Telegraph Preview Hands On

[Visø]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/8361332/Mortal-Kombat-hands-on-preview.html

The game has 28 characters to begin with, although 14 need to be unlocked and the remaining two are the first DLC planned for the game.

omfg is this shit true?

 

[IsItTheShoes]

Probably not.

 

[Visø]

14 + 14 + 2 = 30.

 

[Kelsper]

He's probably mis-worded it as 26 characters + 2 DLC to come.

Basically he's saying 12 unlocked at start + 14 locked + 2 DLC.

 

[IsItTheShoes]

It sounds more like this: 14 + (12+2) = 28

 

[Visø]

12 + 14 + 2 = 28

Mmmh, not satisfatying.

 

[IsItTheShoes]

I doubt there will only be 2 DLC characters.

 

[Visø]

2 DLC are planned.
Other will coming.

 

[Kelsper]

I doubt there will only be 2 DLC characters.

That's why it says the "first DLC planned."

 

[IsItTheShoes]

That's why it says the "first DLC planned."

Exactly why I doubt there will only be two.

 

[Warmth]

1 + 2 + 1...plus two, plus one, ISSSSSSS!

 

[IsItTheShoes]

Uh...seven

 

[RoboSmoke]

I think the DLC buttons on the select screen will open up a separate select screen to choose characters downloaded as DLC. If that's true then that opens up a lot of room for DLC characters. Just a thought.

 

[msmma]

Nice little article, but he calls Jax, Jacks??? hahaha

 

[Visø]

Major Jacks Briggson.

 

[RIPLIUKANG]

Major Jacks Briggson.

Lol no. It's Maj. Jackson Briggs.

 

[ZoopSoul]

Guy had 14 characters available in his demo and figured that was the starting roster -- another reason newspapers should get a staff of gamers as opposed to a tech guru to write for them.

 

[The Aggie]

Sure seems to me like he isn't informed, but rather taking some of this stuff at face value based on the demo that he was given access to. I saw a video recently (can't remember which one) and it had a very similar character layout where about half were unlocked and half were locked, with 2 "DLC" slots clearly showing at the bottom. I bet that he was looking at something very similar and assumes all of those slots will be locked when the game releases. Realistically, the entire cast from MK1, MKII, and MK3 will probably be unlocked from the get-go and we'll have maybe 4 or 5 unlockable and playable characters including Kratos for the PS3.