I was right about Mortal Kombat 11... (MK1 Gameplay Breakdown)

[@underthemayo]

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[@carolpulma2734]

Nah, you like this crap cause it was easy and hated the old mechanics cause they were hard or inconvinient for you.. MK1 gameplay is homoginized, uncreative and a lousy rehash .. Perfect for snowflake gamers who did nothing but cry for nerfs since MK9 ...

[@underthemayo]

@@carolpulma2734 I played mk9 competitively for years what are you talking about? And if you don't think mk9 has horrible balance issues then you're insane. Best mk9, but totally busted.

[@carolpulma2734]

@@underthemayo i said "since mk9" that would mean y'all complaining about nonsense since and throughtout 10 and 11 .. When someone like you says "balance" you mean each character have different advantage and disadvantage and you want to take that away and homoginize them, hence making the game uncreative and pointless... True gamer likes to fight opponents and characters that are stronger.. Makes you figure things out and be creative ... But ofcoarse you would prefer yet another mind numbing gameplay mechanics don't ya Tell me what else have you done during 11 other than cry to nerf Sheeva's stomp ... I enjoyed defeating Sheeva spammers before it was nerfed ... I've been in the arcades since the actual first Mortal Kombat game . It has its frustrating moments .. But goal was to surpass it despite the unfair advantage of characters like Kintaro and Motaro .. But ofcoarse you wouldn't want any of that don't ya ... You like things easy, all comfy and predictable ... You don't want Mortal Kombat .. You want Mortal Safe space ...

[@viego5442]

​@@carolpulma2734 Whoa calm down there HARDCORE GAYMER ⟨™⟩ no one said they wanted a safe space we just want mortal kombat to be mortal kombat rather than injustice even netherrealm knows that and there is nothing wrong with going to your roots and casualizing things a little bit rather than going balls to the walls meter burning chaotic shitshow there is nothing wrong with a bit more stability and predictability not everything needs to be mind games and challenge. I enjoyed mk9 and its nice that they are evolving mortal kombat back to its origins and improving upon its own identity rather than turning it more into something that is a mish mash of MK and Injustice and if you are that butthurt about it dont buy it. (I know you probably will buy it and complain more later on since you keyboard wariors have no principles)

[@MrAgmoore]

@@carolpulma2734 This reads like poetry. You should write a song? I have 17 hours in Mortal Kombat Komplete and never played 10 or 11. I played MK 1 & 2 on the Midway Arcades and Super Nintendo. It's really hard to unravel people's views on modern fighting games, it's like they have become so complicated that I need to buy it and try it for myself. I was trying to learn King of Fighters 13 on Steam - lord have mercy...

[@Bacon1155]

Mk11 had too many wake-up options. I hated always guessing whether my opponent was gonna roll, wake-up, delay wakeup, etc. Glad they’re taking steps in the right direction for this game.

[@yeahboyz9314]

Yeah you get more option knocked down

[@PsychicJaguar19]

Facts. The only real oki in that game on knockdown was when the defender had no defensive meter, and you still had to meaty correctly to account for delay wake-up, wakeup buttons, wake-up jump, and any of those two combined. So many KL scrubs about to get bodied because the wakeup system getting adjusted and the old meter gain 😂

[@qwntnqwntn]

I only main characters with restands for this extact reason

[@AoIndigo]

So... 3 wake-up options are too much for you? Sheesh, hope you never play a real fighter

[@PsychicJaguar19]

@@AoIndigo wdym 3 🤡 There's U2,U3, forward roll, back roll, wakeup buttons, wakeup jump, delay wakeup, that's 7 wakeup options my guy. Wakeup buttons and wakeup jump technically aren't real or prob not intended but they work at any level of play because it's risky to meaty when you can either 1) whiff because they did a roll and get fully punished or 2) get counter hit by an U3 and lose your turn. Like I said the only real oki in this game is when the defender has no defensive meter. I love MK11 but this is one of its biggest problems, you must be trolling because thats goofy AF to say there's only 3 options.

[@thecollectorsinged113]

For competitive/mechanics in MK & NRS games as Mayo said, PNDK&M is the way to go, their knowledge and how they tackle these knowledge are very easy to digest.

[@donkeydarko77]

Rooflemonger is also a great resource.

[@FlutterSwag]

Letters

[@MigoMacayan]

K&M, Shujinky too, i love their presentation and how they relay info so well yet simple ❤

[@rydz656]

Wow SF6 has more innovation.

[@efreq.6465]

@@rydz656bro sf6 is literally 5 with that new weird counter system. I only played it for a couple days, it’s cool

[@A-Aron564]

You take the same amount of damage no matter what attack hits the kameo. Also if you get hit while your kameo is out you take slightly more damage. Also when you flawless block you build a bit of meter and prevent your opponent from building meter which will be another good way to counter zoning

[@SayVarRee]

Flawless block still the same? I heard they don't have punishers anymore? It's the only mechanic I care about

[@A-Aron564]

@@SayVarRee there is no up 2 or up 3 after flawless block. It just negates chip and prevents opponent from building meter which I think is a great change

[@saeed7099]

Scrub

[@adamsin9260]

One thing that worries me about Kameo’s is that people may use only the best Kameo fighter. So one thing I hope is that every Kameo gets his own unique and useful attack so that players will choose them all differently

[@DrBodyshot]

I have a feeling that Kameo fighters are probably going to have different viability with different characters. Goro may be better for some characters more than others and so on

[@TheGreektrojan]

@@DrBodyshot It will also likely be matchup dependent. So Subzero might go Goro against Scorpion, but Jax against Kenchi etc...

[@ironmangx-ro8mt]

Personally think that it is going to be a lot like how most verses games are like if you want to use certain combos or set ups you go to have to use certain characters.

[@notredboi]

So a meta kameo fighter? That's kinda guaranteed to happen

[@Link-vm4ii]

There’s still going to be a “best Kameo” sure it will be more varied, but balancing is never perfect.

[@israelpereira2088]

I'm hyped for this game and i don't get why some people is calling trash or something,everything here is a huge improvement of MK11,even the Fatalitys are shorter and easy to make compared to 11. About the graphics they will probably polish the game more in the final release,the only thing i still don't like in MK1 is the fact the Fatal Blows still regenerate,besides that i'm liking everything else so far.

[@Geni-yh1pv]

That’s like fatal blows plus x ray… because fatal blow was for one time and x rays could be used multiple times ( because of x ray regeneration )

[@hatemongerofthetoxicbrood6561]

They even made Fatal Blows significantly shorter.

[@TimberWulfIsHere]

why tf would i want a short fatality. Thats what brutalities are for.

[@Skibidi_spinda]

​@@TimberWulfIsHere the long and drawn out fatalities made them tedious that after doing it a few times you wont bother doing them anymore.

[@shawklan27]

​@tuuper a sus preach it became too excessive

[@Kryo_GTS]

The only thing I would like to see implemented from Injustice is "Push Block". It resets neutral, costs resources so you can't abuse it excessively, and I think every fighting game needs to have a "proper get off me" mechanic like this.

[@AegisKHAOS]

Not just you, but others who called out MK11's problems have been redeemed. That is why even as a non-MK fan, I am more hopeful for the game and a redemption for NRS the same way SF6 was for Capcom.

[@zanfear]

I didn't even know about all of that. I just played it at a friend's place one day and found that it wasn't very fun compared to MK9 or MKX. The fatal blows, different meters; just didn't sit right with me, which was surprising as most professional reviews thought MK11 was the best MK yet. Now I've been playing MK11 Ultimate for myself and I completely agree with the reports. MK1 looks like a return to form though.

[@AegisKHAOS]

@@zanfear I found out much of the negative reactions later in MK11's life as the reviews in the beginning were generally positive. If pros did call it the best in the series in the beginning, they changed their minds later as there was one I heard that dropped the game.

[@DanialTarki]

>You consider Ketchup And Mustard to be the best coverage of this game >Is Under The Mayo You clever son of a…

[@adamheeley285]

I also want fatal blow to be gone. Imo I just find it boring and also super boring to watch the same cut scene a million times.

[@ezelalia5739]

At least you have more ways to counter it now

[@TheNadroj10]

Id rather have xrays come back. If not, scrap the entire super move mechanic

[@Mankey619]

I am hype for this game too man. Just wait for three months dude.

[@johndodo2062]

And then wait for an extra 6 months so you can get ALL of the characters for less money

[@spadeLoK]

On your point about Meter Burn, as someone who just started playing MKX and MK11, the weirdest thing about MK11 was that i had to press the amp button AFTER. I play a ton of other fighting games and played X since i was enjoying Ermac a lot, and it just never made sense to me why i should get the choice to alter the move AFTER i threw it out. (TLDR i agree with you)

[@Rockysbeats]

none of these changes mean anything when the gameplay is still so stiff and robotic. They should fix that before anything

[@lunaro23]

That’s not even good criticism what exactly is “stiff and robotic” what do you want done about it?

[@Rockysbeats]

@@lunaro23 i want them to give it a martial arts like flow like MK usd to have. theres no natural flow to it, all characters regardless of size hit like heavy tanks then move light as a feather with weightless animations that look sped up and unatural...so the hard hits followed by jarring fast animations make it look like its running with awkward broken physics like MK11 and injustice.

[@lunaro23]

@@Rockysbeats well unfortunately, that’s not gonna happen

[@robertstone9325]

Ketchup and mustard's channel is super underrated. Been watching those guys for nearly a decade now.

[@Rizzo91]

I absolutely HATED MK11. Other than the return of a slightly less stupid fatal blow system. I'm loving everything they're doing with this game. I'm curious how movement is going to shake out and if they'll keep dashes the way they are in this build with you not being able to cancel them with the block button but only with any other action.

[@yeahboyz9314]

It gonna be slow at first, after people figured shjt out it gonna get nutty

[@WuKong-e6d]

I hope so

[@jeffreymaxson6216]

When this game launches there will be endless videos talking about how OP the Kameos are. Eventually will come the "MK11 wasn't that bad" videos. It's the endless NRS cycle.

[@killahboss187]

Yeah bro mk9 was the shit, mkx was fast paced run in your face bouncy combos loved it and smash then mk11 was slow, pokey and lots of projectiles. MK1 looks like a mix of mk9 and mkX and that’s what I like.

[@hanzobi1926]

Have a feeling they could change the 3 bar breaker to use less resource. This is a early demo build and a lot could change on release or with patches later on.

[@WatchfulSquids]

I agree, the cost seems a bit extreme, and I would prefer a mkx like system, but who knows what will change by launch and early life cycle.

[@Tvtvtv4321]

Should make 2 meters like mkx

[@MANTRAPLAYSGAMES]

Oh, the irony..... that MAYO loves KETCHUP & MUSTARDS channel 😂 good stuff. I guess I'm a fan now too.

[@anton7354]

maybe not even a coincidence

[@MANTRAPLAYSGAMES]

Lolol. ^^^^

[@ibukisunshine-gaka3832]

I hope stage fatalities come back, they were such fun and such classics.

[@zanfear]

They were in MK11, albeit only on 3 stages.

[@bearoyay]

Same here, MK9 brought them back in full force and we havent seen anything like it since.

[@joemomma9903]

All they have to do to make mk1 even better is just increase the walking and dashing speed

[@ashyflame]

Stage interactables are like items in smash as long as you can disable them I don't mind them and its kinda funny you threw shit on street fighter 4 for being super's circlejerk despite the fact that the ultra combo system is fatal blows but fair

[@J3l4n]

Krushing blows were a really interesting and unique take on finite resources in a fighting game. I'll miss them greatly.

[@eveayanami9314]

They were increídibly impresive in a visual way... For gameplay it was meh

[@nabilahmed579]

Finite resources that fucked the balance of the game, made shit boring as hell as people can just spam a few buttons to get 40+ damage. When some characters get peanuts, for the crazy inputs that they have to do. Makes throws busted as shit, making the 50/50 meta more stupid. KBs are shit and should never come back gameplay wise

[@underthemayo]

I didn't mind them. I'm not celebrating their removal. I just think they were overtuned. 30% life for guessing wrong on a throw tech???

[@J3l4n]

@@underthemayo Absolutely fair, but MK11's throw game is whack even outside of KBs. The ones with some more involved requirements than "opponent pressed wrong button" were interesting. Burn X amount of meter, must be part of a kombo X hits long, whiff X part of the chain, the universal d2 and most others were positive additions. How some characters were either lacking KBs or every other action had one built in is a different topic again.

[@bearoyay]

I am going to miss them as well, they made for some come back potential and made spectating more fun.

[@fatjoe460]

Last fun MK game I played was MK9. Based on what I seen with this game so far this hasn't changed.

[@CAPITAL202054]

I agree

[@Skkra]

Same here. Me and friends started playing MK9 again over the past year. It's still the most fun modern MK game. I'll reserve judgment until I get to play this, but the pace looks kind of slow. SF6 looks much faster paced and more fun from what I've seen, but I guess we'll see. Even if its not good, I still have MK9!

[@melancholyman369]

I liked stage interactives, they were neat and showcased how the duel fucks up the environment. Plus it was just nice baiting someone into a statue smash.

[@LusioEcarts]

I liked the stage interactives too. Gave me a feeling of being more immersive (when you could touch / grab objectives from the stage / world you are in).

[@ahadkhan3486]

​@@LusioEcartsnah its useless past some causal novelty. Them removing it actually gets me more hype for the game as a capcom player. Just gotta fix the junky animations now😅

[@thecoomchalice5441]

@@ahadkhan3486 Animations in MK1 actually look decent

[@AdamSmasherReal]

​​@@thecoomchalice5441hey look worse than mk11 the characters are moving like robots

[@jellophant9716]

@@ahadkhan3486 well if its useless then whats the harm?

[@kardrasa]

I thought that the meter system in MK11 wasn't that bad, but now that I think about it... A recharging bar is going to make you more passive when its down instead of encouraging you to build it back up and also when you use 1 bar for both defense and offense you have to be a lot more strategic about it. Damn, I see it now!

[@zanfear]

0:05 About time they brought back Sub-Zero's ice clone special.

[@notredboi]

Before the gameplay was revealed all i wanted was MK11 with more combo freedom, rebalanced mechanics and something to expand on a character's base abilities (something like the drive gauge frok sf6) and this game managed to check all those things so far

[@jorbu1423]

Mortal Kombat is back to being Mortal Kombat! I think using 3 bars to break away makes since since it seems you can get bar quicly in MK1 and I you had 3 bats and only needes 2 to breakaway you would quickly be able to breakaway once you get 1 bar of meter. Fatal blows again can only be done once per game, love it! We should get more news soon since the game is coming out soon

[@nortonwedge]

As someone who grew up playing MK1, 2 and 3 in actual arcades, i have no idea what you're talking about. So no, MK isn't back to being MK, i have no idea what any of this shit is. Lol

[@memecrider3585]

​@@nortonwedge Cope

[@thatscrazy3554]

@@nortonwedgethis really is a huge cope

[@SayVarRee]

Interactables aren't a bad thing. It's the button that sucks. Flawless blocks had high enough skill level to work properly. It's the cost-benefit that's the problem. Hopefully MK1 FLAWLESS blocks are better and still viable

[@Zeegoku1007]

To me MK1 feels like the culmination of MK9, MKX and MK11 tbh..and I couldn't be more excited. And also can't believe it's like 3 months of wait only 🤩

[@shortyg1018]

Nothing is going to touch MK9

[@maiqtheliar3502]

Bro stop this is nothing like mkx😂😂

[@moon-berserker8870]

​@@maiqtheliar3502 Mk X sucks

[@maiqtheliar3502]

@@moon-berserker8870 lol said no one ever, must’ve gotten washed by online scrubs😂😂😂

[@moon-berserker8870]

@@maiqtheliar3502 Tbh mk 10 and 11 had issues this is looking closer to the style of mk 9 the mk X or 11.

[@d0m0b40]

This isn't a huge issue for me but I mean this game looks practically nigh identical to mk11 lmao

[@Smoke.stardust]

delusional

[@d0m0b40]

@@Smoke.stardust delusional how? if you remove the hud and take a glance at it what differences are there? Like wow some effects are changed.. what a difference. Graphics are an improvement to a degree but its not that much

[@Smoke.stardust]

@@d0m0b40 yeah, because youve seen the full game right? you got all that from 30 minutes of gameplay from a game thats still in development

[@shawnkemp6775]

Not happy to see the flawless block attacks go. It was a mechanic I put a lot of time into and that most people kinda ignored so I felt like a GOD whenever I pulled it off

[@axiopoenos3901]

People ignored it because it was so difficult with various internet providers, wifi or ethernet, etc, i am so glad its going away.

[@fredydiaz144]

The only gripes i have been hearing across the board is dashing is too slow and kameo recovery can be too long, otherwise im so excited. Ive seen a nearby 40% damage combo with no meter and no kameo. This game is going to be nutty!

[@mr.careka365]

Krushing blows are gone?? Aw man I really liked them

[@sheriffdraws8789]

I really liked Krushing blows and wish they weren't taken out at least from a visual standpoint

[@RenanRF77]

Visually I think the game suffers from too many cinematic interruptions and slow/long moves as it is. Maybe if they didn't move the camera around and they made things shorter and faster.

[@theriffwriter2194]

I'm honestly gonna miss background interactions. The damage wasn't too high. They just looked cool and added variety. Sad.

[@mostverticalproductions4808]

MK1 seems like it's a great return to form, and fixes most of the issues I had with 11. Sadly a game like X wil never happen again and the animations are still stiff, but the return of flawless block and entertaining combos is a big plus. Hopefully MK1 will bring players back.

[@frostedmczk]

2023 seems like a great year for gaming :)

[@HadesHatredEdge]

I agree with you Mayo. I'm glad things changed for the better.

[@Section8dc]

The BCU will benefit greatly, we must consult the elder gods to be sure!

[@eternity9099]

Not that this has anything to do with the core mechanics of the game, but I really hope we get stage fatalities back.

[@DonYoGi8331]

We will

[@AnthonyBC93]

I'm kind of annoyed that fatal blows are still a thing. It's like rage from Tekken, just there so scrubs can get some cheap shot in

[@jaydena6297]

Dumbest thing I've heard

[@GuamoKun]

Seeing all the gameplay footage of the early access players doing wakeup fatal blow, mashing reversal pokes, and D2 KBs only to have the game say: NAH TAKE OF THOSE MK11 TRAINING WHEELS Lol it’s hype

[@WarriorV8]

This

[@yuzustridh3794]

As somebody who plays lots of anime fighters like Guilty Gear, the MK11 mechanics on wakeup always bothered me, as the one who knocked the other down you should be at advantage the plethora of wakeup options people had evened the playing field way too much don't get me wrong this was an issue in MKX as well but honestly the pace of that game made the armor make sense. MK11 tried to be a more honest fighter more akin to street fighter, focusing more on neutral and footsies a change that honestly bothered me cause my favorite part of MK is how scummy and broken things are, just look at MK9 Cyrax or Kabal but even so, if they want to be more honest, large amounts of wakeup options that go beyond even anime fighters doesn't follow that mindset. The flawless block mechanic is just another example of how MK11 gives too much favor to the defender, the one who SHOULD be in a bad position as the one who at some point, failed in neutral, the fact that you can just punish someone with a launcher makes no sense to me, even in anime fighters FB usually only removes chip and lowers pushback making only fairly specific things that'd normally be safe punishable. Also, While I do dislike the fatal blows returning and not requiring any resources, at least breakers have made a comeback, albeit I do think that they may want to lower the cost a bit, we don't know how quick meter build will be yet but 3 bars and assist seems like a lot. This game is actually making me cautiously optimistic for the game even despite the immediate annoying monetization through the shang tsung pre order bonus and the game immediately being marketed with the kombat pack despite no footage being out at that time. Hopefully the game will be closer to 9 and X in terms of speed and BS then I'll be happy.

[@ElectricNikkiGames]

My run as a tournament player was back in the MK9 and Injustice days (and as a Kenshi main your videos helped me a lot with optimizing him back in the day), and played a lot of MKX and streamed it, but INJ2 and MK11 both fell off really quickly for me. It wasn't just their gameplay problems they had, but also because something else came into my life in a big way at the time - Tekken 7. Since then I haven't really made an effort to get into NRS games again, and after playing so much SF6 over the past week and loving the hell out of it, NRS got a lot they'll need to do to convert me back over to playing their games a bunch like I used to. We'll see in a few months what 4 years of development on one of these looks like.

[@Sharksm1le]

With Tekken 8 on a horizon, more SF6 content coming and even other smaller releases such as Granblue fantasy versus rising, NRS must make a miracle to make me play any of their games again. Both of injustice and MK11 were super boring and unfun to play after you spent a week or 2 doing it. Also i hate almost complete lack of stick support, you know that thing that many fighting game enthusiasts are playing on. NRS will get their money just because of IP anyway, but at least it looks a little bit promising? Maybe

[@ElectricNikkiGames]

@@Sharksm1le I am going to buy the game, I’m a lifelong mortal kombat fan, but I feel like aside from just playing it for fun and to get a feel for it, I really would rather invest my time training and learning sf6 until Tekken comes out.

[@samuelgomes7220]

Gotta make the walk speed faster soo that u can extend your combos. I think

[@Calyde]

As someone who never really played fighting games (other than some MUGEN games) until SF6, I get the upset with the meter burn mechanic. I’m glad it’s gone, because 4-dimensional mind games when your playing a fast paced fighting game is not fun for anyone.

[@Andiandru]

Instead of getting rid of Fatal Blow, they got rid of the Krushing. Sad

[@5daysastranger]

Where are the revamped mk1 stages though. Like seriously! An apartment is a stage now?

[@leostenbuck4194]

It looks like they took maps from Uncharted and Assassin's Creed and repackaged them as MK stages.

[@anton7354]

@@leostenbuck4194 you are saying this based on seeing just 2 maps out of 20, right?

[@z-mkgaming7464]

Ik it's so strange we've never seen urban environments in mortal kombat. Like the city stages and subways in MK3 or the city under attack in MK9

[@Smoke.stardust]

@@anton7354 and the stages that were available were just the ones revealed in the trailer. game still has 3 more months of development and people still complain lmao. cant wait for this game to come out so i can enjoy it while these cro-mags bitch and complain on the internet

[@jolyne1541]

​@hairyscrotumus you can never please everyone. I read a lot of comments complaining about a game that is not even beta released. Just wait for it. Also, many have a critical point of view. I feel like they are trying to find the game's flaws instead of enjoying it.

[@drob4812]

I only played mk x and mk 11 so I'm a big casual and I don't know what half of the things Mayo mentioned mean. If you are a fan of Mortal Kombat can you please tell me how this will affect casual gameplay?

[@tobin2.0]

No

[@Rizzo91]

You can still random each other out with fatal blows, but if since there's a super flash you can block it if you're not doing anything already in that moment. As a casual player, you'll have access to less damage since there's no krushing blows that tack on tons of damage for you. You'll have to learn some high damage juggles that include cameo assists. So that'll be a bit more difficult.

[@drob4812]

@@Rizzo91 that's nice! I remember playing as the Terminator in mk11 and always getting hitting the krushing blow uppercut (down 2 I think) and dealing massive damage.

[@Chilluminium]

I miss the PS2 era. You could unlock everything offline.

[@egewxz_0]

What does this have to do with the video?

[@Chilluminium]

@@egewxz_0 Its about mk11 and Im a boomer

[@ilijagrfbbfhd7808]

i hope noob saibot will be in the game

[@NarcoticDimension]

Im just happy theres combos this time round! Totally made mk11 boring with the lack of things you could do.

[@Rodniikun]

Only thing left is to see how the throw game is going to be and how strong they are.

[@TV-MA.x_x.]

The animation takes an entire year.

[@Rodniikun]

@@TV-MA.x_x. idk why they love those long ass throw animations

[@HBG313]

​@@Rodniikunnormies like flashing lights thats why

[@JoeyFTL]

All of this sounds very promising...

[@DarthErmac503]

Thank GOD interactables are gone, I hated accidentally activating them when I just wanted to meter burn in a combo.

[@Franiac32]

I think the punish on throws will come from the fact that kombo damage is going to be high. Micro-duck into kombos is what most the pros do against throws in MK11 as is, more often than the D2 KB.

[@captainbumout]

Haven't played mk since 9 but that huge breaker requirement seems great.

[@Giano96]

Hey Mayo! Have you ever considered doing a video on Dead Cells? Great content as usual!

[@underthemayo]

I love dead cells. I just dont have much to say that hasn't been said

[@YMan-zo5kg]

Lol people might have to commit to meter burning specials, but now they can use kameos after punishable specials which will basically fulfill the same role.

[@underthemayo]

Maybe you didn't hear the video, but no, you can't call a kameo during a special animation only before. You can't do a special that's blocked and then call a kameo to cover you. It has to be called in anticipation, which the opponent can see because the kameo has to run on screen first. That's quite different.

[@YMan-zo5kg]

@@underthemayo I guess a bit different, but you can still just use kameos in anticipation to cover your ass and they aren’t on that long of cooldowns at all. People just gonna be random teleporting the whole game with a kameo follow-up every time.

[@lifeonleo1074]

I feel like the regenerating meter was the major issue. Most of these problem i feel would not be bad if meter did not regenerate. Thus you would only have to deal with it once or twice in a set. Having to deal with it four or five time on a set makes it irritating

[@isotime2857]

I can see it now because I’ve never seen this amount of constructive criticism before a Mortal Kombat game came out, but this game will be heavily loved by the hard-core Mortal Kombat, one fans and heavily scrutinized and rightfully criticized by anybody that is not in that category a.k.a. your average Mortal Kombat fan or your average video game fan. Ed Boon himself is already came out and said this is a game for the complex hard-core fans of Mortal Kombat so with that being said, what is the Incentive for the normal fan or the guys who bought MK 11 that weren’t an absolute pro at the game to buy this one that starts pre-orders at $70 for the standard addition and anything above that we are now talking $110 at least? There is no incentives there is no reason to buy the game you will get shitted on an online gameplay. This game will be as far as in an actual video game perspective and that the hard-core fan to plug it up and played every day. This game will be dead less than one year after release.

[@lifefiber1397]

I agreed with just about everything until you said throws were good in MK11. Even if your character had KB people can just duck OS throws, so there wasn’t even a point to trying to tech. Trying to throw in Mk11 resulted in getting D2 KBed or full combo punished every single time, I guarantee it. Grabs actually look stronger in Mk1 because you can set up more complex pressure and use Kameos.

[@underthemayo]

Watch my video on mk11 and you'll see why throws are dumb.

[@slicknick29]

I enjoy all the changes however, I do miss crushing blows. It's cool meeting the requirements and getting to see xrays without actually using an xray.

[@underthemayo]

Yeah i wouldn't mind them in a tone down form. Not 30% on a grab lol

[@pg5650]

Hey mayo, have you considered trying street fighter 6?

[@vlad-ut1sz]

He has said that he doesn’t have the time and energy to invest in it so he is just waiting for mortal Kombat like all of us

[@underthemayo]

If I were full on content creation I would. But it's 40 hours a week of work to get videos out regularly. Makes it hard to commit to more than maybe one game a year on a deeper level.

[@zubareus]

What is that force shield when the fighters blocking punches? What is this, anime about mechs?

[@SShaBazzz]

So basically, they are bringing back the MK9 system. Thank goodness. Mkx and mk11 were very questionable. Especially MKx.

[@just_2swift]

Looks like injustice after what I've seen. Mk11 consumables in injustice re-skined as mk1. Imo they should've just made tag instead like mk9. Creating tower assist "the game" is not what im interested in. But im willing to try it

[@jacobsalt5127]

Welcome back bro haven’t heard from u in years

[@ezelalia5739]

He uploaded loke 4 videos this week and the past one what do you mesn with years?

[@underthemayo]

Good to be here! Channel blew up around Doom, God of war and Resident evil. Haven't had an MK to talk about in quite a while but here I am.

[@underthemayo]

​he probably knows me from my early work on MK9/X and injustice from long ago

[@jacobsalt5127]

@@underthemayo yeah I remember you doing videos on mk9 quan chi and word around the community says you was the best mk9 quan chi I just subscribed

[@McCondom]

Call me a scrub, but the only reason I liked the meter burn system in MK11 was that it made it easier to actually do an enhanced special. In MKX, I found the timings for enhancing specials so tight that I just couldn’t get into it

[@santoryucoro11]

No krushing blows is wack, I really liked that piece of mk11.

[@doughtebread]

Agreed, disliked the cheap ones; but really enjoyed the difficult requirement krushing blows that felt earned. Rather have krushing blows than fatals.

[@gustavosanches5674]

Looks very nice. But i wanted some 2v2 matches like mk9 :/ was so fun. I used to play a lot coop with my brother back in the day

[@regeueees7395]

Yeah that was fun we used to swap controller with my friends when we did 2v2s

[@BBP-OMO]

I will actually miss intractables, they were great for casual play

[@Quickpatch12]

Aww, no interacting with the stage, that sucks

[@EggEnjoyer]

There’s honestly already so much going on in this game, I think throwable and ground weapons just aren’t necessary. But they are cool and immersive

[@lonelylunacy]

no rollaways wow idc i thought they were amazing, high risk high reward. if u guess correctly u punish/counter on their roll high damage or continued pressure, one wrong button or read they could punish u on it

[@parkerburrus289]

My only koncern is the roster

[@mrbigglezworth42]

K&M do really good videos on Mortal Kombat, it's practically the big thing that their channel is all about. I got better at playing Sub-Zero and Noob watching their vids.

[@mintmag8748]

THe one thing I don't like about combo breakers and the new MK's is that I think too much emphasis is on combos. Combos shouldn't be the only strategy to winning in a fighting game.

[@mediumchungus9662]

Combos have never been the only strategy to win in any fighting game but you can't downplay their importance. High damage combos win matches all the time but they've never been the only tool.

[@mediumchungus9662]

A legitimate problem I seebare rookie players obsessing and over emphasizing combos they can't pull off then quitting or getting frustrated. But they're new to the game and don't have the bare bones mechanics down yet. 3 hit combos go a long way lmao

[@mintmag8748]

@@mediumchungus9662 I think combos are a bit of a problem in Tekken. Really hard to imagine winning at that game without memorizing every move in the list.

[@mediumchungus9662]

@@mintmag8748 I genuinely can't tell if you're kidding or not about memorizing every Tekken move 🗿

[@ezelalia5739]

​@@mintmag8748 Tekken is not about combos tho, its more about neutral and trying to react with the best option. And i dont think combos will be everything in this game because its still a NetherRealm game and we will inevitably have zoning

[@SaberTAK007]

This is seriously awesome seeing mayo enjoy games again i can't think of one negative game he had this year except redfall

[@underthemayo]

Yeah it's been a good year. System Shock didn't do it for me but I get why others liked it. Anf we can't forget Atomic Heart. Other than that, it's mostly been a series of fun titles.

[@huckmart2017]

Man im really happy they're bringing it closer to what mkx was like. Mkx was my favorite fighting game.

[@Eric_Nomad_Hixtone]

The only thing to miss is the interactive environment as to some degree you could interact with other things in other MK like 3 or 4 (impale after a fatality someone on the spikes below etc), which means would be still ok to have a thing to hit opponent with using the arena and it made them a little bit more unique. Other than that it's a huge step up. Would be good if the Fatal Blow was also somehow balanced for the good play instead of free out of the jail card

[@Poto2222]

Seeing you get hype for MK again is super relatable, since I also got really damn hype but not from the trailers specifically, but from K&M's breakdown too! Exciting times ahead!! Can't wait.

[@secondsaint214]

I'm just hoping D'vorah comes back as either playable or at least a Kameo character that enables some really messed up setups. Gimme strepsiptera or vortex puddle assist and I will deliver some broken stuff.

[@Uber_scorpion]

Thank god interactables are gone. It was such an unnecessary feature in MK

[@jolyne1541]

Yeah... is a good idea for the game to be more interactive, but who is gonna use it?

[@blaketfg9374]

Weve gotten so many changes we wanted so I am not only happy with the game but happy with NRS for listening to us

[@DonYoGi8331]

We can thank John Tobias too.

[@xSabinx1]

Please I just want shorter fatal blows/supers they're not fun to watch and take me out of the fight..

[@Sharky_0456]

I am really sad about the injustice things being removed as it was a nice evolution of the stage hazards in the 3d era like with Armageddon but oh well. I guess that's reason to come back to mk11

[@ronnieDaking]

Can't wait for Under The Mayo to be disappoint by the next MK game after this

[@moonmoon2479]

“No more injustice in MK” Supers directly from Injustice. Combo aggression from injustice, Do people actually think before they say things?

[@underthemayo]

Stage interactables, plus on block low pokes, and especially the meter burn mechanic are way more integral to the injustice experience. And both mk and injustice had supers. Mk9 had supers.

[@ragnarok9658]

1:11 i absolutly love how u just owned EVERYONE who talked sh!t about your previous points. *Love it*

[@leandroblom6886]

3:05 it's funny he says this while having injustice style supers in a mortal kombat game

[@isotime2857]

I see a whole bunch of y’all talking about they’ve made these changes to the mechanics for it to be better competitively first off nobody complain about anything competitively when it came to Mortal Kombat tournaments besides the fact in the last iteration, you had a chance to get an additional 33% damage on top of whatever you did previously whenever you are at low health with the fatal blow system, the fatal blow system can honestly be one of the only things considered wrong with Mortal Kombat 11 and it continue to get worse when they came out with MK one nobody was asking for this game to become better competitive wise if anything we were all sitting your ass back, watching some of the combos and move they would pull off and question how so now they’ve added even more stuff on top of that I’m telling you right now. This game will get scrutinize about five months after release because everybody’s getting their ass whooped, and not even on the ground in online gameplay.

[@catninja909]

I feel like the changes that have been made are for the best for both kompetitive and kasual play, but I will wait and see

[@TheNecroswanson]

It's amazing how the MK Kommunity wanted to pretend MK 11's mechanics were fine and people who criticized it were just bad, and then turned around and acted confused when no name fighters had better turnouts at major tournaments.

[@BLN_Snake]

It looks definitely better than MK11

[@vincemaster9876]

the higher level of mk11 is crazy, mk1 is like, they had this game 8 years ago and bring it just now, it looks like injustice 2 lol

[@beltube]

>mk9 >"honest special attacks" choose one

[@keorinkoluexl6365]

As someone who got burned by MK11 and swore never to touch the series again, its safe to say im being suckered back into the series lmaoooo. Hopefully this game can keep a healthy scene for longer than a dlc pack release trailer's relevance

[@jotaferreira4848]

Well, I loved all those things that are now gone...rethinking my purchase now.

[@paulbonaventura4969]

The games advanced so much that I really believe I am a moron. I just resort to Down+punch for uppercut