THE ENDING WITH EVERY CHARACTER IN THE FINAL ARMAGEDDON SCENE: ruclips.net/video/8q0Au5Z3IFU/видео.html Huge thanks to WB Games for the free and early copy of Mortal Kombat 1. I hope you guys enjoy the game movie!!!!
That line alone, along with him directly supervising the four stooges' training and still hanging out with them makes him a much better protector of earthrealm than God Raiden ever was
I totally agree with you. His cadence and mannerisms were replicated extremely well by the new actor. He did such a wonderful job getting that energy down.
“Is that the command of my creator?” “No, Your Majesty. It is the request of a friend.” Man, Liu Kang came all the way to get his big break in the franchise. He’s as humble, friendly, and wise as ever.
The core between Johnny, Kenshi, Raiden and Kung Lao is absolutely gold. Mileena's characterisation in this version is way better than the last version. I hope netherrealm would minimise the timeline plot and focus more on fleshing out this timeline.
This is the first time in a while since we've had compelling MK characters lead the story, X just didn't have much strong characters to like, and 11 was too bloated in terms of events. I honestly do hope we get more of these characters, they've stepped up their writing game by leagues and it shows.
They did a lot of characters justice with this one and i loved it. I was skeptical at first but after seeing characters like reptile and baraka go from generic goons to actual fleshed out characters it warms my heart. And them bringing characters from the PS2 era even if some are mere cameos is enough for me to love it.
And Ermac. Total surprise to see him in it at all, even moreso to see him get a redemption arc. Totally makes sense to make him become Jerrod. Brilliant. And of course Mileena.
@@UMBR. not the first time they done that with ermac. Way back in MK9 his ending was literally Jerrod's soul taking over control of his body after he defeated Shao Kahn. not a bad idea. Glad they re-used it.
Whoever did Shang Tsung in this game did a masterful job. Whether it is inspired by Cary's performance or not, it radiates a decietful smug cunning character perfectly. His voice and performance has made him a perfect sorceror without being too over the top or feeling like its too hard to be a previous. Easily my favorite young Shang Tsung. Also props for making me feel bad for Shang in the beginning since he's basically been screwed to have a meaningless life with no idea as to why
"You have been conspired againts since before you were born" yeah I love how they got us to understand from Shang Tsung's perspective eventho its Shang Tsung
I agree. His performance is great as Shang Tsung. I guess the only thing I hated is Megan Fox's performance as Nitara. She sounded like a robot and over acting
The fact that we got to see a Mileena we never saw, and a story actually revolving around her without just basing her off as a side character is amazing. This game is a love letter to the fans, to all the fans. of all characters and all eras. Thank you NR
I love how the story unfolded it referenced every single MK game. Shang tsung and quan chi teaming up to make another deadly alliance. Jerrod being ermac is perfect we never seen king jerrod in any game and the fact he’s actually ermac is well deserved. I love the part where kenshi was trying to stand up for everyone and lost sento. Once he got the sword in his hands and absorbed ermac souls was amazing. This was an amazing watch and experience for any fan
@@litledevel15 I genuinely believe that Onaga is going to have a moment in this timeline. It’s almost too gratuitous that they gave us the dragon army without Onaga. My theory is that Havik is going to find a way to summon an other timeline Onaga to command the current main timeline’s dragon army.
As someone who spent his teenage years enjoying DA, Deception, and Armageddon, and seeing how my favourite character Liu Kang was killed, this game is a love letter, and all the three games are mentioned in this game. What a brilliant, clever, loyal-to-fans, and powerful story. Thank you :)
@Ajaylix_Nature_ASMR wait aren't him and kitana gods now 😅 Liu kang like the new Raiden and kitana is his concubine or did I remember the last game incorrectly
3:13:47 I adore how Mileena is in awe of the tech of Johnny’s drone even comparing it to magic. And reminding us how for what similarities the realms have, there’s also big differences to separate them, like Earthrealm with its tech compared to magic in others.
This is what people overlook when it comes to earthrealm and how they could contend with Outworld. Yes they don’t have magic. But they do have nuclear warheads 💪
I love all of the references to Deadly Alliance, Deception, Armageddon, MK9 (even though one of them was about /that/ scene in MK9), MKX & MK11. The entire thing is a basket filled with fresh new outlooks on characters, bittersweet &/or wholesome moments between characters, great voice acting & lots of laughs. My only two complains are how they handled Nitara & how if you took her, Reiko & Rain out of the formula there would be no REAL narrative loss at all.
Yeah I wish they had done more with Rain. And I also wish they had not killed Sindel... but then Sindel gets resurrected, doesn't she? I just hope that, this time, the resurrection is done in a good way by... I don't know... maybe, in the next game, Rain gets a redemption arc, becomes good somehow, and combines Earthrealm's ginsei with his water magic to resurrect Sindel, since, to quote Kitana from the 90s MK movie: water is "the element which brings life."
Pseudo ressurected. She's living with jerrod in ermacks would collective rn, fighting for control with jerrod over the rule of big E's soul. Also Rain's champaign ending does seem to point to him going down that route, with how he helped Havik but regretted it.@@UMBR.
I do love all these new backstories and interactions you never think would happen in prior titles, Johnny and Kenshi forming a brotherly bond, Kitanna and Mileena being actual sisters, it is amazing.
@@blackdemonknightI just hate how they forced the Scorpion vs Sub Zero rivalry, I wish they could’ve stuck together as brothers but ofc this is MK there has to be bloodshed
So do I. And how it began just because of how determined Kenshi was to get Sento back, but how he and Johnny end up bonding especially when Kenshi saves Johnny from Mileena and her rampage.
As a long time Mortal Kombat fan, this story was just fantastic. Loved the new directions they took each character and how they actually got to be fleshed out unlike other games. Everyone felt like they had valid motives for their actions and they all worked very well together. The ending felt a little rush but it was hilarious seeing all the different combination characters and the funny names.
@@HanBowloOG I kind of like how they’re not reintroducing Shinnok and Kronika though. Because it wouldn’t be as refreshing if they were re introduced right after Mk10 and MK11. And imo they’re definitely later game threats. I love how Havik is slated to be the new big bad.
Mortal Kombat stories were always much better than they had any right to be. High stakes, fates permanently altered, gruesome ends to characters' stories. This change of direction is so disappointing and just shit. It's MK: Into thr Kombatverse. No stakes anymore, no story telling needed, just unlimited time lines. Johnny Cage has been reduced to Forspoken level writing (references are not jokes, have we not learned this?) and the whole entry just serves to set up sequels with a Marvel-like ending. So incredibly unoriginal.
@@snoopymccloud1875 MK was never known for high stakes what are you talking about LOL People die come back, go back in time come back die get revived. The characters were incredibly shallow. Evil ninja Blue, Evil Ninja green at least now the characters get storylines that make sense within a narrative. Also MK has always had multiple timelines and variants of characters, now they’re just leaning more into it. You’re just mad that there were no meaningless jobber deaths like there were in the previous games. This was a restart for the franchise they aren’t going to just start killing characters left and right without them getting development. Grow up.
Words cannot describe the feelings. A love letter to all MK fans! Sindel's true nature. Mileena being a main character. Reptile and Baraka reimagined... Simply perfection! You have the gratitude of an old man that started playing Mortal Kombat with a keyboard a long time ago.
@@aaronsmith3334 Yeah, not my favorite part either... but I think they're trying to make a martyr out of Scorpion this time by making Bi Han more flawed
I rarely play games due to work and life, but shout out to the screenwriters for the story within the cutscenes. They beat 80% of films and animations today. Massive props to you @GamersPlayground for compiling it. 🙏🏾
Beginning: clear, concise, and brilliantly focused storytelling Ending: schlocky Midway ridiculousness with hilarious/clever characters I love this whole game Also nice to see Liu Kang’s redemption when he’s able to fend off the Deadly Alliance instead of being ambushed
it is nice to see that segment of liu kang, but i think the point for his death in the OG being so abrupt is because he was the hero for the past 4 or 5 games if im not mistaken. devs prob figured it would be shocking to have him die so abrupt and violent
It's brilliant. They perfectly set up a reboot in the first 2/3 of the game, and then after that they use the final hours to have some fun and embrace the nonsense of comic book-style crossover events.
@@clancy2091 people forget that Deadly Alliance really was a soft reboot to the series. MK believe it or not was on life support at that time with arcades falling out of fashion, and games like MK4 underwhelming audiences Killing off Liu Kang early on was definitely a wake-up call that this series was going to be very different
Was thinking the same thing, that was literally the one thing I was hoping that would get touched on and they fully delivered--even with them finally kissing. Fucking awesome.
Dude this was awesome. Sindel being the queen we always wanted, the reptile chapter, the callback to deadly alliance and the ending. So much good stuff. And it seems like we might get future character customization with that ending fight lol. Ed and the whole mk team did amazing with this game.
Been playing fighting games my whole life and this story is one of, if not the best in the whole MK franchise. Each and every character from klassic, to 3D, and the new era all get their new respective roles and purposes, all being interesting or captivating in their own way. There are plenty of references and call-backs long time fans will appreciate, and the comedy is done just right, not being too over the top while at the same time not being boring or stale. It's a great year for fighting game fans and I cant wait to see what the future holds for these franchises.
Every time they drop a new MK game I like to watch the story mode on RUclips. I generally wait until the Komplete version of the game gets released so I can get the base game and all the DLC at the same time. And every time I watch the new story modes, I always go to your channel. So thank you Gamer's Little Playground.
Love this story because you can actually feel for so many of the characters, like Reptile, Baraka or Mileena, just to name a few. Also i like how there's finally a happy ending of sorts, and the general good vibes this story has to it. Amazing work!
The amount of sheer emotional strength it must have taken from Liu Kang to live alongside a re-started timeline among different versions of his closest allies and friends must have been monumental... more so that until now they had no idea.
I loved all his movie references as well as self inserting his movie at every opening. Deb a narcissistic thing to do but Johnny is still has heart. Ngl I cracked up at mime and female Johnny at the end.
The way that they made things happen the same... like Kenshi with the blindfold (which the scene was really cool) all the way to Kuai Liang's scar- were WAY better than expected. Props to the team!
This game and story are definitely a love letter to all of us MK fans, so many references, dialogues, so much you can even tell to which game they belong... you can tell how much passioon they put into this and it shows. And the last chapter, my god, pure joy since the beginning to the very end. By far, the best Mortal Kombat yet, PERIOD 🔥🔥🔥
@AirLancer So? There's no need to be so serious man, it's about having fun and disconnecting yourself of logic while you play. Plus, it makes sense why all those characters appeared, so at least with me, everything is ok
@@AirLancerwhat’s the need to be so serious all the damn time? I like how this story unfolds from a really interesting retelling of the first game to an all out multiversal war that resolves the story of the previous game The slate is wiped clean and new beginnings are at hand I’ve never had this much excitement for Mortal Kombat since the pre release of MKX
Over the years there have been video game franchises that kind of dropped the ball when it comes to quality, but Mortal Kombat has stayed consistently good getting better every year. Thank you Ed Boon and everyone that had a hand in making Mortal Kombat so Legendary!👍♥️
What I love about Johnny's references to old arenas is that his ending has him and Liu Kang producing movies and series about Outworld so when the time comes for the two realms to meet, Johnny's movies can help with smoothing the process.
I never thought I'd see the day we get to play as Reptile, let alone have him beat heavy hitters like Kitana and Shao. Hopefully going forward my favorite kombatant will get more respect from this franchise
1:49:05-1:50:00 genuinely has to be one of the coldest moments in this whole game🥶💯 Kenshi got so much justice. To anyone who reads this, what time stamp/stamps are your favorite scenes/moments?
When Jonny cage asharah baraka reptile kenshi and the others were hanging out from when they escaped the castle to when they make it back to earth realm. Second favourite moment has to be liu and kitana reunited.
THIS and the Armageddon battle was the two best parts in this game! Watching this was better than any movie that's out right now! I honestly don't even have to actually play it now, I just wanted to see where the story would go and it was perfect! Also, what's up with the weird glitch in the subtitles at 2:47:47 lol?? 10/10
It was absolutely perfect up until the damn time travel crap and it got the netherrealm bug with convoluted 7000 stories being told at once. They need to slow down and flesh out stories, it’s such a piss off they did this again
@@markskirbywhat was so bad about it? So many people critiqued it but having seen it myself now I think people overreacted. My only issue was dark Raiden being jobber 💀
@@mikeeclipse eh...it wasn't great but Nitara barely features in the story all that much. it was easy to move on if anything, i thought Sub-Zero's voice actor was terrible lol
Same Here! I can remember being 4 years old and my Big Brother would take me to the Arcades. And I would always play Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Or Mortal Kombat 4! Ahh the good ol days 🥲
It''s been an amazing journey seeing it and the fighting game genre be created and then become what it is today. I'm glad to have been able to see it happen.
The last minute or two in the tea house at the end are great. It feels really affecting to hear Liu Kang thank them and Johnny thank him. If it wasn’t already written in the stars they’re doing another one, this would be a great closer for the series.
I think Kitana was the main choice 😄 She even shows up on that climbing tower even by not being selected as the final fighter. They tease what is ment to be choosen as main.
Great way to show off custom characters during Armageddon, also a great choice choosing Geras for the end. It was a long 4 hours, but I don't recall him being used during the story, and a great 4 hours it was! Thanks for another great game movie!
Ya that was my first thought too. I don't think he had any scenes showing off the character in kombat(had to be thematic here 😅) so it makes the most sense to me
Goddaaamn this is the first MK where I'm genuinely invested in the story! Beautifully animated, amazing voice acting, and well written script! Also re-imagining every character and making them fit seamlessly into that new world was such a brilliant move! Even putting the test your might minigame into story context! I love it! ♥
when MK 2011 was first released, i remember being mesmerized by the story mode because it was so different from previous games haha but i think the way that game ended pissed off a lot of fans lol, so they're going a more traditional route this time
WHOO!!!!!!!!! 3 hours of an MK game movie?!!! Don't mind if I do! The secret work they put into this definitely had paid off, and the new origins of former villains turned heroes is a change of pace. Also, the brotherhood between Raiden and Kung Lao's the best I've ever seen in existence. Also, hearing Vic Chao's voice as Kenshi is super badass.
I'd never thought I'd see Scorpion and Sub Zero as Brothers, much less, his younger brother becoming Scorpion. Or Mileena and Kitana as actual sisters and on the same side against Shao Khan. Baraka revealing he was once human and a good guy. Very interesting
Oh man, the graphics, game cinematics, fight choreography, cinematography, oners, and voice acting were absolutely incredible. I love how much MK has evolved beyond just being a fighting game, and even the tournament itself. Now it's more focused on story, characters, writing, and expanding the universe and lore. Now THIS is what an MK movie is supposed to be, or at least has the potential to be. A big, expansive story with characters we know and love from fantastical worlds with crazy lore all fighting together to save their realms and forming interesting relationships we actually invest in. If the fighting levels were replaced with cinematics and this was released as a feature-length movie, I'd most definitely see this in theaters. With the right creative team and budget, this is what a live-action MK movie can be. I also love how MK 11 and MK 1 were multiverse stories, but no one ever actually says the word "multiverse," they just say "timeline(s)."😂
There's a difference between a multiverse and multiple timelines. Multiverses are a collection of universes. Universes don't diverge from one another. They all have their own beginning. Timelines are the flow of realities. They can diverge from the main timeline of one universe or diverge from another divergent timeline. The reason they never said multiverse is because it's only one universe. Due to what we know from this game, the ripple of time made it so that from the event fight for the hourglass, multiple outcomes came to be, with each timeline having one of those outcomes.
Damn, this is like a whole actual MK movie by itself, only WAY better than most junk in the big screen nowadays. Can't believe I sat through this 4-hour vid in a single sitting.
I actually enjoyed this storyline... The characters and their interactions were refreshing to see and quite lively aswell, unlike it's predecessor. Sindel, Milena's and katana's relationship was awesome and the fact we got a Milena chapter is wild, not to mention a reptile one aswell. The only small thing i didn't like was the final battle and the whole different timelines ending. I kinda wished the ending would be focused around the characters we spent the journey with, and not this sudden agglomerate of different ones, but it did lead to quite a cinematic battle so...whatever. Overall i much prefer this story to 11's, and even mortal Kombat X's
The graphics in this game, particularly during cinematic cutscenes, are absolutely spectacular. During wide shots, like when Shang Tsung’s portals are being built, are almost indistinguishable from what it could look like in live action. At times, it almost looked like a Peter Jackson Lord of the Rings movie.
This game, along with the last two, make me with the storylines of all the previous games were remastered using these character models. The bodies in those games are ridiculous.
This is one of the best story modes that I have ever watched, they took all the potential from the previous games and ran with it while giving up one of the best stories ever. Salute to you NRS
Then, diving into the multiverse where you fight infinite enemies with infinite allies of unimaginable teamups, this is going to be a messy Mortal Kombat 3:51:00
Yeah I thought they were going to just go with Lui Kangs cannon ending, and they did… along with everyone else’s being cannon. Absolutely insane gamble but man they pulled it off
This is but a fraction of what’s to come I think, everything that led to this Armageddon was because of a absurd number of titans. Yet…. The ones that are to be of real intrigue going forward is havik since his Titan version has made it very clear he wants more to fight…. As well as Liu kangs very own since his flooded seido past the millions had he not deceived rain to committing to his blind ambitions
This game is nearly an high budget movie. There are so many npcs that makes places looks alive. MK11 lacks npc figures in movie that's why mk1 looks better in my opinion.
I will simply never be able to describe my delight at what I saw. The whole story, characters, costumes, everything is as I have long dreamed of. The family of Sindel, Jerrod, Mileena and Kitana is simply fascinating. Johnny Cage, Kenshi, Raiden, Syzoth, Kung Lao, their team makes my heart so happy and they are all so hot and handsome. I loved Ashra and Li Mei. And I send special love to Madame Bo and unfortunate, devoted and good Baraka. Thank you very much for this wonderful part of Mortal Kombat.
Sadly I hear Bi Han didn't get the justice he deserved and was hyped up to have. I'm gonna watch now but if Bi Han got the short end of the stick again and was killed off or something, I will definitely not buy this game. Especially already given how they switch up Scorpion vs Sub Zero dynamic significantly and Scorpion vs Sub Zero is the most popular and iconic aspect of Mortal Kombat to most fans. I really wanna see how they explain where Hanzo is and I *REALLY hope he does not become Noob Saibot in this timeline* because that will feel like I really cheap way to switch them up and try to make things feel different a bit too much, when they already have given many other kharacters a nice background change like Reptile, Baraka & Ashrah that making the Sub Zero/Scorpion/Noob Saitbot dynamic bad would be a huge disappointment.
When I first heard of Mortal Kombat 1, I wasn't too keen on how the story was changed. But looking at it now makes me absolutely adore it! Each character's recontexualization is a boon to who they are and the new characters are great as well! We have so many returning characters too who aren't just in the story for the sake of nostalgia! Not only that, but a lot of the classic ideas feel new and refreshing with how they've been changed. Like Tarkat for instance. I find it so refreshing that it's now a virus. It gives tarkatan characters like Baraka much more depth. They remade this timeline with as much love as they could and it is beautiful
1:00:10 ain’t no way raiden really just said the same line as liu kang in mk9 when liu and kitana also first fought, im loving the call backs in this game
Also the exchange between Raiden and Liu Kang about Johnny Cage except the roles are reversed, this time Liu Kang says “He’s a hero but he doesn’t know it yet”
This whole story was amazing, they did syzoth and baraka justice in this game, along with mileena, sindel and ermac. Everything about this story was a 1,000,000/10. Im excited for what they’ll do with the intro’s for the dlc characters, and hopefully a dlc storyline as well
Holy fuck, these cutscenes are STELLAR. This is the first time I don’t feel like the eyes have that ‘dead stare’ and it’s impressively good. I’d love to see more of this technology on other genre of video games. So damn clean!
The final battle feels like Avengers Infinity War or at least an official MK M.U.G.E.N game. It's amazing to see countless versions of known fighters from different timelines
Sindel's death broke my heart. We finally got her original good guy self and on top of that they brought back Jerrod with Ermac's creation. She's always been one of my favourite characters.
Liu Kang did a really good job with his timeline! So many characters who are usually evil were put in circumstances where they could become heroes, Outworld isn't desolate and the MK tournarment is a nonlethal contest were they show their defense-readiness and then party together. Loved to see Mileena, Baraka, Sindel, Reptile and Tanya all doing their best. He even identified that Shao and Rain were bastards but wouldn't cause problems by themselves when put in the right position. The only person he misjudged it seems was Sub-Zero, but since the version he knew was the best guy ever, who wouldn't?
Best MK yet, i love how in a way the cast gets a peaceful ending while Titan Havik came into play. And thats another thing i love, Mortal Kombat isnt too keen on changing their main bad guy, but holy fuck does this Havik dude look and seem completely badass! I know he was in prior games but making him what seems like a main antagonist is sick. I also loved all the referances to the other games and the mashups of characters at the end. Truly a masterpiece 10/10 watching again
Both the Sub Zero vs Scorpion battle, and the Havik scene at the end are to me the best scenes. I've played the older games and thus Havik himself, but while he was never any real favorite of mine at that time, he sure stood out in this game, and thats probably true for some other minor or lesser known characters this time around.
This is such an upgrade from MK11 the storyline,graphics,nostalgia,characters,villains and the settings. Overall 10/10 on everything it's just that perfect I love in the end where you can choose the character you want to fight in the war and each is given their individual role in the war and shows how they will defeat titan Shang Tsung. The characters are perfect they all have been given perfect explainations on their backgrounds and pasts and introduced more characters that weren't given any attention or forgotten in the previous games such as Ermac,Jerrod,Tanya,Goro and Quan Chi. The developers are truly gifted and made this feel like a movie the work that they had to put in is truly remarkable and it shines ever so brightly Truly a 10/10 most movies aren't even better than this.
I have work in 3 hours. Up all night watching quite possibly the best story mortal Kombat has seen. No regrets were made tonight. My least favourite characters have become my favourite. Seen sides of characters I thought impossible, and for once a re-imagining was done right. Deffinately a pre-order now I’ve seen the story. Well done ed well done.
The people who complain about no undead hack no longer need cope now with time keeper havik new big bad I'm surprised we didnt see a shinnok returning in his beast mode
This full story combines all the character's arcs and conclusions in previous games into one adventure that is sure to please all the MK fans. Well done!
THE ENDING WITH EVERY CHARACTER IN THE FINAL ARMAGEDDON SCENE: ruclips.net/video/8q0Au5Z3IFU/видео.html
Huge thanks to WB Games for the free and early copy of Mortal Kombat 1. I hope you guys enjoy the game movie!!!!
Nooo you spoiled it
Nooo YOU spoiled it. If ya don't wanna see anything about then why are you even here?
@@starshottai2519why did you even click on the video? 😂
goro wouldve won if he fought. 2 hit k.o. ? dude. .
“You spoiled it” man they paid the man to put this out so hey who cares
"I would never send my champions unwittingly into mortal kombat." The fact that Liu Kang is saying this directly to Raiden is absolute gold lmao
Directly saying "not like you did in the other timeline" 😭
Casually throwing shades at his own master lol
Liu Kang: Unlike a certain "someone"
nintendo switch is such a mid company
pc playstation xbox FTW
That line alone, along with him directly supervising the four stooges' training and still hanging out with them makes him a much better protector of earthrealm than God Raiden ever was
Its nice to see baraka having more attention and being one of the good guys now and actually gets his own chapter
And actually win fights😂
I was living for every Baraka moment! I loved seeing some depth brought into a character that is primarily a war beast. Very cool
Good to see my boy finally defeat the jobber allegations
@@Cashmoneez
He made it off the janitor team with this one
Yes but still such an unsatisfying ending.
Mad props for the actor who did Shang Tsung. He oozes Hiroyuki energy.
yeah his facial expressions were so good, such a cool character
I totally agree with you. His cadence and mannerisms were replicated extremely well by the new actor. He did such a wonderful job getting that energy down.
I had to double check the credits
Alan Lee is an unknown to me but he's a perfect inheritor to the role.
honestly couldnt tell the differance 10/10 from me
“Is that the command of my creator?”
“No, Your Majesty. It is the request of a friend.”
Man, Liu Kang came all the way to get his big break in the franchise. He’s as humble, friendly, and wise as ever.
I replayed that part 10 times what a great line
too bad the game literally ends with him dining and dashing. Not so humble or friendly...wise maybe. hahaha jk
@@skippythealien9627 He won't be paying the bill. In the next timeline, someone would need to make him pay
See yall in mk2 2027 for Liu Kang finally paying the bill
The Shaolin Lesson Still Intact In Liu Kang
It only took about 30 years but finally we see Liu Kang and Kitana share a so deserved touching moment together.
3 words mortal kombat 11
And you know the best part? They are what got me into Mortal Kombat!
@@DarkRhodiumhugs don't count.
@@DarkRhodiuma 2 sec hug is so underwhelming
They finally met again, under different circumstances 🥲
Of all the things in this game, Kenshi and Johnny’s bromance was something I was not expecting to love.
Ikr
The moment Johnny gave Kenshi Sento was probably one of my favorite moments in the story.
Same!! I enjoyed watching their interactions hehe.
Johnny might be prick, arrogant man. But he is bro 😂
Yep. And the origin story of how he lost his eyes...
The core between Johnny, Kenshi, Raiden and Kung Lao is absolutely gold. Mileena's characterisation in this version is way better than the last version. I hope netherrealm would minimise the timeline plot and focus more on fleshing out this timeline.
Johnny, Kenshi, Raiden and Kung Lao definitely have better chemistry than the 4 kids from MKX.
Yeah. The faster they do away with the timelines plot the better. It would drain the excitement off story.
This is the first time in a while since we've had compelling MK characters lead the story, X just didn't have much strong characters to like, and 11 was too bloated in terms of events. I honestly do hope we get more of these characters, they've stepped up their writing game by leagues and it shows.
I feel like the ending finalized that as now being the only timeline
God no
They did a lot of characters justice with this one and i loved it. I was skeptical at first but after seeing characters like reptile and baraka go from generic goons to actual fleshed out characters it warms my heart. And them bringing characters from the PS2 era even if some are mere cameos is enough for me to love it.
Facts
And Ermac. Total surprise to see him in it at all, even moreso to see him get a redemption arc. Totally makes sense to make him become Jerrod. Brilliant. And of course Mileena.
@@UMBR. not the first time they done that with ermac. Way back in MK9 his ending was literally Jerrod's soul taking over control of his body after he defeated Shao Kahn. not a bad idea. Glad they re-used it.
Reptile literally turned into a moron who couldn't predict a simple backstab, and is boiled down to a were-human loser. They did him so dirty.
@dapperchangeling9729 what backstab?
"He is a hero Raiden. Although he may not yet know it" - Liu Kang.
What a nostalgic line
Yep, and I love that Liu said it similarly to Raiden saying it to him in the altered timeline.
MK9. 2011. What a good year 🥲
In other words, the same line we’ve all heard before
MK 9 was the first MK game I played when it was released back in 2011, so definitely!
Ironic and nostalgic
Whoever did Shang Tsung in this game did a masterful job. Whether it is inspired by Cary's performance or not, it radiates a decietful smug cunning character perfectly. His voice and performance has made him a perfect sorceror without being too over the top or feeling like its too hard to be a previous. Easily my favorite young Shang Tsung. Also props for making me feel bad for Shang in the beginning since he's basically been screwed to have a meaningless life with no idea as to why
No doubt in my mind that the performance was inspired by Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa's but the performance here absolutely lives up to it.
his likeness and voice were used
"You have been conspired againts since before you were born" yeah I love how they got us to understand from Shang Tsung's perspective eventho its Shang Tsung
I agree. His performance is great as Shang Tsung.
I guess the only thing I hated is Megan Fox's performance as Nitara. She sounded like a robot and over acting
Also, very good appreance design🎉
3:49:41 that smile Liu Kang gave to Johnny after realizing how hes grown into the hero and great man hes meant to be almost made me cry.
😅 im just mad he left before the bill was paid
Like a father proud of his sons
Man, shang tsung's character is so well done, every time he's on scene he steals the show
The fact that we got to see a Mileena we never saw, and a story actually revolving around her without just basing her off as a side character is amazing. This game is a love letter to the fans, to all the fans. of all characters and all eras.
Thank you NR
Baraka as well
Ikr? I thought she would go the evil route like her previous incarnations, but she didn’t and genuinely cares about her family. Good for her!
They learned from their mistakes. Everyone has their redemption arcs.
@@josephstalin2606 Yes! Seeing Baraka take on the role of a good hearted hero was quite the twist I never knew I needed.
It gave them more depth and more understanding to their motivations to their actions. I love this new storyline
I love how Johnny is such a wholesome character in this, he just keep getting better with every MK game that comes out.
Mime Jonny was meme shame we didnt see a good guy onaga or etc.
He isn’t Johnny, he is John Carlton now!
I like this Johnny. His back story seems more grounded
I cant wait to see the cage cut
@@nizmei8052His real name has always been John Carlton. Johnny Cage is a stage name.
I love how the story unfolded it referenced every single MK game. Shang tsung and quan chi teaming up to make another deadly alliance. Jerrod being ermac is perfect we never seen king jerrod in any game and the fact he’s actually ermac is well deserved. I love the part where kenshi was trying to stand up for everyone and lost sento. Once he got the sword in his hands and absorbed ermac souls was amazing. This was an amazing watch and experience for any fan
I like how they referenced deception with the benefactor being "Damashi"
@@thedude3065 they actually put time into this story and gave fans a well deserved game
@@SwaveyHardawaymeh, no Onaga? … I mean that’s the ruler of the dragon kings army.
@@litledevel15 reiko ending you’ll see onaga
@@litledevel15 I genuinely believe that Onaga is going to have a moment in this timeline. It’s almost too gratuitous that they gave us the dragon army without Onaga. My theory is that Havik is going to find a way to summon an other timeline Onaga to command the current main timeline’s dragon army.
As someone who spent his teenage years enjoying DA, Deception, and Armageddon, and seeing how my favourite character Liu Kang was killed, this game is a love letter, and all the three games are mentioned in this game. What a brilliant, clever, loyal-to-fans, and powerful story.
Thank you :)
Could have done without another multiverse
2:47:45
Such an Iconic line from Sindel. When she said: "MK12_148_154, 11" i got chills...😩
Hardest line in the game tbh
I know, right? It really hits.
Ahahahaahaha
Lol
Truly a Klassic
Liu Kang's reunion with his Kitana was so heartwarming.
Too bad she was killed
@@Ajaylix what?
@Ajaylix_Nature_ASMR wait aren't him and kitana gods now 😅 Liu kang like the new Raiden and kitana is his concubine or did I remember the last game incorrectly
@@AjaylixDid she die? When?
@@Ajaylix She didnt die
3:13:47 I adore how Mileena is in awe of the tech of Johnny’s drone even comparing it to magic. And reminding us how for what similarities the realms have, there’s also big differences to separate them, like Earthrealm with its tech compared to magic in others.
“Magic is misinterpretation for advance technology” Author C Clark
This is what people overlook when it comes to earthrealm and how they could contend with Outworld. Yes they don’t have magic. But they do have nuclear warheads 💪
“Your ancestors call it Magic, but you call it science. I come from a land where they are one in the same.” -Thor
The drone is a direct copy of MK11 Cassie Cage's drone companion
She calls that "magic" yet she can shoot pink shit out of her sai's
I love all of the references to Deadly Alliance, Deception, Armageddon, MK9 (even though one of them was about /that/ scene in MK9), MKX & MK11. The entire thing is a basket filled with fresh new outlooks on characters, bittersweet &/or wholesome moments between characters, great voice acting & lots of laughs.
My only two complains are how they handled Nitara & how if you took her, Reiko & Rain out of the formula there would be no REAL narrative loss at all.
What scene in mk9
Yeah I wish they had done more with Rain.
And I also wish they had not killed Sindel... but then Sindel gets resurrected, doesn't she? I just hope that, this time, the resurrection is done in a good way by... I don't know... maybe, in the next game, Rain gets a redemption arc, becomes good somehow, and combines Earthrealm's ginsei with his water magic to resurrect Sindel, since, to quote Kitana from the 90s MK movie: water is "the element which brings life."
Pseudo ressurected. She's living with jerrod in ermacks would collective rn, fighting for control with jerrod over the rule of big E's soul. Also Rain's champaign ending does seem to point to him going down that route, with how he helped Havik but regretted it.@@UMBR.
I like it when Sindel says "MK12_148_154,11" Truly a Mortal Kombat moment. (2:47:46)
Sindel put in a cheat code 😅😂
So iconic
i thought i was the only one hahaha
@@basedqacist7526typo or glitch in making subtitles?
Thought I was tweaking when I saw that on my playthrough
I love how well written Baraka and Reptile's backstory are in this timeline
I do love all these new backstories and interactions you never think would happen in prior titles, Johnny and Kenshi forming a brotherly bond, Kitanna and Mileena being actual sisters, it is amazing.
Yeah
Netherrealm finally hired better writers, or just improved thanks to all the hilariously bad story modes we had in the previous games
@@blackdemonknightI just hate how they forced the Scorpion vs Sub Zero rivalry, I wish they could’ve stuck together as brothers but ofc this is MK there has to be bloodshed
Yeah I feel more for their characters with this story makes me appreciate them more
This storyline is so good. I love the friendship that Kenshi and Johnny have throughout the story.
I'm glad they made Kenshi gay/
So do I. And how it began just because of how determined Kenshi was to get Sento back, but how he and Johnny end up bonding especially when Kenshi saves Johnny from Mileena and her rampage.
@@nicolausteslaus wtf bro u ok?
@@sullybullyhe’s never heard of friendship cause he has no friends.
@@BryonYoungblood wow, I guess being best bros is gay now 🤦🏿♂️🤦🏿♂️🤦🏿♂️
I haven’t felt this good about a mortal kombat story in a all time , I’m genuinely happy with how everything turned out and excited for the next
By God, that quote at 2:47:46 has got to be the best one in all of MK history… “MK12_148_154,11”
Indeed. With that one line, Sindel really put Reiko back in his box.
That line's greatness is equalment to the whole Mobius film lol
She deadass doxxed bro
It will go into the kombat bible
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
As a long time Mortal Kombat fan, this story was just fantastic. Loved the new directions they took each character and how they actually got to be fleshed out unlike other games. Everyone felt like they had valid motives for their actions and they all worked very well together. The ending felt a little rush but it was hilarious seeing all the different combination characters and the funny names.
It was great was hoping to see shinnok feel like they dropped the ball on that one and possibly a Meat cameo!
@@HanBowloOG I kind of like how they’re not reintroducing Shinnok and Kronika though. Because it wouldn’t be as refreshing if they were re introduced right after Mk10 and MK11. And imo they’re definitely later game threats. I love how Havik is slated to be the new big bad.
Mortal Kombat stories were always much better than they had any right to be. High stakes, fates permanently altered, gruesome ends to characters' stories.
This change of direction is so disappointing and just shit. It's MK: Into thr Kombatverse. No stakes anymore, no story telling needed, just unlimited time lines. Johnny Cage has been reduced to Forspoken level writing (references are not jokes, have we not learned this?) and the whole entry just serves to set up sequels with a Marvel-like ending. So incredibly unoriginal.
@@snoopymccloud1875oh shut up this story was way better than the last few installments.
@@snoopymccloud1875 MK was never known for high stakes what are you talking about LOL People die come back, go back in time come back die get revived. The characters were incredibly shallow. Evil ninja Blue, Evil Ninja green at least now the characters get storylines that make sense within a narrative. Also MK has always had multiple timelines and variants of characters, now they’re just leaning more into it. You’re just mad that there were no meaningless jobber deaths like there were in the previous games. This was a restart for the franchise they aren’t going to just start killing characters left and right without them getting development. Grow up.
Words cannot describe the feelings. A love letter to all MK fans! Sindel's true nature. Mileena being a main character. Reptile and Baraka reimagined... Simply perfection! You have the gratitude of an old man that started playing Mortal Kombat with a keyboard a long time ago.
same here
Wish they didnot tie the whole thing too much like they did in the actual game tbh.
I must admit I enjoyed Reptile, Baraka and Ashrah the most. They were awesome characters revisited
I wish same could’ve been same for bi Han he deserves better
@@aaronsmith3334 Yeah, not my favorite part either... but I think they're trying to make a martyr out of Scorpion this time by making Bi Han more flawed
I rarely play games due to work and life, but shout out to the screenwriters for the story within the cutscenes. They beat 80% of films and animations today.
Massive props to you @GamersPlayground for compiling it. 🙏🏾
Beginning: clear, concise, and brilliantly focused storytelling
Ending: schlocky Midway ridiculousness with hilarious/clever characters
I love this whole game
Also nice to see Liu Kang’s redemption when he’s able to fend off the Deadly Alliance instead of being ambushed
it is nice to see that segment of liu kang, but i think the point for his death in the OG being so abrupt is because he was the hero for the past 4 or 5 games if im not mistaken. devs prob figured it would be shocking to have him die so abrupt and violent
I was expecting that neck break this time, kinda let down😂
It's brilliant. They perfectly set up a reboot in the first 2/3 of the game, and then after that they use the final hours to have some fun and embrace the nonsense of comic book-style crossover events.
@@clancy2091 people forget that Deadly Alliance really was a soft reboot to the series. MK believe it or not was on life support at that time with arcades falling out of fashion, and games like MK4 underwhelming audiences
Killing off Liu Kang early on was definitely a wake-up call that this series was going to be very different
I cackled at "Stung Lao" lmfao this game is gold
The reunion of Kitana and Liu Kang was very touching ❤❤❤❤
Was thinking the same thing, that was literally the one thing I was hoping that would get touched on and they fully delivered--even with them finally kissing. Fucking awesome.
Literally cried when it happened. I loved their arcs in mk11 :,)
Did she die though? Or just get kicked off screen?
Heavy Gay
❤❤❤❤
Dude this was awesome. Sindel being the queen we always wanted, the reptile chapter, the callback to deadly alliance and the ending. So much good stuff. And it seems like we might get future character customization with that ending fight lol. Ed and the whole mk team did amazing with this game.
So Havik will be the next main villain huh
@@Shuichisaihara5499 Mortal Kombat: Havik on the realms lol
Either that or he’ll be part of the dlc storyline if there’s one
@@PrapalyFree agreed
i love that Ermac has Kitana's dad's soul, and he's just her, and Mileena's dad now.
@@mossysnail6857 yea jerrod being ermac now was a huge surprise to me
Been playing fighting games my whole life and this story is one of, if not the best in the whole MK franchise. Each and every character from klassic, to 3D, and the new era all get their new respective roles and purposes, all being interesting or captivating in their own way. There are plenty of references and call-backs long time fans will appreciate, and the comedy is done just right, not being too over the top while at the same time not being boring or stale. It's a great year for fighting game fans and I cant wait to see what the future holds for these franchises.
🤣🤣🤣🤣Oh man, Madame Bo opening her eyes within a split second and went "Dead? Not Yet." Now that's funny right there. And a classic.
Madame Bo is a goat she survived Smoke a Goat also😂
Madam Bo is Bo Rai Cho
@@Togrul_Qurbanov Genderbent
*Klassic
@@TheGuyWithBassTroll?
Every time they drop a new MK game I like to watch the story mode on RUclips. I generally wait until the Komplete version of the game gets released so I can get the base game and all the DLC at the same time. And every time I watch the new story modes, I always go to your channel. So thank you Gamer's Little Playground.
Same bro ever since mkx for me
I did it for this one because MK1 is lacking in content compared to Injustice 2 and MK11.
Same here!! I always wait for the "Ultimate" Editions of NRS games. I get more bang for my buck with it
Yep, that's what I did for Mortal Kombat X.
You n me both, since MKX
Gotta admit
I’ve been dying to see all the cutscenes
Thank you so much!
Even already watched the leaks, still watched it multiple time and still enjoyable
This is better than any live action movie that's come out in the past 3 years. Best cutscenes and voice acting in gaming bar none!
the animation is pretty dope too, those facial expressions are sublime and we can see many small details
You've been watching a bunch of crap movies then pal 😂
@@atlien1988 tell me better action movie then lol
facts
Love this story because you can actually feel for so many of the characters, like Reptile, Baraka or Mileena, just to name a few. Also i like how there's finally a happy ending of sorts, and the general good vibes this story has to it. Amazing work!
damn the moment when sindel said '' mk12_148_154.11'' to reiko... trully breathtaking moment
Saw that, what does it mean?
@@goodbye-polarproductions7156 Probably a coding error
Lol
Lol
Error Macro... Jerrod confirmed
Now THIS is exactly what the fans wanted. I'm so satisfied, this was a delight to watch.
The Fans want Real 1vs1 or 2vs2
The fans wanted onaga not Shang tsung again
@@B.Nutter91 ngl I love a bit of Shang tsung
@@Eko-fr1qo yea but not every time
@@B.Nutter91 Its not every time, he wasn't in MKX or Base MK11
The amount of sheer emotional strength it must have taken from Liu Kang to live alongside a re-started timeline among different versions of his closest allies and friends must have been monumental... more so that until now they had no idea.
I am not gonna lie, Johnny was so wholesome, still bit of an ego but also humble, and I would 100% watch that movie.
I loved all his movie references as well as self inserting his movie at every opening. Deb a narcissistic thing to do but Johnny is still has heart. Ngl I cracked up at mime and female Johnny at the end.
Thanks for spoiling ☺️
Bro what are you doing in the youtube comments of a full movie of the game if you want to avoid spoilers?@@dekisugihidetoshi9397
Johnny was written very well
Him being thankful to Kenhsi for saving his life. Thanking Lui Kang in the end was very wholesome
The way that they made things happen the same... like Kenshi with the blindfold (which the scene was really cool) all the way to Kuai Liang's scar- were WAY better than expected. Props to the team!
This game and story are definitely a love letter to all of us MK fans, so many references, dialogues, so much you can even tell to which game they belong... you can tell how much passioon they put into this and it shows. And the last chapter, my god, pure joy since the beginning to the very end. By far, the best Mortal Kombat yet, PERIOD 🔥🔥🔥
Are you kidding? The last part was nonsense. It was literally just fanservice at the cost of throwing away every other character.
@shepherdsp13gaming that's true, every time a new fighter appeared, I laughed harder and harder. It was really awesome
@AirLancer So? There's no need to be so serious man, it's about having fun and disconnecting yourself of logic while you play. Plus, it makes sense why all those characters appeared, so at least with me, everything is ok
I agree, its a love letter to the mk lore, the ending was so chaotic idc what anyone said but i love it. I love the chaos of it all.
@@AirLancerwhat’s the need to be so serious all the damn time? I like how this story unfolds from a really interesting retelling of the first game to an all out multiversal war that resolves the story of the previous game
The slate is wiped clean and new beginnings are at hand
I’ve never had this much excitement for Mortal Kombat since the pre release of MKX
Over the years there have been video game franchises that kind of dropped the ball when it comes to quality, but Mortal Kombat has stayed consistently good getting better every year. Thank you Ed Boon and everyone that had a hand in making Mortal Kombat so Legendary!👍♥️
I'm so happy how many "background" characters got so much more attention, had their own chapter and also are being the heroes
What I love about Johnny's references to old arenas is that his ending has him and Liu Kang producing movies and series about Outworld so when the time comes for the two realms to meet, Johnny's movies can help with smoothing the process.
His Ending Was Beautiful.
I never thought I'd see the day we get to play as Reptile, let alone have him beat heavy hitters like Kitana and Shao. Hopefully going forward my favorite kombatant will get more respect from this franchise
1:49:05-1:50:00 genuinely has to be one of the coldest moments in this whole game🥶💯 Kenshi got so much justice. To anyone who reads this, what time stamp/stamps are your favorite scenes/moments?
When Jonny cage asharah baraka reptile kenshi and the others were hanging out from when they escaped the castle to when they make it back to earth realm.
Second favourite moment has to be liu and kitana reunited.
THIS and the Armageddon battle was the two best parts in this game! Watching this was better than any movie that's out right now! I honestly don't even have to actually play it now, I just wanted to see where the story would go and it was perfect! Also, what's up with the weird glitch in the subtitles at 2:47:47 lol?? 10/10
My favorite part was when Sindel said "MK 12_148_154,11" at 2:47:44
@@Arturiuswhen sindel say that i felt it 😭🤣
As a whole, the MK storytelling has come a long way. I have to say, for once, I'm blown away by this story mode.
It was absolutely perfect up until the damn time travel crap and it got the netherrealm bug with convoluted 7000 stories being told at once. They need to slow down and flesh out stories, it’s such a piss off they did this again
It needed to happen tho it's the whole theme of this story my guy
Saying that after MK11 is definetly a good sign about this story (havent watched it yet)
@@jasonbloxor1773 it being the theme of the story doesnt mean it needs to be badly writen tho
@@markskirbywhat was so bad about it? So many people critiqued it but having seen it myself now I think people overreacted. My only issue was dark Raiden being jobber 💀
Liu kang saying indirectly "Congratulations, you played yourself." to Shang Tsung is gold lmao
1:17:41 For some reason Johnny coming in for that finishing blow and running away made me crack up! Its such a Johnny thing to do 🤣
This is by far their best story they’ve written up. Mad props as to how all the characters shined
Except the voice acting of Megan Fox (Nitara). She was absolutely terrible. 😂
@@mikeeclipsetotally agree god knows why they picked her to do it
@@markhirons8552 bet it’s bc of her blood kink that came out. Best put her as the vampire
@@mikeeclipse eh...it wasn't great but Nitara barely features in the story all that much. it was easy to move on
if anything, i thought Sub-Zero's voice actor was terrible lol
@@markhirons8552 I know right!? 😁 The Internet is littered with people complaining about how bad Megan Fox was. She showed ZERO emotion.
Started playing MK in the arcade back in the day, wild to see how far this franchise has come.
Likewise I was around to see the first up till now. Such a long way we’ve come from arcade to console. What an awesome franchise
Same Here! I can remember being 4 years old and my Big Brother would take me to the Arcades. And I would always play Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Or Mortal Kombat 4! Ahh the good ol days 🥲
It''s been an amazing journey seeing it and the fighting game genre be created and then become what it is today. I'm glad to have been able to see it happen.
I feel old
3:15:45 we are hopeful to see the real deadly alliance once more. MK1 storyline is far more greater than I ever expected it to be truly 100/10.
Visually, one of the best looking fighting games ever. And possibly currently one of the best looking games in general.
The last minute or two in the tea house at the end are great. It feels really affecting to hear Liu Kang thank them and Johnny thank him. If it wasn’t already written in the stars they’re doing another one, this would be a great closer for the series.
At first I was thinking why not choose Raiden, but then I thought about it and realized Geras probably the best choice for the final character.
Yeah it was a tough choice. We actually did it with Raiden as well, and that will be in the full walkthrough version that's going up in about an hour
Prince Rain would be perfect since Argus is his father and the Armageddon pyramid is of Argus
👑💜
Raiden and Geras seemed like the best choices! And this is coming from a Sub-Zero fan. I'm glad he chose Geras tho.
@@glp its okay. in every timeline, you would have chosen every character :3
I think Kitana was the main choice 😄 She even shows up on that climbing tower even by not being selected as the final fighter. They tease what is ment to be choosen as main.
Great way to show off custom characters during Armageddon, also a great choice choosing Geras for the end. It was a long 4 hours, but I don't recall him being used during the story, and a great 4 hours it was!
Thanks for another great game movie!
Ya that was my first thought too. I don't think he had any scenes showing off the character in kombat(had to be thematic here 😅) so it makes the most sense to me
Agreed
Considering his important role in the story
Its best we give the last one for Geras
Also damnn his tower ending
Man had sooo big responsibility
This is far better than it needs to be. This story was great. Top tier
Mk11 movie was better
2:47:46 When Sindel said "MK12_148_154,11" I really felt that
so true
Without a doubt a thought provoking statement.
Was it a glitch
@@sheridansanchez9558 Most likely
Goddaaamn this is the first MK where I'm genuinely invested in the story! Beautifully animated, amazing voice acting, and well written script! Also re-imagining every character and making them fit seamlessly into that new world was such a brilliant move! Even putting the test your might minigame into story context! I love it! ♥
Exception of Megan Fox 😅
when MK 2011 was first released, i remember being mesmerized by the story mode because it was so different from previous games haha
but i think the way that game ended pissed off a lot of fans lol, so they're going a more traditional route this time
@@Tina-pk4yl yeah I had heard she was bad but god damn, her performance was painful.
WHOO!!!!!!!!!
3 hours of an MK game movie?!!! Don't mind if I do! The secret work they put into this definitely had paid off, and the new origins of former villains turned heroes is a change of pace.
Also, the brotherhood between Raiden and Kung Lao's the best I've ever seen in existence. Also, hearing Vic Chao's voice as Kenshi is super badass.
hello bro do you have time mark of girl MK armpit?
@@thoughtgains6959 excuse you?
You’re crazy, señor, keep that fetish to yourself.
I lost my sleep for this..
WORTH IT!!
@@janwelcastro250 True!!
@@janwelcastro250 where can see kitana armpit?
I'd never thought I'd see Scorpion and Sub Zero as Brothers, much less, his younger brother becoming Scorpion. Or Mileena and Kitana as actual sisters and on the same side against Shao Khan. Baraka revealing he was once human and a good guy. Very interesting
Baraka is not bad. He was exiled because of the tarkat disease
Oh man, the graphics, game cinematics, fight choreography, cinematography, oners, and voice acting were absolutely incredible. I love how much MK has evolved beyond just being a fighting game, and even the tournament itself. Now it's more focused on story, characters, writing, and expanding the universe and lore. Now THIS is what an MK movie is supposed to be, or at least has the potential to be. A big, expansive story with characters we know and love from fantastical worlds with crazy lore all fighting together to save their realms and forming interesting relationships we actually invest in. If the fighting levels were replaced with cinematics and this was released as a feature-length movie, I'd most definitely see this in theaters. With the right creative team and budget, this is what a live-action MK movie can be.
I also love how MK 11 and MK 1 were multiverse stories, but no one ever actually says the word "multiverse," they just say "timeline(s)."😂
You said it bro
indeed more realistic then the movie film itself bro 🤌
@@Nothing-ek2muAgreed
There's a difference between a multiverse and multiple timelines. Multiverses are a collection of universes. Universes don't diverge from one another. They all have their own beginning. Timelines are the flow of realities. They can diverge from the main timeline of one universe or diverge from another divergent timeline. The reason they never said multiverse is because it's only one universe. Due to what we know from this game, the ripple of time made it so that from the event fight for the hourglass, multiple outcomes came to be, with each timeline having one of those outcomes.
The voice acting is great until you get to Nitara. She sounds goofy.
Damn, this is like a whole actual MK movie by itself, only WAY better than most junk in the big screen nowadays. Can't believe I sat through this 4-hour vid in a single sitting.
If you like this one, watch the previous Mortal Kombat 11’s story mode. I would say cinematic wise, its even better than this one.
Mk11 story and cutscenes are so much better.
I actually enjoyed this storyline...
The characters and their interactions were refreshing to see and quite lively aswell, unlike it's predecessor.
Sindel, Milena's and katana's relationship was awesome and the fact we got a Milena chapter is wild, not to mention a reptile one aswell.
The only small thing i didn't like was the final battle and the whole different timelines ending. I kinda wished the ending would be focused around the characters we spent the journey with, and not this sudden agglomerate of different ones, but it did lead to quite a cinematic battle so...whatever.
Overall i much prefer this story to 11's, and even mortal Kombat X's
I wholeheartedly agree, I really liked 11’s story, DLC included
did you play Armageddon because the ending reminded me of that MK
the whole interaction between jerrod and his family was a nice touch along with clearing li meis name
Never in my life I've been so hooked on MK gamemovie. They did a great job and an intresting story.
The depth of these characters is amazing! So much character development
Sad Baraka didn't come with Ashrah and Reptile
@@drakedy2145true
or you could call it "Re-development" 🧐🤓😎
@@drakedy2145well Baraka still has a village to watch over, can't blame him for staying behind.
The graphics in this game, particularly during cinematic cutscenes, are absolutely spectacular. During wide shots, like when Shang Tsung’s portals are being built, are almost indistinguishable from what it could look like in live action. At times, it almost looked like a Peter Jackson Lord of the Rings movie.
This game, along with the last two, make me with the storylines of all the previous games were remastered using these character models. The bodies in those games are ridiculous.
This is one of the best story modes that I have ever watched, they took all the potential from the previous games and ran with it while giving up one of the best stories ever. Salute to you NRS
this is bloody amazing.
for showing the gor scenes unlike fire n ice and gamer clips lol thx you a real one
Thanks brotha, much appreciated!!!
This is so incredibly awesome. I can't imagine what more one could want in a Mortal Kombat game. Honors the lore while expanding the mythology.
Then, diving into the multiverse where you fight infinite enemies with infinite allies of unimaginable teamups, this is going to be a messy Mortal Kombat 3:51:00
What is the exact difference?
@thedarkjw6219 It could be considered arcade mode, and now canon to the plot
Yeah I thought they were going to just go with Lui Kangs cannon ending, and they did… along with everyone else’s being cannon. Absolutely insane gamble but man they pulled it off
This is but a fraction of what’s to come I think, everything that led to this Armageddon was because of a absurd number of titans. Yet…. The ones that are to be of real intrigue going forward is havik since his Titan version has made it very clear he wants more to fight…. As well as Liu kangs very own since his flooded seido past the millions had he not deceived rain to committing to his blind ambitions
Raiden: "What do you see in him?"
Liu Kang: "He is a hero, Raiden... though he may not yet know it."
A nice callback to MK9
The software they used to animate everything in this game is just mindblowing, everything looks lifelike enough to pass as real its amazing
This game is nearly an high budget movie. There are so many npcs that makes places looks alive. MK11 lacks npc figures in movie that's why mk1 looks better in my opinion.
@@vaug9433also its not held back by last gen
Are you kidding me? It looks like shit! Just look at Johnny Cages teeth.
I won't go that far but it's alright it could have some improvements
it's a mild improvement on the last one.
Thanks!
No, thank you!!!!
I will simply never be able to describe my delight at what I saw. The whole story, characters, costumes, everything is as I have long dreamed of. The family of Sindel, Jerrod, Mileena and Kitana is simply fascinating. Johnny Cage, Kenshi, Raiden, Syzoth, Kung Lao, their team makes my heart so happy and they are all so hot and handsome. I loved Ashra and Li Mei. And I send special love to Madame Bo and unfortunate, devoted and good Baraka. Thank you very much for this wonderful part of Mortal Kombat.
And don’t forget about geras
Sadly I hear Bi Han didn't get the justice he deserved and was hyped up to have. I'm gonna watch now but if Bi Han got the short end of the stick again and was killed off or something, I will definitely not buy this game. Especially already given how they switch up Scorpion vs Sub Zero dynamic significantly and Scorpion vs Sub Zero is the most popular and iconic aspect of Mortal Kombat to most fans. I really wanna see how they explain where Hanzo is and I *REALLY hope he does not become Noob Saibot in this timeline* because that will feel like I really cheap way to switch them up and try to make things feel different a bit too much, when they already have given many other kharacters a nice background change like Reptile, Baraka & Ashrah that making the Sub Zero/Scorpion/Noob Saitbot dynamic bad would be a huge disappointment.
@@artofmartialcinemaamc5334 Well, I don’t want to upset you, but your Bi Han turned out to be a traitor and a vile bastard in this timeline.
@@maxkardashian7342Not far off from normal Bi Han.
@@doicaretho6851Yes it is. Before the netherrealm games, Bi Han was not evil
Johnny's chapter is an omage to both Indiana Jones and Uncharted. I love this game...
And captain America
@@emmacrawley6610and Iron Man as his fall out with alcoholic
@@helmiboboydidn’t even realize that this game is insane and not even fully out
Facts!!
When I first heard of Mortal Kombat 1, I wasn't too keen on how the story was changed. But looking at it now makes me absolutely adore it! Each character's recontexualization is a boon to who they are and the new characters are great as well! We have so many returning characters too who aren't just in the story for the sake of nostalgia! Not only that, but a lot of the classic ideas feel new and refreshing with how they've been changed. Like Tarkat for instance. I find it so refreshing that it's now a virus. It gives tarkatan characters like Baraka much more depth. They remade this timeline with as much love as they could and it is beautiful
Ashra literally served no purpose in the story. She was there for a scene and that’s it…
I see Raiden has taken over the role left by previous Liu Kangs...which is to ask stupid questions to provide exposition lmao
At least he does not vanish to consult with Elder Gods this time :)
@@Endru85x lmfao great point. Liu Kang definitely seems like he's handling that a lot better
Never have I imagined I'd binge four hours of mortal kombat story, but holy hell, was this a good movie
I literally streamed it on my big TV and watched it for 4 hours straight. Great movie
I’m was waiting for it to release
It took up my 3-11pm workday. I was late getting home
“Count yourselves among my doubters, I will count you among the dead!”
Is badass
1:00:10 ain’t no way raiden really just said the same line as liu kang in mk9 when liu and kitana also first fought, im loving the call backs in this game
Considering Raiden's role in this timeline is basically Liu Kang's. I wouldn't be surprised if this Kitana ended up hooking up with this Raiden lol
@@kwizzehit would be funny seeing Liu Kang and Titan Kitana’s reaction to this.
Also the exchange between Raiden and Liu Kang about Johnny Cage except the roles are reversed, this time Liu Kang says “He’s a hero but he doesn’t know it yet”
Stop wishing bad things!!!!!!!!@@kwizzeh
Not another Deadly Alliance
God you have no idea how much happiness I have that Baraka has a VERY important role in here and that he gets his respect that he always deserved.
Wow this came out fast. So hyped for the game tho. From what I've seen of it so far the action & comedy of the story is just top tier.
Fast?! I was in my second semester as a freshman in college when MK11 came out, that was 2019
@@OmegaPictures318I think they mean the cutscene video 😏
@@OmegaPictures318 Damn I was in 7th Grade when MK11 came out now I'm a junior in High School 💀💀💀
From what I can tell, the person who runs the channel gets full advance copies to put these together for release day
@@kristopherwatts9466 Yeah. Cool stuff imo.
This is the literal example of why I push so hard for wanting fully-high detailed animated movies like this for games instead of real life actors
This whole story was amazing, they did syzoth and baraka justice in this game, along with mileena, sindel and ermac. Everything about this story was a 1,000,000/10. Im excited for what they’ll do with the intro’s for the dlc characters, and hopefully a dlc storyline as well
Hopefully it won’t be like Aftermath
Hard disagree. Horribly unfocused narrative consisting of one isolated wank session stapled onto the next.
Love what they did with Baraka. Finally not just a Jobber. Also the sickest character model so far.
@@artdjesus6267no longer mid card 4 LIFE
@@darklordmalthric3633 nah fr, aftermath was mid
Holy fuck, these cutscenes are STELLAR. This is the first time I don’t feel like the eyes have that ‘dead stare’ and it’s impressively good. I’d love to see more of this technology on other genre of video games. So damn clean!
The final battle feels like Avengers Infinity War or at least an official MK M.U.G.E.N game. It's amazing to see countless versions of known fighters from different timelines
the names though lol.....Stung Lao is where i lost my shit 😂
@@mrhamburgler480Not only that, When a female Scorpion appeared, there was a missed opportunity to call her "Scorpy"
I now want a ninja mime shao Khan rofl
Sindel's death broke my heart. We finally got her original good guy self and on top of that they brought back Jerrod with Ermac's creation. She's always been one of my favourite characters.
Oh she's still alive. Albeit part of Ermac now
Maybe its possible to bring her back thru ermac
Is it possible to resurrect her without her body since Jerrod has her soul
Dam put spoilers first before you said that
@@angelloramirez29796:26
After watching this, I have to say that what I just saw was PEAK Mortal Kombat, they certainly did not disappoint
Liu Kang did a really good job with his timeline! So many characters who are usually evil were put in circumstances where they could become heroes, Outworld isn't desolate and the MK tournarment is a nonlethal contest were they show their defense-readiness and then party together. Loved to see Mileena, Baraka, Sindel, Reptile and Tanya all doing their best. He even identified that Shao and Rain were bastards but wouldn't cause problems by themselves when put in the right position. The only person he misjudged it seems was Sub-Zero, but since the version he knew was the best guy ever, who wouldn't?
Best MK yet, i love how in a way the cast gets a peaceful ending while Titan Havik came into play. And thats another thing i love, Mortal Kombat isnt too keen on changing their main bad guy, but holy fuck does this Havik dude look and seem completely badass! I know he was in prior games but making him what seems like a main antagonist is sick. I also loved all the referances to the other games and the mashups of characters at the end. Truly a masterpiece 10/10 watching again
Both the Sub Zero vs Scorpion battle, and the Havik scene at the end are to me the best scenes. I've played the older games and thus Havik himself, but while he was never any real favorite of mine at that time, he sure stood out in this game, and thats probably true for some other minor or lesser known characters this time around.
This is such an upgrade from MK11 the storyline,graphics,nostalgia,characters,villains and the settings. Overall 10/10 on everything it's just that perfect I love in the end where you can choose the character you want to fight in the war and each is given their individual role in the war and shows how they will defeat titan Shang Tsung. The characters are perfect they all have been given perfect explainations on their backgrounds and pasts and introduced more characters that weren't given any attention or forgotten in the previous games such as Ermac,Jerrod,Tanya,Goro and Quan Chi. The developers are truly gifted and made this feel like a movie the work that they had to put in is truly remarkable and it shines ever so brightly Truly a 10/10 most movies aren't even better than this.
You are doing a great service for people who can't buy the game, but can witness and enjoy the story through these videos. Thank you so very much!🙏
I agree
They Cannon every possible ending and freaking love it ❤❤❤
The scene with Shao Tsung, Quan Chi, and Raiden working together brings back so many memories
Shao Tsung?!?! Never saw that one among the many complex fusion characters in the Armageddon chapter lmao
That gibberish of Raiden:
I N T H E N A M E O F U G L Y O N A G A
Shao Tsung like really LMAO. What next? King Lao?
@@gaspault Suz Bero
@@cameronchesters5300 Katana
I love how liu kang walks away when the bill arrives 3:50:09
I have work in 3 hours. Up all night watching quite possibly the best story mortal Kombat has seen. No regrets were made tonight. My least favourite characters have become my favourite. Seen sides of characters I thought impossible, and for once a re-imagining was done right. Deffinately a pre-order now I’ve seen the story. Well done ed well done.
Same here. I’m skipping sleep today. Worth it
Same here lol. No regrets
The people who complain about no undead hack no longer need cope now with time keeper havik new big bad I'm surprised we didnt see a shinnok returning in his beast mode
Same here yalls
Same😂 no regrets
This full story combines all the character's arcs and conclusions in previous games into one adventure that is sure to please all the MK fans. Well done!