The Lamonster
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I've never played GoW...but the fact that Kratos has special mechanics almost makes me want the PS3 version...
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Mortal Kombat Demo impressions thread
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Based on the last reported numbers (worldwide)I've seen, though is not like the games stopped selling after:alstein said:
1. Street Fighter IV: 4 million [PS3, 360]
2. Tekken 6: 3 million [PS3, 360, PSP]
3. Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe: 2.5 million [PS3, 360]
4. Soulcalibur IV: 2 million [PS3, 360]
5. Super Street Fighter IV: 1.5 million [PS3, 360]
MKvsDC could be at around 3 million same for Soucalibur IV.
Marvel vs Capcom 3 is at around 1 million, but it's just 1 month old.
MoonsaultSlayer
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So is it confirmed that there will be little "avatars" of some sort for the PS3 version as well?
I liked it in Shaolin Monks but probably only because of what I got in Deadly Alliance. But since then, I've grown to dislike the head proportions. The mouth and jaw are fugly.infinityBCRT said:
SolidSnakex
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MoonsaultSlayer said:
The avatars in this extended trailer seem to be from the PS3 version. I'm just basing this on the fact that all the button commands in that trailer were from the PS3 version and they also advertise Kratos in it. I don't think that you're going to see Kratos pop up in any ads that are advertising the game for both platforms.
MoonsaultSlayer
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Heh, you're right. Or maybe the trailer isn't final and it will actually point out exclusive kontent during the Kratos and avatar sequences. I'm reaching.SolidSnakex said:
WHY is this game taking so long to get here? Been waiting since it's reveal (and before that if you count my dreams and fantasies).
infinityBCRT
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SolidSnakex said:
I think this also lends credence to the fact that these retailer/kollector's exclusive items are just unlock codes for the Krypt.
Edit: Scratch that, the pics of the PS3 KE don't have the Avatar card, looks like its an Xbox 360 exclusive thing.
alstein said:
It's pretty damn likely MK will outsell SF4 in the West alone. Now, whether those sales will be able to topple SF4's WW sales is another thing altogether.
I mean, if they truly play their cards right with how they do DLC in this game, this one MK fighter could stand to last for quite a while, and more people will buy into it as it becomes cheaper. That could make all the difference, especially if it's more likely a true "expansion" comes through cost-effective DLC rather than another disc to buy. Not to mention this game is pretty packed with content as it is...
RustyNails
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I have a question. Will there be a Konquest mode?
The Lamonster
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NopeRustyNails said:
But it will have a fully fleshed out single-player mode with cutscenes and the like. It's just not going to be a third-person adventure like Konquest.
RustyNails
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The Lamonster said:Nope
But it will have a fully fleshed out single-player mode with cutscenes and the like. It's just not going to be a third-person adventure like Konquest.
I liked the idea of a nameless warrior traversing through the MK universe and encountering MK characters, while on the quest to retrieve a magical mcguffin. Scorpion's netherrealm in Deception was downright freaky.
SolidSnakex
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MoonsaultSlayer said:
I think that fernoca's theory is probably right. It seems like they created chibi versions of MK characters for the PS3 version while the 360 version will simply use your own avatar.
infinityBCRT
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One thing you have to hand to WB, other than the retailer exclusive DLC fiasco a few months back, they've perfectly telegraphed the marketing campaign. They've slowly been releasing info, and its to the point where people want to buy this game based on what has been shown. And they *still* haven't shown most of the online features and haven't really had a proper story trailer out yet. And theres also a bunch of characters that they haven't had proper trailers for either (Jade, Sheeva, Shang Tsung, etc). I've been hanging on to every piece of media that they release since they released the Noob and Liu Kang trailers.TreIII said:
As said before, no Konquest mode, but a 5-6 hour Story mode (according to one of the MK producers at PAX East). The Challenge Tower is also about 10-12 hours of content I believe.RustyNails said:
I liked Konquest in MK
but I think I'll be happy with the Story mode as well.
The Lamonster
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Yep, wonderful pacing on Netherrealm's part. I love the slow trickle of awesome news.
Maybe for a future game.RustyNails said:
I liked the idea of a nameless warrior traversing through the MK universe and encountering MK characters, while on the quest to retrieve a magical mcguffin. Scorpion's netherrealm in Deception was downright freaky.
If anything it would be better if they divide the franchise in 3:
1. Mortal Kombat -main fighting games (2D fighting, cannon story, online, DLC, fatalities, etc. -M rated-)
2. Mortal Kombat -adventure/spinoffs (which includes the likes of Monks, Kart, Chess, Puzzle, Konquest, etc. in one package -M rated-)
3. Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe (2D tag team focused, eliminate fatalities, lots of specials and guest/cameos -T rated-)
That way they could alternate the series, without draining the main fighting games and support each game individually, without the "meh, I'll buy the sequel with more characters later on".
The Lamonster
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I love this idea, except I'd be fine with seeing the "vs" series die. I really, really did not enjoy MK vs DC. Maybe the third branch of MK games could go back to live actor sprites like in MK1-3!fernoca said:Maybe for a future game.
If anything it would be better if they divide the franchise in 3:
1. Mortal Kombat -main fighting games (2D fighting, cannon story, online, DLC, fatalities, etc. -M rated-)
2. Mortal Kombat -adventure/spinoffs (which includes the likes of Monks, Kart, Chess, Puzzle, Konquest, etc. in one package -M rated-)
3. Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe (2D tag team focused, eliminate fatalities, lots of specials and guest/cameos -T rated-)
That way they could alternate the series, without draining the main fighting games and support each game individually, without the "meh, I'll buy the sequel with more characters later on".
RustyNails
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I sort of like the idea and definitely would sell my soul for Shaolin Monks 2. But I think the disadvantage of that is too much exposure, the same pitfall the original MK series stumbled into around MK Trilogy time.fernoca said:Maybe for a future game.
If anything it would be better if they divide the franchise in 3:
1. Mortal Kombat -main fighting games (2D fighting, cannon story, online, DLC, fatalities, etc. -M rated-)
2. Mortal Kombat -adventure/spinoffs (which includes the likes of Monks, Kart, Chess, Puzzle, Konquest, etc. in one package -M rated-)
3. Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe (2D tag team focused, eliminate fatalities, lots of specials and guest/cameos -T rated-)
That way they could alternate the series, without draining the main fighting games and support each game individually, without the "meh, I'll buy the sequel with more characters later on".
Yeah. That's why it should be better at it's own game, rather than an extra mode in the main game.GrayFoxPL said:
If they focused it as one main game, with visuals like God of War III. It would be amazing. Exploring Seido, Edenia, Outworld, meeting characters from the series, and with the Shaolin Monks gameplay.
My "thing" with DC Universe, even when I liked the game; is that is like they made game under such pressure and forced, and with limited resources and it end feeling kinda generic, with things forced on it.The Lamonster said:
But a DC Universe sequel, using the same "2D" engine/models from this game, eliminating Fatalites (maybe putting X-ray moves as "fatalities", to avoid "killing" Batman
), tag team focused (ala other Vs series), with lots of flashy moves, specials, and faster; would be nice. Throw some comic-book cutscenes and ..day one! Yeah, that too. More than anything, I do hope that the franchise is threated better this time as a whole, to avoid Special Forces, Annihilation and other "things". Ironically I liked Special Forces and Annihilation, so I guess I have no taste.RustyNails said:
fernoca said:Maybe for a future game.
If anything it would be better if they divide the franchise in 3:
1. Mortal Kombat -main fighting games (2D fighting, cannon story, online, DLC, fatalities, etc. -M rated-)
2. Mortal Kombat -adventure/spinoffs (which includes the likes of Monks, Kart, Chess, Puzzle, Konquest, etc. in one package -M rated-)
3. Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe (2D tag team focused, eliminate fatalities, lots of specials and guest/cameos -T rated-)
That way they could alternate the series, without draining the main fighting games and support each game individually, without the "meh, I'll buy the sequel with more characters later on".
I'd be perfectly fine with something like this. I have no problem with them trying more things like Monks and Konquest. In fact, I'd love if they could do more. Just don't take away necessary time and resources from the fighting game development, when it's a FG's turn, is all I ask.
Otherwise, they can go nuts. :lol
MiniDitka said:
Armageddon is the one you should stay away from
Start with MK1 and MK2 if you've never played them. UMK3 is awesome as well. Deadly Alliance and Deception are good games, and do some interesting things with their story modes, but their fighting systems are really dependent on dial-a-combos.
Shaolin Monks should definitely be played.
The Lamonster
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I would say play through the original Mortal Kombat but it's not really readily available anywhere at the moment. I'm not sure if you should spend your time playing Armageddon when it's all about to get ret-conned in about a monthMiniDitka said:
If you have some way to play MK1, do that.
The Lamonster said:I would say play through the original Mortal Kombat but it's not really readily available anywhere at the moment. I'm not sure if you should spend your time playing Armageddon when it's all about to get ret-conned in about a month
If you have some way to play MK1, do that.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/09/MK_character_select.png[MG][/QUOTE]
maaaaaaaaaaaaaame
Depends on the consoles you have.MiniDitka said:
If you have a PS2, you'll be fine with Shaolin Monks, which bishoptl recently gave his approval.
It'a nice, fun game, that will introduce you to the world. It's a retelling of the events leading from the end of the first game, during the second game and ending right at the beginning of the third one; but won't affect the overall story line is not directly tied to any game.
That game also includes an arcade port of MKII; so that way you'll also get a taste of how the original games played.
Other suggestion could be:
Midway Arcade Treasures II (PS2/Xbox): Include ports of MKII and MK3. [not backward compatible with the Xbox 360] (Midway Arcade Treasures Extended Play for the PSP, includes MK, MKII and MK3)
Mortal Kombat Deception (PS2/Xbox) if you want to see how the more recent 3D games played with the 3 fighting styles, and extra modes like Puzzles, Chess, Konquest.
infinityBCRT
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Mk1, mk2, mk3, Deception and Shaolin monks are the ones I'd seek out. MK2 is in certain versions of SM (think its not in PAL version) and I think MK1 is in the standalone kollector's edition of Deception. MK2 is on PSN, and if you have a PSP you can get the first 3 games in Midway Arcade Treasures.MiniDitka said:
The Lamonster
Member
There's also Midway Arcade Treasures 2 (Xbox, PS2, GCN), which has MK2 and MK3.
SolidSnakex
Member
I'd honestly say just avoid the old games. This MK doesn't feel anything like those games so it's a better idea to just grab the demo and enjoy that until the full game is released.
I have a Wii,360,PS2. Thanks for the suggestions guys : ) I'm gonna head out to Gamestop/Disc Replay tomorrow and see if they have any of these.fernoca said:Depends on the consoles you have.
If you have a PS2, you'll be fine with Shaolin Monks, which bishoptl recently gave his approval.
Anyone know when the demo is coming to the 360?SolidSnakex said:
The Lamonster
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Ninja Scooter
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SolidSnakex said:
Yeah there is a little bit of 2 (juggles) and 3 (dial a combo) in there but really it still plays a lot like the 3D games on PS2/360, only on a 2D plane. If you want to get the mythos and story, start with MK1 (though it plays like garbage) 2, and 3 in order.
Mortal Kombat (the first one) can be obtained for the PS2, with some work though. You'll need to go to a Gamestop and ask the employee to show you all copies they have of Mortal Kombat Deception for the PS2, regular and kollectors. Any disc that has the art of Sub-Zero; it's a disc with the first game only.
The Kollectors Edition of the PS2 came in 2 disc the regular game and the bonus disc which had some trailers and playable/classic MKI. Some Gamestops had problems, because some people traded the bonus disc as it was the full Deception game (disc only says Mortal Kombat Deception and has Sub-Zero on it) and were given the full value of Deception (up to $20 back then), juts for a disc with MK classic.
Midway corrected that in Armageddon, were the bonus disc of the Kollector's only has trailers and the playable UMK3 it's on the game disc.
The Kollectors Edition of the PS2 came in 2 disc the regular game and the bonus disc which had some trailers and playable/classic MKI. Some Gamestops had problems, because some people traded the bonus disc as it was the full Deception game (disc only says Mortal Kombat Deception and has Sub-Zero on it) and were given the full value of Deception (up to $20 back then), juts for a disc with MK classic.
Midway corrected that in Armageddon, were the bonus disc of the Kollector's only has trailers and the playable UMK3 it's on the game disc.
The One and Done
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Shoalin Monks was such and awesome and well put together game. You really fel like you were in the world of Mortal Kombat. They really need to make a version for PS3 so I can play with a friend online
Is the AI in the demo not finished yet? I say this because I've never played Mortal Kombat outside of a few arcade matches and I played around on beginner, then I decided to play expert for laughs and managed to win four matches in a row with Johnny Cage. They didn't really fight back too much. I felt like a god spamming uppercut and little green fireballs.
Peff said:
Thanks.They need to come out and tell us what the exclusive content for the 360 is going to be. Seriously, its just one month now. MS can't sleep that much, can they? Either they are waiting because they have something big (which I doubt) or NR is not ready to show it.
dont get your hopes up. the sony exclusive (kratos) is pretty big, i dont think netherrealm is allowed or has the time to do another exclusive character. maybe the 360 version gets an exclusive mp mode, new costumes or some new extras in the krypt.derFeef said:
They need to come out and tell us what the exclusive content for the 360 is going to be. Seriously, its just one month now. MS can't sleep that much, can they? Either they are waiting because they have something big (which I doubt) or NR is not ready to show it.