Why Everyone Hates Mortal Kombat 1

Why Everyone Hates Mortal Kombat 1 / The Endless Mediocrity of Mortal Kombat 1. A deep dive into
Mortal Kombat 1's customization, gameplay, Invasion mode and microtransactions and how they compare to that of the previous Mortal Kombat games. Like Mortal Kombat 11's Towers of Time and Krypt, as well Mortal Kombat X's gameplay and Mortal Kombat 9's Tag Team Mode. In an attempt to discover how NetherRealm have taken their once previously unrivaled and successful franchise to the brink.

[@EliasInTheCrib]

At least they are honst with their cover, you get half of 11

[@theclown2257]

Tbf mk11 had multiple years of dlc and mk1 is less than a year old at this point. But I still somewhat understand what you mean

[@EliasInTheCrib]

I don't even care about both of the games

[@ioanniskatsafaros2508]

😂😂😂

[@IDK-bd8he]

Ha!!

[@remarkableputter6622]

Not even half I think ...they have cut down the movesets for important characters to a large extent...Tanya e.g. is missing her teleportation and split kicks moves...she has been turned into one of the most useless characters in the game....

[@LukaMacola]

Nah I can't be asked. You sell a Game for 70$ and you still add microtransactions,not to mention that you have to BUY THE FATALITIES,which Is one of the main parts of the franchise. Absolutely disgusting

[@TheAbysswalker]

To be fair, if someone finished me with a DLC fatality, I'd feel like the actual winner of the match 😄

[@LukaMacola]

@@TheAbysswalker agreed

[@bizzlea887]

Remember the good ol' days when there were no necessary microtransactions and AAA games were complete and worth playing day1

[@Mexicandagger]

​@@bizzlea887-👴

[@Regigigas_YT]

@@bizzlea887 Some still are. Zelda TOTK, and ummm...

[@truthbetold9092]

Fun Fact: It's called MK1 because they took 10 steps back from MK11.

[@toaalta]

Making these types of jokes on the MK subreddit will get you arrested and sent to prison

[@truthbetold9092]

@@toaalta only if you're a liberal

[@hoodfox6294]

Tbh MK11 gameplay was not fun. Even if MK1 has greedy business practices at least the game is fun.

[@truthbetold9092]

@@hoodfox6294 fun for you

[@neinja66469]

​@@hoodfox6294what no one is saying Still dont know how mfs can defend MK11 when theres like 9 (technically 10 but MK vs DC dont count and never will) excellent games to pick from Still dont know how people called MK11 "fun" when the combat was as slow as the first literal Mortal Kombat

[@glowbies9416]

The fact that you have to pay nearly 15% of the game to get a skin or an animation is crazy. I hate that companies have normalized this shit.

[@lemonlime8949]

Companies didn’t, consumers did.

[@GiegueX]

What the other person said. If companies are doing this is because there's tons of people buying and encouraging this crap. You get what you deserve.

[@epgamer1145]

It’s normalized by players like you

[@wearenumberone1111]

companies make them and the consumers suck it up

[@travistouchdown2222]

I mean, people buy it because they like it and want to play it and because they are fans of it. What else are they gonna do. Don't blame the consumers you f*heads, if they don't buy , the franchise they love doesn't succeed and the company is just going to let it die because greed. So consumers are basically hand tied if they want to keep the thing they love alive... Such L takes y'all have

[@Stanwashere27]

The hate increases even more knowing that Shang Tsung and Ermac should have been part of the base roster from the beginning. What a shame...

[@zuzukram]

Shang tsung isn’t in base roster???? Omg

[@sugarytoast691]

@@zuzukramhe was a pre order bonus like goro , you had to buy him if you didn’t pre order

[@Thorn_416]

Anyone that pays for that bullshit is braindead smh

[@cheesybiscuits2103]

Also Quan Chi being DLC lmao

[@Tyler-f00k1n]

So lame you have to pay for staples like them in this franchise

[@Andriej69]

Ever since MK9 my only interaction with this franchise has been watching the main story on YT. Zero regrets

[@jasonfinneran9374]

I watched MK1 the day it came out on YT and haven't thought about it since. It'll be on live in a year and I'll play it then.

[@spiridonrobert16]

mk10 was decent tho,i liked both mk9 and 10

[@reverseflashplays8615]

X was a good game tbh

[@Andriej69]

@@spiridonrobert16 I don't even remember a thing about 10

[@spiridonrobert16]

@@Andriej69 i do :)millena death which pissed a lot of people off and corrupted shinnok

[@zetrasis4278]

That tanya skin was absolutely abysmal wtf 💀💀💀

[@joelharris6266]

I said the exact same thing......

[@user_666_]

the kitana one with the mohawk made me lose hope in this series

[@elmono6299]

Mortal Kombat 1: We're putting microtransactions into our game. Tekken 8: Hey! Can I copy your homework?

[@Josiah_leaton]

Mk1: we make out currency earnable but our fans would rather cry than use their brain!

[@ramirezrem]

@@Josiah_leaton exactly you can earn coins for shop through progress in game. But gamers they are mostly idiots

[@bulletxwound3559]

​@@Josiah_leatonnah it's shit either way. Tekken 7 had it so you could earn coins for customization and sf5 had it so you could unlock characters with currency earned from online matches. What they're doing is a shittier fortnite battle pass

[@Josiah_leaton]

@@bulletxwound3559 not really.. you earn by playing a fighter.1 by leveling up.2 story mode.3 mobile app.4

[@Josiah_leaton]

@@bulletxwound3559 what are you evem talkin abt 💀💀💀 seasonal passes and in game currency are 2 different things bro

[@kingfreedom160]

I remember hearing that Angry Joe stopped being a Mortal Kombat fan because of this game's microtransactions. Even hardcore, lifelong fans are leaving because of extremely aggressive monetization.

[@deang.5636]

Yea, I grew up on mortal kombat. Loved when they rebooted with 9, X was one of my favorites but then 11 came out and they made it extremely technical and made a lot of gameplay changes I didn’t really care for. I was hyped for 1 since it reversed some of that but man. No krypt, a low tier story mode, a lack of customization and overall lack of content/side modes. Poor fatalities and they made the shop full of micro transactions? Even the krypt replacement is basically a loot box system. I’m so mad I wasted my money on it. I bought tekken 8. And yeah I know people mad about the battle pass but at least the base game comes packed with lots of content

[@sonofgotham3696]

its really not even just the mtxs. this game flat out sucks and there's nothing here to do or unlock. animations are still awful, they have 0 idea what to even do with story to the point of just swapping roles so they have a "reason" to make a new one. PC port is broken and runs like trash, NRS doesn't communicate with the community anymore. I can go on. Mk11 was bad enough.. but now there's only 10% of the content? No thanks. Theres actual good fighters out now that are putting this franchise to sleep.

[@xboxclown8922]

I actually been considering that too, Warner Brothers gotten so greedy with MK it's sickening!!!

[@LylasFightclub]

I've been a lifelong fan, used to upload MK9 combo videos on a really old account but I just don't enjoy MK1, I'm tired of them adding new systems every game and then just replace it in the next game, combos in MK1 are almost entirely dependent on the cameo system and if you don't pick the correct cameo to match your character youre just fucked basically

[@dylansharp8471]

@@sonofgotham3696 "they have 0 idea what to even do with story to the point of just swapping roles so they have a "reason" to make a new one" The hell are you talking about?

[@titothat1guy287]

I believe that quan chi and ermac were suppose to be in the base roster but ended up not happening probably due to rush production

[@lukasier26]

Exactly, that's true

[@shawerful5209]

I am fine with quan chi being dlc, the love that ed boon have for him, made him appear in almost every game after mk4

[@vstalker495]

BROTHER!

[@titothat1guy287]

@@vstalker495 TWINNNNNNN

[@llukissj1540]

how tf are they not in the main game they are literally part of the story

[@sadbino1909]

Bro put the whole mk community on his back & perfectly said everything we’ve all been thinking BRUTALITY

[@dylansharp8471]

How so?

[@jasinjonuzi1784]

​@@dylansharp8471Bro how can u not understand?

[@JagoShogun]

FLAWLESS VICTORY

[@alessandricedric1995]

Until you memtioned it, I never realized how much I miessed MK11 Krypt...

[@etangbose4755]

Same:/ even the head grind

[@SleepyMook]

Reminded me of the classic Konquest modes from the older 3D era games. Wished they expanded more upon that.

[@hvyarms4496]

MkX was the peak, from character interactions to gameplay. Seeing Ferra just makes me miss those new characters even more, goat game

[@SonicSkychaser]

I agree. MKX was awesome.

[@jonthanechols6410]

MKX and 9 were the GOATs.

[@ash_spectre820]

Damn straight homie, you got my vote on that

[@ash_spectre820]

Kinda wanna go buy it now, because i never legally owned it lmao

[@SammEater]

Mortal Kombat got so bad, I actually went back to boot up my old PS2 to play Deadly Alliance.

[@That_One_Guy-.]

“bUt 3d Mk BaD, mUh, cOmPeTitIvE sCeNe tHo.”

[@tuxedothemagnificent6738]

I sadly never had the chance to play MK Trilogy PS1 version, but my favorite MK games were Deception, Armageddon, Shaolin Monks, and MK2 (snes).

[@brolim.]

smart man, im doing the same

[@marcomendiola8381]

Same i still have my GameCube for DA and deception

[@tuxedothemagnificent6738]

@@marcomendiola8381 I never played Deadly Alliance, but I did have Deception on the Xbox so I missed out on the boss characters. In your opinion, were Shao Kahn and Goro fun to use in Deception?

[@tmoney360]

By far the quickest i've ever lost interest in a MK game. Mortal Kombat is a top 5 gaming franchise for me. I had every port on my Sega genesis and the first two games my father bought when we got our OG Playstation was MK trilogy and MK 4. I've never been a big multiplayer guy. Over the last decade even less as I just don't have the time to "get good" and play match after match. I've always been a big single player guy and towers person who loved playing friends and family when they came over. I always felt if I played the game a lot early I would be able to unlock everything and be able to come back and play whenever I liked with all skins and extras. That last statement should tell you exactly why MK1 has become a problem. There is no end just the grind. WB has locked so much behind loot and tedious amounts of grind I haven't even officially unlocked half the rosters'second fatality inputs. WB wanted us to play match after match after match after match that they cut off the ability to have the second fatality inputs automatically unlock once you performed them like other games before. It's not fun. I have not touched MK1 since the day Quan Chi came out. I have no interest in Peacemaker, Ermac or takeda. To fully enjoy them I have to go back into invasions and grind each of them up when before I just downloaded them and their moves were there. Grind and greed destroyed this game. Games used to be a release from work. Now Studios and publishers like WB want you to treat these games like work except you don't get paid for it and they want you to keep paying them.

[@CrimsonPhoenix-blaze]

Amen to that brother

[@Jackson5268]

Sorry mate but TLDR😂

[@Southernguy39]

Ok.

[@stayingfitandfocused]

I played for a month then never touched it again.

[@stayingfitandfocused]

@@Jackson5268 Long story short the game is too damn grindy to give your time to for the amount of content you get for the work you put in

[@Eramidas]

That's crazy that MK9 tag team was considered unpopular by casuals. I have so many good memories playing co-op Mortal Kombat because of it. You can't do co-op anymore, which is pretty dissapointing.

[@Yes______731]

W outfit. Love the drip.

[@BaldTorment]

The fact that MK1 copied accessories from MK11 and still had less accessories than MK11 is laughable, like how do you reuse assets and still end up with less assets? Truly baffling

[@persona83]

As a MK fan since the beginning, this was the best video I've seen so far explaining the situation with Mortal Kombat One, because I've seen several videos of people cursing the game just for pleasure and views, but few actually explained why they hate the game in the first place. Congratulations on your diction, for speaking slowly and explaining everything about the game.

[@jjeffrey7966]

No one likes to talk about the Ed Boon part either. I mean it's pretty obvious that Ed Boon has lost his care for MK. It's all about the money now.

[@jermainewatsonsr314]

Dude said the lead designer of MK1 has a foot fetish! 😆💯

[@conicthehedgehog9166]

He had a boob fetish in previous games too

[@mr.crowjo_3933]

Finally one good thing about game

[@katehikes1645]

​@@mr.crowjo_3933based

[@JVCFever0]

"Quentin Tarantino enters the chat:"

[@ThomasSquared]

They're taking notes from the SF6 devs

[@reverseflashplays8615]

They’re actually so lazy when it came to making this one 11 being a more appealing game despite being the previous franchise game is crazy

[@Antara755]

Mortal Kombat 11 looks more then a Mortal Kombat game then Mortal Kombat 1, what a disgrace to call it MK1. They should have called it Injustice Kombat - Superhero Invasion.

[@shirakani]

And MK11 was largely disliked overall for how watered down the game was from MKX... NRS truly redefine fail every single time.

[@mizzjackson.]

Mk1 is supposed to be new player friendly, introducing people to the franchise. It isn't 100% intended for the old players.

[@VGHOST008]

@@mizzjackson. What are you talking about? Adding cameos didn't make the game any more 'player friendly'.

[@shirakani]

@@mizzjackson. And because of that, it's on the verge of dying faster in the pro scene than any other MK. 🙄

[@mizzjackson.]

@@VGHOST008 it's literally a new timeline introducing everyone as new. new players are just gonna think its cool. plus i mean you dont need to use the cameos.

[@stuartward1755]

MK's biggest problem is that they rely way too much on guest characters to keep their games relevant

[@FOF275]

NRS should honestly start carrying over customization and gear pieces from previous games and just add new ones on top of them. It's clear that they either don't have time to make new ones or are running out of ideas with each instalment

[@nsfw205]

I hope this channel never stops to bless us with videos

[@DG-420]

I never stuck with it just because of the Kameo bullshit. Should've gave us a "klassic" mode.

[@NoelJohnCarlo]

Ed Boon: We need more microtransactions! Harada: Are you challenging me?

[@ashleighchance9420]

Nobody should ever let Harada live it down when he promised that legacy characters would not be MTs, then low and behold, we had to pay for Anna Williams and Lei Wulong in T7.

[@channel45853]

More likely that WB wanted the transactions

[@mandoslore19]

Monetization is probably the biggest issue with modern gaming aside from games being unfinished. I like MK1, but even I admit it is a pretty flawed game with a boring invasions mode, horrible monetization, Megan Fox's lazy acting, horrible online, and the game shutting its servers so you can't play as any of the previous DLC characters when another one comes out. Invasions is probably the one that makes me yawn the most. The rewards are great, but the road to get them is sleep inducing. SF6 also has horrible monetization, but at least that one doesn't have immense issues.

[@BoggyTheWorm]

Netherrealm Studios: *being greedy for money* EA Games: Finally, a worthy opponent. Our battle will be legendary!

[@GOLD-WEELS]

A beauty of an outfit 😁😁

[@GoogleAids]

The reptile costume coming in real handy with the green screen effect I see. Just wanted to say how much I loved that effect of the ninja changing with the moves.

[@EpicJasonX9000]

The only person who truly deserves to buy the rights back of Mortal Kombat, is it’s one and ONLY……true creator: *John Tobias* He is the only person who actually cares about MK, he leaving Midway was the day the franchise began its slow death, he still has passion for this franchise unlike Crazy Ed, and he actually respects the fans. It has always been his creation which Ed & his team helped bring to life, and this franchise has to make some major retcons in order to remove a large chunk of its recent history if it has any real chance to properly move forward, which I say only MK1-4 + Mythologies should be seen as canon from that point onward. Give the rights back to its creator, cause MK is John’s baby and ultimately he is the last person who can even remotely save this dying franchise.

[@_Gilles_]

The editing 🔥🔥

[@andrewsmith9179]

This video hit so hard as a moral combat fan. You echoed pretty much all the sentiments. I loved this game but I hate the direction the franchise is going. It's just unfortunate that I have to see with the rest of the fans from a distance my favorite game franchise.

[@sonofgotham3696]

I too love Moral Combat

[@E.TTrailblazer]

@@sonofgotham3696😂😂😂😂😂

[@cloke3076]

Best modern MK recipe: Visuals: closer to MKX Gameplay: Mix between mk9 and mk11 More modular customisation allowing players to actually change the gear of fighters like change chestplace, change pants and etc separately (you get the idea). No cameo bs (or make them optional) And delete that monetization bs (my opinion)

[@draw2death421]

Also stop with the politics and purposly making characters less attractive for esg scores.

[@Dctctx]

Mkx visuals are awful

[@channel45853]

​@@draw2death421that doesn't happen

[@draw2death421]

@@channel45853 'Let us make Outworld great again!' Litereally a Trump refrence in Mortal Kombat. Why?

[@ngultrum1]

​​@@draw2death421 They put a fucking they them joke for Ermac. Jax's ending in the game before was someone unironically going We Wuz Kangz & Shiet while writing. They're never changing this shit.

[@hylianfelldragon1308]

1:30 Personally, I feel that a darker more sinister look fits more with what I expect from Mortal Kombat TBH. Bright and colorful isn't what I picture when I think Mortal Kombat in the slightest. Off to a good start!

[@squirrelsyrup1921]

You got "the cherry on top of the cake" metaphor very well. But we don't say "to put the nail on the head" to mean anything similar. We do say, "to HIT the nail on the head". That means: to be be very accurate with our descriptions. You hit the nail on the head with this video!

[@007feck]

And he may have mixed it up with “to put the nail in the coffin” 💀

[@blackenedsprite8542]

​@@007feckfinal nail in the coffin, I don't know why you'd 'put' a nail in a coffin

[@jjeffrey7966]

Your monologue at the end was perfect. Good video, very truthful. Not alot of people like to talk about the Ed Boon part.

[@wearenumberone1111]

I hate how cameos are a main part of the game

[@Paulog2003]

Love this guy hahaha OG KZbin vibes

[@1fishmob]

I fully agree with your assessment on the cameo fighters. I never personally liked tag team fighting for the exact reasons you mentioned, and it was fine having it as a side mode in the game. But the cameos in MK1 only make the game feel like a half baked version of Blazblue Cross Tag or Marvel vs Capcom, forcing you to not only learn and master the moves of your main/s, but also the moves of a second character you can't even play as. It really should have just been a side mode, or even a mode that has the option of being turned off. EDIT: Imagine if in MK1's sequel (if it gets one), story mode played similar to MK11's krypt? A 3d environment you must explore and traverse through with the battles against other characters in each chapter basically being a boss fight? That would be amazing!

[@jjeffrey7966]

You mean like Konquest mode from MK Deception? Yeah a modern version of that would be great, especially compared to invasions. Hell, maybe some Motor Kombat too would be nice 😂.

[@Southernguy39]

@@jjeffrey7966I can guarantee 100% that if Ed gave some of you Konquest and something like Motor Kombat or Chess Kombat etc…, you still would have complained. At the end of the day, it honestly doesn’t matter what y’all want because it will never be good enough. At the end of the day, this has nothing to do with Ed. It has everything to do with ungrateful fans who got what they wanted and still whine. As I have said many times, people who complain about this game, it all boils down to skill issue.

[@jjeffrey7966]

@@Southernguy39 wtf, no I wouldn't complain at all if we got those. Instead we got invasions which is a really pathetic excuse for a mode. At the end of the day, if Ed Boon really cared about Mortal Kombat then he would be steering towards a better direction. And honestly, I'm not that bad at the game. I 100 percent think I could beat you, it ain't that deep.

[@forkp5363]

Mk1 2?

[@1fishmob]

@@jjeffrey7966 From what I heard, Ed is just done with MK and wants to move on from it.

[@takodachi8283]

If Boon stated he wants to move on from MK, it's understandable. But killing it by giving their worst is a sad way to go, and almost treason for the long-time fans. If only NRS would give MK a great epic story mode that honors the journey, bringing up the best modes from every MK and improving them, giving big rewards for a decent effort, offering the best experience ever, and going out in a blaze of glory. Fans would be sad but grateful, enjoying the game to its last breath and keeping it as a dear memory, instead of hating something they've loved for at least half their lives.

[@greenhowie]

I've seen the start of the franchise. Weird how Mortal Kombat could have died so many deaths at so many points in time, yet this is absolutely the worst crisis it's been in and it's entirely because of greed. Could you imagine them pulling shit like this back in the 90s or 2000s?

[@TheKingOfBears.]

Mortal Kombat 1 just feels... off. Its like its an Injustice game with a Mortal Kombat skin.

[@flivius1624]

My take on some points: I prefer the more vibrant look to MK for this one, I was getting a bit tired of the darker tone I don't like how you can customize characters at all, not in Injustice, not in MK11, and especially not in MK1. But since there is a drive to have customization in the game, they at least have to make it a good system Meter burn is much better the way it is now, it makes for a more decisive gameplay, where your choices and their risks matter more. Combos are much nicer too, I like a lot how much "free space" you have to play compared to MK11. And speaking of gameplay I think having kameos is fine, though they need a bit of work right now. I wouldnt mind if MK2 had kameos and wouldnt mind if it didn't. Also, krushing blows can go die alone and never return MK1 single player content is sad, but I'll be brief: story is much better than MKX and 11, but it took a shit on itself on the last third, invasions suck, lack of krypt is bad and normal towers is just not for me... and here I wished there was more things to talk about lol MTX are nuts lmao and its even worse when you look at the skins themselves... There are barely any skins in the game and aint no way I'm paying for pallets, cause I hate their existance Overall Yeah fun game, but it sucks

[@Gazyumi]

Absolutely agree with your take on the meter burn thing. It makes the system how it is in most fighting games with EX moves and it reduces the “guessing game” nature that MK11 had.

[@ashleighchance9420]

I never realised that the krushing blow mechanic was quite well hated. In my opinion, I thought they were pretty cool in a cinematic sense at least - also I felt the X-ray super moves were better than the fatal blows to be honest.

[@Lovegun.]

As soon as the first trailer came out, my first thought was "why do all the characters look so similar?" Like all the male Asian characters look like one dude wearing different outfits, and the same with the women, with different hairstyles. And the whole other character tag teaming with you I didn't care for. I only have a PS4 and was damn sure I wasn't getting a completely brand new system just to play this game. I'm glad I didn't. This was the only reason I may have gotten a PS5 but that in itself is a slap in the face for MK fans. There are many who can't afford to buy a new system to play their favorite franchise. When they refused to release it on PS4 left a bad taste in my mouth. Asides from that the price and all the added money grabs they put in.....they can take a feckin hike. I'm sick of having to pay a small fortune in order to get the most out of a game. Once I pay for a game, that's ALL I want or should have to pay for. Every corporation is focused only on profit when before even tho that was obviously important, thry at least USED to care about the actual product and how fun it was for the consumer. Now they could care less and only give a shit about maximizing profit and could care less about if people enjoy it. MK got away with it because it's a huge well loved franchise. Now it's lost some of that, the next game won't sell as good just like this one hasn't. We just have to face the fact that 99% of everything today is about profit and nothing else. The era of game developers caring about their communities or fans is done. They could give two shits about who they're making the game for....the only time the do care is if they're making it from themselves, inserting themselves or their politics into it to feed their own narcissism. Shame.

[@jizamkizam9611]

MK1 is the first main entry that I have completely skipped.

[@RandomPotatas]

Same thing with tekken 8 i miss the time where you just buy the stuff as a whole no dlc no microtransactions

[@AccelSternritter]

They saw the incredible success of MK11 and tried to do the same but with way less effort.

[@Speak4Yourself2]

Nice suits brother. What Mastery level do I need to unlock to get them?

[@FW89cJwY398c]

mortal kombat 11 was kind of sick then they just shit on us with mortal kombat 1. what a disappointment

[@derpknightfully]

This game makes me realize how harsh I was to MK11. Never would I have thought that they could disrespect the franchise and the story even further

[@sproins]

Excellent video, I just recently found your channel and love your Hitman content I've learned a lot, really hope you keep branching out, this is great.

[@fireiceamvprojectheaven]

As an editor its very refreshing to see a skilled youtuber like yourself. Cant wait for the next video.

[@Carnax6969]

I disagree that bad choices will make the next game bankrupt. You see the same cycle again and again, gamer gets upset at a game, complain about it and say they're done with the franchise, Pubs/Devs announce a new release, same gamer gets hype and seems to forget the previous sentiments, rinse and repeat. I used to love playing fighting games, but ever since I saw where the industry is taking the genre and implementing egregious monetisation, I've stopped buying modern fighting games. If there was a game that I did want, I'll just wait a few years until the "Complete" edition is released. I remember back in the day when I defended SF4 and the many iterations, I was debating this with my friends about it and they were saying that those editions could've just been updates, and to be honest, I don't remember what dumbass excuses I was making to defend it.

[@mrstudent9125]

Enhanced button in MK11 led to situations where you have to guess if opponent will enhance his special move on block or not. That was dumb.

[@yourbarber6732]

Hate being that guy but skill issue tbh

[@Gazyumi]

@@yourbarber6732it isn’t a hard system to use, I am perfectly okay with having mechanics that make mix up easier but I prefer the current meter burn system and definitely get why a lot of people do

[@yourbarber6732]

@@Gazyumi MkX was my favorite system for fighting in the series but had my least favorite roster ngl. I don't mind the new meter system either but it's funny how many ppl have to rely on cameos to even start a combo

[@Gazyumi]

@@yourbarber6732 that's definitely agreeable. the kameo system was a pretty odd thing to implement and is a really butchered version of the usual tag/assist based fighter. It is pretty irritating having things like frost kameo on someone's kit so they can get a full combo because I wasn't blocking low from fullscreen (admittedly that assist is easily avoidable) lmao. It doesn't matter to me as much cuz I've always been more of anime fighter an street fighter person myself.

[@mrstudent9125]

​@@yourbarber6732you can write off almost any dumb idea like this.

[@dockpirate2127]

4:21 not motaro's hoof being shown aswell 😭😭😭

[@jayt1077]

I actually uninstalled MK1 yesterday after feeling like beating the story mode and doing some of those invasion challenges was enough. Shame, the game has potential, and I enjoyed coming back to the series for the first time since Deadly Alliance, but it just wasn't enough to keep me interested long term.

[@aaronlaughter6471]

Man, people hated MK11 when it came out, but it is so much superior to 1. Like just the customization alone is better, the characters, the intros, even the DLC characters. Man MK11 was amazing.

[@Toast4128]

Is that one of my favorite youtubers talking about one of my favorite game series? Lets go

[@allnightfright619]

I lost interest when they first announced you had partner to call in.

[@owlface2365]

You summed it all up perfectly. Well done! 👏

[@Fantie_huts]

Love the edits. I wish you the best.

[@thisisnotachannel]

I prefer MK11. Hell, I prefer MK9 still. MK1 does not interest me at all... I have played it, but I have not purchased it, and probably wont... and I've been playing MK since literally DAY ONE in the arcades... way back in 1992. They just changed too much... and making that "kameo" bullshit a base mechanic was a STUPID move.

[@EastyyBlogspot]

Mk1/SF6/T8 all started with praise but as time has gone on the praise has lessened quite a lot, All three now having Mobile game style elements and battle passes etc, it is really a downer. Mk1 though Kameos could have been good I feel if the core was better Like for example if the game was more like MkX and then Had kameos on top of that but as a side game mode or something

[@marcusclark1339]

yup all part of design - get good reviews then show their true face after review season

[@itgetsdarker]

This video was very comprehensive and well made! I loved the editing style and your costume, subbed

[@joeycoe85]

Even after WB ruined Rocksteady and Suicide Squad, they’re still doubling down on live-service BS. So, the ONLY way to get their attention is to NOT GIVE THEM YOUR MONEY. This is why I NEVER pre-order ANYTHING anymore.

[@Trafficone77]

Bro got that drip he gonna get all da women

[@andrebrown1835]

I agree dude and what is with that file size I have never had to remove injustice 2 from the harddrive but as soon as something needed to be deleted I got rid it was just too large

[@Enigmata23]

My major major major issue with this game is that Kameos are DLC. The fact that Kameos are SO important to amplifying gameplay and characters means if you dont buy them you are literally missing out on combo and gameplay options. So to optimize your non DLC character, you need to have all the DLC Kameos. Look at how Cham changed sooo much for the game, and she is locked behind a paywall.

[@Enodamus]

Very well articulated video. My question to you is this: Would you be comfortable with future endeavors into MK stepping away from something competitively based, and a take a chance on the formula similar to Shaolin monks?

[@stephend2035]

100% everything you said. Last NRS preorder for me. I'm still hopeful they will fix it over the next year, but I'm not holding my breath.

[@joec361]

Mk9 Goat

[@Terminator-ht3sx]

idk how you did it but that chameleon edit is sick😂🔥

[@Mikhael366]

This whole video is better than the game itself. Very cool editing, nice cosplay and amazing accent. I really like the detailed explanation and mild humour sprinkled in✌

[@HasbullasBurner]

Invasions makes me feel like I am regressing in my skill level

[@johnnyoddyssey2477]

Love the video, love the production, love the commentary. It’s all on point too man. As a huge MK fan, MK1 in retrospect after a lot of hours with it, is lackluster in so many ways simply due to WB greed and lack of fan service! 💯 🙌🏼

[@lavenderpsycho]

People aren't kidding when they say the latest mk is the most hated

[@bunnymaaan]

I love how bro's basically cosplaying a male Khameleon with his cosplay

[@milanmisic7804]

Netherrealm shouldn't have rushed this game out the door, and instead concentrated their efforts on Injustice 3.

[@swizzywaffles2478]

This game is basically injustice 3, disguised as a Mortal Kombat game

[@milanmisic7804]

@@swizzywaffles2478 Minus the DC characters 🤣

[@chickendino119]

I feel like kameos shouldn't be compared to tag there both trying the 2 flights gimmick but they both do it in multiple different ways i think the closest thing to the kameo gimmick in mk is the tower consumables in mk11 that let you summon another fighter to help

[@g0dsp3ed13]

that was a crazy intro, good job bro!

[@drakemguard1407]

It's all Budget Cuts like how Mr.Fleak always budget cuts and you know what I mean as budget cuts 😂

[@Sara-it9se]

Top notch editing and commentary. I've seen a lot of creators calling this game "trash", rightfully so too, but don't bother to explain the reasons behind it. You did a splendid job covering all of the main issues the game has and why it's so looked down upon. MK11 was so hated when it was released but man nobody could have guessed back then the shitstorm that awaited us with MK1. Despite it's flaws I still found joy in MK11 and had way more fun with it compared to hull dull and soulless MK1 is, and I still think it's overall the better product. I really do agree with you that NRS should just drop the rights to the MK franchise and allow another developer company to take over, because there is clearly no passion from them nor Ed Boon anymore. Also side note, I love that you called them out on their "foot fetish" thing. Like every female character in this game has feet exposed for some reason. 😂😭

[@MrSqueak2NE1]

I actually prefer using meter burn at the same time as the move input, I find it easier

[@AerexAe]

i have to disagree with the kameo criticism. it’s honestly never made sense to me. it’s an extra button and direction input to extend to the crazy combos everyone has been so scared of since x. they toned it down in mk11 and that was bad. this game added an extra variable for you to be able to do it, adding an extra margin of error. its refreshing that they would try something new to this system. also mk1 plays much faster than 11 at least at a higher level of play

[@BoyWonder1914]

I’m less than a minute in, and the costumes and effort have me mesmerized. You have a new sub good sir.

[@avatoon2039]

Bro why are ur hitman 100 percent completion videos private I can’t watch them 😢😢 if you see this please make them public you help me a lot

[@wildgold]

genie does as you wish, they're back.

[@avatoon2039]

@@wildgold THX

[@saveroom911]

​@@wildgoldHi. Thanks for the cool content, but where did the old videos go? I definitely remember there were a lot of clips discussing Hitman updates, answering questions, etc. Wanted to revisit because they're fun. But they just disappeared! I realize that the channel has grown a lot in quality, but that's no reason to hide the old videos! They're great too! And among other things show the qualitative growth of the channel. Please bring it back to the way it was!

[@KortalMombat-vo9xj]

Love this video! Also, you are one of the few I’ve seen cover the nasty foot fetish that has been injected into this game. Thank you for that!! Subscribed

[@dylansharp8471]

What foot fetish?

[@adamboyd8316]

every vid you put out is high quality huh, impressive!

[@maxmikester8185]

Ed boon fell into the addiction of money, and became a shell of what he once was.

[@PricefieldPunk]

Mortal Kombat doesnt feel like Mortal Kombat to me anymore. The Story got so convoluted and lotta the characters dont even look like themselves. They look like a PG13 rated knock off versions of the actual characters

[@Daniel218lb]

Indeed!!!!!

[@DemetreKajaia]

i like how the colors of his clothes change when he uses other ninjas powers

[@dudewelcome]

I can't explain it but your body language and gestures are super entertaining to watch, also hecka informative video. Subbed!

[@Evixyn]

Oh my goodness the editing is heavily good, especially the transitions from one segment to another.

[@president513]

The meter burn having to be used precisely is bc in mk11 you could press it after the move starts making it harder for players to read the move therefore making it harder

[@bxfin3zt_134]

And it was better so

[@BalkanMapperRO]

​@@bxfin3zt_134It wasn't you don't understand fighting games

[@bxfin3zt_134]

@@BalkanMapperRO shut up

[@BalkanMapperRO]

@@bxfin3zt_134 very good response.Now I believe you

[@firstnamelastname956]

Skill issue. Nobody wants to learn how to be good anymore. Everybody just wants their handheld, even in gaming.

[@jackmcslay]

Another big problem I have with the roster - NO NEW CHARACTERS!! Save for crossover titles, I don't think I ever heard of a new entry in a major fighting franchise that hadn't at least 1 or 2 new characters.

[@sebastianrussso6958]

I just love that when a new MK game drops, people revert their criticism about the previous game and begin appreciating it more, i believe all games are good, just people expect a better thing than the previous

[@navarro674]

Man I could play towers of time for so long and I can't even stand to play invasions.

[@Number1_Hanzo_Hasashi_Fan]

Injustice 2 is the best customization NRS did. Injustice 2 a game from 2017 has more expression in customization than a game from 2023. So, sad.