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Evil Canadian posted:Hey so I got to play Mortal Kombat 1 early(again, new build!) and got to play the story mode, and the new single player invasion mode! Neat!
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Aug 23, 2023 09:38
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Wanderer posted:Yeah, but Johnny's in it, so... six months. Johnny here seems to be about halfway between starting Johnny and MKX older Johnny. He's still kind of a dick, but he actually has some wholesome interactions with people.
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Aug 23, 2023 09:40
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Mr. Neutron posted:He is also not being voiced by Richard Epcar any more which is a bummer (even though all the other character's VAs seem to be returning) and if he is supposed to be a regular dude now, sup with his godlike lightning powers? probably recasted so they could have an actual asian person playing him, the same reason steve blum isn't sub-zero anymore looking it up it's this guy
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Evil Canadian posted:Hey so I got to play Mortal Kombat 1 early(again, new build!) and got to play the story mode, and the new single player invasion mode! Neat. So Madam Bo is this timeline's version of Bo Rai Cho, right? Going by some on the earlier trailers, I assume this Lin Kuei attack was all a test for Liu Kang, which makes Smoke beating up an old woman and throwing her off the balcony really funny.
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Amazing, they brought back Cyrax's MK3 world-destroying fatality.
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Rhonne posted:Neat. So Madam Bo is this timeline's version of Bo Rai Cho, right? Going by some on the earlier trailers, I assume this Lin Kuei attack was all a test for Liu Kang, which makes Smoke beating up an old woman and throwing her off the balcony really funny. Those were my thoughts too. Also, guy at the bar is my favorite new MK character, make him a Kameo Ed
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Aug 23, 2023 12:57
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I didn't like the last 2 games due to the variation system, and the kameos are kind of throwing me off so I ended up trying SF6, my first real foray into that franchise besides the most casual of time spent in the old days. I just couldn't make sense of the rules. Struggled making it out of bronze until the other night when I just decided it was all more frustration than it was worth. First time I've ever really backed down and given up on a game. So I guess now my focus is back on MK1 again. MK2 makes up about 80% of my fighting experience, I was pretty serious about it from 07-12 or so. But I guess there isn't going to be much that will apply here. One of the big things in SF6 I struggled with was blocking, so used to MK2 where down+back was all you had to do, couldn't even be thrown. Now having to decide whether to block high or low or to get ready for a throw, I found it hard to judge, especially seeing there seemed to be something of a delay. Its like its not enough to be holding down+back if a low attack is coming in, you already need to be crouched before it hits for it to block. Which I guess isn't illogical but its not what I'm used to. Is this carrying a lot of gameplay mechanics over from 11?
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Aug 23, 2023 12:58
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Mechanically it seems to be taking an assortment of several mechanics from MK9-11.  Flawless Block is back, but all you get from it is negated chip damage and maybe(?) less pushback. No more full combos from FBing Shao's main neutral string. Fatal Blows are back but have a much longer windup time, no more throwing them out raw from neutral for 35%. Every character has 1 armored wakeup move, no more 8 different options to get up from a knockdown (FINALLY). EX is back and has to be earned by hitting or getting hit, it doesn't recharge automatically. MKX style combo breakers are back, costs all 3 bars + a kameo to pull off. In terms of the actual flow and speed of the game, it seems the most similar to MK11 for me. Maybe the tiniest bit faster. Those are the biggest things I've noticed. Kameos are essentially your variations now because you can completely transform their combo structure or gameplan depending on which one that you pick.
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Aug 23, 2023 13:08
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2nd video, all about invasions mode I think its kinda neat! I guess its sorta has that RPG grind and very much by design, but its sure as poo poo better and more varied than MK11 towers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqeLWlISByk
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Aug 23, 2023 13:15
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exquisite tea posted:In terms of the actual flow and speed of the game, it seems the most similar to MK11 for me. Maybe the tiniest bit faster. I used to think one of my problems with 11 was the slower pace but it was actually the slower pace in conjunction with what seemed to be design decisions oriented entirely around encouraging passivity and punishing assertive play. MK1 feels great to me and I didn't even really notice that it's really not much faster than 11 since it's not constantly saying "gently caress you" for trying to press advantage though nonsense like getting punished if your opponent breakaways your juggle, the 10000 wakeup options, passive meter regain, and fatal blows that are 1 frame execution, fast, armored, damaging, safe, and come back even if you gently caress up That last one still blows my mind that it made it into the final release of 11 and never got fixed. That's more like something that'd get jammed into a forgotten 1994 SF2 ripoff
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Aug 23, 2023 13:42
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Make Madam Bo playable, Netherrealm, you cowards! Be the pioneers to give fighting games some old lady representation.
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Aug 23, 2023 13:44
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Ok does Kitana's dad just have Timeline Ebola? How is he still loving dead at the beginning of this again?
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Aug 23, 2023 13:46
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Diabetic posted:Ok does Kitana's dad just have Timeline Ebola? How is he still loving dead at the beginning of this again? Jerrod's a bigger jobber than Reptile and Baraka combined.
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Aug 23, 2023 13:48
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Suspicious Cook posted:Make Madam Bo playable, Netherrealm, you cowards! Be the pioneers to give fighting games some old lady representation. “So who’s your favourite character? The hell ninja? The film star action hero? The reptile assassin?” “The farting vomiting old lady”.
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Aug 23, 2023 13:56
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Jerrod dead so Ermac rise
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Aug 23, 2023 14:06
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I love that Liu Kang goes out of his way to find better, more fulfilling existences for monsters like Shao Kahn, Mileena, Bi-Han, Rain, Reptile, etc. but proceeds to redesign Shang Tsung's life for the sake of humiliating him and making his existence poo poo.
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Aug 23, 2023 14:15
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I want the ancestor Kung Lao that current day Kung Lao will never shut the gently caress up about. Let's see him. He better be as good as advertised.
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Aug 23, 2023 14:18
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PostNouveau posted:I want the ancestor Kung Lao that current day Kung Lao will never shut the gently caress up about. Let's see him. He better be as good as advertised. I thought that's what they were doing and heavily hinted at in the end of 11. I'd have love to seen that, but I'll take another round of Johnny is the god of Mortal Kombat.
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PostNouveau posted:I want the ancestor Kung Lao that current day Kung Lao will never shut the gently caress up about. Let's see him. He better be as good as advertised. Well, he did have his own TV show where he teamed up with the lady Terminator and the star of MST3K's Future War.
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Aug 23, 2023 14:38
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Gavok posted:Well, he did have his own TV show where he teamed up with the lady Terminator and the star of MST3K's Future War. They all died in the end, so I guess he wasn't that great.
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Rhonne posted:They all died in the end, so I guess he wasn't that great. Didn't they say in that show that Shao was Raiden's brother? Also I thought Shao was an Emperor from another place that took Edenia and made it part of Outworld? Did Liu Kang really just say "gently caress Edenia you're already Outworld" ?
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Rhonne posted:Neat. So Madam Bo is this timeline's version of Bo Rai Cho, right? Going by some on the earlier trailers, I assume this Lin Kuei attack was all a test for Liu Kang, which makes Smoke beating up an old woman and throwing her off the balcony really funny.
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Evil Canadian posted:2nd video, all about invasions mode This is awesome, I’m definitely going to preorder the game. I’m excited!
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Evil Canadian posted:2nd video, all about invasions mode If the seasonal "invasions" are all Mortal Kombat What Ifs, I'm very excited. I love MK's stupid story and seeing Scorpion get hella mad that his alternate timeline self is both literally Sub-Zero AND marrying his wife is great.
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pretty soft girl posted:I used to think one of my problems with 11 was the slower pace but it was actually the slower pace in conjunction with what seemed to be design decisions oriented entirely around encouraging passivity and punishing assertive play. MK1 feels great to me and I didn't even really notice that it's really not much faster than 11 since it's not constantly saying "gently caress you" for trying to press advantage though nonsense like getting punished if your opponent breakaways your juggle, the 10000 wakeup options, passive meter regain, and fatal blows that are 1 frame execution, fast, armored, damaging, safe, and come back even if you gently caress up The sheer number of defensive wakeup options in MK11 absolutely drove me up the wall. Don't get me wrong, I loved MK11 enough to play for like a billion hours and rank up to God (before people knew what they were doing) and Demi-God (after), but yeah. If I knock you down, then I should always, ALWAYS have the advantage. I should not have to 50/50 myself guessing if you're going to forward roll, backward roll, wakeup X, wakeup Y, delay, or just come out mashing. Combine that with certain characters getting krushing blows for something as simple as "counterhit" and whoops Shang Tsung now just did the same exact damage to you as you did to him from a full combo by literally pressing one button. "Oh but just neutral jump + back up a little + pick Jacqui" well now you've lost the entire point of getting them into the corner to begin with. Infuriating! Anyway, I'm glad that MK1 appears to be ramping up the aggression and that even pity combos are hitting north of 30% now. Feels good.
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Diabetic posted:Didn't they say in that show that Shao was Raiden's brother? Also I thought Shao was an Emperor from another place that took Edenia and made it part of Outworld? Did Liu Kang really just say "gently caress Edenia you're already Outworld" ? Nah, Shao/Raiden being brothers + kids of Shinnok is Annihilation, not Conquest (the fact the name isn't Konquest was the first hint the show would suck.) Shao and Raiden share the same actor for Conquest though!
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Suspicious Cook posted:If the seasonal "invasions" are all Mortal Kombat What Ifs, I'm very excited. I love MK's stupid story and seeing Scorpion get hella mad that his alternate timeline self is both literally Sub-Zero AND marrying his wife is great. drat, what does Liu Kang have against Hanzo? Giving his name, powers, AND wife to Sub-Zero is hosed up.
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The invasions look really cool. Reminds me of the weapon dungeons from Soul Calibur 2 but more fleshed out.
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Rhonne posted:drat, what does Liu Kang have against Hanzo? Giving his name, powers, AND wife to Sub-Zero is hosed up. Scorpion's MK11 ending showed that his family is doomed no matter what timeline due to the machinations of the Titans, which causes him to go full on God of War. Liu Kang probably figured the best solution is to simply remove the family aspect from Harumi. If she isn't Hanzo's wife, then maybe she stands a chance.
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I'm pretty tempted to just watch all these story videos and whatever popping up on Youtube in the last like 12 hours but I kind of want to keep things on the downlow until I actually play the game. Give me the full roster and Kameos though, I'm down for spoiling that for myself all day.
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Evil Canadian posted:Hey so I got to play Mortal Kombat 1 early(again, new build!) and got to play the story mode, and the new single player invasion mode! My favourite part of that video. (Lui Kang sees Sub Zero using ice magik.) Lui: Wow! How does he do that? (Proceeds to do flying kicks at literal 45° angels and teleport.)
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codo27 posted:I didn't like the last 2 games due to the variation system, and the kameos are kind of throwing me off so I ended up trying SF6, my first real foray into that franchise besides the most casual of time spent in the old days. I just couldn't make sense of the rules. Struggled making it out of bronze until the other night when I just decided it was all more frustration than it was worth. First time I've ever really backed down and given up on a game. So I guess now my focus is back on MK1 again. lmao
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I've been making points in Liu Kang's favor lately, but seriously, after watching the prologue, letting Shang Tsung live at all is his own drat fault.
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Aug 23, 2023 18:12
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Wanderer posted:I've been making points in Liu Kang's favor lately, but seriously, after watching the prologue, letting Shang Tsung live at all is his own drat fault. I assume taking away his powers was an attempt to humble him, but he just became a snake oil salesman instead.
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Not excited to see Kronika show up again. Shoulda been Shang Tsung from the alternate ending of MK11 aftermath that exists in a parallel universe with its own timeline keeping the OG rivalry between him and Liu Kang alive
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There's been speculation that Onaga is the big bad for a while, but with General Shao's giant horns and references here and there to the importance of his father, the big theory is that Onaga is Shao's dad in this reality. As for the return of Kronika, there's apparently a leak referring to her as "Damashi." That's the name that Onaga used when sending Shujinko on his quest.
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G-III posted:Not excited to see Kronika show up again. Shoulda been Shang Tsung from the alternate ending of MK11 aftermath that exists in a parallel universe with its own timeline keeping the OG rivalry between him and Liu Kang alive I mean it's possible. He has shapeshifting powers after all.
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