Icebaby Wrote:RyanSeabass Wrote:@DG10A:
MK is back to 2D now and is most likely staying that way.
Not necessarily. Sure, it was frustrating here and there but, there's always a chance of it returning back to 3D.
To answer the question about why it's bizarre to some people about centaurs having magic, I've always felt that they should be more of the powerhouse characters that don't need to rely on magic. You're a giant, four-legged creature that could easily use strength and force to their advantage.
Come to think, has there been any character in the series that literally does NOT rely on any magic powers?
I always thought that Motaro could have had no projectiles, and instead, rely on who he is entirely to use as an advantage. I mean, you can have him charge, use his tail in various ways, not to mention, since he can pick up opponents, there's so much you can do with that. I'm not saying to totally ditch him having magic, that's not my intent, but what I'm saying is that I've always pictured centaurs just being warriors who rely on strength and survival rather than plain magic.
No offense, but what you're suggesting for Motaro would probably be more befitting of an enemy type (in other words, grunts) that you'd encounter in games like MK:SM or MK:SF, instead of a boss character. To me, his teleporation, energy balls and his long metallic tail made him a more memorable character to fight both as and against.
I also want to add, that as far as I'm concerned, MK's take on the centaurs is easily one of the best, if not the best. Most centaur designs in fiction, quite frankly, look like bad photoshop jobs. Okay maybe that's a bit harsh, I've seen some classic centaurs in fiction that looked fine, but really, I like that the developers didn't get too literal with the design. Motaro's upper half is human-like, but mostly alien-looking. The lower half looks horsey, but still alien, with the metallic tail (that looked like glued plastic in MKA). I wonder what everyone else here thinks about MK's centaurs, and how they compare to most other centaurs in fiction.
