candyman1014 Wrote:
Why does Everyone like Mk 3,UMK3,MKT so much?
To me those were the worst MK games(not counting MKM or special forces)
Yes I did like the Characther and the big Selection in MK: T, But everything about Mk3,Umk3,Mk:T just wasn't very good. There Fatalities were just Terriable maybe atleast six of them were good, Hate the run button, Frienships, animalaty,babialty, brutality were terriable also, The Stages were no good except Pit 3, and I wonder why everyone like it so much?
Sorry, but I really didn't like these! |
Wow.
First off, MKT had the the same backgrounds as MKI and MKII, so the background comment is somewhat unfounded. While I will agree that the MK3 backgrounds didn't hold a candle to those in MKII, or even MKI, who cares? I play for the game, not the fatalities. Now, I don't know how old you are, but to be honest you sound like you are about 14 and still think the fatalities are cool and never really grew up in the MK era.
I was 11 when MKI came out on the Arcade, and I've played MKI, MKII, and MKIII (MKT actually) basically straight through up until now.
Even though I have the fatalities memorized, I barely ever do them. I dont even care anymore. It's the gameplay that brings me back - especially the UMK3 gameplay.
The run button was perhaps the greatest addition. It prevented turtling and added a whole new offensive aspect to the game. Coming from being a very good MKII player, I initially hated the run buttonm because it always made me lose - but it forced me to become more aggressive. It very much changed the tired old MKI and MKII strategy of sitting in the corner and shooting projectiles, and waiting for someone to jump in. The player no longer had the luxury of sitting and waiting - the game became fast, furious, and unbelievably aggressive. Reaction time and counter attacks need to be incredibly sharp in UMKIII, whereas in MKII and MKI basically you could just jump backward if you wanted to evade someone.
Further, the combo system was brilliant in UMK3 (it needed some work in MK3 standard). The jump-in high punch connecting added a whole new element of surprise, and, again, made the game more aggressive. Further, I find UMK3 combo system truly briliant because the autocombos could be seamlessly integrated with more classic 2 - 3 power single hit juggle combos. If you wanted in UMK3, you can simply use Upercuts and classic-style combos, or you can use auto-combos, and eventually you learn how to merge the two. But the best part is that generally the more damage the combo, the harder it was to time. So for example, Classic Sub-Zero's 43% jump-inHP HP HP downLP downHP, jump kick, slide combo integrates modern and classic moves well. But unless you've practiced it quite a bit, you'll find it hard to hit more than 50% of the time because of the timing involved. Thus, the combo system was great because it combined old-style juggle 2 - 3 hitters (similar to previous MK games and early Street Fighter II games), and it also incorporated autocombos (killer instinct-esque). It did so seamlessly, and for the most part (there are exceptions), no one had a high-percentage combo that was easy to do (i.e. it took lots of practice to get the timing down so you had to choose between a weaker easier combo, or risk messing up the timing on a more complex one, but with a greater return).
THis is why UMKIII and MKT are the best of REAL MK games (MKI - MK4).
MK:DA is a decent game, but it's simply not Mortal Kombat. They took a different fighting game, called it Mortal Kombat, and put in some familiar faces. That's about it. In and of itself it's a quality game, but not MK.
It would be like if Namco bought the rights to Street Figher, and took the Tekken game engine and just added Street Fighter names and characters.
