Props are UNQUESTIONABLY in order.

Proof enough that props are in order, are that the haters in the Kitana thread are no where to be found now.

Spinky said:

She isn't playable, and she looks completely fine. Just a bit older.

Seriously, if these ladies were busted I'd tell you about it. Nobody will ever forget Kitana Jackson from MK9.

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Nah, in X everyone just looks like they are made of clay or something, off a bit, but I don't find them to be distractingly ugly to the point I don't want to ever play as them like Mk9 Liu Kang Potato Face :

K7L33THA said:

Hype level through the roof. Praise be to Boon!

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Boon is a mere puppet.

Praise be to those glorious and almighty eyebrows!

Shaazzyam said:

Nah, in X everyone just looks like they are made of clay or something, off a bit, but I don't find them to be distractingly ugly to the point I don't want to ever play as them like Mk9 Liu Kang Potato Face :

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His pecs are infinitely worse

NRS' sound design team is great too, they never get enough credit.

Even a lot of the voice acting is better this time around. Damn near everything you hear is just good.

Spinky said:

This. I swear to God, if I hear one more "manface" comment I will have a huge quarrel with you.

Look at them. I hope they make out.

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The age of "Man Face" has ended, we now enter the age of "Giraffe Neck"!

Zatoichi said:

The age of "Man Face" has ended, we now enter the age of "Giraffe Neck"!

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It's just the way it goes. You fix one thing and you break another. =P

CoRzz The God said:

Your bluff is called.

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Shaazz would've been 9-10 years old at the peak of the PS2 era in 2005-2006, how about we stop pretending that he knows what the fuck he's talking about altogether.

Spinky said:

NRS' sound design team is great too, they never get enough credit.

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To be fair, is probably doesn't help that their work is barely audible unless you're using earphones.

The faces are ALL great and I fucking love the height differences, it adds to the immersion, imo. Also good to see that the females aren't strippers and the males Arnold Schwarzeneggers anymore. That was kinda crazy in MK9. lol
And yeah, Kotal is already one of the most badass characters in all of MK for me, NRS are doing a fantastic job with him, and the others as well.

STRYKIE said:

Shaazz would've been 9-10 years old at the peak of the PS2 era in 2005-2006, how about we stop pretending that he knows what the fuck he's talking about altogether.

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Deal!

The game looks beautiful and I'm proud to be playing it for the next 3 years or more of my life.






That being said, they just need a little extra The Last of Us push in the face department.

RM Cossner said:

The game looks beautiful and I'm proud to be playing it for the next 3 years or more of my life.






That being said, they just need a little extra The Last of Us push in the face department.

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The Last of Us is the pinnacle of faces.
If MKX made faces like that, I wouldn't ever hit people in the face because they'd be too pretty.

Kitana Prime said:

The character design of Mortal Kombat X is fantastic.

Bask in the hype of today's story trailer. I've never seen a game where I've wanted to main 10+ characters (not that it could ever happen.) Have you ever seen any new blood characters get more love then the next gen of MK fighters? D'Vorah, Kotal f'n Kahn, F/T, Cassie, Jacqui, Takeda, Kung Jin and the seemingly inevitable Erron Black, what more could you ask for in a set of new characters, even only with what we've seen so far? The days of rampant 'man face' seem to be behind us, women and men both are more properly sculpted/proportioned, and height differential, although a small touch gives the 'realism' more merit.

Thanks NRS designers and everyone involved. At this point, even with plenty reveals left to confirm, you have crafted the best roster in MK history FREE! (imo) and possibly the best 'new cast' in all FGs (although that's super up for debate).

April 14th.

p.s.
#RIPJADE, so sorry you had to miss this one!

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tbh, im not 100% sold.

some animations look really weird (scorpion for example, i cannot tell what of him doesnt look weird, but ill name his overhead kick where his foottip points downwards in a 90 degree angle) , like pre-mk9 era. they nailed it with injustice, i dunno what happened now. imo its really a step back.

also a character like jacqui is visually absolutely underwhelming (just like Reptile imo), takeda and jin dont stand out either imo. its not such a big deal to me, if they have a really unique playstyle the looks will grow on you, but for now they and cassie all wear the same grey dress with slight differences (yes i know jin wears brown... congrats). but also maybe thats just their story alt. i just see what an amazing job they did on Ferra/torr, dvorah and kotal kahn, i wonder why none of the new three can keep up.

anyway, still hyped for the game, cant wait to play

kabelfritz said:

tbh, im not 100% sold.

some animations look really weird (scorpion for example, i cannot tell what of him doesnt look weird, but ill name his overhead kick where his foottip points downwards in a 90 degree angle) , like pre-mk9 era. they nailed it with injustice, i dunno what happened now. imo its really a step back.

also a character like jacqui is visually absolutely underwhelming (just like Reptile imo), takeda and jin dont stand out either imo. its not such a big deal to me, if they have a really unique playstyle the looks will grow on you, but for now they and cassie all wear the same grey dress with slight differences... but also maybe thats just their story alt (yes i know jin wears brown... congrats). i just see what an amazing job they did on the Ferra/torr, dvorah and kotal kahn, i wonder why none of the new three can keep up.

anyway, still hyped for the game, cant wait to play

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They all look incredibly unique to the MK series. Kung Jin looks like an archer during Ming Dynasty, stop hating on the homie! And, honestly, Shinnok didn't look amazing, they're probably still going through the mastering process.

CoRzz The God said:

They all look incredibly unique to the MK series. Kung Jin looks like an archer during Ming Dynasty, stop hating on the homie! And, honestly, Shinnok didn't look amazing, they're probably still going through the mastering process.

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if hes in at all... i mean, in the only scene they showed it looked like he died

1. There are tons of npcs on screen in almost every Erron shot.. I don't know why he would be so featured and up front if he wasn't playable...
2. Texture work would clear up a lot of the visual issues and is also one of the last things done in games...
3. MK characters are not unique but different color gi's or crazy hair being your entire character is OK. Maybe 20 different bikinis would help Kano out..
Whatevz gen outrage continue..

The only thing that really bothered me is the eyes. Both Scorpion and Raiden look like they have colored plastic eyes, because their eyes have no texture, but also no kind of subsurface scattering or glow.. So it's just a hard specular material like candy or plastic.

The only reason it stands out is because of the sharp attention to detail on the rest of their outfits. The clothing, shoes etc. all look great.

In general, there's nothing wrong with constructive criticism. It actually helps you do better next time. As long as it's not "LOL NRS SUX" and you're actually pointing out things that can be improved in a logical way, it's perfectly fine.

It's no stretch to say that facial detail isn't their modelers' forte, but as long as people are pointing that out, I'm sure they'll be aware of it and continue to address it as they move forward.

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if hes in at all... i mean, in the only scene they showed it looked like he died

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We don't know how far in the story this happens.

The Hype levels went through the roof a long time ago, last time I checked them they had went up out the sky, through the atmosphere, into space and were heading towards the Sun

Spinky said:

This. I swear to God, if I hear one more "manface" comment I will have a huge quarrel with you.

Look at them. I hope they make out.

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Cassie has come so far!

*tear*

CoRzz The God said:

We don't know how far in the story this happens.

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if he had his head ripped off, body burnt, liver squashed, id say he might be in. but being sucked into a kamidogou is serious. my speculation is he actually dies in the story, but will be DLC.

Rude said:

The faces are fine. You people simply aren't happy unless you find something to complain about.

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While I am in agreement at this point about the faces...

you should never just accept things if you think you see a flaw:

Person 1: "Maaan, this model T is so badass"

Person 2: "Idk man, whenever I drive this thing, I'm cold as fuck... could use some heat"

Person 3: " RAAAGE OMG, WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT IT'S FINE THE WAY IT IS!!"

Everything is spot on MKX, not only the art direction but the music too, congrat NRS, i'm proud of telling that i'm a fan, now i need to hear the Kove Round 2 music before the official release for everyday purposes, so PLS let us hear some MKX music, for real, you guys are being too neatpicky about it.

You guys want to get really depressed?

Only one of these characters will make it.

Rain, Erron Black, Shinnok .

They are all so cool.

I want Rain.

kabelfritz said:

tbh, im not 100% sold.

some animations look really weird (scorpion for example, i cannot tell what of him doesnt look weird, but ill name his overhead kick where his foottip points downwards in a 90 degree angle) , like pre-mk9 era. they nailed it with injustice, i dunno what happened now. imo its really a step back.

also a character like jacqui is visually absolutely underwhelming (just like Reptile imo), takeda and jin dont stand out either imo. its not such a big deal to me, if they have a really unique playstyle the looks will grow on you, but for now they and cassie all wear the same grey dress with slight differences (yes i know jin wears brown... congrats). but also maybe thats just their story alt. i just see what an amazing job they did on Ferra/torr, dvorah and kotal kahn, i wonder why none of the new three can keep up.

anyway, still hyped for the game, cant wait to play

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I can see where you're coming from. I just disagree.

I think NRS (like any game company should) is getting better with each entry animation wise MKX > Injustice > MK9. Through all the gameplay I see nothing but straight fluidity. Ive seen 1 recent sense of crazy hitboxes though (as of now anyway), Scorpions overhead elbow hit Kitana who was jumping behind him in Brutality stream. But the overall movement looks great, like 95%+ of everything we've seen. I disagree on their costumes looking similar. Kung Jin looks nothing like the rest, Takeda is essentially Raiden in Metal Geat Rising and Jacqui looks similar to Cassie, yes, but with her actual armor and flamethrowers/cannons/rocket launchers (Daddy Jax, anyone?) she has major clear differences. I don't think 'grey' as the only decent similarity is enough when it comes to the detail of this game.

Besides, they need to look somewhat like a unit, theyre a Special Forces team.

As far as them not being as amazing as F/T, Kotal and D'Vorah, well I think it's because we've only just seen them for the first time (adult Takeda anyway). I believe with the same amount of backstory told and seeing them in gameplay action, the Young Justice of MKX's charaters will be brought up to the levels of the originally announced new blood. I'm sure the next stream will go through them.