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In this video we give our review of Mortal Kombat 1 and I tell my you guys my honest thoughts on the game. Anyways I hope you guys enjoy the video :)
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I love MK1, but there are some things I wish was fixed or in the game.
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Dude we need ANIMALITYS TO KILL IT LOL LETS GO ANIMALITYS 💯
@ABShah-ku9tp Animalitys would be so cool to see again
Everything is a big downgrade in MK1 imo; only the gameplay saves it, let's not forget that it's a massive 140gb game of literally nothing, (the same size as Starfield). Also the menu is really poor compared to the previous games and the TYM mini games aren't that good either
I’m not gonna lie I love this game and with the graphics it’s perfect ☺️
Yea I love the story n I'm ready to play so bad
-They could've made Invasions free-roam like The Krypt, but with *any character* from the roster. They already have the animations for every character on the map for invasions and the fight moves from the battles.
-ALL, if not most skins from the Story Mode should've been unlocked when you complete it. We could lock different color palettes in the Shrine and new skins in Invasions, instead of simply blocking skins we already saw in future Invasions.
-They need to increase the number of drops ( Gear and Skins ) in Invasions, 'cause at the moment, you fight about 20 enemies, Ambushes, Towers and get nothing but Talismans. It isn't rewarding at all.
- They should've created more minigames for Invasions, 'cause we only have a few and they're also not reading at all... Why not bring back chess, racing, and other minigames as Invasions minigames? Now you have to win this race against this Johnny Cage; Now you have to win a Chess match against Raiden, etc... It Would be great to break the repetition of Invasions.
- They should've kept the same amount of gear but IMPROVED on it. People didn't have negative opinions on Gear 'cause they didn't like the concept, but because most of them were useless! Why would I want to change Geras' little chest crystal? Why would I want to change bracelets? Baraka's blades but with spikes now? ...But instead, they took "negative comments" as "they don't like it, let's cut it back".... And they didn't even improve it! Geras' gear still is a Tiny crystal, Mileena's and Kitana's gear are her weapons instead of the mask, and Johnny's is the glasses instead of the hair... Yeah...
- Color palettes are a pain, why would I want orange Sub-Zero, Pink Scorpion, and Green Smoke? They should've made themed palettes or simply allowed us to choose our palettes from a color wheel.
You are the only person with common sense, MK1 is low-key a downgrade with customization, gear sets and variations
Is this new customize thing like mkx or is it better?
@@zombievfxxx gear and costumes are better, but MKX had variations so characters had more powers and more variety with 3 different loadouts to choose from.
Ya i agree it’s dope but some small things they dropped the ball and the colours of the brown , orange , yellow etc those ones are stupid lol and as a mileena main yes I wish we could change the masks so ya more customization would be dope like 11s character customization was top tier but those colours I can’t say it enough the season colour ways are so lame except a few that get the tattoos and sick outfit like mileenas seasonal outfit is bad ass and the tattoos make her look dope
I have no idea why they dropped the mk11 gear system it was dope, but I agree there were shitty ones like a sub-zero belt or something like that, but instead of improving it, like going in the direction of Injustice 2 with all the gear, minus the moves being locked behind the gear, they went a step-down, weird.
My big issue with this game is that there’s just not enough to it. You have a story that you can beat in under 6 hours and an invasion mode that will take a couple days to beat. After that, you’re at the mercy of the developers waiting for the next season or next dlc drop. This game was released at 20% completion. Bored already
Eh I feel like that’s most fighting games in history
I’ve been bored after a few days in all honesty . Just seems bland
Who the fuk buys a fighting game to play singleplayer mode? Are you fkin real?
Its about fighting other players. Always have been.
You want singleplayer go play God of War or Uncharted not MK.
@@CockneyClintWhat do you want out of a fighting game im genuinely curious. If you aren’t into online or have someone local to play of course you’re gonna get bored lol that’s almost every fighting game out there
@@BloodRain222 who said I don’t play ranked ? Even playing ranks getting boring . I think the franchise has gone downhill with all this new marvel universe timeline shit they’ve put into the game . Too much injustice in the game with bosses like Kronika lool and again in MK1 doing the same Shang Tsung Vs Lui Kang in the story . They don’t feel like Mortal Kombat anymore they feel like marvel shit
I love the story. I love the graphics. I love the characters and the customization is pretty cool, but of course not like it used to be back in the day. But my biggest gripe is that I really wish they would have made invasion more like Shaolin monks
That’s what everyone wanted… mk2 hopefully will have that. if they can do it with multiple characters…. Just give us waves of enemies and mini bosses on multiple stages… environmental fatalities just like shaolin monks….If they do it in a co-op style, it should have online multiplayer as well… no way that mode would fail
@@Jomael954
I think they didnt because it was going to be too much money spent to make it work.
I think making Invasion similar to Mk deception's conquest would be dope. And I think it works because you use the great gameplay of MK1. Ah welll
I do genuinely love the cinimatic when you defeat the deadly alliance in towers. Like omg it's so brutal of a beating for both shang and chi which is so rewarding. Having lui Kang with Lao assist take these guys out was the closest we can get to shaolin monks
Things I like the best: Solid story, solid roster and solid fighting mechanics. The Kameos are a nice addition and the graphics are incredible.
Things I hate the most:the leveling up process in character mastery is too slow, no option to save multiple preset custom skin options, and DLC and Microtransctions in this game are way overpriced. $8 for one fighter is ridiculous, especially when that fighter is already in the same and even has a chapter in the story mode. Making Shang Tsung the pre-order bonus was a low blow.
Exactly
Well said!!
Yeah.. I don't Iike how they rip a character that should have been in the standard game (cuz he is already in the story mode too) and make it DLC or a pre-order DLC. That is some kind of BS. (for example) I was much more excited to get characters like Goro (in MKX) or Darkseid in INJ2 compared to what they are doing in MK11 and MK1 ..and I felt less with an attempt of being tricked (like they are trying to now do with characters like Shao Khan in MK11 and Shang Tsung in MK1) 😄
Mastery level up time is a joke
Spawn made mk11 entirely worth it for me. Sometimes those dlc just find the right character. Mk1 is great but …. Mk11>mk1
I will say I enjoy MK1 Story a lot more than MK11 and Aftermath, it gave Chapters to Baraka, Reptile, Ashrah, Li Mei, Sindel, and Mileena to revolutionize the Fans in a Great Way, setting up the Rivalries of the Clan and Shao’s Army’s Dark Future, making Shang and Quan have their Sinister Charm voiced by New People that understand the Characters, Geras being Likable with Phil LaMarr voicing him this time, giving Raiden, Kung Lao, Johnny, and Kenshi New Spins to their Lore and succeeding, making MK9 Ermac Ending Canon, be faithful to the 3D Era, Cementing Liu Kang as a Great Protagonist and Protector redeeming his Character for Years of Deaths and Undead Reincarnations, and making this a Deadly Alliance Requel is a Brilliant Idea, I do have some negatives like we knew Onaga wasn’t coming as if that happened NRS would have revealed it already, I predicted that the Multiverse was happening but not this Soon, the 3rd half did felt Rushed, Tanya being Retconned did absolutely nothing to the Story, Nitara’s voice was Earbleeding, it needed more Playable Characters and less complicated Story, and the Final Chapter is so Bunkers and Bizarre that I’m Mixed on this Controversial Finale but I do like the Set Up of Havik as a Potential Expansion Story Move, all in all a Good 8 out of 10, not perfect but still a Good Fun Ride with Invasion being a Good New Change of Pace.
REPTILE GETS A CHAPTER?
Ok I'm hooked now
@@TortoiseNotTurtleyeah man rep gets a chapter and he gets 2 if you choose him in chapter 15
Its all a part of the same story though. Its MK11:2.
@@DeadFoxMS89so?
They setup stuff in endings and haven't done nothing with it since MKX
-MKX Raiden becoming dark *gets deleted from existence*
-MK11 Great Kung Lao teased
*nothing happens and MK1 starts*
I totally agree on the invasion part. The krypt in MK11 was soo fun. It felt like an actual treasure hunt where you get addicted to get more rewards and open more chests. I also really liked the whole mystery of the krypt. You never knew what's coming next and all the riddles and puzzles kept you busy. In invasion every map plays the same. The maps just get a little more complex over time but the fights and mechanics are all the same. It gets soo repetitive. I hope they surprise us with some new mechanics and features for invasion, otherwise it will be very boring to grind for the last boss skin every season. And we really need better rewards. You get like one good skin out of an entire invasion map, which you will most likely get from the last boss off each map.
No it was not fun, and ppl like you were the reason we got invasions instead of some else better way to grind for rewards. And ppl like me who always thought the krypt in mk11 was not fun saw this coming a mile away. But invasions is even worse, I did like 10 mins and just left. No point in getting bored why do that? Lol
Nothing in mk11 was fun 😂 literally the worst Mk since Shaolin Monks 😂
This was an excellent review and I love all your recommendations to the devs. You’re spot on.
For 4 years of development, the lack of content in this game is abysmal. the gameplay, the stages, and the story are the only good parts about the game right now. I'm someone who loves to just play singleplayer and create new combos and learn new characters and i felt i was able to do that while ALWAYS unlocking skins and gear pieces for random characters in rotating towers of time in mk11. In this game, there is literally zero reason to go into the portal towers because all they give you is currency that is useless cause you did everything in invasions and completed the shrine so i end up just doing regular towers and getting nothing. Netherrealm REALLY needs to fix this game.
*NEWS FLASH* : The Shrine has a cap. Once you spend enough koins and it has nothing to offer it will tell you to wait for more items in Season 2. Also with the Invasion Ambush, you sometimes get resistance fluid offerings for your character. It's not really much but it adds % defense against certain elements and status effects like poison, fire ect. But Invasion is a snore and it takes forever to lv up characters to 35 but at 33 you start to get the gold pallets.
Yeah and then you just have 100,000 coins for no reason 😂
lmfaaaOOOO WOW
Im so done with Onaga not being the main boss in an MK game. They had the perfect set up to reintroduce him but instead chose this storyline?
The problem with Onaga for NRS is he is very similar to Shao Kahn. Shao Kahn is more popular, so NRS will need to do really good storyline for Onaga. so he doesnt appear the same. In MK Deception Onaga was created to replace Shao Kahn as he was killed of in the game before. Anyway I think NRS will bring Onaga back one day as Shao Kahn is starting to become boring and they might what to replace him again.
Onaga should be in the next
There was already a game with Onaga being the main villian. He’s only in one game and everyone says the same exact thing as if he had a big role in any of the other past games when he really didn’t.
However I do agree that he could’ve been a main boss in another mk game like I don’t know, THIS GAME or something. I know mortal kombat has never been like a 100% serious game and the lore has always changed in some form in all games, but I wish they focused on BUILDING upon the lore they already had instead of adding new stuff and not doing anything with it.
I agree with everything you've said brodie. Haven't been able to get off the game since it's came out but I do notice that it is lacking some major small things. Hopefully they listen and hear this out and handle that. Loving the game for sure. But it Is for certain missing some crucial things.
We need mark aka invincible as our cameo for omi-man
BIG BIG Facts on the characters and kameos. I picked up characters I haven't even heard of until mk1 because the game makes them so cool. The movesets and kameos are so creative the replayability is insane.
If there was three things I wanted in mk1, it would be making the game faster overall (at least mk11 speeds), adding a klassic or no kameo mode, and having the klassic skins for all the characters already unlockable.
This review earned my subscription 😂 when you said the concept art animation. I felt your pain Cage
One of my favorite story mode is the best moment of watching a movie
I’ve been loving MK 1. I played the tutorial then moved to invasion. I’m liking the invasion mode so far. One thing that’d be cool if their old arcade cabinets were playable in original arcade form.
I dont play these games for a one off story mode or single player grind. Im here for the competitive adrenaline inducing fights against real players, buddies, fight nights, running KL, learning the roster over time...I'm here for the long game. 🎮👍👍
Yeah I literally haven’t even played invasions or story mode yet 🤣 but me and my bestfriend for 25 years have been buying mortal kombat and competing against each other since MK3 so luckily I’ve always had someone to play and enjoy it with
The reason they wont change the SHRINE is because there is only about 150-200 (maybe even less) things in the shrine at the moment and thats 80% art not cosmetics, theres a huge lack of content in the game when it comes to the cosmetics, I have every skin in the game currently and you can tell they are holding back some things, either for micro transactions or for later seasons, but season one skins all in all kinda weak imo
The lack of features and content in a 2023 mortal kombat game is just insanely disappointing.
We had invasions. Which suck. Worse the towers of time.
And then actual classic towers. Thats it. Nothing.
Yeah the graphics and Kameos are nice, but this game is a downgrade from MK11
@@the_collector_of_worldz9285just because it doesn't have as much customisation doesn't mean its a downgrade, I have over 100 hours in mk 11 and I dont think I could ever play it again, mk 1 is just so much funner. Plus I bet there will be a crazy amount of skins in the future
What about the p2 bug supposedly patched but still going strong on ps5.?? Or the hitbox collision no clip issues or brutality that just knock you down.. 😂 you guys over here complaining about skin numbers. 😂😂
@@Creepymoe lol true
This game is a massive step down from the package MK 11 offered when it was released. The core gameplay is awesome but this game isn't polished, no crossplay, not being able to invite friends to a public KOTH, no custimization, a repetative/awful mode called invasions, etc.. There's very key things they're missing.
Mk11 customization is peak 100%
I hated custom variations tbh in mk11….it was just too much and very confusing
I think they rushed the game, and that’s why it’s the way it is, even if you can tell in the story mode that they rushed it. I also think this is an improvement and step down from 11. However, I hope they remove the customization because I didn’t like it in 11, either. They had the perfect opportunity to bring back create a fighter, but they went the lazy route with customizations.
The customizations in 11 do nothing to the character but provide different looks, but what’s crazy is that almost every character has maybe 3-4, possibly 1-2, two more actual different outfits, with the rest being different colors of the outfits. It seems so lazy because why couldn’t they have created brand new outfits you unlock during story mode, or other modes outside of the krypt and towers. They could even include special outfits from concept art that you can unlock as an award.
I love watching character dialogs. Makes the fights feel more personal. Sad to see clash dialog only occurs in versus matches.
Same the back and fourth in injustice 2 was so fun
It's a solid 8 for me. It's cool and a good step towards the future. I played some and I already know I'm going to be good. I already got like 5 fighters locked down and all their moves and combos on the top of my head. Been a Fan since Sega memorized the abacabb code since then lol I was excited when a trophy popped up and it was the blood code abacabb. Forever a fan.
I liked the game but it was a little annoying at times
Nah, it wasn't annoying.
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@@daymogeezy you gotta admit the tyms were annoying
@@scottchaison1001 it prob wasn’t annoying for you because you grew up with the games but I didn’t I really only ever play mk x mk11 and now mk1
The beginning felt fine imo until I entered KL and invasion
Everything you said is agreeable and makes sense in my opinion. Now with them rushing the release it kinda makes sense on why they did. Tekken 8 releases in late January 2024 and they probably didn’t want to release it around that time period or after. Plus I’d give MK1 a 7/10.
I don't usually agree with critics especially on such a Franchise as good as Mortal Kombat. I think you are 100% correct in your rating and even gave it the same score before you said it out loud. I even scoured the video to find something that I disagree with and I can't find anything. You are seriously saying what you think will make the new game better! One thing I will ADD is that after 12 iterations of the Best Fighting Franchise of all time... I'm horrendously hoping to CREATE my own CHAMPION at some point. I think that alone would bring a new collective of players looking to see the dream matches and the creator community putting in effort. If you are a NRS simp maybe you could put in a good word!!
I think the final chapter is a hint for kreate a fighter.
I was so excited for the game, but as it is right now, I don´t have nothing that makes me wanna play it
LMAO "don't have nothing"??? That doesn't make any sense.
@@RoyArkon”don’t have nothing”? Lol so you do really like this game? Lol
Another missing feature is being able to tag kombo strings when in practice mode. In mk1 i have to pause and find the move i am practicing if i need a reminder of how it’s inputs go
I agree with the slow xp gain, especially for character / cameo mastery. Takes forever unless you’re doing the xp grind on invasions
This is why I love uncaged I been watching you for years
Yeah I knew something was strange about the Gear & customization because NRS had never displayed or showed us the customization options for MK1, they knew that it was a downgrade compared to MK11 & companies never show you negative stuff before the product is released.
I had been waiting & waiting to see the customization for MK1 but never got it....
Can't wait to play as homelander
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Ran into you yesterday was playing as Tanya vs your lui kang for some sets was some good fights gg!
Nailed it! And I am an old school MK player back from OG MK arcade days. You said exactly what needed to be said bout MK1. I just believe the dev team focused/cateredtowards competitive play/pro players. And it's freaking amazing after all the vids I have seen in all kinds of tournament circuits, but as for the casual/hardcore player, you nailed it. Excellent honest review!
yes, would play in the early 90s in laundromat arcade
Mk1 is garbage its just a reskinned mk11 😂 same audio sounds and everything 😂
Do you think it would be successful if the next Mortal Kombat was 2D?
Great video, also question? What do you think about Harley Quinn being in mk1, I talked to Tara strong at a convention and she said she would love to work with nrs again
Invasions and Shrine is the worst thing since MK Mythologies.
Story mode was fun, but I'm not gonna practice everyday to learn a 50 button combo just to stand a chance against people.
great video!
Much respect and appreciation Caged for keeping it real.
100% agree with this video. It's really odd how things were just cut like the intros and outros or how dialogues are not shown for when you do towers. Really hope that game modes are added in the future because of Invasion stays the same then it'll be disappointing.
Intros are basically not in the game. The only reason why casual versus has it is to charge the stage.
The game was rushed u can tell they do update later hopefully just was trying hit big sell wise by releasing before Tekken 8 so they didn't have to compete with sells
@@tayhorsley404rushed? The games had been worked on for like 3 years
@@nando6458 it takes more than 3 years to make great game what happens if games released back to back same shit if take the time put effort into it it's a master piece.
Love the opinions. genuine vid. 10/10
Things i don’t like:
-Kameos.
-Character's design and customization.
-No krypt.
-The main bosses.
-The lack of darkness.
-No stages fatalities.
-The shrine.
-The interface.
-No cinematic or camera angles before kombat.
-Invasion mood.
Agree with everything on here hopefully the team listen, one thing I hate is the pointless portal part when u open a couple chests then transport to another area that's the same
You nailed it. I didn't play the previous krypta due to my motion sickness (I can handle the Invasions camera view) I am glad I finally can play it but I have to agree it is boring.
I hope MK1 gets better next year when they release KP2 with all the fixes you mentioned, a dlc story mode, Noob Saibot, Ghostface and Jade!
The problem with invasions is that you cant tell what node has been completed. I feel WB was rushing NRS to get this game out in a playable state and add features later on thru updates.
idk they are pretty obvious
They ain't even rush them just don't wanna blame NR for nun
@@killerchampion7554 they were rushed man, thats why it came out half baked.
This was an honest review I respect. As much as I like the gameplay it's crazy seeing 10/10 for this game but it could get there with some patches
What I wish they would do is when after you get the netherstone to unlock the inaccessible parts, you get a talisman every single time and you keep having to discard. Why can’t they just combine them with similar talismans instead of having to keep deleting them?
Bro legit the reason i wanted to stop playing invasions, why on earth is the amount you can even hold limited
@@PlayedByViksI like invasion mode. It’s not perfect but that’s major issue I have with it. I hope next season, they fix that.
Agree with this review 100%. I wasn't sure if I was going to get this game, but I ended up picking it up for switch. The gameplay is great, but there's definitely a lack of single player content, especially on the switch version, where invasion mode is only 1 level so far (Cage Mansion) and there's no indication of when more is coming. I seen quite a few glitches too especially with Brutalities. Nothing game breaking, but definitely lacking polish which is crazy since the switch version is still 70 bucks. Overall I like the combat and story more than 11, but it definitely needs more work to make it worth the price
Getting it on the switch is crazy
@@gaidenruben ong
@gaidenruben Y'know it appealed to me since I could play MK on the go, and at times I can forgive some of the graphical issues but there's honestly no excuse for it being this rushed. Hopefully whenever they update it most of these issues will get fixed otherwise I'd probably ask for a refund lol. On the bright side it doesn't crash for no reason like MK11 on switch so at least that's something
Trust me when I say, you don't want more of Invasion. Everything he said about it I agree with 100%. Invasion I think is a cool concept but how it's done now it is beyond boring and I am not looking forward to another season of finishing those board pieces.
Switch lol no wonder that game is so pathetic on switch they should of never made it hell it should of been a PS4 version of the game instead
I think 8/10 is a little bit too good of a score. It kinda feels like a f2p game currently and thats not okay considering it can cost 110 dollars.
The story and online are good. Literally everything else is either bs monetization practices, shitty content that wouldnt EVER be considered enjoyable in any other genre (invasions, modifiers etc), and weird small things like incorrect shop timers, bad voice acting (MEGAN), and the inability to pin combos.
I think its weird how positive the reviews are for the game. I'd give it a 6 out of 10 in its current state and that is being generous. That pains me to say as well because I was excited for this game. Idk, I think MK players are doing themselves a disservice by saying this game is good right now. The road ahead is more content locked behind paywalls.
I also think its insane that you dont get Shang after spending 110 bucks on the game. Fuck the devs for that.
I like invasions a lot. It is busy work but stiff changes. And you level up your stuff. The seasonal tower level took an awhile. My one gripe about that now is at level 52 the game keeps freezing. So that sucks.
Biggest issue really is lack of offline content. Tho if they made some group content I’d be down for that. Tho I feel there long term support is gonna be just stuff in game spread out over months or years to act as if.
I really liked MK1. The characters and story were so good.
there are rumors saying that they feel like mk1 was rushed due to all the leaks and that’s why we all got a early access to the game because of the leaks and leakers
You absolute legend! I literally said the same word for word. Best review!
THANK YOU! Ive heard so many people shit on the aew gane for lacking and being a step down. This game, as great as it is, is still lacking in a LOT of areas and ive literally fallen asleep playing invasions mode.
Tbf the AEW game was really bad.
@@Cortez6605 I don't see how. It mostly delivered what it was supposed on what it set out to be. A pick-up and play wrestling game inspired by the ones that we grew up on.
It doesn't not lacking in any area
@@RoyArkon they took away stage fatalities and environmental interactions and minimalized the customization. And worst of all, the game hasn't even been out for a month yet, and people have already done everything there is to do until they release a new set for invasion mode. How is the big, unique single-player mode getting completed with nothing else to do in less than a month?
@@Y2JermsStage transitions weren't in MKX and MK11 at launch either. Also intractables were for two games in a row, and aside from Fatalities and the block button, there was never a mechanic in MK that was in all MK games, and this is coming from a huge fan of intractables. And you answered your own question regarding Invasions: Once the new season starts, you are gonna have more stuff to do. You don't actually finish everything in a less than a month, you only finished what it has RIGHT NOW, and that's how it's build just like with the Towers of Time in the Krypt in MK11
As someone who liked MK11 a lot, this game feels miles better
Easily the most fun and user-friendly MK game imo
The only real complaints i have with the game are the modifiers and armours in invasions mode being omnipresent and the lack of customization for certain characters (ex: i main Smoke and I wish i could customize his weapon)
But the game is fun, smooth and very good for any type of player. Lots of content as well
MK1 has way less content than 11 and missing missing features.
@@jeremiahjimenez3299yeah but 11 was fundamentally bad gameplay wise
@@jeremiahjimenez3299mk1 feels like a step back for mk1 for me.
@@jeremiahjimenez3299 true but i don’t mind it that much tbh
@@LordFerbombi yeah i agree
This is the first video of yours that I have watched and I completely agree with you.
I think you nailed it on this review. Minus the cross play issue I have some of the same exact gripes with it. But like with SF6 overall I'm really enjoying it. Looking forward to the DLC.
I am enjoying the game but earning xp is ridiculously time consuming.
Agreed. It also annoys me that you don't earn any XP from local play even if it's against an AI.
That, and Megan Fox's horrendous voice acting
it is to artificially increase played hours.
I definitely agree with the gripes. Though I didn't really have much trouble gaining overall Invasions XP in Invasions. My XP woes are about individual character mastery, especially when you hit the 20's in rank. It's diminishing returns, soooo.... yeah. I think they also need to improve the rewards in Invasions, kind of what you touched up on. Definitely don't need all those talismans. Secret Fight rewards were occasionally decent, but I feel like that's an RNG thing, if I'm not mistaken. I don't think I found Invasions boring, but I didn't find it super fun either. I was just content, I guess. Or maybe something like an, "It's okay for a start" type of vibe. I get they're experimenting, so as long as we give them some constructive feedback like this video, I feel like inevitably there will be some tweaks and changes. Also another gripe I have is that this season is way too long.
There ARE actually challenge towers, the mesa in the center has those. I don't think I personally would want an online Invasions. Also I think it would be difficult even for NRS to come up something unique for EVERY single space..... or at the very least it would take a shit ton of time.
Disagree with you on the intro dialogues. I like the clash in the character selection screen. Though if they ADDED the formula they used in MK11 on top of those, that would be awesome. But it really depends on which two characters are clashing, and which dialogue pops up. A lot of them have plenty of personality.
So glad you made this video MK1 is not what it could have been.💯
I’m always hopeful for Pumpkinhead and a return of my guy going “whooopsie”
I like MK1 alot.. love the kombos & characters. Kameo system is fun to fool with. Story mode good, invasion mode is okay.. online is fine but needs work a little bit..missing some QOL things & though its a great game, its still a flawed fighting game that could use some tweaks.
I personally say I enjoyed the game so much the good stuff In the game is the story is so good probably one of the best stories that Neatherealm has done, gameplay is fun and creative I love the unlimited potential you can come up with for your characters and kameos, The roster is a huge improvement over MKX & MK11 love the additions of 3D Era characters (Reiko, Ashrah, Nitara, & Havik) aswell as some of the fan favorites and the staples of the MK series, the bad for me is a lack of content I feel like invasions once you finish all the boards there’s nothing left too do and also leveling up takes so long I would like to hope they improve invasions it’s fun but needs more to it, also Customization is limited and I don’t like not being able to swap between different skins while playing the game, also mastery a cool idea but I dislike how long it takes to level up and get there passes completed, if they improve or make changes to some of those points then I’d be happy but until then those are some of my issues with the game
Wtf u on about the story isnt the best story they have done your mid like the game💀
Story was ass let's be honest once all the main characters story ended it fell wayyyyy off lame ass timeline bs
Thanks for the honest review I haven’t got a ps5 now I am not sure if I should get one with mk1
Hello uncaged, I recently saw this video and I would like to ask you how the online game is currently since the video is from months ago, I am considering buying it to play it, has it been improved or fixed or is everything still the same?
A very honest and fair review. Great gameplay and story but everything else feels heartless and half assed.
Mk11 3 gear was too much but MK 2 gear per-characters example Mileena sai/mask (really want her unmasked normal and tarkatan face), scorpion Kunai/mask,Lui kang Bandana/gaunlet,kitana Fan/mask,Ashrah face tattoo/Kris and Johnny cage shades/gloves.Hopefully NRS they listen to make updates for Mk1 more gear. invasion tells us what to unlock and removes board games system.
Training mode is spot on. They have had the tag selection for your move set for yearssss now they like nope memorize it off the start 😂
Just won football game now watching you on ride home
Honestly, I prefer the way to be able to do the Fatal Blows of Mortal Kombat 11 more than that of this one.
I also don't find normal that we can't do them in a duel, or even in the Story Mode.
And I also find that there are a lot of important characters missing in it and especially in the Story Mode (except of course Hanzo Hasashi after seeing the end of Smoke in the Klassic Tower): Fujin, Sonya Blade, Jax, Kurtis Stryker, Kabal, Bo' Rai Cho, Shujinko, the Great Kung Lao (while I thought that he would be the one we would see after seeing the end of Liu Kang, god of thunder and fire in the Story Mode of Mortal Kombat 11, and that he is supposed to be the champion of the Earthrealm as Liu Kang says in this same ending), in addition to his descendant, Nightwolf, Jade, General Kotal, Sheeva, Erron Black, Ferra/Torr, Skarlelt, Kollector, D'Vorah, Kintaro, Cyrax, Sektor, Frost and the Elder Gods.
If this game must have secondary characters and Kameo, it is all the characters who should be able to be, and not only Sonya Blade, Jax, Stryker, the descendant of the Great Kung Lao (if that is him), Shujinko, Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Kano, Cyrax, Sektor, Frost, Sareena, Darrius, Motaro and Goro.
I would even add that some characters are supposed to have chapters with 1/2 character to choose and control in the Story Mode like in Mortal Kombat 11 and Injustice 2: Fujin, Geras, Sonya Blade, Jax, Stryker, Kabal, Bo' Rai Cho, Shujinko, the Great Kung Lao, his descendant, Kitana, Nightwolf, Smoke, Cyrax, Jade, Kotal, Sheeva and Sareena, in addition to all those who already have it in solo.
As I noticed that there were strength tests in chapters 5, 8, 9 and 15, I find there should also be QTE in some like in those in Mortal Kombat X.
And finally, I find that this game should also be able to be played on PS4 for those who don't have the PS5.
I have been saying this for years. The spend time on stuff that doesn’t matter. It’s a fighting game. Put all your resources into that. They could give is rotating arenas. After a fatal blow the screen rotates tot the other side. Add more fatalities. Add more characters. But we have to give that all up for stuff like invasions
100% on board with your criticism of the Shrine, for such a basic feature, they should have at least offered an option to skip the animation and let players choose set amounts to spend to get multiple items instead of one at a time. Invasion mode can be pretty fun in my opinion, but having EVERY fight outside of boss fights and specialty towers give cpu fighters the armor buff really hurts the flow of gameplay and makes invasion mode as a whole feel like less of a mini-game and more of a chore just to grind for gear,skins, etc. I had hoped more effort would have been put in to offer something more fun than tedious. Other than that, the story mode is good and the traditional towers are still fun. Just hope future updates resolve some of these other issues.
Could’ve have said it a better way I feel the same way wish we could have 3 outfit customizations and krypt back 💯 and change the features on shrine 😂. love your content bro let’s hope Some changes are made
Give the game some time for the developers to get the feedback to fix all the issues mk1 has. The game is fun and currently requires some patience but other than that it's a really good installment. 😊
Great mechanics graphics, decent characters choices, good story. Kameos should have been tag team though
All of those scenes where Shang is escaping like a Scooby Doo villain is “great”? 🤣
I really seriously can't understand how can someone who loves Mortal Kombat like the story mode of MK1. It's so interesting.
I think the dialogue and the interactions will be good, but then again. I think it's perfect already. Why? Because lui kang made his own timeline. And no one recognizes each other. And everyone is good in this game. No one is bad. So it wouldn't make sense with dialogue. Invasion, it's not bad. But I do agree with u, it will be better if u can roam around wherever. Story to me wasn't the best, they ruin the old timeline. We couldn't see the villains in this game. And there was too many dittos, meaning to much copies of the same characters in the story. Well in the end. I did like that they brought mortal kombat Armageddon intro back. But the multi timeline is stupid. I love that they brought the old characters back. Other than that. I think the game is good. I just didn't like the story more
Its lots of little QOL things in MK1 that hold it back from being a 10/10. Like not being able to pin moves, like the steps back its taken from MK11 (less gear, intros, outros, dialogue), like the rooms. Even online practice mode says "coming soon...". Like you said its got good bones. Completely agree. Just hope NetherRealm step up and fix these things instead of walking away like they did with MK11.
I have to disagree about declining wifi though. I'm on wifi because I'm in a student house so I can't just put ethernet in and most of the time my online matches aren't choppy like that, but maybe its a US internet problem because I'm in the UK. I'm also on PC so maybe PC wifi is better idk. Just seems like a shit solution to reject anyone on wifi imo.
Don't get started on the Mk11 hate I already heard enough but other than that you can whatever else
If wifi is "not that bad" in UK, you shouldn't bother playing mostly w/ other wifis.
I rather be able to avoid, as wifi is simply horrendous in this game, unlike SF6 which has superior netcode. I have zero will to play this game right now with these forced BO5s against shitty connections.
@@StridBRwi fi isn't the problem, i'm using wi fi on a gigabit connection and my matches are flawless.
The problem are actually unstable connections via wi fi and cable since some people use powerlines, only god knows why they use that shit.
The game should test the internet connection of your opponents and give you the choice to leave the lobby pre-fight if their connection is unstable, at least it still lets you leave if the ping is 100 ms higher which is nice
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To add specifically about the Shrine. It's not actually random. There are drop rates that aren't disclosed up until the very end, you're getting like 2-3 concept arts, then a gear or palette. Then at the very end, all of a sudden, you get the rare skins, palettes and gears. They just need to stop with these shady gimmicky things they're doing. Having drop rates doesn't make sense for a pool of items that are finite/unlockables. But that's the whole mentality throughout the game it seems. Everything is just a little bit crooked.
I’ve been a MK fan since 92 and mk1 is the mortal kombat game I kinda got bored of the quickest ,it’s sad actually haha. Just my opinion.
I agree. Mk1 was released before it was finished.
@@Batman-jc5ucIt is finished, you are just a fool
I've also played MK since MK2 and MK1 is objectively one of the best MK games ever.
Story was a 6.5 outta 10 for me, Shang Tsung didn’t need to come back he had a whole timeline to himself to rule.
Onaga as the main villain would have been dope then maybe lead into a teaser of Shang Tsung trying to come back causing Armageddon
I guess King of The Hill isn't popular because nobody is talking about the 5 features stripped from it.
No more text chat, no emojis, no practice mode while waiting in line, can't see player stats, can't invite friends and I'm sure there's more. It's my favorite mode and is now a husk.
I’m excited to get to this game when it’s on sale. As someone who isn’t that great at fighters, getting it at $70 was a no for me. Same for my brother and my friend. We all can’t wait to get to it hopefully by Christmas. LOVE MK!
We all say the same thing the gameplay is the best. Story is debatable but I see why people loved it, I’m personally mixed on it but having seen the tower endings it’s definitely winning me over. The main issue is besides online either Kasuals, KL or Koth. There’s nothing much to do after Invasions and tbh it wasn’t that much fun. It got tiring and old after 200+ fights. Hence why they needed party modes like Chess Kombat, Puzzle Kombat or Motor Kombat I bet now they see their mistake but this is what we got. Hopefully the new characters and future updates improve on what’s there I really enjoy MK but there are some major flaws no lie and that’s sad.
The only thing i dislike in mk1(which is more of a nitpick )is the enchanced move only doing more damage or just bouncing yes ik some enhanced moves have a different animation just wish they did it with more moves in the game
Told my Buddies about this, without any spoilers. Told them it felt like I just watched a Summer Blockbuster Movie at the theater!
I’ve always appreciated your honesty and authenticity.
The no intros was a massive thumbs down for me. I was so excited for the new intros. Nada.
Man the krypt in mk 11 was fun compared to invasion mode. All invasion mode is the towers of time with the consumables on a board style. This game doesn't have tag moves in practice mode. Man I can rant all day but this game needs help. Gameplay wise mk1 is better but I'd love them to go back to how mk11 was done and elevate from there
I agree completely. It's amazing how such an amazingly fun game lacks so much. I play as much as I can, but there is nothing once things have been done once other than online. I have a new born I'm lucky if I can get 2 hours every few days yet somehow I've done all invasions all character towers, and the whole story. No gear or palets from character towards and no reason to go back to invasions other than to grind character xp. Once the story is done there is no reason to go back. I'm super excited for the next season, but until then there is just nothing to do. I still play though because the game itself is that much fun! It's such a strange situation.
THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING OUT. You were speaking like a lion. Even your mustache were speaking Habibi.
I agree about the talismans. I hardly ever use them and they're useless since you can up the attack on the characters to where an uppercut takes almost half of their life bar
The story is pretty awesome compared to 11 except near the end where it feels a bit to rushed. In terms of gameplay it's quite solid and the kameos are definetly fun.
The bads to me is after playing the story, there's not really much to keep me invested to play the game further.
- Invasion mode is an absolute grind fest and it get's boring really fast.
- The gear system is a proper letdown, to the point of even asking why it was even included if it's so bare bone basic.
- The skins are also lacking, compared to previous entries I would think this is the weakest in terms of variety. Majority of the story mode skins aren't even accessible to you unless you get them via shrine or store.
- The Pc port is horribly optimized for a lot of systems (and no just cause it works on your machine doesn't mean it's not the games fault). Also find it a bit tongue-in-cheek that Shang Tsung is playable in story mode but locked behind a paywall cause of preorder status. Quan-chi and Ermac are also in the game with movesets yet they were sneakily taken out of the roster and added to kombat pack 1.
Mk 9 had a good balance of content that kept you entertained for even offline players. Which i think this game could benefit the most from and could generally make it the best MK game to date
I think an 8 is very generous considering the bare bones rushed feeling. I enjoyed some parts and I even have most of the achievements on series x but there are some real issues here. I respect your opinion. I think for me it's more like a 7. Maybe once they add more then it will be great. The story overall was good despite the ending which was somewhat disappointing.
It might be disappointing to you but it was great to me
@@assassin8636 that's good. I'm glad you enjoy it. I respect your opinion. As a fan of mk since 1992 I was expecting more. Maybe they can make it better.
@@Gianne0923its a 5.5 a 6 if we are being honest
@@schemar17 haha I had it lower before but I played it more and liked some aspects more than I originally thought. A 7/10 is where I am at though after many hours.
@@Gianne0923 bro on pc this game unplayable, my game is super buggy
Pretty much agree with you on everything-and yeah who would even use the shrine if it was just concept art? NRS did us dirty there.
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"how do you know that?!"
that's the best.
Some of the minor gripes with the game can be explained as the Dev decision to change it more so than a lack of time.
Customizations or lack of. I think the devs also dislike doing the gear customisation cause it is making over 30 unique gear pieces and then make each match the selected skin colour. In a word it sounds like alot of work for just customisation. Also don't want another injustice 2 scenario where most of your time is spent on customisation.
The shrine and invasion, what Is left of the krypt. Admittingly I would have preferred the krypt and invasion being a gold and xp farm but you can see that they wanted to try something different. Incorporate all the fun and chaotic fights they did in previous games and put it into one. Then if you have extra gold burn it all in the shrine that needs rework of course.
Crossplay not in the game yet😢
I think they just wanted to rush matchmaking.
Them changing intros to what they are now makes sense. Most players are just gonna Skip all the talking and get into the fight so they summed up the talking into a injustice clash and give you the option to skip. It speeds up the fights in a sense. Have less reason to stall so get in and go.
What we can expect is them to update or change some of the things such as, more skins/gears, crossplay and balancing it, improve invasion mode, extend the shrine cap and probably more down the line. Can't expect them to remake things like the challenge tower or bring back the krypt, those things are so big they need their own Dev team to work on it. Overall game still stands on its own and was released as intended