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Agreed, but technically that’s because recent games don’t actually have character select themes, as they play the same music throughout a seamless UI. The last NRS game that had a dedicated character select theme was Injustice 1. Maybe they’ll change it up for next gen projects.
I keep imagining characters in crane and crab stance and the like going "whoop whoop whoop" like Dr Zoidberg when they move around. Especially Shang Tsung when he sidesteps.
Not the first MK I ever played, but the first one I fully dove into as a tween. Honestly, thinking about it, this is really the first fighting game I ever REALLY learned to play. I mean, I'm no expert, far from it, I'm terrible at fighting games, but MKDA is a special game that introduced a whole generation of players to the characters and lore of MK... And Hsu Hao.
Same , this was the first MK game I played as a teen, I still remember my expression the first time I watched Lui Kang neck get snapped. Still gives me chills to this day
"Babe, wake up, Ketchup just uploaded an MK Meta episode!" This was my absolute first Mortal Kombat that I actually played, I remember picking Sonya because I thought she was a long haired male character and getting laughed at by my older brothers, and covering my eyes and ears when fatalities were being done.
Ngl, it's pretty interesting to know that the 3d MK era was taken seriously to some degree, i loved this game back then and i'm looking forward for a Deception episode
if there's one thing that new fighting games like VF and MK could take and improve from MKDA and MKD is the block animation, instead of the simple character standing with his arms raised in an awkward position, he could assume a defensive posture and have animations for different blocks. that would be fantastic!
One interesting thing about the stages in DA is you can tell they clearly considered including ring outs as a mechanic based on how many of the stages have obvious ring out borders/potential death trap zones
Lawd the movements were so funny back in the day haha, reptiles crab walk with his elbows, the way straight sword characters wiggle their blades as they walk, there is something hilarious about this game lol
In the past, I futilely mained Nitara among my circle of friends and it was not a fun time lol. I agree she's probably one of the more memorable new characters from MKDA. She has a nice design, attitude and was a refreshing take on the vampire archetype. She wasn't an evil vampire or a brooding misanthropic vampire, but a vampire sorceress just trying to free her world from Outworld's fused realm from a sense of duty (and a little manipulation).
Love that intro! This was so much fun. MKDA was the first fighting game I really took seriously, so I hold it in a pretty special place in my heart. Thank you for the great trip down memory lane @PNDK&M, always love the content. -DoctorDoomlove
I was a regular on MK5 .org when MKDA came out. MKL was an absolute troll there. Trash talking and insulting just about everyone. But at the same time he was a great help getting everyone up to snuff as far as tournaments. Helped everyone with match ups and general strategy. Nobody knew what to make of him until he started winning IRL. I remember him posting the Frost infinite. He officially discovered it BTW. Was only a handful of high level players posting. Sonya was tough but eventually people started taking her down. Drahmin too. Anyways, was such a blast. Great game.
So the last 3D era game to cover is deception which a lot of people tend to say is the best of the 3D era. Man I want these 3D era games in a collection.
This is one of my favorite YT series, dudes. MK:DA will always have a special place with me. It came out JUST before I moved in 9th grade, and arguably kept me sane that winter at my new house. Hours locked in my room mastering moves, kombos, finishers, etc. Thank you for relighting that nostalgia from 20 years ago!
When I was a kid The maps and the alternate costumes on this game is something else to hype.. there a lot of times that i just literally make the match more long just to look around the entire map and terrains
It was, specifically it was slower/less safe, but it was still decently strong. When playing hotaru, you're mostly gonna be in pi gua or his weapon. Both of which did cool things that unfortunately other stances in the game did better. If only hotaru had better/more special moves... his lava burst was great, but his flying kick was basically useless except for when your lava burst lands a bit too far away for you to get a comfortable juggle going in your regular combos.
Over the years, when people would ask why I love Deadly Alliance so much, I would mention many of the points made in this video. Thank you so much for making this very necessary meta. MKDA is still my 2nd favorite overall, but my absolute fav of the 3D era.
One of my favorite things about the 3D MKs was the movement. Sidestepping feels great, not too stiff like Tekken or too loose like SoulCalibur. It's a lot like Virtua Fighter's sidesteps, which i think are the best of 3D fighters
I LOVE THIS GAME. I've played the earlier MK's before this, but MKDA was what got me fully interested into the MK Lore, dev lore, mechanics, just everything.
Great in-depth look at my favorite 3D MK. These videos are always a good watch, keep it up! Good to know the previous handle for MK Tom Brady! I always knew he was a legend in older MKs, but good to see evidence of his legacy.
Brings back good memories. This was definitely one of my favorites because I would play this so much when I was younger. Konquest was fun, and of course saving up a bunch of koins to unlock new characters. Ah, so much fun. Awesome content, as usual! 👌🏼🤙🏼
Honestly from a nostalgia perspective this might be my favorite. I still remember being a kid and seeing all the extras and music video and it was the coolest.
I was so hyped for this game, and will never forget how it immediately scarred me with Liu Kang. My first introduction to the protagonist being killed off.
I remember playing DA with Scorpion. He was busted with his unlockable fire setup. If you time it just as your opponent lands they'll restand and you can combo off the fire. Making scorpion a combo monster and unlockable setups.
Jeez, I've never understood the whole Hsu Hao hate thing. Not only was he one of the most enjoyable characters to play in DA, but you could actually do some pretty solid stuff with him!
This game is the soul of my childhood. Playing the game boy version and ps2 for hours. From doing fatalities on certain fighters for giggles. (I.e Cyrax fatality on Drahmin. (Flies around cyrax.) The soundtrack, the way the characters grunt. It is forever glued in my head.
Deadly alliance was best mk ever it has my favorite char "drahmin" i hope someday they will bring all characters to newer mks. So every1 can enjoy their favorite chars.
Everything about this game just looks so much more detailed, more polished, and has more depth than either of the two games to come after it. Deadly Alliance and MKIII ultimate are to this day my favorite MK games.
man.. I remember getting my Dad's friend 's PS2 as a hand me down. Switching through each game he had. A relatively small selection. Only about 8 games or less. Then I flipped to MK5 and I spent so many hours in the weird mystery of this game. It was so cool. Kind of hard to get good at while being in elementary school. But it was worth every second.
while i dont play MK (airdashers are more my cup of tea), your MK Meta and Competitive History videos are super interesting and a joy to watch, keep up the good work! (whens quake meta tho 👁👁)
While I had played the og MK games back then I only seriously got deep into the series with Deadly Alliance, my first game that I personally owned instead of playing off a brother's copy. The tons of unlockables and ost really help keep me invested in keeping up with the further games, even MK vs DC, but overall this one holds a special place in my younger self.
@@shenelljohnson74 Tekken Zaibatsu was a competitive forum. It shutdown due to very little activity from competitive players in recent years. Most discussion tends to take place on Discord or similar platforms nowadays.
DA was my first Mk. One of the first games I ever remember playing as a kid on the GameCube. I remember my younger sister going Li Mei and kept spamming 3. We'd laugh every time because I couldn't beat her when she did that XD. I remember listening to Immortal music video on repeat every time I played. Good times.
Awesome job on capturing the overall context in which this game was made. Early 00s was a tough transition period for fighting game in general: Most franchises were struggling to adapt to newer consoles specs, plus the change of community interaction with arcade's downfall. Altough MKDA is not the MK iteraction im most fond with, I do believe it did very well for its time, and even risked a lot of things. Thankfully, it did pay off somewhat good, at least for its follow ups. Also, it has something new generations of game might never have again: LOTS of free unlockable 'kontent'! That alone make it nostalgic.
Deadly Alliance created my favorite designs for Reptile and Kung Lao respectively (Kung Lao's of course being his alternate). Some people really hate Reptile's more animalistic designs, but I like them. Except MK4's.
I have a soft spot for DA in my heart, its the first MK I ever owned as a kid, and the game was scary and dark af. Seeing Liu Kang get neck snapped in the opening is a very memorable opening.
i really did like Konquest mode. As a casual it let you learn characters you normally wouldn't. And you are 100% right when you say its a button heavy game! It was always so difficult trying to execute each characters super long combos
I remember buying this when it came out for the GameCube. I had just started college and definitely spent a lot more time trying to figure out all the stance combos then I did for the majority of my classes that's for sure. -- Don't slack on your studies kids, 😅😎
my friend got a ps2 and this game in the first day of school holidays, we beat it in one week, like unlocked all characters and stuff, was pretty fun at the time, great game
Great video, but the 1,2,3,4 button notation occurred many years before Deadly Alliance had existed. The Tekken community, for example, has been using this since the first game.
This is easily the one I'm most nostalgic for despite playing 2 and 3 before this was probably the first one I understood what was happening. Main memories being how sad I was that my favorite character Lui Kang being killed and discovering cooking with scorpion one night when I stayed up way too late and thinking I dreamt it
been playing a lot of deadly alliance and deception recently. ive always been terrible at fighting games but ive been motivated to at least get good enough to get all the characters arcade endings and 100% the konquest modes in both games. still some of the best games on the ps2 tbh. im really interested to see the episode on deception and how the balance and feel of the game changed as a result of introducing combo breakers and some of the other changes
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go to 2:54 to skip the MASSIVE SHILL
Is there any way to play it on PC?
MK2 is one of my favorites and it’s never discussed on here. Can you do MK2 meta?
Wonderful meta as usual
17:58 GStar is punching the air finding out Bo Rai Cho is top tier
😂 lol
"Disugusting! Absolutely disgusting! This is becoming a violation of human rights"
The voice of the MK Meta sounds like MGSTAR 321 tho too.
18:52 I really thought its him.
Look at this!
The extra content from the 3d games is what i miss the most.
*Kontent
Peak Mortal Kombat was the 3D Era
You mean you don't love AI Battle in MK11
Mk11 has the Krypt tho and I think that’s universaly agreed to be the best side content, asides from the story mode. Oh yeah also story mode
@@susfriend2787 I prefer conquest over story mode, the krypt was alright.
Ive never clicked faster in my life
MK metas are literally super cool its like christmas when ones posted u love to see it
That intro is still fantastic too btw
The character select theme for DA was great. Shame the recent character themes are so forgettable.
That theme is badass
The last memorable select theme for me at least was MK9
The music as a whole for NRS games is forgettable. The Midway era was pure soul.
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The OST for the Temple with Shinnok in MK9 was great.
Agreed, but technically that’s because recent games don’t actually have character select themes, as they play the same music throughout a seamless UI. The last NRS game that had a dedicated character select theme was Injustice 1. Maybe they’ll change it up for next gen projects.
"Not now, honey, there's a new MK Meta out."
Saying "interesting dance between movement and footsies" while having Crab stance Reptile out on screen is just sending me
I keep imagining characters in crane and crab stance and the like going "whoop whoop whoop" like Dr Zoidberg when they move around. Especially Shang Tsung when he sidesteps.
Not the first MK I ever played, but the first one I fully dove into as a tween. Honestly, thinking about it, this is really the first fighting game I ever REALLY learned to play. I mean, I'm no expert, far from it, I'm terrible at fighting games, but MKDA is a special game that introduced a whole generation of players to the characters and lore of MK... And Hsu Hao.
This was the first game I really learned how to do juggles in. Thank you Kenshi!
Same , this was the first MK game I played as a teen, I still remember my expression the first time I watched Lui Kang neck get snapped. Still gives me chills to this day
Ahhh yes.. Krypto Kurrency actually started here bois
"Babe, wake up, Ketchup just uploaded an MK Meta episode!"
This was my absolute first Mortal Kombat that I actually played, I remember picking Sonya because I thought she was a long haired male character and getting laughed at by my older brothers, and covering my eyes and ears when fatalities were being done.
Please revive this series and talk about Deception! These old 3D games have a really interesting meta I’ve never heard about
I’m 19 turning 20 now and this game came out when I was born😂 it’s what started my love for the franchise
Don't worry I was ONLY 6 when MK1 came out for SNES
Dude same
Deadly Alliance will always be a favorite of mine. I didn't have many people to play with so the single-player content was huge to me. Loved it!
My first MK this is the game that made me fall in love with Reptile (honestly love his design in this game and I'll die on this hill)
Ngl, it's pretty interesting to know that the 3d MK era was taken seriously to some degree, i loved this game back then and i'm looking forward for a Deception episode
The little details made DA stand out for me. Maybe I’m blinded by nostalgia, but DA has always felt the most rich and atmospheric to me of them all.
if there's one thing that new fighting games like VF and MK could take and improve from MKDA and MKD is the block animation, instead of the simple character standing with his arms raised in an awkward position, he could assume a defensive posture and have animations for different blocks. that would be fantastic!
That's a great idea and I love you pfp too lol.
Catch watch right now. Just wanted to drop is an say “I’ve still got my Ademia CD that you got for buying this on release” 🙌
*Adema
One interesting thing about the stages in DA is you can tell they clearly considered including ring outs as a mechanic based on how many of the stages have obvious ring out borders/potential death trap zones
Never hit a notification so quick in my life. This is such a blessing
Agreed!
Impostor
@@aschlamishowsup A rival?
@@smokey3504 one who will best you
@@aschlamishowsup Prepare for Kombat (PSN "X_TheRatKing_X")
Lawd the movements were so funny back in the day haha, reptiles crab walk with his elbows, the way straight sword characters wiggle their blades as they walk, there is something hilarious about this game lol
In the past, I futilely mained Nitara among my circle of friends and it was not a fun time lol. I agree she's probably one of the more memorable new characters from MKDA. She has a nice design, attitude and was a refreshing take on the vampire archetype. She wasn't an evil vampire or a brooding misanthropic vampire, but a vampire sorceress just trying to free her world from Outworld's fused realm from a sense of duty (and a little manipulation).
considering that Armageddon and DA now have their MK Meta videos, I can't wait to see Deception someday :3
The amount of effort that goes into these videos can’t keep going unnoticed. Keep it up!!!!!
Dudeeeee i cannot get over how cool the intro looks
Love that intro! This was so much fun. MKDA was the first fighting game I really took seriously, so I hold it in a pretty special place in my heart. Thank you for the great trip down memory lane @PNDK&M, always love the content.
-DoctorDoomlove
I was a regular on MK5 .org when MKDA came out. MKL was an absolute troll there. Trash talking and insulting just about everyone. But at the same time he was a great help getting everyone up to snuff as far as tournaments. Helped everyone with match ups and general strategy. Nobody knew what to make of him until he started winning IRL. I remember him posting the Frost infinite. He officially discovered it BTW.
Was only a handful of high level players posting. Sonya was tough but eventually people started taking her down. Drahmin too. Anyways, was such a blast. Great game.
My first Mortal Kombat game! Still has such a place in my heart. I owned the GameCube port of this and you did a stellar job Ketchup. Very well done!!
Drahmin looks so cool. I hope he or some spiritual successor is in the next game.
Perfect ending for a long week. Thanks for the great content.
So the last 3D era game to cover is deception which a lot of people tend to say is the best of the 3D era. Man I want these 3D era games in a collection.
This is one of my favorite YT series, dudes. MK:DA will always have a special place with me. It came out JUST before I moved in 9th grade, and arguably kept me sane that winter at my new house. Hours locked in my room mastering moves, kombos, finishers, etc. Thank you for relighting that nostalgia from 20 years ago!
When I was a kid The maps and the alternate costumes on this game is something else to hype.. there a lot of times that i just literally make the match more long just to look around the entire map and terrains
Deadly alliance felt like a completly different fighting game that just happened to have Mortal Kombat characters and elements. I love it
Anymore more mk meta videos? Such a great series 🔥💪🏾
Man, Scorpion in Pi Gua was an absolute monster, his standing 3.....
When they gave that style to Hotaru it was much weaker if I recall correctly
It was, specifically it was slower/less safe, but it was still decently strong. When playing hotaru, you're mostly gonna be in pi gua or his weapon. Both of which did cool things that unfortunately other stances in the game did better.
If only hotaru had better/more special moves... his lava burst was great, but his flying kick was basically useless except for when your lava burst lands a bit too far away for you to get a comfortable juggle going in your regular combos.
@@jaernihiltheus7817 interesting stuff, it's always cool to read about the meta of these more obscure MKs
Another very sick addition to the Meta series, and talk about how it gets better by each to another, keep up doing!
Can't wait for the Deception Meta to finish off the PS2 trilogy. This was a great video on one of the lesser documented games competitive wise.
I miss MK Metas…I hope another one comes out this year. Besides competitive history, this is my favorite series.
MK:DA is also one of the only MK games where the bosses were plain selectable characters rather than a cheesy overpowered super boss.
Over the years, when people would ask why I love Deadly Alliance so much, I would mention many of the points made in this video. Thank you so much for making this very necessary meta. MKDA is still my 2nd favorite overall, but my absolute fav of the 3D era.
YES! I'm glad you guys did this one. I've always wondered about the meta for this particular 3D MK game. I loved it so much at the time of release.
This has to be my favorite video series on RUclips. No joke I've watched these all several times.
We need deception meta!
One of my favorite things about the 3D MKs was the movement. Sidestepping feels great, not too stiff like Tekken or too loose like SoulCalibur. It's a lot like Virtua Fighter's sidesteps, which i think are the best of 3D fighters
I loved MK:DA. The amount of content and effort was awesome.
I remember playing this game a ton when i was in my teen years, tons of fun! Used to always max out the difficulty and see if i could beat it
The movement was much quicker in DA. They gradually slowed the combat down more and more throughout the 3D era titles. The combat felt best in DA.
I LOVE THIS GAME.
I've played the earlier MK's before this, but MKDA was what got me fully interested into the MK Lore, dev lore, mechanics, just everything.
I’ve been following you guys since the MKX fatal 8 tournament. Your content quality has gotten so good.
Great in-depth look at my favorite 3D MK. These videos are always a good watch, keep it up!
Good to know the previous handle for MK Tom Brady! I always knew he was a legend in older MKs, but good to see evidence of his legacy.
3D MK is such a fun looking set of games that I just don't know much about. It's so interesting to learn about the only era of games I didn't play.
Great work on this video. Really appreciate all the effort that goes into making this series.
Brings back good memories. This was definitely one of my favorites because I would play this so much when I was younger. Konquest was fun, and of course saving up a bunch of koins to unlock new characters. Ah, so much fun. Awesome content, as usual! 👌🏼🤙🏼
Way more indepth video than I thought it was going to be, the research and presentation is top notch
Honestly from a nostalgia perspective this might be my favorite. I still remember being a kid and seeing all the extras and music video and it was the coolest.
YOOOOOO i was waiting for a new mk meta!!!! i just got into mk and these vids are feeding my addiction further
I got MKDA for Christmas in 2002, I was super hyped.
I was so hyped for this game, and will never forget how it immediately scarred me with Liu Kang. My first introduction to the protagonist being killed off.
deadly alliance was my first mk game and I'll always love it, it made me a fan and since then I played all the games in the series
I remember playing DA with Scorpion. He was busted with his unlockable fire setup. If you time it just as your opponent lands they'll restand and you can combo off the fire. Making scorpion a combo monster and unlockable setups.
Jeez, I've never understood the whole Hsu Hao hate thing. Not only was he one of the most enjoyable characters to play in DA, but you could actually do some pretty solid stuff with him!
This game is the soul of my childhood. Playing the game boy version and ps2 for hours. From doing fatalities on certain fighters for giggles. (I.e Cyrax fatality on Drahmin. (Flies around cyrax.) The soundtrack, the way the characters grunt. It is forever glued in my head.
MAKE MORE MK META
My very first Mortal Kombat game. I get chills every time I hear that character select music
Deadly alliance was best mk ever it has my favorite char "drahmin" i hope someday they will bring all characters to newer mks. So every1 can enjoy their favorite chars.
Everything about this game just looks so much more detailed, more polished, and has more depth than either of the two games to come after it. Deadly Alliance and MKIII ultimate are to this day my favorite MK games.
man.. I remember getting my Dad's friend 's PS2 as a hand me down. Switching through each game he had. A relatively small selection. Only about 8 games or less.
Then I flipped to MK5 and I spent so many hours in the weird mystery of this game. It was so cool. Kind of hard to get good at while being in elementary school. But it was worth every second.
I enjoy these a lot. I look forward to these every time they come out. Amazing work as always Mustard, keep up the great content.
YES i love MK games from the 3D era, looking forward for the deception one. Haven't watched it yet but i will later, more than once probably!
while i dont play MK (airdashers are more my cup of tea), your MK Meta and Competitive History videos are super interesting and a joy to watch, keep up the good work! (whens quake meta tho 👁👁)
Man you have the best intro for a videogame channel ever ngl
While I had played the og MK games back then I only seriously got deep into the series with Deadly Alliance, my first game that I personally owned instead of playing off a brother's copy. The tons of unlockables and ost really help keep me invested in keeping up with the further games, even MK vs DC, but overall this one holds a special place in my younger self.
28:38 rest in peace Tekken Zaibatsu.
Wait is he dead or something in a that a person what happened?
@@shenelljohnson74 Tekken Zaibatsu shutdown last year
@@lancergt1000 why tho?
@@shenelljohnson74 Tekken Zaibatsu was a competitive forum. It shutdown due to very little activity from competitive players in recent years. Most discussion tends to take place on Discord or similar platforms nowadays.
DA was my first Mk. One of the first games I ever remember playing as a kid on the GameCube. I remember my younger sister going Li Mei and kept spamming 3. We'd laugh every time because I couldn't beat her when she did that XD. I remember listening to Immortal music video on repeat every time I played. Good times.
Yessss my new favorite series on youtube, I was so sad I ran out of videos from it the other day!
Deception is best but Deadly Alliance will have a special place in my heart.
Awesome job on capturing the overall context in which this game was made.
Early 00s was a tough transition period for fighting game in general: Most franchises were struggling to adapt to newer consoles specs, plus the change of community interaction with arcade's downfall.
Altough MKDA is not the MK iteraction im most fond with, I do believe it did very well for its time, and even risked a lot of things. Thankfully, it did pay off somewhat good, at least for its follow ups.
Also, it has something new generations of game might never have again: LOTS of free unlockable 'kontent'! That alone make it nostalgic.
17:59
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Yes! My favorite Mortal Kombat game is here. My favorite roster, gameplay, music, stages, designs, and etc.
Honestly the hate for Hsu Hao is exaggerated IMO and yeah this game rocks!
@@lvag741 I agree as well.
YESSSSSSSSSS it’s always fun watching MK Meta ESPECIALLY on the 3D games since it’s so hard to learn how these games were competitively
What an amazing in depth video into a really underrated game. The best MK game thematically and soundtrack wise for me!
Deadly Alliance created my favorite designs for Reptile and Kung Lao respectively (Kung Lao's of course being his alternate). Some people really hate Reptile's more animalistic designs, but I like them. Except MK4's.
Thank goodness this is exactly what I needed after a long week:)
I have a soft spot for DA in my heart, its the first MK I ever owned as a kid, and the game was scary and dark af. Seeing Liu Kang get neck snapped in the opening is a very memorable opening.
My most favorite part of this game is the bonus called “Test Your Might”, the Diamond is the hardest one just like MK 1.
Playing DA recently and the AI was literally step blocking so I could never escape, this was on Medium difficulty
19:25 So no one's going to talk about how good Sonya looks. 😏
Oh the Klassic! I can't wait to try out Deadly Alliance online soon as I figure it out.
I love all your content as well, keep it up dude!.
i really did like Konquest mode. As a casual it let you learn characters you normally wouldn't. And you are 100% right when you say its a button heavy game! It was always so difficult trying to execute each characters super long combos
I remember buying this when it came out for the GameCube. I had just started college and definitely spent a lot more time trying to figure out all the stance combos then I did for the majority of my classes that's for sure. -- Don't slack on your studies kids, 😅😎
Another amazingly done video, thank you so much for making this video on this amazing game, MKDA. Keep up the fantastic work dude!
Played this for a whole summer when visiting my Granny and cousins.
Good times.
best "choose your fighter" theme, don't @ me
Deception's ost is also really good.
@@lvag741 true. but DA's is darker, and that "yeah!" when the beat changes... amazing.
my friend got a ps2 and this game in the first day of school holidays, we beat it in one week, like unlocked all characters and stuff, was pretty fun at the time, great game
Thank u for covering them gem 💎 of a game 🎮 it don't get the respect it deserves one of my favorite Mortal Kombat games
Great video, but the 1,2,3,4 button notation occurred many years before Deadly Alliance had existed. The Tekken community, for example, has been using this since the first game.
This is easily the one I'm most nostalgic for despite playing 2 and 3 before this was probably the first one I understood what was happening. Main memories being how sad I was that my favorite character Lui Kang being killed and discovering cooking with scorpion one night when I stayed up way too late and thinking I dreamt it
been playing a lot of deadly alliance and deception recently. ive always been terrible at fighting games but ive been motivated to at least get good enough to get all the characters arcade endings and 100% the konquest modes in both games. still some of the best games on the ps2 tbh. im really interested to see the episode on deception and how the balance and feel of the game changed as a result of introducing combo breakers and some of the other changes