I mean like I said may be a bad opinion, but I HATE MK1. Like hate hate.That's not the very least outcome and it's also not the most likely.
The least outcome is your desired reboot sucking even more than this one and it's also the most likely. But you won't even learn your lesson from that, you'll just say "hopefully the NEXT game will be better" or you'll hope for another reboot.
I'm tired boss.
Guest characters are the most profitable characters, and if a company is looking to buy MK, they're looking to make their money back. So you might as well get used to them. Every genre of video game does crossovers now, Mortal Kombat will have guest characters as long its profitable.I’ve never played KI, BUT I will say this.
You may balk at a youtuber making their cutscenes, but how much money was wasted on things like Megan Fox or the licenses to all these shitty guest characters?
I’d rather have a smaller budget and the possibility of a better game as opposed to the MILLIONS of dollars they’re throwing away on a story mode that people just watch on youtube and celebrities that add nothing to the game.
Hate it all you want, That's not my issue. There's plenty I don't like about MK1.I mean like I said may be a bad opinion, but I HATE MK1. Like hate hate.
I hate the kameo system, I hate they took our characters and made them into worse versions of themselves, Invasions looks boring as fuck, customization was a mass downgrade from MK11. Just literally everything. I hate it all.
I’m in the minority, but I enjoyed Mk11. There I said it. I’m coming out of the closet on that one.
This is the first MK game I’ve ever really hated and if someone else can take it and make it NOT this game then I’m open to another company 100%.
If I don’t like it I just won’t buy it again, but I didn’t buy this one (first MK game I haven’t) so what is the loss for me? There’s not one.
I think you are also in the minority with all the hate as well.I mean like I said may be a bad opinion, but I HATE MK1. Like hate hate.
I hate the kameo system, I hate they took our characters and made them into worse versions of themselves, Invasions looks boring as fuck, customization was a mass downgrade from MK11. Just literally everything. I hate it all.
I’m in the minority, but I enjoyed Mk11.
I mean personally that’s fine. I can be in the minority. I really hate this game though.I think you are also in the minority with all the hate as well.
Yeah I really liked MK11 as well, but you have been around for ages, like 20 years on this site alone... so you should know the patterns. Gamers are just whiners. MK11 got absolute hate, as soon as MK1 was out, there was nothing but love posts. MKx was just thread after thread about how terrible it was, when MK11 came out, people started posting about how much they loved it.If not then Oh well. Guess MK11 was my swan song with the franchise.
Oh I can assure you that won’t happen with me. I wasn’t one of those fans. I liked MKX for what it was and then liked MK11 for what it was, BUT I’m a huge Kuai Liang fan so I’m biased. I’m a simple man. If he’s Sub-Zero and he’s in the game I will play it and find things to like. I took that shit for granted because I never really thought they’d fuck up Raiden, Scorpion, or Sub-Zero until they did in this game for me. Kuai Liang was Sub-Zero for 30 years and this game said not anymore.Yeah I really liked MK11 as well, but you have been around for ages, like 20 years on this site alone... so you should know the patterns. Gamers are just whiners. MK11 got absolute hate, as soon as MK1 was out, there was nothing but love posts. MKx was just thread after thread about how terrible it was, when MK11 came out, people started posting about how much they loved it.
Same will happen with MK1.
Personally I think MK1 is the best MK of the modern era.... but regardless of our own opinions I guarantee that as soon as MK12 comes out this forum and the fandom in general will turn into a unabashed love feast on MK1. Just like it did for the other games. It is some kind of clear pattern and probably needs someone who understands phycology to explain it.
I agreed with many of your posts but sadly can't say I agree with that. This game reminds me of the beautiful Thailand location-shooting of MK95 (just look at Sun Do; it literally uses the same Wat Phra Si Sanphet temples in its background), as well as the cherry blossom trees behind the Warrior Shrine in MK '92, along with my personal oldschool favorites 'Palace Gates' and 'The Courtyard', and MK9's 'Shang Tsung's Gardens'. It's classic Hong Kong cinema as hell, and I LOVE that, it's felt the most "Mortal Kombat" to me in decades.Like this world is too pretty to be MK I’m sorry. The fucking butterflies on the character select. Like wtf? The design and art direction of this game is just too whimsical for Mortal Kombat imo.
Idk it’s weird the oriental part is not what I don’t like. Like I can see that’s a callback to the actual MK1, BUT I do like a darker atmosphere for MK. Like not necessarily horror but I do want MK to have a darkness to it. In this game the tournament itself even seemed to just be such bullshit.I agreed with many of your posts but sadly can't say I agree with that. This game reminds me of the beautiful Thailand location-shooting of MK95 (just look at Sun Do; it literally uses the same Wat Phra Si Sanphet temples in its background), as well as the cherry blossom trees behind the Warrior Shrine in MK '92. It's classic Hong Kong cinema as hell, and I LOVE that, it's felt the most "Mortal Kombat" to me in decades.
In fact I absolutely adore that very short Chinese melody that plays across the menu screens, but it's tragically far too brief in its appearance, and frustratingly returns to MK11's godawful "epic" theme within seconds (why was that bland, wretched theme even brought back?). There's quite a lot I'm not a fan of in MK1, but its atmosphere and oriental tone are definitely not either of them; in fact they're the shining beacons of joy that has kept me playing whilst most other aspects have left me disappointed.
Oh I can assure you that won’t happen with me. I wasn’t one of those fans. I liked MKX for what it was and then liked MK11 for what it was, BUT I’m a huge Kuai Liang fan so I’m biased. I’m a simple man. If he’s Sub-Zero and he’s in the game I will play it and find things to like. I took that shit for granted because I never really thought they’d fuck up Raiden, Scorpion, or Sub-Zero until they did in this game for me. Kuai Liang was Sub-Zero for 30 years and this game said not anymore.
I hate Bi-han. I thought he was an asshole when I was a kid and I think the same now. I like to identify with my character when I play them and I just can’t identify with his asshole-ish bratty antics.
Granted even if Kuai was Sub-Zero in MK1 I would think this is a shitty game. The monetization, glitches, and overall feel. Like this world is too pretty to be MK I’m sorry. The fucking butterflies on the character select. Like wtf? The design and art direction of this game is just too whimsical for Mortal Kombat imo.
Yeah, I'm just saying in general this will what will happen with the majority of the social media posts about mk1 when mk2 comes out...Oh I can assure you that won’t happen with me.
I’m not sure what the fuck they were thinking with any of those 3 period. They are the 3 poster boys/untouchables of the series most of the time and if anybody should be just legacy and not super fucked with it’s those 3. Shit on me if you guys like, but that’s my opinion.What I don't understand is how on earth did this game not come with at least one premium skin with different dialogs and voice actors letting us have Hanzo Scorpion, Kuai Liang Sub-Zero, and Thunder God Raiden. There are skins that are clearly meant to be them, but their dialogs clearly show they are not. Such a missed opportunity.
To be honest, MS wasn't NEARLY as bad back then as they are now. And KI was supposed to be the first fighting live-service game, even though it turned out quite half-assed in terms of content (it eventually got a decent roster, though). The Microsoft of TODAY wouldn't be able to even pull THAT off.Check out Killer Instinct: Anniversary Edition. You'll be glad you did.
Truth be told, while I also think that MK1 was a misfire in a lot of ways, some of the complaints you posted (and with whom I agree) mostly happened because MK1 was a rush job. They made this game in two years (while it should have been four), while at the same time trying to salvage all they could from the game they were developing at the time (probably INJ3) - honestly, the more I think about it, the more impressed I am with what they managed to do in such little time, but you can see how the content suffered. A shitty single player mode which is basically a half-assed fusion of ladders and the Krypt, a character customization which reeks of 'we didn't have time to make any skins or gear so just push out whatever we managed to make', etc.I’m not sure what the fuck they were thinking with any of those 3 period. They are the 3 poster boys/untouchables of the series most of the time and if anybody should be just legacy and not super fucked with it’s those 3. Shit on me if you guys like, but that’s my opinion.
Also I KNOW how MK11 ended, but tbh we always knew Raiden would be there and I thought well maybe Liu Kang will return his godhood or some shit. Nope he’s a farmer with lightning powers from an amulet. Like wtf?
Then they made Kuai Scorpion and no lie that made me just say yup I’m fucking out. Not buying this game.
I’ve thrown out this theory before BUT they can rectify this by Liu Kang telling Hanzo and Kuai he swapped their destinies before birth.
Hanzo was born as Kuai Liang brother to Bi-han to ensure Bi-han wouldn’t murder his wife and clan and Kuai Liang was born as Hanzo to give Kuai Liang a chance to live a life without worrying how Bi-han turns out since they aren’t blood related anymore.
Only way I can remotely see them saving that shit.
I actually thought this wasn’t the case, but then saw Thiny posted that MK1 was actually not built off of MK11 but rather the Injustice 2 engine which seemed super sus to me.To be honest, MS wasn't NEARLY as bad back then as they are now. And KI was supposed to be the first fighting live-service game, even though it turned out quite half-assed in terms of content (it eventually got a decent roster, though). The Microsoft of TODAY wouldn't be able to even pull THAT off.
I think the best thing that NRS could do is to become independent. God knows how much money Boon has right now - he could fund the majority of an AAA fighting game with the aid of a kickstarter, or go AA and make a fighting game resembling something of a PS3 era. Get rid of Dom - he's a fucking hack - and work with Tobias once more in order to get good lore and solid characters.
Without a publisher breathing down their necks, they could be a lot more open to communication with the fanbase and be quicker to fix what's broken.
I don't think it's worth to make deals with devils like MS, EA, Sony or Ubisoft and crush their IP even more. I KNOW that whatever an independent NRS will create will never be as big as MK (I honestly do not remember a case where a dev who made their own IP after leaving the publisher with whom they made a huge IP ever made it more famous than their original, publisher-owned IP - the closest was Callisto Protocol, but it backfired so badly it's not even funny).
Truth be told, while I also think that MK1 was a misfire in a lot of ways, some of the complaints you posted (and with whom I agree) mostly happened because MK1 was a rush job. They made this game in two years (while it should have been four), while at the same time trying to salvage all they could from the game they were developing at the time (probably INJ3) - honestly, the more I think about it, the more impressed I am with what they managed to do in such little time, but you can see how the content suffered. A shitty single player mode which is basically a half-assed fusion of ladders and the Krypt, a character customization which reeks of 'we didn't have time to make any skins or gear so just push out whatever we managed to make', etc.
I honestly can't imagine how better this game could've been if it was released 18 months later. But daddy Zaslav needed money yesterday, and MK was a means to an end.
And who knows what'll happen tomorrow, given WB's atrocious state.
You can see that they were making INJ3 - char select screen is INJ2 inspired, the intros are basically the clash system, some Fatal Blows have this 'super hero explosion' finish feel to them, the character models look more comic-book related than MK11's realistic look, the final hit explosion which results in the finish him looks straight out of INJ2, etc.I actually thought this wasn’t the case, but then saw Thiny posted that MK1 was actually not built off of MK11 but rather the Injustice 2 engine which seemed super sus to me.
That combined with the clash intros and the kameo system which many thought would be a sidekick system and I do think this game could have started as Injustice 3.
Will they EVER admit to that or let that shit out? Absolutely not, but the more I see the more I wonder if this was ever supposed to be an MK game.
That being said Kuai being Scorpion was leaked on 4chan years ago so those bad decisions were coming. Again though that is Dom, and i’ve talked about my thoughts on him extensively already.
There are some very pretty themes in MK1, and you’re also correct that they are very sparse with them. I can’t think of a stand out stage track.In fact I absolutely adore that very short Chinese melody that plays across the menu screens, but it's tragically far too brief in its appearance, and frustratingly returns to MK11's godawful "epic" theme within seconds (why was that bland, wretched theme even brought back?).
The ones which I absolutely love are Shang's lab (round 1 and 3) and the Tarkatan colony (round 2 and 3). Johnny's mansion is also kinda nice.There are some very pretty themes in MK1, and you’re also correct that they are very sparse with them. I can’t think of a stand out stage track.
Out of all the mk1 tracks it does stand out.The mongolian throat singing sounds nice and fits the ambient.But overall just like mkx and mk11, the mk1 ost is a massive L.Tomb of Dragon Army is one of the best MK tracks of all time. Its slept on heavy
Dude mk4 is just amazing,it was my first mk,and the sound design in that game is goat.Tbh I think the last time an MK game had a great soundtrack overall, was MK4. Some games have had standout good tracks like Deception Slaughterhouse or MK9 Armory, but MK's tracks have never really been the bops that you see from nearly every other fighting game. I don't think MK's dark tone means it needs to have boring moody ambient music.
This shit is a legendary banger and imo, the best MK song of all time. Which I know is a hot take, but I don't think any other MK track has the same energy during a fight as this one. This shit just gets you pumped. Its so primal, it just screams "fight to the death"
And ofc the best Living Forrest theme there is
That roar in the beginning is pure