Mortal Kombat X is a Flawed Masterpiece

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My favorite Mortal Kombat game of all time also has one of MK's most divisive stories, but is it really as mid as I remember? Let's find out!
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[@tgtkai]

Hey everybody so if you haven't seen the news I'm a dad now! Got one other video this week then likely taking a little break, but I'll be back asap!

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Congrats!!!

[@MegatronGriffin1984]

If Kotal Khan was in his wheelchair he would have been stronger

[@DravenX007]

Lmao you got that joke from sonicHaXd?

[@MegatronGriffin1984]

@@DravenX007 yep

[@ElecWoods-rd3qq]

Wait until he encounters Kollector’s op wheel variant

[@ametozukumazu6073]

dudu-dudu dudu-dudu dudu-dudu dudu-dudu KK IN A WHEELCHAIR

[@MegatronGriffin1984]

@@ametozukumazu6073 KK IN A WHEELCHAIR

[@KingWingull]

The Johnny Cage Tiger Drop in the thumbnail is great lol

[@TrueRandomPlayer]

As much as I love Yakuza, thats no tiger drop. He's not taking a knee and delivering a mean cross, he's flying forward with a punch.

[@disrespect9376]

Ok honest question who wins: peak Johnny cage (the magic doesn’t make him stronger, just more resistant to magic which is why he was able to fight shinnok) or peak Kiryu (all skills, and also the brawler, rush, and beast styles along with dragon)

[@TrueRandomPlayer]

@@disrespect9376 Kiryu, for sure.

[@vitaleriof]

wait ain't the tuhmbnail a reference to goku and frieza vs jiren from dragon ball super

[@dajonmagee5882]

16:10 The reason Sonya hates Kano is because he worked undercover for the Special Forces to rat out the Black Dragon leader (which he was) and got many SF soldiers killed and lied to her

[@2bdaqueen268]

That and he’s a annoying jackass who just threatened Sonya’s daughter lol

[@user-sr7sv2km8h]

MKX is the best Mortal Kombat game of all time in my opinion. It has the best gameplay, designs, intros, and story moments. (The scene where Scorpion and Sub Zero reconcile/forgive each other is my favorite MK cutscene)

[@Monkeylighthouse]

If by intro's you mean the fighters talking to each other before a match starts then MK 11 definitely did that better

[@Jon-jw6vy]

​@@Monkeylighthouseno I can confirm that's not what he meant u bum

[@supersquirrel7340]

@@Monkeylighthouse and then mk1 did it worse

[@zzodysseuszz]

@@Monkeylighthouselmao how? Mk11’s intro’s are dumb juvenile jokes about the others appearance or extremely shallow references to older games for fans to gawk at.

[@Monkeylighthouse]

@@zzodysseuszz and mkx is literally "I will win" and then the second person says "I will kill you" that's like 40% of all the interactions in that game

[@mauruhkatigaming4807]

Little detail, but I miss whoever they had writing the pre-fight banter in MKX. It's just not as sharp in MK11 or MK12.

[@assassin8636]

Mk11 intro is just as good as X

[@mauruhkatigaming4807]

@@assassin8636 I don't agree.

[@AustinWright0]

Imagine thinking mk11 is as good as 10 in any regard. What a grand and intoxicating innocence. How could you be so naive?

[@mauruhkatigaming4807]

@@AustinWright0 No gear slots or Fatal Blow can work in this place.

[@katymbeke8400]

I hate Kotal Kahn because he’s a hypocrite and acts entitled, but in the next game we’re supposed to act like he’s the hero. He had to convince people to conspire with him against Mileena so that he could get her throne. I’m very aware that Shao Kahn became ruler by killing Onaga, but I’m pretty sure he did it alone. Kotal and his cronies ganged up on Mileena. The only thing I appreciate about him is his design, the Aztec/Mayan vibe is everything. Edit: And he gets his ass handed to him by Kung Jin.

[@JoaoLucasK]

Hell, he was willing to hand Earthrealm on a silver platter to Shinnok just to save his own skin

[@gigaSLAYER66610]

Yea and then orders his people to kill every tarkatan in the camp literal CHILDREN and got his handed too him by JADE and ordered the daughter of the man who created who he is today mileena dead

[@assassin8636]

I don't know how to feel about this to be honest because I think yall are wrong here

[@assassin8636]

​@gigaSLAYER66610 maybe he was misinformed? Because that's probably the only reason(been awhile since I played mk11)

[@gigaSLAYER66610]

@@assassin8636 Nope he was infact not misinformed he himself said "divorah spoke the truth" when they arrived at the camp to find shao Khan and he sent jade and 5 soldiers to go kill him but they didn't find them since a tarkatan girl spotted them and starting freaking out

[@susanstorm7910]

Karen Strassman is the best Kitana and Mileena imo

[@genesismultiverse4896]

You know tgtkai mentioning the a team just makes me imagine jax either using mr t lines or teaming up with mr t to fight drugs

[@Matthias.74]

8:30 Suzan is no longer CEO it's now neal mohan

[@tgtkai]

I'm still blaming Susan This video went through 5 revisions lmao

[@RexMiseriae]

I love the folly art for the fatalities, and I like the dark theme

[@superstarultra28]

Not only did MKX have one of the best story modes in MK history, it also had some of the funniest intro dialogues in the series. Also, Cassie is SO MUCH better in this game than in MK 11. It's not even close.

[@lawrenceobeng-hp2fh]

Raiden at the end was HARDDD(no diddy)

[@Scrubermensch]

Mileena every day over Kitana. 26:26 "Sacred stone? Demon King? Subzero? Second basement floor? Psycho mantis?"

[@justinwalker2838]

Kitana's tournament costume with the long hair was her best design since deadly alliance.

[@GodlyCito]

I think the characters tournament outfits are all from mk9 bc scorpion’s is from mk9 and that’s the only one I remember so that’s what I assume😅

[@justinwalker2838]

Nothing wrong with 👌

[@eclipses3131]

I think you mean her default mkx skin. She’s so beautiful and inspired in that skin

[@MTdaBlacking]

If we could have MKX's fast-paced gameplay M1K's musical compositions MK9's arcade stuff and maybe the tag-team co-op MK11's... and some really good animations, I would ascend.

[@Hyperb2002]

MK11's character design and customization (without the insane grind).

[@EmperorTsuki]

You got me back into playing mkx

[@CrazyGamingYT56]

Love your content keep up the great work

[@jacala2329]

Love your vids, big fan of the gameplay of mkX so glad to see this

[@jacala2329]

also think mkx looks better than 11

[@jacala2329]

commenting while watching te vid I like the kombat kids

[@fdragon0216]

To be honest, I think this is the best story, at least of NRS era. For multiple reasons. Firstly, characters dont disappear. This is a big problem with NRS games. After their chapter, many characters, unless they are the main ones, just disappear or become actionless figures. Think of Mortal Kombat 9, there Johnny, Sonya, Jax, Kitana, Jade, Smoke, Stryker and Kabal never do anything useful after their respective chapters, they dont even talk too much. Same in all recent Mortal Kombats, except for MKX. Maybe its the fact that there are a lot less solo-ish characters and they mostly group up into teams. But still, all the main characters - Sub Zero, Scorpion, Special Forces group (Kenshi, Sonya, Johnny), Kombat kids, the Outworld people, Revenants, even Mileena’s rebellion - all play a major role in the whole story and only disappear when narratively necessary. The only ones you could argue with are Jax (though it makes sense, he is retired and agreed to help in one particular mission. He didnt sign up for fighting with Shinnok, therefore he is missing) and Raiden. But the way all the major characters have plot relevance at all times is really great. Secondly, the plot is structured a lot better thanks to the Kombat kids. Though the game is divided by chapters, and it has always created troubles for narrating a single story of a particular characters (hello, Liu Kang of MK 9), in MKX the Kombat kids as a group and all its members individually are the main characters. Their presence is cleverly spread across the whole game. I also really like their arc. In the beginning its barely a fighting force, Sub Zero can solely defeat them all. But after each of them undergoes a character arc, only then is it possible for them to form an effective team and defeat Shinnok. Kun Jing learns why partnership in combat is better than being a solo warrior, Takeda overcomes the demons of his past, Cassie learns what it means to be a commander and Jackie… well… finds love, I guess? Idk, I just really liked how for the first time there are actual protagonists that grow and develop as the story goes.

[@DudeSolid]

Smoke's combos are insane in MKX.

[@belyndabullard602]

This was my first mk game and with my favorite dlc character Jason

[@user-dy9nr9yg4o]

Team Kitana or Mileena? That’s rough because Kitana’s development through MK9 to 11 was awesome. She really got be the all-star she always could have been in MK11. But I am really looking forward to what the New Era Mileena is going to do. She is awesome. Team Kitana though just because I played her in these three games, MK9, MKX, and MK11. Also Revenant Kitana and Dark Empress Kitana are some of my favorite skins.

[@maeellis7523]

Yeess.

[@KittyGratkie3261]

I'm team Kitana too.

[@2bdaqueen268]

Kitana all the way

[@beaurowland2068]

A sick MKX video would be you ranking all the costume

[@darkhero352]

MK 1 Johnny is missing the shadow ball which sucks.

[@man9go501]

I was waiting for this!!

[@keltikglider9188]

I know you mainly do video games, but I would love to hear commentary from you of the new animated Mortal Kombat movies, I think it would be gold 😂

[@TheSixteen60]

Smoke is technically playable in MKX if you count Triborg since his variants are just the 3 Cyber Lin-Kuei. He's not canon though since he's just a DLC character.

[@DogePlayzOffical]

I LOVE THIS GAME. i would agree with you actually.

[@MiiMagus93]

Ngl the cutscene with scorpion and quanchi gives me chills every time

[@tgtkai]

One of the best scenes in the entire series, incredibly hype

[@MiiMagus93]

@@tgtkai absolutely agree

[@sluktra]

16:56 I thought what she meant is that the tarkatan is not working for milleena anymore because she kills the tarkatan

[@Thelastairbendy]

rain had mk9 moveset with Armageddon costume petty af to give millena lips just for that dvorah scene

[@genesismultiverse4896]

Reptile he has become bland for our sins and then was reawesomed on the first new timeline

[@fede170493]

#TeamKitana all the way.

[@Abel_Unstable]

MKX : Gameplay is 10/10 Balls on the Floor fast-paced action Roster: Sucks! If they want to include Cassie, remove Johnny and Sonya, let Cassie shine more in the story. Jacquie is worthless, the worst character in the roster. In total, 3 character slots are available if the problems above are solved. Baraka, Rain and Sareena could fill the roster. Balancing the factions(too many special forces) Story : They did Erron dirty, Too many jobbers, rushed story.

[@Civoker]

Greatest fighting game of all time

[@ReinaHamazaki]

Corrupted Shinnok is the most Original MK Character since Dark Kahn

[@Pen_Slinger]

Yeah this game did not need Jaqui and Cassie, it would've been just fine with Takeda and Jin. They should have been the ones to return in 11 not Johnny and Jax's cheap knock offs.

[@joshuaknox2724]

i hope in mk1 they give takeda all his old tools back like the lightsabers and his whips and seeming that its a new timeline i hope they give him a badass voice less whiny like in mkx

[@ZavidWebster]

Rain, Baraka, Sareena, Li Mei, Enenra, Fujin & Frost should've been playable.

[@Lunatic27005]

My first MK game and it’s by far my favorite game to see and play that or MK9

[@GodlyCito]

Relatable

[@ZavidWebster]

My Rankings: 44. Kung Jin 43. Bo'Rai'Cho 42. Baraka 41. Kotal Kahn 40. Frost 39. Li Mei 38. Sareena 37. Reptile 36. Ermac 35. Stryker Revenant 34. Nightwolf Revenant 33. Kabal Revenant 32. Sindel Revenant 31. Kitana Revenant 30. Liu Kang Revenant 29. Kung Lao Revenant 28. Scorpion 27. Triborg 26. Tremor 25. Leatherface 24. Alien 23. Enenra 22. Goro 21. Tanya 20. Jacqui 19. Fujin 18. Rain 17. Raiden 16. Quan Chi 15. Jax 14. Kano 13. Predator 12. Cassie 11. Shinnok 10. Sub-Zero 9. Mileena 8. Sonya 7. Kenshi 6. Ferra/Torr 5. Jason 4. D'Vorah 3. Takeda 2. Erron Black 1. Johnny Cage

[@user-bn6zb4yx6k]

When will takeda come out in mk1

[@JustJayJustMe]

"Welcome to the family son" BRO PLAYS RESIDENT EVI??

[@christainmunoz7158]

U know the Elder Gods that is Raiden and Shinok can’t die right? Like I am committing this in mid video😂

[@fruchtmixer]

How do you make your thumpnails?

[@totofer7748]

My patient has paid well

[@Thecoldghost41]

Have a good day

[@luizribeiro2716]

I would marry this Milena so hard. Her best design ever

[@xbox360butter]

Hell yeah, more mkx

[@erdood3235]

I don't remember most of the mkx story. Mayba 11 i do because of Sonichaxd's many funny videos about mk11.

[@masonbg6]

I was top 10k online on Xbox w shinnock, literally wouldn’t let people touch me 😂 I miss the days!

[@shyeazykoopa414]

Mkx was my fav MK game as well

[@GodlyCito]

This might cause controversy but my fav is mk1 while MKX is my second fav

[@lightgunmaster]

I think the only time Kung Jin mentions his sexuality was in an intro between him and Tanya.

[@froggycutie0]

i'm a simple person: i see my wife cassie, i click

[@maeellis7523]

I'm Team Kitana 💙 Plus you can't have Mileena without Kitana.

[@blaykay-4797]

How the hell can a masterpiece be flawed?

[@DerekHicks-zf8xf]

WHAT IS THAT THING!?

[@mcnuttkyle8617]

Do you just have the graphics on low or did it always look like that?

[@tgtkai]

Graphics are maxed out on a high end PC, that's just how it's always looked.

[@Lord_Umbra]

Why didn't Raiden take Shinnok inside the amulet and dump it into THE SEA OF BLOOD? 🧐

[@derek6914]

You are using a PlayStation controller on Xbox?

[@KittyGratkie3261]

Im still confused why they didnt put Jade in any cutscenes like no way was Stryker more popular than Jade

[@user-jh4sx6cl5i]

smoke is playable just like cyber sub zero is playable they are versions of cyborg dude.

[@matthewmartinez9835]

One of the best mks In awhile

[@mitachi9033]

Goodbye forever Serena 22:29 - 24:49

[@Jon-jw6vy]

@tgikai didnt even no the johny cage bread and butter? What a casual

[@Ezyduck]

I would say Jade should return

[@CalciumChief]

7:09 Okay, the kombat kids to me feel like what Tekken did with Jin Kazama and the rest of new generation. Difference being Tekken did that in game three and by that point the series was nowhere near as big. MK does this ten games in. It's not impossible, but you're gonna have a huge uphill battle to pull it off. They did the same in Soul Calibur five and no one liked their favorites being replaced with kids, so the next (and last) game was a "back in time" deal. 7:31 Erron Black is what I didn't like. The dude gave me nothing to work with other than "I'm a cowboy". And by the Elder Gods did D'Vorah get some massive plot armor in this and next game. This is what weak writers do when they don't know how to sell a new character - have them beat old established veterans for no real reason.

[@gigaSLAYER66610]

Erron was a badass though but the only Kombat kid i genuinely liked was takeda

[@dimitarkirilov1691]

I'm disappointed that you didn't made Johny Cage hitting Shinnock in the balls (sorry If I spelled the main boss's name wrong)

[@OofMcdoober]

i skipped to 1:10 with no context and got super confused

[@supachef_dmoney_4]

Kitana is a Top 5 waifu. I'm picking her over Mileena every time.

[@IllMatic97]

Lol, waifu.

[@CameronDinwoodie]

The story was the best part

[@KXK-]

I love mk x story but its so annoying because in story all the bots do is spam especially erron black.

[@ishmael.01]

In high school I was a scorpion main and my buddy was a Kung Jin main and he just spammed all the ranged/zoning moves and it was infuriating

[@nukestatic4951]

Mk11 hits

[@CIKwastaken]

Susan? She retired last year!

[@jolynegoat]

mkx is my fav

[@BlakGuy2Kool]

I personally believe that you didnt have to censor it

[@tgtkai]

Tell that to the 6 revisions I had to do in order to get it to pass KZbin monetization while sitting in the hospital. Yes, I did have to censor that much.

[@BlakGuy2Kool]

@tgtkai Aw man my bad, I really hadn't known that they had changed up the monetization ruled and all that stuff. Big misunderstanding.

[@estnukemz2934]

Really added characters not playable just to be playable the next game as dlc

[@kalebcurry2417]

mkx cassie Cage she's got some hands

[@jwars48]

Cheese?

[@Eh.........]

its so cute seeing people hate D'Vorah. keep that clownish entertainment going !💪

[@02jayizzle02]

You want takeda play mk 1 in like 2-3 months

[@omnibeta1876]

Excuse you, you have failed us all with that thumbnail. Johnny should ABSOLUTELY be aiming to punch Shinnok in the balls, not at his abdomen.

[@coreypendergrass5355]

What does QTE stand for? 👊🏻🎮🐉🦂🦂🦂✌🏻

[@KEVINZARD]

Quick Time Event

[@coreypendergrass5355]

@@KEVINZARD Thanks

[@KEVINZARD]

@@coreypendergrass5355 you’re welcome 👍

[@Vyhox2000]

Please don't disrespect Shinnok by comparing him to Jiren in the thumbnail. Shinnok is a way more interesting character

[@tgtkai]

I can't believe somebody nailed the reference that fast

[@zzodysseuszz]

From a pure objective standpoint, the story of mkx is objectively constructed better than mk9. It follows fundamental storytelling rules far better than mk9.

[@lilsteez2549]

Mileena hands down without question.

[@littlemicchelle3434]

Mileena should return with mk11 design in my opinion 😮

[@tgtkai]

Ngl I love her MK11 design

[@scarletripper9342]

Wait people consider MkX fast?

[@ItzPetir]

54 secs ago thats crazy

[@DARKEXX9]

Damn beat me to the first comment

[@ItzPetir]

i am a tgtkai hardcore fan

[@dylanlovesmincraft4129]

6 hr gang 👇

[@OmegaShenronDragon]

Gamer god bathwater needs to have a shirt

[@RRai2000]

This game was the resson for my rule of buying games. No good story, no buying.

[@fuckthisstupidasshandleshit]

So you don't buy fighting games? And spoil every story you hear?

[@HypingSugar]

I'm 2 hours late, im the 2,904th view, 358th like, and 48th comment

[@cheatsykoopa98]

mkx looks like a 7th gen game due to how brown it is lol

[@dylanlovesmincraft4129]

2 day gang😂😂😂😂 👇

[@ahmetemresaygl8292]

whats wrong with your voice dude 😅

[@tgtkai]

Coming off the flu recording this one, tried my best to disguise it

[@ahmetemresaygl8292]

@@tgtkai Take care 😘

[@noideaforaname991]

If the story mode is ass, it's not a masterpiece

[@Meme_Lor]

Gameplay is more important than story

[@noideaforaname991]

@@Meme_Lor it is indeed. I'm sorry but I'll never get over how much I hated the MKX story

[@2bdaqueen268]

It’s a fighting game we’re not exactly here for the story lol