12/25/2023 0 Comments Mortal kombat armageddon![]() ![]() A flaw with the story is that because of this, the character is sidelined despite being useful. He truly is the new Liu Kang, effortlessly winning, except this time not through plot armor, but his benefactors’ hubris. In fact, his status as the new Mortal Kombat champion seems hollow, given that his destiny is predetermined. Raiden may not be a god anymore, but they give him a magic do-hickey, and he’s firing lightning everywhere again. Scorpion seems to me now to be branding like a can of Pepsi. It will likely have Scorpion fans asking, “Where’s Hanzo?” It was a very strange decision for the series’ flagship character. I don’t see the nuance to this, given that being attached to “Scorpion” now means you’re attached to a completely different character with the same moniker. However, Hanzo Hasashi’s backstory appears to have been stolen and given to Kuai Liang, causing a lot of confusion for me. The aim of this seems to be to have the two iconic ninjas be brothers. Let’s see if it’s a positive change.įirstly, we have wholly retconned characters such as Kuai Liang, originally the 2nd Sub-Zero, who now takes the place of Scorpion. In fact, the story goes out of its way to re-establish previous character traits, such as Kuai Liang’s scar and Ashrah’s sword Kris, but almost every character, bar one, has additions to their previous characters. While this is a rebooted universe, characters don’t really get a new backstory. It’s my most vivid memory of the story by far. C’est magnifique! I don’t know why the awkward dinner scene stuck in my head, it was short, and brief. ![]() The image below isn’t even a stage, and they went crazy on the details. I don’t have much to say on the set pieces other than, holy moly, I love everything about how this game looks. ![]() Now, we find Earthrealm is given a sizable advantage instead. The power of Mortal Kombat has always been the plucky Earthrealmers fighting against more powerful threats from beyond. This is the most powerful strength of the storyline: what happens when self-righteousness becomes all-encompassing and exploring that. What is actually right for these characters? The morally gray nature of the storytelling makes you question what previous incarnations of this world have taught us. The God of this world is flawed, giving us a reason to root for villainous characters as a possible lesser of two evils. ![]() Surprisingly, someone at the bottom of the barrel might just turn to evil.ĭespite him being an unfeeling and psychopathic monster, you can’t help but think this could have been avoided had he been given a better start. We can even see malice behind some of his actions in the fate of Shang Tsung, who is reduced to scamming peasants to survive as the world actively punishes him for his efforts. The stakes are very real and very entertaining as a result.Įvery character’s backstory tells us something new about Liu Kang’s motives and hopes for this world. Because of this, you never know what will stick to your favorite characters. For instance, Kenshi is blinded once again. Despite all his competency, he cannot stop critical events or the violent nature of characters from reappearing. These changes provide very earnest reasons for the characters to oppose Liu Kang. The tagline of this game, “It’s in our blood,” was an amazingly accurate marketing strategy, in my opinion. The writers know how much to change and to not change characters beyond recognition. One of the story’s most intriguing concepts is that no matter how much is manipulated, characters and the world itself will fight to re-assert their nature despite the new benign influence. “It will be up to mortals to finish my work.” And Baraka wouldn’t get things stuck in his teeth, Reptile would shower more and Johnny Cage wouldn’t have a healthy marriage… Wait, what was that last one? However, the opening gives a fantastic insight into why character autonomy is crucial in this new setting. Now, we find that the realms of Mortal Kombat 1 are a fight to maintain peace and maintain Liu Kang’s vision of a “better” world. Previous titles were a bloody and hopeless fight for survival to protect our world. This game occurs after the last, where Liu Kang became the de-facto God of time in the MK universe. Previously, I’ve talked about their constant need to reboot the franchise, and now, we get to see the fruits of that habit! Mortal Kombat 1 is a pretty good fighting game, but the true appeal of NetherRealm Studio’s games is their excellent storytelling. ![]()
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