There are slight changes in special move combinations that may have you looking at the moves list initially before fights, but, generally, Special Moves are easy to implement with simple inputs like down-forward button press or back-forward button press, and so on. If you spent enough time with Mortal Kombat X, or even Injustice 2, Mortal Kombat 11 will immediately feel accessible.
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It seemed a bit odd initially that Kronika, the first ever female boss in the Mortal Kombat series has been left out of the playable roster, but once you fight her in the game's various mode, the reason for that becomes quite clear.Īs always, each character comes with his/ her/ its own story arc and an ending that you can unlock by playing Mortal Kombat 11's single-player tower modes. Netherrealms Studios has, however, confirmed that Shang Tsung as the first DLC character, who's now created in the likeness of Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (actor who played Shang Tsung in the 1995 Mortal Kombat film), complete with his voice acting. Finally there's an introduction of new characters – Cetrion, Geras, and The Collector.įan-favourite Mileena, who was killed off in Mortal Kombat X's Story mode, is not brought back from the dead in this one, much to the disappointment of many fans. There's also a mix of characters making a comeback after a break like Kabal, Baraka, and Jade. It's a mixed bag of old and new characters, with classics like Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Kano, Johnny Cage, Sony Blade, Raiden, among others, along with the relatively newer fighters that were introduced in Mortal Kombat X - Jacqui Briggs, Cassie Cage, Kotal Kahn, D'vorah, and others. The game starts you off with an extensive roster of 23 fighters right off the bat - 24 if you received Shao Kahn as the pre-order bonus character. It will be worth it for die-hard fans to watch a YouTube recap, at the very least. But there are a few grand moments in Story Mode that will have a better impact if you remember the previous events. With that said, you wouldn't miss out that much if you don't remember what happened in the previous games, or have never played them at all. The writers also seem to have upped their humour game this time, as there are a few (intentionally) chuckle moments in the story. The cutscenes are longer here and have a bigger sense of scale in comparison to the previous games, which is definitely a step-up for the franchise.
Gone are the quicktime events that were there in the previous games, so you can rest your thumbs in between fights without worrying about being surprised. The Story Mode makes that quite obvious with numerous callbacks to the main plot-points from the previous game, and also the fact that the Story in this game literally starts where Mortal Kombat X ended. The rebooted events that started with Mortal Kombat 9 and continued with Mortal Kombat X see a finality of sorts in this game. Without getting into spoiler territory, Mortal Kombat 11 ties up the story elements from the last two games. If you're one of those fans then there's good news for you. But in the case of Mortal Kombat, it's one of the most interesting facets (as convoluted as it is), and a big reason why its fans keep coming back. We don't usually spend a lot of time discussing the story or plot points of fighting games, because in most cases, they're just a glorified excuse to get you to fight.
Does it all work? There's a lot to talk about before we can get to answering that question, so let's get started.
There's more of everything that made the previous two games so likeable, and a lot more that's been thrown into the mix. Mortal Kombat X improved upon that and now Mortal Kombat 11 somewhat completes the trilogy in more ways than one.
It wasn't until the release of Mortal Kombat 9 in 2011 that the franchise once again found its footing in a mechanic that worked. From strong initial offerings to a series of confused experiments that started with Mortal Kombat 4, Mortal Kombat has seen its ups and downs in its seventeen year journey.
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