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Mortal Kombat 11 The Reveal Live Stream ft Exclusive Reveals & Celebrity Guests - Pre-Show Starts 10:30amPST/6:30PMGMT

RSTEIN

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Wow so many changes. Combo system, no run, dash, fatal blow, different wake up system. Going to attract a lot of new players from other games who didn't like dial-a-combo system.
 
Thorn

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Wow... Burch was very solid as Cassie. Losing a lot of successful voices. What's going on?

Scorp, Kitana, Cassie's voices all out. I'm open to the new actors, but there is a bit of MK's identity tied to who has what voice. We're honestly lucky Steve Blum is still Subby.
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Wonder if WB is pushing some celebrity garbage onto NRS. They would.
 
Simo

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Wow... Burch was very solid as Cassie. Losing a lot of successful voices. What's going on?

Scorp, Kitana, Cassie's voices all out. I'm open to the new actors, but there is a bit of MK's identity tied to who has what voice. We're honestly lucky Steve Blum is still Subby.
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Probably because of the SAG strike a couple of years ago. She didn't take part in the Life is Strange prequel as a result too.

WB probably went with non-union actors as a result.
 
Ryuhza

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Nama said:
Rewind time eh. So are we gonna soft reboot yet again? Unkill half the cast from 9 and throw out all the kids from X?
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Unceremoniously killing half the cast in 9 was always a big mistake. Especially after that game redeemed a lot of previously contentious characters (looking at you, Stryker ;) )

The kids aren't necessarily gone either (evidenced by Cassie).
 
jett

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Can someone ask Boon why is stance switching a thing.

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You literally can't even see Baraka's biting move because of it. He could be kissing her arm for all we know!
 
DoubleTake

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Seeya said:
No feeling it. It looks slowed down compared to MKX with a lot more indulgent interrupts. The presense of all that customization has everything that is there looking a little undercooked compared to the limited outfit choices in X, but we'll see.
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Yeah as much I'm liking the changes, the constant slow downs mid match are grating.

RSTEIN said:
Wow so many changes. Combo system, no run, dash, fatal blow, different wake up system. Going to attract a lot of new players from other games who didn't like dial-a-combo system.
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What's different about the combo system? Is it not dial a combo anymore??
 
Miracle Ache

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Game looks great and Skarlet's new design is fantastic, but that Ronda Rousey casting has deflated my hype quite a bit.
 
Ethifury

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shawnoftheshred said:
Here's what I saw:

Jesus christ this looks amazing, facial animation is off the charts

Characters revealed as playable:
- Baraka
- Raiden
- Geras (uses hour glass sand as a weapon/teleport, actually has a move that removes time from the clock)
- Skarlet (returns with her blood focused attacks)
- Sonya (voiced by Ronda Rousey - to be honest, it sounded really rough)
- Sub-Zero
- Kabal (will be the first new character revealed on the Kombat Kast two weeks from today)
- Liu Kang (revenant) (you see Raiden fighting him in the gameplay trailer briefly)
- Shao Kahn (though we didn't see him yet)
- Some have said Kitana was briefly playable)

Characters not yet revealed as playable:
- Liu Kang (non-revenant - presumably thanks to time travel, he looks young)
- Kung Lao (non-revenant - presumably thanks to time travel, he looks young)
- Kronika (can control time - not known if she is a boss or playable character or just a part of the story mode as an overseer)

Characters assumed to not be playable:
- Shinnok (see story mode breakdown)
- Kano (seen in the background of Geras' trailer at the bar - these background characters rarely become playable)

Story Mode Prologue:
- Shinnok tortured by Dark Raiden, who is wearing Shinnok's amulet.
- Raiden says he will deliver Shinnok's decapitated head to Liu Kang + his "minions" as a message.
- Kronika freeze time, heavily implied time travel is key

Gameplay details:
- Variations - there are some pre-sets in game, but you can create your own
- Each variation allows you to change: introduction animation, victory pose, and 3 x costume pieces (Scorpion was mask + sword + spear)
- On top of this you can change the gear/colour of your character. They showed a good 10 or so Scorpion variations that looked fantastic.
- Instead of one bar to control breakers + x-ray moves, there is now an offensive bar, a defensive bar and the fatal blow mechanic
- The fatal blow mechanic kicks in at 30% health left. Pretty LT + RT unleashes it (very gory, high damaging move, but if I'm not mistaken, does not show x-rays).
- X-ray animations are no longer tied to the flashy super moves, they can be a part of simple moves like throws. They are called crushing blows and do a lot of damage (each has a different requirement - some are doing punishes, some are doing same move three times, third time it crushes, etc.). Each crushing blow can only be done once per match.
- There is a flawless block mechanic. If you press block at the exact right time you open your opponent up to a counter move.
- There is a shorthop mechanic (tap up) allowing you to punish low attacks.
- Run is completely gone, now it's walk and dash only.
- Stage interactions return.
- Fatalities are back (obviously) and very gory) and end with the slow-down animation that Injustice 2 used.

re: Rousey
- I thought her voicework was really weak
- Sonya's idle pose is very strange (seems like consistently diagonal, but not in a fight-ready position)
- I am very disappointed MK did indeed hire someone who shared a Sandy Hook truther video, admitted to domestic abuse, is dating someone accused of domestic abuse, and who has made comments deemed everything from disappointing to transmisogynistic.
- Without Rousey, I would have thought this whole reveal was perfect.

Stages:
- Courtyard (w/ dead monks)
- Military base
- Area outside a fort w/ gate
- A boat (?)
- Cage fighting in a bar (w/ Kano in the background)
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There's also Jade, Rain, Cassie, Kitana

Budi said:
Blargh, I do have Switch but seems bit of a waste to get it there.
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Would it be a waste? I can see the Switch version having a healthy player base if the game runs well.

Sign My Guestbook! said:
Wow... Burch was very solid as Cassie. Losing a lot of successful voices. What's going on?

Scorp, Kitana, Cassie's voices all out. I'm open to the new actors, but there is a bit of MK's identity tied to who has what voice. We're honestly lucky Steve Blum is still Subby.
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I like Cassie's new voice. Sounds like she matured a bit.

TheGamingNewsGuy said:
Man, why are they making fun of the big guy on chat
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Who Geras?
 
J 0 E

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The production and gore looks fantastic as ever, everything else is kinda meh

Character animations didn't receive the proper enhancements.
 
Mbolibombo

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Oct 29, 2017
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Havnt really played Mortal Kombat since PS1 or so.. moves are cool but it didnt look very exciting?

And now I see see Rewind vs Sonic.. much better
 
Budi

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Ethifury said:
Would it be a waste? I can see the Switch version having a healthy player base if the game runs well.
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Hopefully it will be good, but yeah it's still bit a waste when I could be playing it on PC instead (if the port is good). But it gets trickier if there's nobody to play against, Switch will probably/likely have more players. And honestly, it would be actually good to get something to play on Switch too. I've neglected it for far too long.
 
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Ethifury

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Budi said:
Hopefully it will be good, but yeah it's still bit a waste when I could be playing it on PC instead (if the port is good). But it gets trickier if there's nobody to play against, Switch will probably/likely have more players.
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I'm confused, are you saying having a Switch version is a waste?
 
TheGamingNewsGuy

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Calling it now, the reason why Sub-Zero doesn't have ice clones is because they gave them to Frost who will play more like traditional Sub-Zero
 
GeoNeo

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TOM BRADY ON TWITTER:
Thank God there is no more clone. In the modern era where millennials cant even open a can, that move has been more of a downfall. Ppl cried, sz was normalized. No clone now. Welcome to MK, Sub-Zero. Now you can live
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😂 God I love Tom Brady!
 
Rean

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Oct 27, 2017
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3 frame jumping animations (particularly sonya), mk looks as jank as ever
oh well still gonna play it
 
CaptainKashup

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Still can't get over Sonya, Skarlet and Cassie faces.
They got really good at it with Injustice 2 and still managed to fucked it up again.
( I'm not talking about their clothes design, just the faces. )
 
Garlador

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