So what would you keep/change for MK9?

Please, please, many please MK TEAM if you are reading this, make Rayden's skin pale again as in MK II !! He's not human! And give him regular asian hat, the flying saucer on his head from MK vs DC isn't great.

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@Jade Ok ok lol, hat's provenance has been changed !
 
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It's not a 'Chinese hat'.....it's an asian hat, worn by the chinese, japanese and, most notably, vietnamese.
 
Etryus said:
Please, please, many please MK TEAM if you are reading this, make Rayden's skin pale again as in MK II !! He's not human! And give him regular asian hat, the flying saucer on his head from MK vs DC isn't great.

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@Jade Ok ok lol, hat's provenance has been changed !
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Etryus, I have to ask why do you insist on spelling Raiden's name incorrectly? Even Ed Boon has stated he dislikes when he sees Raiden spelled as Rayden. It seems Raiden is one of your favorite characters as well. so I would think you would want to spell his name correctly, no? I'm not trying to be mean, I'm just letting you know :)

I however, do completely agree Raiden looked pretty darn awesome with the pale skin! I don't know why but he just looked cool that way!
 
leave everything change nothing. additionally, I liked Raiden's Asian look. I mean he's the Taoist god of thunder (actually it's raijin) why wouldn't he look somewhat asian? if he looks to european it seems odd. not that it really matters but I didn't like how he was portrayed in the movies. he is a god from an asian culture but was portrayed by white dudes. if I was asian I prolly would want to worship someone who looked kinda like me. kind of like how some churches portray Jesus with blonde hair and blue eyes it makes him easier to relate to. but I digress this game looks awesome just the way it is. I love the combos I love the graphic style. as long as it's well balanced I don't see why it shouldn't be a candidate for best fighter ever.
 
raijin said:
leave everything change nothing. additionally, I liked Raiden's Asian look. I mean he's the Taoist god of thunder (actually it's raijin) why wouldn't he look somewhat asian? if he looks to european it seems odd. not that it really matters but I didn't like how he was portrayed in the movies. he is a god from an asian culture but was portrayed by white dudes. if I was asian I prolly would want to worship someone who looked kinda like me. kind of like how some churches portray Jesus with blonde hair and blue eyes it makes him easier to relate to. but I digress this game looks awesome just the way it is. I love the combos I love the graphic style. as long as it's well balanced I don't see why it shouldn't be a candidate for best fighter ever.
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Raiden and most original MK characters were based off of more than one source. Sure they borrowed a lot, but they were never anything more than based off of something. You could say Raiden was based off of Raijin, sure but he was also based off of a character from Big Trouble in Little China. No matter how many places ideas for his character came from, he will have always come from boon as well. Raiden is his own character: a white thunder god wearing asian clothes ;)
 
Kamal said:
Etryus, I have to ask why do you insist on spelling Raiden's name incorrectly?
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Many people keep asking me the same question. I prefer to use a Y because Raiden is my favorite scrolling action game (I try to distinguish them). I am going to make people happy here by writing it with a I from now on.
 
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Personally i loved conquest mode. Being able to explore the areas where 'arenas' are located (e.g. living forest) It was also good with all the secret areas as well as all the unlockables. Obviously MKA wasnt as good as MKD but it has the chance to be something really integral to all future MK games.

Maybe with online play, besides just one on one, they could have melee mode - basically 6 or so players fighting it out MKSM style with everyone on screen. Probably would leads to arguments about being picked on by several players though lol.

Keep the nostalgia though. You can include new costumes but allow previous costumes available also.
 
Ok lets see. Things that I would like included would be: The cinematic endings first introduced in MK4, A good Konquest mode (at least a great one player challenge to keep you playing alone MKD), the chess kombat(really liked that MKD again), Stage fatalities, Brutalities (except more realistic instead of people just exploding like in MK3), the Krypt, and at least two fatalities per player.
What I would do away with: Fighting style switching, Animalilties, Hara Kiri, and inclusion of characters that don't have any impact on the storyline(MKA).
 
I love how whenever a character performs a pit fatality they look over the side to watch :)
I'm also excited to see that not all stage fatalities have to include an uppercut, like in the subway fatality. That really opens up the possibilities for stages that originally didn't have stage fatalities, to finally get one.
 
I would change ermac costume if the leaked image is the actually costume for him, take the jewels off and just give make the costume from mka with better graphics and boots from mksm ( normal one and sweet ) and change the fatality voice.... And reptile give him a ninja look too...
 
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What I would change:

-Mileena's design (Don't look at me that way!)
-Reptiles head. And maybe throw some boots on him.
-Make Sub-Zero the original ninja.
-Change the god awful announcer voice and bring in something similar to Kahn's voice.
-Throw in a Konquest Mode. But only if it's better quality than the last ones.
-Kitana's hair. It's cute... But it doesn't work that well, imo.
-Scorpion's shoulder pads. What the eff?
-Take away the high heels.
-Make a few alterations to the cyborgs. Their designs are good, but there are little things here and there that bug me a wee bit.

That's all I've got so far. And most of them are so small that they're almost irrelevant.

Things I hope for:

-Human Smoke (at least for this game...)
-I hope to see Rain as a playable character with a fleshed out story.
-Same goes for Sheeva.
-A Centaur Motaro.
-Alternate costumes that give a nod to Ermac and Reptile's original MK designs.
-An alternate costume I can use to cover up Mileena's ridiculous look.
-An older Shang.
-A not-so-over the top "MUAHAHA" Kahn.
-Secret characters (at least two)***
 
I liked the mini games. The Kart racing and the Tetris style games were good but how about something like.....

LEGO MORTAL KOMBAT!

Yes i know, a bit far fetched and too gimmicky, but still it would be awesome to see what all the characters are like Lego Style :)
 
Marto said:
I liked the mini games. The Kart racing and the Tetris style games were good but how about something like.....

LEGO MORTAL KOMBAT!

Yes i know, a bit far fetched and too gimmicky, but still it would be awesome to see what all the characters are like Lego Style :)
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.... nah. So far, the mini game I liked was the Chess Kombat and Motor Kombat. I'd want them to return and if Motor Kombat were to return, characters should be in their normal size and not miniatures. In other words Motor Kombat should be more like Need for Speed and less like Mario Kart.

A new mini game that I'd want is maybe a volleyball game but instead it is a huge giant ball. Characters can punch and kick it and if they miss, they get hit and lose life. There wouldn't be a "Finish Him/Her" but instead, with the last hit to the character, the loser gets crushed by the ball and it will be considered a fatality. It's similar to Tekken 3's mini-game "Tekken Ball" from PS1. It should be called "Kombat Ball". ;-)

 
If any mini games are included they should be secret and hard to get, 100 vs matches for a game of puzzle kombat or something. More selectable mini games would just hurt this new MK. This MK needs serious like it used to be. Yes I know MK used to have hidden jokes and never took itself too seriously, but as of the last few games it felt like MK was just plain making an ass of itself. None of the humor was subtle. So I vote for this new MK to be serious on the outside, but should have hidden humors like the good ol' days.
 
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If any mini games are included they should be secret and hard to get, 100 vs matches for a game of puzzle kombat or something.
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I disagree on this one <- <- <- LP, mini games should be available via the menu directly. I always opted for a quick Kombat tetris when I had 5 mn to spare.
 
In general, i like the MK9 look of Johnny Cage. But, I really hope they will change Cage's hairdo. (I'm guessing they won't, but one can still hope.)

I like the old-fashioned Daniel Pesina hairstyle like in this pic:
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To be honest, it's a terrible hairdo, but it suits Johnny so well. It makes you... hate him even more... in a good way :)

I always loved to play as Johnny Cage. My friends used to hate him so much, that they got really frustrated when i kicked their butts playing as Johnny. I really like the fact that almost every MK-fighter is either trying to save the world or is out for revenge or something, but Johnny just wants to show everyone how awesome he is. Hahaha...Johnny Cage, what an a-hole. You got to love him :)
 
Etryus said:
I disagree on this one <- <- <- LP, mini games should be available via the menu directly. I always opted for a quick Kombat tetris when I had 5 mn to spare.
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Well if they are selectable I hope they go the less cartoony route. I don't want to see a bobble head Sub-Zero doing a pelvic thrust every time he breaks a couple lines of blocks. :)
 
Etryus said:
Many people keep asking me the same question. I prefer to use a Y because Raiden is my favorite scrolling action game (I try to distinguish them). I am going to make people happy here by writing it with a I from now on.
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Wait a sec... you mean to tell me that you're spelling Raiden with a Y because you're a fan of the same game that caused them to spell Raiden incorrectly in the home ports of MK1-2? That is so fricking unreal it's cool. You should keep spelling it with a Y just on principle...
 
I will be ecstatic if there are no mini games at all. Well maybe secret pong...Seriously though, I just hope they keep MK strictly as the arcade fighter it's supposed to be. Complete with an amazing story mode of course. Sure, you can say minis won't detract from that in the slightest, but for me it does, because of the mood it conveys and the developers' approach it implies. For every mini game they spend time on, they could instead be polishing up the main game. Not that a mini would take much time to make, but I like to think they're expending as much effort as time allows them to on the fighting, story and online play. I'm also fine with classic cheek-in-tongue elements, but I'm anticipating a dark and gritty fighter, first and foremost. I'm already overjoyed that they've omitted Konquest.
 
It Would Be Cool If Fighters Can Lose Things In Fights Like If Warrior Have Hat Possible Lose It In Fight . Or If Warrior Have Ponitail Hair In Fight Hair Go Free ...
 
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