Mortal Kombat 1 Official Announcement Trailer

[Juxtapose]

My own thoughts and impressions:

The trailer was excellent. Fire God Liu Kang's ending is canon from "Aftermath," which is not surprising.

Characters seen so far are excellent, all staple classics, including my personal favourites, and not a 3D era character in-site.

The concept/setting seems interesting.

The game is mostly current gen only, with a Switch version (an actual port or streaming, I'm not sure). Not sure if it's Unreal Engine 5, but it looks great.

Overall, I'm excited. I'll likely be getting the Xbox Series X version, so no online multiplayer for me, sadly, but even Single Player-wise I'm expecting a good show.

I'm curious about how the new gameplay will work.

 

[John Grizzly]

This looks INSANE.

I hope the in-game models look like this. Mostly though....I just hope it's fun. Less than 4 months away!!!!

 

[Juxtapose]

Q: What platforms will Mortal Kombat 1 be available on?
A: Mortal Kombat 1 will be available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC.

This rules out Unreal 5....

No, the Switch version might be streamed. If it's not, then it's ruled out.

 

[DarksydeDash]

KITANA IS SHOWN IMMEDIATELY!?

GOD DAMN THAT WAS GREAT

Kameo fighters look like assists from the towers too! Are we finally done with variations?:0

 

[Sugarwatermixlegit]

KAMEO FIGHTERS
Choose from a unique roster of Kameo fighting partners to assist you in bat



I think this is very possible.. but it may just mean in the other game modes.... like we had "assists" in MK11 in some of those towers.

On the FAQ it specifically says the DLC includes five "Kameo Fighters", which makes me think assists. But, we'll wait and see

 

[JINNOCIDE]

The website also confirmed Johnny Cage

where?

 

[Jynks]

MK Website almost flat out confirms ASSISTS will be the gimmick this time around holy shit

Q: What are Kameo Fighters and how do they work in Mortal Kombat 1?
A: Kameo Fighters are a unique roster of partner characters to assist during matches, creating expanded gameplay possibilities for players. These characters are chosen separately from the main roster of fighters.


Ok... yeah... assists are in...

 

[Juxtapose]

As someone who's only played MK and KI, how do assists generally work?

 

[Jynks]

Q: Which characters will be available in Mortal Kombat 1?
A: Mortal Kombat 1 will feature reimagined fighters like they’ve never been seen before, including Liu Kang, Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Raiden, Kung Lao, Kitana, Mileena, Shang Tsung, Johnny Cage, and many others.

 

[Whippoorwill]

I can only assume these kameo people are going to be less relevant 3d era characters? Imagine locking a fan favourite or staple to that. It's going to be a slippery road....

 

[spidey300]

default scorpion a little too plain for me but at least it has skins i guess

 

[John Grizzly]

Q: What platforms will Mortal Kombat 1 be available on?
A: Mortal Kombat 1 will be available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC.

This rules out Unreal 5....

How in the FUCK is this going to be on Switch??

 

[Agilaz]

With NRS' balancing history I foresee a lot of dumb shit being possible with assists.

That said, Shang hype

 

[Deleted member 59910]

where?

 

[JINNOCIDE]

The Kombat Pack will feature a Johnny Cage character skin with the likeness of famed actor and martial artist, Jean-Claude Van Damme (available at launch), early access to six new playable characters (available post-launch), and five new Kameo Fighters (available post-launch).

Unlockable characters konfirmed?
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EDIT:
I'm dumb is this clearly about the Kombat Pack

 

[xXRagingFlameXx]

Things confirmed in the FAQ

-current gen only (There's a Switch version but it seems it's a port done by another studio so idk if that changes anything.)
-players who purchase the premium or kollector's editions will get Early Access beginning September 14th
-The Premium Edition comes with Kombat Pack, early access, & 1,250 Dragon Krystals
-The Kombat Pack contains Johnny Cage skin with Jean-Claude Van Damme's likeness, early access to 6 new playable characters & 5 new kameo fighters

 

[Jynks]

As someone who's only played MK and KI, how do assists generally work?

Kind of like Tag Team.. but you can never directly control them. Different assists combo with different moves of your actual fighter, sometimes with different assists for different fighters. In Capcom vs Marvel 2 there are assists, but in that game you can also swap to them.. so I expect it is be basically like that or dragon ball, but you never fully control the other assist characters.

To put it in MK terms... the assist will give each character 3 extra special moves that can swap in and out at will by swapping the 3 assist characters. So in a way it is like a new version of the variation system.

 

[Gooberking]

Taking a wait and see, but Kameo Fighter will require some mega hard selling for me to get invested

 

[Felipe_Gewehr]

Someone please explain how the assists work? Is it like mk9 tag team and mk11 assists?

Also, love the costumes for mileena and kitana. Hype trailer!

 

[Sugarwatermixlegit]

Remember when Ed said Drahmin would "return as a main fighter? unlikely"

It makes so much sense now

 

[Jynks]

To pre-order on Ps5.. do you need to buy from the online store? Or can you get a disc?

 

[Juggs]

Might actually have to play and get interested in the story mode this time. This looks amazing. Can’t wait to see some gameplay!

 

[NoCharge]

Time to get rid of my ps4 and get a ps5.

 

[xXRagingFlameXx]

Someone please explain how the assists work? Is it like mk9 tag team and mk11 assists?

Also, love the costumes for mileena and kitana. Hype trailer!

It seems more in line with MK11 assists. But I imagine with it being a core mechanic now, then it could be revamped / enhanced. I don't think it's tag team though.

 

[Hellbringer]

Looking forward!