Mortal Kombat - The Bear and Badger

davyK

There was this too - dodged it - although I was intrigued with the idea at the time..

LivDiv

davyK wrote:

I remember owning an MK game on PS2 that had a kart racing mini game and also a themed puzzle game.

They were both better than the actual fighting in those games.

LivDiv

There was a Jax based spin off that was as bad if not worse than the Sub Zero one.

Another one called Shaolin Monks was actually reasonably good.

ChopperByrne

MK2 on Mega Drive got a lot of play from me and my mates, but I never enjoyed the series after that for playing against other people. All three recent MK games, and the two Injustices have been great single player experiences though. Capcom have finally realised now with SF6 that you need to provide content for casual players too.

Wookienopants

MK11 is a bit of alright isn't it!

Moot_Geeza

I just played some MK11 with a VR headset on and the screen size set to maximum. Can't knock it.

Cupatay

Did a bit of aftermath yesterday and you're right it's more of the same daft fun.

Fights even look cool when you button mash your way through them.

LivDiv

NetherRealm are building the hype.

Suggests some kind of reboot or restarting of the timeline.
Hopefully the rumours are true that it will be revealed during Sony's showcase later this month.

g.man

Way over my head that. What’s it building hype for?

Moot_Geeza

MORTAAL KOMBAAAAT!!!!!1

g.man

Ah right. A new one coming out is there?

Moot_Geeza

It's literally a new 1 AFAICT.

Minnesänger

REMORTAL REKOMBAT

Moot_Geeza

REMAKOMBAT REDUKS.

g.man

This is all very confusing.

monkey

Having not played one since 2, here’s what I know.
Mortal Kombats 9-11 were a self-contained trilogy.
Time collapsed(?) at the end of 11.
Raiden(?) was going to rebuild everything from scratch.
So 12 is a fresh start in continuity.
12 is coming soon.
GET HYPED(?)

Blue Swirl

monkey wrote:

Having not played one since 2, here’s what I know. Mortal Kombats 9-11 were a self-contained trilogy. Time collapsed(?) at the end of 11. Raiden(?) was going to rebuild everything from scratch. So 12 is a fresh start in continuity. 12 is coming soon. GET HYPED(?)

Oh, I get it.

LivDiv

Everything Monkey said except...

Spoiler:

I love how schlocky MK is.

monkey

I heard 9 or 10 was good and meant to give it a go and now it’s about 10 years later.

g.man

I had a Mortal Kombat game once. It was on the Nintendo64. It wasn't very good.

Moot_Geeza

II and 11 are all you need (says the guy who's only played 1, II and 11).

davyK

g.man wrote:

I had a Mortal Kombat game once. It was on the Nintendo64. It wasn't very good.

Heh. I had that too. I never thought much of any MK game. MK2 seemed decent though.

LivDiv

Other than MK:Trilogy which is just a definitive 1-3 everything on the PS1 and PS2 era consoles can and should be ignored.
The only thing to come out of those 4 mainline games was a few characters.

Cupatay

Moot_Geeza wrote:

II and 11 are all you need (says the guy who's only played 1, II and 11).

Same here. I did play the original 1,2 and 3 on megadrive though. Mk3 introduced combos iirc. Then straight to 11 because it looked amazing in action.

Moot_Geeza

I remember reading that Ultimate MK3/MK: Trilogy were actually really good (as Liv attests further up the page) but I don't think I've ever played 3 in any form. Absolutely hammered II on MD for a couple of months at launch though.

Moot_Geeza

The story mode in 11 is so good and so stupid it genuinely makes me laugh out loud (probably only 1/10th of its runtime is actually interactive, but works). The Ultimate version is a brilliant package.

It's on Game Pass I think, and maybe PS Extra, so anyone who's been out with the series for years should take a quick look at least.

afgavinstan

I remember getting 3 for the ps1 and it came in a clamshell thick as fuck cardboard case. Can remember seeing the gold and thinking wow this must be good.

Some time was spent on later ones. I remember a Gamecube effort with some crypt location giving you mini missions at each gravestone. That was fun.

Tried X but bounced off their current style rather quickly.

Bring back Power Stone.

LivDiv

Vanilla 3 is weird. A better game but the roster was odd. They dropped Scorpion which is just pure madness.
Like if Street Fighter dropped Ryu.

I only ever owned Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 which had a much better roster.

Cupatay

LivDiv wrote:

Vanilla 3 is weird. A better game but the roster was odd. They dropped Scorpion which is just pure madness.
Like if Street Fighter dropped Ryu.

I only ever owned Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 which had a much better roster.

That's got me thinking because I don't remember them dropping Scorpion. I'm sure the version of 3 I had had a globe or something within the number 3. Like moot though, II was the one I hammered. Kept an A4 sheet of all the finishers in the MD case. Coloured in and everything.

nick_md

I loved mk2 at release and battered it. These days I've got a real soft spot for 1.

Had 3 then U3 also but never really liked them much, the setting wasn't as good, the characters weren't as good, and as liv said they dropped scorpion and even got rid of the ninja mask design for sub zero.

Would play 1&2 happily today tho. And the film theme song is an absolute all timer.

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