*A small mistake, I say this is the third time Shao Kahn has been the final boss, however it’s actually the fourth time (counting MK Shaolin Monks) 🙏 Thanks to you all for watching, I hope you enjoyed this episode. My Explained series are best watched as a series. To catch all previous Mortal Kombat episodes, click the link below m.th-cam.com/play/PL1OBedn71fCvS-Fl2gu3T9EkKu7BZSGOz.html For all my Explained videos, check them out here m.th-cam.com/play/PL1OBedn71fCt6nYsng_LzCgCU93-NbOOZ.html
As this is the last one to have that 2v2 tag team couch coop feature it’s definitely waaaay up there for me. Super depressing that’s no longer a feature nowadays. I had so many fun game nights with friends with that.
What made this game great: 1. Amazing roster (the best IMO) 2. Engaging story 3. Great balance of nostalgia and new elements 4. Graphics were great without being TOO realistic (yes, too much realism can be bad) 5. Klassic skins 6. Xray moves 7. Lots of modes 8. A lot of unlockable skins without being TOO much (sometimes less is more) 9. Last, but not least: it was fun as hell And as a side note, I became super happy when this became backward compatible for XB1 and Series X. It let me replay it on a current gen console without having to unlock everything all over again, haha.
As a kid, everyone i knew played Mortal Kombat, but i was the only one who actually loved and learned the story. MK9 gave me my dream of seeing those first 3 games stories come to life, with a dark bloody twist added to it. 9 will always be my favorite for that reason.
@ahabduennschitz7670 you have no context. I was 13 when mk9 came out and played mk trilogy on Nintendo 64 when I was like 4 or 5 Lol shut your dumb face
@@ahabduennschitz7670 the playstation 3 is almost 20 years old...i may be a man child but most people with the ps3 are *hopefully, active adults in society
This game is just fantastic. It plays wonderfully, the characters look great, and the story revolutionized the whole fighting game genre. Absolute masterpiece.
@@Ertto54 the sindel massacre, the power scaling, shao kahn was cool in the intro, however became a moron later on, the mk3 portion was lackluster, mainly because it shouldve been a seperate game. There is so mich interesting stuff in mk3, it wouldn't fit. And the portion itself is unmemorable. And so much more.
Still my all time favorite MK, I remember my teachers asking if everything was ok because I was shaking with excitement all day on release day and the only thing I wanted was to get back home and finally play this masterpiece. The new games are still great but the feeling I got from this MK will always be my favorite memory of my childhood
Love this breakdown, Don! This game is actually what got me back into Mortal Kombat and got my other friends into fighting games. Such great memories were made with this game!
Thanks Nick! Such great times, I remember everyone, some who weren’t even fighting game fans, were really into this game at the time, great memories indeed 😃
Just want to say thank you for this series. I've very much been looking forward to this video! As someone who's just getting into MKX since having not really played since Trilogy, this whole series has been a great way to catch up on the lore and the evolution of the series.
It's a minor thing, but I wouldve liked a mention of the costumes, and how detailed and lore heavy some of them were. Especially Dark Raiden, Old and Young Shang Tsung, both Bi-Han and Kuai Liang Sub-Zero, and being able to play as human and cyborg Cyrax and Sektor. The latter completely blew my mind on first playthrough...
Holy shit, they really made it possibly lote accurate for Kratos to have actually gone to the MK universe, cause thats basically what the story after GOW 3 is, hes just wandering the realms, and just so happened to end up in the Norse realm in canon
MK vs DC was the first Mortal Kombat game I ever owned, but it eventually lead to me getting this masterpiece. Perfect roster, some of the best designs the characters have ever had, incredibly fun gameplay, fatalities that still hold up, and a story mode that was finally able to tell the story of the first 3 games (albeit with various changes throughout) without just using bios and character endings. My brother and I still quote this game's story mode to this vary day. MK vs DC may have been what introduced me to Mortal Kombat, but MK 9 was what made me fall in love with Mortal Kombat and encouraged me to go back and check out the older games, learn the lore, and stick around for the next installments. MK 9 isn't only my favorite Mortal Kombat game, but my favorite fighting game ever. This game has a special place in my heart and I would love if we got some kind of a remaster for it some time in the future.
Love this series of videos on the Mortal Kombat series. Definetly think you should do a mega compilation video once you cover all the games. Excellent work
While I think this game has some pretty horrible examples of story writing in MK, it has hands down the best gameplay, and one of the best rosters and aesthetics in any MK game.
@@Smokey1419 The Sindel kills everyone fight was one of the sloppiest pieces of writing they've ever done. Everyone goes in one by one, no weapons, no powers, and watches their allies get brutally murdered lol. Not to forget Shao Kahn literally telling Kitana her entire backstory for no reason, Mileena's dumb retcon, pointless filler fights like Jax vs Johnny, characters being jobbers after or before their chapters, and so much more. There are some good moments though, like the Kitana and Liu Kang first meet scene, but other than that, the story overall is kinda sloppily written. At least they improved with MKX and Injustice 2 though, hands down.
@@waitnodani Whike i hated the Sindel scene (rip Sub Zero) to me it felt like it did what it needed, it established Sindel as op having taken on Shang Tsungs powers, you can chalk up the one at a time as kombat honor, but yea they shouldve rushed her. Shao at that point had no more use for Kitana, and woukd actually take pleasure in krushing Kitana's spurit with what really happened. We all hate that some of our favorites get jobbed out, but not everyone can win, i dont need Reptile to have a14-2 overall record. plus imagine having to write a 2-3 hour cohesive story eith all the characters MK has. For what it was, i appreciate that story way more than X, Just my opinion
@@Smokey1419 I respect it but my point is that while you can come up with different reasons for them doing what they did, it overall is just pretty sloppy and could've been done better with some more thought put into it.
This game has my favorite outfits in any MK game for me. I also believe it’s the most time I put in a MK game. (Also DUCK that challenge where you need to kill 3 Shaos with Striker.)
I feel the same in regards to the outfits, although I think their 3D-era looks still give the costumes from 9 a run for their money. :P Just out of curiosity, which ones are your favorites?
The difference is that mk couldn't be more popular currently and they haven't had a miss for like 3 games now they've all been bangers , I'm sure more of the same can be expected from mk1
@ladmarianondrugs not sure what planet you was on but all I saw with mk11 was one of the most highly polished fighting games ever published haha , yeah stories may not be fantastic but they certainly could be worse and what makes it even more tolerable is the fantastic voice performances that the cast gave
I'm sad you didn't mention the Deadly Alliance reference in Kung Lao's chapter but these videos are still great. Would love to see you do one on the Super Smash Bros series.
Yeah when he battles Shang Tsung and Quan Chi, I also forgot to mention the Shaolin Monks references in the challenge mode. There’s just so many references to the previous games in MK9 haha 😂 Also a Smash Bros Explained Series sounds like great fun! And I’d definitely love to cover that in the future
Don Critic, another amazing analysis. Brilliant channel. I love MK9, truly an amazing game! Spent so many hours on it on my now dead PS3. Kratos as a guest character was amazing. Just wish I could somehow play it on my PS5.
The quality of your videos is outstanding. You absolutely deserve more views. I humbly request (beg) that you made these kind of videos for Injustice 1 & 2. Preferably release the videos mirroring release order with the games, as you have been doing. (MK9 -> Injustice > MKX > Injustice 2 > MK11) Thank you ❤️
Thanks so much my friend! I definitely want to do Injustice, I’m currently going through all of the DC games alongside Mortal Kombat. So far I’ve done all the Batman games pre-Arkham Asylum, eventually I’ll get up to Injustice 1&2 and get the rest of the DC games completed before Rocksteady’s Suicide Squad next year 😃
The only thing I hated about 9 was how overpowered Shao Khan was even on the easiest difficulty he spammed that hammer so damn much. The rest of it was fun though and I do miss it. Especially since for whatever reason fighting games don’t have battle damage which was such a cool feature.
My favourite non-arcade part of the series. It did everything right, that MK game should do: mechanics, roster, movesets, stages, fatalities etc. Although a story is a bit weaker than at the original timeline, but thats maybe just my nitpicking.
For as many flaws MK9 had telling its story and the many comprises it made in service of telling a much more streamlined narrative. It still holds a special place in me That said. Kitana, Jade, Skarlet, and Mileena looked so pretty in this one, which really wasn't continued in the sequels. :)
Yeah, it's a real shame NRS has stopped making them look like they've always had. I really like how they look in here too, although their Deception outfits does still give them a run for their money. :P
Mortal Kombat (2011) MK9 was one of the things to help introduce me to the franchise, it was a great way to dive into the series for someone new with it being a reboot and it helped reintroduced the series after Midway's Bankruptcy. This game has a ton of great things about it from its great roster with every character being diverse and unique as oppose of how they felt in MKA, a ton of extra modes from a challenge ladder, an expansive crypt, a great tutorial mode, and a full length story mode, as well as very creative finishers, and a great art style and graphics of the 7th generation of gaming, ect ect. Now thats not to say this game is perfect, looking back there are a lot things in this game that weren't as good as I remember, such as modes I felt like should have been there like a player vs cpu and cpu vs cpu option rather then just the ladder, or a chapter select system after beating the game. I also think the later fights in the game are either unfair or just outright bad like being peveted on a 1 v 2 at certain parts of the story mode or the bosses doing too much health (especially X-rays) or even feeling like the cpu was cheating like the infamous input readers from the arcade era. And then there also things that I felt ruin some of the direction of the franchise like the story structure of the game, while I do think its fine in this game it is somewhat repetitive having every character like Johnny, Sonya, and Smoke to all get win streaks only to lose every fighter after their chapter ends and then for characters who are not playable always losing or as the community seems to call them - jobbers. And then theres the story itself, and while I wont get into much detail it does bother me knowing that while this game tries to be an in universe reboot to the previous continuity there are so many changes already happening before Raiden gets his visons, like how all of a sudden everyone is on Shang Tsung's Island during Mk1, or how Quan Chi was present in the entire game when he shouldn't return until MK4 or how even some characters backstories and motivations are changed, ect. I always liked to presume that the reason why is that MK9 took place an a separate dimension from the old continuity where the events leading up to armageddon happened very differently thus leading to Shao Kahn winning and not Taven and (Spoilers to MK11) that dose now seem to be the case in some sence.........InOtherWordsItotallyCalledIt. I also felt it was trying to be too edgy with its over the top gore, like in the old mk games the fatalities would be simple but to the point while also being goofy and self aware at times while these new ones are just trying to being dark, grimm and over the top like what some people claim and think thats all MK was back in the day and now seems to be what people know more about now rather then the gameplay. And to some that might say thats Always what made mk a popular series, well to that I say, if other fighting game franchises don't have to Relay on flashy finishers or some sort of gimmick then could you really say that mortal kombat is the greatest fighting game series... However I overall still say this is probably one my favorite Mortal Kombat games and its only a shame it hasn't been rereleased on current devices, it would be nice to see a remaster of some sorts of it one day. Good review @DonCritic keep up the work M8. Edit: Man didnt even notice how big my post was until now, guess I could,nt stop writing once I started, if you made it this far, Sorry for the wall of text lol.
Ok I have been waiting for this video!! Time to see if this channel lives up to the hype I have been hearing!! I update with my opinion in about 35 minutes!!
One of the best games would be incredible if it had a story mode with the dragon Onaga being the villain Along with the adaptation of Mythologies Sub Zero and having others characters that appear in the story And sometimes in the background of fights and also in the game history but are not usable and only appear as a reference And Easter eggs and their names are mentioned a few times they are: Kenshi,Rain,Skarlet,Cyber Smoke,Havik,Reiko,2 Khameleon,Tanya,Frost,Sareena,Nitara And finally Li Mei All of these characters are in the game in the story but are not used and playable,as well as the bosses Shao Khan,Kintaro,Motaro and Goro It's really a shame and a pain in my heart but the game is incredible and very good Being the best of all at the time and even today,he made the childhood of many,I just missed these characters and the extra story dlc with Onaga the main villain With all these extra characters Our hero characters getting to know each one of them in a story dlc It's a shame it didn't happen and will never happen... 🥺🤧😔 like and Bye!
@DonCritic it was very awesome and informative! Been a die hard fan of the series (pun intended) since the beginning and I always learn something new from your videos
my local lan center had a MK9 contest every friday for 3 months or so the first night i went 20 and 0 with Ermac and won the next friday i went 30 and 0 as Ermac and i was banned from playing him for the rest of the tournaments.....i never won again
I remember being 7 years old and my cousin bringing this game from his house to my grandpas and this game was the first time i had ever seen heavy gore and the first time i had ever seen these characters and after that night i became hooked on mk this one will always be my fav for introducing me to the series
He is in Dead by Daylight, which was many years after this game. I used music from that game because I didn’t want my video to get copyrighted if I had used music from the movies. I also have been playing some dbd recently 😄
I would classify mortal kombat games as comedy. It's like a satire of hyper violence. 9 and prior at least, now theyre serious stories with emotion and the comedy is pretty much only johnny cage.
*A small mistake, I say this is the third time Shao Kahn has been the final boss, however it’s actually the fourth time (counting MK Shaolin Monks) 🙏
Thanks to you all for watching, I hope you enjoyed this episode.
My Explained series are best watched as a series. To catch all previous Mortal Kombat episodes, click the link below
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For all my Explained videos, check them out here
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The overall presentation, roster, character designs, story mode and gameplay from this MK are still the best, in my opinion.
Agreed. MK9 is the last true Mortal Kombat game.
@@rhaalion8551This. I completely agree.
As this is the last one to have that 2v2 tag team couch coop feature it’s definitely waaaay up there for me. Super depressing that’s no longer a feature nowadays. I had so many fun game nights with friends with that.
@@ftsquintyd2844 if you ask me, we really need 2v2 mode but each combatant in the match at the same time. That would be so fun.
The story was absolute garbage.
What made this game great:
1. Amazing roster (the best IMO)
2. Engaging story
3. Great balance of nostalgia and new elements
4. Graphics were great without being TOO realistic (yes, too much realism can be bad)
5. Klassic skins
6. Xray moves
7. Lots of modes
8. A lot of unlockable skins without being TOO much (sometimes less is more)
9. Last, but not least: it was fun as hell
And as a side note, I became super happy when this became backward compatible for XB1 and Series X. It let me replay it on a current gen console without having to unlock everything all over again, haha.
Neatherealm really poured so much effort and love for MK9, the final product was an astounding leap forward for the franchise.
As a kid, everyone i knew played Mortal Kombat, but i was the only one who actually loved and learned the story. MK9 gave me my dream of seeing those first 3 games stories come to life, with a dark bloody twist added to it. 9 will always be my favorite for that reason.
That’s a great take on the game! 😃
Same brotha 💯💯
This was the best game of the new generation. Brought my childhood back revamped
Mk9 is and will always be my favorite Mk game.
If this was your childhood you're basically still a child.
Just saying
@ahabduennschitz7670 you have no context. I was 13 when mk9 came out and played mk trilogy on Nintendo 64 when I was like 4 or 5
Lol shut your dumb face
@@ahabduennschitz7670 the playstation 3 is almost 20 years old...i may be a man child but most people with the ps3 are *hopefully, active adults in society
This game is just fantastic. It plays wonderfully, the characters look great, and the story revolutionized the whole fighting game genre. Absolute masterpiece.
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@@DonCriticPretty good series so far happy!
Nah, the story was horrible. But pretty much everything else was amazing.
@@B1g_B0sssssthe story is a retelling of mk1, 2, and 3. What’s so bad about that?
@@Ertto54 the sindel massacre, the power scaling, shao kahn was cool in the intro, however became a moron later on, the mk3 portion was lackluster, mainly because it shouldve been a seperate game. There is so mich interesting stuff in mk3, it wouldn't fit. And the portion itself is unmemorable. And so much more.
Still my all time favorite MK, I remember my teachers asking if everything was ok because I was shaking with excitement all day on release day and the only thing I wanted was to get back home and finally play this masterpiece. The new games are still great but the feeling I got from this MK will always be my favorite memory of my childhood
That’s a great memory!
Love this breakdown, Don! This game is actually what got me back into Mortal Kombat and got my other friends into fighting games. Such great memories were made with this game!
Thanks Nick! Such great times, I remember everyone, some who weren’t even fighting game fans, were really into this game at the time, great memories indeed 😃
Man, I loved this game on the PS vita. It was so awesome to get the full experience on the go.
One Of The Best MK Games.
The fan service in this game is great. Sadly we will never see it again
Just want to say thank you for this series. I've very much been looking forward to this video! As someone who's just getting into MKX since having not really played since Trilogy, this whole series has been a great way to catch up on the lore and the evolution of the series.
Thanks so much! That’s so great to hear you’ve found the series enjoyable and useful 😃
These videos are getting better and better! It's so great to see your channel grow, you deserve all of your success!!! 🎉😊😊😊
Thank you so much! ☺️
The sheer amount of content, online features & story mode is so good, No other fighting game comes close. Best mortal kombat game
Best MK retrospective on TH-cam.
Woah, thanks so much! You’re awesome 😃
It's a minor thing, but I wouldve liked a mention of the costumes, and how detailed and lore heavy some of them were. Especially Dark Raiden, Old and Young Shang Tsung, both Bi-Han and Kuai Liang Sub-Zero, and being able to play as human and cyborg Cyrax and Sektor. The latter completely blew my mind on first playthrough...
Agreed, so I made sure to talk about some of the extra costumes in MKX and MK11 🙂
Holy shit, they really made it possibly lote accurate for Kratos to have actually gone to the MK universe, cause thats basically what the story after GOW 3 is, hes just wandering the realms, and just so happened to end up in the Norse realm in canon
MK vs DC was the first Mortal Kombat game I ever owned, but it eventually lead to me getting this masterpiece. Perfect roster, some of the best designs the characters have ever had, incredibly fun gameplay, fatalities that still hold up, and a story mode that was finally able to tell the story of the first 3 games (albeit with various changes throughout) without just using bios and character endings. My brother and I still quote this game's story mode to this vary day. MK vs DC may have been what introduced me to Mortal Kombat, but MK 9 was what made me fall in love with Mortal Kombat and encouraged me to go back and check out the older games, learn the lore, and stick around for the next installments. MK 9 isn't only my favorite Mortal Kombat game, but my favorite fighting game ever. This game has a special place in my heart and I would love if we got some kind of a remaster for it some time in the future.
Thanks for the amazing comment, so nice to see this game means so much to you 🙂
So…Dark Raiden could’ve told his past self “Shao Khan must win” and prevented the catastrophic ending of MK9?
My favorite Mortal Kombat game of all time
Mine too .
This is the best MK of the new Gen. Change my mind!
this is probably my favorite MK game
Love this series of videos on the Mortal Kombat series. Definetly think you should do a mega compilation video once you cover all the games. Excellent work
Thanks Mike, glad to hear you’re enjoying them. I may do that once I’ve covered MK1
Idk why but I love Johnny Cage’s neutral stance in this game
Out of the three m k games from n r s so far I believe this is the one with the most kontent
I agree
Thank you D.C. for another amazing MK look back content! Keep it up 💯💯💯💯
Thanks for watching Troy! You’re a legend 🙌
While I think this game has some pretty horrible examples of story writing in MK, it has hands down the best gameplay, and one of the best rosters and aesthetics in any MK game.
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Gotta disagree about the story, especially if you already knew what happened between 1 and Armageddon.
@@Smokey1419 The Sindel kills everyone fight was one of the sloppiest pieces of writing they've ever done. Everyone goes in one by one, no weapons, no powers, and watches their allies get brutally murdered lol. Not to forget Shao Kahn literally telling Kitana her entire backstory for no reason, Mileena's dumb retcon, pointless filler fights like Jax vs Johnny, characters being jobbers after or before their chapters, and so much more. There are some good moments though, like the Kitana and Liu Kang first meet scene, but other than that, the story overall is kinda sloppily written. At least they improved with MKX and Injustice 2 though, hands down.
@@waitnodani Whike i hated the Sindel scene (rip Sub Zero) to me it felt like it did what it needed, it established Sindel as op having taken on Shang Tsungs powers, you can chalk up the one at a time as kombat honor, but yea they shouldve rushed her.
Shao at that point had no more use for Kitana, and woukd actually take pleasure in krushing Kitana's spurit with what really happened. We all hate that some of our favorites get jobbed out, but not everyone can win, i dont need Reptile to have a14-2 overall record. plus imagine having to write a 2-3 hour cohesive story eith all the characters MK has. For what it was, i appreciate that story way more than X, Just my opinion
@@Smokey1419 I respect it but my point is that while you can come up with different reasons for them doing what they did, it overall is just pretty sloppy and could've been done better with some more thought put into it.
Truly still miss the 2v2 aspects of this MK game.
It was so much fun
I played the hell outa this one. It was so awesome and mind blowing when it released. I felt such strong nastalgia from the original trilogy
It’s time! Keep up the great work Don my friend
The best Roster since MK Trilogy and Armageddon thanks for the upload!
You’re very welcome! Enjoy 😃
Can you *_really_* call what MK Trilogy and Armageddon has, a roster???
It's everybody ever!!!
This game has my favorite outfits in any MK game for me. I also believe it’s the most time I put in a MK game. (Also DUCK that challenge where you need to kill 3 Shaos with Striker.)
That’s a tough challenge, you gotta be so cheap with it 😄
I feel the same in regards to the outfits, although I think their 3D-era looks still give the costumes from 9 a run for their money. :P Just out of curiosity, which ones are your favorites?
MK 9 brought back MK to it's roots. MK 1 doing the same 🐉🔥🙏
The difference is that mk couldn't be more popular currently and they haven't had a miss for like 3 games now they've all been bangers , I'm sure more of the same can be expected from mk1
Can’t wait for MK1!
@@dellman2kawesomemeh, mk11 was kind of a miss, and in terms of story, they allwere misses.
@ladmarianondrugs not sure what planet you was on but all I saw with mk11 was one of the most highly polished fighting games ever published haha , yeah stories may not be fantastic but they certainly could be worse and what makes it even more tolerable is the fantastic voice performances that the cast gave
34:00 i know it was probably a random library but it reminded me of the show Silent Library from MTV on the 1st angle
I'm sad you didn't mention the Deadly Alliance reference in Kung Lao's chapter but these videos are still great. Would love to see you do one on the Super Smash Bros series.
Yeah when he battles Shang Tsung and Quan Chi, I also forgot to mention the Shaolin Monks references in the challenge mode. There’s just so many references to the previous games in MK9 haha 😂 Also a Smash Bros Explained Series sounds like great fun! And I’d definitely love to cover that in the future
Nest Netherrealm Game. Great Roster and Balancing and they weren’t too consumed with guest characters and focused on the Fan Favorites
This is one of my favorite series' on youtube rn, very well researched and put together. Can't wait to see more!
Thanks so much! 😃
One of the best rundowns for this game that I've see. GREAT JOB!
Thanks so much mate! Glad you enjoyed the video, MKX Explained is releasing this weekend!
Don Critic, another amazing analysis. Brilliant channel.
I love MK9, truly an amazing game! Spent so many hours on it on my now dead PS3. Kratos as a guest character was amazing.
Just wish I could somehow play it on my PS5.
The quality of your videos is outstanding.
You absolutely deserve more views.
I humbly request (beg) that you made these kind of videos for Injustice 1 & 2.
Preferably release the videos mirroring release order with the games, as you have been doing. (MK9 -> Injustice > MKX > Injustice 2 > MK11)
Thank you ❤️
Thanks so much my friend! I definitely want to do Injustice, I’m currently going through all of the DC games alongside Mortal Kombat. So far I’ve done all the Batman games pre-Arkham Asylum, eventually I’ll get up to Injustice 1&2 and get the rest of the DC games completed before Rocksteady’s Suicide Squad next year 😃
The only thing I hated about 9 was how overpowered Shao Khan was even on the easiest difficulty he spammed that hammer so damn much. The rest of it was fun though and I do miss it. Especially since for whatever reason fighting games don’t have battle damage which was such a cool feature.
Yeah I agree, Shao Kahn loves to spam the hammer throw and spears 😄
I love your videos man, I binged them all the previous weekend, so good.
Thanks so much! 😃
MK9 is my personal favorite because of the roster and especially tag team mode! I still think the new MK1 would be way cooler as a tag fighter.
Tag Team was so good wasn’t it, I’m looking forward to the Kameo’s though in MK1
11:49 Magic pixie dust. It's what I'm going with.😂
They really need to do an HD remaster of all of the games leading up to this one in a big bundle.
I’d buy that! 😄
@@DonCritic saaaame! And if you think of how small most of those games were it wouldn't even take up much space.
My favourite non-arcade part of the series. It did everything right, that MK game should do: mechanics, roster, movesets, stages, fatalities etc. Although a story is a bit weaker than at the original timeline, but thats maybe just my nitpicking.
I’m glad I’m watching this now and not 2 years from now
Why?
This is the only game in this series that I have not played. However, that did not make this video any less enjoyable than the others. Great work!!!
Thanks Kyle! Glad you still enjoyed the video 😃
ermac's ending in this game also hinted his role in the new era
this was the last good MK game before the franchise was ruined
Really wish this was on STEAM. If I recall their was copyright infringement within the game or something being completely pulled.
LOOOOVING this series of videos absolutely awesome
Thanks so much! 🙏
Best mk game, nothing will ever top it
Good video, and I'm looking forward to the rest of the retrospective!
Thank you Mike! 😃
This game is arguably better than 10 and 11 in certain ways.
its only inferior in graphics.
MK9 Definitely in my top 3 mk games I remember 1st playing this upon release InStant Klassic
For as many flaws MK9 had telling its story and the many comprises it made in service of telling a much more streamlined narrative. It still holds a special place in me
That said. Kitana, Jade, Skarlet, and Mileena looked so pretty in this one, which really wasn't continued in the sequels. :)
Yeah, it's a real shame NRS has stopped making them look like they've always had. I really like how they look in here too, although their Deception outfits does still give them a run for their money. :P
Great video. I didn't expect there would be one like this
Your welcome! Thanks so much for watching 🙂
These videos are so incredibly well made dude. I’m already excited for MKX
Thanks Stephen!
Love your videos. Waiting a long time for mk9 explained video. Keep up the good work bro 👍🏼😊
Thanks mate! 🙌
Best Mortal Kombat game for sure
Bro really dedicated that slowmo to maleena in her flesh pit 'costume'
Amazing as always. I stopped following MK4, so this is a great way to go back and see what it was all about.
Thanks so much!
Thank you so much for these videos. I love your MK series that your doing. keep up the great work
Thank you Michael!
I'm so hyped for this one!
I noticed the lip sync at 19:14. Good work.
Thanks David! Glad you appreciate some of the little editing details 😃
They should of kept the story consistent with taven winning other than that pretty dope game
I dont know man, this game looks so much better than X.
I like that mk 9 knew the audience, we want blood, guts and mileena
And jiggle physics
Best Series 2023
Mortal Kombat (2011) MK9 was one of the things to help introduce me to the franchise, it was a great way to dive into the series for someone new with it being a reboot and it helped reintroduced the series after Midway's Bankruptcy.
This game has a ton of great things about it from its great roster with every character being diverse and unique as oppose of how they felt in MKA, a ton of extra modes from a challenge ladder, an expansive crypt, a great tutorial mode, and a full length story mode, as well as very creative finishers, and a great art style and graphics of the 7th generation of gaming, ect ect.
Now thats not to say this game is perfect, looking back there are a lot things in this game that weren't as good as I remember, such as modes I felt like should have been there like a player vs cpu and cpu vs cpu option rather then just the ladder, or a chapter select system after beating the game. I also think the later fights in the game are either unfair or just outright bad like being peveted on a 1 v 2 at certain parts of the story mode or the bosses doing too much health (especially X-rays) or even feeling like the cpu was cheating like the infamous input readers from the arcade era.
And then there also things that I felt ruin some of the direction of the franchise like the story structure of the game, while I do think its fine in this game it is somewhat repetitive having every character like Johnny, Sonya, and Smoke to all get win streaks only to lose every fighter after their chapter ends and then for characters who are not playable always losing or as the community seems to call them - jobbers. And then theres the story itself, and while I wont get into much detail it does bother me knowing that while this game tries to be an in universe reboot to the previous continuity there are so many changes already happening before Raiden gets his visons, like how all of a sudden everyone is on Shang Tsung's Island during Mk1, or how Quan Chi was present in the entire game when he shouldn't return until MK4 or how even some characters backstories and motivations are changed, ect. I always liked to presume that the reason why is that MK9 took place an a separate dimension from the old continuity where the events leading up to armageddon happened very differently thus leading to Shao Kahn winning and not Taven and (Spoilers to MK11) that dose now seem to be the case in some sence.........InOtherWordsItotallyCalledIt.
I also felt it was trying to be too edgy with its over the top gore, like in the old mk games the fatalities would be simple but to the point while also being goofy and self aware at times while these new ones are just trying to being dark, grimm and over the top like what some people claim and think thats all MK was back in the day and now seems to be what people know more about now rather then the gameplay. And to some that might say thats Always what made mk a popular series, well to that I say, if other fighting game franchises don't have to Relay on flashy finishers or some sort of gimmick then could you really say that mortal kombat is the greatest fighting game series...
However I overall still say this is probably one my favorite Mortal Kombat games and its only a shame it hasn't been rereleased on current devices, it would be nice to see a remaster of some sorts of it one day. Good review @DonCritic keep up the work M8.
Edit: Man didnt even notice how big my post was until now, guess I could,nt stop writing once I started, if you made it this far, Sorry for the wall of text lol.
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed the video mate! Was really nice to read your thoughts on the game, you make some good points
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The best MK game ever.
This game needs to come back to digital or remastered with the newer engine but the same as it was.
One of the best games would be incredible if it had a story mode with the dragon Onaga being the villain Along with the adaptation of Mythologies Sub Zero and having others characters that appear in the story And sometimes in the background of fights and also in the game history but are not usable and only appear as a reference And Easter eggs and their names are mentioned a few times they are:
Kenshi,Rain,Skarlet,Cyber Smoke,Havik,Reiko,2 Khameleon,Tanya,Frost,Sareena,Nitara And finally Li Mei All of these characters are in the game in the story but are not used and playable,as well as the bosses Shao Khan,Kintaro,Motaro and Goro
It's really a shame and a pain in my heart but the game is incredible and very good Being the best of all at the time and even today,he made the childhood of many,I just missed these characters and the extra story dlc with Onaga the main villain With all these extra characters Our hero characters getting to know each one of them in a story dlc It's a shame it didn't happen and will never happen... 🥺🤧😔 like and Bye!
Yes, this made my day. Thank you, sir.
You’re welcome Robert! Thanks for watching 😃
Thank u for making these kind of videos, now i have caught up on mk lore ❤
You’re welcome, thank you for watching! I’m glad you’re enjoying the vids 😃
Love the explained videos keep it up
This is EXACTLY what I needed for cutting the grass today and listen to! Keep up the awesome content
Enjoy dude! 🙌
@DonCritic it was very awesome and informative! Been a die hard fan of the series (pun intended) since the beginning and I always learn something new from your videos
Great video 👍
Thank you! 🙏
Dawg this was 4 hours ago ?? 😭😭I just got done watching another one of your vids and clicked this one
Great video , but why have you censored all of the Fatalitys?
TH-cam will age restrict it if I don’t, I’m glad you still enjoyed the video 🙂
@@DonCritic i love all of your content.
Enjoy what came before and after but this is still the definitive Mortal Kombat game
my local lan center had a MK9 contest every friday for 3 months or so the first night i went 20 and 0 with Ermac and won the next friday i went 30 and 0 as Ermac and i was banned from playing him for the rest of the tournaments.....i never won again
Bruh I’m actually sad there wasn’t Sweet Tooth and Marcus. Those two would have been amazing dlc characters
I agree, Sweet Tooth and Marcus both fit MK’s mature rating so well. Seeing fatalities with Marcus’ chainsaw bayonet would’ve been awesome
I remember being 7 years old and my cousin bringing this game from his house to my grandpas and this game was the first time i had ever seen heavy gore and the first time i had ever seen these characters and after that night i became hooked on mk this one will always be my fav for introducing me to the series
That’s an awesome memory! 😃
MK 9 was so good.
MK9 is the last real Mk. Anything after this feels like a cheap ripoff
I AM SO HYPED
btw why is there dbd music in freddys part? Did you mean that he is in dbd too or something like that?
He is in Dead by Daylight, which was many years after this game. I used music from that game because I didn’t want my video to get copyrighted if I had used music from the movies. I also have been playing some dbd recently 😄
I played every version of this game.
The end of an era and the start of new one
Top content! Thank you.
Thank you for watching! 😃
Best MK Story
I wish X and 11 kept the silliness of 9 instead of being serious with jokes
I would classify mortal kombat games as comedy. It's like a satire of hyper violence. 9 and prior at least, now theyre serious stories with emotion and the comedy is pretty much only johnny cage.
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This is my favorite Mortal Kombat because it was my first and also it was just more fun than the later games
Mileena had the best costumes back then. From MK6-MK9
9 for sure is my fav as well. X was fun, and 11 was a good end. But 9 was everything I wanted and more.
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