New Mortal Kombat is MK vs.....

Discussion in 'Video Games and Technology' started by ZeroMayhem, Apr 18, 2008.

  1. kronos

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    Well, you know how it is with Flashes in a Crisis. :lol 
     
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    *walks out of thread*
     
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    Shang Tsung totally needs a special move where he possesses Flash and makes him run through time until he disintegrates.
     
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    Yes, yes and yes!
     
  6. Eric

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    I have a bad feeling that when a MK character performs a fatality on a DC character, the screen will fade to black as the fatality happens.

    Now, if this was Mortal Kombat Vs. Halo, THEN there wouldn't be any problems.
     
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    Cool article about this game in the OPM magazine looks cool. I would like them to bring back the mini games between the fights that they had in Deadly Alliance I think that was the game.
     
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    So I watched the trailer again a few times, and honestly, it looks god-awful. The animations are absoloutely terrible for a fighting game, they lack any kind of conviction or feeling of power. The only reason it feels like there's any kind of contact is because shitty looking blood spurts out of the guy being hit for no good reason. These aren't exactly new problems for Mortal Kombat, but as this is it's big chance to re-invent itself to become relevant again?

    C'mon guys, try harder. Shoe-horning Superman in isn't going to cut it anymore.
     
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    That is pretty cool. I might not buy this but its a for sure rent.
     
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    Each character also has 2 fatalities which is good. Superman's that was shown was kind of lame
     
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    YES! A DC character actually KILLS somebody. That's good news.

    The bad news is that it's only a DC Comics villain, which sucks. Oh well, I'm definitely playing as the Joker when this game comes out.
     
  14. ZeroMayhem

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    Firstly, that ^ 100%

    Also I find their idle animations over done, it's like they all got a case of the Boogie Fever.

    Finally, from this video:
    MK vs. DC: Joker Will Shoot You In The Face

    Joker's Gas Bomb guessing game, it seems fine, nice way to throw off what your opponent may anticipate but come on, "one of the greatest special moves in the history of fighting games." Really? Now that's a good joke :) 
     
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    I have to say... I liked the Jokers Fatality.
     
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    This. I was gonna pass on the game, but I'll give it a shot.



    Also, I hope Mark Hamil voices the Joker.
     
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    We can only hope. That, and I hope Kevin Conroy voices Batman, too.
     
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    Yeah, I mean I accepted that Sakura could block a punch from The Hulk because it is a game. Just call it that and don't make excuses that cover about 10% of what actually happens in the game.

    Is Sonya magic? Jax?
    So magic explains why Scorpion's spear punctures Superman, but what about when Superman punches Scorpion in the face -multiple times?

    I like the character models. I think they are quite sharp.
    The backgrounds look good as well and when the characters are thrown through the walls the camera angles and debris and such are all top notch.

    But the animation is really bad. Is it too much to ask the MK devs that we actually see frames of animation of characters leaping and stuff before they are airborne, inverted and kicking their opponent?

    The special moves for Batman seem true to the character.
    The special moves for Flash seem true to him as well.

    But then it all falls apart during the regular combat.
    Whether the character is a MK actor, MK Shaolin Monk, MK Ninja, Batman, Flash or Superman they just kind of hit each other with this heavy handed bar-room brawl style. The regular moves instantly become generic.
    Stiff, deliberate, and no style to them other than brutality.

    Truth. That was pretty cool.