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Post by Burst on Mar 4, 2015 1:20:16 GMT -5
So do we have any official word as to exactly how many years have passed since MK9? Obviously at least 25+ for Johnny and Sonya to get together, have Cassie, and for her to grow and become a special ops agent. Then the fun part is trying to guesstimate how old everyone was supposed to be in the last game, unless there's outworld/supernatural forces at play with people's ages and whatnot.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2015 2:19:43 GMT -5
So do we have any official word as to exactly how many years have passed since MK9? Obviously at least 25+ for Johnny and Sonya to get together, have Cassie, and for her to grow and become a special ops agent. Then the fun part is trying to guesstimate how old everyone was supposed to be in the last game, unless there's outworld/supernatural forces at play with people's ages and whatnot. Officially it's 25 years after MK9, yeah. I do believe the game will have a ton of flashbacks and flash forwards though.
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Post by Martin: #TeamBella Treasurer on Mar 4, 2015 2:48:13 GMT -5
I may need to finally purchase a PS4 before this comes out. I was going to when 2K15 was released but I wasn't impressed with it to go out and buy one after seeing reactions and reviews. I have a PS3 still but I never play games on it anymore, just use it for DVDs/Netflix/WWE Network.
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Post by Bad Moon on Mar 4, 2015 3:54:07 GMT -5
So I kaught myself up on the tie-in komic (thanks /co/mrade) and I like all the new kharacters so far (especially Kotal Kahn turned out way kooler than I expected). But what I like even more is that MILEENA of all people seems to be the major villain, or at least the greatest immediate threat outside of the kamidogu blood magic shenanigans. I freaking love Mileena, she's my favorite kharacter and I appreciate that she's finally getting a well-deserved push.
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Post by dav on Mar 4, 2015 11:17:15 GMT -5
{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler} So Jerry Lawler's going to be a secret character?
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Post by SsnakeBite, the No1 Frenchman on Mar 4, 2015 11:39:01 GMT -5
So I kaught myself up on the tie-in komic (thanks /co/mrade) and I like all the new kharacters so far (especially Kotal Kahn turned out way kooler than I expected). But what I like even more is that MILEENA of all people seems to be the major villain, or at least the greatest immediate threat outside of the kamidogu blood magic shenanigans. I freaking love Mileena, she's my favorite kharacter and I appreciate that she's finally getting a well-deserved push. Agreed. Like I said, it seemed weird to me that Kitana & Mileena's story was always treated like a secondary storyline at best when they're some of the most important people in Outworld's hierarchy, so it's nice that they're getting in the spotlight this time around... ... which only makes me further regret that they retconned Mileena's story. How much more awesome would it be if her and Kitana had known each-other since birth and grown together as sisters for thousands of years?! In the new storyline, they barely know each-other and have been enemies from the start so there's no sense of broken bonds.
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Post by KStrick on Mar 4, 2015 20:11:12 GMT -5
Gasp... {Spoiler} Granted, mobile version. But still. Hell yeah if true!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2015 23:41:09 GMT -5
I'm in a weird position on this game. Love 9 so on a certain level I'm hyped for this but maaaaaaan I get turned off by the roster as it stands. Literally the only returning character confirmed so far who wasn't on 9's roster is Goro and even he was still playable in one area of it, and all of the new characters just look like bland nobodies thought up in five minutes to pad the roster out. Really want some returning faces who weren't in 9, and at least one or two new ones to latch onto, but as it stands I just haven't seen anything on that front that interests me.
And judging by a good chunk of the roster they're going with I'm guessing the story's going to be pretty half-assed what with all the dead people from it who are inexplicably okay in this one.
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Post by lionheart21 on Mar 4, 2015 23:52:58 GMT -5
I'm in a weird position on this game. Love 9 so on a certain level I'm hyped for this but maaaaaaan I get turned off by the roster as it stands. Literally the only returning character confirmed so far who wasn't on 9's roster is Goro and even he was still playable in one area of it, and all of the new characters just look like bland nobodies thought up in five minutes to pad the roster out. Really want some returning faces who weren't in 9, and at least one or two new ones to latch onto, but as it stands I just haven't seen anything on that front that interests me. And judging by a good chunk of the roster they're going with I'm guessing the story's going to be pretty half-assed what with all the dead people from it who are inexplicably okay in this one. Yeah, that is something that I have an issue with as well. It seems like the characters that they killed and then brought back were only due to them being popular characters.
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Post by Johnny B. Decent on Mar 5, 2015 0:02:25 GMT -5
If memory serves correct, the story modes takes place through 25 years, starting with Shinnok's invasion, then the civil war between KK and Milleena seen in the comics then the big thing with the Kamidogu. Thus, it's inferred in the start, that some of them will be saved, but because of somewhat similar roles, some of the heroes slain in MK9 will stay dead for a while more, because of the game's timespan, such as Smoke or Jade or Stryker, as a result.
Personally, I'd rather had expanded the MK4 part of the game into one big game, then did the new generation thing, but eh, what ya gonna do?
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Post by bigjohnsons on Mar 5, 2015 0:30:03 GMT -5
Frost is supposedly in the game , there's a picture floating around , could be fake or just a story cameo
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Post by SsnakeBite, the No1 Frenchman on Mar 5, 2015 9:46:30 GMT -5
all of the new characters just look like bland nobodies thought up in five minutes to pad the roster out. I can think of plenty of ways to describe D'vorah, Kotal Kahn, Erron Black and Ferra/Torr, "bland nobodies" isn't one of them. Frost is supposedly in the game , there's a picture floating around , could be fake or just a story cameo {Spoiler}She does appear in the comic and fights Cassie Cage so it seems more likely than not that she'll be in it.
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Post by Burst on Mar 5, 2015 9:52:22 GMT -5
I will definitely say, these original characters are EONS better than the majority of new characters between MK4 and MK9.
Honestly, of all the characters that debuted from Mortal Kombat 4 forward, I think only Kenshi, Quan Chi, and to a lesser extent Shinnok have really been embraced by the fandom, though for the most part I don't blame them.
Still, people can't honestly expect for them to only use the MK1-MK3 characters forever, right?
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Post by CMWaters on Mar 5, 2015 10:00:26 GMT -5
I will definitely say, these original characters are EONS better than the majority of new characters between MK4 and MK9. Honestly, of all the characters that debuted from Mortal Kombat 4 forward, I think only Kenshi, Quan Chi, and to a lesser extent Shinnok have really been embraced by the fandom, though for the most part I don't blame them. Still, people can't honestly expect for them to only use the MK1-MK3 characters forever, right? *Still hugs Skarlet plushie, as I thought she was an interesting twist on the females.
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Post by Johnny B. Decent on Mar 5, 2015 10:02:57 GMT -5
I will definitely say, these original characters are EONS better than the majority of new characters between MK4 and MK9. Honestly, of all the characters that debuted from Mortal Kombat 4 forward, I think only Kenshi, Quan Chi, and to a lesser extent Shinnok have really been embraced by the fandom, though for the most part I don't blame them. Still, people can't honestly expect for them to only use the MK1-MK3 characters forever, right? I rather liked Nitara, Mavado (Though he needed a better gimmick then the pulleys), Li Mei, Havik, Hotaru and Onaga. If Moloch was a playable character, he would have been a better rep for the Oni then Drahmin, but oh well.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Mar 5, 2015 10:28:07 GMT -5
I will definitely say, these original characters are EONS better than the majority of new characters between MK4 and MK9. Honestly, of all the characters that debuted from Mortal Kombat 4 forward, I think only Kenshi, Quan Chi, and to a lesser extent Shinnok have really been embraced by the fandom, though for the most part I don't blame them. Still, people can't honestly expect for them to only use the MK1-MK3 characters forever, right? Mavado (Though he needed a better gimmick then the pulleys), OR a better name than "Bad Guy" But the gimmick thing I think is something that could be said for most of the newer fighters.
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Post by Eunös ✈ on Mar 5, 2015 12:42:30 GMT -5
You mean Hsu Hao never became popular? Must suck when even your creators hate you
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Post by Bad Moon on Mar 5, 2015 14:15:37 GMT -5
Another thing about the komic, I love how gleeful they are about thinning the herd. Hsu Hao and Rain already got offed spectacularly and it looks like Mavado is next.
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Post by KStrick on Mar 5, 2015 16:28:03 GMT -5
Another thing about the komic, I love how gleeful they are about thinning the herd. Hsu Hao and Rain already got offed spectacularly and it looks like Mavado is next. {Spoiler} Eh, we've discussed in the past whether Rain is dead or not, as he let out a grunt of pain after being Venusaur'd, so until he's actually shown/stated to be dead, assume he's still alive.
Hsu Hao on the other hand had his face punched in. He's pretty dead...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2015 18:22:31 GMT -5
I like a decent chunk of the later characters - Shinnok, Havik, Hotaru, Nitara, Mavado, Tanya, Skarlet, not really opposed to some like Kira and Reiko... Just these new ones, particularly all the, "Younger relative in Special Forces," ones are just lame to me.
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