It’s the beginning of the cyber initiative. Sektor even says to Geras in a dialogue “Oh. There is more to come” like come bruh do you guys like anything?
@@griff1286I meannn they did it way better in 9 and they were just starting to convert them…they’re just picking and choosing random qualities to change atp. Also no everything from dlc to the look of the game isn’t so mortal kombat imo and the series hasn’t been so mk since like X.
@@karmatemu right karma but I just wanna say I’m glad that I found you at the hype of Mortal Kombat one you are a great RUclipsr and a great person and happy New Year’s and hopefully this year you can do great things much Loves ❤
Go get some air. A game where aliens speak English and universal level situations are resolved with fisticuffs, gender-swapping is a no-no? Ha ha haaaa! I can't with you guys. Let me guess: it's woke?
Old netherealm got it right when they wanted to make a female ice ninja and instead making of making sub zero female they made frost. The same thinking should've been applied for female versions of sektor and cyrax.
I'm an older fan (43) and I liked the old Consn and Terminator movies but I did NOT want them in Mk. I think one guest character per game is enough, I wanted a more complete MK roster this time but ended up getting even more guests while they left out Jax, Kano, and Sonya from the main roster. Feels dumb.
Guest characters, for better or worse, are just the norm for fighting Game dlc because they usually perform way better financially.They need to find a better balance of pleasing both side becuse at there best guest charicters can be a good way of pulling in new players who might not of tried it otherwise.
It's really just an mk thing. Tekken will do a few and sf do crossovers with other games. Snk with kof/fatal fury don't really do it but so pretty well anime games super don't do it and have been doing great in recent years. Ggst is one of the best selling anime fighters and only gets 1 guest character 4 years after release
@minmaxed5297 Kof is inherently a crossover, but if you want to count it, team Samsho in 15. Fatel Fury hasn't had a new realses since the dreamcast and city of wolves isnt out yet. Soul Calibur got geralt ,2b, and Houmaru. GRANBLUE GOT 2B. Undernight has Akatski and Eltnum. These other games don't do half their season pass with crossovers, but it quickly has become the norm to expect a guest at some point.
Like with MK9, ONE GUEST CHARACTER ONLY. And it was a good one: Freddy! Superheroes is a mf no-no, imo. Keep them with Marvel installments. Oh, and I, too, have been playing since MK1 (1992).
the way you went into the ridiculous gender swapping for cyrax and sector scratched my brain like they took out the depth of the characters and even the cyber initiative just so that they could make a hollow love story
@@karmatem Actually I don't think these Cyrax and Sketor's are Actually the real ones. I might be wrong or reaching for something thing that isn't there but I think these are the kids of the original Cyrax and Sektors. Since they seem to treat the names as titles rather than who they actually are called. I could be wrong though. Also Ed Boon reacted to a post about a possibility for male Cyrax and Sektors to return.
i feel like mortal kombat needs like. 15 years to take a rest. these games' stories increasingly feel like some kid improvising a story for his action figures fighting and maybe some time out of the spotlight means literally anybody but WB could own the rights so you wouldn't need to pay out the ass for the skeleton of a game that ends its life missing vital organs. yuck.
Right. They can even just start doing a few spin offs like Shaolin Monks or just do remasters of old games for a few years so they can have time to actually think about how to push the series forward while still generating income.
Ghostface doesn't even belong in the game why are some guys in a mask fighting and beating these characters in fights makes absolutely no sense at all. Literally the dumbest character in MK since like forever
They jumped on the whole multiverse train back when it was something new and fresh for the general public, but failed to hop off it with mk1 when even the normies got enough of it. Can't we have a normal story without this sheannanigans, please?
Seriously though. The whole multiverse and Titan thing literally makes nothing have any weight or value. There can always be other versions of a character, or the timeline can always be reset. It's honestly so disheartening how bad this all went down.
Genuniely, I couldn't have said it better myself. You know it's bad when I'm more hyped for the mobile game than I am the actual main game. I went into this game feeling optimistic for the future of the series but I come away feeling empty. I hate feeling this way about one of my favourite franchises but I just do. On a lighter note, Happy New Year.
I really hate the inconsistencies in the game, I hate that Liu Kang scolds and gets mad with sub zero for killing 2 dudes instead of keeping them alive for questioning and then Liu Kang immediately does a fire AOE attack that kills like 15 dudes in a fiery inferno...
The gender swap is stupid idc not for any weird political reasons but because we waited so long to see these characters just for them to be completely different characters yes it’s a new era but most the characters are still pretty loyal to the originals
I think my favorite part was when they gave up on the cosmetics and abandoned the shrine. For months now every time I check the shrine for new skins it just says “Shrine complete, check back next season” or some shit like that
I defended this game like defended through and through and then the leak came and it pissed me off, I am hoping it isn’t true and we are getting Jade, and better game play and features. It’s the first MK game I decided to actually learn and play aside from the story, because I too LOVE the LORE and characters and this game is just killing it for me
MK11 = Crap Gameplay, Anything else are Amazing. Mk1 = Gameplay is Amazing, anything else are Crap. Yeah, its kinda sad... Btw Happy new year, I hope 2025 would be a good year.
I'm gonna be 100% honest, Mortal Kombat 1 is a huge letdown. I'm a huge fan of this franchise but alot of creative decisions really ruined this game, whether it was NRS's fault or WB doesn't matter. The fact that they lied to us about there being a 24th character on the base roster. The kameo system being mandatory is largely disliked by the majority of consumers (I'm personally fine with it but I'm only one person) making it mandatory was a huge mistake I honestly would have preferred the tag team mode from MK9, while the tag team mode may have been broken it was very enjoyable and OPTIONAL (unlike the kameos). The micro transactions are a huge problem for me, like the blatant nickel and diming of the consumer base is atrocious because wtf you mean $10 for a fatality 🤦🏿♂️ there's other examples but you get my point there lol. The guest characters have always been a problem for me because for one, i feel like we've been getting too many and two the choices have been very lame like why do we have superman twice (Omni Man and Homelander) ANOTHER TERMINATOR (when we could have literally gotten Khrome who has the same type of powers) I can rant all day about my problem with guests but I think I've made my point. Releasing the game seemingly unfinished is one of the worst things that could have ever happened and also having barebones content aka NONE AT ALL, Invasions mode is boring ASF, didn't even have krossplay on launch. Like every previous MK game had way more content than MK1 like I would much rather play chess kombat, motor kombat, konquest, test you might and everything else like that before invasions. Once again I'm a huge MK fan but I can't ignore or defend this game's blatant issues.
I am one of the Casuals and my biggest gripe was definitely content. The amount of hours that I put into towers of time and the Krypt was truly great. Also something that I don't see many people mention is online Practice mode. As someone who played the game for 2 weeks it really frustrated me because my Buddy and I had to practice in actual matches because they never added it. (Side note but love Seaside hills in the background)
imagine been a fan of sektor since since mk3 and the last time you had to properly play as him was in mk9... And in mk1 they brought him as a cameo and then as a woman lol.
Gender swapping for relationships is so weird lol. I literally dont think anyone assumed scorpion and sub zero weren't straight. Im not against giving them playable girlfriends but why wouldnt they go back into the lore or create new female characters? Thats so weird to do lol
Being a pre-day percher myself and going through everything you have as well, I'm glad to hear someone talk about those points. I was super disappointed when they said the JCVD skin was exclusive to pre-order and was on sale the next month 😢😢😢
Most of the developers are political activitst who are responsible for this game, influence it from their political view. Not the gamers view. Look at the suppressed body proportions. Its not rocket science people.
Them killing off the new subzero we literally just got is so out of touch it's crazy you have to be extremely high to even slightly think that was an idea there were so many better ideas of having a noob saibot for example make this timelines noob saibot just be jeriko or cobra like think about it it'd be so cool to have an old not popular character come back as something more influence to the story with new powers plus it would be a new take on noob with a different personality
Gender and race swapping should never be defended. I would be mad if scorpion was gender or race swapped. But I would be equally upset if Jax was gender or race swapped. Make new characters instead of changing beloved ones. It's so stupid. And it ruins characters people grew up with. I get that people have bad reasons for hating swaps. But the majority of us just think it's pointless and damages the franchise.
What a vid to end the year with, Karma. And I agree with all of it. I haven't played the game for a while now because of how stale it became. It's sad, because the POTENTIAL it had was potent. Can't be realized in this day in age, I guess...
This game lost me the moment they got rid of Hanzo. He's by far their best written character and he's just... not in the game because "reasons" They need a new vision. This team of writers are trash.
I relate to “they don’t care about us” so much cuz I brought the game at lunch for 110 thinking I’m get my money’s worth but no we don’t get any costume packs they go straight to the in game store for u to grind for barley any dragon crystals the only reason I feel like u would buy the 110 version is for the characters which I get but not getting any packs nth is crazy then u got to buy kombat pack 2 and if u want to play them day 1 well u better give us 50 dollers plus tax or wait weeks to play who u want MK1 compared to any other mk game when it comes to content and packs is so bad and its sad for me even more cuz I do like the gameplay kamos is annoying sometimes but I do like it just wish they Added tag team or singles wasted potential
i dont even play MK but i find myself watching your videos. i feel the pain, similar thing is happening with apex legends (the game i main) . companies like EA and WB need a reboot (literally and figuratively )
I hate the people that say its Not NethRealms its WB Games... that makes no sense Netherrealms Studio Created The Game with WB Games Microtransactions Pratices Both are and need to be Held Countable for death of MK1(12)
@anthonykarnes6804 lmao No you wish It's just the Truth people are only blaming WB Games its Both WB Games and NetherRealms Studio They Made the Game its Factual Facts
@@Zilch93it’s WB games. They bombed “suicide squad” and lost hundreds of millions that’s why khaos reigns was 60 dollars and everything is penny pinching. They are punishing MK1 to make back money lost on their woke nightmares
@bennyblunto973 I understand and agree but who Created MK1 Both NRS and WB both are held countable its not rocket science that's like in school if you have a group project and 1 person finishes his side but everybody else doesn't guess what they Still fail
@anthonykarnes6804 plus Ed Boon is worth 12 Million Dollars he can easily Go independent but guess what WB pays him the Big Bucks and We the consumers are all but just Numbers to these Bull Shit Companies plus NRS won't leave WB because of the High Pay but also it's Easy for them to get all of these Shitty Movie/Comic Guest Characters but ey What do I Know right apparently I'm just a 12 year old
Something that drives me nuts is the decisions they took with most major characters. I am a mileena main and she’s one of my all time favorite fighters/characters. I love that they chose to use in her a more positive light and have an actual close twin relationship with Kitana. WITH that said… they just gave her most of kitanas old personality, leaving her a husk of a once beloved character. Giving mileena her bloodthirstyness while also having the calmness and kindheartedness that her sister always has is so weird to me. Not to mention when they had that one update (I don’t remember which one specifically) that accidentally threw in new random character dialogue that made zero sense with the story progression we had up to that point and kitana went from being mileenas ride or die to talking about how she’s not her real sister and she’s gotta retake the throne. Just so many weird decisions that make it an overall weird game that isn’t as fun as it had every right to be! WHY MK WHY
I remember being on one of ur older streams and talking about how hype I was for this game and this game rlly dropped. And why did they do that to Havik he was literally Kronika 2.0😭🙏🏾
"racist and misogynist" just empty words in modern media - just shields they put in front of the characters to deflect criticism and for ESG/DEI points and not just making them gay isn't homophobia, not wanting to do something doesn't make it homophobia
They want to expand the number of female characters. In MKA they are 13 females for 50 males characters.Cyrax & Sektor are genderswap because they don't want to create another Skarlet or D'Vorah female jobber. So Fujin & Nightwolf are next. They are loved secondary characters but they are not fan-favorite.
MK1 is a tragedy. I was SO excited for it, especially because of the reset. This is the first MK game I got series in and got really good at competitively. I'm sad to see how hard it fell off.
Big rant incoming: I think I'm one of the few people who actually have enjoyed playing MK1 from a gameplay perspective, but I also am someone who doesn't play online a whole lot, so that fact that the single-player options are so limited really hurt me. I love playing with a bunch of the characters, but it all just feels so repetitive at this point from how boring invasions is (and how we aren't getting any new skins anymore because we aren't even getting new seasons anymore either). I have had a blast with the gameplay of MK1 and genuinely enjoyed it, but I'm getting sick of the boring game modes with no rewards for playing them either. MK11 felt way different. It felt like I always had something I could play to just have a good time and get rewards from, but I don't feel that way with MK1 at all. I didn't mind the gender swap with the robots at all because they still ended up being really fun to play (especially Sektor, she's been a blast), however I wish actually cool story decisions were being made instead of worrying about changing the gender of the robots. For anyone wondering, I liked Noob's gameplay the most and I think he is one of the most fun characters to play. But even with all of that said, the prices they required us to pay for skins, dlc, etc were horrid, and it makes me even more mad that my parents bought me the 100$ version of the game for my birthday, and then the 50$ dlc the following year, just for it to all be like 60% off 2 months later. That actually pisses me off because it wasn't cheap for my parents at all, and yet we can't even get some kameos included with the dlc too. Even with all this said, one more thing that makes me upset is the fact that the store is as bare bones as it could get. We only get like 3 new premium skins every 2-3 months, and then they wanted us to pay 5$ per skin and 10$ per voice line!?! That is just crazy to me how we get such little content and yet they want us to pay crazy prices for things like the KR dlc that weren't even worth it. Sorry for the big paragraph but I needed to rant about everything because I genuinely enjoy the gameplay of MK1, but everything else (except the regular story mode) just sucks about this game. And I don't even want to get started on the shrine which never gets any new rewards, and I have like 500,000 coins I could use lol.
The gender swap was super annoying. I have lost all interest in the game since BO6 came out. The game got old and the new characters were a big letdown. They did not do ghostface justice. The expansion story was lame as hell.
the misogyny part is so real, me and my friend literally said that the writers are full on homophobes/misogynists because they genderswapped beloved characters just so they could date scorpion and sub zero, like wth?? they could've brought back the characters as they were without the romance, like what does it add to the game?? and i think they are also scared of homos, just saying, anyways i think it was pretty useless. when i expressed my distaste for the romance between bi han and sektor on reddit people just said i dont know the touch of a woman and i also lack a love life, like huuuuh? what does THAT have to do with my opinion anyways yeah.. misogyny all the way i rlly liked the game at start but the new story makes the first story mode look even better, just had to add that fr
I don't mind the genderswap but Sektors main traits are either being an asshole or Bi Hans number one glazer. Also i feel like this change was made because Sektor and Cyrax are already Kameos and it'd be even more lazy to just do them again. Cyrax is a bit better in the story but Sektor really deserved to be fleshed out a little bit more.
Can you send me a link to the discord karma? idk if you remember me but I was active in the community a while ago and I just got back my old discord account and a lot of my things
Honestly as a casual player who got into MK during Deadly Alliance era, and watched my older brothers play MK trilogy, MK has lost its identity completely. The last game that felt like a true (midway) MK game was MK9. MKX was okay and was really fun but that when I could see the cracks beginning to form with its creative approach. I wish so desperately MK stuck to its roots and explored the realms. Konquest mode in deception actually allowed you to explore the Mk universe, and I miss it’s dark & gritty feel. It feels like someone has their own MK action figures and are just playing whatever game they want with them. Like, it’s the same characters, but not at the same time. MK needs to rest. One more game like MK1, will destroy the franchise
I would never defend a bad idea because other people are being misogynistic or racist. It was a fucking bad idea, no one asked for or wanted genderswapped Cyborgs who also are now just people in super suits. Cyrax is one of my favorite characters, changing him this much was stupid.
Not defending MK1 here, but pretty sure bringing back male Sector and him being gay with Bi Han wouldve been WAY worse 🤣🤣 Also, not sure how thats objectification, I mean Sectors still a character. Just Netherrealms handling of the characters is so shallow, it makes it seem as if shes only there to fulfil a relationship role to Bi Han
Honestly they could’ve made Female Sektor like the daughter of the person who was dubbed Sektor previously and he only works for Bi-Han cause he’s trying to become Grandmaster and end Bi-Han
Love Mortal Kombat. Every word you said i felt it because it's the same i think. I get excited only to get disapointed. I'm gona be a MK fan regardless but not a day one buyer anymore.
I believe Netherealm is big enough with Mortal Kombat that they can publish and develop with their own funds. The game was transcending when it first came out. I don’t think now with this release.
Whenever I think about the publics perception of the state of mk1 is all pretty much done upon themselves. Those who compare it to mk11 and prefer mk11 are many, many mk fans. I get that. I feel that their expectations and lack of mk11 mechanics in mk1 are why I feel we are where we are. Since the first mk game released, I have been invested in the story. I used to read their bios and come up with filler possibilities of their back stories. This is the current mk game. It's my favorite game series. I am content with what we have been given. At the end of the day, it's still mk. It would be cool if the next game is about Shao rising to power with Sindel gone. And maybe Liu Kang realizes that we need to truly go back to the original time-line and ensure that raidens issues never occur and that Shao can be dealt with.
What they need is a Super Smash Bros Ultimate. Have all the known base characters from every MK game, and leave the DLC for non-MKuniverse guest characters like Spawn, Homelander, Joker, Kratos, etc.. That way people are happy to have their MK characters and DLC becomes optional for those that want to fight using other characters. If Netherrealm wants to boost DLC purchases, then they can put Kintaro and a couple other MK bosses as DLC characters with the rest of the non-universe guests.
The worst thing that ever happened to mk was WB. I enjoyed mk9-mk1 but those games have alot of flaws, still. And with this new game it feels like they r jus rushing the story. Like u said with bi han turning into noob saibot very early, like it seems like they dont want to take time to actually develop suspense and anticipation in their stories. I jus hope this criticism grows do that NRS hopefully listens and revives the game.
I agree with the Ed Boon parts. NDAs must be why NRS aren’t saying much, but Ed could still communicate intelligently rather than trolling and blocking people.
@@karmatemur dum for calling the MK community misogynistic for not wanting MK characters genderswapped male to female same way as we wouldnt want them genderswapped female to male.
50 bucks for chaos story expansion while the the game is 70 bucks while cyrax and sektor are gender swapped this is insane i would rather buy two whole game with a complete/ultimate edition than buy this insanity
This game had a lot planned, i remember before homelander was added it seemed like they had a lot planned just for a wet fart to be added, like I can go on for a day for why I think MK1 died but Khaos reigns felt like a big disappointment, i remember seeing the trailer and initially I thought “oh okay”. Didn’t care for cyrax or sektor or noob since they were for the players that wanted them and I was hoping Ghostface and conan or T100 were gonna live up somehow and before Conan has gameplay shown the game gets plugged pulled which sucks because Kombat Pack 3 sounded badass. If it is actually true that the game dies then RIP MK1
No matter what the game is going through , im still playing the game and enjoying its positives. I dont care about numbers i only care about my experience. Best bihan and best havik and gameplay is good. Sure the game has got downs which is fine but its mk afterall so im optimistic about whats coming soon ❤️ happy new year everyone ❤️🔥
i really hate when writers dont know wtf they’re even writing about! the way dominic handled returning characters was really awful i need justice for havik😭
NGL I often forget how terrible of a company wb is like unlike companies like Ubisoft or blizzard who constantly do shitty things wb is just rarely talked about with its terrible business practices
I don’t think MK1 is a terrible game, but I kinda see why some people (myself included) dropped this game. And I will admit I have more fun with this game than I do with MK11. Khaos Reigns was OK, but definitely NOT worth $50. And the DLC: Noob Saibot - Awesome Cyrax and Sektor - Awesome but don’t like the gender swap Ghostface - Cool Conan - Garbage pick T-1000 - Meh
Can we just stop buy all these different editions of a game day one? It seems to hardly ever be worth it in today’s market for games. All that’s happening is your money is feeding the monster that’s never satisfied, so they come up with more underhanded ways of making you pay.
I was surprised that Cyrax and Sektor were gender-swapped and I’m not even an MK fan. However, somebody reacted badly to my comment and started telling examples of male characters getting gender-swapped in Japanese games but his arguments fell flat once people countered his examples. One example he mentioned is Terry Bogard getting gender-swapped but it was in one game and he was returned back to be male again. Also, it was explained in that particular game why he turned into a woman. Unless Netherealm wrote a compelling backstory without relying on the multiverse concept why Cyrax and Sektor were gender-swapped, people will always hate them for it.
What really sucks about MK1 to me is that they have the best starting roster in my opinion, I'm glad to see some of the vets are replaced by the PS2 era MK characters. Finally the MK1-MK2 cast can stop showing up for the 4th time in a row, the best version of Baraka and Reptile finally are good guys instead of jobbers, MK4-MKPS2 era characters can finally shine and show that they were cool back then. And its wasted on this game. I loved the references to Deadly Alliance, Deception and Armageddon in the story, Chaos Reigns ruined it for me. You have the longest, most boring chapter with the new characters + Rain and Tanya and it drags for so long being in that prison, yes fight choreography was cool, but if that's what you show for 50 bucks is embarrassing. Except Switch that is 40 there and I'm glad I chose the Switch version. The ending caught me by surprise then absolutely hate it. I love that Bi Han was the one who defeated Titan Havic, then gets punished. Literally the Injustice 2 Superman, gets moments to talk to others to change, but says "fuck it I'm still an asshole." I love MK since I was a kid, but it should have been that Marvel fighter that Eventhubs theorized.
I never considered NRS's reasons for the gender swap from this perspective. 🤔 But imagine the outrage if they made Sektor and Sub-Zero gay love interests especially when some fans can barely handle the Mileena and Tanya relationship or Kung Jin's homosexuality. In this game's defense, I have to say that the main story mode is a huge step forward compared to MK11.
I saw mainly the “story” from other RUclipsrs who actually seem like the story is supposedly groundbreaking or brings anything new to the franchise and it’s nothing but exposition dumps. When I decided to play the story, I skipped all cutscenes and just did the fights (mainly for the collectibles which I’ll get to). I love to get collectibles and things to customize characters, especially with how MK11 had great ways to customize every character. MK1, on the other hand, just skinned everything down to the bone and there was very little variability in characters and what could make them unique and a majority of the alt costumes are so bad: Kitana, Tanya, Smoke, Reptile, it goes on. The fact I had to endure the toxic players in the games seasons/updates wasn’t enough for me to stay. I tried random matchmaking, which was fun, but there’s very little the game has to offer.
The story mode really ruined it. Idk why they didn't have the story focus on Onaga. If we are really doing the stupid multiverse plotline shit, have an Onaga that conquered 2 or 3 different universes attack this one with his army. Then you could have alternate evil versions of sone of the characters. Imagine the return of zombie lui kang thats under quan chi's sorcery or a cyborg ninja reptile. Imagine they brought back that what if scenario from MK9. People would scream for joy.
MK franchise need a DARK and BRUTAL reboot: with stone arenas / violent kung-fu / deadly masked ninjas / big muscles / Sexy women and metal music . Like DEADLY ALLIANCE...
And they also gender swapped them so they can beat the hell out of the guy characters not only the bs romance havoc was a layup like you said noob is one of my favorite characters and he was getting his azzzzz beat majority of the story
I just wish they kept Liu Kang as the hero man .. I don't recognize him as a "god" everything relatable he had is gone and Raiden is so boring as a main character he feels just bland in comparison to early Liu
I'm sending you virtual hugs for your disappointment. I absolutely got turned off - and I used to be as obsessed as you! The narrative painted itself into a corner and there is a disconnect between the plot and the individual character stories. And technically speaking, this game made some mechanical choices that are beyond infuriating. I'd go in more but it has already been said.
thankyou sm, I completely understand and its seriously so saddening. The potential here giving these characters blank slates and new identities to build felt so fun and fresh to me...and now here we are :(
I always say this but Khaos Reigns was literally Sub-Zero's "N-word Pass." for a weekend just for him to revert back to normal at the end. nothing really happened in the story for real besides that.
I don’t know if is it just me but i feel’like Nrs will quit WB And make a new studio And new brand of fighting Game, And reset from the bottom And be free from the greedy WB
Remember when people thought MK11 was bad?? lol Side Note: If they brought them back as men and made them gay it still would've had the same drama if not more.
I had the same dream to create content for Mk1 and they fumble the game 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️ the gameplay is pretty cool but the release could have been handled way better and Khaos Reigns was the nail in the coffin ⚰️ 😢
The story we got was awful. Now I feel that if they did care to make a sektor a lover to bi han. I feel they shouldve written her to try to help Bi han not enable him. If they made bi han’s arc where he shows ambition to take over and realizes he is wrong after Chaos is infused in him he is just infected and can be turned back. I was hoping That Sektor and Kuai Liang bring him back and turn him good again. But the gender swap was so forced tho
They made the game too woke. Which is crazy because Mortal Kombat was already diverse. We had black, white, asian, male and female characters from the very beginning but they still decided to DEI the whole thing
Sektor and Cyrax weren't gender swapped to be a love interest. They wanted strong female characters and it's par for the course nowadays to gender or race swap to be relevant. They also had a gender swapped Johnny Cage from another timeline and also gender swapped Orin. Neither of which had a love interest. The game was $70 on launch, period. Special editions and optional DLC are exactly that: OPTIONAL! You can enjoy the game without them. Don't complain about the cost when you want the unnecessary extras. Rooms are over rated. I've been playing MK since the first game and I was there through all of the NRS era ones too. Rooms were utilized for a few months of MK9 then were a ghost town for the rest then all of MKX. It's not hard to play with friends online. Invite for a 1v1 or KOTH. Ed Boon never said that MK1 was supposed to be Injustice 3. But it's definitely obvious with multiple design choices. That all being said I do overall agree. The entire MK1 situation is depressing. I go hard on every MK game and im already done. I won't be hopping on to try Conan or T-1000. I'm just done.
It is so sad to me because I actually like the new models and who everything was going to, but just the Multiverse doesn't work at the end for this series. They need to work better. I am not saying go back to the Jarek "I'M SO GAYYYY!" Scream time, but I would prefer MK be ridiculous fun than just ridiculous underwhelming.
I think making the cyborg ninjas just people in iron man suits was way worse than any gender swapping
that’s fair, if they had done it correctly however, I feel we were in for an extended origin story of the cyber initiative.
They aren't even iron man suits, they're just regular suits reinforced with armor plates.
It’s the beginning of the cyber initiative. Sektor even says to Geras in a dialogue “Oh. There is more to come” like come bruh do you guys like anything?
@@griff1286 i like cyborg ninjas
@@griff1286I meannn they did it way better in 9 and they were just starting to convert them…they’re just picking and choosing random qualities to change atp. Also no everything from dlc to the look of the game isn’t so mortal kombat imo and the series hasn’t been so mk since like X.
I really want to defend this game but, the fact that WB and Netherrealm completely crap on the game’s potential you can’t blame no one for being upset
100% this we can only take so much and still be hopeful
@@karmatemu right karma but I just wanna say I’m glad that I found you at the hype of Mortal Kombat one you are a great RUclipsr and a great person and happy New Year’s and hopefully this year you can do great things much Loves ❤
Gender swapping someone only to make them a love interest is the biggest disrespect and is even more misogynistic imo, dom needs to get fired istg
Right? If you gender swap it's supposed to be in service of pandering to gays and misandrists, not the straights, like ew.
Go get some air. A game where aliens speak English and universal level situations are resolved with fisticuffs, gender-swapping is a no-no? Ha ha haaaa! I can't with you guys. Let me guess: it's woke?
Agreed Dominic has been writing for the series since 2011 it's time for someone else to handle the story
Spot on bro
Fr imagine how cool ninja would be if they can be just ninjas
They waited a whole year just to add warrior shrine… a leaderboard that only benefits 5 players
that day was rough…
Old netherealm got it right when they wanted to make a female ice ninja and instead making of making sub zero female they made frost. The same thinking should've been applied for female versions of sektor and cyrax.
oooh this is a good idea!
cope. They are gender swapped and you can't do nothing about it. I love the gender swap
I'm an older fan (43) and I liked the old Consn and Terminator movies but I did NOT want them in Mk. I think one guest character per game is enough, I wanted a more complete MK roster this time but ended up getting even more guests while they left out Jax, Kano, and Sonya from the main roster. Feels dumb.
Guest characters, for better or worse, are just the norm for fighting Game dlc because they usually perform way better financially.They need to find a better balance of pleasing both side becuse at there best guest charicters can be a good way of pulling in new players who might not of tried it otherwise.
It's really just an mk thing. Tekken will do a few and sf do crossovers with other games. Snk with kof/fatal fury don't really do it but so pretty well anime games super don't do it and have been doing great in recent years. Ggst is one of the best selling anime fighters and only gets 1 guest character 4 years after release
@minmaxed5297 Kof is inherently a crossover, but if you want to count it, team Samsho in 15. Fatel Fury hasn't had a new realses since the dreamcast and city of wolves isnt out yet. Soul Calibur got geralt ,2b, and Houmaru. GRANBLUE GOT 2B. Undernight has Akatski and Eltnum. These other games don't do half their season pass with crossovers, but it quickly has become the norm to expect a guest at some point.
Jax and Kano are always fire too.
Like with MK9, ONE GUEST CHARACTER ONLY. And it was a good one: Freddy! Superheroes is a mf no-no, imo. Keep them with Marvel installments. Oh, and I, too, have been playing since MK1 (1992).
the way you went into the ridiculous gender swapping for cyrax and sector scratched my brain like they took out the depth of the characters and even the cyber initiative just so that they could make a hollow love story
EXACTLY this. it’s absurd they thought that’s all the value Cyrax and Sektor had for them to be used that way..
@@karmatemRIGHT like they could have could have had more value if they were men ig?? i could complain about this all day
@@karmatem Actually I don't think these Cyrax and Sketor's are Actually the real ones. I might be wrong or reaching for something thing that isn't there but I think these are the kids of the original Cyrax and Sektors. Since they seem to treat the names as titles rather than who they actually are called. I could be wrong though. Also Ed Boon reacted to a post about a possibility for male Cyrax and Sektors to return.
@kristoffer2stories61 too late. The damage is done. We are witnessing the end of the series.
i feel like mortal kombat needs like. 15 years to take a rest. these games' stories increasingly feel like some kid improvising a story for his action figures fighting and maybe some time out of the spotlight means literally anybody but WB could own the rights so you wouldn't need to pay out the ass for the skeleton of a game that ends its life missing vital organs. yuck.
Give it the virtua fighter treatment
Right. They can even just start doing a few spin offs like Shaolin Monks or just do remasters of old games for a few years so they can have time to actually think about how to push the series forward while still generating income.
Ghostface doesn't even belong in the game why are some guys in a mask fighting and beating these characters in fights makes absolutely no sense at all. Literally the dumbest character in MK since like forever
Dog it's mk, it doesn't follow rules, erron black is a guy with guns and leatherface was a guy with a chainsaw
They jumped on the whole multiverse train back when it was something new and fresh for the general public, but failed to hop off it with mk1 when even the normies got enough of it. Can't we have a normal story without this sheannanigans, please?
Seriously though. The whole multiverse and Titan thing literally makes nothing have any weight or value. There can always be other versions of a character, or the timeline can always be reset. It's honestly so disheartening how bad this all went down.
Genuniely, I couldn't have said it better myself. You know it's bad when I'm more hyped for the mobile game than I am the actual main game. I went into this game feeling optimistic for the future of the series but I come away feeling empty. I hate feeling this way about one of my favourite franchises but I just do. On a lighter note, Happy New Year.
feeling empty is definitely a way to put it, I hate how helpless us fans are in the situation. Happy new year to you as well!
I really hate the inconsistencies in the game, I hate that Liu Kang scolds and gets mad with sub zero for killing 2 dudes instead of keeping them alive for questioning and then Liu Kang immediately does a fire AOE attack that kills like 15 dudes in a fiery inferno...
The gender swap is stupid idc not for any weird political reasons but because we waited so long to see these characters just for them to be completely different characters yes it’s a new era but most the characters are still pretty loyal to the originals
exactly why the agenda is a problem, the mindset they have for the change is never a good one which is why it never works
Using the moist set up as a click bait trap is diabolical 😂
i thought this was charlies video for a sec LMAO also happy new yrs🎆❣🍷
Liu Kang at his desk LOL happy new year to you as well!! ❤️
Charlie is a bad RUclipsr. He doesn't say anything meaningful.
everyone always says that stories in fighting games don't matter. MK's repeated failures after mk9 shows that story does matter.
I think my favorite part was when they gave up on the cosmetics and abandoned the shrine. For months now every time I check the shrine for new skins it just says “Shrine complete, check back next season” or some shit like that
I defended this game like defended through and through and then the leak came and it pissed me off, I am hoping it isn’t true and we are getting Jade, and better game play and features. It’s the first MK game I decided to actually learn and play aside from the story, because I too LOVE the LORE and characters and this game is just killing it for me
I'm in very similar shoes as you sadly. the first game i take this seriously and this is how it ends up :( hopefully the leak is false!
MK 11 and X were actually much better games to learn and play. They even had better features and content. None of this kameo crap either.
MK11 = Crap Gameplay, Anything else are Amazing.
Mk1 = Gameplay is Amazing, anything else are Crap.
Yeah, its kinda sad...
Btw Happy new year, I hope 2025 would be a good year.
Happy new year! hope the same for you
Amazing gameplay? 🌚
I'd say gameplay is a little better than MK11, but "amazing"
There's not much depth in MK1, "amazing"is a bit of a stretch
Nobody ask for Cameos😂😂
Nobody ask for Cameos😂😂
I'm gonna be 100% honest, Mortal Kombat 1 is a huge letdown. I'm a huge fan of this franchise but alot of creative decisions really ruined this game, whether it was NRS's fault or WB doesn't matter. The fact that they lied to us about there being a 24th character on the base roster. The kameo system being mandatory is largely disliked by the majority of consumers (I'm personally fine with it but I'm only one person) making it mandatory was a huge mistake I honestly would have preferred the tag team mode from MK9, while the tag team mode may have been broken it was very enjoyable and OPTIONAL (unlike the kameos). The micro transactions are a huge problem for me, like the blatant nickel and diming of the consumer base is atrocious because wtf you mean $10 for a fatality 🤦🏿♂️ there's other examples but you get my point there lol. The guest characters have always been a problem for me because for one, i feel like we've been getting too many and two the choices have been very lame like why do we have superman twice (Omni Man and Homelander) ANOTHER TERMINATOR (when we could have literally gotten Khrome who has the same type of powers) I can rant all day about my problem with guests but I think I've made my point. Releasing the game seemingly unfinished is one of the worst things that could have ever happened and also having barebones content aka NONE AT ALL, Invasions mode is boring ASF, didn't even have krossplay on launch. Like every previous MK game had way more content than MK1 like I would much rather play chess kombat, motor kombat, konquest, test you might and everything else like that before invasions. Once again I'm a huge MK fan but I can't ignore or defend this game's blatant issues.
I am one of the Casuals and my biggest gripe was definitely content. The amount of hours that I put into towers of time and the Krypt was truly great. Also something that I don't see many people mention is online Practice mode. As someone who played the game for 2 weeks it really frustrated me because my Buddy and I had to practice in actual matches because they never added it. (Side note but love Seaside hills in the background)
sonic heroes my beloved
They did Sektor and Cyrax dirty. I was gonna buy the game but when I saw that it was clear not to
imagine been a fan of sektor since since mk3 and the last time you had to properly play as him was in mk9...
And in mk1 they brought him as a cameo and then as a woman lol.
This description is me 😂
Gender swapping for relationships is so weird lol. I literally dont think anyone assumed scorpion and sub zero weren't straight. Im not against giving them playable girlfriends but why wouldnt they go back into the lore or create new female characters? Thats so weird to do lol
The fact they were gender-swapped to avoid making them gay yet people still hated it makes it even funnier.
The Mortal Kombat 1 drama situation is bananas (Ed Boon replies. WB SHUTS DOWN)
it’s way too bananas (ed boon blocked me) HAPPY NEW YEAR AKU!!!!
This is the greatest Mortal Kombat 1 of all time
the better mk1 is the one with Sonya and Kano
@DinoBunnyStudio any game with sonya is a bit worse I fear
@@SparkyPiratebro bro lives in fear
@SparkyPiratebro not only that, the first mainline mk game to exclude her as a playable chatacter is the one that failed. Hope this helps♡
@DinoBunnyStudio MK2 didn't fail, not sure why you're bringing it up. Hope this helps.♡
Being a pre-day percher myself and going through everything you have as well, I'm glad to hear someone talk about those points. I was super disappointed when they said the JCVD skin was exclusive to pre-order and was on sale the next month 😢😢😢
The Burst Limit soundtrack hit me like a truck as soon as i started watching. Love it!
Most of the developers are political activitst who are responsible for this game, influence it from their political view. Not the gamers view.
Look at the suppressed body proportions.
Its not rocket science people.
Them killing off the new subzero we literally just got is so out of touch it's crazy you have to be extremely high to even slightly think that was an idea there were so many better ideas of having a noob saibot for example make this timelines noob saibot just be jeriko or cobra like think about it it'd be so cool to have an old not popular character come back as something more influence to the story with new powers plus it would be a new take on noob with a different personality
Gender and race swapping should never be defended.
I would be mad if scorpion was gender or race swapped.
But I would be equally upset if Jax was gender or race swapped.
Make new characters instead of changing beloved ones. It's so stupid. And it ruins characters people grew up with.
I get that people have bad reasons for hating swaps. But the majority of us just think it's pointless and damages the franchise.
nobody has bad reasons for hating woke turded race and gender swaps
What a vid to end the year with, Karma. And I agree with all of it. I haven't played the game for a while now because of how stale it became. It's sad, because the POTENTIAL it had was potent. Can't be realized in this day in age, I guess...
thankyou Misty. the wasted potential hurts me so bad :( it’s a shame what could have been and where we are
This game lost me the moment they got rid of Hanzo.
He's by far their best written character and he's just... not in the game because "reasons"
They need a new vision. This team of writers are trash.
I relate to “they don’t care about us” so much cuz I brought the game at lunch for 110 thinking I’m get my money’s worth but no we don’t get any costume packs they go straight to the in game store for u to grind for barley any dragon crystals the only reason I feel like u would buy the 110 version is for the characters which I get but not getting any packs nth is crazy then u got to buy kombat pack 2 and if u want to play them day 1 well u better give us 50 dollers plus tax or wait weeks to play who u want MK1 compared to any other mk game when it comes to content and packs is so bad and its sad for me even more cuz I do like the gameplay kamos is annoying sometimes but I do like it just wish they Added tag team or singles wasted potential
i dont even play MK but i find myself watching your videos. i feel the pain, similar thing is happening with apex legends (the game i main) . companies like EA and WB need a reboot (literally and figuratively )
I appreciate you! And hard agree on them needing a literal reboot atp these publishers are absurd
I hate the people that say its Not NethRealms its WB Games... that makes no sense Netherrealms Studio Created The Game with WB Games Microtransactions Pratices Both are and need to be Held Countable for death of MK1(12)
You're like 12, right?
@anthonykarnes6804 lmao No you wish It's just the Truth people are only blaming WB Games its Both WB Games and NetherRealms Studio They Made the Game its Factual Facts
@@Zilch93it’s WB games. They bombed “suicide squad” and lost hundreds of millions that’s why khaos reigns was 60 dollars and everything is penny pinching.
They are punishing MK1 to make back money lost on their woke nightmares
@bennyblunto973 I understand and agree but who Created MK1 Both NRS and WB both are held countable its not rocket science that's like in school if you have a group project and 1 person finishes his side but everybody else doesn't guess what they Still fail
@anthonykarnes6804 plus Ed Boon is worth 12 Million Dollars he can easily Go independent but guess what WB pays him the Big Bucks and We the consumers are all but just Numbers to these Bull Shit Companies plus NRS won't leave WB because of the High Pay but also it's Easy for them to get all of these Shitty Movie/Comic Guest Characters but ey What do I Know right apparently I'm just a 12 year old
Nobody wanted Ghostface!!!!
I’m a combo artist and this game has by far had the most combo expression of any game I really hope it doesn’t get cancelled.
Definitely the best game in terms of combos I swear they’re the most fun nrs game combos ever
first vid watched of the new year, very good.
Happy new year! I appreciate you
@@karmatem You too, thanks
same
I saw the insnae monitization, I had this game fly off my ahrd drive.
Something that drives me nuts is the decisions they took with most major characters. I am a mileena main and she’s one of my all time favorite fighters/characters. I love that they chose to use in her a more positive light and have an actual close twin relationship with Kitana. WITH that said… they just gave her most of kitanas old personality, leaving her a husk of a once beloved character. Giving mileena her bloodthirstyness while also having the calmness and kindheartedness that her sister always has is so weird to me. Not to mention when they had that one update (I don’t remember which one specifically) that accidentally threw in new random character dialogue that made zero sense with the story progression we had up to that point and kitana went from being mileenas ride or die to talking about how she’s not her real sister and she’s gotta retake the throne. Just so many weird decisions that make it an overall weird game that isn’t as fun as it had every right to be! WHY MK WHY
I remember being on one of ur older streams and talking about how hype I was for this game and this game rlly dropped. And why did they do that to Havik he was literally Kronika 2.0😭🙏🏾
we’ve come a long way, it’s unfortunate the potential that was wasted here 😭
@@karmatem havik my goat man💔😭
Good gameplay bro and happy new year 2025
happy new year!!
"racist and misogynist" just empty words in modern media - just shields they put in front of the characters to deflect criticism and for ESG/DEI points
and not just making them gay isn't homophobia, not wanting to do something doesn't make it homophobia
They want to expand the number of female characters. In MKA they are 13 females for 50 males characters.Cyrax & Sektor are genderswap because they don't want to create another Skarlet or D'Vorah female jobber. So Fujin & Nightwolf are next. They are loved secondary characters but they are not fan-favorite.
Doesn’t help that the game content wise has been getting worse and worse with customizations being more dumb down to modes missing
MK1 is a tragedy. I was SO excited for it, especially because of the reset. This is the first MK game I got series in and got really good at competitively. I'm sad to see how hard it fell off.
Big rant incoming: I think I'm one of the few people who actually have enjoyed playing MK1 from a gameplay perspective, but I also am someone who doesn't play online a whole lot, so that fact that the single-player options are so limited really hurt me. I love playing with a bunch of the characters, but it all just feels so repetitive at this point from how boring invasions is (and how we aren't getting any new skins anymore because we aren't even getting new seasons anymore either). I have had a blast with the gameplay of MK1 and genuinely enjoyed it, but I'm getting sick of the boring game modes with no rewards for playing them either. MK11 felt way different. It felt like I always had something I could play to just have a good time and get rewards from, but I don't feel that way with MK1 at all. I didn't mind the gender swap with the robots at all because they still ended up being really fun to play (especially Sektor, she's been a blast), however I wish actually cool story decisions were being made instead of worrying about changing the gender of the robots. For anyone wondering, I liked Noob's gameplay the most and I think he is one of the most fun characters to play. But even with all of that said, the prices they required us to pay for skins, dlc, etc were horrid, and it makes me even more mad that my parents bought me the 100$ version of the game for my birthday, and then the 50$ dlc the following year, just for it to all be like 60% off 2 months later. That actually pisses me off because it wasn't cheap for my parents at all, and yet we can't even get some kameos included with the dlc too. Even with all this said, one more thing that makes me upset is the fact that the store is as bare bones as it could get. We only get like 3 new premium skins every 2-3 months, and then they wanted us to pay 5$ per skin and 10$ per voice line!?! That is just crazy to me how we get such little content and yet they want us to pay crazy prices for things like the KR dlc that weren't even worth it. Sorry for the big paragraph but I needed to rant about everything because I genuinely enjoy the gameplay of MK1, but everything else (except the regular story mode) just sucks about this game. And I don't even want to get started on the shrine which never gets any new rewards, and I have like 500,000 coins I could use lol.
The gender swap was super annoying. I have lost all interest in the game since BO6 came out. The game got old and the new characters were a big letdown. They did not do ghostface justice. The expansion story was lame as hell.
HPN Karma with MAB you're the best MK content creator : honest, sensitive and passionnate. Thanks you 🌷💗🌈
I appreciate you greatly!
wtf is this thumbnail
the misogyny part is so real, me and my friend literally said that the writers are full on homophobes/misogynists because they genderswapped beloved characters just so they could date scorpion and sub zero, like wth?? they could've brought back the characters as they were without the romance, like what does it add to the game?? and i think they are also scared of homos, just saying, anyways i think it was pretty useless.
when i expressed my distaste for the romance between bi han and sektor on reddit people just said i dont know the touch of a woman and i also lack a love life, like huuuuh? what does THAT have to do with my opinion
anyways yeah.. misogyny all the way
i rlly liked the game at start but the new story makes the first story mode look even better, just had to add that fr
I don't mind the genderswap but Sektors main traits are either being an asshole or Bi Hans number one glazer.
Also i feel like this change was made because Sektor and Cyrax are already Kameos and it'd be even more lazy to just do them again.
Cyrax is a bit better in the story but Sektor really deserved to be fleshed out a little bit more.
Saw the thumbnail and the title alone and already had to laugh out loud
This game should have really reset the universe and told the story of the great Kung Lao.
especially with how mk11 ended like come on we would have been up
Can you send me a link to the discord karma? idk if you remember me but I was active in the community a while ago and I just got back my old discord account and a lot of my things
Honestly as a casual player who got into MK during Deadly Alliance era, and watched my older brothers play MK trilogy, MK has lost its identity completely. The last game that felt like a true (midway) MK game was MK9. MKX was okay and was really fun but that when I could see the cracks beginning to form with its creative approach.
I wish so desperately MK stuck to its roots and explored the realms. Konquest mode in deception actually allowed you to explore the Mk universe, and I miss it’s dark & gritty feel. It feels like someone has their own MK action figures and are just playing whatever game they want with them. Like, it’s the same characters, but not at the same time.
MK needs to rest. One more game like MK1, will destroy the franchise
Cyrax and Scorpian were pervious lovers in the story? huh.. I somehow missed that when watching the story mode.
it’s implied in intros as well as their argument in story, like one where Cyrax says to noob that Harumi is aware of her past with kuai liang.
I would never defend a bad idea because other people are being misogynistic or racist. It was a fucking bad idea, no one asked for or wanted genderswapped Cyborgs who also are now just people in super suits. Cyrax is one of my favorite characters, changing him this much was stupid.
Not defending MK1 here, but pretty sure bringing back male Sector and him being gay with Bi Han wouldve been WAY worse 🤣🤣
Also, not sure how thats objectification, I mean Sectors still a character. Just Netherrealms handling of the characters is so shallow, it makes it seem as if shes only there to fulfil a relationship role to Bi Han
I don’t think so. At least it would’ve been more accurate and complex than what we got.
Honestly they could’ve made Female Sektor like the daughter of the person who was dubbed Sektor previously and he only works for Bi-Han cause he’s trying to become Grandmaster and end Bi-Han
Love Mortal Kombat.
Every word you said i felt it because it's the same i think. I get excited only to get disapointed. I'm gona be a MK fan regardless but not a day one buyer anymore.
I believe Netherealm is big enough with Mortal Kombat that they can publish and develop with their own funds. The game was transcending when it first came out. I don’t think now with this release.
Whenever I think about the publics perception of the state of mk1 is all pretty much done upon themselves. Those who compare it to mk11 and prefer mk11 are many, many mk fans. I get that. I feel that their expectations and lack of mk11 mechanics in mk1 are why I feel we are where we are.
Since the first mk game released, I have been invested in the story. I used to read their bios and come up with filler possibilities of their back stories.
This is the current mk game. It's my favorite game series. I am content with what we have been given. At the end of the day, it's still mk.
It would be cool if the next game is about Shao rising to power with Sindel gone. And maybe Liu Kang realizes that we need to truly go back to the original time-line and ensure that raidens issues never occur and that Shao can be dealt with.
What they need is a Super Smash Bros Ultimate. Have all the known base characters from every MK game, and leave the DLC for non-MKuniverse guest characters like Spawn, Homelander, Joker, Kratos, etc..
That way people are happy to have their MK characters and DLC becomes optional for those that want to fight using other characters. If Netherrealm wants to boost DLC purchases, then they can put Kintaro and a couple other MK bosses as DLC characters with the rest of the non-universe guests.
The worst thing that ever happened to mk was WB. I enjoyed mk9-mk1 but those games have alot of flaws, still. And with this new game it feels like they r jus rushing the story. Like u said with bi han turning into noob saibot very early, like it seems like they dont want to take time to actually develop suspense and anticipation in their stories. I jus hope this criticism grows do that NRS hopefully listens and revives the game.
I agree with the Ed Boon parts. NDAs must be why NRS aren’t saying much, but Ed could still communicate intelligently rather than trolling and blocking people.
Lost me at the misogyny part because it made no sense
You clearly weren’t on mktwt during the reveal of those characters and that’s okay
@@karmatemnobody is racist or misogynist in the mk community. If that were the case the 1-11 would’ve bombed/never existed you sensitive bum
@@karmatemur dum for calling the MK community misogynistic for not wanting MK characters genderswapped male to female same way as we wouldnt want them genderswapped female to male.
50 bucks for chaos story expansion while the the game is 70 bucks while cyrax and sektor are gender swapped this is insane i would rather buy two whole game with a complete/ultimate edition than buy this insanity
This game had a lot planned, i remember before homelander was added it seemed like they had a lot planned just for a wet fart to be added, like I can go on for a day for why I think MK1 died but Khaos reigns felt like a big disappointment, i remember seeing the trailer and initially I thought “oh okay”. Didn’t care for cyrax or sektor or noob since they were for the players that wanted them and I was hoping Ghostface and conan or T100 were gonna live up somehow and before Conan has gameplay shown the game gets plugged pulled which sucks because Kombat Pack 3 sounded badass. If it is actually true that the game dies then RIP MK1
No matter what the game is going through , im still playing the game and enjoying its positives. I dont care about numbers i only care about my experience. Best bihan and best havik and gameplay is good. Sure the game has got downs which is fine but its mk afterall so im optimistic about whats coming soon ❤️ happy new year everyone ❤️🔥
Happy new year!
Whoever came up with turning MK into Multiverse fights should not work in games again
i really hate when writers dont know wtf they’re even writing about! the way dominic handled returning characters was really awful
i need justice for havik😭
i swear the mischaracterization of Havik should be a CRIME
and let’s not talk about what they did to our poor Nitara..
i really like the design of Sektor in MK11 so to see they changed the design again along with gender swap is a bit disappointed.
every time you said something i just said "YEAH EXACTLY" right after
LOL i appreciate you
NGL I often forget how terrible of a company wb is like unlike companies like Ubisoft or blizzard who constantly do shitty things wb is just rarely talked about with its terrible business practices
I don’t think MK1 is a terrible game, but I kinda see why some people (myself included) dropped this game.
And I will admit I have more fun with this game than I do with MK11. Khaos Reigns was OK, but definitely NOT worth $50.
And the DLC:
Noob Saibot - Awesome
Cyrax and Sektor - Awesome but don’t like the gender swap
Ghostface - Cool
Conan - Garbage pick
T-1000 - Meh
Can we just stop buy all these different editions of a game day one? It seems to hardly ever be worth it in today’s market for games. All that’s happening is your money is feeding the monster that’s never satisfied, so they come up with more underhanded ways of making you pay.
I didn’t know this channel was woke 😂 calls misogynistic or the favorite nazi to oppose views
I was surprised that Cyrax and Sektor were gender-swapped and I’m not even an MK fan. However, somebody reacted badly to my comment and started telling examples of male characters getting gender-swapped in Japanese games but his arguments fell flat once people countered his examples. One example he mentioned is Terry Bogard getting gender-swapped but it was in one game and he was returned back to be male again. Also, it was explained in that particular game why he turned into a woman.
Unless Netherealm wrote a compelling backstory without relying on the multiverse concept why Cyrax and Sektor were gender-swapped, people will always hate them for it.
What really sucks about MK1 to me is that they have the best starting roster in my opinion, I'm glad to see some of the vets are replaced by the PS2 era MK characters. Finally the MK1-MK2 cast can stop showing up for the 4th time in a row, the best version of Baraka and Reptile finally are good guys instead of jobbers, MK4-MKPS2 era characters can finally shine and show that they were cool back then. And its wasted on this game.
I loved the references to Deadly Alliance, Deception and Armageddon in the story, Chaos Reigns ruined it for me. You have the longest, most boring chapter with the new characters + Rain and Tanya and it drags for so long being in that prison, yes fight choreography was cool, but if that's what you show for 50 bucks is embarrassing. Except Switch that is 40 there and I'm glad I chose the Switch version.
The ending caught me by surprise then absolutely hate it. I love that Bi Han was the one who defeated Titan Havic, then gets punished. Literally the Injustice 2 Superman, gets moments to talk to others to change, but says "fuck it I'm still an asshole."
I love MK since I was a kid, but it should have been that Marvel fighter that Eventhubs theorized.
I never considered NRS's reasons for the gender swap from this perspective. 🤔 But imagine the outrage if they made Sektor and Sub-Zero gay love interests especially when some fans can barely handle the Mileena and Tanya relationship or Kung Jin's homosexuality.
In this game's defense, I have to say that the main story mode is a huge step forward compared to MK11.
Agreed it’s much better than 11!
What outrage? Gay Sektor would’ve been WAY more compelling than his female, simpy counterpart.
I saw mainly the “story” from other RUclipsrs who actually seem like the story is supposedly groundbreaking or brings anything new to the franchise and it’s nothing but exposition dumps. When I decided to play the story, I skipped all cutscenes and just did the fights (mainly for the collectibles which I’ll get to).
I love to get collectibles and things to customize characters, especially with how MK11 had great ways to customize every character. MK1, on the other hand, just skinned everything down to the bone and there was very little variability in characters and what could make them unique and a majority of the alt costumes are so bad: Kitana, Tanya, Smoke, Reptile, it goes on. The fact I had to endure the toxic players in the games seasons/updates wasn’t enough for me to stay. I tried random matchmaking, which was fun, but there’s very little the game has to offer.
The story mode really ruined it. Idk why they didn't have the story focus on Onaga. If we are really doing the stupid multiverse plotline shit, have an Onaga that conquered 2 or 3 different universes attack this one with his army. Then you could have alternate evil versions of sone of the characters. Imagine the return of zombie lui kang thats under quan chi's sorcery or a cyborg ninja reptile. Imagine they brought back that what if scenario from MK9. People would scream for joy.
MK franchise need a DARK and BRUTAL reboot: with stone arenas / violent kung-fu / deadly masked ninjas / big muscles / Sexy women and metal music . Like DEADLY ALLIANCE...
it can be both this and parts of what new MK is, they just need to find the best balance imo.
Except deadly alliance also sucked. Mk9 was a great reboot
And they also gender swapped them so they can beat the hell out of the guy characters not only the bs romance havoc was a layup like you said noob is one of my favorite characters and he was getting his azzzzz beat majority of the story
I think it was the price of the DLC that killed the game..
I just wish they kept Liu Kang as the hero man .. I don't recognize him as a "god" everything relatable he had is gone and Raiden is so boring as a main character he feels just bland in comparison to early Liu
I'm sending you virtual hugs for your disappointment. I absolutely got turned off - and I used to be as obsessed as you!
The narrative painted itself into a corner and there is a disconnect between the plot and the individual character stories. And technically speaking, this game made some mechanical choices that are beyond infuriating. I'd go in more but it has already been said.
thankyou sm, I completely understand and its seriously so saddening. The potential here giving these characters blank slates and new identities to build felt so fun and fresh to me...and now here we are :(
The chaos reigns ending was so disappointing and made no sense
I always say this but Khaos Reigns was literally Sub-Zero's "N-word Pass." for a weekend just for him to revert back to normal at the end. nothing really happened in the story for real besides that.
I don’t know if is it just me but i feel’like Nrs will quit WB And make a new studio And new brand of fighting Game, And reset from the bottom And be free from the greedy WB
If WB lets them go, which they probably won’t. If NRS tries to leave, WB will sue them to oblivion and make the situation even worse.
I hate how all MK games since Mk X become what it should've been at the very end, when the game already dead and Nether realms quit support
Remember when people thought MK11 was bad?? lol Side Note: If they brought them back as men and made them gay it still would've had the same drama if not more.
😂 the drama would have been justified. Making them gay is woke turded
Mortal Kombat became a cheap ripp off from A Marvel Avengers movie. It was laughable
I had the same dream to create content for Mk1 and they fumble the game 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️ the gameplay is pretty cool but the release could have been handled way better and Khaos Reigns was the nail in the coffin ⚰️ 😢
The story we got was awful. Now I feel that if they did care to make a sektor a lover to bi han. I feel they shouldve written her to try to help Bi han not enable him. If they made bi han’s arc where he shows ambition to take over and realizes he is wrong after Chaos is infused in him he is just infected and can be turned back. I was hoping That Sektor and Kuai Liang bring him back and turn him good again. But the gender swap was so forced tho
They made the game too woke. Which is crazy because Mortal Kombat was already diverse. We had black, white, asian, male and female characters from the very beginning but they still decided to DEI the whole thing
The video: lists a billion reasons the game sucks.
This guy: it sucks because they made the game woke.
Oh you're one of *those* people
Sektor and Cyrax weren't gender swapped to be a love interest. They wanted strong female characters and it's par for the course nowadays to gender or race swap to be relevant. They also had a gender swapped Johnny Cage from another timeline and also gender swapped Orin. Neither of which had a love interest.
The game was $70 on launch, period. Special editions and optional DLC are exactly that: OPTIONAL! You can enjoy the game without them. Don't complain about the cost when you want the unnecessary extras.
Rooms are over rated. I've been playing MK since the first game and I was there through all of the NRS era ones too. Rooms were utilized for a few months of MK9 then were a ghost town for the rest then all of MKX. It's not hard to play with friends online. Invite for a 1v1 or KOTH.
Ed Boon never said that MK1 was supposed to be Injustice 3. But it's definitely obvious with multiple design choices.
That all being said I do overall agree. The entire MK1 situation is depressing. I go hard on every MK game and im already done. I won't be hopping on to try Conan or T-1000. I'm just done.
It is so sad to me because I actually like the new models and who everything was going to, but just the Multiverse doesn't work at the end for this series. They need to work better. I am not saying go back to the Jarek "I'M SO GAYYYY!" Scream time, but I would prefer MK be ridiculous fun than just ridiculous underwhelming.