Kratos to star in upcoming mortal kombat

To switch sides for a second, although I prefer him not to be in the game, I agree that he can fit into the game/story. The characters in MK are warriors from different realms (maybe even different times? not sure about that one), so it would work.

This also reminds me of the scene in the first MK movie where Shang Tsung summoned all of the past warriors he defeated to take on Lui Kang. Lui Kang was battling all of these ancient warriors from different cultures and times. This is going a bit far, but to explain his presence, Kratos COULD be one of Shang's summoned defeated souls. Doubt this is the case, but that's the only way I could fit him into the story.
 
I don't hate Kratos whatsoever. I loved the god of war series.
He just doesn't belong here. I just have this feeling that 9 out of 10
of the online matches I get into I'll be fighting against some tool
who only chooses Kratos because of God Of War. I HATE that.
People should be playing this because they like Mortal Kombat,
or because they saw it recently and thought it looked great (because it does).
NOT because some gimmicky character is in it.

That and I just read David Jaffe say this "Dude Kratos would have a ****ALITY and **** the SHIT out of Sonya AND Katana at the same mother****ing TIME!!!! :) "

Uhh, yeah Dave.. that sounds like a terrific idea.
This is the same sad mentality I picture most of the people picking him would have.
 
Just as a last note, Taj Gill I recognise the possibility of exclusive characters being highlights of a game. But if MK9 is strong enough on its own, which I believe it definitely will be, Kratos will be but a passing novelty. As someone else said, a strictly GOW fan that plays the game may find himself immersed in the MK universe. I don't believe that MK needs Kratos to be successful. It's for that reason I think that they have decided to include him, because they know the game is strong enough to keep the spotlight on its own roster, attract gamers to that roster, and at the same time giving everyone a fun bonus character. I think of Kratos in the same way I think of mini-games.

@mdsfx, I am 100% against trying to fit him in the story. That is where I draw the line. Unless of course it's simply an ending after arcode mode, anything else is a definite no for me.
 
jarvis653 said:
Just as a last note, Taj Gill I recognise the possibility of exclusive characters being highlights of a game. But if MK9 is strong enough on its own, which I believe it definitely will be, Kratos will be but a passing novelty. As someone else said, a strictly GOW fan that plays the game may find himself immersed in the MK universe. I don't believe that MK needs Kratos to be successful. It's for that reason I think that they have decided to include him, because they know the game is strong enough to keep the spotlight on its own roster, attract gamers to that roster, and at the same time giving everyone a fun bonus character. I think of Kratos in the same way I think of mini-games.

@mdsfx, I am 100% against trying to fit him in the story. That is where I draw the line. Unless of course it's simply an ending after arcode mode, anything else is a definite no for me.
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How about a biography in how he got to the mk universe?
 
jarvis653 said:
@mdsfx, I am 100% against trying to fit him in the story. That is where I draw the line. Unless of course it's simply an ending after arcode mode, anything else is a definite no for me.
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I can't imagine them not trying to fit him into the story somehow. I doubt very much that he'll be thrown in without explanation. In my opinion, if he doesn't/can't fit into the story, he shouldn't be there. It's either all in or nothing for me.
 
Taj Gill said:
Sure you may call me a purist, but seriously in a back to the golden days MK, it should be straight MK, nothing else.
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that ship has sailed homie,im glad kratos is the guest character,at least he's a character wit nuts,it could have been meat,or mokap,plus whether love em or hate em you cant say its not gonna help double the sales on ps3
 
MAGNUM2699 said:
that ship has sailed homie,im glad kratos is the guest character,at least he's a character wit nuts,it could have been meat,or mokap,plus whether love em or hate em you cant say its not gonna help double the sales on ps3
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That's the thing magnum, NR changed this game from a fan service, to a ploy for making the most money. From a fan's perspective, that is ludicrous.
 
Taj Gill said:
That's the thing magnum, NR changed this game from a fan service, to a ploy for making the most money. From a fan's perspective, that is ludicrous.
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That's it EXACTLY. They're pandering to an audience that otherwixe would'nt have given 2 shits about MK
to make more money. If they have a solid game it'll sell. I work for market research and I see shit like this
all the time. They would've done just fine the way it was.
 
MAGNUM2699 said:
that ship has sailed homie,im glad kratos is the guest character,at least he's a character wit nuts,it could have been meat,or mokap,plus whether love em or hate em you cant say its not gonna help double the sales on ps3
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I would take Meat over Kratos any day of the week. At least Meat IS Mortal Kombat.
 
@ Jarvis, i corrected my post, one word i put in by mistake changed the whole idea of my post, if you can, please read it over and see if you need to change what you replied with. My bad bro lol.
 
Viking_Poodle said:
I don't hate Kratos whatsoever. I loved the god of war series.
He just doesn't belong here. I just have this feeling that 9 out of 10
of the online matches I get into I'll be fighting against some tool
who only chooses Kratos because of God Of War. I HATE that.
People should be playing this because they like Mortal Kombat,
or because they saw it recently and thought it looked great (because it does).
NOT because some gimmicky character is in it.

That and I just read David Jaffe say this "Dude Kratos would have a ****ALITY and **** the SHIT out of Sonya AND Katana at the same mother****ing TIME!!!! :) "

Uhh, yeah Dave.. that sounds like a terrific idea.
This is the same sad mentality I picture most of the people picking him would have.
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HA if Kratos gets anywhere near kitana im going to have to go Shaolin monk on his a** :)
 
Viking_Poodle said:
That and I just read David Jaffe say this "Dude Kratos would have a ****ALITY and **** the SHIT out of Sonya AND Katana at the same mother****ing TIME!!!! :) "

Uhh, yeah Dave.. that sounds like a terrific idea.
This is the same sad mentality I picture most of the people picking him would have.
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....Ugh. My head hurts. He sounds like someone that would turn Mortal Kombat into Mortal Fapfap.
 
Taj Gill said:
That's the thing magnum, NR changed this game from a fan service, to a ploy for making the most money. From a fan's perspective, that is ludicrous.
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The game is still a fan service, but added a non-MK character that some MK fans wanted and some didn't, while bringing new players that never played MK.

Viking_Poodle said:
That's it EXACTLY. They're pandering to an audience that otherwixe would'nt have given 2 shits about MK
to make more money. If they have a solid game it'll sell. I work for market research and I see shit like this
all the time. They would've done just fine the way it was.
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Today, I told 3 of my friends this Kratos news, who are my age and big MK fans (but not as big as me) from the beginning when we used to play MK1 together at the corner store, and they love the idea. They were already liking the progress of MK9 of going back to its roots, but this is just another bonus for them and they said it was great.

Of course MK9 would have sold really well without Kratos, but it's not just about the money. It's the fun factor, for MK fans and non-MK fans. Not all MK fans agree with you that Kratos isn't a great addition, and I would bet that the majority of gamers who bought any of the past MK games either like that Kratos is in it, or don't care that he's in it. But we'll see this Saturday where there'll probably be a video of Kratos at the VGAs, and we'll hear more general (casual and hardcore) MK fans' opinions who don't go on these sites but still buy the MK games. And maybe by then you guys will have calmed down a bit.
 
Jack Sparrow said:
I just love to read this forums... opinions are like colors. Oh well.

At the end we all will be receiving a great product, a great game. You all are going to buy it nonetheless, even if it has Kratos, Starkiller or a James Hetfield render.

360 users, surely you will have your bonus feature.

For you that don't like Kratos in the game, rest asured that he will not be in the story mode so you won't have to bear with him. In the single player, arcade, vs, whatever he will be, just don't select him. Just leave us "fanboys" to enjoy his inclusion in the game.

Looking forward to March 2011

Cheers!!
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Kratos shouldn't be on the MAIN roster either.
DLC makes the most sense.
If I choose not to have him on the roster, DLC assures me that I won't see him.

NetherRealm is very capable of taking out an MK 1 thru 3 character, in order to substitute that slot for Kratos, and make you BUY that said character later.
How f****d up would that be?
Your favorite MK character is replaced with Kratos, only for you to have to buy that character later?

For those saying "No they wouldn't do that," remember this is the same company that gave us both watered down (Armageddon) and T-Rated (MKvsDC) versions of Mortal Kombat.
The only difference now, is that they have more money (from WB).
Still the same "quick and easy buck" mentality though.
I'm dying for NR to prove me wrong, in that aspect.
 
"Kratos is retarded and doesn't belong in my beloved MK, and if you think he does than **** you because you're not a true fan!!!11"

I would prefer that he wasn't in the game. However, it's not a big deal that he is. He's simply an addition for those that might like to play as Kratos in a Mortal Kombat game. I see no reason why 1 character should change the whole focus of the game. If that were true, MK4 would be ruined because of Meat, MK:DA would be ruined because of Mokap, MK:A would be ruined because of the ability to create whoever you wanted...fact is, if the game is 99% awesome, who cares about that 1 little bad thing you don't like. I don't care for most new characters presented in MK4-MK:A, doesn't mean they ruined the game for me. You'll get over it, you'll love the game regardless, and you'll realize you were overreacting.

"Now every God of War fan is gonna get the game and just play as Kratos online."

You don't honestly think it's gonna result in everyone playing as Kratos...MK has a few awesome characters too you know...I think you're insulting MK by thinking otherwise. However, if you run into all kinds of people playing as Kratos, befriend those who don't play as Kratos and just fight them. Or come on here and exchange tags with people that don't want to play as him either. Remember, you could always pick up the 360 version.

"This means MK is all about money and not the fans!"

Money is important you know. It's more money that goes to NR, which means a bigger budget for the next game. Also, it means more potential fans for the MK series, thus MK is popular again. If this happens, expect more MK merchandise, and even a new MK movie etc. Face it, no franchise truly flourishes if it's living off just hardcore fans. MK may have a good fan following, but it's fan following isn't near the levels it was in the 90's. With this game however, that could change. The inclusion of a popular character like Kratos, is only gonna make it appeal to more people, and give the game a larger chance of financial success. You're being pretty selfish if you'd rather the MK team make less money and cater to only the hardcore fan's wants and desires. The more money the game makes, the more WB is gonna shell out to give us all kinds of more MK goodies etc. in the future.
 
Guys stop freaking out over this; yes I don't think Kratos really fits into the franchise and yes I agree that this was a plain financial decision by Boon. But consider other things...He will probably be a DLC so you can have the free choice to never even have him in the game! Secondly he won't be in the storyline so it's not like they're shoving him into the game! Another thing is that they're putting A LOT of money into this, they're even modeling the insides of characters...they need this to pay off or they go bust and loose the ability to get funding in the future. Having Kratos will just boost sales on the PS3 as well as GoW fans and improve our chances of having an equally good or better MK game in the near future after MK9, if it successful =D
 
Yes, everybody please stop acting so ridiculously.. I have never played God of War, but I hear it's fantastic!

Sure, maybe Kratos wasn't originally in Mortal Kombat. BUT, he is not in story mode. He is simply another body to choose from the roster and kick some ass with. Stick to the story mode, purists...

Also note that having Kratos in this game may bring enough new players to the series to warrant the production of Mortal Kombat 10, which probably won't happen until the next generation = higher budget necessary.
 
wats up everyone im new here and well this site is awsome and well about kratos i dont want him in cause he just uses up a spot for a different character
 
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