Board Thread:Mortal Kombat X/@comment-26516813-20171026231015/@comment-30711175-20171116135717

@Godzillavkk --  You admit that your introduction to Mortal Kombat was with the DC Comics crossover, while the rest of us have been fans since it's arcade beginnings. We know what works (2D combat) and what sells (character and lore).

After seven games Mortal Kombat was long overdue for a reboot. LONG OVERDUE. The story was going NOWHERE after the fifth entry (Deadly Alliance), fan favorites were overshadowed with generic characters that added nothing to the mythos, and the 3D gimmick went stale with fans, critics, and the creators themselves desiring a return to the 2D combat. To keep going would have killed this franchise.

So retelling the events at the earliest point in Mortal Kombat history was necessary to reestablish familiar ground with veterans of the classic games, while paving the way for a new story to keep the franchise fresh for newcoming fans.