He’s fought him idk how many times, this is literally a Tuesday for Liu. The way he just hit Shang Tsung with one kick in the face and had him on the ground got me WEAK lmfao
They might not the same Bii-han/Kuai Liang and Hanzo Hasashi we knew. from the looks of it this took place in ancient era as Shang Tsung look much younger They might the founder of Shirai Ryu and the lin kuei. iirc they say that Shirai ryu once part of Lin Kuei but then separated themselves. this is might their origin story
I love how when Scorpion and Sub-Zero come into frame and as they’re looking at each, like ready to fight, they slowly exhale and relax. I know people might not agree with those two being brothers in this timeline but I do like it. Hanzo needs a freaking break!
@@Silenthitman44 I kinda do hate the leaks. I wanna. I wanna be surprised. Yeah, I don’t mind listening to the intros. It only gives me hints, but when you have thumbnails of rosters and stuff, that’s a little too much
@@lennydickson8845I mean he is a god so having a god complex makes sense. he’s extremely confident, assertive & straight forwardly spoken, raiden was the same way
I imagine this was one of Liu Kang reasons before trying to exclude shang Tsung. He would always try rise to power thus tried to erase him but he'd always return
I was 10 when the first Mortal Kombat was released. You have to respect that they've managed to keep the series alive for thirty years and it's probably more popular now than ever.
I played every mk , im kinda obsesed but dont have any system. When i was a kid my parents wanted to buy me ps4 but I spent 500€ on their phone for microtransactions for gameforge hellstones bloodstones and jade stones in game currency online 😂
So i kept playing in game rooms in my town , but never met a worthy enemy. I had sega and ps2 when I was a kid, my pc could play mkX but not 11 , always playing on very hard 🦾🦾
One thing I love is that when the original MK came out all the politicians were freaking out about the violence and how it would affect kids...30 years later we see the only effect it had was giving kids great memories of playing with their friends and families. MK forever.
The fact that they've ended so many old classic rivalries is so good. I love where 11 brought Subzero and Scorpion. Seeing the rest have peace is so nice!
That sub zero is a new one. The original sub zero’s name is bi han and he is killed by scorpion lol. He is the one you see on this trailer and in most of mk’s. Bi han becomes noob saibot after he is killed by scorpion
Is it weird that I don’t play mortal Kombat but I still get excited for it. I love the the storylines and of course seeing how creative they are with the new fatalities. And the hype and hints at the guest characters. MK marketing is so good.
Hahaha! It’s weird but me too. I don’t play the games but I get super excited whenever a new one comes out. I love the characters, the presentation of it all. It’s great!
Exactly lol why am I considering buying it and I don’t even play it. I love the storyline and am willing to buy just to show support and gratitude for the game
I love how the timeliness reset isn't just a complete reboot like nothing happened form MK9. Instead it's blending into the already existing Mk universe. I can't wait
Everything besides MK vs DC Universe (I believe) is canon, because MK9 wasn’t really a complete reboot it was a sequel to Armageddon but Raiden changed the events of the past which erased everything up to Armageddon happening and it seems like the same is happening with this game
@@rockycuro7737 despite the dialogyes in Injustice 2 and in MK11, MK vs DC Universe literally can't be canon because MK11 is in the rebooted timeline but MK vs DC is set in an alternate universe after the original Mortal Kombat II which takes place in the Armageddon timeline which would make MK characters in MK vs DC different characters
Raiden and Kung Lao as retired shaolins. Kitana and Mileena as princesses. Scorpion and Sub-Zero as brothers in kombat. Shang Tsung out of nowhere killing them all. And Liu Kang showing no mercy or holding back with him. This is indeed a new era, and we are close to see it rise.
Thats why John Tobias came back to do the story and character re-designs in this one. 30th anniversary so it's only right. NRS definitely needed his ideas.
No absolutely not. Mortal Kombat 1,2,3 had *REAL PEOPLE ON THE SCREEN.* Sorry I'm just still butt hurt they have never returned to their roots since then. Everything has to be a safe space and blood as an option on the menu screen when it clearly says 18+ or adult only. But I digress.
@@alanrocha9647 No, I was asking if that was Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa's Shang Tsung (like in MK11 and one of the old Mortal Kombat movies), because that's my favorite iteration of him, and it looked him too.
I love how easily Liu Kang deals with Shang Tsung. It’s almost like he know exactly what Shang Tsung is gonna do and he kicks him down like nothing. Really shows how far Liu Kang has come
I might pre-order MK12 nearer the the time so I can get Shang Tsung and beat up Liu Kang players. I wonder if we will ever get to play Shinnok again. He was fun but needs more moves.
Just loved it. Captures the essence of MK 1, including Liu Kang's character being more kung fu focused, while respecting his cannon ending of MK 11. Even had a dragon themed fatality.
MK 1 essence in my opinion is when it just focused on the rivalry of scorpion and sun zero and the tournament. This is something straight from a Hong Kong film which I love.
@@everettenjeze6276 It's a mish mash of pop culture back in 1992. A bit of Blood Sport (the tournament and Van Damme, I mean, Johnny Cage), a lot of Big Trouble in Little China (specially Raiden and Shang Tsung, or should I say Lo Pan), Some American Ninja, some well seasoned Bruce Lee in the form of Liu Kang. It's an amazing amalgamation of everything I loved as a kid and that's why I felt in love the first saw it in the Arcades, and that's why it has been part of my life since.
He already stated that he gave them all free will to be good or evil. The only change he made was allowing everyone the chance to be good/peaceful unlike the last era
I'm guessing that Shang Tsung is from an alternate reality where he won against Liu Kang. That would be the only reason Liu kang couldn't just intervene so easily - Shang would be just as powerful as him
@@MrPsychoticss Shang is either usurping Godhood again or causing all out war against realms(Which leads to Shang becoming powerful to becoma God). he has every right to intervene. Him being essentially a corrupted Raiden would go against his development in MK11 especially when the whole point of his character was to break away from the cycle of Raiden vs Liu kang. Implying him being an authoritarian God would make him so stupid to fall in the same trap as Raiden.
Ah man this trailer was so damn promising. The story coulda been amazing but instead they went with the shitty multiversal garbage that literally no one above the age of 12 wants. Ah well at least the gameplay is good
@@jesse76thgames80it wasnt a good mortal kombat game but it was still a solid fighting game. The bar was set to high after 9 and 10 that the drastic changes made it feel like it didnt match the trilogy
@@hunterwolfe669 for casual mk fans it was fine. Every mk has a good amount of content. But there's a reason majority of the hardcore community brought back mkx. Hopefully mk1 has a more freeform system and no fatal/crushing blow mechanic
@@jesse76thgames80 my biggest issue with mk11 was the seperation of the meter. The fatal blow is a joke dont get me wrong but i thought splitting the meter into offensive and defensive took all the risk/reward aspects of using/saving meter out of the game. Removing breaker for air escapes was also rly stupid. I agree mk11 was great for casual cause i stopped playing it a while ago unlike mkx that i still play ever now and then (piercing mileena is just too fun). The one thing that certainly cant be taken away from mk11 is that roster. Holy shit that roster was incredible, although wont forgive them for putting fujin in a game with air escapes my boy deserves better
Loved how the gore factor just keeps getting better and better with every new iteration of this game. It's not mortal kombat without the gore factor after all.
@@dougymoney379 He was always ambitious, but Shang Tsung basically enabled him, as opposed to before where he could only do the duty and just complain in silence.
The way this didn't age well lol... I still remember being so hyped up for days and theorizing whether there'll be choice options in the story mode lol
@@uratheboi1555That also sum up the relationship between Liu Kang and Shang Tsung. No matter what timeline, new universe, or even existence erased and reshape again, they will always be bitter enemies..is in their blood to hate each other. Liu Kang and Shang Tsung is truly the eternal archnemesis
@@tuannguyenquoc5515 the timeline resets or rathers mixed up when past and presents characters collide so when liu kang beat kronika , they created a new reality, i think that's why it is back to 1
Street Fighter 6, Tekken 8, Mortal Kombat 12...Crazy. I wonder if MK will have an open world feel like Street Fighter or what. I'm looking forward to it.
I just noticed that it’s Shang Tsung who’s killing everyone at the end before Liu Kang performs his fatality. At first I thought it was different characters killing each other, but it’s just Shang dominating everyone
@@sulemanhaider1305 what trailers? I remember from living through it back then after deadly alliance sales began to fall compared to the original trilogy it wasnt as popular as it was before youre the one believing what you want based on reports look at the dumb bs you just said, Im talking about the MK franchise by itself not the midway company as a whole hahahahaha
@@jasonmisco1A1 ...What?? Did you even read the comment? 💀 "Looks like the graphics engine was new/top notch". Why *would* it be 4 in that scenario? (Sorry if I sound rude, BTW.)
I absolutely love how simple the new logo is. It looks traditionally hand drawn, like a fresh new beginning from the scratch as the theme of the game suggests
@@gunsharck just like your name, you just jumped a gun at the first opportunity. Obviously I know it's after the events of MK11 Aftermath with Liu Kang ending...
The Dragon logo looks like a combination of the old logo and the dragon logo from the new real action MK movie if you go and check it out at the ending of the movie
My guess for the story is Liu Kang used the "dragonforce" with good intentions, but all it does is F his world up. Like an MK version of flashpoint. Now his "champions" must restore balance, or some BS like that.
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The way they rebooted this franchise whilst also keeping it connected to the original time line and the MK 11 ending is genius. Shout out to Ed Boon and the rest of Netherrealm!
@Matt M 11 pretty much made them all connect so even the 2011 one wasn't a reboot, the universe was just stuck in a time loop, which has been broken as of 11.
It feels like yesterday when I got back from HS and my buddy called me to play the (first) MK game for SNES his mom bought for him, and I surprised him with Scorpion’s fatality, R ⬆️⬆️, the easiest one in the game (or all games, maybe). Can’t believe it’s been 30 years since then. How time flies is scary sometimes.
@@FanaticSpirit I think people forget shang tsung was around in the lore for the original mortal Kombat tournament. He was originally an earth fighter but betrayed Earth. To fight for outworld.
You're right. The sand from the teaser was from some hourglass. Kinda explains why scorpion and sub kind of look older instead of younger Seems lui Kang is a God now? I didn't know that.
@@patrickh92able it probably doesn't matter if he did or did not play it, we were actually expecting to see a 12th installment of the game, but we got surprised with a reboot up to 1
This is how you announce a game. I love that the game is coming out September 19. I hate when companies announce a game and then it comes out 3 years later. Can’t wait to play the new story mode.
To be fair, I think generally speaking fighting games don't see the same development hell of other games. I feel as is most of the work is in fine tuning the mechanics. You don't have large sprawling open world maps like most of the RPG games that end up being broken at launch
I love the brillent combo of story telling and stunning visual display. Kudos the the entire development and marketing team that made the game. Truly inspiring.
@@winggamingzone8640Raiden gave his powers to Liu Kang, Liu Kang defeats shang tsung because Shang has kronikas crown which is a huge power boost they fight Liu Kang wins he remakes the mk universe with the sands of time (universes creation thing forgot the name) in his own image making him a boundless God and protecting his realm and making it all peaceful but the villains OFC ruined the peace.
@@winggamingzone8640I don't know. The game is set to be officially released in September 2023. Many assume Fire God Liu Kang won and rewrote history. There was an alternate history where he did not win and Shang Tsung won. Thus, some have made theories that this game is Shang Tsung playing a time God pretending to be Liu Kang. We will only know in September when it is officially released.
As someone who was there for Mortal Monday 30 years ago, its incredible to see how far this series has come. Looking forward to calling up some old friends from elementary and reliving some memories on September 19.
@@garminbozia they've never done this before, this game is going back to the first ever tournament, even the very first Mortal Kombat game was set during the 10th tournament
Right it's crazy how to the trailer and hype for the game were more memorable then the game to me I fr miss the trailer time more then the first reaction to the game😂
@@lucaheins8150honestly, at least mk11 had a huge impact still after a few years, mk1 died in a few months, but Ermac trailer just came out so they got my interest for a few days
Who would've thought that an arcade game from 30 years ago would eventually look like this? Such a refreshing take on this franchise as well. September 19th can't get here any sooner 🔥🔥
This is quite literally all CGI and the game will more than likely look nothing like this. It's a reveal trailer, not gameplay reveal. So yea. Nobody would've thought anything. Keep dreaming.
@@Tone_Of_Dials Kung Lao is, for once, humble. Raiden is human, Liu Kang is taking Raiden’s role as godly mentor, and Mileena (ughhh that bitch again?) she could be a sister to Kitana but I severely doubt her crazy ass would work as an ally
@@pap-uiegaming9348they better Because mk1 graphics are worse than mk11 Had they kept this theme from the trailer and possibly the story It would’ve been a 10/10
Honestly eager to see how Raiden will fit into this given that it seems Liu Kang has taken up his role during these remixed events of MK1, also curious which version of Sub Zero is this and if its Bi Han how does that factor into a possible Noob Saibot introduction. Hoping we get human Reptile and Smoke into this roster.
Looking back, I honestly thought we'd be given decisions throughout the story based on the trailer. Everyone's paths were pretty straightforward from the start. Sub-Zero was set from the start to be a bad guy/turn. He and Scorpion fought as brothers for about 10 minutes of cutscenes.
Yeah. I imagine with his having more responsibilities now as a god, he has to be more ready than ever to protect the peace, even more so than when he was just a mortal.
Seeing how Liu Kang now is literally become Goku's level in MK and Jin Kazama in TK has finally mastered his Devil power at will, make me sad how literally nothing Ryu has achieve in SF...even his supposed "Mu no Ken" technique doesn't seem that impress when he beat Necalli...and Necalli is wasted as well...Capcom really don't know how to deliver a badass main hero scene for SF (but in DMC they nail it with Dante). Capcom should have adapt the "Shin Ryu" from the comic to the main canon game. This is the only version of Ryu that I see worthy to stand equal with current Liu Kang and Jin Kazama. Oh and don't get me started with Kyo Kusanagi in KOF...dude just a K-Pop fighter now...
@@coolsupermariofan1520 fair enough but at the same time I do disagree with what I said earlier cos thinking about it most people these days are desensitised to gore do games like MK gives u that satisfaction of killing ur enemy in ways other games get banned for so I guess MK would never die
bro, mk2 is not even announced. ohhhhhhhhhh you mean the one that came out in the 90s? NRS should have named it mk12. I know it's not continuation of mk11 but still...
How the development team manages to out-gross themselves when it comes to fatalities I'll never know. Threse are all so over-the-top horrible and bloody, and I love it.
I remember walking into the arcade and seeing MK for the first time. Actually hearing it before seeing it because the crowd around it was so big. So many memories forged around this franchise and friendships still to this day.
Yep back then we could only get info on the characters by waiting for the machine before inserting coins. Then later by reading the pamphlet in the game cartridge
I still remember the arcade I was at the first time I saw a fatality (scorpion). It's incredible to think how revolutionary and controversial those simple fatalities were at the time. MK is just as important as SFII when it comes to fighters, arcades, and video games as a whole
Any one with more than 500 years old will reach this levels of wisdom. Shows series and movies often miss represent immortals as children, when in fact a immortal being would be very very wise and have a lot of self control. You can see missrepresentation in almost any show, as: Rich/matuzes from altered carbon Gods from Marvel (Thor family) All from manga to your immortal All from movie the old guard netflix Vandal savage from DC universo Protagonist of Highlander Good representations: Raiden from mk Tilda Van dar meer from horizon zero Elfs from Lord of the Rings Remember older People are generally wiser, you cannot imagine what 200 healty years woould do to someones lives in wisdom and self control
@SmoothLegend I don't think so. Remember Liu Kang already knows of humanity's nature. There's no changing that. However he wants to uphold peace and will do it by any means.
Trailer better than the game. All that unnecessary hype and build for trash ass presentation and execution just to make money off the brand name. Game come out and From music to the roster to gameplay and overall concepts and presentation sucks. Character models are small and very detailed boring and stale. Same basic combos nothing extra to offer in any battle, no stage interactions no stage breaks nothing. The roster come off 2nd class too. Idgad who like Havic or ashrah. The game sucks asss.asks. I feel like Kronicka Did it better. Lue Kang Vision is ass.
Agreed mk 11 and 1 are nothing but pure woke and feminist bullshit MKX was way better it was the last real mortal kombat game instead of being an injustice wannabe
@@Red_dead_Redemption_4_Lifeand looks way better graphically till this day every time I turn that game on it looks like a brand new game nothing will ever beat mkx💯
Saying it's a better game gameplay wise is fine subjectively but graphically, that's just straight up wrong lmao even the jump from mkx to injustice 2 is crazy.@@ramonewilliams2446
You clearly don't know what real is then. These are the same unrealistic, boring fatality sounds from MKX. MK11 shits on this game, i bet. At least they have the original characters, unlike these unknown skins.
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I feel like incredibly violent finishers aren't as good as the ones that mix personality and style, like scorpion in MKX, his first fatality was violent ad brutal but his second one was better because it had more personality and style. This ine nails both of those whilst still making it brutal and it's perfect
Where did he get the air? He was detest from his lungs at that point. It's like that joker fatality where he punches a giant hole in their chest, and still somehow without lungs they can still sigh and scream.
It's subjective because I would rather play any other fighting game that MK. It isn't bad, but feels jagged in comparison to other fighting games. Street Fighter does traditional footsies and gameplay better. Tekken revolutionizes the genre with options never seen before. Guilty Gear takes traditional character types and blends them into something unique. Dragonball FighterZ has satisfying bombastic combos and visuals. And "Your only move is hustle" completly turns an otherwise fighting game into a turn based chess fighter that turns into a cool movie after the game is done. In my opinion MK has to do A LOT to impress me in this market.
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So... it seems im the only one who don't like this idea... but its 2023 i understand all of it... “Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times.”
Yeah I’m probably the minority but I think the fatalities are getting lamer. Two skulls being made from one of Shang’s fatalities in the last one, now we have pitched screaming while being just a head for the next. “Wow, everybody’s so creative.”
I'm excited for whatever story they want to tell in this game! A new beginning without retelling the same story over and over again is so refreshing. I like that we keep the character development for Scorpion and Sub Zero, so we don't have to do it again. Mileena is one of the good guys now? We finally get to see Edenia in it's prime! There is so much good here, I'm just not sure what to think of the name. This could cause a lot of confusion later down the line. I really hope the gameplay is not like in MK11, but I do hope it will keep the Ultrawide support like in MK11 on PC!
Except it's not really a reboot. Fire God Liu Kang is carried over from MK11 and Shang Tsung stepped out of a time portal, so technically this is a sequel and continuation from the last game
@@IIAwfulWaffleII - Also, keeping in mind that this is WB Games trailer as well. WB Games have always done amazing cinematic trailers which includes Arkham Knight.
Liu deserves all of this godliness I've been playing MK since i was a kid for 20 years now and they've done him wrong many times so I'm happy to see the franchise continuing to evolve and doing Liu right.
