The Many Horrors (And Weirdness) Of The Mortal Kombat KRYPT

[@mBountyHunter]

I saw the title of the video and the first thing that came into my mind was "If I don't see cooking with scorpion I'll be upset" glad to see my prayers were answered

[@mcmurray360]

I had a variation named "Bad Chef" for scorpion in MK11. Using the Mk2 outfit ofc.

[@RoyArkon]

Fun fact: The Krypt guy in MK11 is officially called the Descendant of Apep, and for those of you who don't know, Apep was a childhood friend of Shujinko, who you can see at the start of MK Deception Konquest mode. So the Krypt guy himself was a callback to MKD, on top of all the callbacks in MK11 Krypt. MKX Krypt was easily my favorite Krypt, NRS/WB made this 1st person mini-game so well, and I loved it.

[@DCBiscuit]

The Krypt not being in MK1 was one of the biggest blows to my heart.

[@Nbreeniverse]

i know. makes me very sad. end of an era :(

[@FormalGibble]

Never forget, Netherealm reused the spider jumpscare for the Halloween event in injustice 2. It's even worse there since it appears while you're fighting.

[@SidneyMosley]

My favorite was actually the MK Deceptions Krypt since you had to actually play Konquest mode in depth to unlock certain coffins, plus the random MK Characters that you would see running around the graves only for them to mysteriously disappear. Imagine my shock seeing a Zombie Liu Kang running around the Krypt only to find out you could actually unlock him within the game.

[@lucathegreat9969]

I remember the first time I recieved a krypt jumpscare in mk9... I screamed, Rather loudly. My mum then yelled at me. I played these games way too young

[@mentalnagasaki2812]

I have arachnophobia and the first time I got hit by the spider jumpscare in MKX, My soul legit left my body

[@Payday2JoyMain]

Those darn spiders are why I never finished the MKX krypt and it's been over 4 years since I've started MKX 😅. I'm kinda wishing NRS would've added a Arachnophobe mode to help with them or give an option to disable them entirely

[@rasmusdegn9690]

"We don't usually cover scary stuff on this channel..." idk man, Those non-MK2 Game Boy MKs were quite horrifying.

[@kingofdragons7]

Ever since i got jumpscared by the krypt monster in MK9, i never visited the krypt ever again

[@deejrdee1]

We must be twins or something, because that's exactly what I did too. MK9 was fun, but screw NRS for doing that to us.

[@Amethyst2941]

"The dogs like me! Because... I wear clean underwear and, if I don't it's usually quite brutal." -Quan Chi

[@dyrr836]

I remember when MK9 first released, the jump scare was like, really effective and some people really hated it. It's almost quaint to look at now, it's a still JPG with what sounds like a horse, incredibly tame compared to what came after. I think it's hilarious personally.

[@Artsydraws1465]

Man the crypt in MKX was horrifying I remember getting getting jump scared by a wolf the first time I played. I left the game as fast as possible.

[@kizzy9739]

In the MK11 krypt, the guy who looks like Meat has a random chance to attack you when you put on Kenshi’s blindfold, and you gottta be super fast to swing the hammer after putting it on too, or he’ll straight up kill you. But you’ll get a whole skin for killing him!

[@BuenDude]

Bro! Everytime I put on the blindfold I mashed the button just in case.

[@baranda0]

That was always fun to quickly respond to the jump scares Would love to see nrs do a horror game

[@coreypendergrass5355]

The FU Koffin in Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance is hilarious 😂 it gives you nothing and the voice laughs at u! Also in the MK 11 krypt u have to be wearing Kenshi's blindfold to be attacked by that Meat looking zombie guy👊🏻🎮🐉🦂✌🏻🙏🏻

[@phallen_1]

The first-person dungeon crawl in MKX gives me Legend of Grimrock vibes. You probably could flesh out that idea to include combat encounters, and take out the jumpscares.

[@Condorian_]

13:48 a fellow arachnophobic! I feel your pain lol

[@Couponkingdom]

Ive been playing MK with my son since before MK9 came out (myself been playing MK since the days of MKII). He never completed the MKX Krypt. He was so afraid of it. Even to this day at 18 he hates it lol

[@kaihedgie1747]

Him and me both

[@Vex_365]

10:03 - PTSD Moment

[@marsbitrona5920]

I remember the MKX Krypt being such a cool idea that I just couldn't play because I hated the jump scares so much. It remained untouched after one attempt to play it. I've loved exploring the Krypt since Deadly Alliance, so it's a shame I couldn't appreciate all the work that must have gone into that version.

[@creyosbear]

Not getting the Kenshi blindfold explains why you didn't get attacked by Meat, it appears when exiting Kenshi's sight !

[@PNDKM]

I hadn't played mk11 krypt in so long I forgot about that. I'd have known if I could progress but the game was kicking me out as I entered the blindfold room 💀

[@AleksPizana]

It appears randomly when you put on the blindfold, not taking it off.

[@toddzilla13]

I watch your videos all the time. Even though the last MK game i really played heavily was MK9. I loved that game me and my friend played it for like two years straight. I grew up with Mortal Kombat. Im 37 years old. I started with the original in the Arcade and on Genesis. One of the best video game franchises. Love your guys videos and thank you

[@Mxsfit11Six]

I remember I was always scared of going into the Krypt in MK9 because of jumpscares lol

[@mayfield0707961]

Going from Mk11’s Krypt to MK1 invasion mode felt criminal. What were they thinking

[@RoyArkon]

LMAO it's not a crime at all. Invasions is AMAZING, and unlike MK11 Krypt you can actually unlock everything with no diminishing returns, just like in all previous Krypts before MK11

[@mayfield0707961]

@ I just don’t feel doing the same repetitive battles against AI over and over again that fun. We’re relegated to what is essentially a boardwalk while MK11 Krypt’s allowed us to truly explore and while unlocking things. Felt like a completely different game

[@RoyArkon]

@@mayfield0707961 LOL the matches are not repetitive, you got different opponents/ different modifiers and mini-games all the time. By that logic all battles in fighting games are repetitive. All types of gameplay are great, but the Krypt is supposed to be unlocking everything in the game, and while MK11 Krypt was awesome, it couldn't be as good as it could've been because of the diminishing returns, and no type of gameplay is gonna change that. MKX Krypt has both the exploration and unlocking with no diminishing returns, so you got the "game in a game" feel without the unlocking being taken away, and Invasions combines the Krypt with a bunch of other single player modes from MK games, that's why they are incredible. Not to mention that once you do unlock everything in MK11 Krypt (everything you can, that is), all you can unlock are just konsumables for the TOT's.

[@RoyArkon]

@@mayfield0707961 There is nothing repetitive in Invasions AT ALL. You get different matches against different opponents, different mini-games and unique challenging bosses. By that logic all fights in fighting games are repetitive. Are you gonna say that Ranked is repetitive? Of course not. Also Invasions, just like all the Krypts before MK11, actually allow you to unlock everything, while MK11 Krypt doesn't allow you to unlock everything due to diminishing returns. And regarding the free-roaming, that's just movement, all kinds of movement are good, and MK1 Invasions is incredible.

[@mostverticalproductions4808]

10:46 I have never heard K&M get that angry before. That's like pure, unadulterated vitriol.

[@mrstudent9125]

I hope to see competitive history of Shang Tsung some day.

[@Geneolgia]

It's worth mentioning that the Krypts in DA and Deception had random kombatants run around the tombstones and hide behind them, it's rather goofy but it may be a precursor of the jump scares in later games. But I swear the Krypt jump scares are scarier than in many modern horror games.

[@anthonykuglov1417]

I will always love cutroomfloor-esque content. Please make more

[@unlawfullegions1500]

Here’s a story: when I was 10 me and my cousin would play mk9 at his house on his ps3. I remember we were in the krypt and my cousin had fallen asleep. My eyes were getting heavy and I had been in the krypt for what felt like ages. I was mindlessly walking backwards looking for something to buy when the jumpscare hit me. I immediately turned off the console without saving anything. I was on edge for the next 20 minutes and jumped at everything. I tried to tell my cousin the next morning and he didn’t believe me. Fast forward to when he got mkx him and a friend were playing the krypt but I wouldn’t watch bc I told them I didn’t wanna get jumpscared. My cousin kept saying there weren’t any but eventually the dog got them and they both jumped back and screamed 😂. To this day they mk9 flesh pits monsters scares me and I won’t play the krypt even now 18:03 I hate you all

[@ManolitoPiesdePlata]

I played a lot of horror games, also, I'm not arachnophobic, but the spider jumpscares on MK X krypt was the first and only thing in a game 'til these day that really made me scream in fear

[@FlappableElf]

2:09 I actually have that MKDA standee! For whatever reason they took Shang Tsung off of it, so it’s just Quan Chi. I always thought it was weird considering it’s supposed to represent the Deadly Alliance lol

[@Kotasake]

Doodeez having nutritional facts on the side is absolutely hilarious

[@eth102]

I was playing MKX in college and had my Xbox hooked up in the common room. My friend is super arachnophobic so when that spider jumpscare came up he screeched at the highest decibel he could muster and sprinted full speed down the hall. I did not see him again for the rest of the night.

[@HyperFlame64V1]

Dude I too, have Arachnophobia....this will suck for me if I went through it.....

[@supervoltekka593]

My favorite thing you can buy in the Deception Krypt was the Quan Chi animation test: "Dogs lick me... ...because, I wear clean underwear. And when I don't, it's usually quite brutal." To this day, I'll never truly know the context behind what he was talking about, but it's amazing it was even in the game in the first place

[@FlappableElf]

I’ve always loved the Krypt and all of the extra content it adds to the games! I was very disappointed to see it be excluded from MK1

[@MaoriGamerDood]

10:46 😂😂😂 MKX Krypt may be evil. But hot damn it's significantly better than MK1 invasions.

[@RoyArkon]

You are here to spread your toxicity in every possible video, it's pathetic. MK1 Invasion is PHENOMENAL!

[@MultiDevon123]

Ngl MKX and 11 had me scared to unlocked stuff because of those JS. The spiders from X and the souls attacking you when u use Kenshi foresight kept me hesitant. 😂😂😭

[@kivaHBRO_04]

0:18 Feels Accurate on how Ghost Face moves in Scary Movie

[@AleksPizana]

I finished the Krypt on MK11 and I don't have anything to do on it anymore. This video just reminded me that I still need to finish MK9's and MKX's. Thanks. Although... even without arachnophobia, the jumpscares are a pain.

[@mochiman6307]

I HATED the jumpscares, I have a sensitive heart so I consider the dlc for x worth it, 11 I use vials of protection every time I put on the headband it is so worth it

[@foxymanaic5934]

14:12 Yeah I was one of those people. I bought it for two reasons. The jumpscares and how long it was. When I was a kid a I hated jumpacares and when I saw that you could buy all the Krypt unlocks, I did it in a heartbeat. However now as an adult, I don't mind.

[@nintoollica955]

I've always wondered why they didn't put in an option to turn the jump scares off.

[@WAFFENFABRIK]

They'd just make you pay for it with real cash, anyway.

[@romajimamulo]

Same reason why you can't turn blood off: being edgy

[@mas8705]

I really wish they expanded on “cooking with scorpion.”

[@Sneakysnackysteak]

Ikr😂

[@lucasreinoso24]

It was fire!

[@Anomaly188]

They couldn't because he broke his axe.

[@jonathanmaldonado2499]

The DooDeez diapers lives rent free in my head to this day.😂

[@Unders]

Nice little nostalgia trip there.

[@finalgwen]

I did love the MK11 Krypt, but the thing that made it a less fun experience was the randomisation of unlocks. Meant there was no way to target unlocking stuff for a favourite character, and eventually opening nearly everything and having to reset it with those Kronika themed buttons just made it feel like undoing progress.

[@Sneakysnackysteak]

Jax definitely stole the sax from quan chi chi

[@Lloyd00]

Even though Konquest was a glorified tutorial I really liked how detailed it was going through every character. Stances, moves, combos and the last mission was a mirror match that tested how well you could use the character. It was legitimately challenging for a novice who was just a button masher

[@stoop..kid..]

I know they’re a lot of work, but it’s been a few years since we’ve seen an MKmeta. I’m dying to see MK X covered. I don’t even play MK much, but I played the UMK3 machine when I was a kid and your content is always great.

[@manuelmadama1636]

I'm dying for the return of The MK Meta too, though in my case i'm mostly looking forward to seeing it cover MK2. Sadly, after so long without new installments, i think it won't return...

[@stoop..kid..]

@ yeah i started watching K&M last year and absolutely got sucked in the MK Meta. I was bummed to realize they haven’t released on in three years. Although not a lot of people noticed this comment and I don’t see too many comments asking for MK meta so maybe it’s not worth it for them. But there’s nothing else like it on KZbin and it should be preserved if not continued.

[@SOBEKCrocodileGod]

I remember jamming out to the “Immortal” music video by Adema in the Deadly Alliance krypt

[@fortayseven]

MKX was my favorite krypt just because i like dungeon crawlers, but MK11 was really good aside from the massive amounts of currency needed to unlock everything - needing to do finishers for hearts got tedious.

[@PlayingGilly]

Oh God, I forgot about the Doodeez. I was utterly perplexed at the time.

[@thegamegenie1]

Finally a vid which is not that mk one 🎉

[@hypeman2000]

No cap, I'm such a fan of mk that I literally bought everything in the crypt from mkda to mkx

[@Harperlarp]

The MK11 Krypt Guy’s name is ‘Descendant of Apep’. A cool nod to MK Deception’s Konquest mode.

[@angeldiaz576]

I think I remember there was something running around in the krypt in Deadly Alliance and maybe Deception, but it's been awhile since I played those two so I can't be sure

[@Lektuerekurs]

I would always be the person to think "Why in Argus' name did they ever put time into this nonsense? they could have made more stages or fatalities or spoof-fatalities instead!!!"

[@gamerskater17]

never realized Scorpion's weapon broke on that final chop lol 4:00

[@scoredhealth9820]

So this is why that tweet was made lol, when i first watched i was enjoying seeing you start to react and do the qte's after the underwear swap lol

[@lsensael6446]

Those jump scares are gold

[@Matt-qs5rx]

10:45 🤬🔪🕷️

[@bbletsplays1130]

Maybe its a good thing you didnt get much farther in the MK11 Krypt, because the MK11 Krypt later on has you trekking through a spider colony. The spiders breathe fire and to get a skin you have to kill one of them, but they will always respawn, either behind you or coming out of a tunnel just out of view.

[@TalesOfBrandino]

Cooking with Scorpion is hands down the best Krypt reward although im sure plent of other people brought that up

[@LuisHGarcia]

I wonder if the MKDA DooDeez bit is a reference to Matt Booty who I think was still working at Midway at the time? Because....You know?

[@kaihedgie1747]

The reason the meat creature didn't show up in your recording is because it only shows up when using Kenshi's blindfold As for MKX's Krypt; I don't have arachnophobia, but I detest jumpscares and that alone made me avoid the mode

[@Eva01-jy2qu7pu9r]

MKX's Krypt mode was my favorite thing ever. Its such a shame MK1 never added it because NRS got lazy

[@dogeramsey9154]

I need someone to help me out with this. I SWEAR I remembered on MK Deceptions Krypt that there was also a jumpscare, but my friends are all saying I’m misremembering and I can’t find any footage of it. There would be a ghoul or zombie like creature that would wander around the Krypt while you purchase things and every now and then he would jumpscare you. I just need confirmation that I’m either misremembering or insane.

[@kaihedgie1747]

It ain't just you. The "jumpscare" was finding a random MK character running between coffins and disappearing

[@WORDLIFEOFFICIAL]

We need this back asap

[@formless_dev]

Such a shame, the MK11 krypt was so cool but they went and scrapped it for the abomination that is invasions.

[@Gostek166]

Not the Krypt but Mortal Kombat 4 had very scary game over screen when u falling down the well.

[@CMM1215]

I got stuck in the MKX Krypt at some point-- not sure what I missed blocking my progression! That was a bit annoying. The MK11 one was SO COOL letting you explore Shang Tsung's Island, but the progression is kind of odd; you think it's going to keep going and then it sort of just stops? I also did NOT appreciate the enemy spider-like jumpscares in that mode either.

[@-PVL93-]

The Deadly Alliance Krypt is still phenomenal. Sure, NRS have significantly upped the production values for its MK9, X and 11 iterations (rip mk1, you were forced out the door incomplete), but MKDA version specifically feels like a love letter to the franchise as a whole, plus iirc it released during the 10th anniversary of MK. I hope we'll see it again in MK2 in however many years assuming next nrs game isn't injustice 3

[@dannyyarbrough5938]

Loved the Krypt! I really wish NRS would have included the Krypt in MK1!

[@especiallyqiao]

For to mention in MK Deception, characters would run around the Krypt.

[@ametozukumazu6073]

I remember when morons started crying over MK11 Crypt because of the lootbox craze at that time. The same people who praised old games for "unlocking by playing". Yes it was grindy and you had to play MK11 for that but there were no side content with that much details in any fighting games back then.

[@Simte]

One of my favourite things in the series, MK9 was my favourite.

[@082Crew]

To get the Meat jumpscare you need to use.... yip, the blindfold

[@coolercold495]

My god I remember the mk9 krypt my dad and I where playing through it I was nine years old when this happened my dad was playing the krypt for a bit until that jumpscare played I jumped and my dad laughed good memories but I still hate that krypt creature

[@kivaHBRO_04]

8:00 You forgot to mention “Anime Scorpion” in the port of the GBA

[@Harperlarp]

I never minded the jump scares. They were just a minor inconvenience more than anything.

[@bloodbathkrieg8010]

Forgot to mention that "KM" in MKDA was a guide!

[@PBnJ.]

YOO the guy on the doodeez was tweaking 😭😭😭😭

[@CharlieStLoud]

cooking with scorpion…

[@Userjustuserokjustuser]

You guys are playing with us rn 😭

[@ryanrowe1975]

Krypt spider

[@Che_Yo]

what was shang cooking

[@maxwellbrittingham6816]

The DooDeez have nutrition facts....

[@gregoryberrycone]

so you kept getting prevented from finishing this single player mode in MK11 because of the games online servers? modern gaming, not even once.

[@robinfox4440]

It made sense in a bygone era. In modern gaming it's a slog and reminds me of those old labyrinth games that came with Encyclopedia Britannica CD. Reinstalling MKX on any PC even with Steam Cloud I lose my progress in the Krypt so I'm not really a fan of it for how gaming works nowadays.

[@osirisatot19]

The Krypt was cool, and while I enjoyed the exploration and puzzle solving; I really didn't like how repetitive it got in MK 11 when I was trying to unlock things and was just grinding against RNG for after a while.

[@Ricki_47]

That concept art of mileena you get in the deception krypt tho

[@Hatsworthful]

The mkx crypt does make me wonder if the devs were grimrock fans. and wish for an mk-themed dungeon crawler

[@STibbze]

Krpyt spider 🥰

[@eddihurta7173]

Dude i really wish they brought back the "Horror/Scary/Eerie" vibe of 1 & 2, more of 2 theme but 1 had some rather eerie settings too, and make it how MK11 was open world, and use Deception style story even if were another Shujinko esque character (i think he was better than Taven at least 😅) *Bows* 🙏🏾🔥🐉

[@F1ghtGam3r]

F***ing jump scares!

[@EmileVinesh]

Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance and Deception had the BEST Krypts imo. Obtaining Koins by playing the game alone, and everything was already included in the basegame itself! No DLC's for costumes, new characters or even paying real money for digital content! Every subsequent MK game brought good and bad things to the Krypt system. Armageddon with the single Koin was an improvement. MK 9 had an unique layout with sections, but the jumpscare was annoying. The Krypt from MK X is visually stunning, but I dislike the FPS adventure + jumpscares. MK 11 was the best new version of the Krypt, but the fact that you could die everytime was a bit of a bummer. It's sad that MK 1 decided to ditch the Krypt for some random crappy Shrine, and each time you have to pay 1000 Koins for random rewards! I miss the days where you had all the Krypt Koffins written down on a piece of paper and just played the game to save Koins to unlock your favorite character or alternate costume.

[@MrBrockmcmillin]

I used to only be able to play on Switch and X had the most unplayable Krypt for the fact on the Switch, the frame rate is so bad it would make you horribly motion sick. Which sucks because you want to explore. 😅

[@marveler8994]

I need those KanO's

[@ThePageofCups]

Sektor listens to *country* which is much funnier.

[@Killer-hy9ly]

Oh, the times when unlocking new content in games was a mechanic built into the game itself and not gained with microtransactions -_-