@@red_crow584 yes but there's a bit where they clash and talk rather than a loading screen and then there's the match intro dialogue and then it starts
Netherrealm just learned to implement things from previous games. Merging the Injustice Clash with beginning intro dialog to do the loading screen was smart
The intro dialogue this time act as a loading time before the match. It is genius. Also by doing that, we really can hear what they talk since you can't skip it coz is a loading screen at that time
I'm happy they moved the intro dialogues into the loading screens. That way, people can't skip them, and we'll have something to see while waiting for the fight to load.
Hope people aren't overlooking the processing power on display hence them moving to drop last gen. people wont appreciate how much faster these new games are gonna move purely off them dropping all that oldgen hardware.
I'm in love with that loading screen. Such a geek for those little things. What an amazing way to keep the special intros without bogging down the start of the actual match!
I really like the new angle they're approachimh Kitana and Mileena's story from. It's literally a fresh restart now with Kitana being the paragon good girl she's always been while Melina is struggling and being driven mad by her 'disease'. Im getting a whiff of tragedy coming this way
Same but given there's supposed to be altering paths for the story based on the choices made we could get the opportunity to have Mileena actually be on the good side depending on the choices made.
@@derrickhaggard good guy hero Mileena would be something to see but I think they gotta earn it. There gotta be some conflicts between her and Kitana maybe leading up to a breaking point before they make amends like Gamora and Nebula in the MCU
I'm hoping it's more of a conflict between her Edenian and Tarkatan DNA, rather than simply a disease. Feels like that'd be a fresh take on her dual nature, to me at least.
The transition into kombat, the klassic outfits for the kameos, JOHNNYS HOUSE AS A STAGE, There's so much in here that goes under the radar and im here for ALL OF IT
Before Schizophrenia took my little brothers' love for gaming, he was the neighborhood master of fighting games, his starting game being Mortal Kombat. All the kids wanted to face him to see who could take him down. I miss him so much, but hes an adult now and I have to love him from afar.
If I feel you, my brother still thinks he’s being followed by psychos on 4chan and threw a rock at someone’s car. Ya just try to support them how you can brother
For real. It’s exactly how you describe it: a perfect combination of MKX/9s combos and Mk11s pace. Personally, as someone who didn’t love the extremely fast pace of x, this game looks like it was exactly what I was hoping for
@@IsaiahBuchanan175 yea, definitely sped up a bit but it’s just right, that way im not blocking 3 frame normals on reaction but also it’s not too slow to the point where i’m falling asleep playing neutral
it's a lot more than that. Marketing team who get out sourced, investors and stakeholders. MK is a multi billion $ franchise and no surprise I bet ed boon had to sign an non disclosure.
@@videogamesruinedmylife3769 - Multi-billion? No it isn't, stop making shit up. MK is nowhere near to earning the amount of money to facilitate your made-up numbers. MK11 made $500mil. That's mainly due to casual fans playing the story mode and that's about it - the online is ALWAYS dead a few weeks after an MK release. But, just because it sold 15mil copies, that doesn't mean it's a good game. 'Tekken 7' sold the same amount, and it's by far a better game than MK11 on ALL fronts. MK games have are gimmicky to suit the casual gamer audience.
The idea of a god Liu Kang and mortal Raiden is kind of an interesting character switch. I was also happy to see Kano, since he’s one of my favorites gameplay-wise.
Yeah, it's kind of nice that having mercilessly screwed the pooch with mk11's stories they at least had the decency to do something with the leeway the reset gave them.
@@ImmortanDancertainly a step in the right direction after constantly abandoning ideas with potential. Oh, we set up the Revenants to be the big bad this game, with Liu Kang and Kitana leading them? Nope, they’re lackeys again. Oh, you want Dark Raiden to take a big role? Nope, he’s dead by Chapter 2.
To see this, a Mortal Kombat game having air combos is already nutty, especially combo-ing with your Kameo fighter is also really insane. EDIT: I notice that Armageddon has this option as well.... Whoops
The classic outfits look so good!! And I'm loving that loading screen thing, the whole updated MK3/UMK3/MKT Vs. Screen but talking smack into the match is freaking awesome lol
NRS is always genius when it comes to intro, outro of the game. They come up with something new and creative in every game. I absolutely love the transition from loading screen to intro!!!
The combos are just amazing, and I am in love with the cameo fighting system. The stages are very good, especially JC’s background stage. One thing it got me is the cameo fighters can do a fatal. Ed just downright outdone himself here.
I GOT GOOSEBUMPS WHEN I SAW KENSHI 💀 Also, him calling Raiden inexperienced is funny. Kung Lao throwing that straw hat was funny, I thought he wasn't going to have his trusty bladed hat. Those scorpion and sub zero combos are FIRE... And ice 😂 The fatalities are fucking brutal as always. All of the hair in my body stood up. 😱
I was probably the only one who loved Air Combos in MK Armageddon and now I see them again in MK1. So excited! A bit sad Stryker, Sonya and Jax are only Kameos
It was said that Kameos aren't necessarily just that. I don't see Stryker making it but Sonya and Jax are way more of a possibility. Just modern compared to MK original and MK2 which were the run ins.
@@Andrewman19 but then how do you explain Ed Boon saying that Kameo characters are mostly mk1 characters. He also said that all the Kameo characters will have their old iconic looks. Everyone in the main roster has modern new looks. I feel like if Sonya and Jax were to be playable they would also have modern looks
I actually really like the concepts they're bringing to the table, both story and gameplay, also it seems the kameos will be mostly alternate timeline versions of the fighters, so I wouldn't discard any of them being part of the main roster too, just a different version
Yeaaaa but that’s almost a little too repetitive. Maybe they will have alternate skins of those Kameo Fighters for the Main Roster instead of having the same character taking two slots.
Boon mentioned that you can have kameo fighters be part of main roster too. Like sub zero and alternate sub zero. My guyss is they wanna have the new ninjas and the old ones cause that sounds sick to me lol
Can’t wait for the battle pass and in game shop to sell cameo fighters, with some of them being way better than others for having exclusive super attacks and combo strings. WB knows how to get the bag
I LOVE Kenshi's new design. Also making him a sort of Yakuza character is fitting and a creative way to rewrite him. What I'm curious about now is Takeda. The leaked Fighter Pack 1 said it would include him, I wonder how he'd be redone...
Yeah, he does look like a Yakuza boss, with the Dragon tattoes and fancy tailor-made suit, odd but interesting redesign to his background 😂 Also yeah, that KP is total bullshit dude, no way it's real.
@@theoutlawking9123 there’s just no way there gonna add omni man or Homelander. This game doesn’t seem like the same weird vibes of past games. I could be wrong but idk
The stages are already among my favorites. Considering that it's not a notable step up from 11's graphics, they made up for it in the art design. Absolutely stunning.
i genuinely love the fact that they are making scorpion and sub zero brothers and im glad they added some color to the series it is a nice new touch and i think there will be more to come and goro returning was something i was praying for even as a cameo character there are still a few more characters on my wishlist but there is no doubt in my mind that this game and tekken 8 and sf6 are going to go crazy this year
The difference between the main and kameo versions of Kung Lao makes me picture a story where the kameos are "echoes" of the original timeline created by Fire God Liu Kang and characters meeting their alternate selves cause shenanigans to ensue, like kameo Mileena corrupting main Mileena or both versions of Shang Tsung and/or Shao Khan teaming up to take over both worlds.
It's possible that it's all just costumes and the kameos are the base, or you can choose them and you can't choose the same costume if you double up on the character.
It's literally the only thing I don't like about the game, some characters being locked to Kameo status while others are in both. Everyone in the Kameo roster should also be in the base roster
I'm very interested to see who they're adding, and what kind of story this is going to have. This being a new timeline feels like it frees them up a bit in terms of writing. I was kind of hoping they'd go all the way back to the first tournament with the Great Kung Lao, but oh well.
They've been doing this since at least 9, with human Sektor and Cyrax having different properties than their robo forms but the consistency is very much appreciated.
@@MrSkerpentine they were human at one time of course, in mk9 you could choose human or robot skin and mkx they were binded in one character named triborg which each variation was a character( cyrax,sektor and smoke)
@@MrSkerpentine Mortal Kombat (2011) was a reboot and showed sektor and cyrax before being cyberized. Also had their human forms as alternate outfits, which had unique animations and properties for some of their specials. Cyrax ducked down and threw the net for example.
Even if there's some aspects from MK11, which isn't a bad thing at all, just look at how fluid it looks. It flows so well gameplay wise and looks extremely clean/well made. Especially the stages.
Eh my hype for it dropped a bit after seeing gameplay tbh. The stages look really sick but other than that it looks almost identical to MK11. The characters actually look a little worse. And the tag system looks kind of awkward to me. I do like how this one looks like it has air combos though, so thats a plus. Thats been oddly missing out of MK for too long.
@@danielm5161 truthfully I was wishing for tag team to come back. I can see your points though. I think it's too early for Nether realm to beat how the game looks from MK 11, at least to me if that makes sense
@@danielm5161 i feel like meterless launching combos is the thing that makes me want this game more than anything. in mk11 you HAD to use meter for anything substantially cool looking. and the inclusion of ground bounces opens up so many possibilities
@@Island_Dragoon I love tag team, I wish more games incorporated it (Guilty Gear Strive in particular) but the way MK 1 is doing it is weird. Either make it a full tag team game or not at all. Having it be 1v1 but choosing a secondary character that randomly pops in and out seems like a weird design decision.
The gameplay already gave me so much hope, it seems so damn fun with the kameo characters joining in even with them joining into the X ray/Fatal stuff I’m so tuned in now. I want more
@@kingofdragons7 Completely disagree. It feels like they have a good balance between 11 and X’s speed. It’s a huge improvement from the previous game already
@@kingofdragons7 Y'all are the ones bragging about it not being realistic at all when the game being slow is the most realistic part. MK9 is too fast imo MKX was okay good and mk11 was slow yeah. However this new mk game seems like a mix with aircombos and the heavely influence of combos as ED boon mentioned.
Man, this shit is looking wild. Very smooth gameplay and transitions all around. Also liking how the stages are like regular places now and not like caverns and hell pits and stuff.
Looks like the characters are doing air combos, maybe we will have strings that can only be done in the air? This is very exciting, it's looking amazing!
Air only strings are a cool idea and is going to emphasize juggling more so than mk11 which was shorter combos. I liked mk11 a lot tho man I loved nightwolf and raiden 🐺
I was waiting for this gameplay so much and MY GOD they didn't disappoint. They did an incredible job in everything shown off, I'm so hype.💥 AIR KOMBOS ARE BACK
While the character models aren’t a huge leap over MK11, the stages look phenomenal. Also, the fact that the Kameos seem to be the classic versions of characters makes me think that will be the differentiating factor between those & the playable versions.
Kenshi looks freaking awesome with his new effects and new model. I'm concerned about the movement feeling similar to MK11, but the combos look great. Additionally, the cameos have more interaction in gameplay than the average assist game, and the fact that the ""X-rays"" are between two characters reminds me so much of Street Fighter X Tekken with the tag super.
The fact that you can have your kameo fighter be a part of your X-ray attack, use them in a fatality & as a breaker is a fucking genius. It compliments the gameplay quite well & adds more depth to the mechanics. I'm loving it. Mad props to NRS.
I love the art direction and I appreciate that the animations look better than they ever have. I'm such a dork though. I don't jive with all the gore but love the characters and the lore. 😂
Yah I agree, the gore is just too much for me when it's repeated over and over. Just kind of want to see the fatalities once or twice then move on rather than bake them into my brain. NR kills the story though and this looks like a very cool continuation of the events of MK11 aftermath while also cleaning the slate.
I don’t mind the gore but I don’t think you’re alone actually I think the gore is honestly mostly for the new casual audience that are not used to it but I feel like for true MK fans, fatalities and finishing moves especially are the least exciting part of the games but it’s also the number one thing for casuals lol
1. 1995 MK movie Goro. 2. Kenshi's costume looks incredible! So happy to have my main back and looking sick for once! Only time Kenshi looked good was MK9.
I'm really excited about this. The gameplay looks fast and the inclusion of legitimate aerial combos is really going to redefine the pace. The cameo characters for the support attacks, many of which obviously not being "canon" but who gives a damn is great. Team up supers make me wonder how many variables there'll actually be in the final game. Most of all I really, really wanted them to hammer home that this is a new universe after 11 definitively completed all the original stuff, and so far I'm liking what I'm seeing. Scorpion and Sub Zero being brothers (Scorpion working for Liu Kang makes sense too since he's the fire god.), Mileena and Kitana's whole dynamic looks flipped(plus restored Edenia!), Kenshi seems to be some sort of businessman or pro assassin, Kung Lao is brawler main character man. And Johnny Cage. (though he reminds me a lot of his movie incarnation, which I'm down for.) Most of all Raiden as a young human man just beginning his journey. Also everyone looks slick as hell. A+ character design so far all around.
Fire game that is a definite in for fighting games to me. Played 11 and found it fun offline but online was okay, fighterz had me in the down time. Mortal Kombat 1 gonna be my start into this world for real.
While not as quick as MKX, the air combos look pretty cool. Still a bit skeptical, but also a bit optimistic. I also like that Sub-Zero has a dive kick. I'm guessing it's his slide done in mid-air?
@@TheReelReesePod If its too slow it becomes boring to watch, just like mk11, zero hype in the matches on that game, but these kameo fighters looks like it will refresh the variety of the matches a bit, before the community finds the best assist and everyone starts to use it lol
@@kevinmartinibarra589 I disagree, I’d much rather watch MK11 than MKX. I also think playing the game is way more important than watching it though. That’s depending on the individual of course.
@@TheReelReesePod Its ok and i respect your opinion, but i still think MKX is far better than MK11, and i think i can prove that just by looking what the creators did bringing back the old mechanics from MKDA and MK9/X, because MK11 mechanics weren't good at all and people disliked it, if MK11 had no problems they wouldn't never change it like they did with MK1 now. But with saying that i am not saying that MK11 is a bad game, but it had various problems on its gameplay design that not everybody liked
How are you seeing that? I wish I saw that I see MvC1+Injustice more than MK...the speed,specials and movement are more Injustice, but with MK characters.
@@BattleBrotherCasten The only thing i get from MvC1 is the fact that it's a tag game. Nothing else other than that. I definitely get Injustice 2 though.
It looks like Mileena is not originally mixed with Baraka’s clan and is the princess instead of Kitana. That’s interesting, I wanna see their dynamic because of that
So the Living Forest Returns,Kenshi looks Badass,Scorpion and Sub-Zero are Brothers,Kameo Fighters are Amazing,Scorpion doesn’t have Swords and instead got a Kusarigama,Everyone looks Different,there’s 24 Characters Slots in the Roster and 16 Kameo Fighters,X-Rays Return,and I Wonder Who are the Main Threats in MK1,I’m Excited.
Raiden being a one of the students yet still having his lightning powers is neat. Same with Sub-Zero and Scorpion being brothers. Legit hyped for this rebooted story
I agree. It seems like a combination between mkx and mk11. Those air combos, subzero hitting the opponent down to get a rebound and continue the combo is very much like mkx but with the footsies of mk11. I'm just so happy the combo breaker has both players going back to neutral!
I like that this game is bright and colorful, emphasizing that Fire God Liu Kang vision of the New Era filled with warmth and peace. And if I recall, the OG MK Trilogy was also colorful and mystical, and doesn't hinder its gritty and campy violence either.
i had predicted Duo Fatality but i guess cameo fatality is close enough lol. I do like that they added air combos to the game and I also like the nice MK1 reference they did on the "FIGHT" at the beginning of the match, using the classic Font colors of the game. Also please let Motaro be one of the Kameo characters!!!!
That loading screen clash animation is so dang cool, and it's SMOOTH. The transition into gameplay is really nice. That's the kind of small stylistic innovation that I love seeing in new games. Just a little way to improve and stand out.
Yeah they probably saw the special interactions thing on tekken 8 and decided to do something new instead of characters walking in then exchanging dialogues
as someone who hasnt really played MK before I might get into it with this one. I quite like that they are rectifying that they cant include their whole roster of characters as full characters (a la Smash Ultimate) and are instead choosing to add them as backup characters
Lmao i literally just searched mortal combat 1 reaction looking for this channel and wasn't finding it so i came to your channel and found the this sland realized that I started searching the minute the video got uploaded I can't 😭
Never was a big fan of the super gore (because when you had to experience shit like that in real life, naturally you wouldn't) but even I have to admit, this is looking glorious.
Had a fair share of seeing gore stuff in real life and it is fucked up situation, but I don't mind seeing it in a video game. Idk why, no matter how real the graphic is, it doesn't bother me
I have seen someone lose their arm in real life and surprisingly it wasn't as gory as one would think. There was hardly any blood as the wound clotted very quickly
It's really interesting seeing Raiden as a normal mortal with regular human eyes. Imagine someone calling Raiden inexperienced, and Raiden taking it on the chin! Giving so much time to let Ed Boon talk about the game is something I wish we got more of from these sorts of shows, just get into the nitty gritty to express the intent of the game and its vision in specific ways, not just PR ad speak. The flow of the fight choreography also seems even more reminiscent of martial arts movies
Now that I think about it would be kinda cool to have the ability to decide what character you play as in a few fights in the story mode, and depending which one you pick (and so which one wins) the actual ending changes.
It's MK11 part 2, and that's not a bad thing for me because I actually like MK11's graphics and gameplay. We can always go play MKX and MK9, and I do love the fast paced gameplay of those as well. We'll have to wait and see if they speed up the gameplay for this or not, but even if it's just like this I'll be happy with another fighting game to play along with SF6 and T8.
Finally someone who gets it. Not every fighter has to be fast paced, and crazy mobility. MK1 looks awesome both graphically and gameplay wise. Let Street Fighter be SF and Tekken 8 be Tekken. Just play everything and enjoy them for what they are. Good call my man 👌🏼
Man MK since MK9 has been popping off. The graphics, the animations and tech are being built on and innovated every time. I wish they found a solution to online input delay, because even on good ping that shit feels unplayable.
14:40 I'm PRETTY sure the way they've done it is that kameos are sort of, alternate timeline versions of these characters, so just because a character's a kameo fighter doesn't mean they're off limits for main roster stuff.
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I may not be the biggest Liu Kang fan but the man had the culture to bring back Kenshi and Stryker in his new timeline and I appreciate that
It certainly helps that his drip is legitimately slick. lol
Lol I love the fatality subtitles.
Everyone is back I think cause they never died
@@BenDover-vn4ur MK Armageddon 2
Liu* Kang
The sneaky match loading while the characters talk shit to each other is a stroke of genius.
U peeped that huh ??
@@red_crow584 Looks like the pre match dialogue now takes the place of any kind of loading screen.
@@red_crow584 yes but there's a bit where they clash and talk rather than a loading screen and then there's the match intro dialogue and then it starts
Netherrealm just learned to implement things from previous games. Merging the Injustice Clash with beginning intro dialog to do the loading screen was smart
Intros look shorter do to them it’s just two lines rather than 3. But we get the match loading one to.
Whoever thought of the transition from fighter select to in game intro has my respect that is so beautifully done
The intro dialogue this time act as a loading time before the match. It is genius. Also by doing that, we really can hear what they talk since you can't skip it coz is a loading screen at that time
@@shawziiz5031 Fucking true holy shit
@@shawziiz5031 For real, they found a way to keep the immersion whilst allowing games to go by faster.
The Switch is gonna turn into a IED trying to pull that off
NRS is really elite at presentation of fighting games. Like nothing comes close on their production value
I love it that they're focusing more on friendships more than fatalities
😂😂😂😂😂😂
That Sub Zero Kameo Friendship at the end was the friendliest Friendship I've ever seen.
Friendship? Again? 😅
I like pasta in my fighting game too
I'm happy they moved the intro dialogues into the loading screens. That way, people can't skip them, and we'll have something to see while waiting for the fight to load.
It feels so obvious in hindsight, I'm so glad it's a thing!
It is amazing.
Hope people aren't overlooking the processing power on display hence them moving to drop last gen. people wont appreciate how much faster these new games are gonna move purely off them dropping all that oldgen hardware.
@@Martyy924 the evolution in ssd's its probably one of the most game changing things of the new gen
@Aiden Martin Does really make you wonder how this game is going to function on switch lol. I don't envy the devs that have to work on that port
I'm in love with that loading screen. Such a geek for those little things. What an amazing way to keep the special intros without bogging down the start of the actual match!
*YES*
This actually feels like a New era of fighting games.
Big facts 😂
Marvel?
@Kalief Foster we can only hope 😅
WHENS MK1
@@kalieffoster4607 Don't get your hopes up
the transition from character select to the fight is outstanding.
Why would anyone buy this garbage when sf6 is out💀💀
@@haiz768 make sure u zip it up when ur done
@@haiz768 people would buy you, so can buy this "Garbage" as well.
@@haiz768street fighter 6 is a spam a thon
@@haiz768 cause we're grown and buying both
I really like the new angle they're approachimh Kitana and Mileena's story from. It's literally a fresh restart now with Kitana being the paragon good girl she's always been while Melina is struggling and being driven mad by her 'disease'. Im getting a whiff of tragedy coming this way
Same but given there's supposed to be altering paths for the story based on the choices made we could get the opportunity to have Mileena actually be on the good side depending on the choices made.
@@derrickhaggard good guy hero Mileena would be something to see but I think they gotta earn it. There gotta be some conflicts between her and Kitana maybe leading up to a breaking point before they make amends like Gamora and Nebula in the MCU
I'm hoping it's more of a conflict between her Edenian and Tarkatan DNA, rather than simply a disease. Feels like that'd be a fresh take on her dual nature, to me at least.
The transition into kombat, the klassic outfits for the kameos, JOHNNYS HOUSE AS A STAGE, There's so much in here that goes under the radar and im here for ALL OF IT
Before Schizophrenia took my little brothers' love for gaming, he was the neighborhood master of fighting games, his starting game being Mortal Kombat. All the kids wanted to face him to see who could take him down. I miss him so much, but hes an adult now and I have to love him from afar.
Hope you’re both during alright ❤
I feel for the distance as an owner of that s word. I hope that the love for each other is still able to be seen and realized
❤️
Best wishes for both of you
If I feel you, my brother still thinks he’s being followed by psychos on 4chan and threw a rock at someone’s car. Ya just try to support them how you can brother
they finally struck the balance between the slower pace of mk11 and the juggle combos of mkx im so hyped for this
For real. It’s exactly how you describe it: a perfect combination of MKX/9s combos and Mk11s pace. Personally, as someone who didn’t love the extremely fast pace of x, this game looks like it was exactly what I was hoping for
not as slow as 11 i think
@@IsaiahBuchanan175 yea, definitely sped up a bit but it’s just right, that way im not blocking 3 frame normals on reaction but also it’s not too slow to the point where i’m falling asleep playing neutral
@@IsaiahBuchanan175 the shit not even out yet. Man this shit Mk11+ I miss the Brutality and speed of MKX. This is Just Air Combos and Assist.
It looks more like Injustice than MK-the movement and how specials work etc. so it’s like MvC1 plus Injustice with MK characters.
I love how when Liu appears, Jonny’s fire alarm goes off.
It is the little things that tell you how much care goes into these games. Lol
Liu just yelling "enough" in semi-super saiyan form. No wonder the alarm goes off. Dude literally on fire 😂
I Love when devs just make the game and keep it as secret and when its near ready then announce it.
it's a lot more than that. Marketing team who get out sourced, investors and stakeholders. MK is a multi billion $ franchise and no surprise I bet ed boon had to sign an non disclosure.
The studio that creates Cyberpunk should be taking notes😂
@@Darkness-lb8ob the opposite for cd project red, they were trying to attract investors
hmm
@@videogamesruinedmylife3769 - Multi-billion? No it isn't, stop making shit up. MK is nowhere near to earning the amount of money to facilitate your made-up numbers. MK11 made $500mil. That's mainly due to casual fans playing the story mode and that's about it - the online is ALWAYS dead a few weeks after an MK release. But, just because it sold 15mil copies, that doesn't mean it's a good game. 'Tekken 7' sold the same amount, and it's by far a better game than MK11 on ALL fronts. MK games have are gimmicky to suit the casual gamer audience.
I love that the air combos look saucy af. Love raidens redesign, seeing his monk outfit while doing them Shaolin moves is chef kiss.
Air combos give me Armageddon vibes but done way better 😍
Dude if that skin is wearable outside of the campaign, I'll be exclusively rocking that orange
I’m SO FREAKING HAPPY, they brought back AIR COMBOS!!!
It’s MAHVEL KOMBAT BABY MAHVEL KOMBAT!!!!
kung laos casual outfit too
The idea of a god Liu Kang and mortal Raiden is kind of an interesting character switch. I was also happy to see Kano, since he’s one of my favorites gameplay-wise.
Yeah, it's kind of nice that having mercilessly screwed the pooch with mk11's stories they at least had the decency to do something with the leeway the reset gave them.
@@ImmortanDancertainly a step in the right direction after constantly abandoning ideas with potential. Oh, we set up the Revenants to be the big bad this game, with Liu Kang and Kitana leading them? Nope, they’re lackeys again. Oh, you want Dark Raiden to take a big role? Nope, he’s dead by Chapter 2.
I really want to see their interaction and Lu having a certain level of respect towards him it would be really cool
@@kone7549 I agree. I'll hope for the best, but seeing how I don't give a damn about Tsung I most definitely won't be pre-ordering.
its really clever tbh. many ppl saw this coming. continuation of liu kang reign as a god
To see this, a Mortal Kombat game having air combos is already nutty, especially combo-ing with your Kameo fighter is also really insane.
EDIT: I notice that Armageddon has this option as well.... Whoops
It actually reminds me of the good ol' days of the PS2 MK games with the air combos!
Armageddon had air combos
@@thatlonzoguy that air bounce in the trailer had me hype, Armageddon lives on in our hearts
Kameo fighters has multiple ways to kombo.
The cameo aspect is so stupid, you people will eat anything up.
The loading screen clash and the intros are the sickest I’ve ever seen in a fighting game.
The classic outfits look so good!! And I'm loving that loading screen thing, the whole updated MK3/UMK3/MKT Vs. Screen but talking smack into the match is freaking awesome lol
NRS is always genius when it comes to intro, outro of the game. They come up with something new and creative in every game.
I absolutely love the transition from loading screen to intro!!!
The air kombat reminds me of the fighting from Shaolin Monks and Armageddon 😀😀😀👌🏽💯💀🩸🔥
Yo. Big BRAIN MODE. i forgot that we literally had great air combos in shaolin monks.
I literally forgot that Armageddon had air combos 💀💀
Or Marvel vs Capcom franchise.
@@kingofdragons7 ok go play sf6
@ArchonKujo Yeah and Shaolin Monks had too
I like how they saved possibly the most iconic mk fatality for after the end card
The character select into the "clash", and then straight into the gameplay is the smoothest hidden loading screen I've ever seen in a videogame
The combos are just amazing, and I am in love with the cameo fighting system. The stages are very good, especially JC’s background stage. One thing it got me is the cameo fighters can do a fatal. Ed just downright outdone himself here.
I GOT GOOSEBUMPS WHEN I SAW KENSHI 💀
Also, him calling Raiden inexperienced is funny.
Kung Lao throwing that straw hat was funny, I thought he wasn't going to have his trusty bladed hat.
Those scorpion and sub zero combos are FIRE... And ice 😂
The fatalities are fucking brutal as always. All of the hair in my body stood up. 😱
I was probably the only one who loved Air Combos in MK Armageddon and now I see them again in MK1. So excited!
A bit sad Stryker, Sonya and Jax are only Kameos
It was said that Kameos aren't necessarily just that. I don't see Stryker making it but Sonya and Jax are way more of a possibility. Just modern compared to MK original and MK2 which were the run ins.
If you watched the whole video, Ed said that some characters are both so at least Jax and Sonya are probably going to be main roster fighters.
they arent all limited to being kameos
@@Andrewman19 yes, subzero and kung lao are both too
@@Andrewman19 but then how do you explain Ed Boon saying that Kameo characters are mostly mk1 characters. He also said that all the Kameo characters will have their old iconic looks. Everyone in the main roster has modern new looks. I feel like if Sonya and Jax were to be playable they would also have modern looks
I actually really like the concepts they're bringing to the table, both story and gameplay, also it seems the kameos will be mostly alternate timeline versions of the fighters, so I wouldn't discard any of them being part of the main roster too, just a different version
Yeaaaa but that’s almost a little too repetitive. Maybe they will have alternate skins of those Kameo Fighters for the Main Roster instead of having the same character taking two slots.
Indeed
Boon mentioned that you can have kameo fighters be part of main roster too. Like sub zero and alternate sub zero. My guyss is they wanna have the new ninjas and the old ones cause that sounds sick to me lol
Bar Goro seemingly being a new design so I doubt he will be playable (maybe Stryker will be)
Can’t wait for the battle pass and in game shop to sell cameo fighters, with some of them being way better than others for having exclusive super attacks and combo strings. WB knows how to get the bag
I LOVE Kenshi's new design. Also making him a sort of Yakuza character is fitting and a creative way to rewrite him. What I'm curious about now is Takeda. The leaked Fighter Pack 1 said it would include him, I wonder how he'd be redone...
You really believe a “leak” including 3 superheroes ? Or whatever ? Lol that Lela was debunked
Yeah, he does look like a Yakuza boss, with the Dragon tattoes and fancy tailor-made suit, odd but interesting redesign to his background 😂 Also yeah, that KP is total bullshit dude, no way it's real.
He looked kinda like Lewis Tan to me. Lol. Threw me off at first.
@@theoutlawking9123 there’s just no way there gonna add omni man or Homelander. This game doesn’t seem like the same weird vibes of past games. I could be wrong but idk
@@jamesgratz4771 I believe Takeda but so many supers, yeah no. But Grace Randolph seems to know who they'll be, she has some inside knowledge.
The stages are already among my favorites. Considering that it's not a notable step up from 11's graphics, they made up for it in the art design. Absolutely stunning.
We are on that point of reaching hyper realism that its really hard to make it more real.
i genuinely love the fact that they are making scorpion and sub zero brothers and im glad they added some color to the series it is a nice new touch and i think there will be more to come and goro returning was something i was praying for even as a cameo character there are still a few more characters on my wishlist but there is no doubt in my mind that this game and tekken 8 and sf6 are going to go crazy this year
This is going to go down as one of the best years for fighting games.
@@spaceghostcqc2137 i really cant wait
The difference between the main and kameo versions of Kung Lao makes me picture a story where the kameos are "echoes" of the original timeline created by Fire God Liu Kang and characters meeting their alternate selves cause shenanigans to ensue, like kameo Mileena corrupting main Mileena or both versions of Shang Tsung and/or Shao Khan teaming up to take over both worlds.
You might be on to something!!!
Or Kang allows them to summon these other fighters from other timelines for the tournament.
Good theory, probably the reason why all the kameos look "classic."
It's possible that it's all just costumes and the kameos are the base, or you can choose them and you can't choose the same costume if you double up on the character.
I think your reaching..... Nice theory but they already done something similar in mk11.... I think its just gameplay based nothing else
I was also really hype to see Kenshi, he has always been one of my favorite 3D era characters next to Quan Chi and Fujin.
Same, Kenshi looks so cool with a high-quality model, my god.
it's relieving to see kameos can be in the playable roster as well
for example we see subzero being a kameo and in the base roster at the same time
Yeah that's not true though it's specific characters that are ONLY kameos
@@yomicry-ed3697 I said CAN be
I didn't say all of them WILL be in the base roster
We knew that for weeks..
It's literally the only thing I don't like about the game, some characters being locked to Kameo status while others are in both. Everyone in the Kameo roster should also be in the base roster
my favorite part of the trailer is when scorpion is doing the air combo and it is synced perfectly with the music
I'm very interested to see who they're adding, and what kind of story this is going to have. This being a new timeline feels like it frees them up a bit in terms of writing. I was kind of hoping they'd go all the way back to the first tournament with the Great Kung Lao, but oh well.
He could be at the start. I'm not counting his story to be out the main story just yet...
It’s the same from injustice 2
I like that if you change Kenshi's versions(blind or not),his stance changes as well. It is nice to see them paying attention to such a details)
Oh really?!! 😮 that’s so cool
They've been doing this since at least 9, with human Sektor and Cyrax having different properties than their robo forms but the consistency is very much appreciated.
@@goldskarr Hi, MK newbie here
*the hell do you mean Human Sektor & Cyrax?*
@@MrSkerpentine they were human at one time of course, in mk9 you could choose human or robot skin and mkx they were binded in one character named triborg which each variation was a character( cyrax,sektor and smoke)
@@MrSkerpentine Mortal Kombat (2011) was a reboot and showed sektor and cyrax before being cyberized. Also had their human forms as alternate outfits, which had unique animations and properties for some of their specials. Cyrax ducked down and threw the net for example.
Even if there's some aspects from MK11, which isn't a bad thing at all, just look at how fluid it looks. It flows so well gameplay wise and looks extremely clean/well made. Especially the stages.
Eh my hype for it dropped a bit after seeing gameplay tbh. The stages look really sick but other than that it looks almost identical to MK11. The characters actually look a little worse. And the tag system looks kind of awkward to me. I do like how this one looks like it has air combos though, so thats a plus. Thats been oddly missing out of MK for too long.
@@danielm5161 truthfully I was wishing for tag team to come back. I can see your points though. I think it's too early for Nether realm to beat how the game looks from MK 11, at least to me if that makes sense
@@danielm5161. You are spamming that comment. We already understood, now you can go, nobody will miss you.
@@danielm5161 i feel like meterless launching combos is the thing that makes me want this game more than anything. in mk11 you HAD to use meter for anything substantially cool looking. and the inclusion of ground bounces opens up so many possibilities
@@Island_Dragoon I love tag team, I wish more games incorporated it (Guilty Gear Strive in particular) but the way MK 1 is doing it is weird. Either make it a full tag team game or not at all. Having it be 1v1 but choosing a secondary character that randomly pops in and out seems like a weird design decision.
The gameplay already gave me so much hope, it seems so damn fun with the kameo characters joining in even with them joining into the X ray/Fatal stuff
I’m so tuned in now. I want more
@@kingofdragons7
Completely disagree. It feels like they have a good balance between 11 and X’s speed. It’s a huge improvement from the previous game already
@@kingofdragons7 too slow? U good
@@vnkdabaz3513 I think bro is the slow one
@@kingofdragons7 Ok minute man
@@kingofdragons7 Y'all are the ones bragging about it not being realistic at all when the game being slow is the most realistic part. MK9 is too fast imo MKX was okay good and mk11 was slow yeah. However this new mk game seems like a mix with aircombos and the heavely influence of combos as ED boon mentioned.
Im fiending for this game. Fighting game fans are eating good this year
Man, this shit is looking wild. Very smooth gameplay and transitions all around. Also liking how the stages are like regular places now and not like caverns and hell pits and stuff.
Looks like the characters are doing air combos, maybe we will have strings that can only be done in the air? This is very exciting, it's looking amazing!
A Throw back on Armageddon air combos
Air only strings are a cool idea and is going to emphasize juggling more so than mk11 which was shorter combos. I liked mk11 a lot tho man I loved nightwolf and raiden 🐺
Dude...the sound effects as "they're just stirring pasta" combined with Max's reactions...absolutely priceless!
I was waiting for this gameplay so much and MY GOD they didn't disappoint. They did an incredible job in everything shown off, I'm so hype.💥 AIR KOMBOS ARE BACK
While the character models aren’t a huge leap over MK11, the stages look phenomenal. Also, the fact that the Kameos seem to be the classic versions of characters makes me think that will be the differentiating factor between those & the playable versions.
No hold backs from last Gen, lacking SSD'S.
*karacters
*klassic
Watched the 4K video elsewhere and immediately sought out Max to see his reaction. The hype is REAL.
Kenshi looks freaking awesome with his new effects and new model. I'm concerned about the movement feeling similar to MK11, but the combos look great. Additionally, the cameos have more interaction in gameplay than the average assist game, and the fact that the ""X-rays"" are between two characters reminds me so much of Street Fighter X Tekken with the tag super.
it seems that with this game the supers will be even more drawn out that Fatal Blows were in 11. not a fan, honestly.
@@JahlisMan that, and something about the vfx reminds me of a mobile game. I'm disappointed ngl.
@@JahlisManBoo hoo
Honestly the movement,combos and specials look more Injustice than Mortal Kombat.
@@austingoyne3039 you don't like it don't buy it simple as that
The fact that you can have your kameo fighter be a part of your X-ray attack, use them in a fatality & as a breaker is a fucking genius. It compliments the gameplay quite well & adds more depth to the mechanics. I'm loving it. Mad props to NRS.
This is the video I've been waiting for! Been dying to see Max's reaction!
I really love all the different approaches from mk and street fighter.
4:18 just close your eyes I guarantee you'll be imagining the wrong thing😂😂😂
the new intro style looks absolutely insane, same with the stages
So impressed with the team combos and stages. We are officially entering the new era of the fighting game genre.
I love the art direction and I appreciate that the animations look better than they ever have. I'm such a dork though. I don't jive with all the gore but love the characters and the lore. 😂
What’s the lore without the gore!?!?!?
Yah I agree, the gore is just too much for me when it's repeated over and over. Just kind of want to see the fatalities once or twice then move on rather than bake them into my brain. NR kills the story though and this looks like a very cool continuation of the events of MK11 aftermath while also cleaning the slate.
@@pjbpiano what's the lore without GORO
These Fatalities look fucking wild though
I don’t mind the gore but I don’t think you’re alone actually I think the gore is honestly mostly for the new casual audience that are not used to it but I feel like for true MK fans, fatalities and finishing moves especially are the least exciting part of the games but it’s also the number one thing for casuals lol
Shout out to Max and/or his editors for the "FRIENDSHIP" cut-aways.
No more confusing variations
no more 2 special bars
JUST PURE FIGHTING and COMBOOOOOOS
1. 1995 MK movie Goro. 2. Kenshi's costume looks incredible! So happy to have my main back and looking sick for once! Only time Kenshi looked good was MK9.
With way kenshi fights with his spirit and how he holds his sword, he’s giving me major Vergil vibes
Hopefully Friendships are back and his will be like Vergil's special taunt in DMCV
Very motivating.
Why has Virgil become such a meme that every swordfighter is jokingly compared to him now
Kenshi: I AM THE STORM THAT IS APPROACHING
I'm really excited about this. The gameplay looks fast and the inclusion of legitimate aerial combos is really going to redefine the pace. The cameo characters for the support attacks, many of which obviously not being "canon" but who gives a damn is great. Team up supers make me wonder how many variables there'll actually be in the final game. Most of all I really, really wanted them to hammer home that this is a new universe after 11 definitively completed all the original stuff, and so far I'm liking what I'm seeing. Scorpion and Sub Zero being brothers (Scorpion working for Liu Kang makes sense too since he's the fire god.), Mileena and Kitana's whole dynamic looks flipped(plus restored Edenia!), Kenshi seems to be some sort of businessman or pro assassin, Kung Lao is brawler main character man. And Johnny Cage. (though he reminds me a lot of his movie incarnation, which I'm down for.) Most of all Raiden as a young human man just beginning his journey. Also everyone looks slick as hell. A+ character design so far all around.
"looks fast"? have you ever played MKX? or even 9?
Looks like MvC1+Injustice more than MK...
@@JahlisMan definitely faster compared to mk11 at least..
Yeah the addition of air combos looks legit. I want more combo options than mk11
Has it been confirmed which Sub Zero it is yet?
Johnny’s smoke detector beeping when Liu Kang flares up at 12:08 is a fun detail
love the classic 90s vibes.. wow the memories and fun of the original game..
These are definitely the best fatalities the series has ever seen. So visceral, no playing around there lol.
Yeah I like when they zoom in on Dood's face and it says friendship. I can't believe they put that in the game
Fire game that is a definite in for fighting games to me. Played 11 and found it fun offline but online was okay, fighterz had me in the down time. Mortal Kombat 1 gonna be my start into this world for real.
2:07 THAT FRIENDSHIP WAS SICK 🎊
“They’re just stirring pasta” while Max is making I love Lucy sounds is hilarious 🤣🤣🤣
While not as quick as MKX, the air combos look pretty cool. Still a bit skeptical, but also a bit optimistic. I also like that Sub-Zero has a dive kick. I'm guessing it's his slide done in mid-air?
It doesn't need to be that quick, the game looks far better than MKX because of it lol.
@@TheReelReesePod If its too slow it becomes boring to watch, just like mk11, zero hype in the matches on that game, but these kameo fighters looks like it will refresh the variety of the matches a bit, before the community finds the best assist and everyone starts to use it lol
@@kevinmartinibarra589 I disagree, I’d much rather watch MK11 than MKX. I also think playing the game is way more important than watching it though. That’s depending on the individual of course.
@@TheReelReesePod Its ok and i respect your opinion, but i still think MKX is far better than MK11, and i think i can prove that just by looking what the creators did bringing back the old mechanics from MKDA and MK9/X, because MK11 mechanics weren't good at all and people disliked it, if MK11 had no problems they wouldn't never change it like they did with MK1 now.
But with saying that i am not saying that MK11 is a bad game, but it had various problems on its gameplay design that not everybody liked
It reminds me a lot more of mk9 than X personally, the bs sprint mechanic isn’t in this game and the kameo system is reminiscent of the tag mode.
This looks like they took the best parts of mk9, X, and 11 and mashed them together, im so unbelievably excited for this game
How are you seeing that? I wish I saw that I see MvC1+Injustice more than MK...the speed,specials and movement are more Injustice, but with MK characters.
@@BattleBrotherCasten cry harder?
@@BattleBrotherCasten The only thing i get from MvC1 is the fact that it's a tag game. Nothing else other than that. I definitely get Injustice 2 though.
It looks like Mileena is not originally mixed with Baraka’s clan and is the princess instead of Kitana. That’s interesting, I wanna see their dynamic because of that
Looks like there’s a disease that turns people into tarkatan or they don’t exist and the disease makes you turn into them
Or maybe Mileena still like that? Oh I love the possibilities they made in this game
It looks like she has a disease like a vampire instead of being a tarakatan clone
The combos look fun as hell and im glad kenshis back
The stages are insane! That stage with the monks is a call back from Deadly Alliance
Scorpion with that Hanzo spinning slam looks too sick
So the Living Forest Returns,Kenshi looks Badass,Scorpion and Sub-Zero are Brothers,Kameo Fighters are Amazing,Scorpion doesn’t have Swords and instead got a Kusarigama,Everyone looks Different,there’s 24 Characters Slots in the Roster and 16 Kameo Fighters,X-Rays Return,and I Wonder Who are the Main Threats in MK1,I’m Excited.
Raiden being a one of the students yet still having his lightning powers is neat. Same with Sub-Zero and Scorpion being brothers. Legit hyped for this rebooted story
I agree. It seems like a combination between mkx and mk11. Those air combos, subzero hitting the opponent down to get a rebound and continue the combo is very much like mkx but with the footsies of mk11. I'm just so happy the combo breaker has both players going back to neutral!
I like that this game is bright and colorful, emphasizing that Fire God Liu Kang vision of the New Era filled with warmth and peace. And if I recall, the OG MK Trilogy was also colorful and mystical, and doesn't hinder its gritty and campy violence either.
its cool how kano pushes the head down of his teammate when firing the lazer
i had predicted Duo Fatality but i guess cameo fatality is close enough lol. I do like that they added air combos to the game and I also like the nice MK1 reference they did on the "FIGHT" at the beginning of the match, using the classic Font colors of the game. Also please let Motaro be one of the Kameo characters!!!!
Kameos actually look SOOOO good, the shit you can do with them is impressive.
They are such a big part of the fight which is surprising, they always show up, either for offense or defense.
I love how the clashes act as loading screens and they lead right into the pre fight intros
Noah Fleder as Kenshi isn't something I knew I wanted. Favorite character and one of my favorite people playing him. Wow this looks insane!
“They’re just stirring pasta” 😂😂😂
Love your content dude.
That loading screen clash animation is so dang cool, and it's SMOOTH. The transition into gameplay is really nice. That's the kind of small stylistic innovation that I love seeing in new games. Just a little way to improve and stand out.
Yeah they probably saw the special interactions thing on tekken 8 and decided to do something new instead of characters walking in then exchanging dialogues
It looks great, i really like the simpler look some of the characters have.
I can't wait to see the skins and the customization for the characters i hope u can customize more than u could in MK11
Just seeing Stryker made me smile.
Wish he could be fully playable and not just a cameo character.
as someone who hasnt really played MK before I might get into it with this one. I quite like that they are rectifying that they cant include their whole roster of characters as full characters (a la Smash Ultimate) and are instead choosing to add them as backup characters
Lmao i literally just searched mortal combat 1 reaction looking for this channel and wasn't finding it so i came to your channel and found the this sland realized that I started searching the minute the video got uploaded I can't 😭
Dude literally me
Max's reaction is the first I watched. I'm more than hyped for this now.
Same. I have to see the fatalities now
@blanketmobbypants Damn straight. Nice name btw. 😂
@@MrMcCoy987 Nintendo switch for the win. I needed a name and randomly thought Blanketmob but then changed it to this while watching SpongeBob
@@blanketmobbypants Such good inspiration. 😂
Liu Kang being flanked by Sub-Zero and Scorpion reminds me of Shang Tsung in MK '95 accompanied by Scorpion and Sub-Zero on the boat.
We haven't seen air combos in MK since Armageddon. That was their first and ONLY time they implemented air combos. That is cool!!!!
Game looks absolutely outstanding. Now if only we could also get Shaolin Monks 2 one day!!
Some day🔥🔥💯💯
As a Stryker fan, I never thought we would ever see his MK3 costume in action again.
That was the most hype moment for me as a Stryker main since og MK3 ^^
Kenshi looks amazing, wonder if they can make Quan Chi look cool
Never was a big fan of the super gore (because when you had to experience shit like that in real life, naturally you wouldn't) but even I have to admit, this is looking glorious.
Had a fair share of seeing gore stuff in real life and it is fucked up situation, but I don't mind seeing it in a video game. Idk why, no matter how real the graphic is, it doesn't bother me
I have seen someone lose their arm in real life and surprisingly it wasn't as gory as one would think. There was hardly any blood as the wound clotted very quickly
Ok
The Sonya Kameo at 8:06 is the first thing that actually got me hype about this game.
It's really interesting seeing Raiden as a normal mortal with regular human eyes. Imagine someone calling Raiden inexperienced, and Raiden taking it on the chin! Giving so much time to let Ed Boon talk about the game is something I wish we got more of from these sorts of shows, just get into the nitty gritty to express the intent of the game and its vision in specific ways, not just PR ad speak. The flow of the fight choreography also seems even more reminiscent of martial arts movies
Now that I think about it would be kinda cool to have the ability to decide what character you play as in a few fights in the story mode, and depending which one you pick (and so which one wins) the actual ending changes.
Like the Cage vs Kenshi fight. Same outcome of lui kang breaking it up so let us choose
It's MK11 part 2, and that's not a bad thing for me because I actually like MK11's graphics and gameplay. We can always go play MKX and MK9, and I do love the fast paced gameplay of those as well. We'll have to wait and see if they speed up the gameplay for this or not, but even if it's just like this I'll be happy with another fighting game to play along with SF6 and T8.
Finally someone who gets it. Not every fighter has to be fast paced, and crazy mobility. MK1 looks awesome both graphically and gameplay wise. Let Street Fighter be SF and Tekken 8 be Tekken. Just play everything and enjoy them for what they are. Good call my man 👌🏼
MK 11 is a great game.. I'm glad that MK 1 is building from MK 11.. It's Perfect!
The artstyle seems to have changed.
What a time to be alive as a fighting game fan
Man MK since MK9 has been popping off. The graphics, the animations and tech are being built on and innovated every time. I wish they found a solution to online input delay, because even on good ping that shit feels unplayable.
14:40 I'm PRETTY sure the way they've done it is that kameos are sort of, alternate timeline versions of these characters, so just because a character's a kameo fighter doesn't mean they're off limits for main roster stuff.