My reaction to Maximillions video about Mortal Kombat 1

[@londonglasgow2145]

i hate how every MK has to be drastically different from the last. all they had to do was go back and make a mk9/x style game and everyone is happy.

[@kanasas2]

Exactly there is no legacy . Tekken always feels like Tekken even if they do some different things . Mk they try to build a new game from the ground up which is dumb ASL tbh.

[@derekwhite4312]

@@kanasas2yeah let’s have the exact same game each time….? I’d rather have something new instead of adding like one new mechanic. I don’t understand why ppl want their sequels to be exactly the same… especially in fighting games where the moves are almost identical between games.. boring

[@Jsipki265]

⁠​⁠@@derekwhite4312 Yea lets have a dramatically different game that is bound to break upon release instead of adding upon a game that everyone loves.

[@brolim.]

💯

[@CabreraAparicio-xm1gs]

​@derekwhite4312 And somehow, Tekken kept their identity while adding things to it and not taking away much. MK can't even stay consistent without dying off after a year.

[@chi8308]

Mk1 made me buy my first Tekken game. Thank you 😂

[@arjunratnadev]

I'm trying hard to not go down that path

[@EnriqueStyle]

Same here

[@heimstaden4588]

Im thinking of doing the same man.

[@V-95K]

The only thing that keeps me away from buying Tekken is the art style

[@chi8308]

@@V-95K If they would’ve had the graphics of the first trailer they showed, i would’ve gotten the game after my first desynchronization in MK1 😂 but after no real updates when Khameleon dropped, I went on ahead and bought Tekken. No regrets

[@-Lizardology-]

I feel like NRS just can’t make good fighting games anymore. The last ‘really good’ game NRS released was MKX.

[@awesometaco8001]

I think MK1 has better gameplay than MKX. The product itself is trash but the core gameplay is the best NRS has ever done imo.

[@icegod4767]

Mkx was not a good fighting game stop it lol

[@majinflaco8353]

Mkx has such a "savage" feel to all the combos I miss that. That's the best way to describe it. It had soul

[@Aristocrat1cs]

Crazy how nrs is willing to recycle features like fatal blows or krushing blows/ xrays but won't bother adding the run feature back.

[@q.h.s5051]

I put over 600 hours in Injustice 2 and spent less than $30 in dlc on it. I’m satisfied with the game, the customization, and the story. I wish they wrapped that up sooner as it seems they have more a leash on them with that series. A leash is what they need

[@Higgs666]

Miss MK9 days bad.

[@nickcage6389]

Good for u bud

[@carpathiandevil]

I haven't bought an MK game since 9 as well.

[@covepanda6051]

@ThePTurtle115 You missed out quite a lot on X

[@thegameshow4460]

@Realmktombrady have you ever actually played an mk game ? I disagreed with damn near all of your points in this video. Mk11 is leagues better than mk1 I just bought the game the other day and can already tell you it’s the worst mk. The gameplay is slower, worse combos, dropped features, cameos messed up gameplay, boring characters, art style is pretty but doesn’t feel like mk at all, lame X-rays, no modes, no crypt, terrible costumes, customization I could go on and on only played 3 days havnt even touched invasion or story mode but I can tell you this game makes mk11 look like the 🐐

[@superbn0va]

I think Hector Sanchez was a BIG reason of MK9’s success. His role and touch with the fans did many positive things for the game.

[@carcosa_swamp]

I believe the lack of a more evolved Krypt or Konquest mode really hurt the draw for casual fans. SF6 had World Tour mode which was very well received by casuals and raised the bar for what people expected from the single player portion of other fighting games. Invasions in theory sounded cool but in reality it feels like a half fleshed out feature they slapped in at the very end of development.

[@hotcoldman77]

Absolutely spot on 💯. I LOVE MK! But I'm a very casual fan. I'm more of lore and story guy. Can you imagine if they made a new Konquest mode like the new Prince of Persia Metroidvania genre? It'll be 20 hours minimum. That would be so amazing

[@EMdemo]

Bruh, mk mobile has a krypt that's literally Invasions without the story.. I think they stole Invasions from their mobile game

[@Sam_Hyde_Apologist]

the Konquest mode is so boring

[@savoy4636]

You could’ve gave me sub zero mythologies part 2 as Konquest mode and I would’ve super happy. Invasions is worse than special forces smh

[@coffeebean_tamer]

SF6 is the most accessible entry for newbies whilst still being Incredibly difficult to master.... Plus the whole reworked engine is something else.

[@FlossyCarter]

I’m in the minority here but I like MK 11 better…. This game when you’re in the corner, it’s basically over…

[@don_specialfx2632]

I agree. It's fairly easy to end someone in a corner. A lot of people in the comment section are just bloated! Although given time, mk1 will shape up

[@FlossyCarter]

@@don_specialfx2632 I miss the spend bar and roll out of the corner.. if you’re playing a character like Shao, his one armored wake up ain’t gonna save you from the weakest Cage player…

[@shoahkhan5670]

_>"This game when you’re in the corner, it’s basically over…"_ Are you talking about Street Fighter 6, or MK1? 😏

[@jarviscraig5345]

Wayyyyyyyyyy better .... Felt more like playing chess

[@TheDylbot5000]

There's about 3 characters that can really keep you locked in the corner. MK1 is better than MK11 100%, 11 was terrible. You have armour options, delayed wake up, hard read pokes or standing jabs to counter a majority of set ups in MK1. It's fighting game basics, MK11 got players too reliant on scrubby gimmicks

[@via_negativa6183]

I checked steam last night before going to bed. There where approx. 1500 people in Mk1, 2400 in Mk11. 4700 in tekken 7 and 20000 in sf6 .. Pretty bad sign..

[@tracycook3556]

technically if you look at steam numbers of MKX & MK11 they have the same (even less retention) than MK1 in the first 5 months. they drop just as (more) drastically from launch to 5th month in. i think people are blowing this out of proportion. seriously look up the first 5 months on steam charts after MKX & MK11's releases if you don't believe me. if it's a bad sign it's a bad sign for all 3 of these games. js. :)) MK is either dead as a whole or maybe it's time to recognize steam playerbase literally means nothing for MK. hell the peak on steam for all their games has been less than 30k. it's not where mk fans play the game.

[@Ekim2F94]

​@@tracycook3556yes as discussed tl death out of the fighting game trinity it bolsters the largest casual audience among the 3. Theres infinitely more casuals on console than pc as to run a game like MK1 youd need a pretty decent rig that would cost more than either console.

[@MaoriGamerDood]

​If there is one thing I've always noticed with NRS games viewer numbers will be rather high. others are below it. But, the numbers for other titles go up over time and have massive increase. MK numbers are either Stationary or decrease. That's all platforms and tournaments ​@@tracycook3556

[@seangotti3]

Who cares about steam player counts, I never have problems finding matches on ps5

[@Zalozis]

The problem with MK as a game and franchise: even with the massive number of sales, casuals only buy the game out of habit. There's no true love and support for the MK community and the competitive scene but these people to keep the hype of the game alive. What's the point of a million console players daily if none of them enter events, support Pro players' content, or even just watch big & local tournaments. NRS needs invest in what Capcom has been successful at; turning as many casual "drop the game after a week," into "competitive play lover." Because there's no better advertising for a FIGHTING GAME literally about a tournament, then having more people SUPPORT TOURNAMENT PLAY.

[@killab2312]

The next kombat kast is going to be awkward moment 😂

[@MiaaDavis]

No it won’t,they turn the comments off so Larry,Curly,and Mo…excuse me “Mo-niece” can frolic and giggle about their shtty little game with no backlash.

[@cv442]

I doubt they have one tbh

[@JohnSmith-hf8zn]

It’s pre recorded

[@ImmortalReaver]

Are you implying that it's not awkward every time? haha

[@slowmojo9355]

Did d they have one for Chameleon?

[@Hemestal]

The problem with having no clear cut archetypes is thay it also significantly limits player expression.

[@Zimx02]

This is such a nonsense point, and it does not follow. Not pigeonholing a character into a specific type of playstyle limits player expression? I've had FAR more player expression in this game than I did in Mk9, MKx, and MK11, and I play Sub Zero. Just about every Sub Zero I've played plays differently too. Unfortunately, some people only find success with a playstyle that makes it seem like they hate life.

[@vexcxxyalt]

Kameo determines the play style in this game which is better imo and give more options for your main

[@SnakeInTheRain]

Heavily disagree, the kameos shouldn't have more of a focus than your actual character. Wish they had just made this a proper tag game and fully fleshed out the movesets to give everyone more options and personality ​@@vexcxxyalt

[@enigmatic7303]

​@Zimx02 most if not all characters have mostly the same strike/throw/shimmy playstyle in mk1. There is obviously differences from character to character, but most chars have the same core gameplan. If you could play mk11 at a high level, you play mk1 like 70% the same way, just with kameos and meter management. MKX 95% of roster was rushdown 50/50s, MK11 & MK1 most roster is strike/throw/shimmy. Kung Lao kameo gives entire roster near unblockables. I have no idea how you see mk9 that way as it had anti-zoners, zoners, rushdown, armor, trap, mixup/vortex, defensive, footsie, and a bunch of hybrid characters. But to each their own

[@SnakeInTheRain]

@@enigmatic7303 also noticed a lot of enhanced moves in mk1 don't have unique animations like in older games, most of them just do more damage or extend the combo. Really feels like everything is so incomplete

[@brolim.]

im just waiting for a new MK, im not sure why they want to reinvent the wheel 1- NO TIME TRAVEL OR ALTERNATE UNIVERSE 2- good gameplay mechanic, speed it up a little bit 3- MK lore it supposed to be dark a little mysterious 4- just put MK characters i dont want a damn terminator i want sektor 5- make a konquest mode and get rid of micro transactions, boom there i fix MK

[@kanasas2]

U tripping terminator RoboCop predator alien Jason and Leatherface were all super cool. You're right about sektor how u put him in the story with cyrax but not let us use them

[@brolim.]

@@kanasas2 yes they cool and all but you dont see any other fighthing game with so many guest characters, build your own damn characters and mk has a lot of them, build on mk lore dont put these things to the side to feature homelander…smh

[@MiaaDavis]

Boi you hit the nail on the head except the guest characters part.

[@lapss9342]

I dont like the trend that WB created with guest characters

[@nimhard]

Also, music by Dan Forden only and no orchestrated bullshit music.

[@mayfield0707961]

NRS WE WANTED A TAG TEAM GAME MODE NOT AN ASSIST ONLY GAME

[@shoahkhan5670]

Let me re-phrase that: NRS, WE WANTED MK9 SPLICED WITH MKX, NOT THE TRASH THAT HAS BEEN THE BORING MK11 AND BROKEN TRASH, MK1.

[@itsspaceboi]

@@shoahkhan5670 fr fr

[@scrubtastic13]

Mk9 was so good

[@blok--head7472]

NRS Devs: OK, so to be clear... You guys *DONT* want tag team right? Okay, you heard them Ed. We did all we can do .¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@pretzelssb4153]

Hold on bro…..ain’t no way you said there was no zoning in mk11 when Erron black, Cetrion, Scarlet, and robocop. Whether you agree to it or not they are considered “Zoners” lol. These characters have effective play styles to keep you out, it may not be as egregious as other “zoners” like robocop being slower, good timing and great situational playstyle gets the job done.

[@DNephilim]

He doesn't know what the hell he is talking about. He only sees the pro player side not the casual side. In Mk11 you literally had NO option to do a combo more than 5 hits with scarlet all she can do is zone...

[@nocturneprividyenie2391]

I was about to say... RoboCop's whole thing WAS zoning.

[@blacgoat8916]

Jax Mk11 character design was tight ass hell. The animation on the quad grab was top tier. The way Jax switches grabs and talk shit after each slam is legendary. I wish Mk11 Jax was in Mk1

[@tykve]

And he got great krushing blow package, you know youre in trouble when he got hot lol. Id nerf his fatal a lil bit though, too fast

[@susanw1863]

I would assume it is based on how many people actually play the character. Barley saw him in mk11

[@blacgoat8916]

@@susanw1863 Facts

[@shoahkhan5670]

MK11 with MKX gameplay, would have been pinnacle NRS. Alas, instead, we got casualware and now turdware.

[@Terminator-ht3sx]

@@shoahkhan5670facts😂

[@j.b.595]

We need a new Shaolin Monks.

[@jainittai5104]

Finally. A man of culture.

[@redman27r]

The people who made Shaolin Monks and things like Konquest mode are long gone and not on staff at NRS anymore, if they did Shaolin Monks 2 it would be a cinematic story with chapters like every NRS game since MKvDC

[@ryuno2097]

I would be nice. But can the current NRS team pull it off? They're having trouble with every game they're releasing.

[@BobbyAdams-w7e]

I would not ask for SM2. Just another property to water down and monetize.

[@Ticlassof12]

No, now that’s a boring game.

[@user-kj9oz7lb8s]

I wasn't a huge fan of MK11, but calling it the worst fighting game in history... c'mon now.

[@tattoodude8946]

Yeah, major exaggeration for effect there, I think!

[@TheDylbot5000]

Nah Tom is 100% on point, it's the worst mainstream fighter I've ever played, unbelievably dry and boring, filled with scrubby mechanics.

[@user-kj9oz7lb8s]

@@TheDylbot5000 then you haven't played many. I definitely didn't enjoy it, but the worst ever...? Naw...

[@heimstaden4588]

Tom is right, if you think that mk11 was good in any regard gameplay wise then you have no idea what a good fighting game is. Mk11 for me also is pure garbage gameplay wise. Never been so disapointed by a game like mk11.

[@user-kj9oz7lb8s]

@@heimstaden4588 shh shush....I've been playing fighting games since SF2 in the arcades. I didn't like MK11, but it's definitely not the worst fighting game ever. Go sit down somewhere.

[@Fleja]

20:25 I think I understand what you, and Max are saying and you may not necessarily disagree. But MK11 is actually faster than MK1 in its gameplay. However because there is more to lookout for in MK1, it may not feel that way in the moment. I went back to play a few matches on MK11, and the game did in fact feel very fast to me, coming from MK1, although still slower than MKX. The animations in MK1 are a lot more drawn out [slowed down from the first hit], and I have noticed the high number of timeouts in high lvl MK1 games as compared to 11. I remember when MK1 first came out and I sent my sister some of my footage, one of her first comments was she noticed how sluggish the game looked compared to 11, which says a lot since she barely plays these game and even she could notice that. Would encourage you to see for yourself

[@awesometaco8001]

MK1 has faster movement speed and the pace of neutral is faster than 11s. What is slower in MK1 compared to 11 is the speed of animations which make combos feel slower.

[@kanasas2]

Tom really hates mk11 so that's a big reason why he may not be able to see that. Even the frame data supports 11 being faster multiple characters had 9 frame mids . I think in mk1 Johnny is the only person with a 9 frame mid and a 6 frame d1.

[@Fleja]

@@awesometaco8001 I wouldn't agree on faster neutral, and the movement feel character dependent, but on average with block dashing taken into consideration- about the same as 11. I agree with you: the slower animations are so slow- and so many strings are 3-4+ hits whereas in 11 most strings you had 2 hits to hit confirm

[@brolim.]

Mk11 and mk1 are both 🗑️

[@isaiahacevedo541]

@@awesometaco8001MK11 movement varied by each character, some had faster dashes, but the fastest characters in that game moved FAST. I’m talking wave dashing with Fujin, Mileena, Rain, etc. they were extremely fast. Idk if anyone in MK1 rivals that, maybe Johnny, but I think there’s more consistent better movement across the roster in 1, but it’s not as fast as the fastest in 11 if that makes sense.

[@xKHA0Sx]

SF6 I've got 114hrs and counting vs. MK1 only 48hrs and don't plan to come back unless something big changes, and this is from someone whose always been tunnel visioned into the MK IP.

[@89KingBeast]

Communication that street fighter and tekken has with their communities is a reflection of how much both developers care about their players and game as opposed to the money.....wb about the money

[@ryuno2097]

Not sure about Street Fighter developers but I know Harada and Murray really engage their community more.

[@LJAndrews1986]

Everyone bitches about MK1 and micro transactions but SF 6 is even worse , never gets mentioned though does it? Wonder why....

[@89KingBeast]

@@ryuno2097 Harada is constantly on Twitter/X sharing information and asking for opinions

[@bZgtHeSTD]

And Johnny cage taunting his opponent with the middle finger is symbolic of the giant finger nrs is giving yall

[@The300Player]

Because SF6 is fucking great and MK1 isnt @@LJAndrews1986

[@Rodniikun]

Actually the current sales are the same for sf6 and mk 1. Both are 3 million, the difference is sf6 still has 100k+ players on steam alone

[@shoahkhan5670]

What are the "sales" for big pharma, junk food, ꞇꜧוֹIꓒ trafficking? The "sales" are good, right?... So, that makes the products "good" too, correct? (See what I did there? 😏)

[@Rodniikun]

@@shoahkhan5670 wtf

[@shoahkhan5670]

@@Rodniikun If you cannot understand an *analogy,* I cannot help you any further, and your case must escalated to a lower level service department... 😑

[@rexthewolf3149]

@@shoahkhan5670Even though i understand what you said that was a horrible ATTEMPT at an analogy.

[@rexthewolf3149]

@@Rodniikun To translate the stupid for you. He’s saying just because a game sells well doesn’t mean it good. There is some legitimacy to this line of thinking but to WB executives it doesn’t really matter.

[@ghost-1nklegendary225]

An actual 2v2 wouldve been better with all the kameos as playable as well

[@mayfield0707961]

lol I literally just said this. We wanted a tag team mode mode, not a assist only game

[@Thumper42]

Even though I like the Kameos, I agree with this lol

[@V-95K]

Yea people asked for Tag team, but NRS gave us kameos… 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@patmcluvn5859]

Shujinko is by far a slept on kameo. His character design makes the game fun

[@shadowmaksim]

So as someone who doesn't follow "MK" much at all...yeah, even I've been feeling like something has been up with "MK1". Like, I barely hear anyone talking about the game in general. And even past that, the little that I have heard has largely has been negative. Divisive story, lack of game modes, assists being unbalanced (something about Jax causing an unblockable loop at a tournament), surprisingly bad online, the Switch version, the lottery system, disappointing guest choices, etc. And again, I'm like ultra-casual when it comes to "MK". But even in comparison, "MKX" and"MK11" both had far more buzz surrounding them even well after this amount of time after their releases. It's to the point I somewhat forget "MK1" even released not too long ago

[@shoahkhan5670]

The game is trash and there are far better offerings out there... Even going back to previous NRS games, exposes MK1 for how poor the product is.

[@kennel878Xx]

MK VS DC was probably more fun and has more replay value than MK1 that's a sad fact. Maybe the gaming industry will finally turn to listening go back to the good old ways if a titan like Mortal Kombat falls. So I'm okay with that

[@xXSonTJXx]

4:26 bro did MK11 kick your puppy?? LMAO

[@tracycook3556]

MK11 sucks. Its a fact.

[@louisfacade]

MK11 needed the SFV treatment... We should've still gotten dlc content for that game and MK1 should've been released in 2025. MK1 is a watered down version of MK11 and looks and feels very mobile cheap. It's honestly painful to be a MK fan right now. It's embarrassing.

[@youngdresbaby]

I beg to differ. The kameos' little life should also be a lifebar around their meter or under the main characters lifebar. It should also be separated from the characters' health when it comes to damage. If a kameo gets hit the number of times that their life is, they should be knocked out for the remainder of the round. If you get flawless blocks, you should be able to build that life meter back up fully to bring the kameo back into play. Including nullifying damage, changing frame data to more punishable data, and less pushback. A kameo getting hit shouldn't take from a flawless victory, neither. They should give us double flawless if both remain untouched and quadruple flawless victory if you can do it both rounds. That will bring a new level of excitement for all players. Kameos need to be adjusted upwards to be on the same level as Strker, Lao, and pre-patched Cyrax. The characters also need to be buffed up to the levels of Cage, Kenshi, Geras, Mileena, Ashra, Li Mei, and pre-patch Raiden/Baraka (I'll give my reasons on my selections later). On the kameo having the ability to be brought back to life. In the second round, if the kameo is hit by a killing shots like (physical hits, projectiles, fatal blows into, or a classic uppercut brutal). The players should have the ability to kill the kameos, too, with a brutality to eliminate them from coming back in the possible last round. From a string, projectiles with brutality requirements, or D2s. Some characters need hit regions adjustments as well, like Quan Chi S2 should be a mid, Scorpion, S4 should also be a mid, Tanya drill should be a low, etc. The same could be said for the kameos, too. Fatal blows need less pushback on them and should be death on block, no questions ask. Some characters need expressive freedom like reptile with his force balls not having options and taking so long to recover from it that he can't move with them on screen. I can go on all day, especially with the reason I listed the characters I have above. If anyone is interested in that, just ask me what's up?

[@tavar16]

As a casual that played thousands of games online mkx. I wanted to play that many games online for Mk1 but it just feels bad online.

[@cbriggsmkx1436]

MK9 And MKX Are All Time GOATS

[@WindHashira]

Facts facts

[@EastyyBlogspot]

There is something i have noticed the past few years that games are getting praised at launch and after a while people then go...actually it is not as good as we thought and seems on many genres, Halo infinite, New world, Diablo 4 as well as Mk1

[@LateNightAshes]

Yep, to much pre-release hype. Then it drops, people are propaganda juiced, and then reality sets in that its really not all that. Especially the folk that paid for premium or collectors on these games.

[@Nulak]

It's like a endless cycle, mk1 mk2 mk3 then mk4 made the franchise crash. Then they comes back from the dead with 3d era with huge content, cool story, great visuals, a revamped Mortal Kombat, MKDA, MKD, and MKA. Then again they crash with MKvsDC. MK9 comes out, revitalize the franchise like never before, huge success and i mean not only in the sells department, MK is praise again as a good fighters. MKX follow this trend, as always with good new feature (stance), run is back, everyone like to watch the game in tournaments. MK11 suffer from design flaws, political stuff no one care about but overall in the end, mk11 is just not the best mk, like Armageddon was. According to what we see now right now, MK1 may be another "crash" for the franchise.

[@marklo6283]

Mk1 definitely watered-down the zoning which I absolutely loved that they did

[@AustinShmokes]

Play quan chi he feels great

[@KSlK]

i played mk11 every day till mk1 came out, but I'm not a pro. So this maybe an unpopular option, but I personally like the gameplay of mk11 way more than mk1. All mk1 has is chip damage and big combos . MK11 was more tactical, and you could actually punish people for mistakes. My ultimate game would be mk11 but with breakers and air combos

[@andiakpan8502]

Facts and no top tier characters every character should be equal but be differentiated by their specials and normal strings. I’m tired of losing matches simply because I’m fighting a better character

[@BeAllEndAll-i3e]

Man i agree nothing wrong with mk11

[@Regula_joe]

Mk11 is an amazing game

[@ZarathosDaimaoh]

i'm a bit puzzled whenever i see lots of video stating that MK1 is more fun , yet trashes every single mechanics it added or changed , or don't even like the character roster .

[@andiakpan8502]

@@ZarathosDaimaoh the main problem with most of the NRS games is that there’s such a huge gap between the top characters and the lesser characters. The game becomes stale because in order to win you have to use certain characters and copy and paste the same strategies to win.

[@Regula_joe]

Man im the opposite ends. I LOVED MK11. That games pace alone was so fast that i fell in love with it. Mk1 it feels like im walking in mud.

[@dmtmediabrothers]

Mk 1 is fast af but you have to wave dash. Im not really good at it but i notice top players make the game fast

[@Tevron_]

@@dmtmediabrothers I can wavedash fluently. MK11 wavedashing is faster than MK1

[@tc_iraklis8508]

IF you played a character with a wave dash yes. What about the rest of us 😅

[@StarseedAura]

I loved MK11 too, not only for the speed but the game is packed with so much content. Also glad I’m not the only one that feels like MK1 is slow and heavy almost.

[@tattoodude8946]

Yeah, I played MK11 like crazy. I think I have more hours logged on MK1 at this point, but that was just to grind out the characters. I would honestly rather play MK11. I don't miss the Krypt (I think it's boring and pointless) but I did enjoy the variety of towers and especially the co-op towers. Why they cut that, I don't know. I also just feel like MK1 is just always trying to pry more money out of me and it is annoying. I'm happy to pay for things (sometimes), but this feels like they are constantly bombarding me with "give us more money, more money, more money!" and that gets under my skin.

[@lokeleenP]

Idk why but i am feeling nrs will drop support sooner than they did for mk11.

[@shoahkhan5670]

Absolutely. The game was rushed and is a repurposing of Injustice 3 -- facts, alone, which point to the game being "officially" dropped within 24 months; and much sooner in reality. If they are still releasing DLC in 2026, I'll dance the jig naked at the Super Bowl... They will announce "Kombat Pack 2" with the story expansion, in the middle of this year, then milk that for 12 months, as the core developers a steadily moved to another project (if they have not moved on already).

[@dylansharp8471]

As if.

[@darkninja9499]

Bro saw into the future 😂

[@Resignedbc27]

Dude im pretty sure mk1 was gonna be an injustice game.

[@theagent7514]

100%

[@hellwashere3821]

100

[@ForeverMG]

The clash intros, air to air combos, fatal blow starts off just like injustice supermove. Yeah it's safe to say they switched up at some point in development...

[@gLu3r]

Holy shit that makes perfect sense ​@@ForeverMG

[@dmtmediabrothers]

I think they were testing out mk and gonna drop a dc vs game afterward

[@djgeneticdisorder]

Great explaination Tom, keep it up

[@reapercometh]

It's an oddly samey slowish tag fighter. Tag games are supposed to be chaos to a degree and out of control. That's what makes them exciting

[@ZarathosDaimaoh]

Yeah with its pace , some of us can only notice and focus on the kameo unbalance . Within a chaotic game like MvC or Dbfighterz , it's obviously there but the fun is hiding the forest , at least long enough

[@juliusjean-baptiste924]

The sad part is they had 4 years to make this a complete game and it still wasn’t done. WB had NRS sucker their customers into buying an unfinished game at a triple A price point. This game shouldn’t of released. They shoulda worked on this however long they needed to get it to a playable state within their casual audience. They need to do user/customer interviews and ask what they want. They need to Take what worked for previous games, double down on that, and come up with new ideas and validate their ideas with their player base, casual, pro, and streamer scene.

[@Nerevar5me]

Had two back to back desyncs last night in Kombat league when we were tied up 1-1 going into the final set. Online is the biggest issue.

[@whimsighoul4266]

From the wisdom I learned in the very first Mortal Kombat: “Finish Him!” 😭

[@dylanchilders]

Maybe its weird to say but I feel genuinely nostalgic for the early MK11 days. Just getting to explore the krypt for the first time, unlocking all the heads to get the secret room, grinding character towers, I just miss it

[@PerfectLegend]

damn. 50 mins? about to listen lol

[@alphaxxtha1391]

I just loved mk11 for my homie noob saibot 😭

[@PickHuey]

This is my thoughts EXACTLY!

[@Nulak]

😭

[@marklo6283]

His coming back in kp2

[@alphaxxtha1391]

@@marklo6283 not fast enough 😂

[@machinayrequiem8596]

The first videos I watched of this I game I felt like it was unfinished. I didnt even think the game was real when all the clips gotnreleased and it was getting promoted.

[@alanb1449]

MK11 felt faster in my opinion. Even outside charscters that disrespect neutral like kotal, fujin, kabal, Jacqui (that you mentioned). Wave dashing felt more fluid and (for lack of better term) "speedy". Characters like kollector and jax while slow could dash block far more effectively than characters in mk1. Idk if that is caused by the crappy netcode in mk1, but i think it could olay a factor.

[@Ekim2F94]

Your closing sentiments really hit home. Just hearing "BRO THEY UNLEASHED EVERYTHING THEY REALLY POWERED UP THE GAME!" Immediately brought a smile to my face. Im one of those people who have the FGC DNA and got love for all them beyond a casual sense and it makes me just as happy as it would a casual player. The community seems to be on the samw page with what we all want! Unfortunate that the game MUST falter before any true change happens.

[@derekwhite4312]

Mk11 is fun to me… not as much as mk1 but still I enjoy it. But I don’t play fighting games seriously besides mk games.. you’re trippin if you seriously think mk11 is the worst fighting game ever. Not even close

[@datemasamune2904]

I think what people are forgetting is that Mortal Kombat became a mainstream fighting game, not because of its competitiveness, but because of the violence and gore. For the most part, performing fatalities and brutalities are what most people are into.

[@manic2180]

Haven't finished the video but this narrative that pros & content creators matter less because they're "less than 1%" is false, objectively. Together, they hold more influence than any other single entity in the community. Millions of people tune in for their opinion on all platforms. This includes large youtubers and reporters outside the community. They influence a massive chunk of a game's marketing. They have to be satisfied if a competitive game is to last.

[@cv442]

Agreed, they're basically free advertising or better yet 110 dollar paid fgc influencers

[@thekid8224]

You my friend are absolutely right, unpopular opinion but I don't think mk1 is that bad. But because pro players and content creators/influencers have been banging on that it's bad game for a while now everyone in the community now thinks the same even though some casuals actually don't have an issue with the game. The problem MK has is it's only audience is in the west and fgc is basically the opinions of the west. FGC is always complaining even SF6 has had some backlash the difference is other parts of the world don't care and keep those games alive. So while the west tried to talk smack about sf6 the Asian Market don't care and are keeping the game alive mk doesn't have that it just has the west as an audience. The sheep mentally in the FGC is quite bad as you said people literally hang on to the words of fgc content creators to decide if a fighting game is good on or not instead of if they themselves enjoy it.

[@Yugiohsachse]

I hate MK1. I played every MK since the 90s, I really love the MK franchise, I love the characters and the story. I dont care about E-Sports or "the pros" and I dont care about 50% combos. So, I love MK11 more. I really hate Invasion Mode. Its like a mobile game, its grindy and boring. I loved the towers of time and the krypt in MK11 more. I hate kamos and I hate the character designs and the god damn ugly skins, even the shop ones. I wish I could refund this crap game on steam. I loved every MK before 1. They ruin my interest in the franchise with that crap game. DLC wont save the game.

[@gloriempaka9474]

Couldn't agree more 👏🏽

[@manny5825]

I wish NRS made invasion as an experimental mode, something like where we can play with Kameos and alternate timeline versions like Kanya Janet Cage Scorp-Lao. The Survive matches could add a type of Mythologies stage with a treasure at the end. Invasions have so much potential to try new things

[@pepomega]

The crypt must return, invasion mode is just an excuse to sell more skins

[@DexKC]

As a HUGE MK fanboy, MK1 is the first game that made me quit playing after 3 months... The Kameo System is just bad for the game. Characters have no Identity beside pairing into some safe gimmick to win online. Maybe I will come back for Ermac since i gave em the money for it. There is soo much wrong with the polish and modes, and ye the online is unplayable. Looking at the Suicide Squad game, seems like WB Games is the new canncer ruining some great development Studios. Guess they dont care, they got my money.

[@lablunt6190]

Imo Mortal Kombat 9 was peak to me. I kept buying the new ones thinking that the experience would be compare to that one. It was so good I got my friends in college who don't play fightings hooked on it and actually get good. The game was complex enough and simple enough. Archtypes in that game were clear and it was pretty balanced, with the exception of Kratos. Microtransactions were nonexistent. The character roster was fantastic. NRS changes too much for no reason.

[@ryuno2097]

I think WB wanted NRS to test the waters with the microtransactions in MK9. Then WB told them to push a little bit with MKX. Then we know how it went to MK11 and worse with MK1. Would've been nice if NRS took the core fighting fundamentals of MK9 and improved it with the next games. But alas they had the keep on changing the gameplay/mechanics with each game.

[@EMdemo]

MK11 Ultimate was fuckin (14:34 ) massive tho. It brought me back to the field.... And mk1 is kicking me out.. :/

[@El-Burrito]

Glad you reacted to this, definitely interested to hear your take

[@89KingBeast]

The expansion will prolly come with a large update and overhaul

[@DonYoGi8331]

They better

[@CameronDC-Grimes]

The only things NRS has to do is: • Fix online Netcode and Dsyncs. • Buff bottom half of the characters to Johnny/Ashrah/Geras/Kung Lao/Sindel's strength and Buff Kameos to Khameleons strength and utility. • Offline single player modes need fixed like Invasions Mode and Towers need 5X the XP gained & koins. If not make invasions the Krypt when expansion comes out. But just increasing rewards per win so it's not grindfest it would mostly fix it. Then they can add modes, more features, then give characters more customization & more good skins instead of color swaps. Then add 1 more or 2 additional gear pieces to have better options for customizing your characters. Kameos/DLC need more customization.

[@NamelessViking01]

23:00 this is one of the many reasons why I dropped mk1 so fast. I pre ordered the most expensive version and I dropped the game in a week because how much you can spam cameos and it just wrecks the 1v1 fights. Mk1 lost all ita characteristics of each character because of cameos. If you play a rush down you tend to suck againts zoning or can't zone but with cameos characters that would be normally rush down can now spam projectiles across the map.

[@robertjohnson7719]

Why do people have so much hate for mk11? I personally think it’s a great game with lots of content, stellar graphics and skins. I have allot of fun playing it even till this day. And those fatalities and fatal blows are violent as hell.

[@slowmojo9355]

You are not the only one, i also love MK11.

[@panicblinkday]

I play that and injustice 2 more than freaking mk1. They dissapointed us

[@LilYungGrabBagJr]

Its funny cause i played mkx the other day and i played 97 games with a guy and didnt notice a thing if i play more 10 or more games in mk1 i feel bored and exhausted i cant even watch the tournaments for mk1 unless its grand finals cause i cant stomach the game that long

[@neoconnor4395]

The difference between Maximilian and people who only make videos talking about how much MK1 sucks: Maximilian makes videos for a love for all videos rather than focusing on hating one, AND Maximilian said he really likes the game...

[@LordRichard5451]

Facts 💯

[@howibleed8479]

I agree-its sad-it just came out way to soon

[@michaelknight4099]

MKX is the 🐐

[@shoahkhan5670]

Sadly... Yes. MKX got much more RIGHT than it got wrong... Heck, in retrospect, even its much maligned "Variations" have proven to be the most effective system for diversifying a roster that NRS have come up with. Conversely, MK1 feels more generic than MK11! Be it gameplay and atmosphere, or its guest characters and functionality (online notwithstanding -- NRS just cannot do online), MKX was as close as NRS came to catching lighting in a bottle. Had they released MKX: Remake -- on the ground that they needed more time to baste Ij3 (which is what MK1 started out life as) -- and added some stages (the one thing MKX lacked) and, perhaps, made a few NPC's playable (hacks already allow for it), the game would have sold millions, and set up their future game releases. Instead, MK1 is another nail in the WB-NRS relationship coffin...

[@kanasas2]

I liked mk11 I wasn't bored at all but hey I'm in the minority . Mk1 the cameo stuff is just a gimmicky thing that ends up being boring because it's implemented in a shit way . Online I guess I'm lucky because I don't have any problems finding games but I do get the de sync which is unacceptable .

[@Edg3head-]

Yeah I put a ridiculous amount of hours into MK11 and never really got bored. I’m done with MK1 already and redownloading MK11 as I type. There is only so much stormcell into kano I can take before it puts me to sleep

[@MrMooMoo088]

Slowly abandoned by the both the casual and hardcore FGC, but instantly dropped by the mainstream. The FGC shows up for its games, even if the games all sell less combined

[@sjue316]

MVCI would beg to differ.

[@Seama327]

To elaborate on your point around 12:00 I completely dropped this game because it didn’t have online leaderboards for towers.(or at least I couldn’t find them)

[@eNARV1]

Theyve made each game slower, and slower from the last every time…they only care about release sales and casuals. Never the players

[@brxyn3937]

20:02 cetrion not a zoner??😂😂

[@DamageXcaling]

Hey Tom, this game its slower than MK11, the characters telegraph every attack, the jump arcs are floaty as hell, not that MK 11 it's super fast but it's definitely slower than MK9

[@tracycook3556]

its not slower. its faster in a lot of ways & those ways matter.

[@Kylethejobber]

Is it bad im having really fun playing mk1

[@lilchrissr816]

I love the video tom but your a little to blame as well. Casual players made these complaints in season one. Your response was we suck at the game. You even made that video about competitive vs Casuals players. Now that the casual players have moved on its how do we save the game? I'm not sure but more cameo usage isn't it. Your views on the casual players gave rise to people like fate. While most people don't like him including me he was saying how the casual community felt. Pro players called him an idiot and it felt like you called all casual players idiots for not enjoying the game. If you see this comment know that I like you as a creator but yeah your a little at fault too

[@gloriempaka9474]

Good point

[@foodreally1017]

I personally don’t like bright Disney colors. I miss the dark atmosphere

[@BeAllEndAll-i3e]

MK11 isnt as bad as people make it out to be.

[@ARRos-tu5cb]

That game was slow and boring

[@thirstysquidward3554]

​@@BeAllEndAll-i3e they're both garbage, 1 and 11 put me to sleep.

[@Jestr_44]

23:59 HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD. They build up a game, then tear it down and start from scratch again with the next entry. All the new ideas go away in the next game so no legacy carries over. Instead of constantly improving a fan favorite engine, they experiment and try something new and hope we like it.

[@ihearvoices8881]

I mean, you're saying MK11 is way more boring and worse than MK1 but most of the video and what's happening now shows the opposite.

[@shoahkhan5670]

MK11 was boring at anything above a basic level of gameplay -- it was too stilted, and felt like a "linear" fighting game, compared to MKX's "open world". Having said that, the MK11 being a more or less "komplete" product, makes comparisons unfair; especially given MK1 was released in effective beta, and it still unfinished in even fundamental aspects, like online functionality, offline content, a fully-fledged roster _et al.._

[@davidthompson201]

Invasions are the worst and brutal!

[@NMHTelevision]

I enjoyed mk11 far more than mk1. MK1’s movement is weird, the jumping is too floaty. I’d be here typing all damn day if I said everything I didn’t like about. MKX was the best, give me more of that.

[@carterbrown6774]

I just don’t get how yall finally see this and it was very obvious day 1.

[@AlgaeEater09]

MK1 is just a beta for their new injustice game

[@shoahkhan5670]

Actually, the game _Was_ Ij3, only re-purposed at the eleventh hour, due to the cancellation of the Justice League 2 film. Ed Boon admitted to as much, just qualifying the fact behind _"We'd have needed two more years to complete Ij3, and WB could not wait that long"._

[@AlgaeEater09]

@@shoahkhan5670 Would make sense with all the Super Hero characters. Its easy to assume theyre adding all these super heros to test out a new injustice (omni man, etc)

[@shinfitz]

What MK game ever had a true zoner or grappler?

[@Kennedys_Korner]

Mkx sonya was decent, and an mkx Quan was pure zoning

[@kanasas2]

They def don't know how to make archetypes .

[@kanasas2]

​@@Kennedys_KornerQuan was zoning but he also was a mix character Nrs doesn't know how to make archetypes .

[@Doyoueverwonderwhywerehere]

Mk11 had Terminator as its main grappler and fittingly enough also mk11 had a Robocop as its main zoner Jax has always been a grappler in every MK game

[@philosophyandhappiness2001]

As far as finding matches online, its crazy because on mkx, i still have no issue finding matches 🤷

[@BrendanMolloy-r1z]

i got to say good on you so rare to find a reaction vid that agrees with the other vid.

[@V-95K]

NRS not listening, we asked for tag team, but they gave us these trash kameos…

[@coltonwilkie241]

And they locked so many fan favourite characters behind Kameos.

[@aryferreira2375]

I think i told my friend is the round thing witht the icon of the character Kameleon is tranforming should go that as timer to indicate the next tranformation is coming

[@Edward.E.Nigma.]

More usage of cameos??? Are u high? You can already get a 40-50% combo off getting hit once and continuing a combo.......you want to make it so you can basically kill someone after they get punished once???? Tjats stupid. No thanks

[@Joesmho23]

14:31 MK 11 had huge hype around it idk what it was but it felt completely different when mk1 was being shown. I’d be shocked if it surpassed 11 by even a little

[@Rockysbeats]

people want the characters to be opened up more but theyre already doing 50+ combos with only1 bar. if they make characters as open as your wanting then they will definitely need to introduce better damage scaling/breaker options. essentially rebuilding the entire game which would take years so realistically were looking at a never ending balancing/patching situation which will just lead to everyone leaving. The Kameo system is MK1's ultimate downfall

[@mkryu]

Something like what Marvel vs Capcom 3 had might be good to implement where you choose between 3 assist types/moves. You were able to call in assists more often (since you had 2 assist characters) and if you were reckless and called them too often and predictably, that assist could get killed.

[@Rockysbeats]

interesting but the game already looks really dumb with characters running in out of frame constantly like they just remembered they left the oven on. its also a very cowardly mechanic having another person run in and hit your opponent for you then run away and more of that would just look even more messy. thats why nobodys spectating matches the whole kameo system looks so stupid compared to how good mk fights used to be to watch@@mkryu

[@mkryu]

@@Rockysbeats it would be fun if we could kill the kameo character so they can’t call them anymore.

[@slice1314]

It’s not necessarily the damage, but how EASY it is to get that damage. A 45% combo in mkx requires you to dump like two bars of meter, set up character specific buffs, or do a very execution heavy combo that took a lot of practice. In mk1 it takes no effort to touch 40+ percent combos with a lot of the cast.

[@mkryu]

@@slice1314 combos seem quite easy to get off in MK1 as I notice so many noobs in Kombat League pull off 45% combos consistently. I’m calling them noobs because they don’t have any fundamentals as they lose with me just doing basic attacks like sweeps, overheads, throws, and projectiles. If I get them with a hard knockdown, they are forced to guess my 50/50 wake-up attack. Instant overhead or sweep? Most will guess wrong 4-5 times before guessing right. That’s a good chunk of stray hits damage! It’s hilarious when they try to up-back on wake-up after a few times of guessing wrong because I can feel their panic. I get so many ragequits and people turning on their mics to scream at me lol.

[@godhand2504]

What do you mean reko Is one of the best grapplers MK has ever made to say that there is no grappler's in the game? Garris is a grappler as well.

[@BassFishingNEB]

I dont see whjy Max's video warranted a reaction video.......

[@LOWBORN-the-LOATHSOME]

To keep the negativity circlejerk going.

[@HecticSalad]

@@LOWBORN-the-LOATHSOMEthis perfectly summarised this dead games community😭😭😭. I don’t get why they just quit if they hate it 🤷‍♂️

[@LOWBORN-the-LOATHSOME]

@@HecticSalad They can't live without hating it, which ironically prevents the game from completely dying since they keep hate-playing it.

[@CameronDC-Grimes]

Another thing is make Pro Comp Skins to fund Pro Tour (Major's) so the best players in the world actually get at least 100K for 1st place at Final Kombat and 60-80K with the other majors. The community would buy the skins to fund the pro scene. They show tech, evolve the meta, show players how to do cool stuff with less used characters.

[@keemo5820]

The krypt from mk11 is so much better than "invasions". The mk11 towers were pretty cool...even though the gameplay is similar. Mk1 was supposed to be the game that brings all the cool shit from previous games together. FOR SHAME

[@shoahkhan5670]

If MK fans were more discerning than dried dung, they'd have seen how garbage "Invasions" was the second it was announced, and taken NRS to task on it while they were still forced to do something about it. I saw exactly what it was the second they showed it off -- a shameless grind mode to sucker in the most dim of players into wasting time and, as WB hope, more money in their cash shop... Am I a wizard for seeing this?! Indeed, short of the "Krypt" being expanded, it would never have been enough for a succeeding game that is expected to be better, not abjectly worse than its predecessor. For you cannot follow a game mode that most liked, with something so poor in comparison that its outright insulting, and not get rightful and deserved backlash.

[@drexismaximus2072]

That’s how I felt about MK 11

[@Shadowdragon_TV]

In terms of in-game content, I think NRS really needs to look back at its 3D era MK games. Not gonna lie, in MK Deception, I enjoyed Chess combat and Konquest. And in MK Armageddon, I really enjoyed the new Konquest that was now reminiscent to Shaolin Monks, Kreate-a-Fighter, and even Motor Kombat. Street Fighter 6 literally shares the same idea of Kreate-a-Fighter and they went crazy with it and continues to update content about it to appease the casual audience. I agree as well, the only thing that kept me coming back to MK11 were my love for the characters, but I didn't really enjoy the game overall. NRS needs to start approaching their fighting games as more than just the standard fighting games. Right now it feels stagnant way too early, and their DLC aren't the most exciting. The only characters majority of the people care about have yet to be released, and if those characters flop then the game will definitely fall behind.

[@kanasas2]

Deception was peak mk

[@limitlessgunzz79]

I agree with that those games had more to do outside of the fighting. They were more content rich back in those days. I became a serious Tekken fan in T6 and actually learned how to play Tekken seriously in Tag 2.

[@DonYoGi8331]

Exactly! Boon even said that was his favorite game so why not just modernize all those features and modes into MK1?? I wish Tobias and Boon could trade places.

[@DonYoGi8331]

​@@kanasas2it's ridiculous how the 1st current-gen MK didn't launch with that amount of kontent and features.

[@sicoby]

Hey Brady, if nrs don't turn this around soon, we'll have you in tekken 8

[@shoahkhan5670]

There is not "turning around" the Titanic.

[@osas201]

Darrius takes way too long to recover!!!!!!!!

[@DonYoGi8331]

😂

[@ViridianMaridian]

Have you seen that 90% completed hidden tag mode in the game's files? That's how I imagined the kameos to be before launch, game looks fast and fun as shit. I'll be over here patiently waiting for "Mortal Kombat 1+2"

[@Garrettsamuel98]

HOLD UP A MINUTE TOM... You may not like MK11 as a "Fighting Game" BUT as a Mortal Kombat Game it's absolutely Amazing! Being able to create 5 different variations, & create their names & make some of them MK related names & things only the most loyal MK fans know! & get! 😊. All the different Outros & Intros I loved! And I know this stuff is more MK relevant then it is fighting game relevant.... But what can I say, I'm a way bigger fan of Mortal Kombat, then I am a fighting games... 😊 Thanks for your videos & updates Tom! Love your Content!

[@fearbreazy5558]

I completely agree I feel like the game looks and plays great but I just don’t feel like there’s a character I played where I feel like this is MY character and have no motivation to grind it

[@shman5000o]

"NRS, what they're good at is creativity and power. And what they're not good at is capping it. Let it go" Holy fucking shit Tom...you've succinctly put into words how I've always felt about NRS with their strengths/weaknesses revolving around their FG design ethos/philosophy. It's frustrating, because, when you see them not give TOO much of a shit in making sure their game is "balanced", their games end up being better off and fun because of it. Albeit, still perhaps "busted/broken" in some respects, but still FUN at the end of the day. But when they do actually go into making an FG all while being hyper conscious about their game's "balance", you end up with a boring/stale game that STILL ends up being a "busted/broken". Which for me, is the absolute WORST combo an FG can have for a players experience.

[@13TxAxK60]

With Kameleon they should do this: Standing R1- Mirror move Forward R1- Jade projectile immunity Down forward R1- Jade glave Down R1-Kitana fan lift Down down R1-Kitana fan toss Back R1-Mileena air sighs Down back R1-Mileena ball roll That way you can choose which moves you want instead of it being on a timer that switches automatically.

[@shoahkhan5670]

With MK1, you should do this: Right-click the game's install folder and select "Delete" Right-click the recycle bin and select "Empty"

[@LOWBORN-the-LOATHSOME]

​@@shoahkhan5670 Mate you don't select then just hit "Del" on your keyboard? No wonder you're so bad with buttons.