Roster 30/100

Gameplay 90/100

Graphics 90/100

95/100 -5 points for Jade not being in the roster But my first fav character Kitana is in the game so I'm satisfied

I give the roster like a 33 or something. There are characters I like, but it's prettty lackluster for the most part. I'm not mind blown by it or anything. I'm mostly rating down, because of the oversaturation of SF characters, the generation gang, and the humans. No variety and I'm not including the DLC.

MKX's day one roster is looking to be fairly lame.

50 percent,

Too much focus on the least appealing part of mortal kombat...the special forces. Too many descendants who have nothing going for them other then being so and so's relative. Plus a lack of MK5+ characters and bad guys in general.

On the flip side some of the new characters like Kotal Khan look great.

70/100

-5 points for the unbalanced factions (Adding one or two more Mileena supporters would void that.)

-5 for the omission of underdeveloped 3D characters. (Adding one or two more would change that as well.)

-5 for the lack of intense rivalries such as Scorpion/Sub-Zero or Sonya/Kano for the new characters. (Kotal/Milleena is a good one, but no one else seems like they hate another kombatant enough to perform a fatality to them.)


+5 for making every character, even the returnees, fresh and interesting gameplay wise. (Never been a Kano fan, but I can't wait to play as him in MKX. That means something.)

+5 for all the interesting newbies overall. (For the first time in a long time, I can see everyone who debuts in this game making it into the next one.)

+1 for Jason DLC (A personal favorite of mine. Seeing him go toe to toe with my favorite MK characters is a dream come true.)

+1 for Tayna DLC (She helps balance my underdeveloped 3D characters issue, and has the opportunity to turn me into a Tayna fan.)

+ for Tremor DLC (He's basically a new character to me, and his backstory with the Black Dragon and Jax helps with my rivalries issue.)

+1 for Predator DLC (I can't even begin to imagine what his moves will be. He has the potential to be the funest character to play in the whole game.)

I would give the roster a 99. My issues with it are either being fixed by the DLC or are over shadowed by the spectacular work done on everyone. And honestly, I would give it a perfect 100 if someone like Reiko is in, or if something happens like D'Vorah joining Milleena and turning on Kotal to kill Reptile because the Saurians were predators of her people and they killed thousands of her family.

Props for the great read!!



...with the exception of implying it could be Sonya's last appearance...9/10...

Yup, I don't care about any of the Special Forces characters. It's a shame they are taking up so much space.

30/100


Insultingly consevative roster.

Surely NRS know this roster would blow goats? And therefor have some suprises no?

I'd give it an 80. Looks like some excellent new additions. Finally a member on the Shirai Ryu clan! A little too heavy on special forces though. Never been a fan of guest characters. Tremor is a good addition .

So far ...65 if I can see Sindel,Fujin,Rain,Li mei,Noob,Frost,Reiko and Havik I will increase my point !

blow goats? lol

150

I will give 50/100 lack of cyber ninjas. To many relatives,I call this family kombat.

85

Too many Cages
Kung Jin Looks stupid as fuck

Replace a cage with Fujin
Replace Kung Jin with another 3D era character (Bo Rai Cho, Havik, Hotaru)
Jacqui with a Cyborg

Lasty I'm all for Tanya, but if she was going to look that cheesy and stupid I'd rather them had left her out.

But thats it 85, very good roster, and I cant wait
ACTUALLY I change that! Swap LUI KANG for a cyborg NOT jaqui. Lui Kang has died twice now, GTFO

Lol, I like you man.

Well, Since I haven't played with the new kharacters, I can't rate it properly.

But in the interest of this thread and answering, 85/100.

Eh I'll give it a 65/100.

My biggest issue is the variety of the roster. It also drives me crazy that none of the "bad" characters have any offspring.

The roster has definitely grown on me since all the leaks were unleashed, but like many others have said, NRS played it WAY TOO safe this time.

Not to mention the lack of a cyber-ninja presence is pretty disheartening.

My personal opinion of course....

65/100

- for Johhny, Sonya, Jax, Kung Lao, Liu Kang. They should be in story mode...but NOT playable. While this is probably the best Cage has ever looked, they should have been saved for DLC if demand warranted.

- for the unbalancing of teams.

- for the new kids on the Kombat Block not standing out like they should with so far, very bland and uninspired looks.

- for the lack of diversity when it comes to "newer age" characters such as Ashrah, Havik, Fujin, Reiko, Kai & Frost. Even those I would have loved to see explored more such as Sareena, Kintaro, Sindel, Sheeva and my boy Rain. Hopefully however, there will be some good news for us when it comes to DLC in the not to distant future.

-/+ for guest characters. They are both cool to have and not to have. If it takes away from the purity of having another MK character, -. If it doesn't, +. Because then it's up to the player whether they want to download them or not. I am considering Jason if I do not get the KP.

+ for Tanya, Tremor, Goro, Ferra/Torr, D'vorah, Shinnok as highlights and some other personal favorites being in.

By the time all the DLC is done and complete, hopefully my rating will rise significantly.

75.

99% because of the white lotus clan. Except raiden. But mistakes will be made at some point anyway.

95/100

Magnificient roster, adding the PREDATOR is just a dream come true, but in healthy criticism I have to say that the roster in general needes a little more "unnatural" characters, robots, monsters etc, it feels a little too human imo
And although all my mains are IN, I miss Reiko (who was my main in MK4) BUT, I strongly, strongly think he is in the game, it would ́nt make sense otherwise

Positives:
+ finally a cowboy but without the indian (though Kotal Kahn could count)
+ nailing Mileena's dark look and getting rid of that weird Tarkatan mouth
+ finally honouring Kitana's royal side
+ Sub-Zero and Scorpion finally look great, not simple ninjas and not overdone like in MK9 and Deception
+ bringing back Lui Kang and possibly making him a fire god / neutral
+ making Jax not that military man, but the brutal big dude who looks cool
+ finally nailing the crossbow with a character and giving him a dragon stick!
+ finally nailing Ermac's non-human and non-ninja look
+ giving Raiden his powers back
+ finally bringing in another animal inspired character
+ finally bringing in a proper big brute and having a a little dwarf makes it even better
+ giving Kano his movie look and upgrade him

NRS biggest roster moves:
+++++ GORO, his look and just bringing him back was the biggest surprise and very welcomed. 3 variations and for the first time in a main game playable without the hassle, cannot wait.
+++++ finally bringing back SHINNOK and making him look scary as hell!
+++++ PREDATOR!!!
++++ finally an aztec inspired character and a new Kahn, no Shao!
++++ finally nailing Reptile's look and bringing him back
++++ taking a chance on Tremor who has a lot of potential

Negatives:
- bringing back Sonya & Johnny as well as giving them a daughter who is lame.
- bringing back Kung Lao instead of just giving his cutting hat to another character, there's nothing special besides that hat.
- bringing back Kenshi, who is just a blind old guy with a sword and there's already telekinetic based characters.
- not introducing a new young street fighter / martial arts champion
- Takeda: his name, look and his star wars weapons.
- giving Fujin's moves to others, while he is one of the few post MK trilogy characters with serious potential.
- no new netherrealm / outworld evil character (Erron Black is neutral).
- not having a martial arts master.

NRS biggest mistakes:
----- not bringing back Baraka and Havik who are making an appearance, have tremendous story value, potential and probably fit the new darker tone of this game over 90% of the roster.
---- with the more serious tone, having at least 3 characters who are all about jokes and sarcasm (Cassie, Johnny & Takeda). Then you might as well bring Bo Rai Cho back.
---- Tanya and Jason over other more deserving and fitting characters.

I give it a 90/100 or 9/10 since I still see potential with some characters I dislike because every single one has at least one variation that is great. Also they have just made some total awesome moves with Goro, Shinnok, Kotal Kahn, Reptile, Tremor and even Lui Kang I hope. Basically for me it would be perfect if you add Baraka and Havik, maybe Fujin. Take out Johnny / Sonya & Kung Lao / Kenshi if that's what it would take. For the rest, this roster is just awesome!

75/100

Massive lack of 3D era characters (aside from the obvious and now already annoying Quan Chi) is the biggest minus. This game needs Fujin, Reiko and Havik! I expected Reiko and especially Fujin given how the last game ended, so this is a massive disappointment.

Way too many Special Forces characters and SF has always been the least interesting part of MK to me. They give MK a sort of a 'shooter' game vibe and I don't like that. I want more magic, less guns and bullets.

With Cassie in, I would have left Johnny and Sonya as NPCs or skins/variations for Cassie.

With Jacqui in, I don't need Jax. Not that I ever need him anyway... Also, I was never a fan of Kano and his reveal was the first disappointment for me.

But then came the exciting times... From all the dead characters, I'm extremely happy they brought my 3 favorites back: Kitana, Sub-Zero and Kung Lao. Then came Ermac, he's always welcome in my book!

Would have liked at least Sektor or Cyrax as playable.

Kotal, D'Vorah and Erron are awesome new additions and Shinnok is overall the most pleasant roster inclusion.

Yeah, 75/100...



EDIT: Well actually, since we're getting 2 guest characters and I don't like guest characters big time, and Tremor... I'm lowering the score to 70/100.