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BaldingAshCrimson
Member
Super creative and cool direction they went with, with all of them. Reptile is filled with personality.
Still seems like a "movie first, video game second", type of game.
But don't mind my complaining.
Really liking the direction MK 1 is going, besides gameplay.
Still seems like a "movie first, video game second", type of game.
But don't mind my complaining.
Really liking the direction MK 1 is going, besides gameplay.
PaddyOCanager
Member
Holy shit, Reptile finally looks cool again.
Timberwolf25
Member
Looked really good. I just could never get into the controller inputs for MK, but always loved the games, but only really played the CPU modes.
justonething
Jada's BFF
For reference here is what Ashrah looked like before uglification and turned into a Stark Trek mutant:
Havik also doesn't look terrifying as he's supposed.
Trailer itself again was more Marvel movie than Mortal Kombat. Boon trying his best to sterilize Mortal Kombat.
Havik also doesn't look terrifying as he's supposed.
Trailer itself again was more Marvel movie than Mortal Kombat. Boon trying his best to sterilize Mortal Kombat.
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Needlecrash
Member
I'm just hoping the PC port isn't ass.
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AeonGaidenRaiden
Member
Wait who is that devil cat woman lol. That looks more like something from Injustice, she feels so off in a MK game.
ReBurn
Gold Member
Story mode in the last several MK games has been focused on the cinematic elements. Not much different from 10 and 11 in that regard. They also had the 1v1, towers and online multiplayer if you didn't want to do the story. Well rounded games in my opinion.
Unrelated but I am still hoping they bring back test your luck and test your might. The modifier towers in MK11 replaced test your luck but it wasn't the same hilarity as the matches in MK10 where you set up your own disasters.
MiguelItUp
Member
Reptile has been my favorite since MK2, so this makes me super excited about the game. Love the way he looks too. I still wish the game played and felt more like 9 than X/11, but it is what it is.
Some of the art still looks weird to me. Some looks good to me, some looks odd, almost like it doesn't blend well or something.
Some of the art still looks weird to me. Some looks good to me, some looks odd, almost like it doesn't blend well or something.
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Northeastmonk
Gold Member
That’s a cool Reptile. Also, seeing Striker was nice.
Mr Branding
Member
Looked lame before, seems you need to find a different game.For reference here is what Ashrah looked like before uglification and turned into a Stark Trek mutant:
Havik also doesn't look terrifying as he's supposed.
Trailer itself again was more Marvel movie than Mortal Kombat. Boon trying his best to sterilize Mortal Kombat.
Soltype
Member
Being honest it looked lame before and after, but these new games seem to be taking themselves too serious. You have all these goofy looking people with a straight face at least with the older games you had that low brow feel. These last couple games feel like they're trying to church up mortal kombat, it'll never work. The series is intertwined with being trashy, they keep trying to take that away and leave the violence, it doesn't work.Looked lame before, seems you need to find a different game.
Soodanim
Member
What was Ashrah before this? I played 100% of each of those PS2 games and I couldn't tell you the first thing about her, nor Havik for that matter.For reference here is what Ashrah looked like before uglification and turned into a Stark Trek mutant:
Havik also doesn't look terrifying as he's supposed.
Trailer itself again was more Marvel movie than Mortal Kombat. Boon trying his best to sterilize Mortal Kombat.
Havik looks more sterilised to me.
I like that they gave Reptile an actual story rather than the extremely weird story OG timeline had. Starts to devolve from human into reptile and becomes the vessel for Blaze the final final boss or some shit, whatever that was.
I'm not sure how I feel about the true form. It looks better than skinny PS2 era Reptile, but there's something that doesn't do it for me about the new design. I'll take it though.
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Grechy34
Member
MK 11 runs fine on PC?
Seeing “The game is looking less trashy” being spun up as A Bad Thing is quite hilarious
This is certainly not the first MK with a genre leading cinematic story mode. It’s very much a video game, first and foremost.
JerryinSoCal
Member
Sterilize? did you see the violence in this game? lol I don't get you guys who want girls in a fighting game dressed like strippers, after a certain age that crap gets embarrassing, I was embarrassed for Mileena's outfit in MK9. Havik looks disgusting btw, did you actually watch his moves? his animations are disgusting in the best possible way. His torso spins, he breaks his own neck, rips his own limbs off etc.For reference here is what Ashrah looked like before uglification and turned into a Stark Trek mutant:
Havik also doesn't look terrifying as he's supposed.
Trailer itself again was more Marvel movie than Mortal Kombat. Boon trying his best to sterilize Mortal Kombat.
JerryinSoCal
Member
The fact that NRS always puts a great story mode in is what makes MK my favorite fighting game franchise of all time, hell it's one of my favorite video game series of all time.
Vox Machina
Banned
Same. I hate Tag Team fighters. They usually devolve into a mess of unreadable nonsense on the screen. (Looking at you Dragon Ball FighterZ)
MK1 at least looks more readable due to it's art style but can't say I'm a fan of the decision anyways.
Black_Stride
do not tempt fate do not contrain Wonder Woman's thighs do not do not
Jesus....the texture work in this game is on another level.
How the fuck are they getting Unreal to produce such good looking cloth in real time?
I really hope these guys are at GDC or Siggraph next year, they must tell me their secrets!!
And when not in story mode, do you really expect cutscenes everywhere?
One of the reasons the recent MKs have been so accessible is actually because they have sizeable story modes with dare I call it "production values" so even if you arent a competitive player you feel like you got your moneys worth.
How the fuck are they getting Unreal to produce such good looking cloth in real time?
I really hope these guys are at GDC or Siggraph next year, they must tell me their secrets!!
I take it you havent played any of the recent Mortal Kombats' story modes huh?
And when not in story mode, do you really expect cutscenes everywhere?
One of the reasons the recent MKs have been so accessible is actually because they have sizeable story modes with dare I call it "production values" so even if you arent a competitive player you feel like you got your moneys worth.
justonething
Jada's BFF
Is Ashrah dressed like a stripper in the pic I showed? How did you infer sterile to mean violance in my post?
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Black_Stride
do not tempt fate do not contrain Wonder Woman's thighs do not do not
Say what you mean then.
What exactly is your point?
Ashrah a former demon, looks more humanoid but still has demonic features - problem?
Havik looks incredible - problem?
Reptile my G is a goon now - problem?
Whats exactly has been sterilized in this MK?
Dont speak in parables, just give us you point as concisely as you can so we can maybe understand where you are coming from.
fran.fernandez
Member
Damnnnn that look super Star 
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Better than movies
️ Better than movies
DeltaPolarBear
Member
She is the divorced wife of Abraham's god, so there isn't much lore to use really. Nice that she is the side of good but her PR get damaged pretty badly by Deuteronomy 16:21.
Nickolaidas
Member
My boy is back.
It's been nearly two decades, but he's back.
Jesus Christ, what an amazing roster this game's is shaping up to be.
It's been nearly two decades, but he's back.
Jesus Christ, what an amazing roster this game's is shaping up to be.
Black_Stride
do not tempt fate do not contrain Wonder Woman's thighs do not do not
For reference here is what Ashrah looked like before uglification and turned into a Stark Trek mutant:
Id rather have this than that random generic bullshit.
daclynk
Member
and this is Unreal Engine 4, cant wait to see what they do with Injustice 3 in Unreal Engine 5.Jesus....the texture work in this game is on another level.
How the fuck are they getting Unreal to produce such good looking cloth in real time?
I really hope these guys are at GDC or Siggraph next year, they must tell me their secrets!!
I take it you havent played any of the recent Mortal Kombats' story modes huh?
And when not in story mode, do you really expect cutscenes everywhere?
One of the reasons the recent MKs have been so accessible is actually because they have sizeable story modes with dare I call it "production values" so even if you arent a competitive player you feel like you got your moneys worth.
ReBurn
Gold Member
I don't know that low brow or trashy is how I would describe MK. It was always about over the top violence and the urgent threat to life as we know it. That's why the characters are serious. They have never been anything but.
The goofy looking people are a product of the goofy character design choices the MK team has made over the decades. Sonya Blade should probably have never been dressed in full body spandex if she was a special forces agent, but there she was. As queen of outworld Sindel probably shouldn't have been dressed in a leotard that was open down to her navel. As special forces Jax probably should have had a shirt on and real pants. But in those days some video game characters were expected to have more sex appeal than practicality. Now there are fans that expect certain characters to maintain their designs even though they may be kind of ridiculous.
NeoRaider
Member
These are CGI cutscenes.Jesus....the texture work in this game is on another level.
How the fuck are they getting Unreal to produce such good looking cloth in real time?
I really hope these guys are at GDC or Siggraph next year, they must tell me their secrets!!
I take it you havent played any of the recent Mortal Kombats' story modes huh?
And when not in story mode, do you really expect cutscenes everywhere?
One of the reasons the recent MKs have been so accessible is actually because they have sizeable story modes with dare I call it "production values" so even if you arent a competitive player you feel like you got your moneys worth.
Ashrah design is amazing and she got the real glow up! Sareena stole the show imo. She looks absolutely incredible, has both forms... Too bad she is kameo only. But she looks way too detailed to be kameo only, my guess is that she will be part of the KP2.
saintjules
Member
Imagine if we never saw a MK11 last gen and saw this for the first time this gen, I would have said this was current-gen gfx.
Looks really polished. Setting a new standard for 3D fighters. This is the way.
Looks really polished. Setting a new standard for 3D fighters. This is the way.
Black_Stride
do not tempt fate do not contrain Wonder Woman's thighs do not do not
Ive seen the cutscene to gameplay transitions which are real time.
The texture work is just as stellar as in cutscenes, which run at 30fps to free up GPU resources.
Insane Metal
Member
Looks great. That's about it.
MiguelItUp
Member
Really hoping the PC port is even better this time around. 9 was alright, X was awful, 11 was a bit better, hopefully this is even better. Hopefully it has crossplay across all platforms too. MK11 not having it on PC didn't do it any favors at all.