I don't think it remotely looks like MK:A

Exactly what I was thinking. When I saw it I was like "that's it?" I mean it looks ok, just like MKDA, MKD, MKA looked ok. I thought it was going to be amazing. And it really isn't.

The graphics have improved considerably... but yes, what we have seen isn't final.

I does have an MKA look about it, though. And I think that's probably because Sub's costume isn't THAT different, and the arena they are fighting on has very dull colours like MKA's. I hope all the stages don't look as dull and have no atmosphere like the past 3 games (MKA especially). The arena Sub and Batman are fighting in looks good, but too dull. The transition video effects make it look so much better.

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The yellows/browns look especially disgusting. I know people want a "dark and gritty" game, but that doesn't mean it has to actually be DARK all the time, nor all dull colours. MK1 and 2 were "dark" games, but looked fairly bright, colourful and atmospheric. They need to fix that shit or the game will look like crap, despite better graphics.

I hope that this game will improve a lot over time. Sure, the character models are already a vast improvement, but nowhere near what the Unreal engine is capable of.

Most importantly though, those animations need some fixing. The combat still looks as stiff as in the last 3 games.

OmG i was so thinging the same thing like it looks so much like Mka. I mean ya it looks a little crisper and all the but not by much. I was expecting human like people fighting to the death all bloody and realistic. This is far from it and the Kombat still looks very similar not smooth or anything like tekkan like i was hoping. Not to be exactly like tekkan but u kno all smooth etc

I really wish they would get the MK:SM team to work on this game. Because animation wise they kicked the crap out of any other MK game.

graphics wise virtua fighter 5 puts this to shame

Just about every fighting game out there on the 360/PS3 puts this to shame.

Hell, it doesn't even look as good as its TNA Impact cousin.

This is of course based on a 10 second clip of random gameplay on a fairly fucked up monitor but still, Soul Calibur IV and Virtua Fighter 5 still look nice on said fucked up monitor.

But then again, I didn't buy Armageddon for graphics.

Yeah, but this Game is running out of things to Buy it for.

Story - Gone....Could be a little interesting with the DC writers.
Fatalities - Gone
Graphics - Hopefully Good
Fighting Engine - Maybe good, but it is Boon and Co. making the engine.

it does look like all the ps2 Mk's. just slightly more smooth, with a lil more detail.

boon said he'd use some new shit, and redesign everything with the new one... syke.