Anyone Else Disappointed With the Story Mode?

I disagree with any assumptions that the story mode was a fail or something.

I loved it, I loved playing it, I loved how they changed the focus of the game and how they decided to deal with characters.

Yes, I was waiting a more complex story, I can't lie.

But if I had to complain about this, I'd throw that to Boon.

He said many things that we now know that are BS.

For me, the biggest BS was surprise returning character when the big bad was the most expected.

Kotal Kahn's fall, as you guys mentioned, and I won't even mention that clear BS or "sea of Sub-Zeros". That was obvious, as I always said, he would never say anything that would hint Kuai Liang.

I just think that on situations like "Who is the big bad?" he should say "we can't talk about it right now" as Himmerick always says.

Notice that after that interview nobody (journalists, gamers, etc.) asked him about the big bad.

Not complaining about Shinnok, he was awesome, but was really necessary of Boon saying that?
 
p.W said:
Regardless, for any complaints with the story we might have, the fact that it DOES NOT feature the "fall of Kotal Kahn" is one of the best things about it. That guy needs to stick around, and not as a nobody.
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Imperatrix Sindel said:
I agree. It showed us his rise to power and it showed us him starting to falter at the top, making poor decisions. Let's let that ride out for a while before we get rid of him. He's too interesting to be a one-and-done.
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Yes and yes!
Kotal Kahn was a bad ash in every scene he was in. Even when he was defeated by Kung Jin. Dude accepted his loss and prepared for his own death.
I see Kotal Kahn being the center of the story's future when Outworld is involved. Seems like he could go anywhere in the story too because as we've seen, he could be a ally or foe like a coin toss. All around awesome character that has helped the story's development in a lot of big ways I can see.
 
I agree. Kotal seems like a well developed character. And he's only been in one game.
The only things that disappointed me was his..."rise & fall"...Took over the throne when having a chit-chat, no major battles or anything. "Falling" by still being the Emperor of Outworld? I don't get it.
Oh and the fact that he got his ass kicked by Raiden in both of their endings. That's just cruel.
Also would prefer if he snapped Mileena's neck personally after a 1v1, but no, it had to degrade into that kissing scene instead...
 
Nethervestige said:
Just the plot contrivances regarding Quan Chi's revenant magic. I don't think it needed to turn into an argument but [MENTION=5028]Commander[/MENTION] started making things bold and underlined which unfortunately causes people to think he is insisting that his theories are 'obviously' correct.

I give him the benefit of the doubt though, because he's shown himself to be more reasonable than that. As a friendly suggestion, maybe the frequent emphasis isn't helping.
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My point for bold and underlining things are just emphasis, and not that I'm presenting my point as fact, as you said.

If the emphasis isn't helping, then I'll try to be more conscious of that, but at the same time sometimes I emphasize words like NOT and IMO, because people see a Commander post and automatically assume that I'm presenting things that are opinion as fact, and lots of people also tend to skip over other parts of my post and love to twist my own words to make me look like the bad guy.
I'm sick and tired of people twisting my words.
So, maybe if people actually read my posts and didn't twist my words as often, then I, in turn, wouldn't need to empasis key words as often.
 
Ultimately, X story mode is far superior to MK9 for sure. It still had its cheesiness, but you can take it seriously.

Two characters come to mind: Johnny Cage and Mileena. Compare them in both games. They both look very cartoonish and caricatures in MK9, while in X you can actually care for them.

That being said, the lack of villains is so damn obvious that they had to re-use revenants and even put four NPC's in the story mode to fill in the gaps. At least 4 chapters more were needed, mainly:

- a Mileena chapter (a huge FLAW in the story mode) - how did she escape? Where can we see her allying with Rain and Tanya? How exactly did she retrieve Shinnok's amulet? How exactly was the civil war? Reiko could have been easily here.

- a Kenshi chapter (very much needed) - more about the Netherrealm War. How did Kenshi help Hanzo? What's exactly his whereabouts while chasing the Red Dragon? How exactly did he enter the SF?

- a sole chapter for one of Kotal's minions: Ermac, Reptile, Erron Black or Ferra/Torr - how did any of these actually join Kotal? What's their background?

- a Fujin chapter (UNEXCUSABLE!) - where has he been after Shinnok is released? WHY IN THE WORLD ISN'T HE IN THE FREAKING ROSTER?

Not have me mention Goro... seriously...

4 more chapters would have made wonders for sure. I liked how linear and consistent this story was compared to MK9, but much is missing.
 
I felt it missed a big chance with the civil war theme in Outworld, nothing much ever really happened.

It never really explained much about a few of the new characters either which was a shame.

In the next game I'd like the tournament back, Liu Kang non-revnant, Raiden battling with his corrupted energy and Fujin playing Raidens normal part. Also Shang Tsung cause even though I've never been a big fan of him....I actually miss him :oops:

Anyway, I was quite surprised at how Quan Chi went out, even though he took a good few beatings on the way which was quite funny.

Sonya annoyed me as usual a bit. Can she have a day off from being a moody cow for once in her life!?
 
Averagejoe33 said:
I felt it missed a big chance with the civil war theme in Outworld, nothing much ever really happened
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I really wish it was the Shinnok arc that got wrapped in those 5 or 6 chapters and the rest focused on the Outworld Civil War because that could have been so great. Oh well, at least we've got the comics to flesh it out.
 
You know what, in MK11 NRS have a chance to redeem themselves.
Look, while we lost Shinnok and Mileena, their storylines (i think these are the ones, most fans wanted to flesh out) can be redone like it should be, with Fujin as a new Earthrealm protector, Raiden - mad god who went against Elder Gods, and Kitana going after Kotal's throne.

Yes these stories will not be exactly the same (and this is a good thing), but they can keep their themes and expand it.

The basis for the storyline can be taken from after credits scene and Kotal's arcade ending.
The main place for all the action should be Outworld, not Earthrealm.
 
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vetalfox said:
You know what, in MK11 NRS have a chance to redeem themselves.
Look, while we lost Shinnok and Mileena, their storylines (i think these are the ones, most fans wanted to flesh out) can be redone like it should be, with Fujin as a new Earthrealm protector, Raiden - mad god who went against Elder Gods, and Kitana going after Kotal's throne.

Yes these stories will not be exactly the same (and this is a good thing), but they can keep their themes and expand it.

The basis for the storyline can be taken from after credits scene and Kotal's arcade ending.
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If they took the same idea and just used different characters it'd feel kinda repetitive. Unless you're suggesting something else.
 
I suggest the logical continuation:
- Raiden become madder and madder with time, ultimately making an alliance with Netherealm in order to destroy the whole Outworld (because this is a threat to Earthrealm)
- Kitana "becoming the true Shao Kahn's daughter" and want "her throne" back, helping Raiden to get Kotal Kahn's head
- Fujin stepping up after Raiden form an alliance with Netherealm and becoming Earthrealm protector chosen by Elder Gods
- Goro forming alliance with Kotal (screw this comics scene) and Fujin in order to save Outworld
- Raiden going completely mad and with his god powers and Netherealm help ressurecting Shao Kahn
- Liu Kang ultimately stabbing Raiden in the back and killing him by Shao Kahn's order
- the last fight is Kotal vs Shao Kahn for Outworld throne, you can choose who you play as and get 1 of 2 endings (you can choose only once). Whichever ending was chosen more times, this ending become canon for MK12. (they can use 2 different trophies for endings and check them later on)
 
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Lol lots of people mad because their favorite characters didn't get the spotlight .

I guess a lot of you are forgetting that mkx's storymode is just a part of the story.We do have a comic going on that will feel in some of the gaps..but let's just ignore that fact .

My only gripe is that the story was short.

You guys are still thinking that about the next mk lol.NRS will lose money if they release mk11 in two or 4 years when they can just milk us all with new dlc outfits for a while and let's not forget about the complete edition.


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The good vs bad guys will lool like this in the story i suggest:
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vetalfox said:
The good vs bad guys will lool like this in the story i suggest:
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I'd replace Dark Raiden on the bottom with Reptile, as Reptile has always historically served Shao Kahn in the past, and Raiden wasn't "evil" at the end of MKX.
Be became Dark Raiden at the end, going to any extreme measures to protect EarthRealm, but I wouldn't call him "evil," per se.

I 100% would be fine with this roster for MK11, though.
Weed out a few of the parents that don't need to be there, and let the new generation lead.
I also agree with Mileena, Quan Chi and Shinnok staying dead for a game or 2.
 
Commander said:
I'd replace Dark Raiden on the bottom with Reptile, as Reptile has always historically served Shao Kahn in the past, and Raiden wasn't "evil" at the end of MKX.
Be became Dark Raiden at the end, going to any extreme measures to protect EarthRealm, but I wouldn't call him "evil," per se.

I 100% would be fine with this roster for MK11, though.
Weed out a few of the parents that don't need to be there, and let the new generation lead.
I also agree with Mileena, Quan Chi and Shinnok staying dead for a game or 2.
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For sure he is not evil. Corrupted for descending into extreme measures and using killing as a resource, even though not evil.

Shinnok is pure evil, Raiden is being machiavellic on its worst interpretation.

But he is doing to protect us, at the least he thinks it will.

He will doom us all, but there is no way to avoid this. It would happen anyway.
 
Kotal crippling Goro is still canon, isn't it? Unless there's someway to restore him to his original four armed self I don't think he should be in the game, maybe Kintaro should take his place.

[MENTION=5028]Commander[/MENTION] Personally, I'd rather have Reptile remain on Kotal's side. I loved the idea of him feeling a special kinship between him and his new master as they're both the last of their respective kind. Sounds like the fresh new twist Reptile needs to be more than just an other speedbump for the heroes to go through on their way to beat the bad guys that matter. Sadly, unless NRS adopts the comic as canon, that's just not gonna happen.
 
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TheDeaconBosco said:
Personally, I'd rather have Reptile remain on Kotal's side. I loved the idea of him feeling a special kinship between him and his new master as they're both the last of their respective kind. Sounds like the fresh new twist Reptile needs to be more than just an other speedbump for the heroes to go through on their way to beat the bad guys that matter. Sadly, unless NRS adopts the comic as canon, that's just not gonna happen.
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That element of the comic is clearly non-canon as in the game there are Osh-Tekk mooks out the wazoo serving as Kotal's army.
 
Imperatrix Sindel said:
That element of the comic is clearly non-canon as in the game there are Osh-Tekk mooks out the wazoo serving as Kotal's army.
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And we've seen Osh-Tekk warriors in the comic since then. I think we weren't meant to interpret Kotal's words literally.

TheDeaconBosco said:
Kotal crippling Goro is still canon, isn't it? Unless there's someway to restore him to his original four armed self I don't think he should be in the game, maybe Kintaro should take his place.
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According to Shawn Kittelsen, there are plans for Goro that would return him to his usual self in the comic, but it's not clear how far down the line they are. Probably quite far.
 
TheDeaconBosco said:
[MENTION=5028]Commander[/MENTION] Personally, I'd rather have Reptile remain on Kotal's side. I loved the idea of him feeling a special kinship between him and his new master as they're both the last of their respective kind. Sounds like the fresh new twist Reptile needs to be more than just an other speedbump for the heroes to go through on their way to beat the bad guys that matter. Sadly, unless NRS adopts the comic as canon, that's just not gonna happen.
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And I'd rather Reptile remain neutral and not be anyone's lackey.
He just feels like Kotal's lackey now, instead of Shao Kahn's.
He still has a master, which sucks for his character "progression."
I don't see that as progression.
Progression for Reptile (imo) would be him discovering his lost race, like in his MKX ending and leaving Kotal Kahn's side.
 
i agree it was very boring, its like there was lots of ideas thrown in but none of them really went anywhere. it just felt directionless
most the fights are pointless like friends argue over something pety then fight and kiss and make up and the whole fight was pointless.
that happens way to much. a lot of its cringe worthy too (she called me johnny) yeah you know what im talking about lol

im more dissapointed about the gameplay and the look of the game than the story though
 
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