Baraka407 Wrote:
I get the idea behind new characters having a certain theme, but why do we need more elemental warriors? Poison? Sand? Magnetism? Elasticity? Sure, some of their moves could be based on these and can tie in with their character, but taken at face value, simpy having a "poison warrior" or whatever makes these sound like Mega Man villains.
Tying a character that much to a certain theme, in my opinion, makes them feel too one dimensional. Cage is an actor, he's arrogant, makes jokes, etc. But while you might argue that his low blow is reflective of his more humorous side, his shadow kick, shadow uppercut, etc don't combine to make him "the famous warrior" or "the shadow warrior" or whatever. So why do characters have to be tied to a particular element or trait?
Yes, Sub Zero is centered around ice and Scorpion is centered around fire. But do we need to have 10 more characters that center around this idea?
As for the idea of bringing in new characters, I'm also wondering why so many people default to bringing in background characters from previous games, comics, movies, etc.
I swear, half of the comments about characters for the next game are either "bring in Kia, Jataaka and Tremor." or "give (obscure character) a shot."
Wouldn't you rather see NRS, given what they did so well with the last MK game, get the chance to create some completely brand new characters, rather than giving us more and more fan service with each game? We already got Reptile, Shang Tsung, Ermac, Noob, Jade, Smoke, Rain, Sareena, Blaze, Skarlet and I'm sure that there others I'm forgetting.
Personally, I'd rather see what new ideas they could bring to the table, rather than trying to build a character around Shao Khan's slave girl or the woman in purple or whatever.
Not trying to hurl insults at anyone by any means. We're all just stating our opinion here and you're all more than entitled to want what you want. I just hope the for the next game, we see the best characters from all games and the characters that fit the story the best.
In other words, if NRS thinks they can make Jarek better and he fits the tale they're trying to tell, then by all means. But don't just throw him in because this game is supposed to be "MK4." It's not.
With the altered timeline, it can be anything. NRS has opened themselves a window, giving themselves an opportunity to make the sequel they want to make. So I sincerely hope it's not just more MK1-MK3 nostalgia or MK4 with some MKDA and MKD characters thrown in.
That's my 2 cents.
Agreed, let's leave it there.
We don't need 15 to 20 odd new characters like some people are suggesting. I think some of these ideas sound more like a new comic book than pre-existing MK. I mean aliens? How in the world would aliens even remotely fit in with Mortal Kombat? I'm not trying to hurt anyone's feelings it just seems that a lot of these ideas aren't really Mortal Kombat but something else entirely.
Also enough of the Elder Gods being playable too. That's what they make lesser gods like Raiden and Fujin for. They aren't supposed to be fighters. So, no we don't need Delia or any of these minor characters playable. When they add people like Delia or mention elder gods it's supposed to be for story, not so that someone can start crying for them to be playable.
Like the Poison thing. We have a perfectly good character in Mavado who is a bad guy with a moveset that would need to be completely revamped. If we need to use poison then partner that with his grapples. Like give him a poison bomb or Poison mist. That would work great for Mavado. We don't need to create a whole other character for that when we have a good amount of characters with no direction now.
