BIG_SYKE19 Wrote:
a lot of people feel this way.


first off you don't fix what isn't broken. mk gameplay was at its peak of umk3.

septillion Wrote:
I'm a little bummed by people dismissing the new characters out of hand because they don't "feel" like MK characters. The sentiment here seems to be that, absent Sub-Zero and Scorpion, we wouldn't be able to tell that this was a Mortal Kombat game.

Not sure that's entirely fair. I think it's easy to feel this way coming off the heels of MK9, where the whole point was recreating an appeal and aesthetic from well over a decade before. That experience really, really worked and it was super fun, and the nostalgia was pretty great for everyone, I think. But there are a whole lot of us ready to let that experience go and move on to something new. If we don't, we're just asking NRS to keep remaking Mortal Kombat Trilogy until the end of time.

It still has to be an MK game, and thus it has to carry some core of that old aesthetic. But every one of the old games brought in wacky new character elements that don't really fit in anywhere, either.

I wonder how everyone felt in 1994 when they learned that Boon and company were introducing cyborgs to the series or undead drag queens with prehensile weave? (Said lovingly, btw. Sindel's my girl.)

septillion Wrote:
The sentiment here seems to be that, absent Sub-Zero and Scorpion, we wouldn't be able to tell that this was a Mortal Kombat game.

Not sure that's entirely fair. I think it's easy to feel this way coming off the heels of MK9, where the whole point was recreating an appeal and aesthetic from well over a decade before.

Rockchalk5477 Wrote:
Block button confirmed!

Since some people have asked. Background use is mainly for propelling characters. Projectiles can be blocked with the block BUTTON. :)

— Ed Boon (@noobde) June 10, 2014

LucaTurilli Wrote:


Stopped there. If you think UMK3 is a more technically sound fighter than MK9 then you're delusional. UMK3 could be played competitively and was, due to it being the best option for MK fans at the time... but the game is completely imbalanced and simplistic. 75% of that game is run jab pressure. One of the most shallow fighters played competitively.

If you want to play that game, play it. For the rest of us, we'll thank you to let our franchise evolve.

fraysol Wrote:
So thinking about the "queen bee" character and got me thinking of the vorpax character from the mk conquest tv show and how they were a bunch of warrior females and such in which they had hives, etc.

Skaven13 Wrote:
....what the heck did I just see? I am utterly amazed. That was such a deviation in look and style, and I LOVE what I see so far! I think Professor Ahnka described it best, at least for me: this feels like Deadly Alliance when it was revealed: so different, so fresh, and so serious compared to the past entries. I am loving how the look of the characters and costume models are more serious and realistic now...THESE costumes are what Kombatants should look like. And the backgrounds, love them so far. Mysterious, intriguing, and not over-the-top like the last entry. I didn't really care for MK2011 because to me, well, aesthetically it looked kind of ugly to me. This is just beautiful so far.

I think I am really digging the female character.

One thing is certain: they are definitely NOT from Earthrealm. Are we seeing the return of the other realms here? I could easily place her as coming from Chaosrealm. Both her and the big dude, actually.

Rockchalk5477 Wrote:
Block button confirmed!

Since some people have asked. Background use is mainly for propelling characters. Projectiles can be blocked with the block BUTTON. :)

— Ed Boon (@noobde) June 10, 2014

Rockchalk5477 Wrote:
Block button confirmed!

Since some people have asked. Background use is mainly for propelling characters. Projectiles can be blocked with the block BUTTON. :)

— Ed Boon (@noobde) June 10, 2014

[Killswitch] Wrote:


Thank GOD

LucaTurilli Wrote:
I'll say it one last time.

The new characters fit perfectly in MK. If you think otherwise, you're jaded by years of technical, financial and time restrictions.
These characters are no less believable than Baraka.
The only reason we didn't have characters like this before is because the team couldn't pull it off. MK is a world of crazy fantastical monsters... it's just that now they finally have the resources to create some deep designs that support creative gameplay and show a shit ton of personality.

If that's not your bag, then there's the door.

Hooky-Fooky Wrote:


Ah yes, kick out everyone that doesn't share the same opinion as you!

LucaTurilli Wrote:
I'll say it one last time.

The new characters fit perfectly in MK. If you think otherwise, you're jaded by years of technical, financial and time restrictions.
These characters are no less believable than Baraka.
The only reason we didn't have characters like this before is because the team couldn't pull it off. MK is a world of crazy fantastical monsters... it's just that now they finally have the resources to create some deep designs that support creative gameplay and show a shit ton of personality.

If that's not your bag, then there's the door.