Will MK(2011), to be released on March 2011, be a success?
Obviously, we won't know until the game is out and has been out. I was just interested in hearing some predictions, based on what we know.
One of the main aspects that I think will make MK(2011) be a success is the fact that it's 2.5D. The MK team haven't used a 2D plane since MKT, after MKT they switched over to 3D. This was when I started losing interest in MK, from a competitive stand point. Not to mention the fact that the 3D MK's are widely considered below average, as far as high level fighters are concerned. I would be inclined to agree, except for MKvsDC which I think is average. 2D will have the nostalgia effect. Even old fans of the series who have lost interest, will more than likely pick up this game to bring back the old (good) memories of Mortal Kombat.
This brings me to the next aspect, The Gore. Gore in Mortal Kombat games used to be a controversial topic, back in the 90's. It since then followed the rating system, and made it's games Teen rated. It lost all it's brutal gore, and fantastic fatalities. Which may be a gimmick, but a gimmick that works and is great! Even the hardcore players, who play MK games competitively, can appreciate the gore and fatalities as nice relief from the intense matches. It will also invite players who are mesmerized by the brutalness, and just want the game for that reason. Casual players will drool at the mouth while they rip their opponents limb by limb.
Financial Backing will help this game a great deal. First of all, recently the MK games have felt rushed and unfinished. This is Midway's fault. Games that were not ready, but they launched anyway because Midway needed the money immediately. They couldn't give a shit about the quality if the games, as long as they looked finished visually and were functional, they were "good to go". Not only were the games rushed, the MK team didn't have the money to patch them. MKvsDC was promised a patch update, but then Midway went backrupt and Ed Boon was stuck. Now, they are with Warner Bros! In a recent interview, Boon has said that WB told them to take as much time as they'd like, which is amazing news to hear! So, not only do they have more money to make a quality game, they also have all the time they could ever need. Furthermore, they will have the money to make patches and DLC. NO game is perfect the first time around, and I mean NO game. Even UMK3 was a revised version of MK3, as well as SF3: 3S, and even SSF4.
The Gameplay is also looking very solid. In the past 3D MK's, I've been pretty disappointed when it came to gameplay. It didn't have to do with the 3D side stepping, but just the overall games were sub par as far as gameplay goes. MKvsDC was the best 3D MK game since MK4 as far as that goes, but even then it wasn't that great. Also, the game was terrible online, and when a game is terrible online and has no offline scene, it WON'T survive. Anyway, MK9's gameplay is looking great. We're seeing old MK2 and UMK3 style moves and combos. There's also new things such as the Super Meter which has "EX" moves, a Combo Breaker and the X-RAY super combo. Hopefully these things will add depth, instead of making the game too gimmicky or broken.
The MK Hype! There's been a lot of attention for MK lately. The MK rebirth film pitch releasing a day before the MK9 trailer got a lot of positive feedback from a great percentage of people. This created hype for the new MK game since MK9 is going back to it's roots. Then the next day we get the MK9 trailer which confirms a 2.5D game. There was even more positive feedback, but most were skeptical. When E3 came along, we got more in depth gameplay videos, as well as great interviews of Ed Boon. Most if not all were very pleasing, and just brought even more hype for the new game. Also, UMK3 tournaments have been getting noticed, and streamed as of late. The hype for UMK3 in the streams is unreal, and is great to see. There has been a lot of talk of how entertaining UMK3 is at high levels, and people realizing how great UMK3 really is. We even got a MK forum over at SRK, which has over 100,000 members. Mr.Wizard was even encouraging us to try and get MK at EVO, which would be a HUGE step for the mK community!
I just think this game will do very well. It may very well be the SF4 of the MK series! Pass on the hype, and let's get ready to FINISH HIM!!
Obviously, we won't know until the game is out and has been out. I was just interested in hearing some predictions, based on what we know.
One of the main aspects that I think will make MK(2011) be a success is the fact that it's 2.5D. The MK team haven't used a 2D plane since MKT, after MKT they switched over to 3D. This was when I started losing interest in MK, from a competitive stand point. Not to mention the fact that the 3D MK's are widely considered below average, as far as high level fighters are concerned. I would be inclined to agree, except for MKvsDC which I think is average. 2D will have the nostalgia effect. Even old fans of the series who have lost interest, will more than likely pick up this game to bring back the old (good) memories of Mortal Kombat.
This brings me to the next aspect, The Gore. Gore in Mortal Kombat games used to be a controversial topic, back in the 90's. It since then followed the rating system, and made it's games Teen rated. It lost all it's brutal gore, and fantastic fatalities. Which may be a gimmick, but a gimmick that works and is great! Even the hardcore players, who play MK games competitively, can appreciate the gore and fatalities as nice relief from the intense matches. It will also invite players who are mesmerized by the brutalness, and just want the game for that reason. Casual players will drool at the mouth while they rip their opponents limb by limb.
Financial Backing will help this game a great deal. First of all, recently the MK games have felt rushed and unfinished. This is Midway's fault. Games that were not ready, but they launched anyway because Midway needed the money immediately. They couldn't give a shit about the quality if the games, as long as they looked finished visually and were functional, they were "good to go". Not only were the games rushed, the MK team didn't have the money to patch them. MKvsDC was promised a patch update, but then Midway went backrupt and Ed Boon was stuck. Now, they are with Warner Bros! In a recent interview, Boon has said that WB told them to take as much time as they'd like, which is amazing news to hear! So, not only do they have more money to make a quality game, they also have all the time they could ever need. Furthermore, they will have the money to make patches and DLC. NO game is perfect the first time around, and I mean NO game. Even UMK3 was a revised version of MK3, as well as SF3: 3S, and even SSF4.
The Gameplay is also looking very solid. In the past 3D MK's, I've been pretty disappointed when it came to gameplay. It didn't have to do with the 3D side stepping, but just the overall games were sub par as far as gameplay goes. MKvsDC was the best 3D MK game since MK4 as far as that goes, but even then it wasn't that great. Also, the game was terrible online, and when a game is terrible online and has no offline scene, it WON'T survive. Anyway, MK9's gameplay is looking great. We're seeing old MK2 and UMK3 style moves and combos. There's also new things such as the Super Meter which has "EX" moves, a Combo Breaker and the X-RAY super combo. Hopefully these things will add depth, instead of making the game too gimmicky or broken.
The MK Hype! There's been a lot of attention for MK lately. The MK rebirth film pitch releasing a day before the MK9 trailer got a lot of positive feedback from a great percentage of people. This created hype for the new MK game since MK9 is going back to it's roots. Then the next day we get the MK9 trailer which confirms a 2.5D game. There was even more positive feedback, but most were skeptical. When E3 came along, we got more in depth gameplay videos, as well as great interviews of Ed Boon. Most if not all were very pleasing, and just brought even more hype for the new game. Also, UMK3 tournaments have been getting noticed, and streamed as of late. The hype for UMK3 in the streams is unreal, and is great to see. There has been a lot of talk of how entertaining UMK3 is at high levels, and people realizing how great UMK3 really is. We even got a MK forum over at SRK, which has over 100,000 members. Mr.Wizard was even encouraging us to try and get MK at EVO, which would be a HUGE step for the mK community!
I just think this game will do very well. It may very well be the SF4 of the MK series! Pass on the hype, and let's get ready to FINISH HIM!!
I see only good things happening in MK's future....I just hope they stay 2D for a while(if not forever preferably)