Mortal Kombat 9 Discussion Thread

J0hnick · 19-04-2011 3:11pm

bush wrote: »

This got 5 stars from giant bomb which doesnt happen very ofte.

Haunts really liked it to

http://www.1up.com/reviews/mortal-kombat-review?pager.offset=0

stillframe · 19-04-2011 5:07pm

J0hnick wrote: »

http://mortalkombat.wikia.com/wiki/Mortal_Kombat_(2011_video_game)#Demo_Version

360 demo tomorrow on X-Box Live, better late then never I suppose

Lies!!!

Placebo · 19-04-2011 5:43pm

MK RETROSPECTIVE

watch this if you ever owned an old MK GAME.
really well made.

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/part-i-mortal-kombat/712953

unky chop chop · 19-04-2011 6:31pm

Really looking forward to this game now for some reason.
Where in the name of Zeus is the 360 demo

Sairus · 19-04-2011 9:36pm

unky chop chop wrote: »

Really looking forward to this game now for some reason.
Where in the name of Zeus is the 360 demo

God damnit. I just remembered this demo was supposadly out and now I'm told it's not

The 360 usually gets stuff added to the store on Wednesdays. Probably up tomorrow.

20-04-2011 9:47am

UK Gamespot gave it an 8.5 and a very good review. A "return to form"

Apparently, Shao Khan is still cheap as chips....

http://uk.gamespot.com/ps3/action/mortal-kombat/review.html?page=2

8.7 on metacricket

http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/mortal-kombat

J0hnick wrote: »

So, whos getting this for PS3 and whos getting it for 360 ?

Not a chance anybody who has both consoles will choose 360 over PS3, with Stereoscopic 3D mode, an extra character, and already better graphics. For the same price tag, why would you bother?

I will be on PS3 for sure

Doctor DooM · 20-04-2011 9:51am

unky chop chop wrote: »

Really looking forward to this game now for some reason.
Where in the name of Zeus is the 360 demo

I asked him and his response was "please throw my ball".

Sabre0001 · 20-04-2011 11:34am

MK is to implement tweaks if moves are overpowered / infinites are discovered.

Mortal Kombat creator NetherRealm has devised a new technology that allows it to re-balance the game dynamically without players noticing.

The studio can make special moves more or less powerful and even combat infinite combos without players having to download a patch.

"In Mortal Kombat we have a system where we can make adjustments to the special moves and balance things out even after the game has been released," series creator Ed Boon revealed to Eurogamer.

"If an infinite were to come out, or a character is too powerful, we can make adjustments and address those things immediately."

Mortal Kombat's dynamic re-balancing system contrasts that employed by Capcom with the likes of Street Fighter IV and Marvel vs. Capcom 3.

Capcom re-balanced Street Fighter IV characters with the release of standalone game Super Street Fighter IV, and will do so again this summer with the launch of Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition – also available as a downloadable add-on.

Capcom has updated Marvel vs. Capcom 3 with patches designed to fix bugs, combat infinite combos and nerf characters such as devil spawn Sentinel.

While Boon refused to reveal exactly how Mortal Kombat's eye-catching re-balancing tech works, he did describe it as a "mini update".

"It's something that's built into our system," he said. "We can do it without having players have to download a patch. That's something we're very excited about. We can monitor what things players may have an issue with and then correct them as needed.

"That's the new technology we developed for this game. We've seen other fighting games, including our own, have characters we wish were more balanced, more powerful or weaker. So we devised a system that lets us modify the rules of the game, dynamically.

"You could think of it as a mini-update, but it's done in the background."

Boon said it was "impossible" to create a perfectly balanced fighting game.

"Balancing a fighting game is always very challenging. I don't think there is any fighting game that was ever made where every character is equally powerful. The nature of special moves and the damage the characters have, it's physically impossible.

"Even Street Fighter IV, when it first came out, the Sagat character was insanely powerful and the Guile character was very weak. When they released Super Street Fighter IV they tried to balance it out."

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-04-20-mortal-kombat-can-secretly-nerf-characters

Placebo · 20-04-2011 11:50am

I'm well excited about this game and will be picking it up at launch,
I remember when i finished by class 4 or 5? exams, as a present the ol lady got me SSF2 and UKM3 for the snes. I was over the moon.
They were absolutely fantastic considering i was big fan of both the series and was eagerly awaiting the next installments.

MK just brings me back, complete nostalgic factor but i do enjoy the character designs, the new gameplay mode seem like fun too. Im more looking forward to one player or fun with friends rather than online, vs competitiveness.

Will be picking it up at launch.
I think everyone should pick it up at some stage, definitely need to keep the scene alive.

Raze_them_all · 20-04-2011 11:53am

I've been waiting for this and didn't want to risk ordering online and missing launch day so i pre booked in gamestop bout a month ago. Still have no regrets

J0hnick · 20-04-2011 11:57am

Placebo wrote: »

I'm well excited about this game and will be picking it up at launch,

I think everyone should pick it up at some stage, definitely need to keep the scene alive.

Which machine man, I need to know people ?, Im totally 50/50 between 360 and PS3 version. 360 will naturally have smoother online but most people seem to be leaning towards PS3 because they've played the Demo and it has an extra character (Kratos).

joe123 · 20-04-2011 12:04pm

Deleted User wrote: »

UK Gamespot gave it an 8.5 and a very good review. A "return to form"

Apparently, Shao Khan is still cheap as chips....

http://uk.gamespot.com/ps3/action/mortal-kombat/review.html?page=2

8.7 on metacricket

http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/mortal-kombat

Not a chance anybody who has both consoles will choose 360 over PS3, with Stereoscopic 3D mode, an extra character, and already better graphics. For the same price tag, why would you bother?

I will be on PS3 for sure

Better graphics? They look identical to me.

If you want a proper reason instead of fanboy rubbish the xbox dpad is absolute muck so if I had a ps3 I'd pick that every time.

bush · 20-04-2011 12:14pm

Deleted User wrote: »

why would you bother?

Cos psn is a joke.

Placebo · 20-04-2011 12:28pm

J0hnick 360 is the way to go, IF in the future you plan on playing online alot, you will find more challengers online on the xbox. 90% of people, dare i say 95%+ ? here play SSF4 on the xbox. Its become the standard.
EXCEPT for in XGC because the PSN tvs are less laggy :pac:

D4RK ONION · 20-04-2011 12:36pm

Also, a lot of us don't need to worry about crap D-pads cause we play on stick.

Still not sure if I'll pick this up, I'll def. be playing it at casuals or at a friends house before I make up my mind. Hasn't grabbed me too much yet.

J0hnick · 20-04-2011 12:57pm

Placebo wrote: »

90% of people, dare i say 95%+ ? here play SSF4 on the xbox.

Oh I know, half of them are on me friend list, but most of me friends in real life are getting the PS3 version.

Decisions decisions.

Sabre0001 · 20-04-2011 12:59pm

Pffft, real life friends. You're not a winner until you're ranked high on a leaderboard!

Placebo · 20-04-2011 1:20pm

by my experience, real life friends only exist in games until the hype, i.e 2/3 weeks. When the next FIFA/or CRYSIS comes out, theyll be gone

Doctor DooM · 20-04-2011 1:24pm

Placebo wrote: »

by my experience, real life friends only exist in games until the hype, i.e 2/3 weeks. When the next FIFA/or CRYSIS comes out, theyll be gone

Friends are so fickle, unlike the eternal cold embrace of video games

Placebo · 20-04-2011 1:45pm

who needs friends when u got fatalities.
They actually look class, brings you back

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSoH4jR0KPw

Raze_them_all · 20-04-2011 1:57pm

who's the clown in the second last fatality??

Edit: never mind Shang Tsung

J0hnick · 20-04-2011 1:57pm

Damn!, the game got combo's :eek:

Or is that, Kombo's ?

Raze_them_all wrote: »

who's the clown in the second last fatality??

Shang Tsung, he transforms into one for one of his fatalities

Sairus · 20-04-2011 2:20pm

J0hnick wrote: »

Shang Tsung, he transforms into one for one of his fatalities

It's a shame they stole that Fatality from Joker in MKvDC. It's an awesome Fatality, but it loses a lot of its charm when it's just bolted onto Shang Tsung like that.

Raze_them_all · 20-04-2011 2:22pm

Exactly what I was thinking, but I thought that didn't show all the fatalities, maybe I missed it but Kung Lao's bandsaw wasn't there so I presume they must have seconds?

Placebo · 20-04-2011 2:36pm

there better be 2 for each.
Im loving sindels and sheevas, i used to love their them in the older versions.

Joker ones does not suit Tsung, for sure.

J0hnick · 20-04-2011 2:38pm

Placebo wrote: »

there better be 2 for each.

There are, you have to unlock each characters 2nd fatality by buying it in the Krypt.

Sairus · 20-04-2011 4:03pm

Alas it seems a demo did not go up for MK today, however something even better did!
Avatar Items! :pac:
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-GB/Product/Mortal-Kombat/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802575207fd

unky chop chop · 20-04-2011 4:14pm

Yes..Babalities are also included. I hope friendshipalities or what ever they are called are in it as well. They were the best

blag · 20-04-2011 4:16pm

Sairus wrote: »

Alas it seems a demo did not go up for MK today

I'd feel a lot more confident paying for this if I had the chance to play a demo, especially with reports of awful netcode on srk/neo-empire.

Scavenger XIII · 20-04-2011 4:45pm

unky chop chop wrote: »

Yes..Babalities are also included

Best be trollin', I thought they were supposed to be dialing down the goofiness.

Creature · 20-04-2011 4:47pm

The backgrounds in the game look beautiful, well in a grim kind of way. I think I'll be getting this as it looks like fun . It's just a pity the big four-armed dudes aren't playable, you never got to use them in the old games either and I always hated that.

Lol I love the second fatality in this video:

Sagat06 · 20-04-2011 5:23pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IM11036-07

The ultimate arcade humiliation

20-04-2011 6:09pm

joe123 wrote: »

Better graphics? They look identical to me.

If you want a proper reason instead of fanboy rubbish the xbox dpad is absolute muck so if I had a ps3 I'd pick that every time.

I'm not a fanboy, I hate that BS. I'm buying it on PS3 because it's better value, plain and simple, there's more stuff in it for the same cash Also I have a fightpad for both systems so meh on the ps3 controller vs 360 one.

If I was looking for a reason to buy 360 it would have to be that more people do in-game chat because everybody has mics/headsets, but the attraction of slicing people up with kratos is too much to pass up.

Sony really should have thrown in a Bluetooth headset with the PS3.

ShaneU · 20-04-2011 6:25pm

Creature wrote: »

It's just a pity the big four-armed dudes aren't playable, you never got to use them in the old games either and I always hated that.

Pretty sure you can play as kintaro somehow

unky chop chop · 20-04-2011 6:39pm

Scavenger XIII wrote: »

Best be trollin', I thought they were supposed to be dialing down the goofiness.

Nope...I liked babalities and the likes. They were goofy but that was the point.
i also hope the "toasty" dude pops his head in:)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLx59gNC4rs

1man3letters · 20-04-2011 8:10pm

just a little f.y.i for mk fans, games in ireland nearly always get released on friday, because friday is good friday the mk9 release date has been pushed up to thursday (2moro) choose your destiny!

Johnick · 20-04-2011 9:32pm

http://www.gameinformer.com/games/mortal_kombat/b/ps3/archive/2011/04/19/much-more-than-a-classic-revival.aspx

Holly****, a 9.5 from game informer ? :eek:

High praise indeed :cool:

James Forde · 20-04-2011 9:41pm

1man3letters wrote: »

just a little f.y.i for mk fans, games in ireland nearly always get released on friday, because friday is good friday the mk9 release date has been pushed up to thursday (2moro) choose your destiny!

can anyone confirm this?

Generic_name01 · 20-04-2011 10:07pm

Just replying to a few quick things there but too lazy to quote.

Its on sale in smyths tomorrow so I'm sure its the same for the other shops.

Kintaro is a dlc dude. He has hyper armour on some stuff. Wonder will that stick when he's playable.

You dont actually have to pay for the fatalies in the krypt. You can do em from the get go. Your Koins are just used so the input is in your movelist.

samurai kebab · 20-04-2011 10:28pm

Anyone know if I anywhere will be doing midnight releases for this tonight?

Sairus · 20-04-2011 10:32pm

bryanjf wrote: »

can anyone confirm this?

GAME said it'd be on sale tomorrow anyways.

eco2live · 20-04-2011 10:36pm

Anyone see any special editions anywhere? I am looking for the stick or statue version.

Sairus · 20-04-2011 10:41pm

eco2live wrote: »

Anyone see any special editions anywhere? I am looking for the stick or statue version.

As far as I know the Stick was a US exclusive - dont quote me on that though. Most GAMEs should be packing one or two copies of the statue version.

Placebo · 20-04-2011 11:35pm

what does statue version mean?

samurai kebab · 21-04-2011 3:35am

After getting this game at midnight I can say it is awesome still up playing it.

Scavenger XIII · 21-04-2011 9:30am

Placebo wrote: »

what does statue version mean?

Comes with a statue.

brianon · 21-04-2011 1:05pm

Right. Had this pre-ordered in Game. Supposed to get a pre-order Game exclusive Scorpian costume/fatality code. They said they hadn't got any ! ffs !
Have to call back in case they get them in over the next few days. I really really wanted Scorpians orig costume

ALso, they only got ONE copy of the guide. It was the 'KE' edition also and I had it pre-ordered. BUT someone else had it pre-ordered before me so no joy there. Gamestop & HMV no nothing of any game guide so out of luck totally there.

Anyone else NOT get their GAME exclusive pre-order codes for Scorpian unlocks ?

21-04-2011 2:00pm

pre-order just means you're guaranteed a game. It doesn't mean you're guaranteed it on day 1. You're far better off just shopping around on the day instead of tying yourself down to 1 retailer.

It's been a long time since there was a game people actually couldn't get hold of a copy of anywhere on day 1.

brianon · 21-04-2011 2:08pm

Sorry. What I meant was... I got the game but GAME didn;t have the pre-order exclusive Scorpian costume/fatility unlock codes.

MK the game is easy to get but with your pre-order in GAME you were suppoosed to get extra unlocks. In Gamestop the bonus is a poster.

I have the game

but not the bonus content I was promised

Sairus · 21-04-2011 2:47pm

brianon wrote: »

Anyone else NOT get their GAME exclusive pre-order codes for Scorpian unlocks ?

I was in GAME earlier in Galway and for some reason their costume codes were delivered late - they had already sold a bunch of preorders of the game before their codes arrived in the shop.
Might be an idea to check back today and see if Limerick got their shipment in.

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