The Mortal Kombat 1 Review | "They fixed it... then they broke it"

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The best MK is years is plagued with issues.
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0:00 Intro
0:32 Story
1:43 3D Era
2:35 Kameo System
3:39 Gameplay
5:38 Goodbye MK11
7:27 More Gameplay
9:59 Microtransaction Store
11:05 Invasions
12:05 The BUGS
13:59 Missing Features
18:01 PC Port Issues
19:48 Conclusion

[@underthemayo]

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[@Blessed_V0id]

As someone who has finished invasions and purchased every seasonal skin and shrine item, you were right. We should be institutionalised. (Side note, I spent so long grinding fake matches I now suck at real vs matches. Playing invasions doesn't teach you how to play with skill)

[@andremcclendon1220]

I agree with a lot of the issues that you have with the game but I still think it’s a little much. This came launched unfinished and rushed. Like Mortal Kombat 11. But it’s not as bad as Mortal Kombat 11. If you’re having that much fun in the game, I don’t see why you would drop it.

[@Guitar-Dog]

​@@Blessed_V0id>institutionalised As a FG player who dislikes MK for the block button. Yes you all should be 😂❤ I want to like the game but just want back to block in it

[@VR-qc3up]

I don't believe you, sir. It sounds like you held back a lot. This game is hopeless.

[@fernygamer6985]

Buff Rain 👑💜

[@unrankedchevron742]

It's actually unlikely that they were working on this for 4 years. It seems like they were going to originally add more to MK11. Then they were seemingly went to move on to Injustice 3 while also working on a new engine for the eventual MK12. Then they were told to just move on to the next MK game anyway. So the effective development time might have actually been shorter than the last few games. WB needing a big hit after Suicide Squad was delayed may have been the real factor in MK1 being like it is.

[@xkr1tical883]

Maybe, but remember they kind of went through a crisis when they were about to be bought.

[@NetherlandsFirst]

Source?

[@Kolossoni]

Nah, the story mode animation alone would would take at least 2. I'd say it's a bottleneck effect.

[@cholou9708]

this game looks very rushed, even the story mode... modern games as always.

[@unrankedchevron742]

@@Kolossoni The story mode doesn't seem to me to be much more expansive than past games, which were two years between each release.

[@theavenger927]

Something else that sucks is that during a single player tower you don’t get to see the intros of the characters talking to each other before they fight. They just do the same taunts everytime. For me it really takes from the experience and becomes repetitive. I really liked the interesting qwips the characters would say to each and it would be unique for the character they were fighting. The intros are there when you fight another person but it would just be cool if they were also in the single player towers.

[@hurricane7727]

Mkx and Mk11 both had Intros in the Towers.

[@jakemauro5677]

So true. Noticed that right away actually.

[@steveo0127]

@@jakemauro5677how do games keep going backwards 😂

[@alonemax2912]

Yeah, towers were always my main thing, and dialogues in 10 and 11 made it more exciting and it's just not there for no reason.

[@theavenger927]

@@alonemax2912 exactly I finished all the towers and it was a grind because of them having no dialogue.

[@whitegoodman3438]

I would like to at least see them bring back tower intros/dialogue. I know it's not a big deal, but it makes the characters feel more alive and immersive.

[@toyoseries]

Did you check their twitter lately?

[@ZekeGotViews]

@@toyoseriesNo, what did they say

[@NaCl_Sodiac]

"MK11 was a game where I was mad if I won or lost" I felt that

[@GassedFEIN]

Frrrrr

[@ledouu]

Your the first one i’ve heard to mention the awful story ending and it’s so true, it felt like they ran out of ideas and rushed. Such a shame because i was loving the beginning & the graphics then they lost me with all the several timeline characters.

[@Lucid-Dee]

I was fine with the time lines and thought it was a cool idea but I agree that the ending felt half baked. The whole story before the ending blew me away but then to find out it’s shangsung again and then the comedic parts one after another just killed it for me. Was really hoping for onaga or someone new

[@Numenorean921]

interesting, that's been a pretty common complaint about the game from what I've seen

[@OVERSKULL87]

Yes! I was in anticipation for Onaga as the "Oh Shit!" nostalgic moment but instead we gwet Shangsung again? Not only that but just standard without any of his titan power or any aesthetic changes or a second stage? Such a slap in the face.@@Lucid-Dee

[@ragnarok9658]

The king of foreshadowing, my main man @@CookingWithKratos breaks that ending down perfectly.

[@FA-nd9uk]

NRS stories in a nutshell, good ideas, terrible executions at best, and just glamorous garbage that wows everyone withe all flash 0 substance. I gave up with their stories after inj1.

[@MILDMONSTER1234]

The most surprising thing about this game to me is that they took inspiration from Killer Instinct of all things for Nitara. Like seriously her entire move set is taken from Mira from killer Instinct, vampire who uses airdashes, sacrifice health for damage increase with blood, command grab bite that heals

[@scolioreset]

What IG did is designing the health meter to show the recoverable portion. Any hit would damage her as usual so she could lose a round one hit alone if she kept spending, but that’s the point of recoverable health: she can’t heal like Jago or Kim Wu, the former through Instinct Endokuken (Fireball) and the latter being her Firecracker Level 3 Ender (Nunchuk). Plus Mira’s airdashes and Mist were spenders on recoverable health. Having seen her Embrace move, Nitara indeed has a lot of “Mira”, but none of the polish or uniqueness. Plus her flight is literally like Gargos but being forced to spend meter instead like Gargos had the air superiority.

[@Yalbou]

Killer instinct is such an amazing and under rated game. Would rather a new KI over mortal kombat 1

[@shawklan27]

​@@Yalbousame bro same it's such a hype ass game compared to mortal kombat as well

[@ragnarok9658]

​@@Yalboufax bro. But not the new killer instinct. Give me that old school n64 super nintendo format k.i. but made with next gen hardware. Man can u imangine

[@sosunnyjoe]

The game releasing without a bunch of basic systems that 9,XL and 11 had really fuels my argument that this was suppose to be inj3 and they had to make a switch to mk because of the companies unforsure future. P.S the kameo was suppose to be superhero/villan team up(JL,suicide squad,crime syntactic,team titans etc)and ill die on this hill.

[@wingsofsigma]

Atleat ij3 will be rich with content

[@Jose-se9pu]

Makes sense. Warner still dont know what to do with the Suicide Squad game.

[@sammythijs8641]

Pretty sure you can die on that hill, i’m willing to believe there was a moment they thought about the kameo system for inj3. This narrative that this game is just recycled injustice and they transformed it into an mk game mid development is plain silly imo.

[@sosunnyjoe]

@@sammythijs8641 how is it silly if they would have lost the license for the dc characters they would have to do something they know they can mortal combat yu didn't hear what was going on with wb games in 2020/2021. ? That's why I say that and come on it kinda even looks a lil injustice like.

[@sammythijs8641]

@@sosunnyjoe it can be as simple as NRS acknowledging what people like about both injustice and mk and combining those elements into 1 game. That is not the same as “ recycled injustice”. Developing a game is not just a bunch of kids on a drawing board eating crayons. You need clear direction/vision. I can totally see how the idea of Sento stance or Star Power (kenshi & Johnny) is derived from character traits in injustice but how is that a bad thing. For example, the stages in mk1 look amazing and detailed and have nothing to do with the DC universe. Stuff like that takes time and is not something you throw away and re-do from scratch halfway through development

[@Blessed_V0id]

11:45 I have finished invasions 100 percented including the Netherrealm orb for extra Scorpio, skins, earned every seasonal skin, bought everything from the shrine. All that's left is character mastery. I can konfirm (he...he) two things. One. Even if you grind you'll still suck at the game. Invasions is not a normal match. I have seen this myself first hand. Two. Yes. If you finish invasions you should be institutionalised..trust me

[@datankle7519]

I’ve been an MK fan for almost 30 years and was really hoping MK1 would bring me back on board. I started playing other fighting games competitively almost 10 years ago and NRS seriously lost me as a customer after MK11. With how fucking barebones MK1 is, the amount of issues/bugs present in the game, and the greedy nostalgia bait tactics (the cost of MKDA Scorpion was fucking gross), it’s really upsetting. I’m always gonna be an MK fan, but never an NRS fan.

[@discorabbit]

Midway

[@kneelb4chevelle]

All the bugs and missing shit already killed my hype. I'm already back to SF6. It's insane how unfinished MK1 is. I'm glad someone said something about that Reiko Jump 2 glitch. I found that in training mode and was like what?

[@samuelmcl.9474]

Weirdly ive been an MK fan my whole life, tried sf6 a few weeks ago and was floored by how much better it feels. So much more precise. Gameplay is actually fast and dynamic, not overly “wait for my turn to combo”. Sure it’s lacking in skins but the actual content and polish is there.

[@magniteproductions3767]

The King of The Hill game mode also had every feature stripped from it. Can't invite friends (While in a public KoTH), can't view player stats, no text chat, can't go into practice mode while waiting in line (Fucking why?), can't see who gave respect and no emojis.

[@geryon8814]

Blud thinks this is a Nintendo Direct show and put an 8hour premiere timer

[@ccelite3782]

Blud still made a decent video

[@pepsybowls8559]

Ahah

[@Kenlac92]

​@@ccelite3782he tends to think very highly of his opinion, yes

[@Blessed_V0id]

​@@Kenlac92What makes you think that?

[@omarrojo9484]

​@@Blessed_V0idHis Ultrakill and Dmc videos, personally.

[@KamikazeDreamer]

Beat invasions for the scorpion costume. Stuck to it, or specifically the fight in the first area, "Triple Threat," to grind XP and ' "unlock" everyone's second costume and fatality... so yes, i should be institutionalized

[@vaultboy1469]

"If the mechanics are solid and the game is really fun , I'm okay with waiting for the polish to come" 🗣🔥 🔥 🔥 🥶🥶

[@lefishe129]

I think it was a mix of factors. First, they were going to add more content to MK11 (since some leaks and clues lead to believe that characters like Ermac, Ash Williams and Havik were on plans for DLC, as other modes) but for whatever reason, maybe the pandemic combined with WB internal struggle, they decided to start their new project. Then, they started working on Injustice 3, and it seemed that they were taking it slowly since they changed the graphic motor to Unreal 4, and maybe developing or learning new technologies, which slowed down the project, but maybe and due to the AT&T purchase and all that stuff, they decided to change the theme so they wouldn't lose the license mid project (or they weren't even able to use the license from the start and against their will). Finally, I think, and with less than 2 years left, and looking at the bad reception and delay of Suicide Squad KTJL, WB decided to rush MK1 development so they could have some AAA product and guaranteed success ready for the investors in 2023, rushing the game even more, and maybe until here they modified the monetization to make it as seasonal and predatory as possible to recover the invesment with the least possible effort. Leaving basic features and modes out of the picture because they were short on time, prioritizing core gameplay, story mode and graphics (which, with the exception of they former, still feel rushed, in gameplay for the bugs I mean) and maybe they thought that those weren't all that important, and fans could take a few weeks or even months without them while they're still finishing the game.

[@AverageCatz]

I wish we got more content for MK11

[@producershub9254]

Not sure if you are using an 12/13th gen intel cpu for mk1 but if u are i did find an incredibly easy fix which cure all the stutter across the gameplay! Reason that cpu causes the issue is because they are hybrid ones that use E-cores and P-cores and this game really needs it to run only on the P-cores. I saw most people disable E cores in the bios but if you actually have your computers power plan in system settings running at High Performance then all you need to do is turn it to Balanced without dealing with Bios! Reason why it works is because balanced allows which ever program that is running at the forefront of the OS to use P-cores instead of confusing it with both core types. If you don't have a 12th gen or 13th gen Intel Cpu then i have no idea how to fix it. I've managed to resolve several peoples with that simple fix and its a shame that no one has put that up as a solution anywhere. quite suprsingly. Hope that helps!

[@underthemayo]

AMD

[@producershub9254]

@@underthemayo Ah damn, well i tried. 😅 well if you find anyone with intel tell them to test that out, there is so many people struggling with that on them cpus!

[@lucasyewnit5321]

ERR I Cnt Believe That Worked You Sir Are A Legend WTF

[@vlad-ut1sz]

I hate the bug where if you press a normal attack and the kameo ambush on the same frame the normal attack doesn’t come out,that’s ridiculous that its in the game. making me choose to play around summon kameos intentionally.

[@kal1278]

Okay guys, after two weeks of playing the game I must say… DO NOT BUY. i consider myself to be average at the game but the online is so scrubby it’s ridiculous so for casuals it’s pointless and there is hardly any single player content! 6/10 game for me.

[@Joshua-do7vo]

While I've never been serious about MK, I've always enjoyed the style and characters. Fun to watch even if I suck at the actual game. Seeing that there's so many problems with performance and technical issues does suck to see. Hopefully NRS can bring it around. Thanks for the Vid, Mayo. I don't understand half of the fighter tech jargon, but it was fun nonetheless.

[@insomniac6136]

If I remember correctly, MK11 and maybe even MKX (probably wrong on that one) also didn't launch with the option to pin moves in training mode but that was added very quickly after launch. How this keeps happening game after game is quite bafflig.

[@facuuaf]

They moved from a modified UE3 to a modified UE4. That probably explains the baffling missing features since they rebuilt stuff from scratch

[@mamory3791]

Wait, MK11 was made using UE3?

[@Zelldic27]

​@@mamory3791a modified UE3, but yes.

[@Zelldic27]

Still dont know why they picked unreal 4 since we got 5 already.

[@TheSuicidalSpartan]

I always had a problem with infinite multiverse stuff, whether you like or hate Rick and Morty it’s done well there because the characters understand that if infinite multiversus are a thing nothing matters and every choice you make doesn’t matter because there’s always just another universe we’re you do different. The ending of the game doesn’t matter because theirs just an other universe where Titan Shang Tsung wins. It’s just feel like an escape goat for mistakes in the story’s. They’ve already reset the timeline so many times because they keep messing up the characters and making dumb choices, but now they can just say that scorpion becoming a world class TV chef or him murdering his own family is perfectly reasonable because of infinite timelines. That’s my biggest issue with this games story.

[@cholou9708]

yeah, I'm done with this multi-verse BS... it's a lazy form to make a story mode.

[@naception]

I've even seen spelling errors in the description of moves on the moves list... everything was so half assed... but I'm still having fun lol.

[@magikpuppy]

You can favorite your skins and accessories to randomize after every fight but I do wish we could choose them freely from the menu.

[@Mark-fc7tu]

Never was a super hardcore fighting game fan, but I like to play fighting games at a casual vs cpu level from time to time, and I like listening to people talk about fighting game mechanics and implementation in an interesting way. I'd be interested in hearing you talk about indie fighting games like Them's Fighting Herds, as I know you talk about indie boomer shooters as much as you've talked about triple A shooters like Doom Eternal and other triple A titles like Resident Evil.

[@Anthony-pl2hk]

I know I am bad, but i SWEAR sometimes my buttons do not register, specifically special attacks and more specifically with Sub Zero. Its a coin toss sometimes.

[@siqueirasso94]

With Sub I've noticed that if I do a string like "2,1" for example, and then quickly press "down, front, 4" to do deadly vapors, it computes the "down,front" before the "1" button and then a fucking ICEBALL comes out of nowhere. WTF?

[@Anthony-pl2hk]

@siqueirasso94 ya I believe you, I think the controls are f'd for some characters

[@Shibu_PL]

Same with Reptile and his stupid froce ball. It's a lottery.

[@tmoney360]

During the last kombat kast stream i rolled my eyes the moment whoever the real annoying dude was who sat in the middle said the wird "seasons" in invasion. Knew right then they were about to introduce a brand new way to grind.

[@SpScarletSpider]

Derek? Yeah, a lot of people say he's to blame for stuff like Invasions or Towers of Time.

[@siqueirasso94]

About the input problem's, at least with Sub I've noticed that, if I do a string like "2,1" for example, and then quickly press "down, front, 4" to do Deadly Vapors, it computes the directionals BEFORE the "1" button and then a fucking ICEBALL comes out of nowhere. WTF? Just try it yourselves. Press "2, 1" and then "D, F" quickly, or "1, 2" and then "back, front" quickly after.

[@underthemayo]

Have you turned off release check?

[@CGB_Crash]

For me its Halo Infinite all over again. I couldn't be happier with gameplay, but now that the honeymoon phase has passed I'm starting to notice absurd lacks of quality and content replaced with equally absurd increases in monetization tactics.

[@roostir666]

“Put nipple rings on havik” 🤣🤦🏻‍♂️ thanks for the breakdown. It does break my heart that it’s so unfinished. I do trust that this is only the beginning and it will get much better, but I hope we all don’t have to wait too long for that. I also have a switch version for on the go, and while the gameplay is pretty solid for the most part, the rest is a complete mess. I do hope they can get to fixing that too, which has its own set of issues, but I really want my main game to be more or what it should be.

[@sethgardner4297]

I’ve been hesitant on getting this. This video showed me that I should wait just awhile longer before I get it

[@ForeverMG]

Yeah, that's the smartest choice at this point. Too many remedial issues for me to drop 70 dollars or more on this unfinished game..

[@JayCord00]

Exactly, same.

[@Jac0b22]

He’s blowing it out of proportion. The game is mostly smooth, and the gameplay itself is great

[@kinoman4875]

@@Jac0b22yeah sure the p1 advantage and the multitude of game breaking glitches like the assist and hit button not working ay the same time is iverblown

[@destroyermcw626]

@@kinoman4875Ridiculous this can’t be!!!!!!

[@Demigah]

I knew I wasn't the only one dealing with the attacks that I didn't press activating

[@theillusionary]

The brutality glitches need some spotlight. Scorpion's spear brutality is visually glitched and the backthrow brutality doesn't even work. But yeah, someone tag Mr.Boon in this video.

[@DonYoGi8331]

U have to do the throw one the moment he grabs them, before he jumps in the air.

[@theillusionary]

@@DonYoGi8331 I tried that and also many other ways. Was told it nobody could do it because it was glitched.

[@DonYoGi8331]

@@theillusionary I promise u I did it earlier playing towers. Are u doin a full rotation motion or tapping each direction? U have to tap not rotate.

[@theillusionary]

@@DonYoGi8331 tap. I"ll try again but I'm doing it with the same timing I do any other brutality that requires directional inputs(immediately after inputting the move). I really wish we had a Brutality training mode.

[@dankforest]

You made my night with the face stretching. Thanks for telling us about pc... Its super sad!

[@gbizzle8836]

I didn’t think the kameo system would be this fun

[@underthemayo]

it's a blast

[@netscraper8136]

I like how fans justifying this circus just saying "relax, it's MK" 😂

[@OVERSKULL87]

Story felt comparatively much shorter and ends terribly No Krypt No Boss (Onaga? Titan Shang Tsung?) No other single player modes (Invasions is just living towers but worse) No customisation variety (One item for each character!) Unless you play online this is a very shallow experience.

[@samuelmcl.9474]

Even if you play online it’s not great. Poor netcode, bad optimization on PC, lots of glitches, and overly long combos + fatal blows. Animations look weird. On top of that the online are genuinely some of the most toxic players ive ever met. The change to best of 5 slows down rank progression tremendously on top of the already slow gameplay.

[@dustylee21]

Man that MK9 select screen load up hit me in the feels with that sick sound track. I miss when MK had the dark epic sound track, not a fan of the simplistic orchestral vibes they’ve been going for

[@Cameraman9369]

YESS!! THANK YOU for showing examples from past MK in your videos. Great example! 💯

[@lefishe129]

I agree with everything except for the story mode, it's way better than MK11. The ending is indeed ridiculous but doesn't affect the storyline at all, it actually solves the theories that MK11 alt ending was cannon too, and doesn't make MK11 alt ending look like a stupid idea. It's pure fan service yeah, but if it doesn't interfere with the narrative, what's the problem? Seeing classic iconic and new versions of characters you know, at the same time you get to play as them is great, and at the end various plot lines are set up for the future of the franchise (Onaga's threat, cyber Lin Kuei, the Special Forces and Shirai Ryu being formed, Shang Tsung discovering his island, and more). And finally, no character was wasted or did dirty, actually, most of them got glow ups, except maybe for Nitara and Havik, and Sindel is dead? Yesh its sad to have a character being as they were originally just to die, but since that's the beginning of her classic storyline, and she's inside Ermac (who also got a great storyline) well, I don't see the preoblem. Compared to almost full roster rectons and disrispect from MK11? I prefer this game all the way

[@sandiblack5072]

Its really nice to see this video. Ive seen a lot of really positive reception to this game that doesnt bring all this up and ive seen negative reception focused on rather trivial stuff. To me this video really gets that i think Mk1 is the best NRS game mechanically since mk9, but theres still so so so much wrong with this game. I too have hopes that NRS will handle this game and patch it to heaven. But itll be a long long road to MK1 2.0

[@nabilahmed579]

It’s nothing in between funnily enough, it’s either ignorant praise or stupid hate for no reason lmao. Nothing in between

[@tomcat4501]

I've only been able to find 3 online matches. It just searches forever and never finds anyone.

[@TheReal_FishFins]

I like Fatal Blows. It's fun to feel the visceral crunch when you get yours off. It can as well really make you feel like you messed up and give you time to think about how during the enemies fatal blow.

[@jingleballs9935]

Me too man. It just made the fights cooler. I never got the hate for it.

[@byronmartin1840]

Idk why they got rid of the crushing blows

[@5izzy557]

Me also, but IMO they need to be half the amount of time.

[@Matt-lf9nn]

​@@byronmartin1840Krushing blows are cheesy as hell. Youre telling me if i got this guy at 30% health he can just do a quick 2 krushers plus a simple string and either have a round up or have me at lower health than him? Krushing blows ruin the pacing

[@byronmartin1840]

@@Matt-lf9nn It definitely was a wild card. I liked it. I guess our opinions differ on this.

[@unbreakabletez799]

I agree with what you said pretty much. The gameplay and its mechanics make me really wanna play this game but 75 dollars worth? nah man, I just couldn't rn(gonna buy it with my tip money soon). Hopefully by then the 60 fps patch comes out and other fixes come out too. The team seem to want to make this the best MK game so giving them this feedback is crucial

[@dragonpunched9294]

Some balance issues. Its a mess even by launch standards.

[@tonlim5950]

Mayo: "And if anyone has completed the invasions mode, they should probably be institutionalized." Me: *Sitting here watching this video after completing invasions mode* Yeah... sounds about right. 😞 It was fun for the first few matches, but yes, it really does feel like a game mode that is a chore after story mode. The maps are interesting, but the kombat feels a bit broke with the enemies having super armor. not to mention some of the bugs i have encountered as well. I will say it is more engaging than MK11's towers... I am also there with you on the missing features, not exactly sure why they could not include previous features in this game, and hoping that they come back in a future update. I play on Xbox, so I don't deal with the stutter issue, but that is very bad in a game all about frames and precision. The core mechanics are fun and it is nice an refreshing to go back to using old systems like in MK9. The micro transactions are a little bit annoying, but i think most, if not all can still be unlocked through the shrine or randomly. I want to really love this game too, Been a big fan since MK4 and dropped out around when MK X hit. I don't want to feel like Ranked is the only mode left to play, because I like being able to play casually as well.

[@ee-co4264]

Honestly I was so disappointed with the story mode, they created such a good story until after Mileenas chapter 💀💀,

[@jeagerist4072]

I dig these mk videos man, that fps glitch is CRAZY I hope nrs starts taking this game more seriously unless it won’t compete with the other fighting games.

[@underthemayo]

That glitch is from installing a user made mod.

[@jeagerist4072]

@@underthemayothats good, thanks for clarifying and I’m glad you fixed it

[@sikevillain]

Thanks for your honest take mayo.. I really love the MK1 gameplay. It's very fun but yes there are some definite flaws & weird omissions that are just concerning. I hope the devs patch up the game for the better with the QOL improvements we deserved at release..

[@rivius02]

Why the fuck do I have to wait 6 more hours

[@Chili_Bass]

There is so much missing, that it just baffles me...

[@skyyswaggstudios2934]

I normally hate nrs games, I love practically every other fighting game studio though. But this one kinda hurts because it looks like I might actually like this one, as I like mkx despite balancing issues and weird animations and stuff, but seeing all the issues mk1 has I just can’t justify getting it yet. It’s really unfortunate and I hope the game gets better so that I can hopefully finally think an nrs game is good again

[@COLOFIDUTI]

as always an amazing ,deep mk review that dont praise graphics only.For me, the saddest part of this "revamp" is the darkness of mk is gone.

[@Polybius83]

Of course it is. Why the hell would Lui Kang recreate all that dreariness?

[@akira-vo4iy]

great review. all of my gripes with the game were acknowledged by you. I genuinely dont believe this game was developed for 4 years

[@naception]

More like 4 months.

[@wbcoll543]

Like 1.5 years or even 1 year

[@ForeverMG]

​@@naception 4 weeks...

[@ImPhynsa]

They likely started development in 2021

[@etkruger]

The story cutscenes itself took at least 2 years bro lmao

[@gringles]

I’m glad they gave some of the classic jobbers time to shine in the story, but the writers have a tendency to come up with the dumbest losses for the villains. How are you going to have the Shang Tsung soul-infused Sindel beat up Fire God Liu Kang, along with the infinitely healing Geras, backed by the Deadly Alliance and all of the others just to end it with Mileena beating her 1v1? They need to script these scenarios better.

[@hurricane7727]

If Mileena was Amped by Fg Liu Kang it would have made Sense.

[@gringles]

@@hurricane7727 That would have been way better than what we got, or maybe Ermac amps her with souls like Shao Kahn amped that Sindel in MK9. FG Liu Kang and Geras as a duo could have stomped her out. How does her shout even KO Geras? He shrugs off being decapitated in MK11, we know he’s sturdier than what’s shown. FG Liu Kang should just outclass her, so having him there and then making him lose is insane. It’s a question of why set it up the way that they did when they’re in control of the plot? Mileena is popular, I get it, but that shouldn’t translate into weird victories like this. She lost to Kenshi but can solo MK9 amped Sindel.

[@hurricane7727]

@@gringles I think it was Because Dark Raiden Attacked Them right After Sindel did her Scream Attack it Damaged Them

[@rymreaper]

They did say they're going to support this mk longer than mk11 . Fingers crossed because the core game is fantastic, if they fix the bugs and give us the missing features back and make invasions fun. This would be the best fighting game .

[@samuelmcl.9474]

Wouldnt even be close to the best fighting game. Best MK, probably. Sorry if i seem a bit jaded but im just sick of nrs and warner bros.

[@superlol178]

I don't like how the kameos shows up at the outro, they make all the fatalitys weaker than MK11's because now most of them ends in a pose rather than the gore. Invasion sucks, but i do see potential in it if they focus on more fun battles with better rewards.

[@ImPhynsa]

The slo-mo end in MK11 was lame cause the blood effect looked like red ribbons made out of jello.

[@Itsyaboihef]

Saying you wish fatale blows are incredibly boring and you wish they weren’t in the game is a crazzzyyyyyy ass take. But a lot of other things you’ve talked about make sense. Overall very good and informative video that helped make me want to buy it.

[@theonewhodrums_]

Dont forget one feature they totally forgot. Practice mode while you're in a King of the Hill. Like how someone didnt include that needs to be fired

[@WokeMoth]

They are more than likely going to continue the storyline like they did in MK11. That ending cant be the true end.

[@DonYoGi8331]

They're continuing with Titan Havik. Titan Shang being the boss was just a twist to wrap up Aftermath's story. Stage fatalities and etc will be in the game by then.

[@panicblinkday]

I totally agree with you dude. This is an ext of mk11 yet they took out the basic parts of that game

[@frantz052981ify]

I am old school gamer the things I hate about this game is the combos once I wish there was a way to break the combos once they hit you with a combos, that's it, smhhh

[@machuk3111]

I do not know what happened to Mortal Kombat ,but Im waiting for Tekken!

[@Goon55555]

I completely agree with you on the story!! I was excited for something new and expected a huge twist at the end but instead got a generic multiverse ending that I do not care about! There is absolutely no reason why they tamed awesome characters like Goro, Tsung and Shao!!

[@KBXband]

I like the arcade endings. Reminds me of the ones in older games. The switch version in particular (aside from its graphics) apparently tied their physics to their framerate and it leads to single digit slowdown. This makes fights in very hard pretty easy but it drags fights out FOREVER.

[@howardmueller1535]

I agree with the animation being kinda annoying for certain combos ( smoke 😂)

[@allaces14400]

From what i can see, NRS has been responsive fixing other reported issues. The player 1 advantage bug, other problems have been addressed. We're right to call out these problems. It would also be right to have some faith given the past behavior the studio has shown since launch.

[@mediaage]

Just jump into T8. And you’ll find the most dense, mechanical and strategic fighter your brain is looking for ..

[@Jose-se9pu]

Something new: *exists* Mayo: "I have issues..."

[@underthemayo]

Yeah. It's definitely just me.

[@jeagerist4072]

Any person who likes mortal kombat wants it to be as good as possible, did you even watch the video there are some downright embarrassing issues with this game.

[@windy0y]

For me the best mk is mk 3 ultimate. I tried to play 9th part and it didn't work out for me. Then I played 10 a little longer - I liked it a lot more. I missed part 11 completely and now I decided to jump into part 12 from the day of release. Yes, the game is unfinished, but either I really missed the bloody fun, or I haven’t had any experience in fighting games for a long time - but I feel like it’s much better than all the previous games in the series that I’ve played. Yes, it’s not polished, but already at the start you can feel great potential. The game has just been released, it still needs to be brought to at least some kind of divine form.

[@enigmatic7303]

Umk3 best classic MK, mk9 best modern MK for me

[@darken2185]

I am sure the poor state of the game is due to the Devs dedicating so much time to the cosmetics and MTX bullshit instead of the basic features of the game. Same dev time and MKX, more missing basic stuff, a bunch more cosmetic stuff. Mathematically it just makes sense. The game is 70USD, why take so much resources and time into making these skins and gear? It could be fun if it was streamlined and non-monetized, but that's just wishful thinking on my part. That's one of the reasons we'll never get a Shaolin Monks sequel or remake, monetizing a couch coop beat-em-up is not viable enough for NRS greed goblins. Even though Ed Boon wants to make it, the rampant monetization of every aspect of videogames is making them take as little risks as possible.

[@terrykennedy1958]

Is terrible when even getting high won't make this krap more appealing. This installment makes me want to quit MK forever.

[@jovan.fitilj8491]

While I personally don't care about the store because it's common practice in all games now, my biggest problem with the game is performance. The biggest gut punch for me was on launch when I saw that there was no 60 fps mode in the options to witch I have become accustomed to in all the other NRS games, being and official feature or added by mods. My second biggest issue is the instability I have been getting since the recent patches. Sometimes the invasion mode starts framedroping, sometimes it carried over to training mode. And the horrible online instability. Constant disconnecting, especially in combat league. The online experience is to inconsistent. The rest of the quality of life features such as loadouts and screen pinging moves being absent is annoying.

[@jumarob]

Could not agree more on the PC version. I forgot NRS is like that on PC and wasted money getting early access. Dumb move I know

[@alanlee67]

Mk started as a casual game for the normies. Back in the 90s, fighting games were great for normies because you got to control big detailed characters. But nowadays, you can do all that with a story driven character action game or really any type of game. MK has always put story and lore right up there with fighting game mechanics for better or for worse. I personally love the mk universe and lore but can't get into the fighting game.

[@Calyde]

I do like that they show the character names alongside your online name now. I remember watching people play Netherealm games like MKX and MK11 and not being able to tell who was playing which character, because they replace the character names with the online handles during online play. Glad to see that changed this time though.

[@TV-MA.x_x.]

The second I saw the leak for "dragon crystals" I knew this game was going to be hot ass.

[@ImPhynsa]

The crystals were also in MK11.

[@TV-MA.x_x.]

@@ImPhynsa Yes and it was ass there too. Your point?

[@leonardocianci8164]

Gotta love how the missing features are some on the SMALLEST at the point that the average player says "ok whatever", maybe just MAYBE the crossplay one is stressful but even then the rest is not that big of a deal, at all

[@drwho9319]

I’m curious, to anyone that knows about game development, how long do you think mk1 took to make? 2 years? 1 year? Considering they have a huge team

[@underthemayo]

Well it was over 4 years since MK11.

[@jaimonjohn2516]

Havik is Dairou that's the worst reimagination ever in mk history

[@Windrider784]

The attack/defense meters and wakeup attacks were brilliant in MK11, actually. People couldn't just smother you after the first knockdown.

[@maxwellbrittingham6816]

I'm going to have to disagree

[@underthemayo]

Yeah, knockdown pressure is part of fighting games. And you had several options still. Delayed wakeup, kameo i frames, armored wakeup. Save your meter if you're getting knocked down.

[@Windrider784]

@@underthemayo Those wakeup enhanced specials actually suck for getting out of corners and stuff. It was better when everything wasn't tied to one gauge. Kameos can just be powered through by someone who's smothering you.

[@nave0320]

Don't forget about the Kombat Pack 1, which won't be released until the Spring of 2024

[@fortayseven]

Not a big deal, but I feel the need to point out that Nitaras air pressure requires 1 bar of meter to perform on block which severely limits its usage.

[@stonebrick1562]

I was so hoping this game wouldn’t be a victim of the current state of gaming. Rushing out a game that’s missing most polish, lacking in content, glitchy, liver service, I was so anticipating a game that wasn’t going to have all these issues in tandem but low and behold. Here it is. In all it’s almost-glory

[@samuelmcl.9474]

Same thing happened with MK11, just less drastic. Plus the pc ports are always bad. I seriously miss MK9 or MKX.

[@DantsSable]

You know what the thing is? This was the most pre-ordered game on PS5, and it sold over 15 million copies. Although you can see a lot of love went into gameplay and character nostalgia, it’s still a product from a big corporation trying to make the most money out of it. If people keep buying (which they will), these practices of releasing a game unfinished and with an exploratory shop in it won’t ever stop. It’s just the truth, every other game they release will get the same shady practices and problems, because it sells no matter what. So why put the effort into it?

[@ZBilbs]

Nice review Mayo, glad you’re enjoying the game despite its flaws. I’m much more of a casual fighting game player so all the intricacies of the the combat system don’t make much of a difference to me, which is probably why I absolutely love MK11 (the first MK game I played). I was so hyped for this game cuz of how much I liked MK11 that I even bought the deluxe edition. Unfortunately I have never faced more buyer’s remorse than with this game. The combat is solid and the story is 3/4 good like you said, but for me the huge bummer is the lack of offline content. I don’t do much with online matches so in MK11 I spent probably over a hundred hours just doing towers of time and the krypt. In this game I get Invasions which even with me desperately trying to like so I have a reason to play the game, I got too bored to continue half-way through. I sunk probably like 1% of the time I spent on MK11 and I’m already done with the game. So disappointed, will definitely never make the mistake to buy an NRS game at launch again

[@samuelmcl.9474]

Ill be honest, i played very similar for MK11. Got an unlocker for pc, got all the gear, then came to the unfortunate realization that the carrot on the stick was the only thing actually keeping me playing. The core gameplay of 11 (and less so, MK1) is just so unsatisfying. If a game isnt worth playing without a bunch of live service ‘kontent’ and constant unlocks, then it’s not a good game imo.

[@Yalbou]

The gameplay has major issues. First its very unbalanced. But basically if you make 3 mistakes or gurss wrong 3 times you die because are too long and damaging

[@oscarbarthe4346]

Man all we wanted was to play with Guts from Berserk and slice our opponents in mincemeat with an oversized dragonslayer from which the tip is off the screen.

[@studioplopmemes2985]

i hate that you can't switch skins in the select screen i find it bullshit that when playing locally p2 is always level 0 with no skins and can't even see the input for the fatalities

[@underthemayo]

It's so fucking stupid.

[@mister00z84]

And big problem for mk1... sf6 is in way better state. I know few people who simply switched after rocky start to sf

[@samuelmcl.9474]

Thats me 👋 SF6 feels so much better.

[@JonElPoyoloko]

Im having some bad expeirenced where I cant defend myself at all. This never happened in other MK. Im so disappointed on buying this game at the moment.

[@Bboosted]

that just means you suck bro... what are you saying your block button doesnt work huh........

[@ChrisUchiha7]

4:34 Nitara the only one having a airdash will change very soon with omni man and homelander.

[@underthemayo]

It's not about an air dash. The way she moves aerial is very unique.

[@ChrisUchiha7]

@@underthemayo That is an 8 way directional air dash, I’m just pointing out that more characters will come out with that mechanic later on.

[@ShutUpCatProductions]

I’ve been saying it since I’ve seen the first trailer for the game…..something is just off.

[@BongzillaBrutus]

I also have EVERY skin unlocked already and have for weeks now. It's dumb. I still have skins for certain character available in MK11. Now the Shrine wants nothing to do with me while the store is begging for attention.

[@envyvenom2]

I hate the cameo system… and some of these characters are fucking broken dawg…..

[@pratikchakravorty983]

Will you try SF 6?

[@underthemayo]

I just watch tournaments and my friends.

[@mjohnsen8606]

I stick with Invasion mode because I like seeing those cutscenes. I'm also a super casual so they work as a long series of tutorials for me.

[@vlad-ut1sz]

I honestly don’t think the special move coming out after pressing it on the air after an air combo is a bug and I don’t see an issue with it,if you press a normal and then do the special move input, nothing comes out,this only works after an air combo string making me think that it was intentional and it’s really helpful tbh,for example with scorpion you can get the ground spear after an air string really easily and consistently.

[@PsychicSploob]

I'm one of the sad PC players who has to put up with the at times game-breaking stuttering. It's really a shame because I'm able to look past the dozens of missing features and anti-consumer practices, but this terrible performance is the real thing stopping me from enjoying the game. If I hadn't played for over 2 hours already, I would have refunded it.