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[itllgrobak]

..where do we even go from here

The Aristocrats.

tada.

never going to see Australia release

Not sexual violence nor is it promoting Drug use, so it should be fine under R18, but with our bonkers ratings board, there are no guarantees.

 

[BabyFaceKillah]

I guess the next stop would be to inject some reality into the fatalities. People don't seem to be responding to MK's version of realistic violence. When you pull off a fatality, the screen should cut to that image of the Japanese hostages getting their heads cut off or maybe, if there is footage, the robbery and rape of that Nun in India.

I really enjoyed the last MK game.

I wonder if the cost to value ratio of these fatalities is worth it. Sure these fatalities are fun the first few times they happen, but they always get to be really rote and boring after 10 or so hours of play.

Has MK ever had an option to turn of fatalites? I guess you probably wouldn't include that kind of option after spending so much money developing the fatalities.

I'm not against violence in video games, but I really do think we need to take a critical look at the whole situation.

or maybe because they are optional and you dont have to do them?? especially now that they added brutalities.

 

[Teknoman]

I haven't been paying attention to the Brutalities stuff but that sounds exactly like what I wanted. With MK9 I think the XRay moves ended up being much bigger crowd pleasers than the fatalties and this sounds like an extension of that.

Yeah, I really like the X-Ray moves much more than the fatalities in 9. The brutalities...I was lukewarm on, but in this fighting scene today, I think thats the better way to go.

 

[@MUWANdo]

Not sexual violence nor is it promoting Drug use, so it should be fine under R18, but with our bonkers ratings board, there are no guarantees.

I could definitely see this one coming under scrutiny::
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMApD8AGISY

 

[SargerusBR]

 

[Galactic Barret]

They're on the right track with MK again, folks!

 

[Gogo_ZvC]

Holy shit that was amazingly brutal!

 

[Toxi]

It's not "Oh god that's horrible!" and it's not that great either.

It just seems like being gory for the sake of being brutal and isn't very creative.

HE MAGIC'D THE POOR GUY'S GUTS OUT HIS MOUTH

 

[K.Sabot]

That's pretty good, hooray for being an ermac main.

 

[N.Domixis]

hmmm delicious

 

[RoyaleDuke]

Wow, holy fucking shit he literally just ripped his insides out through his mouth after wringing him like a fucking towel.

This is kinda excessive, but I've seen worse in movies. A lot worse.

 

[Bardiche]

I didn't feel like this fatality was any more brutal than the usual fatalities that we see. Maybe I'm desensitized but it seems tame imo.

 

[D1renegade]

That was amazing

 

[Zing]

If the characters are able to make their opponents fly around, what is the point of the punches and kicks?

 

[SSReborn]

Woah now that one... Man that one is actually.. disgusting.

 

[LookAtMeGo]

If the characters are able to make their opponents fly around, what is the point of the punches and kicks?

Video games

 

[SarcasticD]

I absolutely love it. Sold.

 

[Toxi]

If the characters are able to make their opponents fly around, what is the point of the punches and kicks?

Grabbing and holding the opponent in the air is one of Ermac's special moves.

Maybe I'm desensitized but it seems tame imo.

HE MAGIC'D THE POOR GUY'S GUTS OUT HIS MOUTH

 

[Dark Ninja]

That seems pretty tame for me maybe I haven't played it in a long time i expect worse fatalities. For some reason the 2D fatalities seem more violent

 

[LookAtMeGo]

That seems pretty tame for me maybe I haven't played it in a long time i expect worse fatalities. For some reason the 2D fatalities seem more violent

The 3D ones need more rib cages and femurs.

 

[Toxi]

The 3D ones need more rib cages and femurs.

So Ermac needs to pull the skeleton out next.

 

[Artanisix]

That was BEAUTIFUL

 

[Karak]

They showed it to me at GDC and trust me there are even more insane ones.

 

[Skunkers]

I'm stoked because, as I mentioned in another thread, I feel like MKX is on track to have the best fatalities on the whole of any MK game. We haven't seen a bad one yet.

The only bad thing is that this time I'm slightly concerned they are gonna overstep on the violence and the ESRB will drop an AO and they'll be forced to change things (like what happened with The Punisher and Manhunt 2, or even to this team with MK vs DC Universe to get the Teen rating they wanted). I really hope not, because what we've got so far looks freaking amazing.

 

[LookAtMeGo]

So Ermac needs to pull the skeleton out next.

That would be awesome. We need one like Shivas skin rip or Sindels screaming the skin off. Reptiles new acid spit face melt is nice.

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

I mean he was already dead anyway. It's not like he was gonna need those organs.

 

[Gustaf-4]

Damn looking crazy, super hyped for MKX!
Too bad this game is going to get so much shit from the media.

 

[Mahonay]

I miss the early MK years where the fatalities felt really disturbing. NetherRealm swinging for the fences on this one. Reminding us all why they are the reason video games ratings were invented. I love it.

Also my girlfriend loves MK and used to play it back In the day, so it'll be fun playing this one with her and seeing her reactions.

 

[LookAtMeGo]

I mean he was already dead anyway. It's not like he was gonna need those organs.

I bet that was shinobi's exact reaction.

 

[tkscz]

People saying Mortal Kombat is going too far makes me feel like a kid again.

People saying Mortal Kombat has gone too far need to play UMK 3/ Trilogy to see how far they can go. The fatalities of that era were more outlandish.

 

[blitzwolf215]

Now that's a fatality.

 

[strideramc]

It seems like with the Brutalities covering the normal decapitations/limb amputations and the X-Ray movies covering a lot as well, the team was really able to get creative with the fatalities in MKX.

Looking forward to seeing whats next.

 

[tiggerkiddo]

Don't care for MK but the fatality is so over the top that it's hard to really be grossed out by it.

 

[kamakazi5]

This makes me wish we could get an unrated "Too hot for theatres" version that took it even farther. Looks awesome.

 

[Interficium]

 

[Mr. Enigma]

Oh, that silly Error Macro!

 

[Sai-kun]

jesus fucking christ

that's disgusting

 

[Vilam]

Hah, awesome. Shame I'm not into fighting games, this is the kind of stuff I want from videogames.

 

[Radec]

I wonder how could they top this on MK11..

Maybe Babality + This Fatality.

 

[Riposte]

Doesn't even come close to the infamous Noob Saibot one.

 

[Chanser]

Nice fatality.

 

[lupinko]

Anyway MK sure has come a long way.

http://youtu.be/jsvfP5BQxaw

 

[painey]

wow, Im so desensitized that not only wasn't I impressed I didn't even think it was shocking. What has the internet done to me..

 

[Mahonay]

Anyway MK sure has come a long way.

http://youtu.be/jsvfP5BQxaw

Fuck man. MK4 made me stop playing Mortal Kombat pretty much until MK9 came out.

 

[Kwansu Dudes]

That was pretty comical like those 80s zombie films. Didn't think it was gross at all.

 

[FourMyle]

disgusting

 

[subrock]

disgusting. Don't you dare show a titty, but pulling entrails out the mouth is chill.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

..where do we even go from here

High school?

 

[Water]

Many of these wouldn't work at all if they didn't put in that one last detail which makes it completely absurd. Here's Cassie Cage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GT7rvQO2C78

 

[ZealousD]

Good thing there wasn't a penis involved.

Wouldn't want to disturb our society's moral fabric or anything like that.