MK1 Story Spoilers Discussion

[JGillette]

they havent delved into sareena and bi-han’s situationship this time around i guess

 

[BumbleBee]

I will only skim through this thread to stay mostly in the dark, but... it's Deadly Alliance in the end, isn't it ? Also, it appears that Razor saw through it all - the Infinite Crisis or what have you is coming, because we haven't had enough of that, apparently.

 

[JGillette]

now i cant take my eyes off her. when she has skins with better hair options, then this is it.

 

[Skybox]

If this was deadly alliance, could next one be deception with Onaga?

 

[Scar_Subby]

Kuai Liang is Scorpion now. Called by his name, absolutely no question. Even gets his signature scar during the story. No mention of Hanzo that I saw.

Bi-Han is still Sub-Zero when all is said and done, and still Grandmaster of the Lin Kuei. Kuai, along with Smoke, founds the Shirai Ryu.

It's... weird. I love Kuai, I hate playing as Scorpion. Love the character, just not his moveset/playstyle. And now I have to, because it's weird. Though Bi-Han was so much fun in the beta I'll continue playing him as well.

I guess what I’m saying though is it seems like lots of alternate timeline versions of characters started showing up so why not Hanzo and Kuai Liang? I mean they are the true Scorpion and Sub-Zero.

What we got in this game were knock-offs plus we need Noob back.

 

[Benlo]

So, serious question : can NRS make a Mortal Kombat game without killing Sindel in it ? ͡ಠ ͜ʖ ͡ಠ

 

[DixieFlatline78]

I know this is story only, but did anyone see Reiko gameplay? He looks like my day 1 main for sure.

Spoiler: Gameplay Details

He's a grappler. He has a normal throw and a dashing throw that switches sides. Also, a parry, command dash and leap. Shurikens are back too. He's got a heavy metal warlord thing going on. Normals seem solid. He feels like a KOF grappler

 

[projectzero00]

Can someone post which characters got a chapter? I still don't know if Mileena got one

 

[JINNOCIDE]

So the game is essentially MK : DA + Armageddon with a twist of multiverse in terms of story plots?

I think it's funny how the reboots since MK2011 were made to "renew" the MK franchise because of its convoluted and many times messy lore only for them to re-tell the same story in a different light.

I mean-- I don't mind at all, being a fan of all games throughout the series.
I just wish that, if your talk is about freshness and bringing something new to the table, then do it lol

(this is not a hate post I swear I love the new era MKs)

 

[BumbleBee]

I know this is story only, but did anyone see Reiko gameplay? He looks like my day 1 main for sure.

Spoiler: Gameplay Details

He's a grappler. He has a normal throw and a dashing throw that switches sides. Also, a parry, command dash and leap. Shurikens are back too. He's got a heavy metal warlord thing going on. Normals seem solid. He feels like a KOF grappler

That's an apt description, KoF grapplers are good... but that's not Reiko to me.

 

[NoobKillua]

Hopefully the ending is an indication of them dropping the whole multiverse/time travel gimmick and just stick to normal storytelling.

 

[NeonGroovyGator]

Honestly the last, like, third of the story feels rushed af, especially considering everything else was stellar imo. Probably still my favorite NRS story mode, and the ending feels like it could be a really solid starting point for the multiverse shit that Invasions is bringing. That’s a really good chance for NRS to introduce some non linear, broader form of storytelling the series has been lacking. I’m normally not a fan of multiverse shenanigans as they feel overdone as fuck at this point, but this story mode does feel a bit like MK11 if it were done well. Overall I liked it, definitely expected less.

imo they very clearly took themselves a bit less seriously than they did in MKX and 11, which is pretty much all I wanted.

 

[Bloodfang]

So someone else with skill and ideas wrote a good portion of it and then handed it over to Dom for the last third so he could trash it back to MKX-11 writing? Seems legit.

 

[lusca_bueno]

Not gonna lie, Reiko is boring. No teleport, no flip kick, cheap red effects, barely any string with interesting animations, flat stance... mehhh.

 

[JINNOCIDE]

Also, Aftermath makes me think that a DLC story expansion is coming

 

[Mk9kevin]

Yeah I don’t think it’s over in terms of the story. We saw Jax for a reason to remind us that he wasn’t in the story. And that Havik scene too. We’re getting a story expansion unless the strike fucks all that up.

 

[NeonGroovyGator]

Also, this story at times felt like it was a big, sloppy love letter to the 3D games and I’m here for it.

if I expected amazing storytelling I’d be disappointed. I espected fun, even if it was dumb fun, and that’s something the last two games’ tone failed to give me but this one did.

 

[Bloodfang]

Not gonna lie, Reiko is boring. No teleport, no flip kick, cheap red effects, barely any string with interesting animations, flat stance... mehhh.

Him missing some if his core moves does kinda suck but if he actually is a grappler like was said (I haven't seen any gameplay of him) at least roster wise he'll be filling in a lack of those. With Kano, Jax, etc. missing we got Geras and Shao as powerhouses with a command grab but that's almost like saying Scorpion is a grappler because he has an airthrow, lol.

 

[Skybox]

Shame we didn't get an onaga tease

 

[NeonGroovyGator]

Shame we didn't get an onaga tease

I’m feeling we’re getting a lot of lore tidbits in the middle of the non-canon Invasions campaigns, and there’ll surely be a story expansion. So I still have some hope for him.

 

[NeonGroovyGator]

The only thing that really disappointed me was Tanya. Because that was not Tanya. It‘s a huge reach to call her a reaimagination of the character.
the only other character who got their identity crushed this badly was Scorpion.

 

[Skybox]

I'm personally loving all the new character personalities.

I can't wait for tanya to go evil next game, it'll be more impactful than her being a flat betrayer on the first chapter

 

[Benlo]

Can someone post which characters got a chapter? I still don't know if Mileena got one

1. Kung Lao / 2. Johnny Cage / 3. Raiden / 4. Kenshi / 5. Baraka / 6. Ashrah / 7. Reptile / 8. Sub Zero / 9. Scorpion / 10. Li Mei / 11. Sindel / 12. Mileena / 13. Shang Tsung / 14. Liu Kang / 15. Your choice

 

[NeonGroovyGator]

I'm personally loving all the new character personalities.

I can't wait for tanya to go evil next game, it'll be more impactful than her being a flat betrayer on the first chapter

That honestly gets me a bit hyped for Invasions. We’ll probably get all sorts of alternate timeline characters. I’ve always wanted them to do something like this. If we’re commited to multiverses, we should get shorter, self contained stories of alternate versions of a lot of characters. Just go all in with it.

 

[Skybox]

Maybe this arc can be liu trying to save his universe and at the end?

It's just his

And the big bad could be onaga