Mortal Kombat Arcade Collection Arriving Summer 2011

so they're just releasing them as straight ports?...why couldnt they stylize them?

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no need to refilm...just stylize
 
sans power said:
A re-produced MK Trilogy was the best and logical option, when people went frantic over the HD rumors.
If they were to re-film/remake a HD Kollections, the best option would be to include all those characters into one single game with the same engine.
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Completely agree, the logic is undeniable. One game, one engine. That's if they could pull it off, have it looking good and playing as it should.

natedoggcata said:
MK Arcade Kollection is already on PC... its called MAME
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$10 is not much to pay for convenience, plus the features. It will also bring a huge increase in the amount of people playing these games.
 
Awesome! I have MK2 for PS3, and MK1 for PS2...(Deception Premium Pak), however I no longer have a PS2 and my PS3 isn't backwards compatible unfortunately. :( So it'll be nice to be able to play them all on one console. :) *Instead of having to switch back and forth between PS2 & 3.
 
Can you guys imagine how sick an MK game like MK2/UMK3 would be right now??? OMG, it would be amazing. The detail on the actors, the level designs, the fatalities, and the gameplay. I mean, it would absolutely amazing, for characters like the robots, they could put actors in special "green" suits and then design robotic features onto the actors. They could do that with everyone, the game would be so sweet...

That's a MK we need, hands down.
 
The Pit said:
so they're just releasing them as straight ports?...why couldnt they stylize them?
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Because that brings up the dilemma of how exactly to stylize it and keep it true to the original. Not much point in restoring something if it's going to be changed significantly.

I think what people need to realize is that remakes of these games would never be the same. NR knew this and that's why they won't release whatever attempt they made at it.
At least if they could work from the original footage, it could've been a better solution. But for whatever reason they can't; whether it's missing, or low res, or too costly for restoration. They'd have to remake everything else like backgrounds from scratch too, and those would have to fit stylistically with the footage.

Anyway I just don't see it happening, so let's move on and embrace this release. I know I'm definitely looking forward to it.
 
Yeah, I don't believe this is the HD Kollection. Which means we still need official confirmation on that, unfortunately. When all the major retailers originally listed the HD Kollection they were all going for ~40 bucks, and there's just no way anyone would put all that work into recapturing the sprites only to charge $10 for it. Will I pick this up? Absolutely, especially because it isn't being developed by Backbone which couldn't pull a good port from it's own ass - they cheaped out HD Remix, made MK2 unbearingly loud and neither platform's MK even lets you remap the controls. That must have been too much coding for them, heaven forbid they patched the damn thing once after however many years they've been out.

This will be fun for sure. I'll still be hoping for the HD version soon. And praying that MK4 is unlockable.
 
embrace ports?...i already have ports...i dont need to buy the same things twice and even 3 times...i have the first three games on my psp also ( midway treasures )...
 
Just one last thing I want to add...anyone who remembers my very first post on this forum, in my very first thread - I can't believe I was right all along. Well, pretty much.
 
TerryMasters said:
This will be fun for sure. I'll still be hoping for the HD version soon. And praying that MK4 is unlockable.
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Wtf is up with that bs? I'm not a fan of 3d MK's, but let's see MK4 via download.. I swear, sometimes I feel like as good as the classics are, the team gives them little or no love.

Prime example of Ed not listening to fans or even going as far as blocking them, jaja. What a loser
 
btw, I follow this guy very closely on youtube. He works for some company in Europe or Russia or some shit and anyways, supposedly they're in the process of releasing a fighting game. The game drew several inspirations from MK as you will see in the video, he promises the game is in it's development stages and scheduled for release. He says that it plays a lot like SF, but the theme is darker, violent, and disturbing, similar to a MK game if it was developed by Rockstar.

Here's an example of what a classic MK could be like with the technology we have nowadays.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M5mcuHuiIE&feature=feedu
 
Gamer_of_the_Year said:
It better be HD. If not, I'll pass.
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I'm feeling the same way. I was really really hoping to see the games redone in true HD. Dunno if I'm gonna skip this, but if the online stuff is better on this version, then I'll swing another $10 for it.

It's too bad that all they've got on FB is the select screens. Not impress at ALL.
 
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I am not that excited. For those who want an arcade version of MK, get them on MAME. I play them on my original arcade cabinets.. so if they are not different i.e HD, I think this is the first time I am saying this, I will not be bothered with buying this.. its just WB executives wanting your money. I really hope WB do not turn Mk into SH....

I also do not agree not releasing a proper Kollection in a case and collectable disk, rather than just a download!! there's no value in downloads, after a few years they will be gone...
 
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