF5 I remember had 20 pages long patch notes for all characters updated moves. NRS struggles with one character's single move for a year.
Commander
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Agreed 100% with all of this, not to mention that Shawn actually made me give a shit for a character like Sheeva with the comics.
He also gave an awesome storyline to Reiko, Havik and Daegon in the comics, which is a HUGE part of why I'd love to see them return.
Yeah, Dominic did away with the Blood Magik stuff, but unfortunately that stuff he did away with was some of the best writing NRS had done in a while.
It's the reason why (imo) the Aftermath expansion actually feels like an extension of some of the MKX comic stuff with Sheeva now being ruler.
I don't know who wrote what when it came to MK11's main story & expansion, but the main MK11 story felt like 100% Dominic while Aftermath felt like it had some of Shawn's influence in it and felt better fleshed out.
Didn't think I'd ever agree with @Tarkatan Trash, but I DO wish that Vogel would come back to writing or that they'd outsource Tobias, because I can't trust that any of the lore under Dominic is going to be good.
With MK1 being a reboot and having "reimagined versions of iconic characters as they’ve never been seen before" that shit smells purely of this shithead Dominic and the whole "the comics and everything you knew before is head canon."
The only difference is that instead of it being Sindel, Kabal and Skarlet that he's gonna fuck up the lore for, now it'll be for Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Mileena, Kitana, Shang Tsung and others. If people were annoying with Sindel getting retconned, get ready for more of that shit but with many others now.
Fuck Dominic. I'd take just about anyone writing the lore over him.
Jion_Wansu
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Sounds like Mortal Kombat 1 is a 3rd reality. It's not the same timeline as in 1992 and it's not the same timeline as in 2011. The Shang Tsung see in the trailer is from either the 1992 timeline or from the 2011 timeline. I'm leaning towards the 1992 timeline...
Khriss92
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Its so much shit they dropped the ball with its ridiculous, they could make a game, live action and a spin off with just the MK lore by itself. NRS/WB keeps taking short cuts, while short term they are making a huge profit from the kasuals, long term it is hurting the product. They could of easily made this lady into a playable fighter in MK11, all they had to do his feature Jade in some sorts in of the ladies variation, they could of easily incorporated her into the storyline of some sort instead of doing this loop hole/ time travel bullshit. Thats why the stories are all over the dam place. NRS/WB is too focused on appeasing the kasuals instead of making good games.
Xenon
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"Okay but hear this out.... 15 million copies!
"- NRS
I doubt anyone at NRS even follows their own "lore". Just go look at their latest masterpiece..... MK Onslaught, "story" "driven" "game"..... Yeahhh, that's their level of writing. Observe:
Shao D. Trump: "Kitana!"
Katana: "Yes, father?"
Shao D. Trump: "Break him."
Commander
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And that mobile game STILL doesn't even have an official release date, either."Okay but hear this out.... 15 million copies!
- NRS
I doubt anyone at NRS even follows their own "lore". Just go look at their latest masterpiece..... MK Onslaught, "story" "driven" "game"..... Yeahhh, that's their level of writing. Observe:
Shao D. Trump: "Kitana!"
Katana: "Yes, father?"
Shao D. Trump: "Break him."
NRS announced that shit in October of last year and was like "See you in 2023. Lol"
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Robot Rock
Its pretty much ready for release too. They've added new modes, bosses, characters and even opened the micro transaction store. But its STILL in early access somehow
Guyver Spawn
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Ed Boon is teasing MK4 on his twitter. It's likely hinting at Quan Chi as DLC, or someone on the main roster. Fujin will probably end up coming back.
Hulydooly
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Who else from mk4 would they want to bring back? Tanya or Reiko maybe. They can't bring Shinnok back since his mum is dead and gone permanently. That also means we'll never see Cetrion again either. Unless they're dlc or can somehow exist without her being around to create them.
Khriss92
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Some gameplay will be revealed @ 12 pm on Thursday. Apparently some MK4 kharacters is konfirmed, which they waited 2 games late but I guess now is better than never. Expectations are extremely high, NRS is under alot of pressure, I they have big shoes that doubt they can fill, The graphics will look good of course but everything else? We'll see!