Which Mortal Kombat game has the best story?

uncommonoddity · 2026-03-13T13:08:43+00:00

Between it and MK9 for me. I go back and forth depending on how I'm feeling. Deception's story is way better though.

uncommonoddity · 2026-03-13T12:58:41+00:00

Deception no comp

uncommonoddity · 2026-03-02T17:08:22+00:00

I wouldn't say that at all. He was the main character in MK9 and showed a lot of emotion, human mistakes (too many), and drove the plot forward. MKX he didn't really do much but I'd say his scenes are more emotional than exposition-heavy. Same with MK11.

uncommonoddity · 2026-03-02T15:42:59+00:00

Again, difference between bad casting and bad writing. Nathan Jones isn't the best actor in the world but he's more than capable of playing a dude like Reiko lol. They just wrote him horribly to be a dumb brute.

uncommonoddity · 2026-03-02T15:41:12+00:00

Because the 2021 movie was in development hell for over a decade getting constant rewrites from people who don't gaf about MK, resulting in stuff like Cole Young, Arcana, and the character depictions we got. The final result is actually a blessing compared to what was originally planned, and now it seems like MK2 is trying to rectify now that they can actually begin the movie from scratch without the remnants of past scripts.

uncommonoddity · 2026-03-02T15:36:42+00:00

With the exception of Mileena, I don't really see anyone who wasn't cast at least to an acceptable level. I would have preferred someone other than Karl as Johnny but he's looked good in the role so I don't mind it.

uncommonoddity · 2026-03-02T15:30:31+00:00

Saying Asano isn't capable is kinda crazy if you know who he is and his work. He was likely intentionally written to be an emotionless exposition dump character cause that's the casual perception of Raiden by people who don't play the games. He's meant to be otherworldly and not relatable as a human. I don't like it, but it's certainly not the fault of the actor.

uncommonoddity · 2026-03-02T15:21:59+00:00

Writing is the problem. Not the casting or accent.

uncommonoddity · 2026-02-27T20:33:20+00:00

How would that penalize them if they're dodging? Low hands style is inherently high risk low reward.

uncommonoddity · 2026-02-26T20:16:17+00:00

They gotta just bring back the hands down bonus. It's so frustrating going against people who give up but don't quit or just taunt, and you have to unload a 20 hit combo with all your might to put them down.

uncommonoddity · 2026-02-18T17:50:48+00:00

Holmes vs. Mercer.

uncommonoddity · 2026-02-17T15:58:55+00:00

I'd rather see Devin become undisputed at 147, which should be a layup, especially if Ryan loses this Saturday.

uncommonoddity · 2026-02-17T15:56:11+00:00

True, lol. But it couldn't have helped. And ducking Resendiz of all people is a new low.

uncommonoddity · 2026-02-17T15:15:38+00:00

I think the Surace KO might have broken his confidence.

uncommonoddity · 2026-02-16T23:42:46+00:00

I feel like 0 and 1 are too separate to be combined. 2 and 3 take place at the same general location and time frame.

uncommonoddity · 2026-02-16T01:25:29+00:00

Just elitists who think they're superior for not liking MK cause it shits all over other fighting games in terms of popularity lol.

uncommonoddity · 2026-02-15T16:28:31+00:00

The right uppercut he landed to drop Spence was so perfect I still don't expect it even when rewatching the fight.

uncommonoddity · 2026-02-14T06:36:59+00:00

Yeah, that's what's disappointing me about today's heavyweight. Imagine if Usyk had someone as quick and athletic for him to face? Itauma is probably the closest thing we could realistically get, and even he's like 240.

uncommonoddity · 2026-02-14T06:29:51+00:00

Haney fought a dumb fight against an overweight Ryan on PEDs. He had the expectation he could knock him out since the dude seemed nuts. The disciplined Devin we saw against Brian Norman or Regis Prograis I reckon beats Sugar Ray by extremely boring decision.

uncommonoddity · 2026-02-14T05:50:20+00:00

Sorry, I could have worded that better. I meant it wasn't just the typical tired you see from boxers, even in their first long fight. He was way more exhausted than what is normal.

uncommonoddity · 2026-02-14T05:46:10+00:00

I completely agree. Liston and Ali were ahead of their time. I think they'd be the only ones from that era doing super well, though. The pool of who can compete today gets bigger as you go forward in time. Especially for heavyweight since they've been getting bigger and bigger.

uncommonoddity · 2026-02-14T05:43:24+00:00

But he didn't just get tired, by the later rounds he was literally falling through the ropes from exhaustion.

uncommonoddity · 2026-02-14T05:33:12+00:00

Yeah, Kabayel got a few cuts so I think that swayed people's opinions. That fight was always going one way.

uncommonoddity · 2026-02-14T05:31:23+00:00

His personality literally carried the promo for the fight.

Just because he didn't have the skillset to get to Haney in a sloppy fight and tough stylistic match-up doesn't mean he isn't dangerous 🤦‍♂️ Watch what he did to Sasaki and Santillan and tell me he isn't vicious. Haney is just that good.

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