Mortal Kombat (XB360/PS3)
 

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- Tweaked MKvDC (the likely and safe way to go).
- Dramatic Battles.
- Tag-Team Battles (supports 4plyrs, an ace in the hole imo)
- Possibly 'strict' 2D gameplay.
- Enhanced combo system.

First of all, I knew off-bat they weren't reinventing shit, not with Boon at the helm. Same stiff animation and all. However, if they could alter the MKvDC engine a bit, and hearken back to MK3's style - we have their first fighting game in years.

Mortal Kombat has the best storyline and arguably the most interesting characters. The actual gameplay isn't bad, it just isn't as good as the other major fighting game titles.

Good to see traditional fatalities are back. I hope they have everyone again, like in the last one.

Eh, I figure I'll give this one a rental. MK hasn't exactly been spectacular in a long time, but they're still decent fun.

How do you figure it's a reboot and not a sequel?

They're all ridiculous. I didn't play any 3D one past 4, but 1-3 they all had the same fucking moves bar 1 or 2 specials. Shockingly poor games.

It was a fighting game created for people who were shit at fighting games. And like to masturbate over M rated titles.

yes, lord knows any REAL fighting game 1337 pr0 has never, or would never, TOUCH a MK game :roll:

There was a hint of quality in Deadly Alliance, which diminished in Deception, and was lost in every game since. They simply weren't interested in making a fighting game (and failed at making a 'smash' fighter as well if they wanna pull that excuse).

Just lagging behind the landscape... utterly embarrassing American contribution to the genre.

Still, I can hope for quality within MK trilogy's ballpark (N64 ver.). For the most park all they'd need to do is update/correct vsDC's gameplay which was a broad step in the right direction.

also, where the fuck is Scorpion in that trailer?

Looks awesome.

I'm not saying people can't enjoy it's qualities. It's just that gameplay and depth aren't present in the series.

It's like whacking off to a homemade cameraphone clip on a flash streaming site.

Sure, it will do the trick, but there's HD porn with hotter chicks out there that you could be watching.

Mortal Komeback?

I think I was describing a Mortal Komeshot.

nobody watches HD porn. That's just gross.

Looking forward to this game.Looks like a 1st day buy to me.

Scorpion is still busy in the police station from the other trailer :shifty:

Looks great. Hopefully Goro is playable. I always wanted to be that bastard.

Looks awesome... especially when sub zero forms a sword and impales his opponent.

also looks like a remake of mk2 with sonya in shackles in shao kahn's arena

Was that Sonya? Thought it was Kira.

I think people are really just marks for the characters and the nostalgia factor. I can't say that I'm not, even though I don't own an MK game past the 3rd on Sega.

I do play them when friends have them though. Not a big fighter guy, but aside from Street Fighter stuff this is probably the series I most enjoy. And Soul Calibur maybe.

I wish they could make the juggling look better. I dunno...I guess I can't really look at an MK game from a quality standpoint or take it seriously.

I really like what they are doing.
However, I would hope they switch back to 2D..if not, the interest is gone. After several MK games that all played the same and were terribly boring..I really don't care for another one..even if fatalities are back.

I assume you must mean without the aid of codes, as in the N64 game Mortal Kombat 4, you could play as Goro using the code or do some set of "press such-and-such at the menu and then do this and that".

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i assumed it was sonya i guess

He was playable in Mortal Kombat 4, MK Trilogy (console only), MK Gold (cheat only), MK Deception (Gamecube only), MK Unchained (only on PSP), and MK Armageddon.

Don't think he was ever playable in any arcade version except MK 4.

Definitely Kira.

Um, yay? :?:

Dunno. Every time MK's rolled out a new game in the last 10 years, it's been basically the same old shit with a few minor (sold as major) bells and whistles.

Off topic but, I feel the exact way about WWE SvR

That's because it's in exactly the same situation.

Major difference though is that MK doesn't come out every year. They don't even have an excuse for their lack of changes.

For whatever reason, I end up getting the new one every time. Probably because enough time goes by between them that I forget how stupid the last one was. Not gonna fall for it this time tho... that's not true. I'll bargain bin it then still feel ripped off.

Dunno looks pretty kickass to me.

Nothing's changed. Looks like they took MK Armageddon and slapped it together with MK vs DC (sans DC characters obv) and then added shit that's already in older fighters (the dramatic battles from Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold/3 and tag battle from Tekken Tag Tournament/SoulCalibur 2).

whatever its mortal kombat and it rules

I always loved playing the Mortal Kombat fighters when I was younger. It makes me very happy to see Sektor back and Teleport Uppercutting shit. But the general feel of it has a "take the classic elements of Mortal Kombat and make a new game" vibe to it. Nothing is really confirmed about the story (other than it will apparently be the deepest storyline in fighting game history), but it just sort of seems like a remake/reboot as many have predicted.

I'm okay with that, as it'd be the first time the series has gone "back to roots" with its main fighting line. Also, judging by some of the roster inclusions (Reptile, Mileena, Sektor) they'll be paying a bit of lip service to the fans this time around. Often they just throw shit at a wall and see what sticks. I think Warner Bros. purchasing the series has gotten them to step-up and deliver something that people actually want to play -- although they are defintely weary (and rightfull so, admittedly) about just how much faith they place in the renewed franchise. Keep an eye on this title, however.

Scorpion is pretty much a given, by the way. No one should be too concerned about him not being in the trailer.

actually this might not be a reboot... I think this because scorpion is not in the trailer but shao kahn is fighting raiden. By the end of deception and Armageddon, scorpion became one of the most powerful characters in the game, so he might be a boss.

in the trailer...

Sub Zero
Johnny Cage
Shao Kahn
Raiden
Mileena
Reptile
Nightwolf
Sector
Kung Lao

Kira shackled

Yeah, it's definitely not a reboot.

The only reason Mortal Kombat sells is because of nostalgia.

and the characters are fuckin cool

urgh apparently it is a complete reboot of the franchise

No Johnny Cage, no deal.

hes in it

Obvious someone decided not to watch the trailer.

1. Source?

2. That's not so bad if they can reduce the amount of 90s cheese in the story. Been reading Witchblade lately and it took 10 years before it got kinda good. Fuck the 90s when it comes to comics and violent videogames.

http://www.kamidogu.com/

My man Kung Lao looks pretty nasty in this. But I always hated the Tablesaw fatality.

Ed, is that you?

Worst idea I have ever heard in the history of tpww.net/forums .

This includes singledad661 deciding to upload his junk.

I'm self aware enough to see you're a caricature of myself.

Probably due to the lack of gameplay in the idea.

Plus the lack of masturbating to pointless violence since I'm not 11 years old. I was 8 when the first one came out, so it seemed kinda cool. Now it's just a snigger during fatalities, if backed up by gameplay (which is where the series has always lacked AND SHOULD BE WHERE THE FOCUS IS) then it will be alright.

SIDE NOTE: I said "coooool" really loud after an announcement that a train was delayed due to fatality when I was 9, not knowing that it meant literal death. I thought someone had just finished a fight on the train tracks or something.

I was hit very hard.

Fine, I'll bite.

How would you balance it?

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/109/1098513p1.html

Glad to see the story is still pretty ridiculous.

That article talks a big game, but I'm betting it's really no different than the last 4 games.

Looks like the new one is gonna be pretty bloody to me. Kung Lao dragging some poor fucker crotch first into his spinning hat blade? That's pretty fucking violent.

LOL at Midway having the sense to regulate assists during tag team play with meter cost. Irony of the highest order.

Some of these fatalities actually made me squirm. Some mean shit.

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oh yes...

YOU'RE SKYNET??!

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Stop it

Blitz the league did that

LOL SWEET

Is the movie theme in this game? That would rule.

No. But with custom soundtracks you can have the first movie's soundtrack booming.

That video was bullshit. No gameplay, just fatalities. Not sold on this yet.

shut up

I kinda hate storylines in fighting games. No thank you. I'm all set with just fighting. I would say the same thing about storylines in racing games, or any kind tournament type game like that.
I don't need a storyline in Mortal Kombat or Marvel vs Capcom anymore than I need one in Mario Kart.
I think there's a loose storyline in Smash Bros. too. Who cares? It's about having random characters fight eachother with friends.
I can get a story in an adventure game where it's far less forced.

I'm saying that I don't think storylines make it better. Single player is not pointless without a storyline. You go through the characters in the game one by one, right up the ladder until you beat it.
The story is tremendously limited since it has to wrap itself around that format.
It's ultimately the arcade ladder-climb format regardless of an injected storyline, so why bother?

Who cares? Wasn't there already a fighting game where they punch? Let's stop the presses.

Also, I can't get into fighting games without stories or good characters. Who am I playing as? Why? Why do I give a shit if I win or lose? Yeah, I'm not an ape. I'm close to it, but I like some method behind by violence, thank you. I don't have the attention span to give my time to a video game that is giving me nothing to think about back.

That attention span is probably Mortal Kombat's fault in the first place, but I digress.

I'm still weary. I'm more than likely going to get this game, just so that I have a fun fighter to chomp away a few hours with when bored regardless, but I'm not exactly expecting this to be a classic.

But everything they've given us so far has been indicative that they want to take the best elements of Mortal Kombat, and go back to them. The art-style, the characters, the special moves, etc. are all so familiar to anyone that played a MK game in the early to mid-nineties. They're introducing new gameplay modes that don't sound too offensive, either. Team Kombat could be a lot of fun, and this special bar isn't exactly the deepest tool, but it could be cool. The idea of souping-up your special moves is interesting.

I just view the genre differently then. I'm not worried about what the match means for the character or his/her traits.
I could care less about that aspect of it. I am playing to beat a friend or the computer and satisfy the competitive drive within me.
I will choose a character based on how good they are, not their backstory going into a 3 round slobberknocker.

I could care less why the worlds of Mortal Kombat and DC are coming together, or Marvel and Capcom, or various video game characters in Smash Bros.
I see it as them all being in the same game because it's a cool novelty that will please the masses, and as a result sell a lot of video games.

If people enjoy the storylines, that's fine but I personally don't see the need for them at all. Fighting/racing/sports games are a whole different thing to me than single player adventure games.

The mythology of mortal kombat is the selling point for me

I definitely get into the Mortal Kombat character archetypes and universe more. That's why I'd rather play MK and Street Fighter games more than any fighting game.
Because of their legacy and the world they populate. Sub Zero, Scorpion and the crew are just cooler.
In that respect, I enjoy the mythology but I'm not really interested in much of a storyline when I pop the games in.

There are 4569874367 fighters that don't have much story. In fact, there are more fighters that have less than there are with more. Even still, 99% of the ones with deep story don't really require you to follow it. Just press start and skip right past that shit.

Check out the Guilty Gear series and see what I mean. There's a (fucked up) story, but you're really only playing for heavy metal bat shit crazy action.

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So far i'm really digging the presentation overall. The models look great (the insides and all that x-ray stuff), the stages look awesome too.

i got a boner watching that

Can't even believe this is coming from you.

Online tag mode accepting guests almost makes me wanna apologize for everything I said about Boon. Almost.

Super Street Fighter 4 has probably the worst story ever. You seriously don't even know why most of these people are fighting. For example, Abel finds a puppy, and that's his story. When you beat the game, he comes back and pets the puppy. That's it? Want to know why Gouken wasn't around all this time? HE WAS ASLEEP! That's seriously the best they could come up with for Ryu and Ken's master. He just took a really long nap.

Fucking retards.