Mick-Lucifer Wrote:scorpio Wrote:
beeing a good comic dont mean it should be in a fighting game with the likes of mortal kombat.
I've got to say, going back to games like
Justice League Task Force and onward to the
X-Men beat 'em ups, I've never seen the appeal of ramming these characters frivilously into a fight set-up. Their contextual reference comes from on-going adventure, so it stands to reason that a platformer, adventure, and other games with a real-time development would suit them far better.
That's not really what's got me sour on MK vs DCU, though.
I don't think anyone could deny that, in a year with a major Batman sequel arriving with all kinds of momentum, this is a major coup for the MK franchise, but... At the same time, doesn't this reek of a white flag of sorts, as well?
Watching the progress of industry rivals like
Street Fighter, I've been very disappointed to see brands losing a lot of their joie de vivre of what made them iconic. This, for all intents in purposes, signals a similar lapse in MK history, inevitably surrendering a chunk of story to the inconsequential nature of a game that will inevitably start with a sloppy mcguffin, and end with a contract that denies future reference.
For MK, story has been the one arena in which they've really been able to beat the international opposition into submission. A game like this seems like an absolute white flag, not only by stripping the vivid MK saga out, but also by resting on the crutch of another major American property.
It's a bit like a bad joke. It's the sloppy seconds to their more successful rivals who found success with the
Capcom vs Marvel games.
It's a surprise!
I want to say Midway have taken some sort of advantage of a licensing agreement that saw them distribute the recent
Justice League Heroes game, but it's naive to think DC's armada of lawyers could be so sloppy.
It's a culture shock! As much as I've longed to see a solid step into comics from MK, these are two franchises I'd never have sought to bring together. Creatively they're so removed, and no doubt one side will lose out, probably MK. Because the DC heroes aren't inclined to dish death as frivilously as the gimmickery MK is famous for, but that's an intrinsic part of the franchise. Whoever buckles will come off the loser, but one wonders if the dedicated fans might be the true losers here.
So much for the next exciting step forward!
I guess we'll have to wait a while for that.
Nice toughts, I was thinking about the white flag thing also this morning. I was thinking that Midway drained soo much out of the series, there is nothing much left. Did they realized this and decided not to make a revival MK. Or is this a strategy to save MK for now so in the future a revival can take place. Or is this the standard "milk the cow" concept Midway has been doing the last years. And this is the last thing they could think of.
PS. what do u you mean by DC's lawyers can't be so sloppy?
