Board Thread:Mortal Kombat X/@comment-5561191-20140912094911/@comment-25561256-20141222014922

Alright, Redemption… I don’t want to be a dick, but when you mentioned “true MK fans” (assuming you include yourself in that group)… I have to correct a few things.

Darrius was known by most as a terrorist, but he was actually only fighting the system; opposing the new harsh rule of Seido. Sort of like how believers in Confederacy oppose the way things are currently done in the United States, only it is implied that Seido was actually a better, more peaceful place before the new reign of the realm took hold. Havik, on the other hand, only opposed that which would end turmoil. The only thing similar between the two really, is that they were against the Seidan Guard, but for much different reasons. Darrius fought for “old country”, while Havik promoted and created chaos. Havik wanted to consume Onaga’s heart so that he could resurrect the dead and inflict more chaos onto the realms. Darrius really had nothing to do with the Dragon King.

Ashrah’s weapon was the Kriss blade, formerly used to kill vampires, known then as the Datusha.

It’s Li Mei.

Onaga did not kill Raiden. Raiden sacrificed himself in order to kill Onaga, but failed.

Hsu Hao, as awful as he may seem to you, is still a kombatant nonetheless and would also not be forgotten by a “true MK fan”. Such is true with other relatively unimportant/unimaginative kharacters such as Mokap or Meat also.

Now, new kharacter reveal… I’d personally like to see a new kombatant revealed next, rather than a returning one, mostly because revealing a never-before-seen kombatant will give me another NEW reason to be excited for MKX. And, if I had it my way, honestly I wouldn’t have any more reveals at all. I don’t want to know the entire roster of a game before I buy it. That kind of ruins the surprise factor. I’m perfectly content with a demo release of four kharacters, just to see how the game mechanics work. I want that shock and awe factor when I play the game. I NEED it. In fact, to take it a step further, I believe it would be even more intriguing if NetherRealm only made the kombatants they’ve revealed up to this point playable at the onset of the game. Have the other kharacter select screen slots a mystery, forcing the player to play the story mode, because to me… The story is what gives a great game life. Mechanics can be killer, but if there’s no story, there’s no me.