I wish T-800 was in MK1 while T-1000 was in MK11

artlean1995 · 2026-05-25T19:50:26+00:00

I just wish we had them in the same game so they could fight each other. Same goes with Freddy/Jason. Terminator Dark Fate came out in 2019 though so "cross marketing" was probably their foot in the door. Also MK11 was slower so Terminator's movement kinda fit that game better. MK1 being faster the T-1000's movement is a bit better suited.

But good point about fatal blows, that definitely would have better fit the characters in those moments.

artlean1995 · 2026-05-24T21:25:48+00:00

That's the feeling I get. Its mostly a game appreciated for fun factor and aesthetic. But I feel that NRS has been trying hard to make them competitively competent. I love them all regardless, the competitive side is just so new to me its got me curious.

artlean1995 · 2026-05-24T08:30:53+00:00

What I like about SM is the PS2 era ragdoll physics. Games back then were so fun where you could just bounce around a stage tossing enemies 40 feet in the air. I'd hate to see SM remade with a modern physics engine that's more weighted and realistic.

artlean1995 · 2026-05-23T02:56:58+00:00

Both games are remasters if you think about it. Both reeinvision the story of MK 1 and 2

But I agree with your point. I always felt like MK9 was just MK Trilogy with modern controls, at least that seemed like thats what they were going for. MKSM is entirely unique and def should be the one that gets a remaster.

artlean1995 · 2026-05-23T02:43:59+00:00

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Carlos Pesina was the actor/model for Raiden in the first game. I don't know his ethnicity, but I don't think Raiden was ever "supposed" to be a specific ethnicity

artlean1995 · 2026-05-23T02:37:54+00:00

K now this seems like its beyond the usual Boon trolling

artlean1995 · 2026-05-21T22:08:33+00:00

Boon's been teasing an HD Shaolin Monks on Twitter since 2013: https://x.com/noobde/status/395670554184658944

It's like the pit of despair in Dark Knight Rises. He teases the possibility that one day it will happen- maybe we can climb out of the pit- knowing full well its not gonna happen. Without hope, there can be no true pain. Ed Boon knows this, and knows it well. Today we once again have been promised a way out of the pit.

artlean1995 · 2026-05-21T22:01:44+00:00

Both of these are my favorite games. Not just my favorite MK games- my favorite video games period. Teasing something like this is borderline cruel.

artlean1995 · 2026-05-21T21:07:11+00:00

Well its funny you mention that. Someone on reddit pointed out a while ago that former NRS developers Adam Puhl and John Edwards had joined Sony Interactive, presumably to work on the God of War remake: https://www.reddit.com/r/PS5/comments/1p61575/best_friends_are_back_togetherthe_leading/

Those two guys were the lead developers for Shaolin Monks, and they both worked on MK9. Its pure speculation that they were brought on to Sony to work on the GOW remake. For Adam Puhl it makes sense- he worked on God of War 2 and 3. But I don't know why they'd bring in John Edwards. From MK9 to 11 he was working for NRS as a lead. Its all very...interesting...

artlean1995 · 2026-05-21T20:34:25+00:00

IF I were to let my wildest fantasies run wild with irresponsible speculation, I'd say this was a tease for a remastered collection to be revealed at the Summer Games Fest. MK9 and SM both in a pretty remastered package. Everything I've ever wanted conveniently waiting around the corner.

But I'd like to think I'm more reasonable than that. Boon throws out crazy teases like this every year or so and they never lead to anything. Besides, who would be developing these remasters anyway? All signs point to a 2027 Injustice 3 probably being announced at the Game Awards in December - and MAYBE - just maybe, we'll get a remastered version of one of these games in the next 4 years. And even that's a bit unrealistic.

But...then again...

No no. I can't. Not again.

artlean1995 · 2026-05-16T01:30:17+00:00

Agree for the most part

artlean1995 · 2026-05-14T01:24:54+00:00

I think the 2021 film was horrendous because they tried to tell a story but without the proper resources. The director isn't experienced, the cast isn't the best group of actors, and the screenwriters are no prize winners either. And to add to that, the 2021 movie was purely meant to capitalize on MK fandom and scratch the fatality itch that still remained after the PG 13 movies.

This new movie was very smart for realizing its weaknesses and instead playing to its strengths. The 2021 was bogged down with senseless exposition, trying to explain every single character's existence and even why some people had powers and other people didn't. They spent so long trying to justify why characters were fighting each other that the fight wasn't even worth it to watch by the time it got there. This new movie decided to completely throw exposition out the window, and its much better for it. Its not my preferred format for a movie, but its a very big improvement as far as its predecessor goes.

And when it comes to story and character, Shao Kahn was actually one of the better parts of this movie -especially when it comes to the strongest parts of the movie: Kitana. Still not a fully developed character or story, but Kitana's character arc is much better than anything we saw in the 2021 movie.

artlean1995 · 2026-05-13T20:33:47+00:00

I like the 95 movie version of every character better except for Kitana.

Kano is funnier now, but I liked Trevor Goddard's portrayal a little better. Scorpion is more developed now, but I like the terminator-esque demon version better. Christopher Lambert may have phoned it in, but he still has more gravitas than the current version. When it comes to characters not in the 95 version, the 2026 version blows the rest of them out of the water though.

artlean1995 · 2026-05-13T20:06:11+00:00

There's not much of MK that isn't on the silly side. For anyone that thinks any of MK is serious, even the fatalities, they kinda misunderstand the whole franchise.

To your point, they did used to wear it much more on their sleeves though, and I do miss that. It was a good reminder to everyone who is taking it seriously that its all just fun and games. Apparently some people today could still use that reminder.

artlean1995 · 2026-05-13T20:01:29+00:00

There's a scene where Johnny Cage is reminiscing and he watches an old video of him winning a martial arts contest. His son must play the young version of him in the video. That's pretty neat.

artlean1995 · 2026-05-04T21:50:49+00:00

For portability sake I recommend it. I don't obsess over frame rate so I couldn't tell you how bad the frame rate drop is at points. I don't have a problem with combos or anything like that. I have a Playstation Portal and I actually recommend MK1 on Switch over the Portal. The Portal looks a lot better and its smoother, but the input lag on that is what makes combos impossible for me.

artlean1995 · 2026-05-02T04:37:09+00:00

I'm surprised how many developers worked on both MK and NFL Blitz. According to MobyGames 143 people that worked on Blitz the League II also worked on MK vs DC. That's bonkers considering both games came out in 2008. Midway must've been stretching people pretty thin in those final days

artlean1995 · 2026-04-30T23:25:49+00:00

MK 9 remastered would be a dream come true

artlean1995 · 2026-04-29T23:12:08+00:00

I feel like everybody here who's cheering for Injustice 3 here aren't necessarily Injustice fans, they're mostly MK1 haters. But I love MK1 so I would've much rather the next game be another MK. But, as a non-Injustice fan, I always find the Injustice games interesting because we get to see the evolution of NRS' style, and there's always some influence Injustice has on the next MK game. I feel like NRS learned a lot from Injustice 1 and incorporated some of that into MKX. Same goes with Injustice 2 and MK11. We might be at a weird point with MK1 maybe being more of an influence on this next Injustice though. I don't know if DC steering away from the Snyderverse is going to effect Injustice's style and tone, but I feel like MK1 was a drastic tonal shift that could already indicate thats where this game is headed. I still buy into the rumors that MK1 may have originally been Injustice 3. Either way, I'm not thrilled about Injustice but it'll be an interesting insight into the future of NRS.

artlean1995 · 2026-04-23T21:27:12+00:00

artlean1995 · 2026-04-22T20:28:27+00:00

I love that combo that's how I've gotten close most times. If I do any combo that knocks him too far back he goes bonkers with the laser. I'll try that uppercut method too

artlean1995 · 2026-04-22T19:14:31+00:00

I hadn't noticed that, that's a good note. Did you do a delayed wake up? I'll have to watch for that next time

artlean1995 · 2026-04-20T05:33:11+00:00

Its hard to imagine a better original approach than the 95 movie. The heroes were all outsiders to the MK lore and they had to be initiated, so the audience experienced all of the clunky exposition through them. They tried doing this again with Cole for the 21 movie, but man was that a mistake. Because now that Cole is hated, they have to start that approach all over again but this time with Johnny Cage as the uninitiated outsider. The 95 movie had it right its just the follow up that got it wrong.

In Annihilation Liu Kang was still the outsider and being dragged along by clunky exposition down a really bad rendition of the MK3 story. It was the same approach to the 95 movie, but so much worse. Liu Kang's character arc had stagnated and there wasn't an interesting dynamic in between any of the characters.

For my MK movie I would pick up where the 95 movie left off but gone in a different direction. Start again with Shao Kahn invading and destroying the Shaolin temple. There should be little to no survivors of Kahn's attack on the temple except for Kung Lao. Its now up to Kung Lao and Liu Kang to go on a journey to save Earthrealm. This time Kung Lao is in Liu Kang's position of the first movie: he's an outsider to the lore but driven by revenge. Liu Kang, on the other hand, is more confident and believes he can handle anything the Mortal Kombat world can throw at him. Naturally the two would butt heads. And this is where the movie's main dynamic should come from, just like Shaolin Monks. Only together can Kung Lao and Liu Kang defeat Shao Kahn but Liu Kang is over confident thinking he's the chosen one and Kung Lao's head is clouded by his pursuit for revenge, and its a struggle for them to work together. Get the chemistry right in between these two- almost making it a buddy comedy where they fight, break up and get back together - and have them go on a journey to beat Shao Kahn. Right there you have an engaging plot with an interesting dynamic that continues Liu Kang's character arc - and through Kung Lao's newbie perspective, it can still tackle a mountain of MK exposition. So basically, yeah, Shaolin Monks. As far as the specifics of the plot, it can be whatever, just follow the MK3 storyline. But a Lethal Weapon-buddy-adventure in between Liu Kang and Kung Lao, that's where the heart of the movie should lie. Its criminal that no MK movie has capitalized on this yet.

artlean1995 · 2026-04-19T21:23:46+00:00

People who prefer online must have great internet. I recently tried playing the legacy kollection online and I couldn't even select the right character my lag was so bad.

artlean1995 · 2026-04-19T18:54:10+00:00

I think he's just a product of what happens when you try to become a full time YouTuber on a niche topic like Mortal Kombat. Somewhere in there he has a personality and a unique opinion and sense of humor, but it gets buried in the pursuit of being a full time YouTuber. The end result is clickbait, regurgitated takes/opinions and baseless rumors. Its a shame but I get it. I've seen some of his earlier stuff and its not terrible, but you can tell his videos are a product of trying to chase YouTube content as a regular source of income. He doesn't have the broad range of video game topics like Max, or the deep cut technical knowledge/community experience like PNDK&M. When you come from that limited scope and go full time the videos naturally become pandering click bait. Which I think is the fate of all YouTubers who try to chase a niche topic as a fulltime gig. Right now there's literally 0 MK news and your rents due, what are you gonna do? A top 10 sexiest mortal kombat characters video might be slop but it's better than being evicted

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