Mortal Wokebat 11 - Rushed review get dem' clicks = 8

Seems to be a good, not incredible reception like SFV:A, or Arc System Works Dragonballs.

Expected.

https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/mortal-kombat-11-review-in-progress/1900-6417127/

MK11 isn't just a sequel for series fans and Netherrealm devotees, it's a gateway into the realm of fighting games for anyone who has a passing interest in watching ruthless warriors beat each other silly. Streamlined mechanics keep the act of fighting furiously exciting no matter what your skill level, and comprehensive tutorials encourage you to dig into the nitty-gritty. There's a diverse roster of interesting characters and playstyles, and the story mode is an entertaining romp. The unfulfilling approaches to the game's dynamic single-player content and progression may feel like they've totally whiffed (at least at this early stage), but Mortal Kombat 11 hits where it matters.

THE GOOD

Fighting system is accessible, deep, and exciting to watch at all skill levels

Delightfully bombastic cinematic story mode

Interesting new characters among a roster of classic favorites

Character variations add meaningful diversity

Comprehensive tutorials explain fundamentals, high-level fighting game concepts, and character specifics very well

THE BAD

Unbalanced Tower Of Time modifiers make it a mostly frustrating experience

Difficult to get excited about character gear and cosmetics

Dont trust GS review anyway.

I agree. Only trust Gamespot when they review in your favor.

"Wokebat" Chuckling. :P

Generally speaking, when it comes to fighting games, initial reviews are always iffy because they really do, don't have the time to experience every-nuance. Aside from that, the games basically evolve now. SFV was a fucking train-wreck at launch, now it's GOAT.

If anything, it's a vague indicator. Unless it's pcgamer, in which case it's just a pleb.

Just like the My Time at Portia review... it's like these people only play a few hours of these games and make guesses and assumptions. The state of gaming journalism today is a big ole wtf.

As a previous user said, as long as GameSpot disgrees with you.

And by the way, what in God's name is "Wokebat"?

Mortal Kombat is violent.

https://www.gamesradar.com/uk/mortal-kombat-11-review/

8's pretty generous for a fighting game.

That's a nice score for a fighting game if I'm being honest and don't care about the score cause.....I'm ready to play this tonight!

Eew, Gamespot review.

Eew, IGN review.

Normally, I'd wait for a Komplete Edition, but the sheep side of me is excited that MK is back on Nintendo, so I don't even care.

I'm more impress how MK11 handles well on Switch despite it's weaker hardware but playing MK11 on the go adds more value for the money. Normally I wait for Komplete Edition as well, like I did for MKX, but I like what I'm seeing so far and I want to play it asap.

I'm waiting for my next check before I pick it up though. Spent a lot of money on a con recently and bought a lot of comics (featuring Buffy, X-Men, and Star Wars).

Not a fan of their business practices, but it's coming to Switch so I might cave and get it soon.

@princessgomez92: All fighting games anymore have that same business model, not defending Neatherealms just pointing out they aren't the only ones doing this.

I hear Jax gets hella woke and saves the world from slavery. GOTY

May as well put the controller down and make a cup of tea during those long move sequences. Surely after seeing them once its gonna get boring fast. Mortal Kombat always looks so clunky too.

Is Jax the next Black Panther?

Gonna turn that shithole into a golf course.

@davillain-: He's basically Black Panther meets Marty Mcfly. Day 1.

@jaydan: no been burnt by them too much.

I might get this when they release the whole game for an acceptable price. I'll have to wait a year or so, I reckon.

@uninspiredcup said:

Gonna turn that shithole into a golf course.

Mar A Lago confirmed?

Nope, waiting for the complete edition with all the DLC characters, like i do with all NetherRealm Studio fighting games

Too difficult. -2

Games journalism in 2019...

Early review = 100% of the clicks = dogfood for the journos for another 2 weeks :P

Wokebat sounds like a Zubat evolution that's immune to Sleep.

@uninspiredcup said:

Gonna turn that shithole into a golf course.

Just a note, Skyrim's Stormcloak Rebels have a similar quote BEFORE the 2016 election. Given the quote is memed to high heaven, it's kind of a given.

The real hero.

Played the game for a couple of hours last night and it is awesome.

And the game is getting review bombed to hell.

It will sell well, seriously doubt they care.

I picked up a Switch copy. Probably gonna be waiting for a few hours before I can play, gotta download most of the game.

- Ransom key character

- Immediately as soon as the game is released, segment it as £4.99 dlc

- Every-game does it now, no reviewer complains, t's become so normalized people don't blink an eye-lid

NO ONE CARES

- Dressed woman and anti-slavery message

EVERYONE CARES

was used in 2005 against devil may cry 3 as well though

Edit: not saying I agree with it at all. Just saying that it's been used before.

That's not how you hold a fight-stick.

For those offended by Jax' ending. Well, next time you play the best Bethesda era Fallout, maybe side with these guys next time. Because otherwise in that game, you can play a female protagonist and slaughter a male dominated faction of slavers that LARP as Romans (and even off it's leader before the damn game even ends). Where was the outrage then... oh wait, that was 2010-2012, and no one cared until GG became a thing.

They aren't fighting game players so that counts for a lot, they may not know what to look for as those games take months to evolve. 8 seems to be the highest imho.

One thing noticed in MP, that's actually pretty fuckng great. Pre-match is shows a persons win rate and chances of winning according to stats.

One of the biggest problems in SFV is that you can only see a persons win ration after a match. Which means, Rookie is basically infested with alt accounts at much higher rank, looking to smurf new players.

Just showing this from the get go, pretty much nullifies it unless they plan on generating tons of accounts or deliberately losing over and over.