Imagine watching the Deadpool / Wolverine movie, getting excited to start buying comic books with this character, go to Marvel.com and ...or Batwoman as strait.
They dont even need make new ones, skarlet and jade are right there.Firstly, I usually only play female characters (all my faves are in this title), I have no major issues with Sektor / Cyrax being women, but what I find disappointing is that it proves that they are unable to make impactful, standalone female characters. They are just going for someone who already has an established fanbase rather than taking a risk on developing a new character. I would have liked them to be new cyborgs instead and involve Frost in the storyline rather than a simple gender swap.
I agree 100%. But here's the problem: If you go on YouTube, you'll find people who say, "Holy shit - I had no interest in this game, but now that Ghostface is in it, I want to buy it!"They dont even need make new ones, skarlet and jade are right there.
Its a story expansion,they should have focused on mk charcaters not have 3 guests again...
The pack could have been: noob, proper version of cyrax and sektor, skarlet, jade, and then 1 guest if they really want guests so much
And it would easily be considered one of the greatest dlc packs to be released by nrs,but they always want to shoot themselves in the foot,like people would have been so hype they would not even think about the 50€ price tag,it would sell like hot cackes.
What they acomplished now is, me buying noob and thats it(if seperate purchases are available), and many people likely do the same.
Yeah i know it works,especially if you can secure a very popular IP character.I agree 100%. But here's the problem: If you go on YouTube, you'll find people who say, "Holy shit - I had no interest in this game, but now that Ghostface is in it, I want to buy it!"
And before you say that those people do not put their money where their mouth is, I tell you this: I don't really care about Tekken. I bought a couple of Tekken games on a sale, but they just gather dust.
But put Tifa Lockhart as a guest in Tekken 8? Will buy the game and the DLC in a split of a second.
So as much as I hate it, I admit it works.
To refrence the harada tweet and what you added.I agree 100%. But here's the problem: If you go on YouTube, you'll find people who say, "Holy shit - I had no interest in this game, but now that Ghostface is in it, I want to buy it!"
And before you say that those people do not put their money where their mouth is, I tell you this: I don't really care about Tekken. I bought a couple of Tekken games on a sale, but they just gather dust.
But put Tifa Lockhart as a guest in Tekken 8? Will buy the game and the DLC in a split of a second.
So as much as I hate it, I admit it works.
As I'm sure there are a lot of MK fans who would buy Tekken 8 if ...
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Meh... no issue here for me... like I said, make them a new character.. that is cool. Comics have been doing sons and daughters forever. The original Deadpool will be back, just as wolverine is now after they took him out to introduce Laura Kinney (X-23, his daughter, she was in that Logan movie as well). She was cool, and I have no reason to think the new deadpool won't be as well.
Yeah... I'm not into that. I think this kind of change is sorta dumb. Like I said it dose not piss me off, I'm still going to watch the fuck out of this show, but it seems like a stupid and unnecessary change.
Are you seriously trying to argue that genderswapping is as bad as white washingYeah it never seems to go the other way.
Like you never see Laura Croft as a man, Blade played by a white guy or Batwoman as strait.
I'm comic book noob but they are allowed different takes. I mean there was a Spiderman cartoon that made King Pin black. not every comic book follows the same lore. Also, you're getting mad at Deadpool's kid...she is legit doing the same thing they did with Spiderman one where his daughter becomes Spiderman...just in that case he is retired and not dead like how they are doing here with Wade. It's fin to not like something but come on dude.Imagine watching the Deadpool / Wolverine movie, getting excited to start buying comic books with this character, go to Marvel.com and ...
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It's so fucking lazy and boring at this stage. It's not original, it's not groundbreaking, it's just ... tedious.
I'm not getting mad. I'm just pointing out that releasing a movie about a comic book character at a time period where said comic book character is dead is a bad marketing move. They did the same thing when they released the Thor movie at the time where Thor had relinquished his 'mantle' in the comics and Thor was now Jane Foster. The guy who goes to the trouble of visiting the comic book store to check out Thor comics wants to see Thor, not a Thor-wannabe. It was literally the 'we have X at home' meme in real life.I'm comic book noob but they are allowed different takes. I mean there was a Spiderman cartoon that made King Pin black. not every comic book follows the same lore. Also, you're getting mad at Deadpool's kid...she is legit doing the same thing they did with Spiderman one where his daughter becomes Spiderman...just in that case he is retired and not dead like how they are doing here with Wade. It's fin to not like something but come on dude.
I mean if it i done it is done. Comic book releases are not at the mercy of movies. Also that comic book isn't following the same story and lore that movie was following.I'm not getting mad. I'm just pointing out that releasing a movie about a comic book character at a time period where said comic book character is dead is a bad marketing move. They did the same thing when they released the Thor movie at the time where Thor had relinquished his 'mantle' in the comics and Thor was now Jane Foster. The guy who goes to the trouble of visiting the comic book store to check out Thor comics wants to see Thor, not a Thor-wannabe. It was literally the 'we have X at home' meme in real life.
It's a bad business choice.
"But the movie was planned/written/filmed years before it was released."
Yes, and in a company that supposedly takes itself seriously, they should factor the timeframe where the movie is being released and go, 'we're not shelving this character until 20XX, in order to fully capitalize on the noise the movie will make.'
Sad thing is that the movies used to be about raising awareness for the comics. Now, the comics ACCOMODATE the movies, which is why you see numerous comic book characters getting numerous retcons to go more in line with the movies.
Oh, well. It is what it is.
Next thing you know they'll try and make seven ninja characters out of the exact same movesPretty sure they lazily went for some D'Vorah assets, which were stolen by Blue Beetle anyway. It's ripping-off the rip-off.
Modern NRS in a nutshell.
My man, white guy Tomb Raider, White Guy Vampire Hunter, and White Guy Batman already existed MULTIPLE TIMES OVER before any of them.Yeah it never seems to go the other way.
Like you never see Laura Croft as a man, Blade played by a white guy or Batwoman as strait.
Tomb Raider was always a woman, wasn't she?My man, white guy Tomb Raider, White Guy Vampire Hunter, and White Guy Batman already existed MULTIPLE TIMES OVER before any of them.
Since there's been no changes to the arguably problematic kameo moves, I think it's going to be very difficult for the special to kameo meta to change. NRS may feel brave enough to try but I don't see it happening.Passions are high for the characters, but I wonder about gameplay changes and the balance direction of the game. Do you guys think that NRS will implement any new gameplay elements? Is the meta shifting in any way, shape, or form? Will there be more buffs for characters and kameos like in the last patch? The story mode expansion, the DLCs, and the animalities must involve lots of time and effort, so my expectations are low.
My guess is what has been chasing this game from its announcement: Lack of time.they'll probably look into putting more effort in the current cast and existing Kameos by either adding more moves, buffs, and even hopefully reworks. We'll see.
The reason characters get gender swapped is because ratio of women to men in video games is like 1:10, but ratio of women to men in real life is like 2.5:1.
Some call it Marketing.
Yeah, that may be true. That's why they may have chosen not to release new Kameos.My guess is what has been chasing this game from its announcement: Lack of time.
Don't bother, he's talking nonsense. It doesn't matter what the ratio of men/women in real life is. What matters is the target audience. If your target audience is straight men, and if you are interested in making money, you will adjust your roster accordingly. Either you will take the male power fantasy route and make your roster a collection of badasses, or you will take the Dead or Alive fanserice route and make the majority of your cast be gorgeous looking vixens. Or, you'll go somewhere in between. But if your target audience is straight men, a good recipe for failure is to emasculate the men and de-sexualize the women.Source?
"As of 2024, the global sex ratio at birth is estimated at 107 boys to 100 girls (1,000 boys per 934 girls). By old age, the sex ratio reverses, with 81 older men for every 100 older women; across all ages, the global population is nearly balanced, with 101 males for every 100 females."
Agreed. I'm also guessing that a significant number of NRS employees are now devoting the majority of their time/efforts onto their next project.My guess is what has been chasing this game from its announcement: Lack of time.
I think MK1 may end up being one of the most underwhelming MKs in terms of 'noise'. The majority of people stopped playing and talking about it within 2-3 months. I cannot believe this game has been released for over a year now and it's about to release (probably) its last decent expansion before fading into obscurity.Agreed. I'm also guessing that a significant number of NRS employees are now devoting the majority of their time/efforts onto their next project.
It's strange, but I really thought (before the game was released) that we'd be seeing a LOT of new kameos throughout the game's lifespan. My thinking was that, if all the characters are complete, then adding new kameos would be the best and most efficient way of spicing up the game and changing things up. I'm guessing most people would prefer more characters, but I wouldn't mind a kombat pack that's like 3 new MK characters and 6 kameos or something like that.
Also, that subtle false advertising with Sonya about kameos having alternate costumes will never not make me mad.