Matt Wilson
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Here are my theories on what I believe to be the future of all up and coming content for this game. (Again, this are just theories, not facts.)
There's going to be a downloadable expansion pack/add-on for this game, not a direct sequel.
Ed Boon and the other developers/creators at Neather Realm Studious have so far done an excellent job at listening to their fan base and trying to give the people what they want. Between ideas for downloadable characters, classic kostume packs, more fatalities, etc. It doesn't seem to me like their pulling an Activision and just trying to reach into our wallets. In this regard, I doubt (with the story ending with Shinnok appearing) that they are going to release a new Mortal Kombat next year just to continue on with this saga. This game's graphics, core gameplay (albeit needing a few tweaks) and basic form alone is good enough on it's own; it doesn't need a direct sequel. Besides, I can't remember a time when MK did release a sequel every year. (Unless it was one of those garbage spin-off games) This game is a reboot of the franchise and covers all 3 games in one nifty bundle. My best guess is that they'll be releasing a few new characters every few months, and toward the end of the year release an add-on to the story-line involving these new characters so as to not charge us all an additional 60$ for a 'new experience'. The bulk of the characters are already here, no need to make a sequel anytime soon, especially when you can just add more through DLC.
I think all of the characters that you think will be DLC, will be DLC.
It shouldn't be a mystery to anyone that the developers read forums for fan feedback. I doubt this site is any exception. Cyber Smoke, Rain, Fujin, Shinnok, Kenshi, Tanya, Reiko...all of them will most likely make a come back into the series through DLC. Aside from Skarlet, I don't see too many new characters on the horizon, only because the demand for old-school favorites are so high. I remember an in interview with Ed Boon (or one of the developers) stating that they were trying to 'weed' out the unpopular or cookie cutter characters, like Chameleon or Hsu Hao (Thank god.) It's not really so much a matter of who, but when.
Any future in-between content is going to be new costumes, fatalities, and levels.
This should be obvious, but I think the Klassic Costume pack will live up to like...3. I think new costumes + new levels sounds more tantalizing. Fatalities are a must, and attaching new ones to existing characters will add a little more...flare? I don't know. It'd be more fun though to have even more options for 'making my day' after a match.
What are your thoughts?
Note: If you know me, you know I have long posts. ^ _ ^ please don't state the obvious. Ty!
There's going to be a downloadable expansion pack/add-on for this game, not a direct sequel.
Ed Boon and the other developers/creators at Neather Realm Studious have so far done an excellent job at listening to their fan base and trying to give the people what they want. Between ideas for downloadable characters, classic kostume packs, more fatalities, etc. It doesn't seem to me like their pulling an Activision and just trying to reach into our wallets. In this regard, I doubt (with the story ending with Shinnok appearing) that they are going to release a new Mortal Kombat next year just to continue on with this saga. This game's graphics, core gameplay (albeit needing a few tweaks) and basic form alone is good enough on it's own; it doesn't need a direct sequel. Besides, I can't remember a time when MK did release a sequel every year. (Unless it was one of those garbage spin-off games) This game is a reboot of the franchise and covers all 3 games in one nifty bundle. My best guess is that they'll be releasing a few new characters every few months, and toward the end of the year release an add-on to the story-line involving these new characters so as to not charge us all an additional 60$ for a 'new experience'. The bulk of the characters are already here, no need to make a sequel anytime soon, especially when you can just add more through DLC.
I think all of the characters that you think will be DLC, will be DLC.
It shouldn't be a mystery to anyone that the developers read forums for fan feedback. I doubt this site is any exception. Cyber Smoke, Rain, Fujin, Shinnok, Kenshi, Tanya, Reiko...all of them will most likely make a come back into the series through DLC. Aside from Skarlet, I don't see too many new characters on the horizon, only because the demand for old-school favorites are so high. I remember an in interview with Ed Boon (or one of the developers) stating that they were trying to 'weed' out the unpopular or cookie cutter characters, like Chameleon or Hsu Hao (Thank god.) It's not really so much a matter of who, but when.
Any future in-between content is going to be new costumes, fatalities, and levels.
This should be obvious, but I think the Klassic Costume pack will live up to like...3. I think new costumes + new levels sounds more tantalizing. Fatalities are a must, and attaching new ones to existing characters will add a little more...flare? I don't know. It'd be more fun though to have even more options for 'making my day' after a match.
What are your thoughts?
Note: If you know me, you know I have long posts. ^ _ ^ please don't state the obvious. Ty!
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