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Jenafella56 Wrote:
DAMN...I hope MK X is known for the gameplay, brutal fatalites and graphics not just for the story mode alone lol
DAMN...I hope MK X is known for the gameplay, brutal fatalites and graphics not just for the story mode alone lol
Those things are the best about the new MK Games but in terms of story I am really not impressed/happy. I feel like they are restricted because they are trying to make a movie not a game.
In a fighting game, everybody needs somewhat of a fair treatment when it comes to story, you always have to keep in mind that you are not writing a story for one main character but that you are writing for a bunch of characters who have their own motives and personalities.
2 hour movies restrict you from showing the characters the way they should be shown. MKDA in my opinion had a really good way of telling the story, it told us a lot about characters that were not in the game and where they were, what happened to them and hints at what's going to happen to them.
Did anybody leave MKX wondering what's going to happen next? Nope, next game it's going to be Dark Raiden faffing around with Liu Kang and Kitana as rulers of the netherrealm.
I'm not interested one bit to see what's next in the story of MK. I hate that I don't care for what's going to happen next, I used to be so excited, I left MK9 wondering what's going to happen. How is Raiden going to protect Earth now that almost all the heroes are dead, turns out an actor can take on Shinnok...
BiohazardEXTREME Wrote:
Yeah, you completely lost me with that statement. It completely negates everything you said.
Yeah, you completely lost me with that statement. It completely negates everything you said.
Shujinko did have a good story was you look back at it, he is boring in terms of design and gameplay but his story is better a lot of the stories we got in this new timeline.
The guy was tricked his entire life! after I finished the game for the first time I felt real sad for Shujinko and what happened to him, imagine you spend your entire life not knowing the real truth only to find out after years that you were working for and helping the very thing you hate.
I'm sure some people can relate to this, have you ever found yourself looking back with regret at something you should have not done but you were tricked into doing? I was sympathetic with Shujinko, I'm not sympathetic with any of the new characters or the old ones in the new timeline.
Scorpion deserves to stay in hell for taking away Nightwolf/Smoke/Kabal/Stryker and the other dead warriors chances of returning(They'll return human eventually with some B.S reason but I'm just saying he did take away their chances and he knew what he was doing)
Cassie Cage is just Johnny Cage with tits.
Jacqui is a really dumb stereotype walking, she says lines like "I saw you staring at my ass" or "Oh yeah it's on"
Takeda is a stupid spoiled child and Kung Jin is supposed to be the one we sympathies with because he is the thief searching for redemption, we don't actually sympathies with him because he we don't see anything that makes us sympathies. He makes a joke about Jacqui's father being a revenant while his cousin is still a fucking revenant, it's disjointed and stupid.
So yes, Shunjinko is better than Johnny Cage with tits, a walking stereotype, a stupid spoiled child and something searching for redemption that doesn't seem to be a really good person.
He is also better than Tanya 2.0 and another dumb Emperor.
However he is not as good as a damn Ninja cowboy aka Erron Black.
JasonVPred Wrote:
Rain is my favourite of ninjas, I'm happy he didn't die either but I'm just searching for the logic behind it. Also I agree on the whole Sub-zero not going to help Raiden at the Sky Temple, I wish the last chapter was Subby and that he would have stopped Shinnok somehow with the help of the new characters instead of Cassie stopped Shinnok single handedly! Fucking stupid and silly writing.
Agreed!
I really enjoyed original timeline SZ as that character had a long list of achievements when compared with the dull new timeline SZ who is inconsequential in every respect. Why is he based so close to the pointless woods instead of fortifying the walls of the incredibly important Sky Temple? Might it be because monks and Lin Kuei do not like living/training together. Why was SZ personally repelling Kotal's forces instead of aiding Cassie at the Sky Temple? Surely his clan can slow Kotal's advance because the Jinsei is literally the most vital thing in Earthrealm. So what if Kotal makes it to the temple later or establishes a base, does he not realize Shinnok is a ticking time bomb within the temple walls! Look up and see the corrupted the sky! Shinnok is literally blocking out the sun with ominous red clouds and you cryomancer are concerned with Outworlders who are the lessor of two evils; who most likely will have to travel for some time to encounter a populated region, as Kotal teleported into the Dead Woods, a place that should be devoid of life, hence the name of the stage.
Cassie ordering D'Vorah around makes no logical sense whatsoever; not that I am complaining as she is the sole reason that Rain lives.
Mummy Ermac is ok. Sure NRS using him in the story is at least a step up from Sektor and Baraka but he could have been designed and handled better.
I really enjoyed original timeline SZ as that character had a long list of achievements when compared with the dull new timeline SZ who is inconsequential in every respect. Why is he based so close to the pointless woods instead of fortifying the walls of the incredibly important Sky Temple? Might it be because monks and Lin Kuei do not like living/training together. Why was SZ personally repelling Kotal's forces instead of aiding Cassie at the Sky Temple? Surely his clan can slow Kotal's advance because the Jinsei is literally the most vital thing in Earthrealm. So what if Kotal makes it to the temple later or establishes a base, does he not realize Shinnok is a ticking time bomb within the temple walls! Look up and see the corrupted the sky! Shinnok is literally blocking out the sun with ominous red clouds and you cryomancer are concerned with Outworlders who are the lessor of two evils; who most likely will have to travel for some time to encounter a populated region, as Kotal teleported into the Dead Woods, a place that should be devoid of life, hence the name of the stage.
Cassie ordering D'Vorah around makes no logical sense whatsoever; not that I am complaining as she is the sole reason that Rain lives.
Mummy Ermac is ok. Sure NRS using him in the story is at least a step up from Sektor and Baraka but he could have been designed and handled better.
Rain is my favourite of ninjas, I'm happy he didn't die either but I'm just searching for the logic behind it. Also I agree on the whole Sub-zero not going to help Raiden at the Sky Temple, I wish the last chapter was Subby and that he would have stopped Shinnok somehow with the help of the new characters instead of Cassie stopped Shinnok single handedly! Fucking stupid and silly writing.
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sharefrock Wrote:
Those things are the best about the new MK Games but in terms of story I am really not impressed/happy. I feel like they are restricted because they are trying to make a movie not a game.
In a fighting game, everybody needs somewhat of a fair treatment when it comes to story, you always have to keep in mind that you are not writing a story for one main character but that you are writing for a bunch of characters who have their own motives and personalities.
2 hour movies restrict you from showing the characters the way they should be shown. MKDA in my opinion had a really good way of telling the story, it told us a lot about characters that were not in the game and where they were, what happened to them and hints at what's going to happen to them.
Did anybody leave MKX wondering what's going to happen next? Nope, next game it's going to be Dark Raiden faffing around with Liu Kang and Kitana as rulers of the netherrealm.
I'm not interested one bit to see what's next in the story of MK. I hate that I don't care for what's going to happen next, I used to be so excited, I left MK9 wondering what's going to happen. How is Raiden going to protect Earth now that almost all the heroes are dead, turns out an actor can take on Shinnok...
Shujinko did have a good story was you look back at it, he is boring in terms of design and gameplay but his story is better a lot of the stories we got in this new timeline.
The guy was tricked his entire life! after I finished the game for the first time I felt real sad for Shujinko and what happened to him, imagine you spend your entire life not knowing the real truth only to find out after years that you were working for and helping the very thing you hate.
I'm sure some people can relate to this, have you ever found yourself looking back with regret at something you should have not done but you were tricked into doing? I was sympathetic with Shujinko, I'm not sympathetic with any of the new characters or the old ones in the new timeline.
Scorpion deserves to stay in hell for taking away Nightwolf/Smoke/Kabal/Stryker and the other dead warriors chances of returning(They'll return human eventually with some B.S reason but I'm just saying he did take away their chances and he knew what he was doing)
Cassie Cage is just Johnny Cage with tits.
Jacqui is a really dumb stereotype walking, she says lines like "I saw you staring at my ass" or "Oh yeah it's on"
Takeda is a stupid spoiled child and Kung Jin is supposed to be the one we sympathies with because he is the thief searching for redemption, we don't actually sympathies with him because he we don't see anything that makes us sympathies. He makes a joke about Jacqui's father being a revenant while his cousin is still a fucking revenant, it's disjointed and stupid.
So yes, Shunjinko is better than Johnny Cage with tits, a walking stereotype, a stupid spoiled child and something searching for redemption that doesn't seem to be a really good person.
He is also better than Tanya 2.0 and another dumb Emperor.
However he is not as good as a damn Ninja cowboy aka Erron Black.
I never even cared for the story for 20 years the only time I started to pay attention to it is when Liu Kang was killed by Shang Tsung. Even after that I to be honest, the story never interested me even though I still watched it
Jenafella56 Wrote:
DAMN...I hope MK X is known for the gameplay, brutal fatalites and graphics not just for the story mode alone lol
DAMN...I hope MK X is known for the gameplay, brutal fatalites and graphics not just for the story mode alone lol
Those things are the best about the new MK Games but in terms of story I am really not impressed/happy. I feel like they are restricted because they are trying to make a movie not a game.
In a fighting game, everybody needs somewhat of a fair treatment when it comes to story, you always have to keep in mind that you are not writing a story for one main character but that you are writing for a bunch of characters who have their own motives and personalities.
2 hour movies restrict you from showing the characters the way they should be shown. MKDA in my opinion had a really good way of telling the story, it told us a lot about characters that were not in the game and where they were, what happened to them and hints at what's going to happen to them.
Did anybody leave MKX wondering what's going to happen next? Nope, next game it's going to be Dark Raiden faffing around with Liu Kang and Kitana as rulers of the netherrealm.
I'm not interested one bit to see what's next in the story of MK. I hate that I don't care for what's going to happen next, I used to be so excited, I left MK9 wondering what's going to happen. How is Raiden going to protect Earth now that almost all the heroes are dead, turns out an actor can take on Shinnok...
BiohazardEXTREME Wrote:
Yeah, you completely lost me with that statement. It completely negates everything you said.
Yeah, you completely lost me with that statement. It completely negates everything you said.
Shujinko did have a good story was you look back at it, he is boring in terms of design and gameplay but his story is better a lot of the stories we got in this new timeline.
The guy was tricked his entire life! after I finished the game for the first time I felt real sad for Shujinko and what happened to him, imagine you spend your entire life not knowing the real truth only to find out after years that you were working for and helping the very thing you hate.
I'm sure some people can relate to this, have you ever found yourself looking back with regret at something you should have not done but you were tricked into doing? I was sympathetic with Shujinko, I'm not sympathetic with any of the new characters or the old ones in the new timeline.
Scorpion deserves to stay in hell for taking away Nightwolf/Smoke/Kabal/Stryker and the other dead warriors chances of returning(They'll return human eventually with some B.S reason but I'm just saying he did take away their chances and he knew what he was doing)
Cassie Cage is just Johnny Cage with tits.
Jacqui is a really dumb stereotype walking, she says lines like "I saw you staring at my ass" or "Oh yeah it's on"
Takeda is a stupid spoiled child and Kung Jin is supposed to be the one we sympathies with because he is the thief searching for redemption, we don't actually sympathies with him because he we don't see anything that makes us sympathies. He makes a joke about Jacqui's father being a revenant while his cousin is still a fucking revenant, it's disjointed and stupid.
So yes, Shunjinko is better than Johnny Cage with tits, a walking stereotype, a stupid spoiled child and something searching for redemption that doesn't seem to be a really good person.
He is also better than Tanya 2.0 and another dumb Emperor.
However he is not as good as a damn Ninja cowboy aka Erron Black.
JasonVPred Wrote:
Rain is my favourite of ninjas, I'm happy he didn't die either but I'm just searching for the logic behind it. Also I agree on the whole Sub-zero not going to help Raiden at the Sky Temple, I wish the last chapter was Subby and that he would have stopped Shinnok somehow with the help of the new characters instead of Cassie stopped Shinnok single handedly! Fucking stupid and silly writing.
Agreed!
I really enjoyed original timeline SZ as that character had a long list of achievements when compared with the dull new timeline SZ who is inconsequential in every respect. Why is he based so close to the pointless woods instead of fortifying the walls of the incredibly important Sky Temple? Might it be because monks and Lin Kuei do not like living/training together. Why was SZ personally repelling Kotal's forces instead of aiding Cassie at the Sky Temple? Surely his clan can slow Kotal's advance because the Jinsei is literally the most vital thing in Earthrealm. So what if Kotal makes it to the temple later or establishes a base, does he not realize Shinnok is a ticking time bomb within the temple walls! Look up and see the corrupted the sky! Shinnok is literally blocking out the sun with ominous red clouds and you cryomancer are concerned with Outworlders who are the lessor of two evils; who most likely will have to travel for some time to encounter a populated region, as Kotal teleported into the Dead Woods, a place that should be devoid of life, hence the name of the stage.
Cassie ordering D'Vorah around makes no logical sense whatsoever; not that I am complaining as she is the sole reason that Rain lives.
Mummy Ermac is ok. Sure NRS using him in the story is at least a step up from Sektor and Baraka but he could have been designed and handled better.
I really enjoyed original timeline SZ as that character had a long list of achievements when compared with the dull new timeline SZ who is inconsequential in every respect. Why is he based so close to the pointless woods instead of fortifying the walls of the incredibly important Sky Temple? Might it be because monks and Lin Kuei do not like living/training together. Why was SZ personally repelling Kotal's forces instead of aiding Cassie at the Sky Temple? Surely his clan can slow Kotal's advance because the Jinsei is literally the most vital thing in Earthrealm. So what if Kotal makes it to the temple later or establishes a base, does he not realize Shinnok is a ticking time bomb within the temple walls! Look up and see the corrupted the sky! Shinnok is literally blocking out the sun with ominous red clouds and you cryomancer are concerned with Outworlders who are the lessor of two evils; who most likely will have to travel for some time to encounter a populated region, as Kotal teleported into the Dead Woods, a place that should be devoid of life, hence the name of the stage.
Cassie ordering D'Vorah around makes no logical sense whatsoever; not that I am complaining as she is the sole reason that Rain lives.
Mummy Ermac is ok. Sure NRS using him in the story is at least a step up from Sektor and Baraka but he could have been designed and handled better.
Rain is my favourite of ninjas, I'm happy he didn't die either but I'm just searching for the logic behind it. Also I agree on the whole Sub-zero not going to help Raiden at the Sky Temple, I wish the last chapter was Subby and that he would have stopped Shinnok somehow with the help of the new characters instead of Cassie stopped Shinnok single handedly! Fucking stupid and silly writing.
I never even cared for the story for 20 years the only time I started to pay attention to it is when Liu Kang was killed by Shang Tsung. Even after that I to be honest, the story never interested me even though I still watched it
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Jenafella56 Wrote:
Exactly. It was a lot of plot holes for sure which left me disappointed. Like what happened to Jax and why didn't Jax go back to Earthrealm with Kenshi after Quan Chi was arrested? I guess he was like my work is done, back to the farm lol. I would have loved for him and Kenshi to both be reunited with their kids just like Cassie and her parents were reunited. I also wondered about Bo Rai Cho and Fujin also. Now as far as Scorpion, he never cared for anybody but himself and since his revenge was completed after 20 years of seeking he probably said "oh well, fuck it" and did go home and have tea LOL
Blade4693 Wrote:
I agree with a lot of the points made but I believe Rain and Tanya intentionally disappeared after Mileena was killed (Spoilers btw lol) but I do not know why Fujin disappeared, you think he would be on the frontlines when shit started to go down, but he just never came back, see I can excuse Rain and Tanya because they probably knew Mileena was captured and screwed, so they got the f*** out of there so they weren't next, possibly to go into hiding until they can come up with a scheme of their own, but idk about the Fujin thing.
I do think with Raiden becoming corrupted at the end does set up for Fujin potentially playing a role in the next game. Its clear Raiden still wants to protect Earthrealm, he just isn't taking anyone's shit anymore and will crush anyone that even thinks about messing with earthrealm, I think that could set up a conflict between Fujin and Raiden.
I do wonder what happened to Li Mei, Bo and Sareena though.
I also wonder what Scorpion was doing after Shinnok was released and left? Was he just too injured to help? Did he just call it a day and go home for a nice cup of tea? I want to know lol
I agree with a lot of the points made but I believe Rain and Tanya intentionally disappeared after Mileena was killed (Spoilers btw lol) but I do not know why Fujin disappeared, you think he would be on the frontlines when shit started to go down, but he just never came back, see I can excuse Rain and Tanya because they probably knew Mileena was captured and screwed, so they got the f*** out of there so they weren't next, possibly to go into hiding until they can come up with a scheme of their own, but idk about the Fujin thing.
I do think with Raiden becoming corrupted at the end does set up for Fujin potentially playing a role in the next game. Its clear Raiden still wants to protect Earthrealm, he just isn't taking anyone's shit anymore and will crush anyone that even thinks about messing with earthrealm, I think that could set up a conflict between Fujin and Raiden.
I do wonder what happened to Li Mei, Bo and Sareena though.
I also wonder what Scorpion was doing after Shinnok was released and left? Was he just too injured to help? Did he just call it a day and go home for a nice cup of tea? I want to know lol
Exactly. It was a lot of plot holes for sure which left me disappointed. Like what happened to Jax and why didn't Jax go back to Earthrealm with Kenshi after Quan Chi was arrested? I guess he was like my work is done, back to the farm lol. I would have loved for him and Kenshi to both be reunited with their kids just like Cassie and her parents were reunited. I also wondered about Bo Rai Cho and Fujin also. Now as far as Scorpion, he never cared for anybody but himself and since his revenge was completed after 20 years of seeking he probably said "oh well, fuck it" and did go home and have tea LOL
Lol I didn't even think about Jax, that's a good point too. They did really leave us hanging on Bo, dude got messed up and that was it, I assume he lived but eh they didn't really clarify.
I really don't know what the hell Fujin was up to for the entirety of the damn game lol in the beginning he was there plenty, then he pretty much vanished for no reason.
You know Scorpion probably makes a mean cup of tea, bet he brews that shit over some nice toasty hellfire
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Blade4693 Wrote:
Lol I didn't even think about Jax, that's a good point too. They did really leave us hanging on Bo, dude got messed up and that was it, I assume he lived but eh they didn't really clarify.
I really don't know what the hell Fujin was up to for the entirety of the damn game lol in the beginning he was there plenty, then he pretty much vanished for no reason.
You know Scorpion probably makes a mean cup of tea, bet he brews that shit over some nice toasty hellfire
Jenafella56 Wrote:
Exactly. It was a lot of plot holes for sure which left me disappointed. Like what happened to Jax and why didn't Jax go back to Earthrealm with Kenshi after Quan Chi was arrested? I guess he was like my work is done, back to the farm lol. I would have loved for him and Kenshi to both be reunited with their kids just like Cassie and her parents were reunited. I also wondered about Bo Rai Cho and Fujin also. Now as far as Scorpion, he never cared for anybody but himself and since his revenge was completed after 20 years of seeking he probably said "oh well, fuck it" and did go home and have tea LOL
Blade4693 Wrote:
I agree with a lot of the points made but I believe Rain and Tanya intentionally disappeared after Mileena was killed (Spoilers btw lol) but I do not know why Fujin disappeared, you think he would be on the frontlines when shit started to go down, but he just never came back, see I can excuse Rain and Tanya because they probably knew Mileena was captured and screwed, so they got the f*** out of there so they weren't next, possibly to go into hiding until they can come up with a scheme of their own, but idk about the Fujin thing.
I do think with Raiden becoming corrupted at the end does set up for Fujin potentially playing a role in the next game. Its clear Raiden still wants to protect Earthrealm, he just isn't taking anyone's shit anymore and will crush anyone that even thinks about messing with earthrealm, I think that could set up a conflict between Fujin and Raiden.
I do wonder what happened to Li Mei, Bo and Sareena though.
I also wonder what Scorpion was doing after Shinnok was released and left? Was he just too injured to help? Did he just call it a day and go home for a nice cup of tea? I want to know lol
I agree with a lot of the points made but I believe Rain and Tanya intentionally disappeared after Mileena was killed (Spoilers btw lol) but I do not know why Fujin disappeared, you think he would be on the frontlines when shit started to go down, but he just never came back, see I can excuse Rain and Tanya because they probably knew Mileena was captured and screwed, so they got the f*** out of there so they weren't next, possibly to go into hiding until they can come up with a scheme of their own, but idk about the Fujin thing.
I do think with Raiden becoming corrupted at the end does set up for Fujin potentially playing a role in the next game. Its clear Raiden still wants to protect Earthrealm, he just isn't taking anyone's shit anymore and will crush anyone that even thinks about messing with earthrealm, I think that could set up a conflict between Fujin and Raiden.
I do wonder what happened to Li Mei, Bo and Sareena though.
I also wonder what Scorpion was doing after Shinnok was released and left? Was he just too injured to help? Did he just call it a day and go home for a nice cup of tea? I want to know lol
Exactly. It was a lot of plot holes for sure which left me disappointed. Like what happened to Jax and why didn't Jax go back to Earthrealm with Kenshi after Quan Chi was arrested? I guess he was like my work is done, back to the farm lol. I would have loved for him and Kenshi to both be reunited with their kids just like Cassie and her parents were reunited. I also wondered about Bo Rai Cho and Fujin also. Now as far as Scorpion, he never cared for anybody but himself and since his revenge was completed after 20 years of seeking he probably said "oh well, fuck it" and did go home and have tea LOL
Lol I didn't even think about Jax, that's a good point too. They did really leave us hanging on Bo, dude got messed up and that was it, I assume he lived but eh they didn't really clarify.
I really don't know what the hell Fujin was up to for the entirety of the damn game lol in the beginning he was there plenty, then he pretty much vanished for no reason.
You know Scorpion probably makes a mean cup of tea, bet he brews that shit over some nice toasty hellfire
Fujin probably don't want to piss off Raiden now since he is Dark Raiden lol. But seriously, Fujin helping Raiden, Takeda and Jacqui beating the revenants or hell even helping Cassie beating Shinnok would of been bad ass. Scorpion probably have to use a stove since he don't have his hellfire powers no more lol
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