IGN's Mortal Kombat 11 Review

[StormGoddess]

Mortal Kombat 11 reviewed by Mitchell Saltzman on Xbox One X and PlayStation 4 Pro. Also available on PC and Nintendo Switch.

 

[Bi-on-iC]

So far it's 82 on metacritic

 

[Zhidoreptiloid]

IGN for idiots

 

[DragonofDadashov24]

IGN for idiots

 

[NothingPersonal]

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Oh yes we do. And we are proud of it.

 

[DragonofDadashov24]

Oh yes we do. And we are proud of it.

I know, I shit critics every time.
User score is what matters

 

[iNoScopedJFK]

At 1:46 it looks likes Jades overhead pops up now. Maybe some new combo potential now?

 

[NothingPersonal]

Wait, wut?! Krypt loot is randomized?! 5:23 Like, what's the point of the Krypt then?

 

[Krankk]

They also complain about the randomized Krypt and the difficulty of the Towers of Time. Interesting. Very, very interesting.

So far we've had TYM users complain. People on Reddit complained. Now the reviewers seem to be complaining... and I can tell you right now, if the users on Metacritic are critical as well, that will show in the user scores on Metacritic. And that's never a good look for games, no matter if those red scores are fully justified or not. What matters is, that you've done something to upset the player base and that's a big no-no.

 

[kabelfritz]

tbh, the krypt IS frustrating, the AI IS tough as never before and tower challenges ARE annoying AF.

 

[Prateek Shekhar]

IGN for idiots

He calls out the grind in character towers, Krypt being a bunch of lootboxes, and some fights being unwinnable bullshit. Basically the same things I've been detailing for the past 3 or 4 days.

He also gives it a 9/10, which I said would be my score, because I'm in it for online and gameplay. This is about the best review you could've hoped for.

 

[FoughtDragon01]

Wait, wut?! Krypt loot is randomized?! 5:23 Like, what's the point of the Krypt then?

Randomized loot = more grind. More grind = more people tempted to spend money to skip said grind. They've made their game intentionally frustrating to further incentiveize you into paying money to skip playing a game you've already spent $60-100 on.

 

[Deleted member 35141]

So the common things I see in reviews
1.Gameplay is the best its ever been
2.Best fighting game story
3.One of if the the best netcode of any fighting game
4.Krypt is a grindathon
5.Towers are unfair, unbalanced and unfun

All my fears have come true with the reviews stupid SP modes bringing down a otherwise amazing fighting game.
Luckily for me the top 3 matter most of all so still super hyped

 

[Marlow]

Started reading through the reviews on Metacritic. Sounds like the biggest issue most people have so far is the Loot/Tower/Grinding stuff, and to a certain extent the move customization. Overall sounds like most reviewers are pretty pleased with the gameplay, online, and story mode, minus Rousey as Sonya.

 

[NothingPersonal]

Randomized loot = more grind. More grind = more people tempted to spend money to skip said grind. They've made their game intentionally frustrating to further incentiveize you into paying money to skip playing a game you've already spent $60-100 on.

I don't really care to be honest, since I'll only grind for my main. But, damn, that's lame.

 

[Scyther]

Seems like a fair review. If the grind really is that awful and unbeatable, it should be called out. Hopefully NRS works on that.

Glad to hear that the gameplay and storymode are up to par, however. That's what matters most.

 

[Vslayer]

The dig at Ronda's acting lmao

 

[Juxtapose]

So the apparent grind and progression issues, that's essentially for earning cosmetics and things for Custom Variations; this does not affect competitive play? Is that correct?

 

[Marlow]

So the apparent grind and progression issues, that's essentially for earning cosmetics and things for Custom Variations; this does not affect competitive play? Is that correct?

As far as I know, correct. You can't pay to make your character more powerful in ranked/tournament/competitive modes.

 

[imMORTAL KOMBATant]

Derek said on GI that he is the one responsible for the Towers of Time so he'll be in trouble!

I really hate all the modifier shit, I hated it in MKX, I always searched for the modifier-less towers in Multiverse and rumor says it is worse in MK11. I want to test it myself before I go ham on Derek but I gotta say: IGAU easily had the most fun and kreative stuff with towers like Combo Heaven, Fully Charged and Villains only. It had variety, you could practice combos and it wasn't designed to grind it and you didn't feel forced to do anything. Derek said the Towers was designed to keep you playing. If it is the only thing that keeps you playing Towers of Shit Time then it's sad. Hopefully they can redesing it, we'll keep Derek working instead!

 

[Juxtapose]

As far as I know, correct. You can't pay to make your character more powerful in ranked/tournament/competitive modes.

Good, that's my hope. I've never been a big cosmetics guy in any game. I'm the player in an RPG who basically takes the first default character appearance and just plays; that's the kind of guy I am.

For the Towers, so long as there's a traditional Klassic Tower, I'll be fine. I don't plan on using Custom Variations much at all, I intend to focus solely on the two "official" ones for my mains, and like Mortal Kombat XL, I figure I'll spend most of my time in Single Fight; great for short bursts of play.

 

[Vslayer]

As far as I know, correct. You can't pay to make your character more powerful in ranked/tournament/competitive modes.

also, gear stats (gem augments) does not affect your character even in casual playlists!

 

[NothingPersonal]

Tbh, Rousey's performance in story mode is OK. It's the interactions in vs that are pretty bad.

 

[Outworld Slasher]

I've thankfully yet to be spoiled, but I'm hearing so many different polarizing things about the story. Someone said it was so bad it made the X story look good, some people were saying it was just ok, and now I'm hearing it's amazing and quite possibly the best in any fighting game ever? All the different reactions are really stirring my curiosity since it seems like they really took some risks this time around, which was my main issue with how safe X played it. Definitely, the first thing I'm doing once I get the game tomorrow.

 

[Marlow]

Someone said it was so bad it made the X story look good, some people were saying it was just ok, and now I'm hearing it's amazing and quite possibly the best in any fighting game ever?

At the very least NRS always puts so much content and resources into their story modes, I typically find them pretty fun to play, even if the story itself ends up being not so great.