Your wishlist for MK10

Mzuark said:
This might turn into a bit of a rant, but my wishlist is basically:

-That they don't completely abandon all of the post trilogy characters, just because they're "bad characters". There are no bad characters, just pisspoor writing. I mean, I'm sure we all noticed that there was no real attempt to give anyone besides a handful of characters actual goals, motives or personality.

-That they tone it down with all the gore. Now I know how this sounds, but MK9 was just ridiculous with the fact that everything bled. Between that and the boobs, It felt like the mind of a High Schooler to me. I mean you can have your gore and your slow mo, but let's not over saturate.

-More conservative female costumes. Literally everyone had Double Ds and a thong. Sindel, Kitana and Jade I can forgive because they've always been like that, but there is no reason that Sonya's military issued uniform should look like a strip club rental. Mileena had it bad, I mean do you ever get this feeling that there's too much skin? It actually got to the point where I'd find her more attractive if she was just wearing like a pink T-shirt and jeans. And don't even get me started on the Challenge Tower reward, I wasn't aware that some slight ass cleavage was worth hours of pain and suffering.

-Less Sub Zero and Scorpion. I would be okay with them being so heavily featured if they weren't so inconsequential during the actual story mode. This same problem exists with Quan Chi, to the point that it makes him a Villain Sue. What with coming up with the entire plot of MK3, which in the original timeline was a plan Tsung and Kahn thought up over centuries, on the spot.

-Less character nerfing. Remember when Goro and Kintaro used to mean something? Or when Reptile, my favorite ninja, wasn't a voiceless punching bag?

-And finally, and this is a big one: A different kind of story mode. While I do appreciate actually having a story and knowing where all these characters fit in, I don't like how it's all a movie. I'd kinda prefer a video game, you know? A Shaolin Monks style action/Adventure thing would be fantastic. And unlike Deception or especially Armageddon, have it during the actual point of the game instead of off in some prequel/side story. Oh and, some way to incorporate Arcade Endings into that story. Because Arcade's kinda pointless from a story standpoint if we already have a canon ending.

Oh and P.S. Bring the humor back with MK10. Inspired humor like they had in trilogy or Deadly alliance.
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These are all amazing ideas, probably one of the best posts I've seen on this forum in a pretty damn long time... Minus the Sub-Zero and Scorpion bit, haha ;)
 
Thank you, I've had a long time to think about them. Hell, I spent the bulk of 2011 being upset about what they did to Mortal Kombat.
 
The original Sub-zero's return! Come on NR if Lui Kang can come back so can Sub-zero! MK ain't MK without him. Kuai Liang is just another whine ass like a certain yellow ninja. ughh.
 
sub-one said:
The original Sub-zero's return! Come on NR if Lui Kang can come back so can Sub-zero! MK ain't MK without him. Kuai Liang is just another whine ass like a certain yellow ninja. ughh.
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I hate to burst your bubble, but NRS doing a complete 180 on Bi-Han being Sub-Zero in MK9 tells you all you need to know about the Bi-Han version of Sub-Zero ever coming back. Additionally, Kuai Liang has a FAR stronger case to be ordained the primary version of Sub-Zero (especially since Kuai Liang has been the Sub-Zero of far more games than Bi-Han has). And besides, there's already Noob Saibot, and his presence alone tells you which version of Sub-Zero is present...

Mzuark said:
Am I missing something here? What's with all the hostility towards Mileena?
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You're not missing anything. I never really liked Mileena to begin with, but the hatred REALLY began when they started making her slutty (I think it started with the whole Playboy thing).
 
Tarkatan Trash said:
I hate to burst your bubble, but NRS doing a complete 180 on Bi-Han being Sub-Zero in MK9 tells you all you need to know about the Bi-Han version of Sub-Zero ever coming back. Additionally, Kuai Liang has a FAR stronger case to be ordained the primary version of Sub-Zero (especially since Kuai Liang has been the Sub-Zero of far more games than Bi-Han has). And besides, there's already Noob Saibot, and his presence alone tells you which version of Sub-Zero is present...



You're not missing anything. I never really liked Mileena to begin with, but the hatred REALLY began when they started making her slutty (I think it started with the whole Playboy thing).
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Ironically, I only started liking Mileena as of MK9. Even though I hate all of the gratuitous sex appeal, her pyschosis kinda lured me in. If there's a female I hate, it's Jade because she adds nothing to the story.
 
TAZZMISSION said:
i personaly dont believe anything is impossible. technology is changing everyday bro. it may not be this current new gen it could be 2 gens down the line : shrugs:
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Technology is changing, but ever since the PS2 days NRS hasn't figured out how to animate 4-legged Motaro or even make the playable Shang Tsung morph into multiple opponents.
Technology changes, but it's also limited what they can do creatively.
Why do you think that NRS stuck to cut-point fatalities on MK9?
Simple Answer: Memory and hardware limitations.

So, while technology is changing, my hopes of NRS doing something like Tag Tram fatalities with said technology are EXTREMELY low.
 
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Tarkatan Trash said:
I hate to burst your bubble, but NRS doing a complete 180 on Bi-Han being Sub-Zero in MK9 tells you all you need to know about the Bi-Han version of Sub-Zero ever coming back. Additionally, Kuai Liang has a FAR stronger case to be ordained the primary version of Sub-Zero (especially since Kuai Liang has been the Sub-Zero of far more games than Bi-Han has). And besides, there's already Noob Saibot, and his presence alone tells you which version of Sub-Zero is present.
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Meh. I don't believe so. Kuai liang died in the battle with sindel. Noob was kicked into the soulnado. So as it stands right now there is "NO" Sub-zero. Just saying, If they had Classic Sub in UMK3 they can bring him back. yeah kuai has been in more games but he really hasn't accomplished anything except being a filler sub-zero and fighting tarkatans. Bring back Bi Han the "only" Sub-zero" Tundra just called himself Sub-Zero he wasn't the real Sub-zero. there is only one Sub-zero. Bi Han. We need either him or frost. Kuai liang is played out and boring.

P.S. Sub-zero.
 
Kuai Liang's biggest problem post MK4, was that the MK team kept trying to tie him up with boring characters like Frost, Kenshi & Hotaru in an attempt to make them seem more relevant. When all it did was make him more of a background character.


I like Bi Han leagues more than Kuai Liang, but I must say that it's better the way it currently is. Bi Han is the only reason Noob Saibot is interesting. Take Bi Han out of Noob and Saibot loses his ties to Scorpion, Kuai Liang and the Lin Kuei.
 
Tarkatan Trash said:
Then what exactly do you call leadership in one of the flagship clans of MK?
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I call it a plot gimmick that failed to show any real development beyond mention of it and a couple little scenes in conquest. it just seemed too forced. They need to focus on darker more serious graphic novel-ish type tones. I know mk is classically a satire, however they have a great cast of characters and could really make it stand out. I know its supposed to be "fun" but I don't particularly like fun in my dark fantasy. It's a mature game that, IMO has never been handled maturely. There was some awesome concept art that was floating around the web back in 2009-2010 in which the original 7 were re-imagined in a darker more gritty tone (not rebirth gritty*shudders*). I was honestly hoping that was the direction they were taking it. Instead we got a reboot. Don't misunderstand me, I like MK9, its great! but I was really looking forward to a "Nightmarish" MK. Dark, and Dreadful. Like something out of a Hell raiser movie (sans all the freaky sexual crap). The kind of game where you have to wait till your kids go to sleep to play. I want "that" MK.
 
The most morbid Mortal Kombat has ever been was probably Deception. With the dark thunderstorm main menu, the feeling of hopelessness from the intro movie and the ability to violently kill yourself when you lose a match.
 
I consider Deadly Alliance to be the most morbid because whereas Deception offered the hope that is Shujinko, in DA the only person that can really be trusted to win at Mortal Kombat was killed immediately.
 
But in Deception the protector of the entire realm died, along with the two most powerful sorcerers to ever exist. And they died to somethingthat seemed immortal
 
yeah deception was my favorite from the ps2 era. its was the best one MK:A sucked and MK:DA was ok but all the fatalities sucked.

No mean like really dark. Like it creeps you out to play it. filled with dark festering locations with people being tortured demons feasting on human flesh fatalities that are cringe worthy. I want to see the ESRB shit bricks over it.

Here is a pic of the concept art i was talking about. something along these lines. dark and evil. there is nothing campy or fun about this guy.
 

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sub-one said:
Meh. I don't believe so. Kuai liang died in the battle with sindel. Noob was kicked into the soulnado. So as it stands right now there is "NO" Sub-zero. Just saying, If they had Classic Sub in UMK3 they can bring him back. yeah kuai has been in more games but he really hasn't accomplished anything except being a filler sub-zero and fighting tarkatans. Bring back Bi Han the "only" Sub-zero" Tundra just called himself Sub-Zero he wasn't the real Sub-zero. there is only one Sub-zero. Bi Han. We need either him or frost. Kuai liang is played out and boring.

P.S. Sub-zero.
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Oh god seriously? What has Bi-Han done that is Sooo much more extravagant than Kuai Liang? I'll be waiting.

Also dont bring up that crappy mythologies game in his defense either because as of Mk9 so many things changed that its not even guaranteed thats canon anymore. Especially since we gave this whole story of Kuai Liang took on the Sub-Zero name out of respect bullcrap. No that wasn't the case originally. It was a family name passed down and since Bi Han died Kuai Liang took the name. I believe Kuai Liang was like the seventh in line.

Bi Han is no more important and never will be more important than his brother. Fact is Mk9 would have been the perfect time to change Bi-hans death and not have him die by scorpion. Did they do that though? Nope. They still made a point to kill him.

Also let Kuai Liang have the name because lets be honest people like Noob Saibot and therefor Bi Han will still be relevant. Do you see swarms of people clamoring for Cyber Sub-Zero to come back? Nope because it was a bad idea to start with. He was cool for a minute, but his novelty wore off and people realize they dont want a game without human Sub-zero. As far as Im concerned the Sub-Zero bros have been fine for years. Kuai Liang as Sub-Zero and Bi-Han as Noob Saibot.
 
For it to be dark and gritty, I'd like the twisted atmosphere of what Thrill Kill had!!! I definitely love bloody torture chambers.
 
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