The WORST thing about MKX is all the NPC’s you fight in the story. I thought that they were gonna bring in Rain, Baraka & Sindel but I was disappointed.
Rain was the strangest one to leave out, they gave him a whole new character design and hired a full voice actor and still he's just a two fight cameo.
@@thisisfaka None of the 3D Era games or even the original games are dark and gritty. MK Deception has a dark atmosphere on the main screens, but then you get in game and see still very bright and vibrant environments. Same with the og games like MK1 - UMK3. MK does not have to be dark, because usually... It isn't
I believe that Mortal Kombat Trilogy has never been re-released is due to the fact that the game was made exclusively for consoles and by a third-party studio, so it would be difficult for them to re-release the game without emulating the PS1/N64 version (the source code must have probably been lost, as happened with most games of the time), and it would not be cool to release a game on the Xbox or Switch with the PlayStation controller symbols (or even legal). We also have to take into account that Trilogy is a big Frankenstein made in a hurry to be released while UMK3 was still relevant (MK4 was released less than 1 year after Trilogy), so the game is full of bugs, optimization problems, Aggressor mode being very busted, low-quality sound and graphics, long loading times (the game would load with each Shang Tsung transformation), balancing problems, etc. Even the FGC prefers to play UMK3 in tournaments than MKT (even the Genesis version).
Even though invasions in MK1 is not the best, it’s definitely a tiny bit better now , because at least now you could skip those stupid survive things and some fights too.
2:05 "The entire focus?" Gotta dig a bit deeper for your research next time, that hearing also discussed Doom and (laughably) Night Trap, alongside gun-themed peripherals. One of the famous clips from that hearing is one of the people on the committee holding up an _oversized baby blue revolver-style light gun with a bulky cable coming out of the hilt_ and saying, and I quote: "To me, this looks like an assault weapon."
I disagree about Scorpion’s main deception costume, it’s my favorite for him because he actually looks like a ninja (he’s the only MK Character that’s actually a ninja)
I strongly agree with everything you just said. Also, all Mortal Kombat fans should watch this excellent video summarizing how all the Mortal Kombat games are. My favorites are still MK9, MK11, MKII, and MK4. Although MK X and Shaolin Monks were both super fun too
17:00 I actually think this is the best part of the game because those endings are really funny! Sure they are entertaining for the wrong reason but they still make me laugh, especially sub zeros ending where he gets bitch slapped 💀! This is kinda off topic but the voice clips in general are just hilarious!
@@Vergil666. I absolutely HATED the krypt in MK11 I was like wtf I just want to unlock stuff not need a guide to get through everything god damn. Bring back the grid pattern krypts to unlock everything like MK9 and prior
Great video! 🤘🙂🤘 I love the light-changing lightsaber in the background. I was wondering if you were going to cover “Special Forces.” Thanks for doing so! I have never played it, and I don’t really plan on doing so. Also, it looks like we will have to call the first game “Mortal Kombat Classic” from now on, since “Mortal Kombat 1” is now taken.
29:13 funny enough. I completed a lot of the Trials and I got some trophies on that. If you want help Nick on those. I’ll lend a hand to you if you need help with those combo challenges.
MK9 is my favorite "New Age" version, classically Trilogy is my Jam. MK9 was also the last one with tag-team battles which is something my siblings and I miss sorely
If i had to choose a thing i hated about MK9 the most was the bars system, like the fact if you wanted to use a x-ray move you had to sacrifice your breaker as well which in turn made you never see anyone doing an x-ray in competitive, it is such a bummer because they're really cool and it was a brand new special move
@@KennyBomb great to see you, Kenny! Thanks for the comment, even though I bashed on MK11’s combat, I still enjoy it when I play it. In terms of gameplay from MK9 and MKX, it’s a bit of a step down for me.
Great video all together, I grew up on MK and all my friends and family, so much so I couldn’t use scorpion against them lol but nice to know ppl feel the same way I do about these newest installations in the series
MK 9 is overall my favorite but the ONE thing it lacks that I really wish it had was a single fight mode. Sometimes, its just nice to pick a random character and fight against another character of choice without having to climb a ladder. If the game ever gets a HD remaster, I hope they add this option.
The Kameo system in mk1 is honestly where I found the perfect balance for fighting games. I played tekken and db fighterz and it was really weird to be forced into a team when you really just wanna have a particular main. Mortal kombat gave me that but eventually I did miss having assists for a bit of variety in characters featured in a single fight. So kameos being just an assist in the back and your favorite character being the main fighter, and the one you solely focus on was such a breath of fresh air
Great video Nick! My only problem is with Armageddon. I hear a lot of people say that the kharacters feel similar, but if you know the intricacies and put some time in you can see the differences! I’ve played through arcade mode with every kharacter multiple times and they definitely all have their differences!
my main issue with Ulitmate mk3 is similar to your issue with mk 2 seriously it get's easy at first and then after the first battle they spam either combos or projectile to no end or button read you it's worse on the ds port as well. Also if you play mk2 and you face raiden first on the ladder he'll be cheap as hell from always countering your uppercuts and sweeps or teleport your projectiles yeah I'm salty from the arcades growing up
@@fruitpun6h only way I almost beaten 2 was with Milenna up till Kahn who I almost beaten heck I got a tie in the home console but ultimately lose stupid AI
Less get this fact out the way killer instincts was not a knock off copy of mortal kombat . Killer instinct was the first ever fighting game to have combos in fighting thats why that game is so memorable love it
Another great video! Yeah, when it got to MK9, wholeheartedly agree with best and worst. With the latter I was like, WTF!? Turning to shock, anger, and then moaning why they doing them like this. Friends laughed at me when I told them the story.
Surprised the story modes weren’t talked about more in the NRS titles For me, MK11 Has a godawful story which is one of the worst aspects of that game. Conversely, the story of MK1 is one of the best parts of that game, and one of the most refreshing mortal kombat stories in general
Fun fact, Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance was THE game that traumatized me for decades, causing me a permanent psychological scar, when I was 9, about 21 years ago, I've lost by a Fatality from Sub-Zero who remove the entire skeleton, it traumatized me so hard that I got nightmares for weeks, and I haven't play a Mortal Kombat game ever since. I retried when I turned 17, I lost by a Fatality from Kung Lao, it was fine, but it makes me realized that this franchise wasn't for me, and the trauma didn't help either. I can watch people playing the game and watch the fatality from the recent games, but I'll no longer play that franchise ever again. Thanks for understanding guys.
You didn't talk about the boss fight that much.i like fighting games that has good boss fights.Good video but, It would have been nice if you talk about final boss fight for each game and then let us know if they was worthy.
I think Killer Instinct plays more like Street Fighter due to the six button layout similar to the Street Fighter control panels, and cartoony fatalities that's more akin to Looney Tunes or Tom and Jerry... Also, Killer Instinct is rated T for Teen... Oh, and the Classic Sub-Zero in UMK3 is actually the older brother in MK1. And you forgot that Cyber Smoke is a hidden character in the vanilla MK3.
I would say MK1's biggest flaw is the Kameo system, despite the fact that I personally love it. It seems like it has been the most detrimental for the game's casual audience, though for a MK enthusiast it works great.
OG player here. I have a couple thoughts: MK - introduced secret character by meeting certain requirements, introduced fatalities, and introduced concept of a “juggle.” As for the fighting, back in the day, it was seriously fun if you were playing at top levels. I haven’t really seen anyone on TH-cam demonstrate high-level original MK play. For starters, we almost never jumped. Some characters (Johnny Cage being the best) would uppercut you every time-guaranteed anti-air. And in MKII, Johnny was not improved. He was my main in MK, and I felt like he was seriously nerfed in MKII. I switched to Shang Tsung. He was OP if you knew how to play every character. And it was easy for us to beat the AI tbh. I could go on about other titles, but this is long enough lol
31:22 Many forget that sub zero was a machine, and Shao Kahn gave Sindel all of Shang Tsungs power and strength, so those hits most likely made Sub Zero malfunction
Honestly best thing about MK4 is the hilariously bad endings. Jax's ending with Jarek. 😂 All joking aside. I love its very dark tone. The pit game over haunts me to this day. Worst thing about MK4 is the 3D graphics haven't aged well. MK2 and 3 look better with its digitized look. That's my opinion.
Trilogy actually had a recent rerelease! While not a new port from ground zero, they released the Windows PC version from back in the day on GoG and it just works out of the box with no need to tweak much besides real advanced configs
This was a surprising and Great List! "My favorite thing about this game... ( Korrection it's everything )" That cracked me up 🤣 but to be fair that's my favorite thing too. The thing I dislike about MK9 above all else is just how unprepared the game was for tournaments. Things like needing to play the ENTIRE STORY just to unlock Quan chi if he was ur main. Very tedious to do b4 a tournament and player 1 advantage. But all that has been worked out since and is good now at least. MK trilogy was my 1st MK game and it is still my Favorite! But MAN PLEASE GIMME THIS GAME ON MODERN KONSOLES ALREADY! AND MK9! AND ALL THE 3D ERA GAMES DAMN IT!
I beg to differ about MK vs DC. The Kombo challenge was the one thing i enjoyed about the game. Learning the combos and using them in actual matches was the closest i got to knowing how to pay mortal komnat (skill issue. I know)
30:54 Yeah, it's kinda understandable since she is almost always the last resort for the outworld villains to win; but i wish they could've showcased her more of her low-level-telekinetic powers, hair, and screaming abilities rather than hand-to-hand combat.
Have you tried invasions now, is it always the fights are all almost optional now? Invasions takes an hour or a bit more now unless you get stuck looking for the key item
11:15 this can be applied to literally every MK game but its especially egregious for mk1-9 since they can't be played on most modern systems (barring mk9 on Xbox but you can't buy it digitally any more)
Like how you put the goods and the bads of each game (sans Special Forces which is 99.99% negative things and the 0.01% was just that it tried... but failed big time, and that says a lot when Mythologies Sub-Zero wasn't that great either in the long run... but at least said game you can see there was a big effort put into it and had stuff that actually worked... meaning that if you don't play it, you can enjoy watching others struggle like how it happened with Maximilian_Dood years ago for example). Edit: Yeah... is hard to say bad things with Shaolin Monks aside of having the same issues of Donkey Kong Country in the story mode for the save files, as if you make a save with a friend, you might regret it if you want to play solo (at least with DKC on SNES you could play without much problems as long as you have 2 controllers... but still) and some bland areas, but yeah, Shaolin Monks pulled out a reverse Special Forces (99.99% goods and 0.01% bads).
I will always have a soft spot for MK VS DC, not only was it the first Mortal Kombat game I ever played, but also the first fighting game I ever played. Granted I haven't played the game in 10 years so I don't know how it holds up. Btw which version of Trilogy do you prefer, the PS1 or N64 version?
Man I would love to talk about Mortal Kombat with you. I've been playing mortal kombat since 93. I appreacte your opinion but I certainly don't agree with it.
11:14 I don't know how official this is, but MK Trilogy got essentially shadow-dropped on GOG in 2022 and is still available. It's based on the original PC port of the game in '97, which is itself based on the ps1 version, as far as I know. It's much more stable than it used to be, but it still has its issues, and the visual and audio quality are the same as they were back then. Since MK Trilogy was mainly made for consoles, sprite quality is lower, and the game's framerate is different than the 54 frames that arcade MK3 has, which changes things a little for frame data.
Honestly this is my hot take on the new characters added in MK Gold. I hate they got real lazy with them by recycling their MK2 voices and re-using everyone eles fatalities and worse, was the glitches and horrible balance they added to the game. Honestly MK4 is better than Gold. There were none of those awful glitches, horrible balance, and sound issues.
I only picked up MK1 about 2 weeks ago as my introduction to the series and I must say that I enjoy invasions. For beginners I think they're a good way to learn mechanics. What I don't like is grinding mastery with characters. It is. The worst
Mostly agreed. I have to make three major exceptions, though, as far as least favorites: Shaolin Monks: Continuity goofs. Characters who weren't supposed to die, died, and the one character who WAS supposed to die (Mileena) did not. For this reason myself and most other fans considered Shaolin Monks to the a fun little non-canon side adventure, but fortunately now with the introduction of the hourglass and alternate universes, Shaolin Monks can be considered a distant timeline, before even the "original" timeline, and therefore canonical. Armageddon: the generic Fatalities. Fatalities are a huge part of this franchise's identity, and their uniqueness to each character further solidifies that. They really dropped the ball as far as I'm considered, and it prevents me from deeming Armageddon a good entry worthy of the Mortal Kombat name. MK11: Continuity goofs. There are plenty throughout the story. Firstly, there is NO aesthetic continuity: characters brought forward from the MK2 portion of MK9 wearing outfits and sporting hairstyles and other such things that were in no way similar to what they wore then was more than a little jarring (though to be fair, MKX committed this transgression first in its flashback to the MK2 portion of MK9, showing Raiden, Liu Kang, and Kung Lao wearing outfits not bearing any resemblance to what they wore in that game). And now Kitana was Asian all of a sudden when she never had been before. But the aesthetic continuity goofs were not as egregious as the story continuity goofs, as plenty a TH-camr has pointed out. Also, I really dislike what the franchise has become in regard to the guest characters. Yes, Kratos and Freddy Krueger were fun in MK9, but it didn't take them long at all to really go off the deep end, to the point where guest characters dominate the game. I liked the franchise when it stood on its own, not relying on guest characters from outside the franchise; and unfortunately, it doesn't look like there's any end to that in sight now.
Whoa! The VAing maybe bad in GOLD, but not all cutscenes; Kung Lao's still my favorite, Raiden and Fujin are second. Kuai may be 3rd. But most are bleck! Perhaps it was the rough AI and uninspiration that made me drop out. Actually, MKV mostly suffered from the limited roster; I think it's worse than 3. Even some were uninspiring ie Li Mei and Drahmin. Shujinko's the worst thing on MKD, especially being the culprit of Onaga's resurrection and making awful naive decisions... Story mode expansion should've been with SM, but...some characters were subpar especially Liu and Raiden... Tie with kombat and roster for MKA, and kreate a fighter. Everything else suffered as a rushjob. I think story's the WORST in MK vs DC, too favorable to the DC side and took notes from Annihilation and lacked research on the MK side... MK9 is one of the worst ever in terms of plot!! Nothing but Raiden making pisspoor decisions due to Kronika's machinations!! Yea I heard gameplay's X's greatest strength and DLC, but plot and cutting Kombatansts out... *tongue in cheek* Not as good as Kreate a Fighter though in MK11, and the plot was so-so and it got the MK spirit back with I hoped Liutana starting a New Era... Till Aftermath screwed up everything... MK1...everything sucks. Positives, it gave Syzoth, Baraka, Geras, some of Liu, some of Kenshi justice. I hope Khaos Reigns undoes everything and be run by Geras. Hopefully it'd be sold out and never have Spoony Boony and Dom the Dom'er back. Also...you forgot the tourney editions of the 3D games and Onslaught.
My slight defense of Special Forces: it did two good things. 1. Tremor. Tremor rocks. Pun intended. 2. It was a cool concept. There is a bit of multi realm wackiness, which is essential for MK, but this is not another world ending thing. This is a street level threat. I wish MK would revisit this concept. But in execution, this game is nigh on unplayably bad.
The silly Fatalities in MK3 and Ultimate are why it's my least favorite of the original trilogy. I dunno if it was a push back about congressional hearings or what, but it killed the atmosphere of the game when you have Liu Kang dropping arcade machines on people, Jax turning into a giant, etc. Plus the Animalaties were all just crappy animal clip art.
10000% agree about trilogy, shit is so underrated. also, the mkx comics weren’t canon, so they were not really that important to understanding the story.
TBH, MK1's roster contains quite a few Glup Shittos I can take or leave - I don't care about the 3D era and no one can make me, so I prefer MK9's roster. It does have all the palette swap ninjas in it (except Jade), so I'll give it that. I just wish they'd come up with some new characters for this supposed new era, or thrown in more variety in terms of body type and costume design. (This is the drawback of including all the fan favorite palette swaps).
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I had fun with MK Special Forces, and I will defend it till the day I die.
(not actually, I don't really care that much)
The best thing about Special Forces is that it introduced Tremor. I'm surprised you did not mention that.
Came here to say this. "Let's rock!"
Came here to say exactly that.
Exactly what I was gonna say 😂
I also really enjoyed the part where it was over
I was about amor
Don't worry, I got you.
The best thing about mortal kombat special forces is that it gave Tremor
The WORST thing about MKX is all the NPC’s you fight in the story. I thought that they were gonna bring in Rain, Baraka & Sindel but I was disappointed.
Rain was the strangest one to leave out, they gave him a whole new character design and hired a full voice actor and still he's just a two fight cameo.
The story brings Li Mei Sareena and Fujin but they barely have 10 seconds of screen time
Wish mk11 story was longer/ more detailed to include more characters and actually explain why some of them are there
My issue with MKX is the aesthetic, so desaturated that the colored ninjas all look gray and brown.
That's the idea, MK must be dark, not colourful like nowadays one looks clumsy as hell
@@thisisfaka None of the 3D Era games or even the original games are dark and gritty.
MK Deception has a dark atmosphere on the main screens, but then you get in game and see still very bright and vibrant environments.
Same with the og games like MK1 - UMK3. MK does not have to be dark, because usually... It isn't
Also MKX is the MK with most boring stages aswell,just 3 or 4 stages have something interesting to look at
@@thisisfakaAbsolutely not true. Every MK except X Is colorful.
@@Raps-2k The Kove and Outworld Marketplace are nice to look at
Rubbing my hands together like a greedy king standing before his treasure hoard for a 45 minute Nick video
You could've just typed Birdman the Rapper but alright. 😅😅😅
I was thinking more of a fly rubbing its little legs while staring at the meal you’re really excited for
Best thing about Special Forces is that fire intro
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The only good thing about "MK: Special Forces" was Jax's one-liner "You want some fries to go with that Whoop-ass?" LOL!
Honorable BEST mention to MK3: the MUSIC!
Arguably best or Top 3 soundtracks in MK franchise.
Totally should’ve mentioned that! A bunch on tracks from the OST are on my Spotify.
@@the_NNPW I think I would play modern day MKs more often if they had the MK3 soundtrack. MK1 has some good tracks, but this stuff is gold.
As much as I don’t like mk3 and it’s my least favorite of the trilogy, the basic is the bomb.
I believe that Mortal Kombat Trilogy has never been re-released is due to the fact that the game was made exclusively for consoles and by a third-party studio, so it would be difficult for them to re-release the game without emulating the PS1/N64 version (the source code must have probably been lost, as happened with most games of the time), and it would not be cool to release a game on the Xbox or Switch with the PlayStation controller symbols (or even legal).
We also have to take into account that Trilogy is a big Frankenstein made in a hurry to be released while UMK3 was still relevant (MK4 was released less than 1 year after Trilogy), so the game is full of bugs, optimization problems, Aggressor mode being very busted, low-quality sound and graphics, long loading times (the game would load with each Shang Tsung transformation), balancing problems, etc. Even the FGC prefers to play UMK3 in tournaments than MKT (even the Genesis version).
The PC version is the definitive way to play it.
On all consoles. Not just xbox and switch
26:55 I don't think ANY other fighting game aside from Armageddon and smash to have that many characters 😅
Marvel vs Capcom 2 had 56 characters
@@grisverguéluéscaUMvC3 had almost 50 right? And Tekken 7/SF5 have pretty hefty rosters too which is pretty good
Dragonball Tenkaichi 3 had 150 total. Sparking Zero will consist of 164 plus some dlc characters.
@@bkrueger106yea but most of those are just reskins or different versions of the same characters
@@atomicghoul4747 cough cough echo fighters
Even though invasions in MK1 is not the best, it’s definitely a tiny bit better now , because at least now you could skip those stupid survive things and some fights too.
Yes I agree invasions can get boring and annoying but I love grinding it. And recently has gotten a lot better
It’s so much better these days. It’s actually quite fun to play now.
2:05 "The entire focus?" Gotta dig a bit deeper for your research next time, that hearing also discussed Doom and (laughably) Night Trap, alongside gun-themed peripherals. One of the famous clips from that hearing is one of the people on the committee holding up an _oversized baby blue revolver-style light gun with a bulky cable coming out of the hilt_ and saying, and I quote: "To me, this looks like an assault weapon."
surprised he also did not memtion that mortal kombat was the biggest reason the ESRB was even made
I disagree about Scorpion’s main deception costume, it’s my favorite for him because he actually looks like a ninja (he’s the only MK Character that’s actually a ninja)
25:48 Blaze aint having no kids after that one
Mk1 roster with kameos is massive with lots of variety and slowly but surely their making it more nostalgic as time goes on with skins
I strongly agree with everything you just said. Also, all Mortal Kombat fans should watch this excellent video summarizing how all the Mortal Kombat games are. My favorites are still MK9, MK11, MKII, and MK4. Although MK X and Shaolin Monks were both super fun too
17:00 I actually think this is the best part of the game because those endings are really funny! Sure they are entertaining for the wrong reason but they still make me laugh, especially sub zeros ending where he gets bitch slapped 💀! This is kinda off topic but the voice clips in general are just hilarious!
Best thing about Deception is the story. Worst thing about Deception is how annoying the krypt is
How is the krypt annoying? Genuine question, no hostility toward you.
I'd love to have a konquest mode again like deception
I would take Deception's Krypt over mk11's any day. So grindy and overly large with no fast travel, and the god awful rng.....
@@Vergil666. I absolutely HATED the krypt in MK11 I was like wtf I just want to unlock stuff not need a guide to get through everything god damn. Bring back the grid pattern krypts to unlock everything like MK9 and prior
Great video! 🤘🙂🤘 I love the light-changing lightsaber in the background. I was wondering if you were going to cover “Special Forces.” Thanks for doing so! I have never played it, and I don’t really plan on doing so. Also, it looks like we will have to call the first game “Mortal Kombat Classic” from now on, since “Mortal Kombat 1” is now taken.
29:13 funny enough. I completed a lot of the Trials and I got some trophies on that. If you want help Nick on those. I’ll lend a hand to you if you need help with those combo challenges.
The worst thing about mk 1 is no new characters. I understand why, but only legacy characters felt cheap.
I'm pretty sure that Deadly Alliance had the characters have two fatalities, one for each skin.
EDIT: Nope, just looked it up. I was wrong.
Hey nick, a lil constructive criticism, maybe turn the sharpness down on your mk1 gameplay a little.
Sounds good! Thanks for the feedback!
MK9 is my favorite "New Age" version, classically Trilogy is my Jam.
MK9 was also the last one with tag-team battles which is something my siblings and I miss sorely
Kombo challenges were the best thing about MKvsDC, they helped me improve in that game so much.
If i had to choose a thing i hated about MK9 the most was the bars system, like the fact if you wanted to use a x-ray move you had to sacrifice your breaker as well which in turn made you never see anyone doing an x-ray in competitive, it is such a bummer because they're really cool and it was a brand new special move
That was also a ting in MK X.
Great Video! But the Mortal Kombat 11 slander is CRAZY!
@@KennyBomb great to see you, Kenny! Thanks for the comment, even though I bashed on MK11’s combat, I still enjoy it when I play it. In terms of gameplay from MK9 and MKX, it’s a bit of a step down for me.
Great video all together, I grew up on MK and all my friends and family, so much so I couldn’t use scorpion against them lol but nice to know ppl feel the same way I do about these newest installations in the series
MK 9 is overall my favorite but the ONE thing it lacks that I really wish it had was a single fight mode. Sometimes, its just nice to pick a random character and fight against another character of choice without having to climb a ladder. If the game ever gets a HD remaster, I hope they add this option.
Random but I love your videos! Your vibe is just so positive and lovely and I always feel like I’m in a good mood after leaving one!!
The Kameo system in mk1 is honestly where I found the perfect balance for fighting games. I played tekken and db fighterz and it was really weird to be forced into a team when you really just wanna have a particular main. Mortal kombat gave me that but eventually I did miss having assists for a bit of variety in characters featured in a single fight. So kameos being just an assist in the back and your favorite character being the main fighter, and the one you solely focus on was such a breath of fresh air
Really good video! And i am excited to hear your take on seasons of invasion :)
Thank you! I’m happy to hear that! I greatly appreciate your support too!
Great video Nick! My only problem is with Armageddon. I hear a lot of people say that the kharacters feel similar, but if you know the intricacies and put some time in you can see the differences! I’ve played through arcade mode with every kharacter multiple times and they definitely all have their differences!
my main issue with Ulitmate mk3 is similar to your issue with mk 2 seriously it get's easy at first and then after the first battle they spam either combos or projectile to no end or button read you it's worse on the ds port as well. Also if you play mk2 and you face raiden first on the ladder he'll be cheap as hell from always countering your uppercuts and sweeps or teleport your projectiles yeah I'm salty from the arcades growing up
They need to release remakes or ports with the ai toned way down, at least enough to be playable without cheesing my way through the game
@@fruitpun6h only way I almost beaten 2 was with Milenna up till Kahn who I almost beaten heck I got a tie in the home console but ultimately lose stupid AI
@@michaelgunnels9694 the furthest I made it in mk2 was Shang tsung 💀
@@fruitpun6h he never really gave me much trouble it was Kintaro and Kahn and sometimes a cheap Raiden who would give me issue
@@michaelgunnels9694 raiden is definitely one of the worst ones to fight in that game
Yeah, I would buy MK trilogy in a heartbeat whenever its put on the PS store.
Same I want to buy mk gold along with Trilogy
I own it as dose my uncle
Less get this fact out the way killer instincts was not a knock off copy of mortal kombat . Killer instinct was the first ever fighting game to have combos in fighting thats why that game is so memorable love it
"The Kombo Trials kan go to hell and burn!" 😂 😂 😂 Fuckin Hilarious!!!!!!! 👊🏻🎮🐉🦂🦂🦂✌🏻🙏🏻
you forgot something: If it wasn't for mortal Kombat 1992 we wouldn't have a rating system for video games.
I'd say eventually there would have been. Those plastic bag kills in Manhunt etc
I honestly just want mk 9 tag ladder with a friend and by yourself if you like I really miss couch co op
Was Cyber Smoke playable without unlocking in UMK3? Because he was first playable in basic MK3, you just needed the code.
Another great video! Yeah, when it got to MK9, wholeheartedly agree with best and worst. With the latter I was like, WTF!? Turning to shock, anger, and then moaning why they doing them like this. Friends laughed at me when I told them the story.
Surprised the story modes weren’t talked about more in the NRS titles
For me, MK11 Has a godawful story which is one of the worst aspects of that game. Conversely, the story of MK1 is one of the best parts of that game, and one of the most refreshing mortal kombat stories in general
There's one good thing Special Forces did: Introduced Tremor.
I like geomancy so getting an Earth Ninja was awesome.
Fun fact, Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance was THE game that traumatized me for decades, causing me a permanent psychological scar, when I was 9, about 21 years ago, I've lost by a Fatality from Sub-Zero who remove the entire skeleton, it traumatized me so hard that I got nightmares for weeks, and I haven't play a Mortal Kombat game ever since. I retried when I turned 17, I lost by a Fatality from Kung Lao, it was fine, but it makes me realized that this franchise wasn't for me, and the trauma didn't help either. I can watch people playing the game and watch the fatality from the recent games, but I'll no longer play that franchise ever again. Thanks for understanding guys.
The coolest part about MK Armageddon was how you can customize your own fighter and the kreate a fatality system
timestamp:
0:00 - Intro
1:17 - Mortal Kombat 1 (1992) (best thing)
2:25 - Mortal Kombat 1 (1992) (worst thing)
3:18 - Mortal Kombat 2 (best thing)
4:27 - Mortal Kombat 2 (worst thing)
5:46 - Mortal Kombat 3 (vanilla) (best thing)
6:37 - Mortal Kombat 3 (vanilla) (worst thing)
7:49 - Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (best thing)
8:32 - Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (worst thing)
9:59 - Mortal Kombat Trilogy (best thing)
11:03 - Mortal Kombat Trilogy (worst thing)
11:56 - Mortal Kombat 4 (vanilla) (best thing)
12:45 - Mortal Kombat 4 (vanilla) (worst thing)
13:44 - Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero (best thing)
14:57 - Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero (worst thing)
16:09 - Mortal Kombat Gold (best thing)
16:51 - Mortal Kombat Gold (worst thing)
17:34 - Mortal Kombat: Special Forces (best thing)
17:47 - Mortal Kombat: Special Forces (worst thing)
18:30 - Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance (best thing)
19:31 - Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance (worst thing)
20:45 - Mortal Kombat: Deception (best thing)
22:09 - Mortal Kombat: Deception (worst thing)
23:08 - Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks (best thing)
24:29 - Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks (worst thing)
25:35 - Mortal Kombat: Armageddon (best thing)
26:36 - Mortal Kombat: Armageddon (worst thing)
27:54 - Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (best thing)
28:54 - Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (worst thing)
29:43 - Mortal Kombat 9 (2011) (best thing)
30:40 - Mortal Kombat 9 (2011) (worst thing)
31:52 - Mortal Kombat X (best thing)
33:11 - Mortal Kombat X (worst thing)
34:48 - Mortal Kombat 11 (best thing)
35:58 - Mortal Kombat 11 (worst thing)
37:24 - Mortal Kombat 1 / 12 (best thing)
38:52 - Mortal Kombat 1 / 12 (worst thing)
40:31 - Ontro
You didn't talk about the boss fight that much.i like fighting games that has good boss fights.Good video but, It would have been nice if you talk about final boss fight for each game and then let us know if they was worthy.
Special Forces did one thing right, Tremor
I think Killer Instinct plays more like Street Fighter due to the six button layout similar to the Street Fighter control panels, and cartoony fatalities that's more akin to Looney Tunes or Tom and Jerry...
Also, Killer Instinct is rated T for Teen...
Oh, and the Classic Sub-Zero in UMK3 is actually the older brother in MK1. And you forgot that Cyber Smoke is a hidden character in the vanilla MK3.
I would say MK1's biggest flaw is the Kameo system, despite the fact that I personally love it. It seems like it has been the most detrimental for the game's casual audience, though for a MK enthusiast it works great.
Correction: MK Trilogy was released on GOG a few years back for MK 30th anniversary
Thanks for the correction there, I appreciate it.
I think it’s worth noting that MK Trilogy is on GOG, but I can’t think of any other ports/rereleases. Good video, I’ve enjoyed it a lot
Thanks for sharing that with me, had no idea it’s on GOG. Also, thanks for the support!
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Of course! I think MK4 is on there too, but it’s been a while since I’ve checked.
OG player here. I have a couple thoughts: MK - introduced secret character by meeting certain requirements, introduced fatalities, and introduced concept of a “juggle.” As for the fighting, back in the day, it was seriously fun if you were playing at top levels. I haven’t really seen anyone on TH-cam demonstrate high-level original MK play. For starters, we almost never jumped. Some characters (Johnny Cage being the best) would uppercut you every time-guaranteed anti-air. And in MKII, Johnny was not improved. He was my main in MK, and I felt like he was seriously nerfed in MKII. I switched to Shang Tsung. He was OP if you knew how to play every character. And it was easy for us to beat the AI tbh. I could go on about other titles, but this is long enough lol
31:22
Many forget that sub zero was a machine, and Shao Kahn gave Sindel all of Shang Tsungs power and strength, so those hits most likely made Sub Zero malfunction
Honestly best thing about MK4 is the hilariously bad endings. Jax's ending with Jarek. 😂 All joking aside. I love its very dark tone. The pit game over haunts me to this day.
Worst thing about MK4 is the 3D graphics haven't aged well. MK2 and 3 look better with its digitized look.
That's my opinion.
For earlier MK games, you only have a few seconds to input the finisher command.
Trilogy actually had a recent rerelease! While not a new port from ground zero, they released the Windows PC version from back in the day on GoG and it just works out of the box with no need to tweak much besides real advanced configs
Every time a video made by Nick pushed forward by the mighty algorithm is a great sign
i feel like im the only one that adores MK deception scorpions default costume. always preferred it over the alternate classic-esque costume
14:02 where’d you get that cool mk1 Sub Zero figure
Cool?
This was a surprising and Great List!
"My favorite thing about this game... ( Korrection it's everything )" That cracked me up 🤣 but to be fair that's my favorite thing too.
The thing I dislike about MK9 above all else is just how unprepared the game was for tournaments. Things like needing to play the ENTIRE STORY just to unlock Quan chi if he was ur main. Very tedious to do b4 a tournament and player 1 advantage. But all that has been worked out since and is good now at least. MK trilogy was my 1st MK game and it is still my Favorite! But MAN PLEASE GIMME THIS GAME ON MODERN KONSOLES ALREADY! AND MK9! AND ALL THE 3D ERA GAMES DAMN IT!
I had a Sega when I was young and loved the original MK3 and was my first one I owned, played as cyrax sub zero and syndel
I remember Mortal Kombat Shaolin Monks games too! My older brother he played Mortal Kombat Shaolin Monks ❤🎉😊
I beg to differ about MK vs DC. The Kombo challenge was the one thing i enjoyed about the game. Learning the combos and using them in actual matches was the closest i got to knowing how to pay mortal komnat (skill issue. I know)
I remember Mortal Kombat Armageddon games my cousin and my brother they played Mortal Kombat Armageddon games too! ❤🎉😊
Great video! Even tho showing some fatalities footage when you talked about them would have been nice...
I wish monks would get a update that game was awesome me and a buddy worked our ass off to unlock scorpion and subzero
30:54 Yeah, it's kinda understandable since she is almost always the last resort for the outworld villains to win; but i wish they could've showcased her more of her low-level-telekinetic powers, hair, and screaming abilities rather than hand-to-hand combat.
Have you tried invasions now, is it always the fights are all almost optional now? Invasions takes an hour or a bit more now unless you get stuck looking for the key item
11:15 this can be applied to literally every MK game but its especially egregious for mk1-9 since they can't be played on most modern systems (barring mk9 on Xbox but you can't buy it digitally any more)
For 11:15 MK trilogy DID get a port/rerelease
but ONLY on GOG for PC.
They didn't it for MK's 30 anniversary,
but didn't market it for some reason
Like how you put the goods and the bads of each game (sans Special Forces which is 99.99% negative things and the 0.01% was just that it tried... but failed big time, and that says a lot when Mythologies Sub-Zero wasn't that great either in the long run... but at least said game you can see there was a big effort put into it and had stuff that actually worked... meaning that if you don't play it, you can enjoy watching others struggle like how it happened with Maximilian_Dood years ago for example).
Edit: Yeah... is hard to say bad things with Shaolin Monks aside of having the same issues of Donkey Kong Country in the story mode for the save files, as if you make a save with a friend, you might regret it if you want to play solo (at least with DKC on SNES you could play without much problems as long as you have 2 controllers... but still) and some bland areas, but yeah, Shaolin Monks pulled out a reverse Special Forces (99.99% goods and 0.01% bads).
I will always have a soft spot for MK VS DC, not only was it the first Mortal Kombat game I ever played, but also the first fighting game I ever played. Granted I haven't played the game in 10 years so I don't know how it holds up.
Btw which version of Trilogy do you prefer, the PS1 or N64 version?
Man I would love to talk about Mortal Kombat with you. I've been playing mortal kombat since 93. I appreacte your opinion but I certainly don't agree with it.
I’d love to discuss more with you too! If you’re down to DM me on Twitter, I’d love to talk more!
The best part of Special Forces is the intro theme.
Also, yes. Agree with you 100% on Mythologies. Great idea. Poor execution….
1. Bro, these lists are 🔥 2. MK: Special Forces still gets no love 😭
Thanks PhillyMan! Yeah, Special Forces has a lot going against it.
I remember Mortal Kombat 9 too! I played Mortal Kombat 9 games my brother played Mortal Kombat 9 games too! ❤🎉😊
11:14 I don't know how official this is, but MK Trilogy got essentially shadow-dropped on GOG in 2022 and is still available. It's based on the original PC port of the game in '97, which is itself based on the ps1 version, as far as I know. It's much more stable than it used to be, but it still has its issues, and the visual and audio quality are the same as they were back then. Since MK Trilogy was mainly made for consoles, sprite quality is lower, and the game's framerate is different than the 54 frames that arcade MK3 has, which changes things a little for frame data.
Honestly this is my hot take on the new characters added in MK Gold.
I hate they got real lazy with them by recycling their MK2 voices and re-using everyone eles fatalities and worse, was the glitches and horrible balance they added to the game.
Honestly MK4 is better than Gold. There were none of those awful glitches, horrible balance, and sound issues.
I only picked up MK1 about 2 weeks ago as my introduction to the series and I must say that I enjoy invasions. For beginners I think they're a good way to learn mechanics. What I don't like is grinding mastery with characters. It is. The worst
Mostly agreed. I have to make three major exceptions, though, as far as least favorites:
Shaolin Monks: Continuity goofs. Characters who weren't supposed to die, died, and the one character who WAS supposed to die (Mileena) did not. For this reason myself and most other fans considered Shaolin Monks to the a fun little non-canon side adventure, but fortunately now with the introduction of the hourglass and alternate universes, Shaolin Monks can be considered a distant timeline, before even the "original" timeline, and therefore canonical.
Armageddon: the generic Fatalities. Fatalities are a huge part of this franchise's identity, and their uniqueness to each character further solidifies that. They really dropped the ball as far as I'm considered, and it prevents me from deeming Armageddon a good entry worthy of the Mortal Kombat name.
MK11: Continuity goofs. There are plenty throughout the story. Firstly, there is NO aesthetic continuity: characters brought forward from the MK2 portion of MK9 wearing outfits and sporting hairstyles and other such things that were in no way similar to what they wore then was more than a little jarring (though to be fair, MKX committed this transgression first in its flashback to the MK2 portion of MK9, showing Raiden, Liu Kang, and Kung Lao wearing outfits not bearing any resemblance to what they wore in that game). And now Kitana was Asian all of a sudden when she never had been before. But the aesthetic continuity goofs were not as egregious as the story continuity goofs, as plenty a TH-camr has pointed out.
Also, I really dislike what the franchise has become in regard to the guest characters. Yes, Kratos and Freddy Krueger were fun in MK9, but it didn't take them long at all to really go off the deep end, to the point where guest characters dominate the game. I liked the franchise when it stood on its own, not relying on guest characters from outside the franchise; and unfortunately, it doesn't look like there's any end to that in sight now.
I'm 95% with you on everything. The only difference I actually liked MKSF. It gave me something to do at the time.
Whoa! The VAing maybe bad in GOLD, but not all cutscenes; Kung Lao's still my favorite, Raiden and Fujin are second. Kuai may be 3rd. But most are bleck! Perhaps it was the rough AI and uninspiration that made me drop out.
Actually, MKV mostly suffered from the limited roster; I think it's worse than 3. Even some were uninspiring ie Li Mei and Drahmin.
Shujinko's the worst thing on MKD, especially being the culprit of Onaga's resurrection and making awful naive decisions...
Story mode expansion should've been with SM, but...some characters were subpar especially Liu and Raiden...
Tie with kombat and roster for MKA, and kreate a fighter. Everything else suffered as a rushjob.
I think story's the WORST in MK vs DC, too favorable to the DC side and took notes from Annihilation and lacked research on the MK side...
MK9 is one of the worst ever in terms of plot!! Nothing but Raiden making pisspoor decisions due to Kronika's machinations!!
Yea I heard gameplay's X's greatest strength and DLC, but plot and cutting Kombatansts out... *tongue in cheek*
Not as good as Kreate a Fighter though in MK11, and the plot was so-so and it got the MK spirit back with I hoped Liutana starting a New Era... Till Aftermath screwed up everything...
MK1...everything sucks. Positives, it gave Syzoth, Baraka, Geras, some of Liu, some of Kenshi justice. I hope Khaos Reigns undoes everything and be run by Geras. Hopefully it'd be sold out and never have Spoony Boony and Dom the Dom'er back.
Also...you forgot the tourney editions of the 3D games and Onslaught.
I played Mortal Kombat Trilogy and Mortal Kombat 4 and Mortal Kombat Deception games too! ❤🎉😊
Worst thing about MK1… the intro character banter. It just seems unfinished.
The clash in the banter just look bad. Imagine trying to do the forearm strike against Baraka or Jax. Sounds like a bad idea to me
Best things for me for MK Armageddon was Motor Kombat and Konquest. Worst was Kreate a Fatality
I remember Mortal Kombat X games me and my brother they played Mortal Kombat X games too! ❤🎉😊
very niiiiice, l would love to see that every street fighter & tekken games for best & worst thing video, or maybe KOF games too.
The best thing about Mortal Kombat Special Forces is that you can switch it off any time you want.
YOU'RE the best thing about Mortal Kombat
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Why thank ya!
My slight defense of Special Forces: it did two good things. 1. Tremor. Tremor rocks. Pun intended. 2. It was a cool concept. There is a bit of multi realm wackiness, which is essential for MK, but this is not another world ending thing. This is a street level threat. I wish MK would revisit this concept. But in execution, this game is nigh on unplayably bad.
actually MK Trilogy was re-released on GOG in 2022, and it's a really good port
I will say the only positive special forces has is it introduced tremor and that’s it
The silly Fatalities in MK3 and Ultimate are why it's my least favorite of the original trilogy. I dunno if it was a push back about congressional hearings or what, but it killed the atmosphere of the game when you have Liu Kang dropping arcade machines on people, Jax turning into a giant, etc. Plus the Animalaties were all just crappy animal clip art.
10000% agree about trilogy, shit is so underrated. also, the mkx comics weren’t canon, so they were not really that important to understanding the story.
TBH, MK1's roster contains quite a few Glup Shittos I can take or leave - I don't care about the 3D era and no one can make me, so I prefer MK9's roster. It does have all the palette swap ninjas in it (except Jade), so I'll give it that. I just wish they'd come up with some new characters for this supposed new era, or thrown in more variety in terms of body type and costume design. (This is the drawback of including all the fan favorite palette swaps).