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Mortal Kombat |OT| Going back in time!
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TekkenMaster
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I've played a lot with Ermac, and damn is he powerful! Smoke seems like he might be on relatively equal footing too though with his teleports, smoke forward/back moves, etc....will need to play as him more and figure out combos.
Superblatt
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are there any unlockable characters? I just see a single empty slot my ps3 char select menu.
gray_fox224
Junior Member
She reminds me of Lisa Ann.RedSwirl said:
friskykillface
Banned
got this on friday and love it, last mortal komat game i bought was mortal kombat 3, haha i never could do fatalities back then , had to use cheats lol
felt so awesome doing my first one when i started playing, dat Johnny Cage B^)
i don't really need the Kitana classic character costume , would anyone want to buy it for $15 paypal? *don't bash me*
challenge tower is awesome
felt so awesome doing my first one when i started playing, dat Johnny Cage B^)
i don't really need the Kitana classic character costume , would anyone want to buy it for $15 paypal? *don't bash me*
challenge tower is awesome
gray_fox224
Junior Member
Can you change it to easy mode?RedSwirl said:
Superblatt
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friskykillface said:got this on friday and love it, last mortal komat game i bought was mortal kombat 3, haha i never could do fatalities back then , had to use cheats lol
felt so awesome doing my first one when i started playing, dat Johnny Cage B^)
i don't really need the Kitana classic character costume , would anyone want to buy it for $15 paypal? *don't bash me*
challenge tower is awesome
is that the only way to get the classic costume for her? is so...IM me.
Professor Beef
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gray_fox224 said:
QisTopTier
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feMJGjnc6Dc
Anyone know if there is something better than this for kabal... that's the best I've found so far x.x His scaling is kinda bad
Anyone know if there is something better than this for kabal... that's the best I've found so far x.x His scaling is kinda bad
QisTopTier
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Sindel had fly unfly combo stuff before marvel made it cool!
Projectjustice
Banned
That some impressive stuff with Reptile and Ermac.
depths20XX
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Raxus said:
Instead of jumping and doing the dive kick after spin, you can just jump straight up and hit them with BP. It puts them in a ground bounce and you don't need to even dash afterwards. I believe it does the same damage too.
QisTopTier said:
You ditch Godmac already or just fooling around with the rest of the cast?
Try out Cyber Sub Zero he'll blow your mind. Has a teleport, has a projectile ice ball, has the slide, has two different dive kicks, has an on screen detonate projectile that is unblockable when it detonates near the opponent and will freeze them, has great block strings, tons of damage, and easy ass combos.
If I bail on Ermac it'll be for Cyber Sub Zero, but right now Godmac is too fun to play.
The One and Done
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Wait
is dead now? KAHNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!
Shang Tsung
KAHNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
zlatko said:You ditch Godmac already or just fooling around with the rest of the cast?
Try out Cyber Sub Zero he'll blow your mind. Has a teleport, has a projectile ice ball, has the slide, has two different dive kicks, has an on screen detonate projectile that is unblockable when it detonates near the opponent and will freeze them, has great block strings, tons of damage, and easy ass combos.
If I bail on Ermac it'll be for Cyber Sub Zero, but right now Godmac is too fun to play.
Cyber sub isnt really my type, was gonna mess with sindel next, and I still use Ermac but I wanna try to learn at least 1/3rd of the cast, there are a lot of characters I like.
corrosivefrost
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My subtitles went all wonky around the end and changed from white to black.
corrosivefrost
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Superblatt said:
2.
quan chi
cyber sub-zero
cyber sub-zero
gray_fox224
Junior Member
MOTHER OF GOD. If I only knew this earlier...fernoca said:Options, Gameplay, Story Mode Difficulty.
(subtitles are there too)
gray_fox224
Junior Member
Lisa Ann is god-like in this game. She and Sector will be my team.
SapientWolf
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I rock a stick for all my fighters and platformers now.RedSwirl said:
infinityBCRT
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TommyManberg said:Waitis dead now?Shang Tsung
Only read if you've beaten the game!
The ending is very Deadly Alliance-esque where most of the good guys died at the end of that game. However Onaga resurrected them to be part of his army. Looks like in the next game Quan Chi will do the same thing. I think the most intriguing thing they could do is make Liu Kang an evil bad ass who is pissed off at Raiden. Imagine him being the Champion of the NeatherRealm. Also theres some cool possibilities if Noob and Sub-Zero team up. Since Subbie is dead I wouldn't be surprised if hes revived as a human again.
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I was thinking the one thing I really want from the next game or DLC is a tag story mode which can be played in either 1 or 2 player mode or online with a friend. I'd still want the regular story mode at the same length in the next game but I think if there was a ko-op story mode it would be one of the things that would be a hit with friends of un-equal skill gathering together to play some MK.
corrosivefrost
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SapientWolf said:
All my fighters, surely. Even though I had to find a comfortable layout for MK, it's working nicely now.
infinityBCRT said:
This is what the Arcade endings were heavily hinting at. Liu Kang becomes a god and the new protector of Earthrealm only to go mad with power. I actually like the combined stories of the endings more so than that of the actual story mode. There is so much awesome set-up there for the next game and all of it is extremely interesting and a fresh new direction for the series.
Ninja Scooter
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infinityBCRT said:
Well they alluded to that by Quan Chi saying he already has all their souls and then making Raiden fight zombie versions of them. Quan also brought back original Sub as Noob, right? He could potentially do the same with Lui Kang, only make him into a greater warrior or something
Just rented it. I generally suck at fighting games and man this game is hard, . I'm talking about the story here and I think its just difficult when the 2 on 1 battles occur. Dropped it down to easy and managed to get a little farther. Still, those fights turn into battles of attrition with me always losing.
If I drop down the difficulty does that lower my purse winnings after each fight?
. I'm talking about the story here and I think its just difficult when the 2 on 1 battles occur. Dropped it down to easy and managed to get a little farther. Still, those fights turn into battles of attrition with me always losing.If I drop down the difficulty does that lower my purse winnings after each fight?
Neuromancer
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I don't think so.Grisby said:Just rented it. I generally suck at fighting games and man this game is hard,
If I drop down the difficulty does that lower my purse winnings after each fight?
Hey, any tips for the last battle in story mode? I'm getting my ass handed to me. Thanks!
Edit: never mind, got it.
corrosivefrost
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Grisby said:Just rented it. I generally suck at fighting games and man this game is hard,
If I drop down the difficulty does that lower my purse winnings after each fight?
first 25% of story was 250
next 25% of story was 500
next 25% was 750
last 25% was 1000
(per fight)
Bonus after completion of each chapter end fight.
The best two hit combo you can learn for story mode? Jump in with BP, uppercut with down and BP. Occasionally throw. Use x-ray when ready.
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For the last battle:
Use Raiden's down-up teleport as soon as Shao Kahn starts to do anything. Try an uppercut or small combo. Jump backward to cross screen range, repeat. X-ray when you get it.
Thunderbear
Mawio Gawaxy iz da Wheeson hee pways games
Finished Story mode yesterday. Last boss was frustrating but after a couple of hours I figured out a pattern to beat him on normal. I didn't want to go the easy route. Very, very satisfied with the Story portion of the game. The way everything unfolds and how the levels progress are really awesome. Not a bad story for a video-game either.
Love spending my Kurrency unlocking everything in the Krypt. Still so much to unlock though. Played through Arcade with Kratos and was happy with the ending. Going to tackle the Challenges next in-between beating the Arcade mode with different characters. Haven't been this addicted to a game in a while. I did really enjoy Crysis 2 and Killzone 3 as well though, but it was so nice to play a fighting game this polished with this much single player content.
Personally I think it's a travesty that Street Fighter IV has a metacritic score of 94% while this Mortal Kombat game has a metacritic score of 85%. Yeah, Mortal Kombat probably went back to the 2D plane because of SFIV, but outside of that Mortal Kombat offers so much more in the genre. SFIV is basically no fun if you don't have friends to play with. Mortal Kombat has a great, deep combat system as well as so much SP content as well as a couple of characters to unlock. I used to compete in Street Fighter 2 when I was a teenager so I feel I have some merit when I say that the depth of this new Mortal Kombat is on par with SFIV.
If I was a reviewer, SFIV would have gotten a 90% when it was released, and MK a 93%. If Capcom fighting games don't add SP content, I am very unlikely to buy their games as I don't compete a lot anymore. Having said that, I do look forward to playing some King of the Hill when PSN comes back up because I like the idea of watching people fight and cheer and then meet the winner. Add me if you want, PSN: thunderbear. Just send me a message with "Mortal Kombat" so I know it's for that reason.
I'm officially a Mortal Kombat fan again (haven't been since UMK3).
Love spending my Kurrency unlocking everything in the Krypt. Still so much to unlock though. Played through Arcade with Kratos and was happy with the ending. Going to tackle the Challenges next in-between beating the Arcade mode with different characters. Haven't been this addicted to a game in a while. I did really enjoy Crysis 2 and Killzone 3 as well though, but it was so nice to play a fighting game this polished with this much single player content.
Personally I think it's a travesty that Street Fighter IV has a metacritic score of 94% while this Mortal Kombat game has a metacritic score of 85%. Yeah, Mortal Kombat probably went back to the 2D plane because of SFIV, but outside of that Mortal Kombat offers so much more in the genre. SFIV is basically no fun if you don't have friends to play with. Mortal Kombat has a great, deep combat system as well as so much SP content as well as a couple of characters to unlock. I used to compete in Street Fighter 2 when I was a teenager so I feel I have some merit when I say that the depth of this new Mortal Kombat is on par with SFIV.
If I was a reviewer, SFIV would have gotten a 90% when it was released, and MK a 93%. If Capcom fighting games don't add SP content, I am very unlikely to buy their games as I don't compete a lot anymore. Having said that, I do look forward to playing some King of the Hill when PSN comes back up because I like the idea of watching people fight and cheer and then meet the winner. Add me if you want, PSN: thunderbear. Just send me a message with "Mortal Kombat" so I know it's for that reason.
I'm officially a Mortal Kombat fan again (haven't been since UMK3).
friskykillface
Banned
"i'm taking you out, i'm taking you out, i'm taking you out.....to dinner" lmfao Johnny B^)
just started story mode and it's great so far.
just started story mode and it's great so far.
Thunderbear
Mawio Gawaxy iz da Wheeson hee pways games
3D impressions:
I recently got the VIP Theatre addon for my 3D Ready projector and played through the whole story mode in 3D. All the cut scenes were not in 3D which was a little bit disappointing but the fights themselves looked amazing. I always feel the urge to turn it on when I start up the game. What they did right is not try to have things come out at you, but rather be a window with a lot of depth. It looks beautiful and the X-ray movies + fatalities really stand out. For some reason the image quality feels enhanced when in 3D. When it goes from the 2D cinematics into the 3D cinematics I immediately feel a feeling of "aw yeah, this looks much better".
The stages are really well suited for 3D as well. Fantastic. So yeah, fairly annoying that the cinematics weren't in 3D but very happy with the results when fighting. I'm a believer in 3D, and very happy that Vudu rents out movies in 3D (which thankfully still works without PSN working). Watched the Uncharted 3 trailer in 3D and the action bits towards the end looked amazing in 3D. I'm actually going to go back and play through Killzone 3 in 3D (on hard so I can get some more trophies).
Overall: B+ for the 3D experience. A for when it's there, notch down for the lack of it in cut-scenes.
Well done!
I recently got the VIP Theatre addon for my 3D Ready projector and played through the whole story mode in 3D. All the cut scenes were not in 3D which was a little bit disappointing but the fights themselves looked amazing. I always feel the urge to turn it on when I start up the game. What they did right is not try to have things come out at you, but rather be a window with a lot of depth. It looks beautiful and the X-ray movies + fatalities really stand out. For some reason the image quality feels enhanced when in 3D. When it goes from the 2D cinematics into the 3D cinematics I immediately feel a feeling of "aw yeah, this looks much better".
The stages are really well suited for 3D as well. Fantastic. So yeah, fairly annoying that the cinematics weren't in 3D but very happy with the results when fighting. I'm a believer in 3D, and very happy that Vudu rents out movies in 3D (which thankfully still works without PSN working). Watched the Uncharted 3 trailer in 3D and the action bits towards the end looked amazing in 3D. I'm actually going to go back and play through Killzone 3 in 3D (on hard so I can get some more trophies).
Overall: B+ for the 3D experience. A for when it's there, notch down for the lack of it in cut-scenes.
scoobs said:
Well done!
infinityBCRT
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Does dropping down difficulty even apply to story mode? Some people have said it only applies if you do it before you start story mode. I think you can also drop the amount of rounds down to 1 but I haven't confirmed that.Grisby said:Just rented it. I generally suck at fighting games and man this game is hard,
If I drop down the difficulty does that lower my purse winnings after each fight?
Also have you done the tutorial?
Thunderbear
Mawio Gawaxy iz da Wheeson hee pways games
Irish said:
Good point... they should have been able to record the cut-scenes and play them back in 60fps with much less compression as well though. I'd imagine that would be a storage problem on the Xbox360 but the Bluray would be able to handle it. Not sure how it would impact the background loading as 60fps video playback is a bit more taxing on the CPU.
infinityBCRT
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Thunderbear said:
Honestly I think its for cinematic reasons. In this game I'm not sure if 100% of the cutscenes are pre-rendered, some may still be real-time but just lowered to 24 FPS on purpose. I'm pretty sure on MK vs DC most if not all of the cutscenes were real-time yet still 24FPS.
I didn't really have that many problems with compression appearing on the Xbox 360 version and I played most of the game on a 26" PC Monitor sitting a couple of feet away from it. I only saw it if I was looking for it. And if I was playing it on my 47" TV I doubt I would've seen any compression.
Nope. It seems to install data based on what you do. So if all you do is play Ladder Mode, it won't install anything else. The data grows in size as you play in the game. Overall, it seems to be just to make the experience smoother; rather than drastically cut loading times. Probably why some reported a few hiccups when playing online (as the data was installing in the background, while the game was playing, add lag to that too), then didn't noticed any on later matches.Kimosabae said:
Spiderjericho
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Man, LI Joe showed the new MK players how the OGs play MK. But Chris G and DJ Haunts were very solid with Kung Lao and Reptile (they both showed some great combos that do 30+ % damage).
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