Thoughts on X-Rays

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Why is it that every xray seems to either:

1. Crack the skull bone
2. Seperate the spinal cord.
3. Break Ribs.
4. Pierce the skull somewhere near the eyes.
5. Jaw bone seperating

But just in a different manner for each character.

I'm being a bit sarcastic and oversimplifying there, but it really does feel like most always hit one of those spots. I would like to see people target arm and leg bones. How about some x-ray's of arms coming out of the shoulder socket and that muscle tearing. Elbows and knees getting bent the wrong way. Someone like Kung Lao karate kick someone's thumb completely backwards so the bone sticks out of the skin. Maybe someone stomping on someone's hand and all those little bones just seperating.

I'm not saying x-rays aren't gruesome and I do enjoy using them, but to me, it just feels like the developers created the image of a skull fracturing and reused it for every single character, over and over.

Anyone else get this feeling at all?
 
Of course.
I also feel the same about fatalities, how almost all of the fatalities are just either slicing off the exact same part of the face, hole through face, hole through heart, and so many that are repeated among all characters.
I'm not too bothered by it though.
 
I feel some of them have too much moves done, for example Raiden's x-ray will be better without that backbreaker in the end.
Arms and legs are untouched in MKX for some reason.
Id like to think at least DLC characters will get something unique, but i doubt it.

Fatalities in MKX are better than in MK9, but still, more imagination needed...why Liu Kang always get the worst ones? Seriously, dude have 1 good finisher (dragon morph) and 2 OK ones (MK3's flame ingulf and MK9's firy punch), and that's it for 20+ years, does someone secretly hates Liu Kang in NRS?
 
I felt much better expecting and waiting the game than playing it idk what happened, and yes i agree, same can be said for Fatalities too.
 
X-Rays are all about breaking bones and other body parts. And that's what it should be about, imo, because... it's called X-Rays. It's suggested in the name.
 
I think X-rays are a bit played out. If your spine was just split in two you shouldn't be hopping up and flying around everywhere. I get its the MK universe but cmon. They could do something just as cool as a special involving more of the characters theme.
 
Breaking an ankle or a leg is not as painful as getting your neck, ribcage, and head are more vital. Also, this is a video game. What logic?
 
theincubuslord said:
Why, what did I say wrong? :P
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You said 'X-rays should be about breaking bones'
Well yeah, he didn't say they shouldn't.
He's not bugged that you break bones, he's bugged that all of them seem to orient around the same area of bones in most chars. Like 6 chars having a skull-breaking x-ray and such.
 
For the most part i like all the X-rays but some of them seem really short.

Kano's
-I would keep his Xray exactly the same except for the end. Instead of tossing them back after cracking their neck, he should blast them away with his Eye Blast. (Only bc it isnt used as much)

Sub Zero's
-To similar to his last Xray. I would change his up! Starting with his shoulder charge to stun them, then 2 punches to their chest (xray, stomach/chest), followed up with a frozen fist uppercut (xray- shattered jaw) sending them flying back, finally Sub Zero does his ice slide under the opponent while they are in the air, finishing up with a Back Kick to the top of their head (xray, shattering the top and crushing/pusing their spine further in their beck)

Kenshi's
-The 1st hit should be with the hilt of the sword. Then flipped around proceed to as it does.

Reptile's
-Should be doing more slashing & tearing instead of breaking/crushing bones. Dashes in to stun them, then repeatedly slashes their body/face before gouging their eyes out.
 
Tanyas Husband said:
You said 'X-rays should be about breaking bones'
Well yeah, he didn't say they shouldn't.
He's not bugged that you break bones, he's bugged that all of them seem to orient around the same area of bones in most chars. Like 6 chars having a skull-breaking x-ray and such.
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Ah, like that, I thought he meant it focused too much on bones as being the "general area". :P
 
natedoggcata said:
Liu Kang's X-Ray is an absolute thing of beauty. Thats some Bruce Lee shit!
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Im not a LK fan but i will admit his Xray is nothing short os spectacular. a 15 hit combo by itself.
But if you compare the % of the hits to others its actually does less damage.

But still a thing of Beauty!
 
I don't know why but I always kinda wanted a new concept with x-rays for this game. Having it be a quick time event so that it's not just a five second pause in the match. Successfully do the x-ray, you get the damage, you fail, it does nothing or maybe have the opponent take advantage.

I dunno, as much as I like them, they're not "wow that's awesome" to me anymore. There could be some interaction with them rather than nothing.
 
MKX definitely wins in terms of Fatality quality, but in my opinion MK9 takes the cake in X-rays, mainly because they had a bit more creativity indeed and also because they were shorter, therefore not breaking the flow of gameplay much. It doesn't matter that much though, since you won't concentrate on those that much, since they happen during the match.
 
FobinenHege said:
MKX definitely wins in terms of Fatality quality, but in my opinion MK9 takes the cake in X-rays, mainly because they had a bit more creativity indeed and also because they were shorter, therefore not breaking the flow of gameplay much. It doesn't matter that much though, since you won't concentrate on those that much, since they happen during the match.
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Yeah, that's why I like Erron's so much. It's short and sweet, and pleasing to watch. Most of the others are just boring.
 
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