This isn't something they actively still do. I highly doubt the studios talked to each other when they developed Sadira and D'Vorah respectively. Like I said, it's in their DNA. It's passive, persistent influence just because their similar origins.
both MK and KI are some of the most accessible fighters on the market, opening up combos to new players. This comes from their similar roots. They attracted customers based on their flashyness rather than gameplay depth, and thus they attracted alot of casuals.
So the reason 2013 and 2009 KI and MK are accessible fighters today, are because they both had origins in selling their game using flashy brutality that appealed to people who weren't necessarily fighting game masters- but liked the style.
KI and MK had similar roots, and therefore built similar audiences, and that's what I mean by "in their DNA", they're born from similar circumstances, and while their combat systems grow apart, they still share and will continue to share commonalities with each other 20 years later because of how they each came into existence.
Killer Instinct has and will always be the sister franchise to Mortal Kombat, that's just how it is.
Every fighting came has the same DNA if we are talking about simple roots. Stating they are sister franchise you can say that about all fighting games.
And MK and KI aren't the only FG that makes their product accessible to consumers. All fighting games have combos that are open to players. Escpecially to the casuals market.
KI and MK aren’t the only Fighting games that attracted customer because of their flashy moves or combos. Lots of fighting games have that as well.
And I think it’s a put to say “KI and MK” are just accessible for “Non fighting gaming Master.” That’s not true at all. Yes some games have combos that required high level skills and practice, but that could be said to all fighting games. I think all “Fighting Game Masters” are in all types of games and are being played in all types of games. And to say “KI and MK” is just for players that aren’t that good (Which is it sounds like) is not true.
My point is every fighting game has a DNA of each other. If anything KI was considered a clone of MK 20 years ago that just died of. That’s how people saw KI. A dead clone. Now it was brought back to live with a new style and identity, why not embrace that? Why try to single it out to something it was a long time ago?
SF has its own culture, MK has its own culture, KI should have its own culture too. When someone wants to discuss or make a history of MK culture, I’m not going to see KI is a part of it too. Because we didn’t see that in the MK history videos in it.
And this is no way or form a knock on KI. I’m not saying it shouldn’t be a part of the news in TYM. I like to see other fighting games new on this site. I like seeing SF and KI. I’m saying calling it a part of MK culture is not true def in today’s times. And that shouldn’t be the excuse to have it on TYM. The reason it should be on here because the fans like the game and want it on TYM.
