It has nothing to do with realism. It had a good writing.
Which is exactly why I said:
> There's nothing wrong with saying "MK should be more realistic than it is," as long as you're using the word realistic as short-hand for what that realism actually allows you to do with your franchise. Realism is a storytelling tool, a means to an end, not an end unto itself.
Answer me this simple question: if Mileena had worn her stripper outfit in MKX's story mode, would that have made the story mode better?
Like Avatar, MK is a world, and it needs to be a convincing one for us to remember it after we turn off the console. In this case, that means making Mileena's outfit more realistic. If you want to use another word instead of realistic, like "original" or "tonally appropriate" or "representative of her personality," you can, and all three of those would be closer to the truth. But if you've been reading my posts closely, I think I made it very clear what my position actually is.
Also to answer your previous post. MK last versions are anything but realism. The moment they introduced X Ray's any semblence of realism went POOF. Like a smoke.
OK so if I have 5 apples, then you give me 5 more apples, and take away 1 apple, do I have more apples or less apples than when I started?
How seriously MK takes itself doesn't come down to any one particular thing, it comes down to thousands of design decisions, from graphical improvements and visual style, to character concepts, to character designs, to animations, to voice acting, environment design, dialogue, plot, themes, presentation, blah blah blah. A million different things. The OVERWHELMING majority of which have become more cinematic and more "realistic" over the years. Pointing to a single gameplay mechanic as some sort of trump card in this argument is beyond silly.
