Mortal Kombat 1 has VERY bad writing

[@Poixat]

Mk1 feels like it was written by an Ai

[@MrTwille]

This game “Looks” really good and plays well . But the story was lame after a while , made me really miss the Twisted era of Midway.

[@asdfdc1946]

story was fine. not great but perfectly acceptable. people saying its actively bad, are reaching... hard.

[@dr.feelgoodmalusphillips2475]

​@asdfdc1946 Cause you have no standards.

[@asdfdc1946]

@@dr.feelgoodmalusphillips2475 "Cause you have no standards." --- maybe its because i'm actually a real gamer & not a casual gamer like you. i don't give a fuck about a story in a fucking fighting game. you gen-z kids need a story to keep your attention for longer than 10 seconds because your brain is riddled with ADHD from scrolling on fucking tiktok all day smh

[@computo2000]

It really feels like the comment section is flooded with bots in the full story cutscene videos. They have not a single negative comment upvoted, and in fact many comments say this is the best story yet. I wrote that the characters behave in an unbelievable manner, and someone responded to me that this is good because mortal kombat is supposed to be "goofy", like who would say that?

[@GDKF0238]

Mortal Kombat has always been GOOFY LOL WHAT?!

[@SoliiD]

Ive been playing it for 3 days now. This is one of the worst mortal kombat i have ever played/owned. What the hell is this.

[@MarcTheCyborg]

An example of a good core story being arranged into a mosaic of meta humour and mediocrity

[@Prushinthespirit]

The story was pretty exciting to follow for about 2/3 of it. I even could forgive them making Kung Lao a non-existent character after the first chapter; Bi-Han being a fool that trades one collar for a fancier one; Shao (Kahn) being even more of a joke than MK11's one; Reiko being a useless jobber and Havik being turned from a fun chaotic character into a barking dog with emo hairstyle. Because other elements the story was handling pretty decently. And then it devolved back to the multiverse bullsh!t and I felt like I was about to yell: "You just COULDN'T resist, huh, guys?" It's the worst decision you could make for a game that's supposedly revolving around New Era. They set up all these characters, only to make them have no agency in the final. Weren't they advertised this game as a reboot, a chance to start from a blank canvas, and not a direct sequel to Aftermath?

[@darkultra9605]

Don't forget that Mileena mopped the floor with Evil Raiden like he was just a random jobber. Freaking Mileena of all people was the one to beat Evil Raiden.

[@ElBandito]

MK1 story started out as decent but very soon becames a cringefest; so much so that I had to pause the game and wonder if it was worth continuing, several times.

[@mirkofuffachristine8733]

😂just to unlock Havik

[@MrWii000]

Honestly: What disappointed me was the fact that they ruined Shang Tsung's Aftermath ending... If you've played "Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath", then you'll noticed that the game had the option where you could decide who would ultimately rule the New Era: Fire God Liu Kang or Shang Tsung. In Liu Kang's ending, he defeats Shang Tsung and creates his New Era and peace and prosperity, leading to the events of "MK1". In Shang Tsung's ending, he absorbs Fire God Liu Kang's soul, becomes a Titan, creates his New Era, and launches a conquest against all the realms; it then ends with Raiden and Fujin telling Titan Shang Tsung that Earthrealm, Outworld, and Netherrealm had been conquered and that Chaosrealm and Orderrealm (which had hardly been explored since "Deception" by the way) were next. You get the picture? The ending hinted at the possibility of a "What if Shang Tsung won in 'Aftermath'?" kind of game where Chaosrealm and Orderrealm are the last line of resistance and the only hope left in stopping Titan Shang Tsung's tyranny. And, in all honesty, that would've been the PERFECT game! (Just have Tecmo-Koei/Omega Force make the game in the style of "Dynasty Warriors", create some brand new Chaosrealm/Orderrealm-originated Kombatants, have them fight with/against the Klassic Kombatants we know and love, and the game is complete.) But then, "MK1" revealed that not only did BOTH Fire God Liu Kang and Titan Shang Tsung both create their own universes...but that Titan Shang Tsung is now eyeing to conquer Liu Kang's universe. Basically, if they weren't got going to continue Shang Tsung's "Aftermath" ending, then NRS should NOT have pretended that there WERE (OR, at the very least, they should've left Shang Tsung's "Aftermath" ending open to the imagination). This means that my "What if Shang Tsung won in 'Aftermath'?" dream game will never be made because we obviously know how it's going to end: Titan Shang Tsung conquers Chaosrealm and Orderrealm then sets his sights on Liu Kang's universe (and YES, by the way: I'm saying "universe", NOT "timeline"). Why couldn't Shang Tsung's "Aftermath" ending just end with Raiden and Fujin saying that ALL realms (including Chaosrealm and Orderrealm) were now under Titan Shang Tsung's control (annihilate all hope in Titan Shang Tsung being stopped). THEN the multiverse concept would've made a LITTLE bit more sense. Instead, Titan Shang Tsung's "Aftermath" ending led to NOTHING. And THAT felt like the BIGGEST missed opportunity in "Mortal Kombat" history to me (especially considering how little popularity "Mortal Kombat" has in Japan).

[@AKeNeN]

MK1 repeats MK11’s storyline with the same twist reveal and suffers from the same logical issues.

[@friendlyreaper9012]

And it's such an underwhelming ending. The aftermath dlc had a climactic final fight while here you just fight some custom characters and the game just ends.

[@AKeNeN]

⁠@@friendlyreaper9012The alternate timeline variations were superficial and mostly based on puns, as if those characters came from realms that shared a similar language structure. They’re just palette swaps and composite characters that have been done better by community modders in other franchises. SF6’s World Tour Mode specifically lets you create your own characters in excruciating detail without having to reference any members of the roster. It pains me to see consumers not recognize how lazy MK1 is.

[@wolvenedvard3049]

Hasn’t it always been like that? I always assumed Mortal Kombat was like an ultra gory martial art movie with a “B sci-fi movie” inspired story. Nothing to take that seriously lol.

[@mrcocoloco7200]

​@@wolvenedvard3049Ah you're not a Bot right, just asking because it's probably copy and pasted?

[@wolvenedvard3049]

@@mrcocoloco7200 lmao no why would I be a bot?? XD

[@Owlr4ider]

Completely agree. Firstly the MK franchise does its story way better than any of its competitors. With that said the recent MK games, arguably starting from IX but mostly X, XI and of course I, are all utter dogshit. I mean the beginning of MK I's story wasn't too bad, but the moment the fake Kronika(aka alternate Shang Tsung) was revealed the story quickly went downhill from there. Alternate timelines is an old Marvel trope that everyone is already sick and tired of despite Marvel still beating that horse which is very dead at this point. Similarly their woke garbage hasn't been doing them any favors whatsoever. Likewise I agree that they invested too much in celebrities doing their voice acting and even facial expressions and stuff instead of the things that actually matter.

[@fadingship935]

I could write ten paragraphs about why MK1(and MKX and MK11 for that matter) is bad. But i dont think i'll bother myself. They messed with godhoods way too much and power scalings between gods, titans and ordinary fighters are all over the place. Why would i hype about anything in a story where every character can easily reach above god-level deities and got fallen from that position instantly and get easily resurrected by time travel or quan chi in literally every single passing moment. I'd rather they make a complete reboot(not a reset sequel). Their best move would be doing a Shaolin Monks remake, and build off the story from that, abandoning this bullshit.

[@asdfdc1946]

"I could write ten paragraphs about why MK1(and MKX and MK11 for that matter) is bad." --- let me guess... you think the story in MK9 is good? lol smh

[@fadingship935]

@@asdfdc1946 yes mk9 story wasnt perfect either but a good attempt on resetting the story so that non-hardcore fans get to know the base story while slowly altering it to another direction. However they abandoned 90s dark fantasy atmosphere in mk9 which was their first big mistake. In mk10 they went with hollywood action movie vibe which is even worse but mk10 was still acceptable, while mk11 is complete shitshow, and whoever likes it would also like game of thrones last season.

[@asdfdc1946]

@@fadingship935 "yes mk9 story wasnt perfect either but a good attempt on resetting the story" --- so we're not going to act like the cringe writing for Johnny Cage in MK9 wasn't a thing? with Cage casually sexually harassing Sonya all throughout the entire story campaign? & Liu Kang telling Kitana you're pretty good for a woman... i'm not woke, or feminist in the slightest... but the writing for Johnny Cage in MK9 made even me cringe. personally I love MK9. its the best out of all of them. but if you're going to criticize MK1, MK11 & MKX & say its "bad" but then say MK9 was good when it was literally just MK1-3 all over again... its hard to take your opinion seriously, because MK9 had some of the worst writing out of all of them. MK1's story wasn't crazy but the dialog was decently written. I didn't cringe at anything any character said or did (Jerrod/Ermac stuff was mildly cringey, but i'll let it slide) there was no weird sexual harassment in it like MK9 (Cage/Sonya) but also no woke bullshit in it like MK11 (Jax's MK11 ending) from what I could tell. MK1 story was well done imo.

[@fadingship935]

@@asdfdc1946 Dialogues alone dont make up the shitty writing of the story. I agree on your points in mk9 but dialogues, intrapersonal or interpersonal dramas were never a strong part of mk lore. If any MK game story mode was a movie it would be 3/10 on imdb. if you watch interviews creators themselves dont seem to care much about lore. What made mk special was the dark fantasy vibe. Mk was a deadly tournament and forces of dark doing all sorts of evil to win and destroy earthrealm while forces of light resist, and although they were winning at the end, they lose at the beginning of the sequel game. Now, everyone is beyond godlike deities like nothing, someone died then time travel to bring them back.

[@asdfdc1946]

@@fadingship935 "dialogues, intrapersonal or interpersonal dramas were never a strong part of mk lore." ---- so thats the excuse you're using to give MK9 a pass for bad writing? "Mk was a deadly tournament and forces of dark doing all sorts of evil to win and destroy earthrealm" --- you don't think MK1 did that with Shang Tsung double-crossing himself from a different realm in order to gain power? "Now, everyone is beyond godlike deities like nothing, someone died then time travel to bring them back." --- everyone? Liu Kang is the only godlike deity in MK1. he revoked his own power & appointed Geras as the overseer of the hourglass of time, so that he wouldn't be corrupted like Raiden from MK11. its almost as if you didn't even play MK1's story mode before commenting on it.

[@IdocarebutIdont]

Didn’t play MK1 yet, because I already fell off after MKX after being a die hard fan. I think you addressed some really good points here, especially when it comes to the story. I wish they went for a more darker tone again and had more serious writing. I know they are going for this light hearted, silly DC/Marvel feeling, but with better writers, Mortal Kombat could be so much more. I also feel like the art direction becomes more generic with each new game. It almost as If the Injustice dna rubbed off on MK

[@Nigellus94]

After MK9 Everything went in the toilet 🚻 💀

[@niyol8982]

MK9 was the toilet

[@SP-ms8sz]

​@@niyol8982why?

[@MarcTheCyborg]

@@niyol8982now THERE is a hot take! I’m honestly kind of curious what one could hate about MK9 but like about MK1

[@aeri15]

@@MarcTheCyborg they're both good but saying mk1 has bad writing sounds kinda dumb💀

[@fadingship935]

@@aeri15 No, it has shit writing. Beyond terrible and anyone who enjoys it would also enjoy Game Of Thrones last seasons.

[@Tony-ol9ru]

You really need to play Deception and it's Konquest mode. IMO it was the peak of any MK storymode.

[@MarcTheCyborg]

Got it installed on my Steam Deck, so I may do just that 🍻

[@MarcTheCyborg]

My

[@Tony-ol9ru]

@@MarcTheCyborgIt's basically an entire game within a game. I really wish the would put the PS2 era on modern consoles.

[@pggalantd]

Best MK game ever in my opinion. Konquest mode, death traps, multi-tiered arenas, weapons and mini games. It had so much single player content.

[@Tony-ol9ru]

@@pggalantd I do tend to think it was the peak of the series all around. I couldn't give less of a shit of the reboot trilogy by comparison.

[@jeremyallen5974]

It's fucking embarrassing that despite 'resetting the timeline' they're STILL playing the same story beat. Give us something fucking crazy for a change like Liu messing with the timeline created a universe where the villains are actually heroes or some shit, I'm getting sick of having to square off with Shang Tsung or Quan Chi for the millionth time

[@purplevincent4454]

What annoys me most is how rabid the nrs fanbase is to criticism. I think the designs of havik, scorpion, smoke and reptile are terrible. Scorpion having a scorpion tattoo reminds me of Jared Leto joker having damaged on his forehead. Smoke (with his Karen haircut) and scorpion being good little munchkins who are drenched in the writer’s incredibly simplistic view of morality is just annoying. The thing is that bi Han and shao khan had good nationalistic intentions that could have been written properly into their characters but instead they are one dimensional jobbers and you take a look at the fans reaction, they really think as simple as the writers. “Omg bi han bad >:(“ what exactly is so special about scorpion and smoke other than being liu kang’s dogs? If I was a character in mk or in bi Han’s shoes I wouldn’t go full out betrayal solely for power but when liu kang is revealed to be the “creator” I would genuinely wonder what is the point of his meddling. It’s as if all the characters are just toys to him and I think that would have been a more interesting point to delve into. I don’t like how the story just neatly puts these characters into “bad and good” in the cheesiest way possible and how the fans just eat that stuff up.

[@scottchaison1001]

You really sound like the rabbid one here, mate.

[@purplevincent4454]

@@scottchaison1001 sorry for having an opinion, mate.

[@scottchaison1001]

@@purplevincent4454 Hey, I don't know if you're still there but I wanted to apologize for what I said to you 10 months ago, I was biased at the time. Now rereading your comment I really agree with most of what you said.

[@MichaelGonzales-e3u]

They should've made a injustice 3 instead of this crap the last mk game that was good was 9

[@thetechrealist]

Lol 🤣 thank God they made this shitfest first, so they can learn and make a better injustice 3 game 😅

[@Angie2343]

Making Mileena and Tanya a couple was a stupid story choice.

[@aryelrosa4829]

Hopefully that’s not a thing in the next MK game .

[@eldritchdragon5755]

I'm very disappointed because the Baraka x Mileena ship has been a guilty pleasure of mine for over a decade. Baraka seemed to be in love with Mileena in his own twisted tarkatan way. At least they had more chemistry than let's say Liu Kang and Kitana. I always wanted to see a timeline where Mileena decides she is done trying to be " the perfect princess ", someone she is not, and then fully embraces her tarkatan nature. Also, this new " good " Mileena is just... weird. I actually preferred her when she was evil. The original timeline will always be the best in my personal opinion.

[@Steven-cp1yi]

All the bad shit started with the retconning of the story in nine. All downhill afterwards.

[@Impalingthorn]

I called this the moment I saw Tanya. The moment they diversified a fan favorite character into something that literally did not in any way resemble Tanya, I knew exactly what they were going to do because I had SEEN in before in MK11. Having seen the full movie, it's become clear that Mortal Kombat literally isn't Mortal Kombat anymore; it's a terrible wannabe Hollywood knock-off that desperately wants the cinematic merit of Marvel movies while only having the writing quality of everything after Phase 3. Character designs range from bland to absolutely awful (looking at you, Ermac and Tanya), half the characters people actually want to play are locked behind the stupid Kameo feature that people are quickly souring on, everything in the plot is incredibly contrived and nonsensical the moment you spend longer than 2 seconds questioning why or how any character would come to the conclusions or plans they make INCLUDING LIU KANG who is pretty much the cause of literally every issue in the story by default but makes sure to affirm this by continuing yo make bad decisions during the course of the plot and I'd LOVE to see someone try and defend him, meanwhile the pacing is all over the place and they basically speedran the plot of the PS2 games in an unnecessarily weird way, etc etc. The only people keeping this alive are "fans", and I put that in quotes because most actual fans I know are as upset with this game as I am while everyone shilling for it seems to be a recent fan as of MKX or 11.

[@darkscoutergamer6168]

Hmm idk if I agree entirely but it’s definitely understandable 💙 that being said I guess I do need to play more of it but so far my only issue is the kameos,that’s just unfortunate Imo the rest has been funny and fun for me personally,I definitely need to see more opinions cause I’ve mostly seen positives but maybe that’s gameplay side idk

[@robegondrp5677]

​@darkscoutergamer6168 I've been a fan since MK3, 1995. I've moved on to SF & Capcom because of NRS' neglect of their fans. I disliked MK11, and MK1 just looks like MK11 Aftermath 2.0. Regardless of gameplay it looks like trash.🗑

[@darkscoutergamer6168]

@@robegondrp5677 I definitely wasn’t huge on 11 that’s for sure but I definitely think 1 is a better step up from it,still disagree a lot with that but that’s okay💙 no issues from me and I understand you on that

[@ordgaming4189]

It's kind of weird to know that it's the "same" company that made MK9. While the outfits may have been a bit over the top, we've really swung the pendulum in the completely other side, with all the redesigns, story changes, character changes, etc. As for gameplay, the graphics are great, but some of it just feels... off. As for the Kameo system, it feels like an alternate small side game mode that somehow is the actual full game mode. Like it should be some "tag-team" fun side mode that shouldn't be taken seriously. Almost anyone would rather have the Kameo characters as actual characters. Most of the time you just see people spamming the Kameos, even at high level. It doesn't feel strategic or add something, if anything, it takes more away from the actual character. This is just for me, but for now I'll stick to one of the many other games that are coming out that are actually worth my time.

[@terryrocks2j]

Mk 11 was the test point pretty much. All the girls mostly being censored. Kitana now being Asian (in MK 11 what I'm saying) when she was more western looking in the previous games. MK one just allowed them to pick up the diversity quota even more. Like someone said, the MK girls are the only women in history that are not recognizable as the series progress.

[@alecj3454]

The video game industry has blacklisted all the talented writers for not obeying group think. Plus its easy to jam all your incompetent, useless "diversity" hires into the artistic side of video game development. So, virtually every game from corporate studios is now written by amateurs with no creativity or intellectual acumen, only a political agenda & ideological zealotry to use as a base to draw from. Even when their politics are not jammed down your throat, their lack of basic qualification is glaring. Lazy, tedious, & vapid exposition is now the industry standard.

[@lmntsgames3848]

I also think it was bad.. specially during fights and the characters don't seem to have urgency and will rather discuss the plot instead of doing something.. take that hourglass fight for example.. so Dark Shang Tsung, Dark Kitana, and Dark Mileena were trying to break the hourglass.. and every after fight Liu Kang will make a dialogue.. it is even more infuriating after the second fight and he had to check on Geras before even fight Kitana and Mileena.. like bruh, YOU ARE DYING.!! and so does everyone you created.!!! There's no point checking and chatting with Geras when he will be erased too if you don't do something.. another is right after that fight.. instead of tackling Shang Tsung, they went on to fight him with magic.. like dude.!! Stop the fcking guy first and then fix the hourglass.!! It's clear that Shang Tsung needs to keep on shooting magic in order to break it.. it will not break on itself if you don't heal it now.. What the hell are you doing..??!!

[@immortalghost443]

Tbh the ending felt little rushed with the Armaggedon thing. Otherwise it was a great story along with a great cast

[@MrSamPhoenix]

Indeed, and MK1 has the best story elements in a fighting game. Others like Tekken, Virtua Fighting, and Street fighter are too goofy

[@immortalghost443]

@@MrSamPhoenix The Best thing about this whole game was that Raiden wasnt a God…. Got tired of hearing him always say BY THE ELDER GODS😂

[@MrSamPhoenix]

@@immortalghost443 lol

[@ClassyVigilante]

@@MrSamPhoenix I think you are conflating Street Fighter's "goofy" designs with the entire game. Street Fighter 6 wasn't really goofy story-wise and gameplay-wise. Even though I have only seen the recent Mortal Kombat movie and seen chunks of the game's stories through streams, I can almost guarantee you that Mortal Kombat is a goofier franchise right now than Street Fighter is in actuality. Not saying Street Fighter has amazing writing, but it's better than this based off what I've seen

[@purplevincent4454]

​@@ClassyVigilantei think mkx-mk1 stories were terrible.. however one thing you have to say is that every other fighting game has SHIT story. If you think mortal kombat is bad wait until you see tekken, i think that's why people are forgiving with mortal kombat. It's the only fighting game franchise that even bothers to have a story at all.

[@SmuTheDJ]

Let's be honest the Writing in MK Games went kinda downhill since MKX/MK10 but only got worse. MK1's Writing (or 12 if we're keeping it real here.) is trash. I hope that if they make Injustice 3 that the writing will improve again

[@luisdavid7718]

My friend WHAT? MKX IS the begging of the trash era

[@aeri15]

u bugging it was good💀

[@SmuTheDJ]

@@luisdavid7718 MKX was only okay but if you loved it more power to you

[@luisdavid7718]

@@aeri15 you’re ratchet 🥹

[@robegondrp5677]

Injustice 2 would've been 3x better without the 'BVS' narrative. Enough already, the movie didn't make 1B, let it go WB.😂

[@pggalantd]

Mortal Kombat has been using the same writer since mk9. Idk how much say he has with creative control, but I feel it would be better to use someone else at this point. They also need to do away with the chapter system and find a new way to tell the story. I don't think they'll ever branch away from it though unless the reviews and sales drop.

[@Refining1]

I've said the same things 💯. Mortal Kombat does have the perfect formula lore wise, it's just never been put in the hands of great writers.

[@MrTrev80]

Story mode was certainly cringe. Gen Z sucks at telling stories.

[@kenrichgumanid9235]

New employees?

[@champ1159]

Millennials aren't that much better, Saints row 5 anyone? This isn't a generational issue, it's a quality control issue. Look at the people of this writer's strike. Entitled, whiny babies of all ages who have failed upwards and don't realise that the reason they aren't getting paid is because nobody likes their shit instead of the corporations keeping money from them like they seem to think. Hopefully the rumors of studios doing things to make sure writers are upping the quality of their stories are true

[@mrcocoloco7200]

Blaming a Generation is really cringe, not gonna lie.

[@Dariusuzu]

LMAO this game looks like a true joke what in the world this even is anyone knows? In my eyes MK died long ago and right after MK Armageddon given 3D platform gives a whole new experience a good example Tekken. So and then they switched back to 2D just to kinda bring back old school players but then shortly after I see this...

[@pedrol.decarvalho8408]

Gameplay and graphics are KING, but I miss the variation system and the Krypt. The kameos are cool, but quite a few of them can break the game with 40-50% METERLESS combos. Also, the story begins very well, but stumbles upon itself by the middle of it.

[@jayantiraphael8655]

Gameplay as a knock off of marvel versus Capcom

[@XaeeD]

Nah, I think they should drop the big cinematic story mode. You're basically just watching a CGI movie, and every now and again you pick up the controller to fight opponents. If you want to replay it after having completed it, you're just repeating the exact same thing. I've been saying for years now that they need to change this. If you want to watch a movie, go watch a movie. The story should be experienced through playing the game. So that means a proper Konquest Mode. It's NRS and WB, I think they could afford to produce a game like that. A semi open world 3rd person rpg, but the cam fluently switching to a 2D line for fights. You can always add cinematic cutscenes, but you're basically experiencing the story, as opposed to watching it. Like a Deception Konquest Mode, but modern. That allows you to further explore the MK universe: you can depict Outworld and Earthrealm, Edenia and the Netherrealm; whatever you want. You can create those worlds for once; properly, and populate them, and make it an immersive gaming experience. Movies, animated movies, cartoons, tv series, web series, comic books.. all of that stuff is just extra. MK is primarily a game, and so the main focus should always be on the gaming aspect. Granted, what I mentioned here would require a tremendous effort, and serious dedication, and so aside from having to write stories for your characters, and figuring out how each character fights, you'd basically have to make a second game and combine that with your standard fighting game. Imagine The Witcher 3 but in Mortal Kombat style, combined with your typical 3D fighting game on a 2D line. I think that's the way to go. You retain the fighting game, but you add an open world experience through which you tell your Mortal Kombat storylines.

[@litledevel15]

The Kameos ruin it for me. Yes, let’s create a game where we have help so that those whom aren’t as skilled , can jsut spam projectiles non stop, this game is stupid. It’s not like we’ve been asking for the tag kombat to return. You had a great thing in MK9 and then it never returned, only for these kameo fighter bullshit. Gtfoh

[@MarcTheCyborg]

I think if you could spam the Kameo more frequently, it honestly might make the game better - as it is now, it doesn’t feel like it’s too easy to abuse, it feels like they’re not even worthwhile enough to bother with in the first place. Integrating a second move set and creating interesting team “builds” could’ve been a lot more exciting than “if you stop moving and hit a button, another character will run in and do a single, often kind of shitty, attack”

[@djmcdonald9109]

I swear right after the first tournament been raidin winds I was like damn this is starting to feel a little underwhelming and then by the time they got halfway through Armageddon I was like Jesus they rushed this game

[@ElBandito]

MK9 had the best writing out of the recent series.

[@MarcTheCyborg]

I wholeheartedly agree

[@niyol8982]

Mk9's was absolutely terrible

[@MarcTheCyborg]

@@niyol8982 dude I have to know, how is MK1 better from your perspective - this is a take I didn’t think I’d see in a million years

[@MrTwille]

@@niyol8982the story in Mk9 was way better than MK1 . The new age costumes in MK9 was leagues better too

[@Tony-ol9ru]

@@MrTwille I'll agree with that. MK9 had a good leap off point, but I thought the back half of it and ending was terrible.

[@RickueEvans-oi1iz]

Netherrealm writing the worst they're running out of ideas and it started with Mortal Kombat 9 Quan Chi was way too involved in the story this is why I definitely miss the old timeline any old characters

[@bihansiceclone]

as a die hard MK fan, SF6 is certainly better.

[@djfusionkotb]

SF6 set the bad high as hell. I’m doubting T8 can top it and I perfer Tekken.

[@lillpoetboy]

Just watched the 4 hour MK1 cgi movie. No need to buy the game now. But thought it was a good story.

[@99afrogoth]

Pretty much the same

[@leoallan2225]

Mk1 is earth realm hating bullshit, even Sonjas only a kameo.

[@terrykennedy1958]

"Mortal Reboot" is going to be the new name instead of "Mortal Kombat". 4 REBOOTS (MK9, MKX, MK11, AND NOW THIS CRAP) AND STILL BLOWS. This installment really sucks and loads of MK fans feel the same way.

[@thatoneguy1232]

Midway era was peak. NRS sucks at telling stories. MKX was probably the best of them tho it’s pretty boring. MK9 probably feels the most like MK but it has so much plot holes, retcons, and inconsistencies. The very premise of that game makes many things that happen make no sense like just about every single change they make that occurs outside of Raiden’s influence. MK11 was the worst thing to happen to MK. M1K sucks and is plagued with many of the same issues that have been present since 2011. I see many people say the story gets bad at Mileena’s chapter, and that is when it gets worse, but the story is bad from the jump. We can’t even get a proper tournament in this game centered around a tournament(and half of it is offscreen). This story sucks. Goes from bad to worse and the outdated, crippling structure of the story mode chapter system makes it even more terrible

[@metalaf5188]

Story started out kinda cool for me but just got progressively worse & worse. IMO

[@blackcatbone5697]

this game is already dead. Worst mortal kombat game ever. Trash kameo system, cartoonish, unfinished game , trash skins , same skins just with other colors... Trash story , trash netcode , making females ugly and more covered, still an pre alpha game, microtransaction to the scoop , woke culture... Well less than some months and that trash will be wiped from History of mortal Kombat game. Mk9 and mkx was masterpieces but this ... Uuuuu its all about nerf buff broken garbage and trash

[@maximilianoo21]

The only way to save it: Reduce the prices on store to half (1000 = 500) Add customization and dialogues in all modes (and not going back to main menu to change your mask...) Add fight modes: 1vs1 without kameos (classic mode) tag mode 2vs2 and 1vs1 with kameo (normal mode) Pre loadout characters= like in mk11 Add new mini games on invasion and more rewards/xp in common towers. Add more xp in local fight or versus or classic towers (and incentive to play more in those modes..) Save this!! cuz nrs is going to do it eventually😂😂😅

[@MarcTheCyborg]

I don’t delete comments - so as long as KZbin doesn’t nuke my channel it’ll be here!

[@NewNew-cp7wn]

Mk1 story is like the ones straight out of wattpad. Very lame, lazy, boring and lets not forget woke. Tanya mileena thing was creeapp. Female design was like a man in dress. This game is like mkmobile i.e cashgrab. Everything about this game is absolute trash.

[@unspokenconscience1869]

The damn Movelist screen is hard to read and they take uo your whole screen and put tiny text and button illustrations. Game suck amd reading anything on screen the menu screen is bland and boring dry and uninspiring Blurred gore amd rushed shit. No intense fighting. Tekken is gonna eat this damn game alive. Characters look far away and boring nothing but a waste

[@Shhmoke]

Mk X everything went downhill as in storyline the kombat kids ruined it that's the first time they tried to add the woke bs, then mk 11 ruin3d it with the multiverse bs then the new fan base appeared and boom all the furries, all the color palette warriors etc took over Now we have a fornite adaptation of mk with cringe storyline + horrible character designs

[@legitimatefrenzy]

I think the best done mk story so far is konquest from deception. I was pretty on board with all the stories till they got wrote into a corner with X. 11 has some good stuff almost finished aftermath myself. I think it's WB with creative notes and final say. Todd McFarlane should write the game story

[@atcandotherthings4985]

11:21 it was done it was a tv series called mortal kombat conquest and it blows everything else except the 1995 film outta the water!!

[@tyronleung5276]

The writting is dumb as hell why didnt they just have Onaga be the boss or just make up a brand new roaster who are the ancestors of the mk kombatants from the great kung laos time line or a next generation of mk characters like the child of liu kang and kitana bring in kai and the child of takeda and jaqui and new outworlder characters and a new sub zero they just retread old story lines and make the backstories even worst

[@MistarZtv]

Is MK1 bad? i must consult the elder gods

[@MarcTheCyborg]

Hey as far as gaming KZbinrs go, I’m 39 so I’m basically an elder at this point 😂

[@RossIsFine]

I predicted before i even watched the game, that it would be ultra woke ans gender/race swap and then do a multiple universe theme... yep

[@j-dawg4774]

Who's here after Homelander's painfully generic intros?

[@balmorebrito3449]

"Such wasted potential" - Kuai Liang

[@cyriszx]

If Kuai Liang is Scorpion, whose Hanzo Hasashi then ? And speaking of Scorpion they never explained how He has all his Pyromancer powers neither they did with Smoke . I mean they somewhat explained Rain why couldn't they do same with Those two . It's a terrible writing IMO

[@KuroiNeko05]

If you want to consider the tower endings as canon, Smoke takes in a young Hanzo as a new Lin Kuei recruit.

[@FreeBandGanGTerrorists]

The story goes trash can after Titan Shang show up🤦🏾‍♂️seem like at that point the writers started let their kids write while they rested

[@tyronleung5276]

Sub zero is not from fuedal japan hes a chinese vagabond and has no reason to go after the shi rai ryu in ancient times the only explination for the sub zero and scorpion rivalry should be a cryomancer ancestor of bi han and kwai liang resembling bi han who was killed in an mk tournament and shang tsung and quan chi working together to turn hanzo hasahsi into the specter scorpion to work for the outworld tournament because in the midway time line the lin kuei and shi rai ryu existed in the modern age not midieval times making them age slower made no sense when the lin kuei uses modern technology cyberizing their assassins and kuai and bi han are in their 20s to 30s their not hundreds of years old like endenians and it made no sense to make bi han age rapidly in deadly alliance or mkx & mk11

[@MarcTheCyborg]

Netherealms should hire you as a lore master 😂 thanks for the background! 🍻

[@victorcampudoni2682]

I thought I was the only one who hated the story at first, but everyone I know say the same. It was great until 2/3 of the game. Then it becomes a multiverse crap show.

[@bradjeffords4451]

5:35 i know you was trolling, but that voice acting line sounded really good. Better than ANY of Megan Fox's lines.

[@jaernihiltheus7817]

So the thing with Deadly Alliance, Deception, and Armageddon is that they have objectively better stories precisely because there's no story mode. Because there's no linear, movie-like story mode, Deadly Alliance gets to have about 3-4 main narratives within the larger conflict, with characters weaving in and out of them. In fact, considering how much of the 3D era plot gets repurposed for MK9, X, 11, and 12, you can think of the 3D era games as the better written & more complex versions of the NRS games but without any of the time travel or multiverse shenanigans. For example, you have the Special Forces vs Red Dragon stuff, which also incorporates Kano, Cyrax, and Kenshi - Kano also having a big stake in the main narrative as a henchmen to one of the Deadly Alliance, while Cyrax quickly gets caught up in the Dragon King/Vampire stuff, and Kenshi is only involved so he can get closer to the Deadly Alliance to kill Shang Tsung. While Cyrax is off freeing the Realm of Vaerternus from Outworld for Nitara after encountering Reptile, Kung Lao and friends are fighting the main Deadly Alliance tournament, while Li Mei is trying to save her enslaved people in a tournament of her own, and Frost is looking for an opening to backstab Sub Zero, and Scorpion is fighting Drahmin and Moloch while trying to kill Quan Chi, and Sareena is trying to spend time with Sub Zero, and Sektor is taking over the Yakuza in order to cyberize them, etc etc. There's just WAY too many moving pieces there for anything cinematic. Deception has a similar thing, except there IS a linear narrative.... But said narrative is a prequel to Deception to establish its main character (Shujinko). The current day plot is still just as complex and interwoven as Deadly Alliance, with even more factions and realms to consider. It's closer to a political intrigue drama with cosmic horror, dark fantasy, and magical kung fu action elements for Deception. It also follows up directly from Deadly Alliance acting as a direct sequel. Armageddon is like Deception except unfinished. There's the best intro in fighting game history, then there's a Tomb Raider-esque beat em up styled Konquest Mode in which the new protagonist (Taven) does his story which ends parallel to the intro. I say unfinished, because while the story is really good - it's literally not finished. It's an "everyone is here!" style MK game like Mortal Kombat Trilogy was and because Mortal Kombat was the only thing keeping Midway alive throughout the 3d era, they had to rush the game out, which meant that they didn't have time to include (or write) everyone's bios to explain what they're doing and why/how they're here. The writer for Armageddon published them online as he was writing them, but only about 17 of 63 characters got their bios before he had to move on to MK vs DCU and make money. The bios that WERE written are great and readily available online.

[@superbn0va]

Game is trash and I was even very hyped for this release. No meter is no fun. Invasion mode sucks, like EVERYTHING feels unsafe. I need to hold block after anything lol. There is no margin for play in the latest MK games.. How is this fun?

[@MrWii000]

Honestly: What disappointed me was the fact that they ruined Shang Tsung's Aftermath ending... If you've played "Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath", then you'll noticed that the game had the option where you could decide who would ultimately rule the New Era: Fire God Liu Kang or Shang Tsung. In Liu Kang's ending, he defeats Shang Tsung and creates his New Era and peace and prosperity, leading to the events of "MK1". In Shang Tsung's ending, he absorbs Fire God Liu Kang's soul, becomes a Titan, creates his New Era, and launches a conquest against all the realms; it then ends with Raiden and Fujin telling Titan Shang Tsung that Earthrealm, Outworld, and Netherrealm had been conquered and that Chaosrealm and Orderrealm (which had hardly been explored since "Deception" by the way) were next. You get the picture? The ending hinted at the possibility of a "What if Shang Tsung won in 'Aftermath'?" kind of game where Chaosrealm and Orderrealm are the last line of resistance and the only hope left in stopping Titan Shang Tsung's tyranny. And, in all honesty, that would've been the PERFECT game! (Just have Tecmo-Koei/Omega Force make the game in the style of "Dynasty Warriors", create some brand new Chaosrealm/Orderrealm-originated Kombatants, have them fight with/against the Klassic Kombatants we know and love, and the game is complete.) But then, "MK1" revealed that not only did BOTH Fire God Liu Kang and Titan Shang Tsung both create their own universes...but that Titan Shang Tsung is now eyeing to conquer Liu Kang's universe. Basically, if they weren't got going to continue Shang Tsung's "Aftermath" ending, then NRS should NOT have pretended that there WERE (OR, at the very least, they should've left Shang Tsung's "Aftermath" ending open to the imagination). This means that my "What if Shang Tsung won in 'Aftermath'?" dream game will never be made because we obviously know how it's going to end: Titan Shang Tsung conquers Chaosrealm and Orderrealm then sets his sights on Liu Kang's universe (and YES, by the way: I'm saying "universe", NOT "timeline"). Why couldn't Shang Tsung's "Aftermath" ending just end with Raiden and Fujin saying that ALL realms (including Chaosrealm and Orderrealm) were now under Titan Shang Tsung's control (annihilate all hope in Titan Shang Tsung being stopped). THEN the multiverse concept would've made a LITTLE bit more sense. Instead, Titan Shang Tsung's "Aftermath" ending led to NOTHING. And THAT felt like the BIGGEST missed opportunity in "Mortal Kombat" history to me (especially considering how little popularity "Mortal Kombat" has in Japan).

[@TripleR6000]

story was really good in my opinion until the moment cronika revealed herself. after that i thought it was a cool idea but the way they went about it was horrible

[@999999SkyGuy]

It's about fighting about getting tacticly superior than your friends or strangers you meet online. Our you simple invite a few friends and after eating together you fight against each other. The party game genre was realy big in the late 00s. Buzz(Quiz), Singstar, EyeCamera Ps2 with a lot of competetive games for a home (well, if your home has enough space inside in the cold months). now: Just Dance, Gutiar Hero 😑 Ubisoft I believe is the publisher I miss those times The story and writing is crap in Mortal Kombat X as well.

[@MarcTheCyborg]

I’m making no comment about the game design (other than me thinking the kameo system is integrated into gameplay horribly) - just the story mode, which in Netherrealms defence, they do have a solid structure, they just need to download a better writing module to slot in there 😂 And MKX wasn’t good, but still leagues better than 11 or 1 (big step down from 9 though)

[@mrcocoloco7200]

​@@MarcTheCyborgNah you bugging.

[@pantila-cat7154]

Mk1 is horriiiibbbbllllleeeeeeeee

[@LSTORMTheMC]

12:59 Agreed 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@giolaterful]

Naw the game story was great everything else is just everyone lying to themselves

[@doomslayer9138]

Look, I don't want to start a fight because I also liked the story but the deal is far from being great

[@papaadot9369]

It's not

[@tyronleung5276]

Mortal kombat needs a new comic book series that tells the story properly than this clusterfuck story that constantly reboots the original trilogy moments of how jax looses his arms how kenshi goes blind johnny cage heroes journey over and over or fan service for the villain characters like baraka mileena or reptile when they arent important to the story the protagonist is liu kang not the maineventers like sub zero and scorpion those are side characters or the jobbers like reptile baraka mileena etc

[@magic_manl2572]

Wdym you can't integrate kameos into combos very well?

[@MarcTheCyborg]

The system requires you to not be in the middle of an animation when you activate it, which feels weird - I’m not saying NO ONE can do it, it’s a fighting game and will absolutely have its advanced/elite players - it just doesn’t feel intuitive at all, compared to say using tag attacks in MvC

[@magic_manl2572]

@@MarcTheCyborg you can do ambush attacks whenever. You're thinking of summon attacks like sonya's leg grab

[@UnknownImages]

​@@MarcTheCyborgSounds like a skill issue.

[@MarcTheCyborg]

@@UnknownImages maybe sure - but I don’t see a universe in which just giving you separate move sets integrated into one player character selection is “easier” than “hit a single button to have a thing happen, only it seems to not work sometimes”- entering in dedicated special move inputs is absolutely more complex, but I also think it would make the Kameos feel as if they’re more directly within the player’s sphere of control

[@MarcTheCyborg]

@@magic_manl2572 fair enough, but in that case, why tie them to the same button? It feels weird; just let me input a second move set so hitting the Kameo button doesn’t feel so random

[@jayantiraphael8655]

mortal Kombat one is a knock off version of marvel versus Capcom one and two. Both of those are great games but it's pretty much exactly the same. They did a cameo system just like they did this mvc 1.. air Combos are pretty much identical to marvel versus Capcom two. Only they have way less combo potential. this game is utter trash.

[@brolim.]

i gave up on MK after MK11 it was bad from the lore to the actual game

[@TheGodfather101]

midway. always remember

[@Devonlewis537]

This game from what I can tell does story terribly but game play cool

[@aeri15]

the yappinator 💀

[@daviddesouza6023]

Mortal kombat1 seems like a android game. Worst mortal kombat ever and the story line sucks.

[@MarcTheCyborg]

This guy gets it

[@deetznutz5359]

I'm hearing a whole lot of copium

[@wolvenedvard3049]

Hasn’t it always been like that? I always assumed Mortal Kombat was like an ultra gory martial art movie with a “B sci-fi movie” inspired story. Nothing to take seriously lol

[@mrcocoloco7200]

Exactly, people are saying MK9 story is better when it's not. It's good but has lot of plot holes. Is okay to critique the game but being saying the other are better doesn't make sense (story wise).

[@MrSamPhoenix]

I actually like the the movie aspect of the game. It’s well done and put the goofy elements of Street Fighter to shame.

[@MarcTheCyborg]

I completely agree with that and I mention it in the video - NetherRealms has the absolute best format and structure for a fighting game campaign. They just really need to hire better writers. I think SF6 is a far better game, but that’s 100% due to gameplay mechanics - I effectively disregard the story modes in street fighter for the most part, they’re usually drawn out visual novel sequences with the occasional fight. I expect a lot more from NetherRealms in that regard because they should have mastered it by now - but MK9 is still the best one they’ve done

[@siphesihlesithole6055]

Honestly your opinion bro

[@jayantiraphael8655]

yes, it's his channel, he is telling his opinion. Was this lost on you? Why did you have to state this.

[@siphesihlesithole6055]

@@jayantiraphael8655I am also stating my own opinion was that lost on you. I stated my opinion in a respectful manner bro just do the same

[@asdfdc1946]

u really should stop with the clickbait. if you said the writing was boring or cliche, i could see that. but actively bad is an insane reach.

[@MarcTheCyborg]

I disagree, it’s actively bad and destroys all stakes the series can have going forward unless they ACTUALLY reboot it. An infinite multiverse with infinite timelines doesn’t amp up the stakes at all, it destroys them. Any consequence that happens EVER is automatically just affecting that one character, from that one timeline. Why should anyone care about any of these characters going forward, if there are now infinite variations of them? It’s very bad, I genuinely believe that. I assure you.

[@asdfdc1946]

@@MarcTheCyborg hmm well if you put it like that... i could see that. i was more comparing the MK1 story mode dialogue to the others. where somebody elsewhere in the comments said MK9 was better than MK1. where Cage cringed up the entire MK9 campaign with his out of place marvel movie humor. making it even more awkward was that nobody else in MK9 was delivering jokes besides Cage.

[@niyol8982]

I thought it was pretty good

[@CurtisDavis-w3k]

#AhUsualFare!

[@ericmixon4202]

Mortal combat has never had good writing ever

[@JangoBangoo]

pressed

[@brandonclowers1760]

The story honestly just made me nostalgic for mk11 story and the ending which was infinitely better than whatever that was

[@Cortez6605]

The story was very enjoyable, stop bitching about everything.

[@papaadot9369]

It was bad

[@SrBlue-qp2ux]

''must consoom''

[@hbktwiicekira8978]

Rename you MarcTheCryborg

[@hbktwiicekira8978]

Idk why but i said this and i have no fcking idea why 💀

[@hbktwiicekira8978]

Update : now i know and yeah HE JUST CRY ALL THE VIDEO

[@quigongio5584]

Skill issue and Ed said it's a reboot

[@MarcTheCyborg]

It isn’t though… it’s a direct sequel to MK11 Aftermath

[@kenrichgumanid9235]

Because it was Booned.

[@majinhunter6231]

L video 😂

[@Mandalore_ultimate]

W video*

[@confesorvalentin3687]

Don’t believe these bandwagon hoppers Mortal Kombat 1 is a great game

[@17Dragon-King740]

Mortal Kombat 1 is amazing stop being a hater 😂😂😂

[@jonathantyner171]

It’s opinion

[@17Dragon-King740]

@@jonathantyner171 sometimes u got to keep your opinion to yourself

[@kenrichgumanid9235]

I'm just hoping opinions don't clash.

[@justsomeguy8149]

​@@17Dragon-King740Two words: Free Speech

[@CrazyTH3]

90% of the players like the new mk1 lmao and you,just a random npc with opinion no one cares about

[@MarcTheCyborg]

Is the NPC one of the 90% who think the same, or the 10% who think differently?

[@aeri15]

fr bro💀🙏🏽

[@MrTwille]

Most Ppl are jus hype about a new game . No one is saying MK1 is garbage … but the standard is low now . MK9 was the real full package

[@Joker-zq4br]

Mk1 is good u just a hater

[@Mandalore_ultimate]

You're just a fanboy

[@Joker-zq4br]

U discord mod

[@Mandalore_ultimate]

@@Joker-zq4br Who tf still uses discord?

[@Joker-zq4br]

@@Mandalore_ultimate u discord