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Mortal Kombat is kool again in 2011.
14 years ago
So, obviously I've been a MK mark for a long time. I'm the sort of fan - or rather I try to be - that gives anything from a beloved property a try but won't fellate it just because it's PART OF that property line.
MK Deception (MK7) was, in my opinion, a good game; the first good one since MK3. I really enjoyed it, but it wasn't a serious fighter. MK Armageddon (MK9) was fun with friends mostly because of the whole huge roster, but it again wasn't a serious fighter.
MKvsDC was a big step towards being a good fighter...but it wasn't a good MK game. There was potential there, though.
Mortal Kombat 2011, or MK9, or just Mortal Kombat, may be the first MK game that's actually a good fighter. I'll offer more thoughts on it once I've put more time into it, but as it stands I really feel like this is the MK game to make gamers take MK seriously. It's not just about the gore this time around. It also gets back to telling a story, which really we haven't seen since Deception since Armageddon's story was, well, shit. The concept of re-telling MK 1-3 in an alternate reality style that's still part of canon works for MK.
On top of having a good MK game to play, there's the new Mortal Kombat: Legacy miniseries airing online.
I didn't like the proof-of-concept trailer that showed up around 10 months ago that this series spawned from. I don't like the idea of making MK gritty and real. MK is campy and colorful and stupid at times and that's what makes it fun.
The three episodes that have aired so far are slowly winning me over though. First of all, Black Dynamite is playing Jax and Helo from BSG is Stryker so fuck yeah right out of the gate. But it's the third episode, which I believe debuted today, is what finally got me excited about it.
Something supernatural happened.
The original trailer had no supernatural events. The closest thing was Scorpion's eyes at the end, which maybe were ghostly or maybe he was blind, or maybe he had awesome contact lenses. In this episode however, something clearly and obviously supernatural happens that gives me hope of seeing spectral ninja and fireball-throwing Shaolin.
So overall, it's a good time to be a MK fan. The game delivered and the mini-series at least appears like it's going to attempt to do MK justice, albiet in a very 2011-ish manner.
MK Deception (MK7) was, in my opinion, a good game; the first good one since MK3. I really enjoyed it, but it wasn't a serious fighter. MK Armageddon (MK9) was fun with friends mostly because of the whole huge roster, but it again wasn't a serious fighter.
MKvsDC was a big step towards being a good fighter...but it wasn't a good MK game. There was potential there, though.
Mortal Kombat 2011, or MK9, or just Mortal Kombat, may be the first MK game that's actually a good fighter. I'll offer more thoughts on it once I've put more time into it, but as it stands I really feel like this is the MK game to make gamers take MK seriously. It's not just about the gore this time around. It also gets back to telling a story, which really we haven't seen since Deception since Armageddon's story was, well, shit. The concept of re-telling MK 1-3 in an alternate reality style that's still part of canon works for MK.
On top of having a good MK game to play, there's the new Mortal Kombat: Legacy miniseries airing online.
I didn't like the proof-of-concept trailer that showed up around 10 months ago that this series spawned from. I don't like the idea of making MK gritty and real. MK is campy and colorful and stupid at times and that's what makes it fun.
The three episodes that have aired so far are slowly winning me over though. First of all, Black Dynamite is playing Jax and Helo from BSG is Stryker so fuck yeah right out of the gate. But it's the third episode, which I believe debuted today, is what finally got me excited about it.
Something supernatural happened.
The original trailer had no supernatural events. The closest thing was Scorpion's eyes at the end, which maybe were ghostly or maybe he was blind, or maybe he had awesome contact lenses. In this episode however, something clearly and obviously supernatural happens that gives me hope of seeing spectral ninja and fireball-throwing Shaolin.
So overall, it's a good time to be a MK fan. The game delivered and the mini-series at least appears like it's going to attempt to do MK justice, albiet in a very 2011-ish manner.
KynElwynn
~kynelwynn
And soon to follow, a revisit to the story of the Carnal Combat!
