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Post by baihu1983 on May 17, 2023 17:57:04 GMT
Thought we had a MK topic?
Trailer tomorrow. Very likely another reboot with it apparently being called Mortal Kombat 1
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Post by Jambowayoh on May 17, 2023 18:23:33 GMT
Game needs to be quicker like MKX and have less gatekeeping of character moves behind character variations which I thought was bullshit.
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Post by wunty on May 17, 2023 19:25:03 GMT
Yeah bin all that shit off. As much as I loved mK11 I hated all that stuff.
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Post by Bongo Heracles on May 17, 2023 19:44:23 GMT
As much as MKX was better, the variation stuff was still a bit shit, on the whole. You got one decent loadout per character and the other two were usually rubbish, so I would rather they just bin off all that guff entirely.
But, given the choice, I’d much rather have a new injustice.
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Post by baihu1983 on May 17, 2023 19:48:03 GMT
Reckon DC will ever let them do a proper DC VS MK with all the fatalities included?
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Post by Jambowayoh on May 17, 2023 19:54:56 GMT
As much as MKX was better, the variation stuff was still a bit shit, on the whole. You got one decent loadout per character and the other two were usually rubbish, so I would rather they just bin off all that guff entirely. But, given the choice, I’d much rather have a new injustice. I'd have a new Injustice if they stopped the obsession with zoning which became boring having to play against Deadshot. |
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Post by Bongo Heracles on May 17, 2023 20:00:59 GMT
They, inevitably, nerfed him into the ground. Part of the first ones charm is how ridiculously unbalanced it is, but the second one ended up in decent shape.
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Post by wunty on May 18, 2023 13:20:47 GMT
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Post by Binky on May 18, 2023 13:25:18 GMT
I'm not sure how "rebooty" it will be given the trailer. It looks to continue the story where it left off, as much as it can.
I never really delved into all of the customisation of MK11 so a return to all moves available and just customise the visuals would suit me if they went down that road!
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Post by Jambowayoh on May 18, 2023 13:27:02 GMT
So this is definitely getting gameplay at the Sony Showcase. I'm amazed at how soon it is, September is going to be a busy month for my wallet just as I move to a new country. Brilliant.
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Post by LegendaryApe on May 18, 2023 13:29:47 GMT
I like the look of that.
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Post by Jambowayoh on May 18, 2023 13:32:23 GMT
I gotta say for people into fighting games I don't think they've ever had so much stuff. Good fucking times.
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Post by simple on May 18, 2023 13:33:07 GMT
So is this a prequel with the original Liu Kang (the ancient ancestor of the one we know from the previous games) ?
I kind of hope so because we’ve already had timeline resets and reboots before but they’ve always just been an excuse to retell the same story we had in the 90s again.
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Post by Jambowayoh on May 18, 2023 13:36:22 GMT
So is this a prequel with the original Liu Kang (the ancient ancestor of the one we know from the previous games) ? I kind of hope so because we’ve already had timeline resets and reboots before but they’ve always just been an excuse to retell the same story we had in the 90s again. No it's a direct sequel to MK11 where Liu Kang merged with Raiden and became the Fire God and then reset time so this game is set in the universe he created. I believe Ed Boon always wanted a clean slate as there was too much stuff going on. |
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Post by rhaegyr on May 18, 2023 13:37:54 GMT
So is this a prequel with the original Liu Kang (the ancient ancestor of the one we know from the previous games) ? I kind of hope so because we’ve already had timeline resets and reboots before but they’ve always just been an excuse to retell the same story we had in the 90s again. No it's a direct sequel to MK11 where Liu Kang merged with Raiden and became the Fire God and then reset time so this game is set in the universe he created. I believe Ed Boon always wanted a clean slate as there was too much stuff going on. I'm not too keen on MK's gameplay but I'll be damned if the batshit story doesn't make me grin. |
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Post by Jambowayoh on May 18, 2023 13:41:29 GMT
I know right, it's so fucking stupid but it's well done in a very on the nose hammy way. It definitely knows what it is.
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Post by LegendaryApe on May 18, 2023 13:43:38 GMT
Is it too early to start listing the characters we hope return?
I was a big fan of Cyrax and Sektor, and the non-lizard version of Reptile.
So, basically all the ninja characters.
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Post by simple on May 18, 2023 13:43:52 GMT
Ah ok, that’s cool. I hadn’t played 11.
The lore and setting was always what had hooked me from when I saw MK1 in arcades and had it on Master System.
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Post by wunty on May 18, 2023 13:43:55 GMT
I have to admit that I'm quite excited. If they'd left Mileena out again there would be hell to pay. I know that they eventually plopped her back in, but still |
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Post by Bongo Heracles on May 18, 2023 13:53:52 GMT
No it's a direct sequel to MK11 To coin a gross phrase from modern film, its probably more a rebootquel (arf). But, yeah, they had to do something. I actively avoided playing some characters in the last ones purely because I hate the zombie skins, so they had to find a way to reset all that bullshit back to square one. (and I know this is the MK thread, but I wouldnt be mad with an SF0, gouken and akuma as ken and ryu, young gen and so on and so forth). |
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Post by Jambowayoh on May 18, 2023 13:56:43 GMT
No it's a direct sequel to MK11 To coin a gross phrase from modern film, its probably more a rebootquel (arf). But, yeah, they had to do something. I actively avoided playing some characters in the last ones purely because I hate the zombie skins, so they had to find a way to reset all that bullshit back to square one. (and I know this is the MK thread, but I wouldnt be mad with an SF0, gouken and akuma as ken and ryu, young gen and so on and so forth). Hmmm, that would be cool but I'm happy with Capcom just keeping the urban tone of the franchise which they've neglected for a while. |
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Post by uiruki on May 18, 2023 14:00:45 GMT
To coin a gross phrase from modern film, its probably more a rebootquel (arf). A soft se-boot, surely? Shame they’re still not doing the PC version themselves. The lack of a question about cross-platform play in the “FAQ” isn’t a great sign either. |
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Post by Jambowayoh on May 18, 2023 14:07:17 GMT
To coin a gross phrase from modern film, its probably more a rebootquel (arf). A soft se-boot, surely? Shame they’re still not doing the PC version themselves. The lack of a question about cross-platform play in the “FAQ” isn’t a great sign either. They always give out info in drips and drabs you'll probably hear about that when they do a full reveal. |
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Post by Jambowayoh on May 18, 2023 15:23:10 GMT
So just seen that cross play and cross progression will be in the game...BUT...not at launch. Which is errr, odd?
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Post by wunty on May 18, 2023 16:40:23 GMT
Don’t be silly. It’s 2023. We don’t get everything at launch. We are lucky if the game works at all.
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Post by Onny on May 18, 2023 16:44:31 GMT
Jesus Christ that is violent.
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Post by Jambowayoh on May 18, 2023 19:24:22 GMT
The Kameo system sounds very MvC assist type but still quite strange. So there's the characters you choose to fight as and there's a separate list of characters you choose to assist you which is like the assist characters in Konquest mode. Hmmm.
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Post by wunty on May 18, 2023 19:31:14 GMT
Hopefully it’s an optional mode
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Post by Jambowayoh on May 18, 2023 19:38:48 GMT
Hopefully it’s an optional mode Don't think so, the FAQ explicitly mentions DLC characters and DLC Kameo characters. |
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Post by wunty on May 18, 2023 22:27:51 GMT
Ah well. Wait and see I suppose. I have no doubt it’ll be awesome regardless. There’s always one aspect I’m less keen on but the core fighting is so good. Plus, you know, it’s Mortal Kombat. I’ve not missed one yet.
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