Now that MK:DA has made its phenomenal appearance, rebirthing the MK series as we know it, we can all rest assured that there will be another Mortal Kombat game (and in case you haven't heard, the MK Development Team did confirmed this at last month's Fight Night). While no one really knows if this game will be a true sequel, I'd like to think that the next MK game will be a sequel to Deadly Alliance. As such, I thought I'd share my list of "wants" for MK(6). Please let me know what you think, and feel free to share your ideas as well.
GAMEPLAY A while back, I shared the idea of making the next Mortal Kombat game a more immersive experience. That is, Konquest Mode would be revamped to allow for a complete training/designing of your particular character. This would be an advance "Create-a-Character", allowing for fighter development with borrowed elements from current Role Playing Games. There is a lot to discuss with this, so I will instead point you to the thread that describes this. See it here:
http://www.mk5.org/content/forum/showmessage.cds?name=main&message;=195946 Additionally, I'd like to see the cool new Style Branch remain. I do believe that the MK Team has taken the correct route in giving each character 2 fighting styles, and a weapon. Perhaps to even this out better, however, a few new special moves (teleports, projectiles, etc.) could be added to better round out each character. Also to add to this, a better defense system could be added to counteract many of the powerful offensive maneuvers MK usually offers. Parrying, reversals, quick-side steps, and the ability to dodge when knocked down should be given to all characters. Impaling moves and taunts should be reserved as special moves, as I feel they are an unfair advantage to characters that have them in addition to powerful specials (Sub-Zero having an impale and his ice freeze makes for a pretty weighted fight).
ARENAS One thing I was a little bummed out about in MK:DA was that the stages were all very beautiful to look at, but not very fun to fight on. Like Tao Feng, I would like to see characters be able to interact with object in stage and use them tactically (jump off walls, swing on poles, etc.). Furthermore, eliminate the barriers! Allowing characters to walk up hills, down flights of stairs, into dips and holes, etc. would make fighting very interesting. Of course, this opens way for realistic body damage (hitting a leg will weaken kicks, etc.) Very complex, but very interesting. And just because I can throw this in: I'd love to see a stage like Scorpion's Lair from the MK Movie!
STORY Much like the Lord of the Rings movies, I do believe MK:DA intentionally left storylines unfinished. I do hope that this was done to allow for storyline continuation in a sequel. Realistically, I would opt for an MK1 prequel (how did Goro achieve 9 MK victories, how did Shang come to power, who is the original Kung Lao?). However, I do believe the team will decide to continue with the MK:DA Dragon King storyline, which is also a very good thing. Ideally, Reptile would
not be the Dragon King. In my opinion, this is a little bit cheesy and lacks imagination. I would much rather see one member of the Deadly Alliance (preferably Shang Tsung) survive defeat and continue to resurrect the Dragon King army, finishing with the Dragon King himself. Of course, this would be the final boss. Shang Tsung, being the Soul Stealing fiend that he is, would then slay the King, and use his soul to enable Shang to return to his true Demon form (mentioned in MK1, never yet seen). I am not sure where this would end up going, but I think some pretty cool things could happen.
To be continued ... ?
