Mortal Kombat (2011) | Wasted Plotential 

MKX had some interesting ideas, it did! I saw those in some of the non-canon pre-fight dialogues particularly. Story-wise, it also had a lot of potential. but, in typical NRS fashion, 99.9% of it was wasted.

Writing is handled by different people each time is it not? It probably shouldn’t have been.

A Fan shit is trash. The fans write better fan fiction than the shit we get.

Maybe they should be making the games. At this point they woujd be better than NRS

MK9 has the best story of the NRS MK games.

Yessir

Dunno, never seen it before

No what I want us a FREAKING KANO WINNN

@@something1765 say it louder for the people in the back

Reptile one of my favorite behind sub zero

Don't worry, it also took some time for some of us to get it.

otobot45 tf? What? I’m done. My eyes deceived me

No what how did I not realize this

Yep I just noticed too

I'm right there with you bud. Took me last year to figure it out.

RIP the real Sindel. MK11 will probably be her last appearance in the franchise. She'll be remembered for being a ruined character.............

I loved that moment because it felt like the heroes were actually in danger and would be more vulnerable afterwards since there were fewer of them. Sindel was brainwashed when she was resurrected and then died and became a revenant. She wasn't alive long enough to break her brainwashing. Nothing wrong with that. What's wrong is how NetherRealm made her evil and selfish in MK11.

She went from a woman forced to be with a man To forced to help shao kahn To forced to help quant chi then later shinnok Forced to be in love with kahn again To finally forced to live inside shang stung as a soul

@@SwornHeresy I geddit. Its easy to see why someone would like it. But it's more the way she killed them imo. They literally ran head first into her an got OHK'd. It just looked... Stupid

@@perfectlap9379 Oh for sure. They definitely could have handled that scene better. But the fact most of the heroes died was pretty awesome.

When I saw Kenshi I thought this dude was cool. And to see he barely has relevance is pretty sad. A dlc for MK9 and not story relevant, a main character for MKX and just kinda becomes irrelevant and his kid looses relevance, and MK11 where they're both gone. They could've honestly made him more unique and possibly have more potential in MK11's story and possibly team up with the Shirai Ryu

I have a feeling he was literally just there to hype up Takeda, as much as he's my favorite out of the kombat kids. His character, if you were to even call it that, lasted only one game and we learn very little about him

@@lapplandkun9273he was dlc for mk9 though, there should’ve been more effort put into him

*Baraka and reptile crying in corner*

Too many games these days do too much pussyfooting around villains and often trip and faceplant into the pitfall of "We can't make them look good by winning" like they just got the top half of their brain obliterated by a sniper. Villains need wins. They need to demonstrate how they got into the positions that they are in. I thought of such koncepts myself, but not nearly as in-depth as 4th Snake has displayed his koncept. There's nothing wrong with a villain winning now and then, especially if it serves as a stage for the heroes/heroines to rally and hit back even harder, making it actually look like an exciting back-and-forth, rather than Shao Kahn getting washed by Liu Kang for the millionth time, because plot armour.

I think aftermath took that way to seriously

@@articcow6580 The problem is that Shao Kahn has already been bodied by both Kotal and Kitana in the storyline at that point, but now we're supposed to accept that because twindell hanging off his arm, he can suddenly just casually beat anyone he comes across. Add that to the fact that he's also show to be a total goddamn buffoon by *trusting Shang Tsung with the crown,* and it just doesn't feel right. It's too little too late.

@@legionbeast yeah I agreed . They pushed shao Kahn way to hard . I very much prefer mk9 shao Kahn . Or atleast compared to mk11.

Hell, they've done it before. Boss characters in MK:A deal more damage and recieve less damage. Some of the big ones like Moloch, Goro, Kintaro, Onaga and Blaze can't be grabbed by smaller fighters either. When you use those characters, you really feel like a force to be reckoned with.

Oh do i have a video for you

​@@enterdaputangYou still got the video?

6. Mkvsdc.

Biggest innovation is two batman chapters

@@tonitoniplays Slight issue: That was Midway.

Oh ya that was my first grip

the only idea ive thought've is that they cut out quan chi's part of the ending and just end the reboot

I think the reason was as simple as it was stupid and lazy: they didn't want (or know how) to have to deal with writing that many characters. maybe, it was also a lack of resources for cutscenes. either way, they simply killed them all off for convenience.

Probably to start off with a new roster of characters

My first thought is they were tired of using the same character in the same way. Thus they decided to make so that everyone would take on varying different roles (Johnny as the new champion, Sonya and Johnny get together quicker, Liu Kang and most of the protagonists now being enemies, Quan Chi becoming a greater/more lasting threat than Khan, etc.). That all sounds interesting at first, but unless executed properly it can (and DID) fall flat on its face: -Power levels all over the place thanks to the character chapter system -Dumb-down, ineffectual antagonists (except Quan Chi in MK 9 and Shang Tsung in MK11 Aftermath) -Boring, underdeveloped, and at times shoehorned-in new characters that NRS wants to succeed/take the place of fan favorites without earning it: Kotal Khan and his krew (especially D'Vorrah), the Kombat Kids, Kroika, Cetrion, and Geras. -Boring, underdeveloped, and under-utilized returning characters in new roles; the revanents are just angry and evil shells of their former selves, Fujin and Bo Rai Cho just disappear after being on-screen for like 2 minutes, and Mileena's group just disappears after their leader is killed. On top of that, despite setting the modern trend of story modes in fighting games, NetherRealm doesn't seem to care about the narrative and lore of it's flagship franchise. They flip-flopped on the direction of the story (new direction for MKX, then bringing the most popular characters back in MK11) They forgot about/left characters out of the narrative when they get sick of them or can't find a compelling reason to include them (half or more of MKX's roster not counting guest fighters is just absent in MK11). They have an ever-changing writing staff that lacks respect for the source material. They give just as much if not more attention to guest fighters than preexisting characters in the franchise that could benefit from being fleshed out more. And perhaps most egregious of all: they have been inserting real-world (progressive) ideology and politics into Mortal Kombat. It makes a cynical guy like me think that just like several other popular franchises as of late (Star Wars, Star Trek, Doctor Who, Westworld, the comics industry, etc.), it was a deliberate attempt to destroy what already existed that fans loved in order to make things more "diverse" and "inclusive" to bring in new fans.

Honestly, agreed.

I feel the same. I think when it comes to the story of MK9, it’s shit, but forgivable shit. MKX and beyond have no redeeming qualities.

Has my favourite voice cast out of the last three games too. Jim Miller and Jaimeson Price are still the best Kuai Liang and Bi-Han.

Shao Kahn actually seemed like a threat in that one....I mean hes a dumb war lord with no personality but hay....he seemed cool.

Same here!

Kung Lao is a top tier opponent who defeated Kintaro and beat Shang Tsung/Quan Chi at the same time so there’s a reason for Shao Kahn to fear him. Still though it makes him look like a bitch.

@@kyled1673 if they show shao Kahn beat him it would help establish him being an actual threat rather than some bitch that gets manipulated by quan chi and dies

Yeah i didnt really expect that much from fighting games back then. Mk9 was still fun at the time and also sf4.

@Chris M Agreed.

*Looks at D'Vorah*

Cough cough... D'Vorah

​@@blackmanta2527only 12 years ago

Quoting Sub Zero: Such wasted potential

@@066kshitizvsingh4Sub-Zero is a wise man. I’ll never forget what he said.

Reboot

StarCraft series also do this too, alternating from Terran, to Zerg and finally Protoss in vanilla SC and in SC2, but the episode system is similar to NS's chapter system.

Nobody would probably like any Mario game if that would happen

@NHG_DreaMz Then again its not like Shao Kahn was not similiarly dangerous.

@@rjofusetsudzin8011 Cetrion could’ve been just as dangerous as she may have her own ideas and beliefs, basically, Cetrion would be a major villain but not allying with Kronika as that is not the way to gain light to realms, however that is not to say that her way to dealing with it would be way worse than even Shao or onaga could ever think of(e.g. her ending)... if they wrote her properly

this is so true.

Because they don't care about consistency, they only care about making questionable representation of black / LGBT / whatever community and make Shao Khan a badly written impression of Trump to antagonize the current president of the US.

It's not even that he's a genius, imo this is just basic story structure lol THAT'S how bad NRS writing team is.

@@ArpeggioPegasusMusic that is not true but ok.

Agreed NRS should really consider him instead of the dummies that screwed up everything

Aftermath made the bad guys win.

@@anthonytrashboat In a specific ending, in which the good ending is likely the canon one

@@TortoiseNotTurtle Most likely, but at least "redeemed" Shao Kahn a little bit having him beat Johnny Cage and Liu Kang. As for Sindel.. I refuse to play as her

@@oddiseyaatrox2813 Yeah, the same guy that gets pummeled by no-named Shokans is enough to say he's beyond redemption.

@@the-point-bearer6689 every character looses to no names when its not their turn in the spotlight, what's your point?

Instead of being forced to play Shao Khan it would be neat if you still got to play as Kung Lao and the enemy Shao Khan CPU's difficulty was turned up so high you physically cannot beat him.

@@glassofwater281 what if some insanely good player or a cheater does beat him though

@@user-kt3jk1vq9o hm... a free alternate costume?

@@user-kt3jk1vq9o He says “What I’m too powerful, YOU CHEAT!” And you get a photo of like havik or something to show what they would look like in game and then u have too play again and lose and if you win again Game crashes

​@@glassofwater281 I hate impossible fights I prefer having a Cutscene that ignores my victory over an Impossible Fight

Nah i see it as theryre bringing the chosen one back after trying to make johhny one which was terrible the best thing abt mkx was ptsd jax and johnny and lui kang actually had character development the story was mediocore but they still did him justice so far

Yeah Lao was great

69th Gender About Kabal...he should also get a wasted potential discussion. Neatherrealm kind of retconned that whole 'good guy' personality in MK11 and ultimately turns him into a common thug that gets no redemption or character development after Kano dies. It's a shame as he is my absolute favourite MK character.

I'm a bit rusty with my MK3 lore but wasn't Kabal sort of a good guy from the get go, former Black Dragon member seeking redemption?

about Kabal in MK11, make him Pre Black Dragon abandoment, and use Cassie to show what actually happened.

@@GodOfOrphans In MK3 he was good, in MKD and Armageddon he was more chaotic neutral than "evil". Getting targeted and left for dead by an organization hellbent on destroying all Black Dragon members, even though you haven't been one in a long time, caused him to basically resurrect the BD in order to have enough resources to take out the Red Dragon. He later made up with Kano and Jarek because "the enemy of my enemy", he was never "evil" though, like other neutrals such as Nitara he ultimately joined the Forces of Darkness because his situation demanded it, not because he genuinely wanted to rule the world or anything.

That or TheFightersDen. Even if either get the job as writers, they still need to fight with the producers and their superiors since they have a final say in the matter.

@@sirnarwhal9911 true, but then again producers won't want to lose money by pissing of the fans, now do they?

@Michael Fireheart Then how did we get to this state of the story?

@@JayceCH. lies, deception and just forcing the story down our throats as companies have the mentality that their costumers need to just consume their products instead of making a good product for their consumers.

Even if he does get hired, some higher ups at NRS or WB might make him make some decisions he's not too proud of

Way too much corpo interference, plus as Snake has pointed out, he'll also have to deal with current tone deaf writing pool of NRS.

like wtf, didn’t Kabal’s speed was a side effect of his equipment?

To me it feels like they barely remember who he is and just put him in the jobbers list

They butchered my good boi Kabal and turned him into a bad guy. I was really intrested in seeing a kabal redemption story honestly.

Imagine how they'll ruin Stryker

Like when Kabal first appeared MK11' story they just say "He's fast". I couldn't believe my ears when I heard that. Not a single word about who he is (or better who he was, since he's a revenant) or that he was an ally during MK9. Nothing.

Agreed but I wonder how

@@schemar17 They could've continued with Dark Raiden and Zombie Liu Kang.

Honestly, Armageddon should have been the last game.

REPLACE dark raiden and zombie liu kang with fujin and kung lao but make taven the new hero / main character

Armegoddn

I hate you😂

Technically he did win. He only ran because Fujin pulled a kamikaze. The fact that Fujin was desperate enough to resort to that shows he was losing.

@@Wright805 Not according to the new dialogue, no. Because originally Fujin explodes himself after you beat him.

Yes

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MegaNinten 007 the story was shit

@@theitfactorjameswheezer2852 facts it was going alright until the people started dying like wtf

Carl Wheezer so I imagine you really hate the Mk11 story then 😭

Gameplay wise I liked MKX more. Mk9 was the best made MK game. And I like MK11 more as a fighting game than a MK game

​@@Melly_Wayy2011 (9) or mk11 (2019

OC's? stands for what?

@@rickgrimesdirtyondatass5672 Original character

you got him in Shang's fatality

why are most of you saying the time periods that are not correct, mk 9 was released at 2011 and had kintaro in it, so it is 9 years since he was a mk fighter, why are you saying 14 years i dont fucking get it??

@@q_taipan *playable. Kintaro isn't regularly playable in MK 9, 10, 11.

Indeed

But keeping Nightwolf being killed Maybe she would start Screaming in his Face meanwhile he is trying to summons the Spirit of Purification (or whatever) and after he free her he falls down and dies But then MKX need to bring in the New Nightwolf (meanwhile also keeping Revenant Nightwolf)

Absolutely.

@@Wright805 @Wright805 it's supposed to be Cetrion's story, she has potential to bring balance and defeat her own mother. Instead they made Liu Kang a beyond God. He basically stole Cetrion's role. Liu Kang had no chemistry with Kronika. Cetrion bringing a better future would be perfect ending for a story. Even aftermath, Liu's ending very bland and boring, he basically found another chosen one. This process will repeat. They ruined Cetrion, Sindel,Scarklet even Kronika, if Kronika supposed to be the strongest, why would she need Cetrion's powers? She never utilities any time based powers, her amulet and crown just for her fashion equipment, 🙄 Bald lady, Smh.

Every series of video games villain losing to the heroes

Will it be a RU-vid video?

Dylan Linville sadly no cuz I don’t have the space for it yet, most I can do is write and upload it

My favourite too. I agree with the majority of the story critique but disagree with his opinion to the gameplay though

Reboot of the first game tho

@MegaNinten 007 How many comments do you have on this comment section?

MK (2011) was just a gave robber who knew a bit of shitty necromancy, who tried to "revive" the franchise. Then MKX came in and shot the franchise in the head by a Desert Eagle. MK11 sprayed a full magazine of an AK-47 at the franchise just to make sure. And Aftermath burned the series with a flamethrower.

I read the "again" with Shao Kahn's voice.

U notice how theyre released almost the year of the name? Mk11 2019 mk9 2011

Reboot that changed the series timeline

SCIV is still my favorite of the series. Granted, this was due to having grown up with SCIII first, and this feeling like a mostly better version of it, but I enjoyed Algol as a villain more than Abyss, enjoyed the Star Wars characters, and liked some of the endings from characters like Raphael/Amy, Sophitia, and Xianghua.

SC V meanwhile.... Yeah... Yeah SCV

@@iskoconquers SCV was unnecessary. It should have been a remake of 1 or 2 like what SCVI is.

@@iisanulquiorrahara8 I grew up playing SC2 at a friend's house, and I loved SCIV.

According to Netherrealm Studios. A female is REQUIRED to have her entire body covered when fighting. Even though female UFC fighters barely wear any clothes.

@@thunderlightningbolt6597 I remember when MK9 came out, everyone was like "Wow NRS is sexist for giving the ladies big tits and revealing clothes. The liberals got their way in MK11 and now they're still aren't happy because they're all covered up soooo idk

You people are still complaining about that? Jesus Christ...

@@juliearrozqueta1758 that's why you never Pander or cater to the Liberals because they never buy the game or support the product in the first place. Pander and cater to your actual customer. Not a bunch of whiny bitches on the internet.

@@brian.jrmontoya3227 they decided to Pander to the wrong crowd and we're letting them know because we're paying customers. The people they decided to Pander to are not.

Not a big deal it's a game