Fatalities are getting worse by the minute

ok first off i have to say that this is a demo, and things are subject to change but i do agree with a lot of people that mortal kombat's fatalities are getting less original. The thing about mortal kombat is a big group of casual players remember fatalities over game play. Mortal kombat is known for killing people after beating them in 2 matches. Its what made them so known for there game years ago because it was crazy and a lot of parents did not want there kids playing games like that. Which is very understandable and why mk 9 is still getting banned. Its seems mortal kombat best fatalities were in mk 1 and 2 and the reason for that is because they were more realistic. After those two first games things started getting stupid because fatalities ended up becoming more fake then actually cool. Now a lot of people I don't think understand this and its tough to come up with words to describe it. ill try and give some examples on what i mean.

reptiles head eat. Now this was probably the coolest thing in the world back in the day and it still is. Its very popular and if they had this everyone would be happy. Yes its fake because there is no such thing as a reptile inside a human being that takes off his mask and eats heads. But its very unique and cool because it could be possible in a fake world.

Now lets look at another example of Bad fake.

lets use jax as an example. First off he is human. He had two very cool fatalities in mk 2 an arm rip which is perhaps possible and a head smash. Now when you think of it at that time maybe this guy has some powers and is very strong and can do these things. Very cool fatalities from mk 2. Ok now to the fake shit. mk3 keep in mind this guy is still human but he grows into a giant and stomps someone in mk 3 what the **** is that really. stupidest thing in the world things like that ruin a character.

Now people who have been playing these games forever don't care that they reuse fatalities from back in the day. But when things get unreal people get mad. Or if the character that's getting killed looks funny as hes dying people get mad. Another problem that seems to occur is when a new mk game comes out they seem to do the same fatalities twice a perfect example would be scorpion from mk 9. He has not one but two same fatalities he takes his sword out and kills them. Now what would have been smart is trying something new like dragging his challenger to nether realm and killing them there somehow maybe hanging them or whatever. ( now i know some characters have like 4 fatalities and we have not seem them all blah blah. ) hopefully things will be better.

As far as mk 9 goes. the most unique fatality is kung lao why because no one has seen a buzz saw fatality and its possible very unique and cool. Even his second fatality is cool very different from his first and is a combination of both mk 2 fatalities.

The bad fatalities from mk 9 are reptiles spit why because of several reasons. I see what the mk team wanted to do. they wanted to show the stomach being burnt. But look at how the character is dying when he gets his stomach pulled from him he looks stupid and the fact is if someone did spit acid on you they should have just melted and left it like that and would have been a lot better. It seems that this mk is more focused on cuts of the body so if your favorite character does not have something like that it wont look good. This is why i am hoping to be impressed by a skin rip or scorpions toasty and be proved wrong.

Another bad fatality is this sonya one we just saw why you ask. Because its fake as in you could not possibly do that to a person. she would have been better off just jumping on the character putting her legs wrapped around the persons head and snapping his neck with x factor that would have been more real than splitting someone in half on a impossible way. Why were people clapping in this video probably because these people never played mk before and never seen a fatality or its just being nice. If you went on a tour and someone did a presentation for you, you would clap because they tried there best and its respectful and they did something to try and please fans. You would just say this is shit and walk away.

i just want to say one more quick thing, i hope mk team does not run out of ideas after this mk because a lot of fatalities will be dlc, and might be tough for them to come up with new ones after this. But I am very happy with everything they have done so far the game looks great and we only say these things on the forum to help make the best mortal kombat ever. I hope that they do read these forums so they see were trying to help them. I am just worried the mk team does not want to try making unique NEW fatalities it seems they are just trying to play a safe route right now and i hope they prove me wrong. It seems there not trying really anything different. But i must say something is better than nothing and i am glad we get mortal kombat games.
 
COLBYA, you started out saying that Fake Fatalities are cool (No way a reptile would be in a person who can eats their heads), but then go on about how lame Fatalities like Sonyas....

These fatalities also go along with how they want MK9 to be perceived. Alot of these fatalities are things you could actually do to a person, instead of alot of the older ones (Eating nails and then spitting them back out/inhaling someone, all that jazz) that were just too over the top.

I personally think the fatalities of MK9 so far have been awesome.
 
Nothing is worse than Jax's boot stomp so I would say that I am overall quite satisfied with the fatalities. They have returned to the disgusting brutal gore they once were <3
 
Ok ill admit maybe some of the fatalities could have bn thought thru alil more but really ppl, are u gonna sit here n already complain before u get an actual chance to play it.
The game looks great n plays great IMO. Do u all got to be so negative n skeptical...?!
 
Ok ill admit maybe some of the fatalities could have bn thought thru alil more but really ppl, are u gonna sit here n already complain before u get an actual chance to play it.
The game looks great n plays great IMO. Do u all got to be so negative n skeptical...?!

Well, it really goes both ways.....all the people who say OMG THIS GAME LOOKS AWESOME!!! without even playing it are no different from the people who say it looks like garbage but have never played it....but people only complain when others are negative.
 
I actually really love the new fatalities guys and gals. The only thing I dont like is the same DUN DUN DUN fatality music, its absolutely HORRID. I wish they would make it more darker and scarier.
 
since the beginning MK fatalities have pretty much been the same...the only difference is how they were presented....sure there could be a little more creativity involved ( or someone in the office saying "thats been done before" )....but since MK3 fatalities have been on the decline....jax growing into a giant and stomping the opponent ( really? ) liu kang dropping the MK cab on the opponent...just a few examples...but what has really killed them for me has been the presentation....they dont feel as dark...sure the screen goes damn near pitch black but the ominous sound is gone, that sound when you knew you pulled the fatality input off...even the announcers "finish him/her" can kill the mood...even the word "fatality" across the screen looks retarded now...keep it simple...

i especially dont like the 3d feel they kept for MK 9's fatalities...too up close and personal for me...main reason why i havent liked the 3d mk games of the past...they get too close for the fatality ...

another issue i have is the screen going pitch black around the fatality...why? i liked it going dark grey and you could still see the background

the biggest issue im having with the fatalities is the announcement....the "finish him" isnt menacing at all...almost comical...and "fatality" is worse...whoever gave the thumbs up to the commentary should be fired...i dont care if its noob himself

its sad that NRS thinks they have to push the envelope graphically to get the point across...and still doesnt succeed...for me they have executed some things correctly but than fail harder at the easy stuff...
 
THIS. Exactly this. I think you guys are expecting them to show us wayy too much way too soon. I know they have something up their sleeves. If not, meh. Fatalities were always an afterthought, and I won't mind too much because the gameplay is awesome. If you've played the demo, you know. Plus, it's a lot different seeing them done in person. I didn't care too much for Johnny Cages, but after seeing it on my 1080p screen, I love it. All of the sound effects are gross. And perfect.

I agree as well, even the most simple fatality is gonna look better than ever with this awesome, full HD graphics, so even if for the mayority of finishing moves they took the path of remaking old ones, i still think it's awesome, but i'm sure that will see some original ones, and they will likely be awesome. And if not, well, there's always the gameplay, which apparently, judging by the reactions to demo, is great, and that's what really matters after all. Just don't do the fatalities that you don't like, and concentrate on kicking ass during the fight, not after.
 
don't really care myself. I'm more interested in the game play and combo's myself. I really don't think there's too much more they can do fatality wise before it's all been done or they get so violent that it pushes it over to an AO rating.

I agree with this. I think the fatalities are cool, plus with more to unlock it's should be fine.
 
I like all the fatalities I've seen so far. Let's not forget that theres DLC too, so maybe they listen to the people who are negative about their fatalities and release one out that satisfies both sides of the argument.
 
I'm just gonna say this... and I know it's probably not the popular thought of a MK fan, but there's a simply solution. If you don't like the fatalities, don't use them.

There's going to be so much other stuff in the game.

Not to mention, they are going to have DLC fatalities. Maybe they are holding out for the good ones as DLC.

Let the flaming begin.
 
Quan Chi's neck stretch is genius. He rips your spine, FROM THE INSIDE! Not even the OG Sub-Zero could do that. Give the guy credit. Besides, we all know the worst fatality ever is blankity blank blank. Because there is no such thing as a "worst fatality".
 
Quan Chi's neck stretch is genius. He rips your spine, FROM THE INSIDE! Not even the OG Sub-Zero could do that. Give the guy credit. Besides, we all know the worst fatality ever is blankity blank blank. Because there is no such thing as a "worst fatality".

I suppose you must be pretty good If you can rip someone's spine out that far without even ripping of their head lol
 
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