JCBaggee
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Post by JCBaggee on Apr 23, 2015 22:01:50 GMT -5
Just lost to Corrupted Shinnok in Klassic tower. He then busted out his fatality. Very nice. Wish I had recorded the first time I fought Corrupted Shinnok. "What a simple fight that was." I said to myself as Shinnok clutched at the ground. "Shinnok sure is busted here, can't believe how easy that wait what. WHAT. WHAT!?" I screamed as he destroyed me in 10 seconds. That being said, whoever decided to give him a chest laser blast thing that he can spam FOUR TIMES in succession is the worst person on the development team.
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CMWaters
Ozymandius
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Post by CMWaters on Apr 23, 2015 23:00:23 GMT -5
Got a PS4 today. Will be playing this a bit soon.
Incidentally, since it's the same studio so I might as well ask here...since my phone doesn't have enough storage for the game, now that I got a new version of Injustice, does anyone have the mobile ID stuff so I can get the unlockable skins? That's the only thing NOT on the ultimate edition, the ones you get from the mobile game.
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J is Justice
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Post by J is Justice on Apr 24, 2015 6:21:37 GMT -5
I'm not a fan of the Ferra/Torr variation where Ferra stays on the sidelines. I wish she had a move where she did SOMETHING, but she just stands there. Like, a move where she cheers him on, and he gets a damage boost. Oh well.
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Bad Moon
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Post by Bad Moon on Apr 24, 2015 10:17:38 GMT -5
Here's a weird thought that popped into my head today. In story mode, they explain (or at least justify) for the first time EVER how Johnny has super powers and appearantly it's a genetic thing, Johnny is a descendant of Earthrealm's "warriors of the gods." And when I thought about what that could mean, I realized Johnny Cage has literally the exact same powers as Shao Kahn. Energy manifestation and superhumanly fast strength and speed accompanied by a green halo. He even uses it in story mode to tank an attack from Shinnok, just like Shao Kahn's super armor in MK9. So I'm thinking either Shao Kahn (who for all we know is perfectly human under that helmet, since there's never any evidence to the contrary) is either a very distant cousin to Johnny Cage, or he actually is one of Johnny's ancestors who went to Outworld and became Kahn.
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Burst
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Post by Burst on Apr 24, 2015 10:51:43 GMT -5
I think there's been a few instances showing Shao Kahn to be not entirely human and kind of dragon face-ish under the helmet, but that's not saying much. It is interesting now that you mention it since I always noted the similarity in their powers.
That being said I never really saw Johnny as having super strength but if you consider his ability to just pull someone's torso off or shove his hands through their back and part them like the Red Sea, even in the context of MK that's stronger than usual.
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dav
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Post by dav on Apr 24, 2015 10:58:48 GMT -5
Or it's just a poorly thought out deus ex machina that really has no other reason for existing beyond them needing some kind of excuse as to why Shinnok goes complete jobber when facing mortals?
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Johnny B. Decent
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Post by Johnny B. Decent on Apr 24, 2015 11:06:27 GMT -5
Or it's just a poorly thought out deus ex machina that really has no other reason for existing beyond them needing some kind of excuse as to why Shinnok goes complete jobber when facing mortals? I'd just like to note that Liu Kang still beat him in the original time line. Also, on the not of Shao Kahn, I believe Deception hinted that he's some sort of demi-god or fallen one.
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Post by SsnakeBite, the No1 Frenchman on Apr 24, 2015 13:24:36 GMT -5
Downloading it. I cannot way to indulge in an orgy of blood and violence!!
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Post by mattyc on Apr 24, 2015 16:38:06 GMT -5
In the Faction War Tower during the ongoing Invasion I had some real difficulty doing the "Test your might" challenge. I've done the challenge tower for Test your Might and I found it fairly easy, so I was really taken aback by how difficult I found this one today.
Has anybody else had issue with this or any of the other Test your might challenges?
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Post by xCompackx on Apr 24, 2015 17:01:45 GMT -5
Or it's just a poorly thought out deus ex machina that really has no other reason for existing beyond them needing some kind of excuse as to why Shinnok goes complete jobber when facing mortals? I know that he's a fallen god and all that, but was Shinnok ever supposed to be physically stronger than anyone else? I mean, he's a powerful sorcerer and all that, but Shinnok's never been shown to do the things that Shao Kahn does. In the Faction War Tower during the ongoing Invasion I had some real difficulty doing the "Test your might" challenge. I've done the challenge tower for Test your Might and I found it fairly easy, so I was really taken aback by how difficult I found this one today. Has anybody else had issue with this or any of the other Test your might challenges? I don't know if it's just not being very good at button mashing, but I actually find the Test Your Might challenges to be much more difficult in general than they were in MK9.
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Post by mattyc on Apr 24, 2015 17:54:51 GMT -5
In the Faction War Tower during the ongoing Invasion I had some real difficulty doing the "Test your might" challenge. I've done the challenge tower for Test your Might and I found it fairly easy, so I was really taken aback by how difficult I found this one today. Has anybody else had issue with this or any of the other Test your might challenges? I don't know if it's just not being very good at button mashing, but I actually find the Test Your Might challenges to be much more difficult in general than they were in MK9. I agree with you about the difficulty increase compared to MK9, I noticed it in the challenge tower. The last few challenges gave me some trouble but I managed to get them after a few attempts and finish the tower and get the costume unlock and achievement. Harder than expected, but nothing too out of the ordinary. but I found the Test Your Might I got today to be terribly hard, so hard that I almost quit the Faction War Tower over it. I eventually did it, but I really hope I don't keep encountering Test Your Mights of that level of difficulty. It was easily the hardest thing I've encountered in the entire game!
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Post by ZombieElvis on Apr 24, 2015 21:19:47 GMT -5
I don't know if it's just not being very good at button mashing, but I actually find the Test Your Might challenges to be much more difficult in general than they were in MK9. I agree with you about the difficulty increase compared to MK9, I noticed it in the challenge tower. The last few challenges gave me some trouble but I managed to get them after a few attempts and finish the tower and get the costume unlock and achievement. Harder than expected, but nothing too out of the ordinary. but I found the Test Your Might I got today to be terribly hard, so hard that I almost quit the Faction War Tower over it. I eventually did it, but I really hope I don't keep encountering Test Your Mights of that level of difficulty. It was easily the hardest thing I've encountered in the entire game! Use a pen or pencil for easy test your might win. Just rub it over the buttons quickly and when you are inside the circle hit the shoulder button to win.
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Post by KStrick on Apr 25, 2015 0:49:09 GMT -5
To me, TYM is easy. I just use both of my thumbs, and alternate between square and x at the same time, and circle and triangle at the same time as quickly as possible, and as soon as I'm comfortable, I can use one of my index fingers to hit the block button.
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Post by "Gentleman" AJ Powell on Apr 25, 2015 6:45:43 GMT -5
I think there's been a few instances showing Shao Kahn to be not entirely human and kind of dragon face-ish under the helmet, but that's not saying much. It is interesting now that you mention it since I always noted the similarity in their powers. That being said I never really saw Johnny as having super strength but if you consider his ability to just pull someone's torso off or shove his hands through their back and part them like the Red Sea, even in the context of MK that's stronger than usual. Yeah, they made a bust a while back with a removable helmet, and dude's not human for sure:
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Post by thegatewaydrug on Apr 25, 2015 12:29:50 GMT -5
I think there's been a few instances showing Shao Kahn to be not entirely human and kind of dragon face-ish under the helmet, but that's not saying much. It is interesting now that you mention it since I always noted the similarity in their powers. That being said I never really saw Johnny as having super strength but if you consider his ability to just pull someone's torso off or shove his hands through their back and part them like the Red Sea, even in the context of MK that's stronger than usual. Yeah, they made a bust a while back with a removable helmet, and dude's not human for sure: C'mon, his forehead looks just like Dusty or Abdullah.
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Post by mattyc on Apr 25, 2015 17:10:03 GMT -5
I just got done with the Klassic Tower as Jacqui Briggs on the hard difficulty setting. It was my first time playing on hard as I've been finding medium a little too easy on this game compared to MK9 where I always found medium difficulty to be a challenge. I'm pleased with myself for completing a tower on hard but I was out of my depth, Hard is no joke! I think I'll be sticking to medium for awhile!
So just a warning to anyone else who wants to step up from medium, the difference in difficulty is a big one. Especially when up against Goro!
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J is Justice
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Post by J is Justice on Apr 25, 2015 19:32:18 GMT -5
Man, am I glad there's stage interactables. I was getting hardcore zoned by an Erron Black with Ferra/Torr, but the interactables that let you jump full screen saved me. Did that right into X-Ray. But then he caught on, and was more cautious when I was near them. It's cool how they bring more strategy to the game.
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Post by mattyc on Apr 25, 2015 19:53:50 GMT -5
Man, am I glad there's stage interactables. I was getting hardcore zoned by an Erron Black with Ferra/Torr, but the interactables that let you jump full screen saved me. Did that right into X-Ray. But then he caught on, and was more cautious when I was near them. It's cool how they bring more strategy to the game. Yeah, the stage interactions can be game changers. They have saved me many times, especially online. Seeing you mention Ferra/Torr has reminded me, I have a newfound respect for them after facing them on hard difficulty. I've not yet encountered anyone using them online but I can only imagine they're absolutely devastating in the right hands. From my online experiences it seems the most used characters are Scorpion and Erron Black. Kenshi seems to be quite popular online too.
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Post by xCompackx on Apr 25, 2015 21:30:38 GMT -5
I agree with you about the difficulty increase compared to MK9, I noticed it in the challenge tower. The last few challenges gave me some trouble but I managed to get them after a few attempts and finish the tower and get the costume unlock and achievement. Harder than expected, but nothing too out of the ordinary. but I found the Test Your Might I got today to be terribly hard, so hard that I almost quit the Faction War Tower over it. I eventually did it, but I really hope I don't keep encountering Test Your Mights of that level of difficulty. It was easily the hardest thing I've encountered in the entire game! Use a pen or pencil for easy test your might win. Just rub it over the buttons quickly and when you are inside the circle hit the shoulder button to win. Ha, I still remember that pen trick from that strength test thing from Star Fox Adventures. Anyways, I managed to unlock every area of the Krypt and I'm kinda disappointed that there were no secrets or anything to find. I wasn't really expecting anything, but it seemed like a lot of effort for no real payoff.
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lionheart21
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Post by lionheart21 on Apr 25, 2015 21:51:07 GMT -5
I really like how there's much more emphasis on strategic fighting this time around. It really helps to showcase Mortal Kombat as a legit fighting game.
As for me, I've found my main in Erron Black, specifically his Outlaw variation, which is where I've focused the majority of my gametime in developing. I'll be trying out Marksman sometime soon since I really like what I've seen out of his corner game in that variation.
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