Never seen it.
You're not missing much.
In my post I actually agreed that the in game dialogue sounded pretty good, but I also don't see what she adds in particular, I don't hate it though, I'm just confused. I think Jennifer's Body sucks, but it is kind of fun and goofy I guess.
You saw her acting in this very trailer haha
I can get behind that I just don’t see anyone buying MK for her in particular. Even though Ronda Rousey was fucking horrible as Sonya, there was more novelty there with a UFC fighter playing the most iconic female fighter in the series.
Clearly an impossibility
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Baraka in MK11 wasn't half bad and Reptile looks legit in this game. And they were maybe the GOAT jobbers in MK9Clearly an impossibility
They were jobbers, but they were never bad characters. There's a huge difference between them and, say, Ashrah and Havik.
I think Ashrah and Havik have way more potential than someone like Stryker, but I see your point. Almost all of the original 3D characters are terrible, but I think these guys look good in this game.
yeah
The only difference between the 3D era characters and the original trilogy characters is the latter got to be expanded upon or reinvented in the last reboot. There wasn't much to write home about before for most of them either. The most interesting Liu Kang got was dying and coming back as a zombie and the 3D era is when Kung Lao actually got a personality other than just being Liu Kang's sidekick.
No. During the Arcade era, we had movies, novels, comics, shows, toys, a live traveling martial arts show, etc. The franchise was huge, the characters (most of them) extremely popular, and Mortal Kombat was everywhere.
As far as their actual stories in the plot go, I agree with you. I think a lot of the 3D characters have a ton of potential. Some like Kenshi are obviously a cut above the rest, but MKX made me like Tremor who is as bottom of the barrel as we can get. MK9 though is the reason a lot of people found a character they like though, and they're all updated versions of the classics. I could be showing my age here, but I'm far from the only one who went from vaguely knowing what MK was to being awestruck by it with MK9.
Because of the aforementioned failures of 90s movies and tv shows, not to mention the 2000s were generally a lousy time for video game adaptations. Cross media representation in the 2000s would not have done MK any good.
This is historical revisionism. Deadly Alliance alone was the best reviewed MK game since MK2 at the time and was a massive sales hit. Deception surpassed it in sales and was the fastest-selling game in Midway history.
In other words, it actually appealed to modern audiences and old ones, and only a small contingent of fans hated it for being too different.
The 3D era proved MK was still a viable property in the first place. No one would have cared for the franchise otherwise.
I always love how people use Tremor as an example, when he's a completely different case entirely. He's a) not 3D era, b) was in the worst Mortal Kombat game of all time, but was never a bad character himself, c) is a character from a game that's a completely different genre.
Your overall post is indeed showing your age. Not saying that to crap on you, mind you. Simply that you and lot of other younger players have a vastly different perspective than arcade era players.
No, it's because the franchise had declined heavily. Other game franchises had comics, action figures, and even movies (as bad as they were).
Actually, this is what you're doing.
And yet, they never, ever, ever reached the popularity of the arcade era. They were never system sellers. They were never the pop culture icons the arcade era games were.
It was not a small contingent in the slightest.
Except the situation is different. Whether you like the sequel trilogy or not, it's made a tone of money for Disney. The 3D era for Midway didn't reach the same heights as the arcade era. You can skew history all you like, that doesn't change what happened.
I never said it wasn't a viable franchise, I said it was the lowest point in the franchise's history. Because it was. Mortal Kombat (2011) revitalized the franchise and finally surpassed the arcade era overall? How? By going back to it's roots, dumping all the 3D era bloat, garbage, and junk characters, and bringing Mortal Kombat back to form.
Reiko isn't a 3D era character. He's an arcade era character.
Ashra looks far better than her original apperance. Li Mei is improved visually as well. Havik no. Nitara I need to see more, but I'm leaning towards yes. Kenshi was the only cool new character from the 3D era. No issues with him.
