Mortal Kombat Armageddon Explained

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Don Critic

Don Critic

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@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
It’s finally here! The Battle of Armageddon! I hope you all enjoy this dive into the final Mortal Kombat game for the Sixth Generation of consoles. My ‘Explained’ series is best watched as a series, and you can catch all previous videos in order here in this playlist, m.kzbin.info/aero/PL1OBedn71fCt6nYsng_LzCgCU93-NbOOZ The reception of this series has been incredible, and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed reading all your stories and history with these games. It’s a big reason I love making this content. If you want to support the channel further, there is a channel membership where you get a few perks for as little as £1.99 a month. But leaving a comment and hitting subscribe is more than enough, I can’t thank you all enough 🙏
@ewanbone6053
@ewanbone6053 Жыл бұрын
I love watching all of your videos, so good to watch!
@acebailey2478
@acebailey2478 Жыл бұрын
I never thought I'd look back at these games after the reboot. I just thought the new games were so much better. But these videos remind me of how I feel in love with the old games. Thank you!
@SuperAtom360
@SuperAtom360 Жыл бұрын
Love the video keep up good work
@Chloe1sylvester1234
@Chloe1sylvester1234 Жыл бұрын
The part in Armageddon where all the villains are in Shao Kahn's castle all they needed was Shinnok then they could of formed a boy bad. Maybe Shinnok could get his mum Kronika to be their agent then they could go touring. 😂
@selfloveybear5556
@selfloveybear5556 Жыл бұрын
Are yall doing MK9 next
@ojmcclanahan689
@ojmcclanahan689 Жыл бұрын
That opening of all the dead fighters lying around the pyramid in pieces, being picked at by vultures will always be one of the coolest scenes ever produced. I'd love to see that whole battle and the aftermath done in live action.
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
It is so good that I never skip it when booting the game up haha
@ojmcclanahan689
@ojmcclanahan689 Жыл бұрын
@@DonCritic Neither do I, lol.
@MansMan42069
@MansMan42069 3 күн бұрын
and then the skull jumpscare after the opening movie
@bndblazrt
@bndblazrt 11 ай бұрын
Stryker punching Mileena gotta be the best MK moment
@SupportGamin2024
@SupportGamin2024 Жыл бұрын
One of the things I wish Armageddon could've did with Konquest was allow us to also play as daegon,so we can see his perspective of things,or better yet Konquest be the story for our created fighter
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
Both fantastic ideas! I’d love to see that
@schemar17
@schemar17 Жыл бұрын
Ran out of time sadly
@JakalairVG
@JakalairVG Жыл бұрын
That back and forth would have been really interesting.
@improbablyyourdad8458
@improbablyyourdad8458 Жыл бұрын
My dream game is a full-blown Mortal Kombat Konquest game where you create your own character and travel the different realms to learn abilities from different characters. Each character you learn from has allies and enemies. For example, training with Bo Rai Cho will align you with Liu Kang and Kung Lao, but it will instantly make Shang Tsung your rival. This would allow every player to have unique characters who aren't OP. Also, NRS could make a DLC for the next MK fighting game where players can put their created character in the game.
@Philly24
@Philly24 Жыл бұрын
I’m probably your dad if they did that It would kind of be like dark souls
@MorbinFreeman
@MorbinFreeman Жыл бұрын
I was really into the MK lore as a kid and these videos are helping me remember why
@justmeok2
@justmeok2 Жыл бұрын
On the contrary, im from south america and understood shit about english back then but LOVED the games. It feels lile im discovering a lot of stuff haha
@zanfear
@zanfear Жыл бұрын
WB could really have a hit on their hands if they treated the new MK films seriously with the lore. Imagine a cross between a superhero film and Game of Thrones with an R-rating. That's what MK deserves to be. They could have spin-off films focused on different groups of characters that lead up to a MK tournament/event film. (For example, MK Mythologies Part 1 focused on Sub-zero vs Scorpion with other business involving Quan-Chi and Shang Tsung. A Shaolin Monks film focusing on Liu Kang, Kung Lao, and Raiden as they prepare for the tournament and face some threat. A Special Forces film in the style of The Raid with the SF taking on the Black Dragons. Then culminating in a MK Tournament film featuring Johnny Cage getting involved). The action and drama would be much more exciting when you know who the characters are going into the event film with deadly stakes.
@Reefer-Rampage69
@Reefer-Rampage69 Жыл бұрын
Same buddy! These vids have been great
@countkyber9925
@countkyber9925 Жыл бұрын
I will always love the 3D era of MK. I swear if this game had proper fatalities and they took their time to release it the game could’ve been the best MK of all time. However despite the scuffed kreate a fatality and some cut corners I still always enjoy the game especially like Deception I loved having a story driven Konquest mode.
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
It’s nice they tried different things and didn’t play it too safe
@franlpk9587
@franlpk9587 Жыл бұрын
I wish the intro was longer because the main battle was so cool to watch!
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
The animation is really good, I especially love the sword fight between Quan Chi and Kenshi
@jareduklist5908
@jareduklist5908 Жыл бұрын
“We didn’t have enough time to add actual fatalities!” *proceeds to create an entire racing game side mode*
@irina1296
@irina1296 Жыл бұрын
MK Armageddon is still my favorite game in the series. I adore Taven's Konquest mode. I like his personality and the fact that he wasn't as dumb as Shujinko in Deception. Motor Kombat is still my favorite mini game in the series. This game also has a huge amount of beautiful arenas, soundtracks and characters of course. Oh and I loved Air Combos! The Kreate-A-Fighter mode was a great idea too
@zxon3751
@zxon3751 Жыл бұрын
Fckn same
@ResidentOne
@ResidentOne Жыл бұрын
I got into an argument with a friend about the character creation in the game. He said that's what ruined it, that that was more of a Soul Calibur thing... Who gives af? This game had so much content on it. It was definitely worthwhile.
@irina1296
@irina1296 Жыл бұрын
@@ResidentOne I agree. Fans usually under-estimate it. For that time MK Armageddon made wonders except for the fatality thing. So many awesome arenas, stage traps. Each stage had a great, unique soundtrack theme. Also, AIR combos!
@X-Man64
@X-Man64 Жыл бұрын
Shujinko wasn't dumb...he was Naïve, big difference. Ya gotta remember he started his quest as an actual kid. So a glowing orb telling you that you're the chosen one is easy to fall for as a kid...not to mention aging up the way he did with goin through the time pool and then spending years in a cell due to honor, would prolly mess his head up a bit.
@NikkiTaLance
@NikkiTaLance Жыл бұрын
Since Shao Khan gets carried away from the fight by Onaga, he probably comes back and ambushes Taven after everyone else is dead. Making Armageddon's ending and MK9's intro both feasibly canon.
@the_NNPW
@the_NNPW Жыл бұрын
Don Critic nails it once again! Absolutely loving this series, keep it rolling and keep it up!
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
Thank you Nick! You’re a legend!
@PrinceOfMadness
@PrinceOfMadness Жыл бұрын
I still believe Taven did still kill Blaze. That golden aura from Shao Kahn as he was about to kill Raiden in MK9's intro, I'd say implies that is the extra power Blaze's death had went into him along with everyone else.
@wingedbluj1674
@wingedbluj1674 Жыл бұрын
It's likely Shao waited until Taven nearly kills Blaze, then swooped in at the last second to steal the kill.
@PrinceOfMadness
@PrinceOfMadness Жыл бұрын
@@wingedbluj1674 I still consider that idea as a bad retcon, undermining the entire Konquest mode from Armageddon. I think it as more interesting for the fight at the Pyramid of Argus to keep going after Blazes death with these juiced up warriors, only for Shao Kahn to remain the last man standing after killing Raiden
@ThePastorsCasket
@ThePastorsCasket Жыл бұрын
​@@PrinceOfMadnessThat's consistent with the ending of that game at least.
@souloftherisingsun8274
@souloftherisingsun8274 Жыл бұрын
The only thing I’d like to point out during the MK9 intro is that after you see the carnage of Armageddon and the camera is pans up the stairs, you can hear fighting. Now, I can only infer what happened based on the sounds of fighting, so take this with a grain. Based on what I heard, you can hear Shao Kahn attacking someone and a male character’s death cry. I don’t recognize the voice and only Raiden/Shao Kahn were the last ones left. So I presume this unseen character had to have been Taven, who was just killed off screen by Shao Kahn. Then, you can hear Raiden attack Shao Kahn by surprise but is quickly overwhelmed due to absorbing Blaze’s essence from the now dead Taven (assuming that’s how that even works). My reasoning for assuming Taven was killed and Shao Kahn absorbed his power is that no one else was left standing+only Shao Kahn had Blaze’s aura while he was gloating to Raiden. IF Taven’s ending was consistent with MK9, Raiden should also have the power up from Blaze and it wouldn’t have been such a one sided slaughter. But that wasn’t the case. Shao Kahn was the only one who showed traces of Blaze’s power, so I assume that had to have come from Taven.
@PrinceOfMadness
@PrinceOfMadness Жыл бұрын
@@souloftherisingsun8274 I assumed that because Raiden had no golden aura, that simply even with the powerups to everyone else Shao Kahn was the last man standing after all that and defeated the Raiden who was probably so exhausted from using so much power
@cubescast
@cubescast Жыл бұрын
This is by a longshot my favorite MK. They packed so much content into it and still had time to squeeze in a go-kart mode. I feel like NRS's push for graphics and flashy animations are making their games a lot more barren to make up for it
@SuperErmacX
@SuperErmacX Жыл бұрын
I really disliked the PS2 era MK stiff animations (which improved significantly in MK9 even though not perfect) And I wish Motor Kombat was a fully fleshed game of its own...
@anubisfox5765
@anubisfox5765 Жыл бұрын
​@@SuperErmacXthem being 2d is a flatout downgrade bro dont praise that terrible decision
@lildominator2953
@lildominator2953 Жыл бұрын
​@anubisfox5765 I halfway agree if they took the fully fleshed out the tekken style 3d mk could be perfect but as it stands right now it's like it really detracts
@theb33sknees71
@theb33sknees71 Жыл бұрын
Broooo these videos are amazing I've been binging them since I found your channel! Loooove em
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
Cheers mate!! 😃
@dewforpolitics
@dewforpolitics Жыл бұрын
The create a fatality was the most hated thing about MKA, next to the lack of Kombantant bios and crappy individual Arcade “endings”. Outside of those issues, it was a ok fighter.
@justinnegron4843
@justinnegron4843 Жыл бұрын
OK fighter to today's standards. Back then it was equal to what MKX was to us
@smmacktalk
@smmacktalk Жыл бұрын
I enjoyed the kreate a fighter, as well as the alternate costumes, and hell even konquest wasn’t horrid, but I agree the fatality and arcade endings were weak as fuck
@SpaghettiYOLOKingTTV
@SpaghettiYOLOKingTTV Жыл бұрын
​@justinnegron4843 back then it was just as noticeably horribly balanced as it is today. The percentage of people that actually liked MKA was very small back then just as it is today. They just happen to be vocal and conveniently gloss over the many flaws of the game. Even Boon has gone on record saying that something that size will never be done again simply because it was a balancing nightmare and despite the amount of characters, ended up feeling extremely shallow. For what could have been the final installment, and it was that for many years, it was a huge mess that was cool for having an MK game with every fighter playable, but it seriously lacked replayability.
@lilgemini4032
@lilgemini4032 Жыл бұрын
​@@smmacktalkSame but the K.A.F mode is very limited, even if you're trying to make a cool custom character
@B1g_B0sssss
@B1g_B0sssss Жыл бұрын
There also is not a lot of variety inbetween the kombatants.
@JudgeMocha
@JudgeMocha Жыл бұрын
The fact you couldn't say "beloved Hsu Hao" without a slight chuckle speaks volumes about how everyone feels about the character. Truly a memorable character, but not for the right reasons.
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
Haha true
@jonathanludwig8547
@jonathanludwig8547 Жыл бұрын
Removing the fatalities was such a huge travesty of MK. That was one of the things that made MK stand out, and expanded upon in MK2 and UMK3 which is why they were so well received.
@zanfear
@zanfear Жыл бұрын
There still were fatalities, just not unique ones specific to each character. It would've asked a lot. I still had fun back in the day trying to pull off a level 10 fatality.
@reservoirfrogs2177
@reservoirfrogs2177 Жыл бұрын
Its not the same but the do your own fatalities could be pretty fun
@ewanbone6053
@ewanbone6053 Жыл бұрын
These videos just keep getting better and better!!!!!!!!!!😊
@yurabuchkov8138
@yurabuchkov8138 Жыл бұрын
Agree
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
@JokersVsZombies
@JokersVsZombies Жыл бұрын
This game did a lot of good stuff, but you definitely feel where they cut corners.
@jenisia3600
@jenisia3600 10 ай бұрын
Exactly
@TechRyze
@TechRyze Жыл бұрын
Nice to see these videos explaining the MK games from the 2000s that I saw but never played. the 2000s were busy times for me in my 20s, and MK was a different game, that I never had the time to get hold of, or to play back then. KZbin and content creators have done well in helping some to reminisce and others to fill in those gaps! Nice video!
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
You’re very welcome! 😃 I’m so happy you enjoyed the video!
@Darth234Ravenous
@Darth234Ravenous Жыл бұрын
When they rebooted mortal combat I think they should have tried to continue the story of taven. Set it up where he could not defeat blaze so blaze used as powers to burn away the realms. The elder gods decide to send taven back in time so he can work alongside the heroes and be better prepared for armageddon.
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
I like that idea a lot!
@NiCoNiCoNiCola
@NiCoNiCoNiCola Жыл бұрын
and rename Taven to "Bob" and probably try to conceal his identity until the last points of the story
@austinstringfield8854
@austinstringfield8854 Жыл бұрын
Being a kid when this came out. I personally thought the create a fatality was cool. I remember trying to figure out which button combinations did what. It was a long time when I found out some characters can pull out their swords mid fatality. Which opened up even more options some characters who didn’t have swords didn’t have.
@DanTheMan-ts8xj
@DanTheMan-ts8xj Жыл бұрын
DUDE! I have watched your whole MK series so far now and I can confidently say, you have mad video quality for such a relatively small KZbin channel, honestly amazing work keep it up! straight up EARNED my subscription.
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
Wow that’s so amazing to hear! Thank you Dan! My next Explained episode is almost finished 😃🙌
@DanTheMan-ts8xj
@DanTheMan-ts8xj Жыл бұрын
@@DonCritic epic, will definitely check it out
@josetomascamposrobledano4618
@josetomascamposrobledano4618 Жыл бұрын
Although I understand the “rewrite” of the ending to do the MK9 reboot… it doesn’t change the fact Netherrealm pointed a big middle finger to the legacy of the 3D MK era. And to this day they continue to “laugh” by constantly showing Taven and Onaga on the arcade endings… yet their story mode is always classic earthrealm (Liu Kang/Johnny, etc) VS Outworld (Shao and Shang Sung).
@charlydavies5242
@charlydavies5242 Жыл бұрын
This video is what I’ve been looking for so amazing I love the hard work you put into your vids
@redwolfe7049
@redwolfe7049 Жыл бұрын
Despite some of the issues, this game really was a lot of fun. I do like how each Konquest in the series was different and the mini games were so much fun.
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
Yeah this era of Mortal Kombat was really creative
@zanfear
@zanfear Жыл бұрын
YO! This game was amazing back in the day. If only others could easily access and play it today. The pros of having every fighter ever, kreate a fighter, konquest mode, and motor kombat DEFINITELY outweighed the cons.
@tekkson
@tekkson Жыл бұрын
The amount of time I spent on motor Kombat is actually crazy bro brought some memories back ngl
@noahabdul
@noahabdul Жыл бұрын
One of the best Intros in mk history
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
💯
@mr219gip5210
@mr219gip5210 Жыл бұрын
Its like another MK Trilogy, only it has more charaters ×2, and more features! Great game, minus the fatalities, and charater endings, but all in all.. Kick ass game! Thanks Don Critic.
@acebailey2478
@acebailey2478 Жыл бұрын
Holy cow I was looking for this video after just finishing the deception video, and it said "uploaded 25 seconds ago" How's that for some timing?!
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
Amazing timing! Are you super human?
@acebailey2478
@acebailey2478 Жыл бұрын
Lol I just discovered you today. Thank you for the videos, friend!
@scorpion7256
@scorpion7256 Жыл бұрын
This series has started becoming one of the best mortal kombat video series on youtube
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
Wow thank you!!
@MatheusPacheco1
@MatheusPacheco1 Жыл бұрын
Armageddon was peak fun for my 12 year old self, creating a tiny goblin-like character and manually dismembering past bosses and sub-bosses was wild
@TheSwordfish009
@TheSwordfish009 Жыл бұрын
So many characters. That's why I can't hate Armageddon though Deception was my favorite. There is so much content.
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
Yeah I agree, it may have cut many corners, but it certainly wasn’t dull
@Bzzy225
@Bzzy225 7 ай бұрын
This was my favorite MK growing up. I need to go back and replay it again
@randomguysays
@randomguysays Жыл бұрын
When I 1st heard about this game man was I've so excited, All the returning Kombatants! Now being able to play as final bosses. Not to mention it actually had Khameleon and Chameleon as playable characters. Then the game came out and after playing it for a couple of hours the excitement kind of dwindled. Seeing what they did Motaro was heartbreaking. Though I cannot lie the game was right here in front of me I would be playing it right now. For all its faults when it comes to Mortal Kombat Armageddon is a classic..
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
I know what you mean, It wears its faults on its sleeve, but it is a guilty pleasure
@anthonyguyon4381
@anthonyguyon4381 Жыл бұрын
YAAASS! Love the vids keep them coming!
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
🙌 thank you!
@seasonembrace3624
@seasonembrace3624 Жыл бұрын
I know that out of the mainline MK entries Armageddon is underrated and has at times a mixed reception but I still like this game. It’s also got a fun adventure beat em up Konquest mode plus having every character playable is pretty neat and yes I’m aware gameplay wise it’s not as varied and the removal of fatalities sucks I get it but I still think this game is fun. Plus I like this games protagonist Taven he’s a little underdeveloped but I think he’s still a cool Hercules style character.
@seasonembrace3624
@seasonembrace3624 Жыл бұрын
Plus this game had a tight deadline and budget what with Midway getting close to shutting down permanently. So I personally choose to give this game some slack but I understand If other fans won’t or can’t.
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@colonelhstinkmeaner8547
@colonelhstinkmeaner8547 Жыл бұрын
They should stop creating new characters and just rewrite stories for the 3D era ones.
@FriendlyBatDoom
@FriendlyBatDoom Жыл бұрын
I completely agree with you on this. Outside of Takeda and Kung Jin I don't like any of the other new timeline characters.
@benjaminb4407
@benjaminb4407 Жыл бұрын
I wouldn't say stop entirely I welcome new blood. But rather than introducing three to six new characters a game stick with one or two and give the rest to 3D era characters
@samueljohnson4406
@samueljohnson4406 Жыл бұрын
No, seriously there are so.many characters that people dislike from the 3d era simply excuse there wasn't a whole lot done with them. It's a shame.
@yeh4665
@yeh4665 Жыл бұрын
Drahmin pls
@Strummie
@Strummie Жыл бұрын
Nah. They just need to stop wasting roster spots on dumb movie guest characters like Robocop and Leatherface. I’m playing MK for MK, not Terrordrome.
@PhDFloppur
@PhDFloppur Жыл бұрын
Don! Another amazing video I’m sure, about to give it a watch. Can’t wait to catch up and see the next as well. As always, good work.
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!! 😃 next video will be out really soon
@OhNoJoshEdits
@OhNoJoshEdits Жыл бұрын
These are great recaps btw! I’m a *GIANT* MK nerd. Me and my friend plan on recording a podcast on the 1995 movie soon at Big Dumb Movie. But my co-host, Korey, stopped playing Mortal Kombat after 4. So I’ve been looking for videos to explain the 3D era in terms of lore _and_ game mechanics! I’m sending him your videos on Deadly Alliance, Deception, and this for his homework 😎👌🏻
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
Haha thanks so much! Glad they’re informative and entertaining. I really appreciate your support 🙏
@X-Man64
@X-Man64 Жыл бұрын
This is one of those games where the critics thought it was mid, but real ones thought it was pretty fun and having all the characters was cool in 2006.
@umgameresquisitao
@umgameresquisitao Жыл бұрын
Dude thanks for the AWESOME work on this series ❤ I used t play MK till the MKU3, and played MK9 back in the day, and now im comming back to the series with the 11, and watching everyrhing i can to understand the hole story, amd your videos are one of the best i saw until now. Cant wait for the ones about MK9/X Awesome job !!!
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
Wow thank you!! So glad you’ve been enjoying the content
@originalxbox9924
@originalxbox9924 Жыл бұрын
I loved MK Armageddon's intro or opening cinematic scene it was just as good as MK Deadly Alliance, and Deception's opening scene if not better. MK Shaolin Monks had a phenomenal opening scene too. MK Armageddon had so much potential, it was basically a newer version of MK Trilogy from the late 90's upgraded into the 2000's decade. What made MK Armageddon a lackluster game was the "create a fatality" feature, no more individual fatalities for each of the characters, everybody has the same exact fatalities. And the endings for each of the MK Armageddon characters was also lame. I remembered when I purchased this game when it was first released in 2006, I was excited, but what ruined my experiences were the create the fatalities and character endings. I did like and enjoyed the game play, but I didn't use air combat very much. I would say that MK Armageddon was slightly below average overall compared to other MK games at the time or from that generation
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
Yeah the intro’s of the 3D Mortal Kombat games were epic!! 😃
@MrBronx61
@MrBronx61 Жыл бұрын
For me, MK Trilogy was a better game.
@Violet-Spark
@Violet-Spark Жыл бұрын
What do you mean you could only make one kustom fighter? I distinctly remember my brother and I each having 8 fighters saved to our memory cards at a time and switching out the ones that didn’t work as well from time to time. But I definitely had at least 5 that always made the cut and were basically my mains. Anyway, this was a great video, just like the rest! Armageddon was my favorite MK (I’ve played all mainline games except 4) and I’m really enjoying this opportunity to catch up on the full lore before the release of MK1 this month. Thank you for your hard work, Don!
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
Yeah you can only have one tied to each profile, I should’ve made it a bit clearer. Thanks so much for watching, I’m glad you still enjoyed the video! Hope you like the rest of the episodes!
@jubed
@jubed Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for all these mortal kombat explained videos. Keep up the great work!
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for watching! I really appreciate it! 😃
@PricefieldPunk
@PricefieldPunk Жыл бұрын
Mortal Kart Kombat was so shockingly fun for us kids who didnt have a Gamecube back then so we couldnt play Mario Kart
@sucess2toture213
@sucess2toture213 Жыл бұрын
👀 maybe a little too early i see a new intro dammmm clear as I've ever!!
@greg9220
@greg9220 Жыл бұрын
Seen your community post about this, I picked up 2 ps2 controllers and a fresh copy of mk Armageddon can’t wait to play it tonight for the first time in like 9-10 years
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
Woah you came from my community post! That’s awesome, thank you so much! Hope you have a great time with playing Armageddon again 🙂
@greg9220
@greg9220 Жыл бұрын
@@DonCritic update, after taking my ps2 apart and attempting to clean it twice, i failed to run armageddon and i've came to the conclusion i need a need console.
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
Aww that’s a shame 🙁 hopefully you can get one soon 🤞🙏
@lucasdiazjr5679
@lucasdiazjr5679 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for doing this game,I miss it and wish we got to see the true story after this many people Don know that Shao Kahn actually dies in intro onaga either snaps neck or eats face you can hear it in intro as he yells,I appreciate you doing this thank you so much
@MegaTroySmith
@MegaTroySmith Жыл бұрын
Glad someone else also heard. Thought I might be going insane lol
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
Yeah there’s a lot of inconsistencies with Armageddon and MK9, I’ll go over them in the future video. Thanks so much for watching, I’m glad you enjoyed! 🙏
@lucasdiazjr5679
@lucasdiazjr5679 Жыл бұрын
@@MegaTroySmith you have legit taken words from my mouth everyone I mention that to say I misheard or it never happened I go back to the intro to this day just to imagine what would've came next from midway
@lucasdiazjr5679
@lucasdiazjr5679 Жыл бұрын
@@DonCritic thank you for uploading them I know it isn't always easy but we value and appreciate your efforts
@marissablackwing
@marissablackwing Жыл бұрын
Oh man, I remember this Konquest mode. I watched a family member play parts of it (I've only played a little a few MK games here and there) and I seem to remember some really rough fights.
@ptbunz2501
@ptbunz2501 Жыл бұрын
I suck at fighting games but enjoy the mechanics and lore. Thanks for your hard work.
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
You’re welcome, thanks so much for watching! 😃
@redwolfe7049
@redwolfe7049 Жыл бұрын
The opening movie to this game is of the best openings in video game history.
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
Totally agree! I watch it in full every time I boot the game up 😄
@hunterontherun807
@hunterontherun807 Жыл бұрын
MK peaked for me at deception. I loved the atmosphere, music and I feel it had the superior konquest mode.
@losmellosgaming7841
@losmellosgaming7841 Жыл бұрын
Amazing work!!!!
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@majortom331
@majortom331 Жыл бұрын
I liked how you put the redesigned Taven from Jiggeh in the thumbnail. that dude has the best takes on MK characters.
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
It’a honestly the best design 😃
@CoffeeBrainzz
@CoffeeBrainzz Жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed this game! Especially the Konquest mode! The mini games were the BEST!!!!! 🤣 mortal kombat kart racing was sick! 🔥
@MichaelDixon-ux4es
@MichaelDixon-ux4es Жыл бұрын
Great video, thank you! I have never played Armageddon, but I do think the opening cinematic was quite epic!
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
Thanks Mike! So glad you enjoyed the video 👊
@PaulRiot17
@PaulRiot17 Жыл бұрын
Been waiting on this!
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
Hope it delivers 😃
@sergioparedes2886
@sergioparedes2886 Жыл бұрын
This made my night man I cooked myself some food and about to watch this video 🤟🏼
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
Thanks Sergio, hope it was some good food!!
@grizzmoses7472
@grizzmoses7472 Жыл бұрын
These videos are brilliant. You have vast knowledge of the games and make it simple to understand. Have you considered doing MK lore videos?? I think they would do well. MK lore is all over the place. Maybe you could discuss the timelines, what’s canon, or even focus on single characters and their back stories. Nobody else that i know of is doing this so it might do well.
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
Thank you mate! I’m really glad you’ve been enjoying the series. I did make a few MK character lore videos last year, you can find them on the channel. However they got a little repetitive to make. With a fighting game series, a lot of characters aren’t gonna have very deep stories, or many follow similar beats as each other. These game explained videos, are much more fun to make as I get to break down the full story of the game and get to talk about the mechanics and gameplay aswell 🙂
@kareemghadiabifarraj6553
@kareemghadiabifarraj6553 Жыл бұрын
1:46 "every mortal Kombat character" while tremor being forgotten.
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
Tremor is in the video 👍
@kristofercarter9470
@kristofercarter9470 Жыл бұрын
man, this takes me back in 2006 when this came out my brothers and me was happy and on my birthday I was 17 when my mom and her family got me new 4 games two wrestling games and THAM and MKA best birthday ever thank you mom.
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
That’s a great memory! 🙂
@kristofercarter9470
@kristofercarter9470 Жыл бұрын
@@DonCritic yeah now i still play this game to this day.
@octaviobriguera6
@octaviobriguera6 Жыл бұрын
GRACIAS SOCIO ESTABA ESPERANDO ESTE VIDEO. SOS UN GENIOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
Muchas gracias por ver!! 😃
@TevyaSmolka
@TevyaSmolka Жыл бұрын
Mortal kombat Armageddon konquest mode I thought was amazing in my opinion.
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
I agree
@TevyaSmolka
@TevyaSmolka Жыл бұрын
@@DonCritic indeed
@yarr_bro
@yarr_bro Жыл бұрын
Love Armageddon
@KBXband
@KBXband Жыл бұрын
I write action adventure novels and I use Kreate A Fighter to conceptualize their design and get some sort of visual aid to help me figure out their look. I love this game.
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
That’s a great use of the feature! Keep it up dude!
@derPapierschredder
@derPapierschredder Жыл бұрын
Looking back on this era of Mortal Kombat, I'm actually glad they rebooted the series. It started to feel like they were running out of ideas. Shinnok wasted after one game? Well let's have the two sorcerers join forces. Don't know what to do with that? Well here is a big dragon guy. And after that, let's have every fighter so far in a battle royale. Where are you supposed to go from there? Resetting the timeline was the right choice. The newer titles build on existing foundations much better. Also gameplay is obviously better.
@JakalairVG
@JakalairVG Жыл бұрын
What a fantastic video! Sadly, it is covering one of my least favorite games in the series. I remember renting this and at the character select screen just staring and not remembering half of the characters. With the loss of the fatalities that I had come to love and the krypt being boring this one just didn't stick with me. Motor Kombat was the highlight for me and I agree with DC that this could have been an amazing spin off game from the series. It strikes me as a gag that could have been a pretty awesome game in it's own right.
@xafronicajones
@xafronicajones Жыл бұрын
Waited for this yes!
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
Hope you enjoy! 🙂
@Sunny_AboveClouds
@Sunny_AboveClouds Жыл бұрын
It’d be nice if they were to bring back Kombat Kart . It was soooo fun to play .
@brentjones905
@brentjones905 Жыл бұрын
Is that what it was called? I remember it being called motor Kombat.
@BEATz685
@BEATz685 Жыл бұрын
It’s here 💯💯💯 Thank you for this masterpiece ❤️
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
You’re welcome my friend!
@GSainto
@GSainto Жыл бұрын
YES! YES! YES! YES!
@dannyleo5787
@dannyleo5787 Жыл бұрын
Lore wise, this is still how it all ends no matter how you shift the sands of time. When the original timeline of midway’s presentation showed the trailer, notice how balanced both sides were in terms of good and evil, even as kronica wanted but once the reboot happened thanks to raidens fancy glitch. Kronica must have had the last straw with the thunder god entirely since she worked herself to absolute madness, despite her lacking as a fighter she purposely gave raiden of the rebooted franchise visions of what was but reflection of the previous. Once the timeline got to the threat of shinnok, it was clear she has had enough, therefore we got eleven.
@nikohelbkn
@nikohelbkn Жыл бұрын
gosh i love your videos :D
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much, I love your profile picture! Very cute!
@MikeBaucom-e3w
@MikeBaucom-e3w Жыл бұрын
Armageddon was has cool things going for it. The Konquest mode, Kreate a Fighter, and Motor Kombat are pretty fun. I can live with each fighter having only two fighting styles, but the Kreate a Fatality really doesn’t do it for me. It seriously takes away the individuality away from each fighter. Even just one fatality per fighter would have gone a long way. I appreciate the idea they had for it, but I just don’t think it’s worth taking away traditional fatalities.
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
Agreed, Fatalities are Mortal Kombat
@AzizbekQozoqov-r1x
@AzizbekQozoqov-r1x 5 ай бұрын
"My quest did nothing to resolve the instabilty of realms" Taven's last words
@KingKadaver
@KingKadaver Жыл бұрын
Amazing as always can't wait for MK8
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
Thank you! 🙏
@dollsteak020
@dollsteak020 Жыл бұрын
mannn armageddon & that whole trilogy was & is still my favorite set of MK games fr. MKA was my *shit* as a kid man lol
@Suchega_Uber
@Suchega_Uber Жыл бұрын
I think I realize this every couple of years before I inevitably forget again, but I always thought the ending was meant to be open ended, neither one actually happening with MK9's intro supporting that. Watching this I realized that it wasn't open ended, Taven's win led directly to the end of that timeline, with the power buff leading to Raiden turning back time, leading directly to MK11 literally destroying that universe altogether.
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
Yeah there’s a few inconsistencies with Armageddon and MK9. I’ll go through them in the MK9 video. But until that game, Taven was the winner. Thanks for watching the video 🙂
@wickdaline8668
@wickdaline8668 Жыл бұрын
Midway's era should be entitled the Armageddon Saga. Netherrealm's era entitled as the Timeline Saga.
@eddihurta7173
@eddihurta7173 Жыл бұрын
Dude I'm enjoying these MK videos, well all of them but this is my favorite game genre, and it's gonna be sad when you complete the whole library of MK! 😞
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
Thanks man for coming along for the ride, and like all great things, they eventually come to an end. But I’ll still come back to Mortal Kombat in-between future franchises I plan to cover. Like when MK1 releases and each Kombat Pack update it’ll get 🙂
@pyrosnake346
@pyrosnake346 Жыл бұрын
this is linking my child hood memories with my mkx and current memories. i forgot so much! i thought evil raiden was a new thing and shinnok was a new villain but seeing all of this made me realize i just forgot. to be fair shinnok did look like a clown to me with the only memorable scene be the bone hands.
@Stressgiven
@Stressgiven Жыл бұрын
😢Seeing this brought back many memories. I remember speed running games like this because I had no memory card 😂😂
@derick1908
@derick1908 Жыл бұрын
Me: What? How do I not remember this game? YT: ...does not feature traditional fatalities. Me: Oh yeah!
@sebastianpascagaza8011
@sebastianpascagaza8011 Жыл бұрын
Fatalities shouldve been added. Besides that, greatest mortal kombat, ladt one that has that evil, dark aura.
@bensette
@bensette Жыл бұрын
How did I search for this video 40 minutes before you uploaded it. Weird
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
Super senses! 😄
@riverstyx928
@riverstyx928 Жыл бұрын
Motor Kombat was the best. My second fav was the chess kombat from deception, even though I don't know the chess rules, lol.
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
That’s what was so good about Chess Kombat, you didn’t really need to know how to play Chess 😃
@riverstyx928
@riverstyx928 Жыл бұрын
@@DonCritic love your videos buddy. Top notch entertainment for us mk geeks)) 😊
@jonnywalker3208
@jonnywalker3208 Жыл бұрын
Yes!!!!! You did it 🥲 okay it's late but fuck it I'm sticking around for this one!
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching despite it being late in the day 🙏
@ShockToYoSystem
@ShockToYoSystem Жыл бұрын
Super tb was my favorite game for ps2 and the racing mode was epic great memories with my little brother and cousins💯⚡️
@jenisia3600
@jenisia3600 10 ай бұрын
Great video , take my Like 👍
@DonCritic
@DonCritic 10 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!
@XenoMassxx
@XenoMassxx 7 ай бұрын
I still play this game often on my fat backwards compatible PS3 console. I mostly play konquest mode, it's a fun short beat'em up adventure.
@brandons.hernandez3368
@brandons.hernandez3368 Жыл бұрын
This was supposed to be the last MK game since it's the final battle between good & evil, MK Armageddon has pros & cons but I love it cuz it has kreate-a-fighter, motor kombat, konquest mode, etc. But I didn't like kreate the fatality, Motaro 2 legs & so on
@masdavis236
@masdavis236 Жыл бұрын
The idea of giving create a character with a create a bio option, is something that needs brought back
@zalybrainlessgenius503
@zalybrainlessgenius503 Жыл бұрын
Just when I was getting into this video series! :D I was super sad there's no Armageddon episode haha
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
Your wish is granted! 😃
@soulrobinson5731
@soulrobinson5731 Жыл бұрын
I remember when people asked ed boon, where mk8, his reply was, the story will be too dark allegedly that’s why they skip it..
@monkeysk8er33
@monkeysk8er33 Жыл бұрын
Armageddon still is the best MK game ever made.
@marveen6372
@marveen6372 Жыл бұрын
Quan chi with his double broadsword looks epic Shinnok with his naginata Scorpion 🦂 with his ninjato
@CargoShorts7
@CargoShorts7 Жыл бұрын
Ugh I'm officially caught up on the MK retrospective and now I need the next part lol!
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
I wish I could get these out sooner haha, I’m really glad you’ve been enjoying them. Next episode is gonna be a little different
@CargoShorts7
@CargoShorts7 Жыл бұрын
@@DonCritic Looking forward to it, cheers!
@toryyung9528
@toryyung9528 Жыл бұрын
I’m late but I’m here! Let’s go Don
@DonCritic
@DonCritic Жыл бұрын
Never too late, hope you enjoy! 🙏🙂
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