So not only is he a guest character but now they're using him as the face of the new MK. Fuckin yay [/sarcasm]

My fears exactly.

This will only give the impression that it's gonna be MK vs. GOW.

Thank you lol I was expecting the first response to be a flame. But yeah, he's in and theres nothin we can do about it now unfortunately but that doesn't mean they need to advertise him like that. The in-game screenshot between him nd Ermac was fine, but using him on a cover to hype MK? That's just downright bullshit

To me, it still smacks of empty promotional fluff. They're pushing this as much as they can for the sake of sales, but at the end of the day I'd be surprised if Kratos was actually a "serious" character in the game. And even if he is, he won't be any harder to ignore than Spawn was in SCII.

But the 360 port probably won't get this big greek dufus so I'm happy either way.

I agree and im a 360 owner so I don't have to see him either. The only thing that pisses me off about this is when a magazine wants to do an article on MK or wants them on their cover they should use actual MK characters. You know take this chance to get people pumped for MK. With Kratos on the cover it comes across as "hey he's in it so don't pay attention to other MK characters or anything just buy it cuz he's in". That just shows no integrity IMO

It's only because it's the Playstation Magazine they put him on the cover, you won't see him on any other cover from here on out. But still FUCK YOU for even putting him in this "Old school, back to the roots" MK game. Jesus fucking Christ Warner Bros are full of shitbirds.

So lame....

What a bunch of SELLOUTS!!!!

this isnt Soul Caliber so much for going back to the roots

Could you people whine anymore, I don't think they can hear you easily on the moon (though it's impressive/impossible levels of whining to be able to travel through a vacuum).

Seriously, Kratos has only been seen twice in any way, shape, or form for the game:

1. VGA Trailer (and the subsequent extended version)

2. This issue of Playstation's Official Magazine.

So what if he's on the cover? It's PLAYSTATION'S OFFICIAL MAGAZINE, and he's owned by Sony. Plus, like noted above, it's only the second thing to feature him about the game itself.

There is no reason to act like this is destroying the integrity of the game. Either you play as him, have some fun, etc. Or you don't. He's not part of the story mode, so he's not hurting the integrity of the game at all. Act like adults, not like a child who first saw his "sacred" cheese being "soiled" by Broccoli (I hate all broccoli, but the concept as a whole works for the whining).

Another four months of this pointless complaining about minor things not worth whining about on an otherwise fantastic game is going to make this board unbearable (I expect this from some of GameFAQs, or some off forum, but not from the respectable MKO forums...or should I say formally respectable? Because this is just a new low in reason).

Other than that, I don't normally pick up the Magazine, so I guess I'll just have to wait a bit to find out the contents within.

Which is EXACTLY why I was opposed to having him in the game.

To all who are complaining...
STOP COMPLAINING!

There is NOTHING you can do to change this.

You DON'T have to play with him. You DON'T even have to buy the game!

This is nowhere NEAR as bad as MK vs DC, PLUS the game is still rated M!

Stop complaining and just DEAL with it!

That...OR you can pull your head out of your ass, realize people are entitled to different opinions, state yours and leave it at that instead of attacking someone. I don't like Kratos in this game and feel strongly on this point so DEAL with that

They didn't whine when Midway released those shitfests called MKD and MKA,two pieces of broken and crappy games,because they had the favorite characters of the fans,but they whine because Kratos is a guest character on the new game,so,no matter if the game is an unfinished piece of crap,if it has all the Mk characters,they'll pay even loads for it.

Wait this isn't SoulCalibur! Does the MK team know about this!!

The fanboy butthurt continues....

I flipped through it today. The silver area on Ermac's chest seems to not be a an accessory at all, but looks like a part of his clothing.

Nice.

Exactly what I was afraid of.
This game will look at least for some people not like "MK9 with Kratos", but like "Kratos and the MK9". Considering that they try to make MK, not GOW popular again it is a strange move. I hope it would be the last when they puting MK9 + Kratos on the magazine cover.


We calmly stating our opinion. The only people whining around here are the ones who constantly crying "stop complaining!!" That's make you look like bunch of childlish fanboys who couldn't accept other opinions, not people who displeased with Kratos inclusion in MK.


That was either lame trolling or just lame...stupidity.
Missing a point of the argument so much...

Did you get a better look at the 'bald' gentleman in the Church arena?

I did. Far as I can tell he's just some poor sap. Looks like nobody.

That SAP Happens to be LEX LUTHOR! Muhaha. What?

LOL noone has love for Kratos,

The MK team dont learn do they, they tried getting a bigger audience with MKvsDC and that failed, and now this will also fail!

I dont know why they didnt just stick to the MK roaster, it could have been a decent game, i can see the next one adding aload of lame new characters like MKDA and MKD

The Whole MKT roaster with these graphics would have been a win win!!

I guess they will never do a perfect game meh, I was hoping he would just be a DLC and we could download him if we wanted he will ruin the selection screen roaster

To Seanay:

Lol noone except the whole Gametrailers community, gamespot community, IGN community. I've read that people who were on the fence are actually gonna buy this game now because the addition of Kratos so I don't see how this can be a failure...

Ohh and btw 3 million sold for MK v DC isn't what I'd call a "fail."

I like Kratos. Just not in MK.

And what a surprise to see him and Scorpion on the cover of a magazine. That wasn't expected at all... /sarcasm

People are entitled to their own opinions and believe me, there is nothing stopping people to make sure that everyone else will hear them! You can tell them to stop, but it will only enhance the effect, because then the need to speak up becomes enduced.

Most of the elite hardcore fans are to be found on forums like this one and they have strong opinions about everything Mortal Kombat. A forum like this is a perfect arena for them to let out their thoughts, ideas, frustrations etc. And that is exactly what they are doing.

And there is nothing you can do about it.

how could u not like kratos he great for rated m