kabelfritz
Noob
to be straightforward, i dont anymore, and ive talked to other mk vets who feel similar. i still love the universe and the gameplay, but i quit mk for good because of this.
about me and my reasoning: i started with mk1 in 1993 or sth and played almost every game a lot since then. as a kid fatalities were of course cool and they were also more of a gameplay challenge than today, comparable to brutalities. and tbh they were also way better designed, short and pointed, sometimes humoristic.
but what i see nowadays in fatalities and fatal blows (which are even lore-nonsense, every hit of them is deadly already) are just enormoulsy stretched, detailed, glorified expressions of rage, hatred, sadism and whatever motivations for killing, molesting and disfiguring one might have. plus they are pointless overkills. there isnt even any wit or artistical coherence behind most of them and tbh in a world that seems rather cruel today, i find those depictions of brutality also too close to reality to view them as mere splatter.
of course a lot of people are bound to disagree or not care, but i've had this on my mind for a while and wanted to hear the community. im adding a poll too.
about me and my reasoning: i started with mk1 in 1993 or sth and played almost every game a lot since then. as a kid fatalities were of course cool and they were also more of a gameplay challenge than today, comparable to brutalities. and tbh they were also way better designed, short and pointed, sometimes humoristic.
but what i see nowadays in fatalities and fatal blows (which are even lore-nonsense, every hit of them is deadly already) are just enormoulsy stretched, detailed, glorified expressions of rage, hatred, sadism and whatever motivations for killing, molesting and disfiguring one might have. plus they are pointless overkills. there isnt even any wit or artistical coherence behind most of them and tbh in a world that seems rather cruel today, i find those depictions of brutality also too close to reality to view them as mere splatter.
of course a lot of people are bound to disagree or not care, but i've had this on my mind for a while and wanted to hear the community. im adding a poll too.