Jack Burton doesn't want to piss anyone off, but...

You really can't go calling this game MK8. This isn't a canon game, for one thing, and secondly, this game is a crossover game, not a true-blue MK game after the events of MKA. To call this game MK8 is like calling lasagna ravioli or something...it's not the same thing.

Granted, I'm looking forward to MK vs. DC the more I find out about the game. Like a lot of people, I am sort of disappointed with the roster, but here's hoping for some DLC. I would gladly take Kung Lao, Mileena, Bane, Lobo...hell, even Johnny Cage (just so I could nut-punch Superman) if they were offered. Overall, I'm happy about the way things are looking. My favorite, Raiden, is in; the screenshots are looking interesting (especially the one where Sonya saves Kano's ass from certain death by Shang Tsung)...yeah, I'm satisfied right now.

And THAT'S what Jack Burton has to say at this time.

I'm not too happy about the name.
I mean, it is what it is, but saying "Mortal Kombat versus DC Universe" is long and difficult to pronounce.
The website is called "Worlds Collide", I think that would've been a better overall title for this game, and maybe "Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe" as a second title, or something like, "Worlds Collide: Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe" so that someone could just say, "What game are you playing?" "Worlds Collide," or ,"Hi, I pre-ordered Worlds Collide, I'd like to pick it up."

Its alright Jack Burton, I respect what you have to say. I am open minded unlike some members on MKO....

At any rate, whatever this game is, the real MK8 better be like....10 times better.

you are good

Fuck Reptile. I don't get why so many people like him so much. His story isn't even that intresting. All he is, is a pawn for Shao Khan. How is that cool? I used to think he was an alright character but, ever since I got on the forums and I started seeing how most Reptile fans are a bunch of whiny bitches, saying things like "he has to be in the game, he's so iconic and he would fit well with the DC villains" I'm not going to lie, Reptile is pretty iconic but, I don't think he's iconic enough to be in the very first MK crossover. It should only be the original eight plus Shao, and Kitana. Then if they have room put him in.

Reptile would also make a horrible counterpart to any of the DC villains. The Joker is a criminal mastermind killing innocent lives for no reason. Lex Luthor is a devious buisness man who's main goal is to kill Superman, and Darksied, is the ultimate evil of the DC univers. What is Reptile? Shao Khan's bitch. He's the equivalent to one of Joker's thugs or, one of Lex's bodygaursds.

What pisses me off the most is that he might actually be in MK vs DC after so much bitching and moaning, and spamming on the polls he could actually be in the game. The Reptile fans couldn't just except that Reptile isn't that iconic, and he doesn't match up well with the DC villains so maybe he shouldn't be in this game. Fuck no! That would make too much sense so instead they all responded saying things like "Fuck Boon! Reptile is the only character that matters and he better be in this game." So far Boon's best decision was to leave him out. My other big problem with the character is that he is so plain. He's just like Rain,Smoke,Ermac, and Noob. Another evil ninja who is Shao's bitch. Sure the character's stories evolved but, at their roots they were only bad guys who's only purpose was to fill up some bad guy character slots without adding anything original or, intresting.

Finally I would just like to point out that it seems that Reptile has gone threw a lot of physical changes over the years so, I only have one final question to ask all of you Reptile fans. What are you going to do if Reptile is a DLC and, he happens to be in your least favorite transformation? I'm guessing you'll whine some more because, it's never good enough. Assholes

8=D

P.S. Sorry if I offended any of the rational thinking Reptile fans who like and except MK with or Without him.

the main idea of the DC characters is not "crossover"

Ed boon wanted a lot of new characters. so he thought DC Universe will be a good idea

Can anybody tell me that Taven and deagon from MKA are better than DC charachters

It is about crossover.Boon said he been wanting to do it,and here we are.

Taven and Deagon are better than DC Characters.

No they aren't, Booster Gold's lame ass has more character depth than either of those two

Good god I hate this game. You will probably never convert me to this idea.

I think this game is a great idea IMO.

Im sure if you go back in time right around the time Marvel vs Capcom was announced. The fanboys of both those series were all up in arms. After those games turned out to be good games. You saw all the fanboys come out of the woodwork and proclaim it a great series.

This series has the same potential and considering the adult level of both series. It should be infinitely darker than what Marvel vs Capcom could provide. Street Fighter was always the tamer fighter and while Marvel probabl has overall cooler characters/stories, their series have been on the lighter side.

All that said, MK vs DC should be good from a story standpoint IMO. Gameplay wise im iffy on. The biggest problem I've had with the last few MK games is they just play so damn slow. MK is supposed to be about fast, fluid fighting not bogged down fighting.

Thats my only concern.

Am I the only one who never thought MK was that dark? I always considered it Evil Dead style violence/dark comedy.

They got to bump that shit up to Cannibal Holocaust’s level of macabre.

It's amazing that most people in YouTube liked Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe, while most of the ''fans'' in this site only know to complain about how bad the game is, LOL.

Sure they will. Let's be honest, you're buying this. If you weren't, if you were genuinely so put off by the whole enterprise, you wouldn't be here still discussing it several months after the fact.

Take off the hate hat and just roll with it. MK and DC are fun franchises coming together to make a (potentially) fun product. Embrace (but don't penetrate) your inner child and just have a good time. Because at the end of the day, aren't we all just looking for a hero?

Well now we can't just go saying everyone here will buy the game, some of us are either renting or are just waiting to see how it plays out. Not everyone here likes the DC universe, and I think that's something a lot of people are forgetting.

I'm trying not to hate the game but the newest screenshot is making that a bit difficult.

You'll buy it too. Stop frontin' yo.

MK vs DC will be a huge success. They'll score at least 1 million dollars. if not, more.

I've gotta add in my two cents here: MK vs. DC, from what I'm seeing so far, sucks complete and utter ass. A quantum singularity opening up in the heart of the SciFi Channel's executive building couldn't suck harder than this game.

First of all, the graphics: they don't look organic, at all. They look more like the kind of foam rubber and PVC full-bodied costumes I can get at my local Halloween superstore. The designs for the DC characters look really bland, nothing really pops out at me with them. I know that they're supposed to look spandexy, but Power Ranger costumes have more detail and substance to them than the DC models do. And why does Midway feel the need to please the wankfest fanboys by going back to the original MK and MK2 costume designs? They just don't work that well in 3D, I'm sorry. The worst looking, by far, have to be Kano and Baraka, and that's saying something if Baraka looks uglier than he normally does. Someone on here also mentioned that the graphic designers seem to have a shoulder pad fetish, since most of the MK characters seem to have the same design basics, and they all have the same kind of shoulder pads. I can see this; there's really nothing to distinguish between Scorpion's, Sub-Zero's, and Shang Tsung's costumes except for color.

Second, the gameplay: the basic fighting mechanics are the EXACT SAME ONES as Deception and Armageddon, but it really breaks down when you get into the Freefall and Close Kombat; it's just rock-paper-scissors style button mashing. What in the hell gave Midway the bright idea that this was a good thing? It's not even like normal counters where you counter a high attack with a low one and vice-versa, you literally are told which buttons to push to counter the opponent's attacks. Players don't want to be babied through the game, and this does exactly that. I can understand a tutorial or command list you can bring up, if you forget some of the character's moves, but this is just ridiculous.

And what of the fatalities? Everyone's been saying that the "glowy eyes" thing is stupid, and I have to agree; I guess there will be a story reason for this, but it looks moronic. The fatalities themselves are rather stupid, too; I don't care what anyone says, Superman hammering his opponent into the ground like a tent stake is NOT a "Brutality", especially since we've ALREADY SEEN it used TWICE before as a Fatality. And Joker's fatality? How could they screw that up so royally? He doesn't pull out another gun to shoot his victim after producing the BANG gun, the BANG gun is rigged so the flag is shot into the victim when he pulls the trigger again! Surely that couldn't be too hard for the animators to do, could it?

Finally, the story: we don't know ANYTHING about the story, just that there's something that happened to make the MK and DC characters fight. It's speculated that the aforementioned glowy eyes will mean that someone's controlling both sides for some sinister purpose. What the hell? I can understand the DC heroes needing to be mind-controlled in order to fight so brutally, but not the villains or the MK characters.

Overall, this game just shows just how little the MK team cares about the franchise, anymore, and just how little quality they're putting into it. I doubt the final product will convince me otherwise. At least they copped out and NOT made this game to be MK8 like they were planning; that would've added insult to injury, if they had.

The way I see it.

I have no gripes with the idea as stated before.

I think what the fanboys need to realize and this really goes out to ALL fanboys of any franchise out there is this. CROSSOVERS are the future of gaming IMO.

Whether or not their a weak copout excuse or not is irrelevant. To hardcore fans and emo fans. Yes it will be, but look around you.

Soul Calibar - Vader and Yoda
Super Smash Bros Brawl - Snake and Sonic
Marvel vs Capcom

etc

Crossovers are the future of gaming and it was only a matter of time before MK got in on the act and DC was willing to do the same. I'd say just enjoy the game for what it is. A non canon differen take on both universes put together.

You really have two choices in the end.

Buy the game, enjoy it or not and if your someone who wants more of the same and hope Boon and company go back to canon based MK games. Then buy it for the sake of extending the franchise.

Or...

Dont buy it and hope others do the same. When the franchise goes 6 down under. You'll only have yourselves to blame.

However, if MK vs DC is a big success. I would expect atleast one sequel to this series.

The only real problem I see with the game is its gameplay itself. Story mode and the new DC characters are intriguing to me. However the gameplay still looks way too slow for an MK game. They really could've spent time on rebuilding the engine to make it more fluid and fast even if it eliminated the 3D aspect of the game.

I liked the MKDA engine but MKD and MKA were too slow IMO.

WOW wow okay DrCube, I don't mean to offend you. But I am not buying this game. I can't stand DC characters. I'm allergic to them.

I prefer Marvel over DC,but I've learned to like them.But I'm going to buy this game for sure ; )

This is the ranting thread dude
I'm going to buy it too but you're really too much of a fan boy

Crossovers are the future of gaming? Um...what are you smoking, pal?

Crossovers are their own genre, and have absolutely no impact on the sales of the franchises that make up the crossover. You really think interest in Zelda or Mario or Sonic will grow or shrink solely based on how well Super Smash Bros. fare (And, btw, SSB ITSELF is a crossover, albeit an in-company one; NONE of the franchises that make it up actually interact with one another outside of it).

MK will NOT have its reputation tarnished by this game; its rep is ALREADY tarnished with Special Forces, Armageddon, and the like. People are going to focus on the MAIN games, when judging a franchise, NOT some throwaway crossover spin-off that won't do dick to the storyline. Now, if they had made MK vs. DC the official MK9 like they were planning to, THEN you would be right in thinking how well this game fares will impact how well the franchise itself fares, but as it isn't, people are just going to say "Eh, it's a sucky/good game, but I'm still waiting for MK8 to know whether the franchise is doomed or not". So saying that Crossovers are the future of gaming just because we're getting a glut of them recently is being really ignorant. No one's going to give a fuck about a crossover unless it canonically shakes up all franchises involve (which so far NONE of the video game ones have EVER done), and will focus solely on what the teams are doing with the franchises THEMSELVES INDIVIDUALLY to make their judgment.

I see what you mean, and I know exactly what you are trying to convey my friend. It really is too bad John Tobias gives more care about the Direction of MK than Ed Boon. But you are right, I am going to see what the real M8 is going to be about.


Oh and f*** SF (special forces) and Armageddon. You know what I am willing to bet? I willing to say that all the MK haters are laughing their butts off right now. Not because of anything we did, but because of how MK turned out and the joke it is with MK VS DC.

Let me ask you a question dude. How many of the MK VS DC purchasers are under 18? I would say plenty or most of them. MK has deviated off the main 4 original games so much that it has become unrecognizable @ best.

Please respond if you care about the future of MK, and tell me what you think, not just SynjoDeonecros, but all of you. You know something else? The best case scenario is we get a real MK game in 2010. That is two years away. I heard someone say 2009 Christmas, but that is yet yo be seen.

Short rant:
I like Mk. I really do. I'm a hardcore fighting game fan in a lot of ways, and MK shares damn near nothing with most of the series I play, but its one of the games that started me in the genre and I'll always probably at least rent the games.

That said I absolutely hate the fact that MK will sell no matter what. They have such a unique cast, and they've done quite a lot taking away copy clone characters. Ill give them credit for trying new things and going in directions that some of the more hardcore fighters wont dare try, but seriously I want a MK game to just flat out miserably fail. Because sadly until that happens i don't think they'll ever ever ever have anything even remotely resembling decent balance. It could be such a great franchise if it just didn't focus on fluff and visuals. Its so sad.