Subtitle for MK 2011 :|

Taj Gill

Taj Gill

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Okay guys so i was surfing the MK facebook page, and they had a link to this new XPlay video interviewing Hector Sanchez at EGS in Mexico City.

While there is nothing really thats new in this video, the narrator claims that they PROBABLY might add a subtitle to the name of the game in the later stages of development.

I for one, am opposed to this, because since it is essentially a reboot, i believe it should be MK, and MK alone.

Heres the video: http://g4tv.com/videos/49734/Mortal-Kombat-Preview/

Your thoughts?
 
i think they should just call it mortal kombat and leave it how it is
but if they do a subtitle then it better be good and worth putting one
 
It needs it if for nothing other than clarification. Calling it "Mortal Kombat" makes it get confused with the original game and calling it the "New MK" or any of the similar clarifications is lame.
 
Taj Gill said:
While there is nothing really thats new in this video, the narrator claims that they PROBABLY might add a subtitle to the name of the game in the later stages of development.
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I got the impression that the guy doesn't know squat about a subtitle and was just making the assumption that it would eventually get one based on the trio of 3D games that had them. Everything the MK team has implied up to this point is that the title will just be "Mortal Kombat".

I could really go either way as far as this game having a subtitle. On the one hand, it can be a bit confusing to differentiate between this game and the original, but then again, we've all been doing just fine referring to this game as "MK9" or "MK '11".

The Sonic series ran into a similar problem when they released the critically panned "Sonic the Hedgehog" in 2006, but the game is always referred to as "Sonic '06" by the fan community, and there's practically no confusion surrounding it whatsoever. Just as we generally call the original Mortal Kombat "MK1" rather than just "MK", I think we'll do just as well calling this game "MK9" or "MK '11".

When discussion for MK11 starts, though, we'll be ****ed. :)
 
I think it should get a subtitle. Even thou I don't mind just mortal kombat. If it did just stay like that than forever ppl will call it mk9. And already the devs stated they don't want ppl to call it mk9(just mk).
 
DeathcoreRyknow said:
I got the impression that the guy doesn't know squat about a subtitle and was just making the assumption that it would eventually get one based on the trio of 3D games that had them. Everything the MK team has implied up to this point is that the title will just be "Mortal Kombat".

I could really go either way as far as this game having a subtitle. On the one hand, it can be a bit confusing to differentiate between this game and the original, but then again, we've all been doing just fine referring to this game as "MK9" or "MK '11".

The Sonic series ran into a similar problem when they released the critically panned "Sonic the Hedgehog" in 2006, but the game is always referred to as "Sonic '06" by the fan community, and there's practically no confusion surrounding it whatsoever. Just as we generally call the original Mortal Kombat "MK1" rather than just "MK", I think we'll do just as well calling this game "MK9" or "MK '11".

When discussion for MK11 starts, though, we'll be ****ed. :)
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I got that impression too, but its the MK team you never know with those dudes!!! remember they were gonna name Deadly Alliance, Mortal Kombat V, with a different subtitle so they might change it, which i hope they dont. And yeah, im not confused one bit about the identical names, people who are confused dont know much about MK LOL.
 
Ed Boon specifically tweeted about this:


noobde Although, 2 things.... The game WON'T have a subtitle. Its just MORTAL KOMBAT. And you definitely can't sever someone's testicles.
 
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Araknyd03 said:
Ed Boon specifically tweeted about this:


noobde Although, 2 things.... The game WON'T have a subtitle. Its just MORTAL KOMBAT. And you definitely can't sever someone's testicles.
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Oh. Well that explains everything! sorry araknyd i dont go on twitter LOL. my bad for a useless thread guys!!!
 
If they were to change the title, I want it to be about going back to the past and its roots.
Or better yet, we should call it:

THE MORTAL KOMBAT
 
Taj Gill said:
Oh. Well that explains everything! sorry araknyd i dont go on twitter LOL. my bad for a useless thread guys!!!
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It's not a useless thread Taj.
On the contrary, I think it's good because if they do decide to do something like that, NetherRealm would have plenty of suggestions from the fans :)

I would agree with Nasty_Freak though:
I would prefer it just being called Mortal Kombat or THE Mortal Kombat, just like the website.
 
Yeah im almost certain by this point in development it would have recieved a subtitle, and if it does, it should be like a one word thing like , rebirth or something :/
 
Thanks araknyd, if it were to have a subtitle last minute, they should give it the "Rebirth" name, not like MK: rebirth is ever gonna be made, so yeah lol.
 
mortal kombat: the lake house (eww (shudder))
mortal kombat: raiden and shao khan's excellent adventure
mortal kombat: dead pool time machine
 
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Etryus said:
I think they should add a subtitle because the first MK has a certain notoriety and should be left alone.
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True... but look what happened with Star Trek, they named the new movie just "Star Trek" and it actually lived up to the awesomeness of the original series, and reintroduced people to the series, so if this MK lives up to its hype (which i know it will), it will cause a reintroduction, and the popularity will probably be almost as near as the hype it had in the 90's.
 
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