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[RAIDEN1]

Mortal Kombat

the real issue here is MK9, which is also officially called Mortal Kombat.

So in other words Mortal Kombat Alpha....(was the 1992 version)

 

[KyoZz]

Oh come on

 

[FUBARx89]

Interesting.. Kameo fighters sounds like it might be an assist mechanic for combos?

Or just cameos like Terminator, Alien, Rambo, Predator, Kratos, Freddy. Boon loves that stuff

 

[Represent.]

CGI trailers should be banned.

They're forgiven because they dropped a release date. Something this industry hates to do

 

[sloppyjoe_gamer]

So the leaker was 100% right about everything. Ed Boon came out and lied through his teeth lmao.

No PS4 or One X versions, good.

But its on Switch... Eh. Hype somewhat deflated. Unless its an entirely separate team or something.

I agree it was bad, but honestly WB CEO already ruined his thunder once, and then when it happened again, he had to have been legit pissed and i can't blame him. The poor man wasn't able to truly reveal his game.

 

[SSfox]

They confirmed JC even tho he's not in the trailer.

Nice , also Mileena right away, Pog. Hopefully the gameplay will be solid.

 

[splattered]

Seems like there was a rumor that Raiden was going to be a girl or something? Haha glad that didn't happen

 

[RoboFu]

Scorpion and Sub-Zero has man-bun, HAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAH!
FUCK THIS GAME!
It looks like completely fucking TRASH !
FUCK YOU NRS, YOU KILLED MY BELOVED MORTAL KOMBAT !

you mean like they did in olden times?

game looks great. As an Old Fart I like how the ninjas girls/boys look sort of the same.

 

[Party McHardy]

Scorpion and Sub-Zero has man-bun, HAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAH!
FUCK THIS GAME!
It looks like completely fucking TRASH !
FUCK YOU NRS, YOU KILLED MY BELOVED MORTAL KOMBAT !

Your genetic inability to grow a man bun is trash, ninja.

Reboot is appealing but no way can I do two fighters this year, so it sucks to have to choose between this and SF6.

 

[Interfectum]

loved the gore at the end. hyped!

 

[SSfox]

you mean like they did in olden times?

game looks great. As an Old Fart I like how the ninjas girls/boys look sort of the same.

This SEGA guy hate on everything all the time, don't pay too much attention to his comments.

 

[SCB3]

why does Liu Kang look like native american?

Yea I noticed that, I thought it was Nightwolf at first

 

[Radical Dreamer]

Looks so fucking good. Cant wait to play only Sub-Zero for 500 hours ))

 

[Spyxos]

new era has begun. Check out the brutal announcement trailer for Mortal Kombat 1, the next game in the fighting series. Discover a reborn Mortal Kombat Universe created by Fire God Liu Kang. Mortal Kombat 1 ushers in a new era of the iconic franchise with a new fighting system, game modes, and Fatalities. Mortal Kombat 1 will be available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, and PC on September 19, 2023. Pre-orders are available on May 19, and PlayStation and Xbox players will receive Beta access, available in August. In Mortal Kombat 1, NetherRealm's Story Mode returns featuring unexpected twists on classic rivalries and original backstories for a wide-ranging cast of legendary fighters, including Liu Kang, Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Raiden, Kung Lao, Kitana, Mileena, Shang Tsung, Johnny Cage, and many others. Mortal Kombat 1 will also introduce Kameo Fighters, a unique roster of partner characters that can assist during matches.

 

[Kacho]

Nailed it

 

[balls of snow]

I thought the big thing was lady scorpion for this iteration. Why the man with buns.

 

[TheRedRiders]

I hope it has a Konquest mode

 

[Spyxos]

It looks soooo good.

 

[Mr.Phoenix]

Gonna reserve my comments on the whole CG trailer thing....

But how is there a Switch version but no PS4/XB1 version? I mean, the Nintendo Switch is like 1/3rd the power of the XB1s....

 

[drotahorror]

No mention of crossplay in their little FAQ. Guess that won't be a thing.

 

[Luigi Mario]

No out of place mumble rap for this reveal trailer, we are off to a great start.

 

[Trunx81]

Hype restored.

Switch version is being handled by an entirely different studio (Saber Interactive).

TFW you trust the switch team more than the PC team. Saber did some amazing work on Switch.

 

[EverydayBeast]

Would rather play mortal Kombat and it’s aggressive characters than any other fighter, street fighter feels like a repeat, smash bros goes deep but doesn’t give you the aggressiveness and graphics. Mortal Kombat built up respect.

 

[SlimySnake]

Cant believe CG trailers are still a thing when realtime cutscenes can look photorealistic like we saw in the matrix demo.

what a waste of money and everyone's time.

 

[Spyxos]

Cant believe CG trailers are still a thing when realtime cutscenes can look photorealistic like we saw in the matrix demo.

what a waste of money and everyone's time.

It looks more like in game.

 

[Puscifer]

Preorder to get Shang Tsung lol

Can’t believe it’s actually called MK1. Weird name. Looks cool though.

Yeah pre order to get a character in every game for 30 years, fighting games might as well be free they're pretty much eSports titles at this point. Much as I wanna play Street Fighter 6 seeing that there's no version of 5 that includes everything without still having to buy even more stuff I'm not getting my hopes up

 

[Agent_4Seven]

Will wait for komplete edition - I barely even tauched MK11 (outside of story campaign) and haven't unlocked everything in the Krypt.

P.S. Fuck pre-order characters.

 

[splattered]

Your genetic inability to grow a man bun is trash, ninja.

Reboot is appealing but no way can I do two fighters this year, so it sucks to have to choose between this and SF6.

Easy, Tekken 8!

 

[Joshmyersbv]

I'm just glad the trailer didn't have some shitty rap music playing in the background.

 

[MasterDerico]

Damn i cried, this looks all i wanted daaaaamn

 

[Mhmmm 2077]

Hype restored.

Switch version is being handled by an entirely different studio (Saber Interactive).

In fact, PC version is also being developed by another studio.

NetherRealms is only doing the PS5/Series version.

You can probably expect another shitty PC Port. And patched post-release.

Except QLOC is the studio that *fixed* Mortal Kombat X on PC.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

.

Was there a doubt?

 

[acidagfc]

I'm just glad the trailer didn't have some shitty rap music playing in the background.

Don't worry, it will be in the gameplay trailer next week.

 

[Fermbiz]

No mention of crossplay in their little FAQ. Guess that won't be a thing.

I really hope it has cross play, i really dont want to buy a PS5 just to get an actual player base. MK11 PC is damn near dead,

 

[pepodmc_]

Probably through Cloud. They just don't leave Switch out of it because it's still profitable. If given the chance, MK would be released only on PS5/Xbox Series/PC

No, it will have two dedicated teams making the switch version, will not be cloud.

I didnt saw anything amazing, i mean, its a change of artistic style more than anything, even mk11 faces give me more sensation of a real face that what i saw in this trailer.
Perhaps they are using their custom unreal engine 3 in this game again. Thats why a switch version is being made because it MUST run at 60 fps, but, its very strange that a ps4 version is not coming.

Plus a fighting game on the cloud could be a disaster with the lag

 

[JohnSpartanLee]

Hope "new fighting system" means no block-button anymore. Then it might suck slightly less.

 

[Sub_Level]

 

[Kusarigama]

Unreal engine 5?

"NetherRealm Studios technology" something that they have modified so much from ue3 probably

 

[MiguelItUp]

Oh come on

Yup, the ol WB standard that we've unfortunately come to accept several years ago.

 

[Kusarigama]

Hope "new fighting system" means no block-button anymore. Then it might suck slightly less.

Why do you have to be the party pooper here? We are all big fans of MK happy to see the latest entry get revealed and people like you just come around to spread bitterness.

 

[acidagfc]

Story-wise this all makes sense coming from events of Aftermath DLC.

Love the 'new' younger versions of the characters.

Let's see how the gameplay looks, and what sort of single player progression we have this time around. I am tired of AI towers grind from I2 and MK11.

Also, I want my cyberninjas back. Will we have to wait until MK2\3?

 

[Ulysses 31]

Hope "new fighting system" means no block-button anymore. Then it might suck slightly less.

Naw, block with chip damage on each attack this time.

 

[SALMORE]

it seems like the story mode will some kind of a moral system ?! you either become a hero or a villain

 

[Generic]

Switch version but no PS4? Lame.

 

[JohnSpartanLee]

Why do you have to be the party pooper here? We are all big fans of MK happy to see the latest entry get revealed and people like you just come around to spread bitterness.

The CGI trailer looks great and I'm looking forward to see gameplay.
Their phrase "new gameplay system" gives me hope they'll finall get rid of the block-button.
I just can't enjoy 2D fighters with a dedicated block button.
If they really get rid of the block-button I'd probably buy the game.

 

[aclar00]

All, please read the FAQ, it answer a lot of the questions posed.

 

[DeepEnigma]

I like how they did the camera cuts to make sure not to show dem tiddies, lol.

 

[Mr Branding]

So Liu is the new elder god and Raiden is just an average Joe like in the 11 finale?! Will he still have thunder powers? Hmmm

 

[FoxMcChief]

I wish I had the patience to get gud at fighting games.

 

[RCU005]

The one thing I love/hate about these CGI trailers is that I end up craving a CGI movie.

The same is true with every Square Enix CGI cinematic.