Opinion: We Don't Need (and Don't Want) Guest Characters in a MK Game

[Invincible Salads]

2bad, we like guest characters :U, outta here with your boring self.

 

[Espio]

The beauty of it all is people like us don't have to play them, you can play your MK characters like I will do.

If you feel so strongly about it, vote with your wallet and do not support guest characters if that's how you really feel about it.

I agree that more than two is excessive though.

 

[sub_on_dubs]

I actually agree with this, but the truth is a lot of casuals want guest characters in the game. Some guest characters actually make sense like Jason and such, but I would prefer all MK characters in the game. I hope there's only a few returning characters from MK 10 and the rest are from previous MK games. I was a bit disappointed with the roster in MK 10, but let's see what happens.

 

[xInfra Deadx]

pls.

 

[KCJ506]

Guests are now pretty much inevitable for NRS game. So we might as well get used to it.

Right now I'm worried about the possibility of the next Injustice having around three MK characters. I mean, before the second one came out, I had already excepted the possibility of Sub-Zero being a guest. But I think they want overboard by putting Raiden in as well.

 

[chrisisnice]

I cant say that I like the guest characters that have been in MK so far apart from Kratos. The horror movie characters are all lame. In saying that, they sell. NRS are in the business of making money, so it is a smart move to include the ones they did if they were profitable.

Guest characters do work. I bought Injustice 2 purely because of Raiden - if he wasn't in it, I wouldn't have bothered.

If they have to do guest characters in the future, it would be great if they could take them from video games / comic books instead. I think this is less jarring then having movie characters. I think things like the Geralt in Soul Calibur are great moves.

While I'd rather no guests, I think reworked versions of characters like Enchantress / Scarecrow (IJ), Voldo (SC), Akuma (SF), Auron (FFX), Lich King (WoW) would be great as they would be more likely to fit in to the aesthetic of MK.

 

[Derwood1979]

NRS does guest characters better than anyone else in the genre, period. That and it's $$$. The only one so far to me at least that was out in left field was Leatherface, they could have used Myers, Pinhead etc several other horror legends better than LF honestly but I have a feeling MK 11 will have Michael, given the success of Halloween recently and since NRS said they already said he'd fit in MK, would not surprise me if he's in MK 11 at some point.

Leatherface was a beta test for chainsaw mechanics to do Ash for MK11

 

[MadPropz101]

I think guest characters are usually much cooler than most MK characters, so if you ask me I’d rather have all the DLC be guest characters.
If you want MK characters add them to the main roster.

 

[XxSYNDROISxX]

Other than the fact that almost every NRS game the best selling DLC was a guest character I'm glad you put a opinion in the title cuz that's pretty much what it is cuz it's not even close to a fact

 

[Law Hero]

I would take the return of any 3D character over a guest, but as everyone stated in this thread already, guests are on the way. In fact, it wouldn't surprise me if NRS made the guests before even deciding the roster.

 

[MKF30]

Leatherface was a beta test for chainsaw mechanics to do Ash for MK11

Never heard anything about that but I know Ash was one of the others that some fans wanted as far as horror characters.

 

[GLoRToR]

Us who dislike guest characters are a minority, really. The majority want to see them take over the roster.

 

[MKF30]

I can understand some fans who may be concerned, however I don't think people want them to take over completely, I don't personally but at the same time I'm open to the idea of a few cool, guest characters who blend in perfectly in the MK Universe. I mean I think everyone has to admit that Alien and Predator in MK X were pretty sweet additions that were done a justice, lots of references, thought went into them you could tell.

 

[spidey300]

miss me with that bullshit. i want spawn

 

[Jynks]

yeah... guests characters just weaken the game and the entire franchise. Look at capcom... every SGv announcement is hype as they are all legit SF characters and all have dir hard fans. Putting in something lame like Spawn or Alien might have a flash in the pan apeal.. but that player has not link to the next game. Their fandom is basically lost as the character they play is gone forever.

 

[Dankster Morgan]

I agree that we don’t need any and I personally don’t want any this time. But it’s just gonna happen, no way around it. I didn’t like most of the guests in these games at all. However, I loved Predator and ended up maiming Sub-Zero in Injustice so I can’t say much. I think guests are okay as long as they are kept at a minimum and if they are actually cool and not just a generic slasher character. I like Micheal Myers a lot and I like the original Halloween and the new remake both quite a bit. But really? There’s so many characters with so many unique abilities, I just hope they don’t use Micheal, it would seem like such a waste. To me, Micheal was a good horror character because of what he represents, not necessarily who he is. He is pure evil manifested in a human form, I think he works better as a symbol for a slasher movie than a playable fighting game character. Jason I think worked better because he was always kinda cheesy and memey in his movies, but I think what makes Micheal cool wouldn’t really translate to a game

 

[NothingPersonal]

The title should really be:

Opinion: I Don't Like (and Don't Want) Guest Characters in a MK Game

And the only answer should be:
You Don't Have (Aren't Forced) To Buy Them.

 

[Scott The Scot]

And the only answer should be:
You Don't Have (Aren't Forced) To Buy Them.

/thread

 

[KHTC Takgillo]

We who? Because I love and want guess characters

 

[EdenianWarrior]

It’s gonna happen anyway regardless so not much we can do there... With that being said, I completely agree with you and I cannot stand guests whatsoever.

 

[EdenianWarrior]

Regardless of revenue and coin-age, I think 4 guest characters is beyond fucking ridiculous. Like actually absurd. Jason and leather face were such garbage additions. They did the damn thing with alien and Predator though.

 

[Marlow]

I like guest characters. Gives the franchise a chance to try something new and keep things fresh without having to invent a new character whole cloth. As long as they find ways to make guest characters fun and interesting, I'll take a guest character over some C squad MK character any day.

 

[Wigy]

I mean we can be salty but they don't half ass it.

The guest characters had some of the most unique and out there designs.

 

[Living Corpse]

I'm fine with guests, but I gotta agree with what someone said earlier, no more than 2 or 3 guests. MKX kind of went nuts with the guest thing. Honestly would be fine with Spawn and one other guest, maybe the Terminator.

And 2 MK fighters in IJ2 was a bit much, would have been fine with just the TMNT, Sub-Zero, and Hellboy.

 

[Derwood1979]

Never heard anything about that but I know Ash was one of the others that some fans wanted as far as horror characters.

I was kidding m8