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The Mortal Kombat Thread

You have seen the concept art that appeared over the net? He's in there, and he will look awesome.

I've seen it, which is why I'm so hyped to see him in action. I prefer Mage-Ermac to Mummy-Ermac.
 
Just give me Jade, Cyrax, and Frost and I'll be happy.
 
Holy fucking shit.
Before I was kinda neutral about Kano, but hey. You know a surefire way to make him fucking cooler?
MAKE HIM A GODDAMN CYBORG.
That's amazing.
His moves are so fucking brutal, that X-ray made me cringe, Jesus Christ
 
Wow! Kano looks cool. I like how they have tuned up his cybernetic parts and even gave him a chest implant that looks like Hsu Hao's. The stage is really beautiful too, I like the water on the ground that reacts to the fighters.

Really impressed with MKX so far, I hope we see more new stuff during Gamescom.
 
WUUUTTTTT?!?! We got a MK thread? Sweet!

On Topic: Let me be the first to say that I think Kano WILL not be shit-tier this time around and you know why........His has a Grappler variation.Also I think D'vorah & Kano use to date lol
 
Gotta say this might end up being the first time Kano isn't on my ignore list.
 
I'm fucking loving these design updates and creative changes to make old characters cooler.
This is why I'm glad they're taking the risk to make MK X like Street Fighter 3 Third Strike with all the new characters/older versions of previous characters
 
i like how every x-ray will give off the reaction of "oh my god"
 
I'm loving the looks for everything so far (though admittedly I'm not too into Kotal Kahn). I just hope my beloved Mileena makes the cut.
 
I am really interested in how the variation system is going to affect more of the cast, looks interesting so far and Kano looks frigging awesome in that trailer.
 
Well it looks like that cyborg Kano from Wreck-It Ralph just became that much more accurate to the character all of a sudden. Still waiting on my cyborg of choice, my man Cyrax though.
 
Ed Boon teased "Ketchup and Mustard" on Twitter, the beta names for Sektor and Cyrax.
And don't forget, neither of them were accounted for in the body count of MK 9, so they're probbaly jamming in.
More advanced robotics? I can dig it.
 
Still waiting on my cyborg of choice, my man Cyrax though.

I would love to see Mustard return after he rebuild himself, got rid of the metal armor of the Lin Kuei and now fights without it, but still utilizes his inner augments / the ones he needs to survive. Or maybe he just redesigned himself with a new armor and the helmet closes before battle. That would be awesome.
 
I like how Kano's chest light changes depending on what mode he's in
It the small things that make me go yeeeeeee
 
Release date announced as April 14th 2015.

Also, Goro.

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Fuck yeah, Goro! But pre-order bonus? That sucks. I hope the bonus is that he is unlocked from the start, as opposed to that you have to unlock him first, and not the character as a whole.
 
Are they really doing pre order characters when there is only have a third of the cast known as this point ?

Well they probably have the characters they have in mind there they are just fully made in the games engine yet so I guess the developers would find this more reasonable then the audience who don't know who all the character yet.

Plus Goro sounds like a good incentive and shows another character who will be returning to the series.
 
pre order DLC characters already?
 
pre order DLC characters already?

Its not typical for NRS, that’s why I hope its just a shortcut-unlock and not the whole character as DLC.

If they really do this I will consider ignoring this game for a while, because complete characters as pre-order bonus for a FG is bullshit.
 
Its not typical for NRS, that’s why I hope its just a shortcut-unlock and not the whole character as DLC.

If they really do this I will consider ignoring this game for a while, because complete characters as pre-order bonus for a FG is bullshit.
I think DLC Characters are BS in general unless done right, But I feel like this DLC stuff is becomming bigger and bigger, like P4A had only cosmetics in the first game as DLC but now there are 3 DLC characters 8 bucks each, but this really isnt the thread for that

though is nt it awfully early to announce DLC characters right now?
 
Just wait until the console exclusive characters come about, that would probably be a nuisance I imagine.
 
Just wait until the console exclusive characters come about, that would probably be a nuisance I imagine.
those are probably one of the main reasons why I dislike MK, having to have a console to learn a matchup is awful and what if some one uses a console character that isnt the same console used at tournaments? It is awful in my opinion
 
I think DLC Characters are BS in general unless done right, But I feel like this DLC stuff is becomming bigger and bigger, like P4A had only cosmetics in the first game as DLC but now there are 3 DLC characters 8 bucks each, but this really isnt the thread for that

I generally like them the way NRS does them: Release the game, don’t talk about DLC for a month and then slowly start to release them, like 4-5 in general. It makes me want to play the game longer, because I want to try out the new characters. And the way NRS do them, like that you can play the characters if your enemy bought them or that you get free new costumes with compatibility patches is pretty nice.

though is nt it awfully early to announce DLC characters right now?

It is.

Just wait until the console exclusive characters come about, that would probably be a nuisance I imagine.

Well this time around every console will get one, not just Sony, at least I think I read this somewhere. And I still want to see their guest-character... come on Predator!

those are probably one of the main reasons why I dislike MK, having to have a console to learn a matchup is awful and what if some one uses a console character that isnt the same console used at tournaments? It is awful in my opinion

Console-exclusive characters are banned at tournaments.
 
I'm more surprised we can actually play as fucking Goro.
The times in the entire Mortal Kombat franchise when you could play as Goro can be counted on one hand.

I think this time around he will be a normal combatant in the tournament and fight for his own goals, because he is no one's champion or henchman anymore. He may fight for his race or something, or to take back his place as a Prince, since the Shokan determine their rulers through strength.

But yeah it is pretty cool to have Goro playable again. I really want a playable Shao Kahn somewhere in the future too.
 
Yeah, and even then, the times when he wasn't overpowered as a boss character can only be counted twice
Deception (And even then, Gamecube Exclusive), and Armageddon (And we all know how that turned out)
 
This doesn't sound like pay-to-win at all. Preorder now for god mode.
 
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Console-exclusive characters are banned at tournaments.
really? this just shows how little I know about this series or its competitive scene
 
really? this just shows how little I know about this series or its competitive scene

Yup, and exactly for the reason you already wrote down: Because someone who doesn’t own the other console can't really learn the matchup well. Also, DLC characters who are released a few weeks prior to tournaments are banned too.

You should try some MK dude, it's fun :)
 
Wait, I thought of something worse than having pre order characters at this point.

Pre order console exclusive characters, no wait

Pre order console exclusives characters from Injustice, pay up now to get batman in your mortal kombat game.
 
Pre order console exclusives characters from Injustice, pay up now to get batman in your mortal kombat game.

Only on PlayStation though, Xbox gets Green Lantern :>

But I think it's safe to say that there will be no Injustice-characters in this game. But... Lobo finally being Lobo in a video game would be fucking awesome.
 
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They confirmed that they can't have DC comics characters in their game because DC doesn't want their characters getting killed violently.

Huh, I was partially expecting there to be DC characters after the crossover game the made a while back, so whens marvel?
 
They confirmed that they can't have DC comics characters in their game because DC doesn't want their characters getting killed violently.

Kinda hypocritical of them when they violently kill DC characters all the time in the comics. Need I remind WB of things like....oh I don't know....COUNTDOWN?! Or the shit they keep letting Frank Miller do w/ Batman?!
 
It's still highly unlikely.
I think they mostly mean stuff like having their arms ripped off or their heads cut off.

I'm glad we got Goro though, that's rad.
And the release date is exactly what I thought!
Four years after MK 9, in April!
 
It's still highly unlikely.
I think they mostly mean stuff like having their arms ripped off or their heads cut off.

Considering Superboy-Prime flashfried a pregnant woman in Countdown and no one at DC thought that wasn't too inappropriate to cut out, yeah my claims of hypocrisy still stand.
 
Lots of people will pre-order just for Goro as he was one of those original "I want to play as THAT GUY" characters back in 1992.

I think he was playable in some of the later games though, right?