This game would have been dope WITHOUT the cameos. Imagine the same graphics and gameplay, but instead of cameos, 10 more playable characters, stage fatalities, frendships and mercy’s….This would have been an Epic follow up to MK11. MKX is still the Best MK EVER!
They also need more diverse combos for the characters, it’s gets tiring seeing the same strings and moves over after a while lol. AND THEY REALLY NEED to stop giving hype DLC characters like spawn, Homelander and Omiman weak combos lol. Like idk if it’s a glitch or not but Homelander has two air combos that are exactly the same lol.
Yep, Kameos completely ruined the essence of MK. We don't want assists or cringe superheroes. Keep that BS in Injustice. Hope they learned their lesson.
No it's on NRS. WB is the wallet the budget. NOBODY at WB said "give them assists to fight with" No that's NRS... ALSO nobody at WB keeps telling NRS to scrap the previous MK engine and make a new one. That costs more of the budget to build a game engine every 2 years to be prepared for a 4 year life cycle. Right now they're working on the next game. Imagine if they didn't rebuild the structure but added on to it? Using MKX or mk9 as a foundation. But they won't @@Marco.91
I think the Kameo system could have been a fantastic addition if it was implemented well. I think if they made every Kameo good and every character good it would have been a fun game
@@Bunchdudethis is basically the new mechanic of this poor plastic game. Hit + hit + block, then punish Hit + hit, cameo break or duck, poke+ punish. The cycle gets so boring to watch. Constantly backing up and ducking but no actual unique combos used. Everyone is spamming that 1 move including the pros.
@@BunchdudeI think the kameo system would’ve been really cool if it was like the mk11 assists they had, but they butchered it with making unsafe things unpunishable and braindead boring sadly
how is it the cameo its how people are playing the game what ever is "meta" every one just copys what some one esl is doing no one is carving there own path
Everything about MK1 is everything that goes against Mortal Kombat: • Lameos instead of Tag Team • Poke system that requires no skill • Lack of diverse combinations • Full arenas that are not completely accessible to fight in such as Johnny’s Mansion and the Teahouse • No stage fatalities • Mediocre outfit designs • Repetitive music soundtrack with 0 creativity • Horrendous single player game modes • Terrible DLC characters and character changes • Micro-transactions • A multiverse story mode that no one asked for • Servers that constantly and consistently disconnect • Unresponsive Fatal Blows • *WHO DID THEY MAKE THIS GAME FOR?!*
Almost agree. DLC characters are fine. And Fatal Blow has requirements to come out you can’t just mash it out whenever you want that’s a skill issue. The rest is totally obvious and understandable.
To me MK took everything good about Street Fighter and Tekken and ramped up the dial to 11. At one time I believe it was THE fighting franchise; after completely reinventing the standard formula of "stand 20 feet away and spam fireballs until you win" and REVOLUTIONIZED the fighting genre as a whole. Hell it influenced gaming in the 90's as a whole. It created the ESRB and made people think differently about how games could be done in general. Without MK we wouldn't have Grand Theft Auto, God of War, COD, Doom, etc. MK made gaming more mature and fighting games "FIGHTING" games! It was ALWAYS my favorite fighting franchise because it did things differently than other series. Now it has John Cena and Megan Fox. WTF NRS?!? Bring back MORTAL KOMBAT!!!
I went to CEO for MK1. The casuals after Grand Finals were definately little to none. I couldn't even find anyone in Jebailey Land (which is were the after hour casuals were held). I thought after Grand Finals I was maybe gonna be able to play one of the top players but, I couldn't even find the players that took me out of bracket. Meanwhile, my buddy is over by Street Fighter getting games with all sorts of players in casuals, from FlashMetroid to Diago. I definately lost my motivation for this game competitively.
If it had been implemented as an on/off system and didn't repeat main roster characters it could have worked. Tag mode from MK9 would've been better OR 2 on 2 Kombat like in Ultimate MK and MK Trilogy.
@@TysonDylan0 MKX ran until 2019 which is when MK11 came out, so my point stands. less than 6 years ago. (nobody counts injustice we don’t play those games over here)
@@KingJadInfiniteHope Injustice 2 was the last great NRS game though. Call it what you want with the zoning but the game has everything we been lacking since mk11 and MK1 with only mk11 allowing custom moves. Kameos? Injustice 2 had them too! Everything about the the last 2 MK games noticed the main draw to them were already done in injustice 2. MK11 - KUSTOM MOVES/ INJUSTICE 2 GEAR SYSTEM MK1 KAMEOS - INJUSTICE 2 MULTIVERSE ASSIST TOWERS Injustice 2 was their last best game BUT MKX was the last MK.
For me the fact they destroyed the lore killed MK for me. Years of gathering stories and lore from every MK game wasted. I just can't recognise the characters I love anymore. Thus I can't get excited for future installments.
If given permission the community could make a better MK vs Street Fighter at this point. Imagine the 2 series coming together to compete and get buzz going around the whole fighting community? It'd be fun to see our two favorite series battling together and determining who's best once and for all.
The little playerbase left is saying that everything is fine and that this is all easily explainable and not the game's fault, so there's really no point for him to make this videos. The community doesn't want to hear this.
@@Locii97 I did the exact same. Because of the dlc picks were all my mains from my first mk. And the rest of the dlc I watch the shows and they game just had to be ass
I played MKX and MK11 and it’s funny to me that those games are better than MK1. The Kameo system ruined MK for me. When SF6 came out in June of last year I gave it a try and fell in love with the game instantly bc of the great mechanics and difficulty of the game. I was excited for the release of MK1 and couldn’t wait to play it. I stopped playing MK1 2 Months after release bc the game is just not fun. I am now a full time SF6 player and have been much happier switching to this game. Tom Is right when he says “I just have to accept the direction MK is going now and move on”. It’s ok to accept this fact then live in denial.
You should go back and try MK9 if you never played it. It's by far the best of the NRS-era MK games, and the only one my friends and I still play to this day.
Lots of choices really. I still love MK and will play mk1 from time to time whenever new content comes out. Just not as much as I did mk11 cause it is boring after fake hype from new dlc dies out.
People who did not grow up in the mid 90’s don’t have the experience of what it’s like walking into an arcade or a 7/11 grocery store and seeing an MK arcade. I grew up playing MK1, MK2, MK3, UMK3, MK Trilogy, and MK4. Seeing an MK arcade then was like seeing your crush. It demanded your respect. MK games had a serious tine to it and didn’t take a back seat to any frigging fighting games of its time. 7/11 stores would rather have an MK arcade than a Street Fighter arcade.
Growing up in the 90's MK 2 cabinets popped up EVERYWHERE! Recently there is one in a mall I go to inside of a Foot Locker. Last time I went to buy shoes I took longer to pick them out because MK2 distracted me.😅
It's true.. video games are more of a 90s thing, especially fighting games. Everywhere had a Arcade or 2 of them or more! Like at Wal Mart, Pizza shops, laundry mats, gas stations, grocery stores. Gaming today feels like something that has to try so fn hard to feel relevant with all focus being on E Sport tournaments. In the 90s fighting games were just "Around" all over the damn place.. if you had a quarter, you could run some quick games with a possible stranger in the middle of buying groceries
I’m a casual player and I love MK11. I hate Sub-Zero always get shitted on but I love how MK11 looked and the presentation I thought it was top notch from a casual POV.
Im so sick of this dam sales argument.... McDonald’s sells millions of meals a day and the food is sht. Makes more than the 5 star restaurants down the street a year. Quality is going to out shine in any aspect of life and the tournament numbers wield this fact. It's not that deep of an analogy to understand. Not a hard concept to grasp but I'm referring to MK1 being McDonald's. Even though NRS time and time again gives us the bare minimum post injustice 2. People will still buy the next game cause it's MK similar McDonald's being bad for you yet we buy and consume it by the millions. Sales being used in an agreement is irrelevant cause McDonald's doesn't get top chef awards in comparison cause the perception in the eyes of the fgc is that mk is trash.
It’s cause the combos and special moves are super easy to learn and most characters use the same buttons for a combo start and same goes for special moves lol. I feel like mk X and 11 had more difficult to pull off than 1 does lol. And actually took precision to land like Lui Kang kicks and juggles or just playing as The Collector I always whiffed his combos 🤣🤣 mk1 took me like 5 secs to learn Omi man, johnny, shao, and basically every ninja character combos/specials☠️ they need to start adding in variety
Completely agree. I think mk11 needed a big patch and it could’ve been better make krushing blows based on counter hit and useable more than once change the meter system make more ex moves juggle and make pokes negative, the fact they were safe is beyond stupid.
I would say that the biggest problem here is that MK doesn’t necessarily have a legacy. I’m not talking about the popularity of the franchise, but the gameplay itself. Every Mortal Kombat game plays VASTLY DIFFERENT from each other. SF, Tekken, and even KOF are fundamentally the same game. They’re the same cake with different icing on top. MK changes every single time. The problem with MK1 is, they created a system that they don’t know how to manage. That’s why almost every patch somehow makes things worse. Idk, that’s just me.
If you're tired of covering MK1. Coming from another who has been around since 1992 and the first MK. I'd be so hype to see you cover some of the previous titles and your experiences & memories. I'd really like to see you cover your thoughts on like competitive MK4 arcade or MK Deception. I remember playing you online back in MKD, MKA, MK vs DC, etc. Such differences I always wondered what other og players really thought of the older games.
Mortal Kombat just needs to be bought by a better company/studio. I seriously believe that NRS and WB are "cooking the books" when it comes to the actual money they made from Mortal Kombat.
MK9 & MKX is when Netherealm was on absolute 🔥 & at their peak since then the quality of their games has dropped considerably. Gameplay has gone to 💩 Monetization, decimating character lore & stories & finally the agendas they are now pushing, we aren’t stupid it’s obvious. This is no longer Mortal Kombat!!! I say that as a fanatic that also played through every era since the beginning!!!!!
You should definitely try it, I bought the deluxe and I am currently waiting for my main to come out but I’m deeply enjoying the game so much especially with the new jukebox they added and akuma.
Man I loved this video. I cannot imagine Tom without the Rick Flair level of blood pressure in its face and it made me laughed so hard. The content of what he's saying is on point tho. We will miss you not talking about MK, Tom.
A lot of us love you tom. Please dont stop making videos because whether we realize it or not, the community needs people like you to spread the truth and expose lies.
Mortal Kombat didn't die with M1K, I would argue MK has been in a zombie state for years since even MK9 & MKX had it's major issues that got inflated with MK11 & M1K. the franchise started it's slow death ever since it's true creator, John Tobias, left Midway back in 2000 during the production of Special Forces. and while the writing wasn't nearly as good in the PS2 era, at least the franchise at that point was still somewhat consistent. and if MK Armageddon was treated as the true finale of the entire franchise, I would of been perfectly fine with it. now a days, I still think it's the last truly good MK game. the day MK truly died was during the release of MKvsDCU because that's where all of these problems that has been growing with the franchise truly began. it was the catalyst to the low tier writing and the poor quality character development and the constant retcons, and there's no way around it anymore. and it's not just the games that suffered from this, it was also the adaptations that came & went since 2011. and none of them has any long lasting appeal like the older films & TV shows did even as far as entertainment value is concerned. it's just as bad as Disney's Star Wars which is the closest comparison I can possibly make. and just like Disney's Star Wars, it has killed any enthusiasm that I may have had with this franchise to where I simply cannot support this franchise under these clowns due to the bad decisions and poor quality content that has been given to us. I blame Ed Boon, I blame his writing team, I blame NRS, I blame WB, and I blame the fans who supported this travesty. and at this point, I'd rather support the older MK games from 1992 to 2006 when Midway was Midway and MK was at it's peak.
I called it from day 1 of the release. Kameos would ruin this game. MK11 for all its flaws, by the end of it wasn’t terrible and was playable. All they had to do was add to that and they would’ve had a solid level game.
What are u smokin on dude??? It’s like overwhelming how much hate MK11 receives for being a bad game casually and competitively. By no means was MK11 “not terrible” it was indeed terrible and MK1 is quite literally MK11 with add ons( new art style, kameos,)
@@akyiret MK1 is absolutely terrible. MK11 once it had been out for a couple years had a lot of its issues fixed. Also, no multi verse nonsense and was authentic MK characters. MK11 is better than MK1 as we stand here right now.
@@GeneticMasterpiece1 MK11 and MK1 are both bad games, and MK1 is a better game competitively speaking, mk11 is better lore wise/experience wise(single player side content, krypt , etc.)
@@akyiret it’s not better competitively. Everyone picks the exact same combo of characters. At least in MK11 you could pick any character and there was a way to win against any other character. It was at least interesting even if it was clunky…
I share all the same views the game is stripped of everything mortal kombat used to be. The MK1 glazers are working around the clock to silence OG fans because they love the crutchy 0 neutral 0 skill BS mechanics that have been introduced. I’ll die on this hill.
It’s a shame because I do think gameplay wise that MK1 is much more fun than MK11. But to think that a lot of people probably thought that it couldn’t get worse than MK11 here we are
@@dennismoose2152 MK11 had a boring combo system, the breakaway mechanic was terrible and being able to get 30% off of a random yolo D2 is probably the worst thing in a fighting game ever. MK1 is way better than MK11, but Tom is right about the power level being too low in MK1. Characters should be massively buffed. A casual will experience losses whether the characters are overpowered or the characters are weak as hell. Whatever a casual lost against most recently is what they will cry about needing to be nerfed.
@@unknowntyrant1005and maybe just maybe the developers will say "you know we understand mk 2 is ready maybe we should focus on a new injustice 3 game". Because suicide squad ruined everything for the DC side of gaming so far.
The game felt odd for me, i am a very casual player but the invasions was a massive almost mobile game like grind. The core game was fun to begin with but just got bored l. It has a feeling of they were really rushed and had to prioritise certain aspects
MK11 moved the franchise closer to injustice. Its no longer dark and gritty or mysterious. Its just a bunch a crap with super moves that don't fit the characters. This MK is so bad but on a technical and corporate level. But the last 2 games were horrible in their tone and what the MK universe should be.
@@Forever.Remain.Nameless I don't like injustice but I do feel this was meant to be injustice 3. Its the worst mk games in years. With the popularity of DC, injustice prob brings in way more money so they focus on that more now it seems.
They mk universe has never been supposed to be dark and gritty tho? Even in the 3D era there was alot of colour everywhere. I love mkx to death but the one thing it didn't get right is the colours
I'll definitely miss the, "poke, poke, poke, your turn, my turn" but the show must stop at some point. I look forward to the new content, best of luck and stay strong.
Please don't stop pointing out how garbage modern MK is, you are the only voice of reason in the sea of access shills. You NEED to continue making videos ❤❤❤
Honestly, I want to go back to the good old days of Mortal Kombat. Where there was no such thing as buffs and nerfs for a character, dark atmosphere as to what Mortal Kombat was; dark, no microtransactions,no multiverse like story, having a krypt where you spend in game currency and making it creepy, and to me most important of all in my honest opinion, having a konquest mode, and no such thing as “Beef Set” online. I feel sad for MK because it fell out big time.
Thank you for your contribution to the community Tom. You had some of the most hype moments during MK9, I still go back and watch those matches. Always loved seeing you on commentary, some of the best talent the scene had to offer. Wish you got to commentate ever since NRS started their Pro Series. Thanks again for everything
Good on you for moving to things that will make you happy! ❤ I feel your pain and dissatisfaction with Mk1. I know you will find better things in the future!
I bet if mkx was at Evo this year it wpuld have more numbers than mk1 dumpsterfire. Fact that mk1 has all DLC characters released been out since September and still couldnt hit 1k entries.
Huh?! All released? TAKEDA is finally coming but not until another 3 weeks, and expansion is coming with more dlc playables and kameos but if you mean it won’t matter, then I get ya.
@@arjunratnadev it's so unfortunate bruh it went from my favorite to the worst Its so damn frustrating how we go from mkx which built off of 9 to them reinventing the wheel with 11 then trying to reinvent the wheel again with 1...LITERALLY just had to add a tag mode and we'd been straight lmao
Kombat Speed, plain & simple. The speed, aggression & freedom of combos is what everyone loves & wants but NRS doesn’t want to make $ so we are left with the soft child safe slow MK
One of the most beloved fighting franchise of all time, Marvel Vs Capcom, almost every game is broken as shit, but it's fun to play and watch. At the end of the day MK1 is just not fun and boring.
The part about "toxic positivity content creator" really hits the nail on the head. I don't think they're paid by nrs, it's just that this type of titles is more attractive and clickbaity. Saying the game is good can hopefully convince more people to stay playing and watching their content. I don't blame them for doing this, for some it's survival. But it really kills franchises, I've seen this before
Takeda was probably one of the most hyped and anticipated characters in this roster. Releasing him so late into the game was a huge mistake many of us quit playing a long time ago.
With CEO having 114 and EVO with 645 while T8 and SF6 have 4-5k+ shows, it's dead. They had their sales pop 30-90 days after release. Since then radio silent on sales when back in October 2023 they said almost 3M units. The casuals microtransactions money will not save the game nor increase actual SKU unit sales.
@@Shakebackshordyy when Midway was purchased by WB, WB over time slowly stripped away creativity within NetherRealm and forced more DEI bullshit down their throats. The games are boring and bland just to keep everything safe and check boxes. I still play MKX BTW.
Looking at the excuses people are coming up with for this game kinda breaks my heart... Their love for the scene is performative...... It feels like the end... Or just an extreme low
Tom been watching you since the start of MKX and I learned about fundamentals from you whenever I had a question I always went to your videos. It’s sad that something we both loved has been such a disappointment the past years. Maybe we are just getting older but regardless whatever you post I’ll be here to support. Thank you for always being honest in the community no matter how people perceive you. Part of the reason why I enjoyed your videos is because I knew you weren’t in it for money or anything you just had genuine love for the game and it’s sad when we see the thing we love become something we despise
Leaks came out saying Cyrax and Sektor are women now. That’s the straw that did it for me. Never buying MK again. Only really supported the game for childhood nostalgia and they murdered that for me. RIP MK
Dogshit kameo system, lack of content, no krypt or konquest mode, bare bones customization, and watered down characters that are totally reliant on kameos, which again is dogshit. What the hell was NRS thinking with this game? At this point I just hope WB crumbles and is forced to sell the franchise. And whoever buys it should do a clean house.
I think it's a mistake to outright say you're done talking about MK 1, even if it's hot garbage. You'll probably want to go back into it at some point....even if it's hot garbage 😂
I don’t mind the concept of the kameo system, but they used it to dumb down every character. Every match I know exactly what combo each player is gonna use over and over because there is no variety in any characters move sets. It’s just a poking fight for a full round until someone can land 1 combo that they’ve been using since day one because there is no room for creativity
people need to start waiting a couple months before they buy a game to look at more gameplay and reviews to see if its actually worth it. also nrs did a 50% discount a couple months after release.................seeing them charging $10 for a fatality and for skins ruined this game for me. also same boring combo routes
I’m not even mad anymore just disappointed and just feel dumb for investing so much passion into this franchise. I hate to admit it and feel stupid that a game had this much of an impact on me but at least I can recognize that it’s simply toxic at this point . Thank you Tom.
I typically watch MK 1 videos that are either character intro interactions or character mods over what you mentioned lol. Stopped playing after MK 11 in all honesty.
It was an epic mk career Tom, it’s a shame it’s ending in this fashion but I understand your reasoning. Ngl im going to miss the guides and in depth breakdowns of mk games from you. Best of luck with your future endeavors
Crazy that we haven't even exchanged our thoughts on this topic yet and everything you're saying is in my video lool. Should be encoded in like an hour or so. RU-vid is kicking my a** today with its speed.
MK1 had a lot to prove after 11 and it dropped the ball so damn hard. I was actually interested in an assist based MK too but it's just variations again. Except the characters somehow got more watered.
Street Fighter 6 is made with obvious love from the devs, is amazing as fuck, and continues to get better with every update. Just saying. I'm at like 750 hours and am not even close to bored with it. Also, Street Fighter and Tekken are literally about worldwide representation. It's far more relatable than MK just being Americana wankery.
If this is it, just wanna let you know how much I appreciated you and the things and opinions you were never afraid to express. You deserve to cover a game or topic that you actually enjoy. Regardless I’ll still tune in to your content because you’re a person I respect beyond the MK franchise.
