Mortal Kombat Hype thread!!..56k Finish him!!! Hype met GS 8.5

8.5 huh? Not bad. Who was that guy running around here saying this game COULDN'T score lower than a 9?

His overall pros of the game were even more than some 9.5 games. Shao Khan mustve really pissed him off though.gaming25

If i was him i'd probably be the same way and i guess i better warn others who didn't faced him yet. (and no i do not approve of it being a con to reduce score)

Problem with Shao Kahn is, he's VERY very cheap. Unless you're a master of MK i personally don't recommend getting up close with him. One of Kahn's attack is him throwing his hammer at you, it cannot be blocked and when it hit you you get stunned for a few seconds, leaving you open to an attack and seeing its Kahn, each attack he does take a large chunk of your life bar.

Another attack he'll love to spam is his forward charge and believe me, he will do it two or three times in a row if need be and when he does it he gets way closer to you, leaving you open to other attack of his.

By far the most annoying aspect of Kahn (and any bosses characters) is when he attack and you attack him at the same time, he lose life but doesn't stagger, think of it as some sort of invincibility frame so what happen then? You take a hit in the face!

Say i use Raiden in a classic ladder mode, the only way i could beat Kahn is by becoming a spammer, sometime Kahn will taunt you, giving you 2 or 3 second to attack him, so what i'd need to do is using raiden teleport move, uppercut Kahn, re-teleport to gain distance, rinse and repeat till Kahn dies, its easier said than done though because sometime if your timing is off you'll hit Kahn and he'll get that invincibility frame i mentionned above.

8.5 huh? Not bad. Who was that guy running around here saying this game COULDN'T score lower than a 9?

Bigboi500

They reviewed the 360 version... PS3 would've made it a solid 9 thanx to Kratos.

**** yeah!! 8)

[QUOTE="Bigboi500"]

8.5 huh? Not bad. Who was that guy running around here saying this game COULDN'T score lower than a 9?

GreenGoblin2099

They reviewed the 360 version... PS3 would've made it a solid 9 thanx to Kratos.

**** yeah!! 8)

Don't see why they didn't give it a 9 anyway, they did that for dead space 2. 360 version got .5 under the PS3 version so what can we think of that? :p

The bad because Shao Kahn is cheap???? Wow Gamespot...really....wow...MickeyTheNinja

Gamespot needs more skill. But he is tough though, I've seen how tough he was on a recent stream.

[QUOTE="Bigboi500"]

8.5 huh? Not bad. Who was that guy running around here saying this game COULDN'T score lower than a 9?

GreenGoblin2099

They reviewed the 360 version... PS3 would've made it a solid 9 thanx to Kratos.

**** yeah!! 8)

[QUOTE="GreenGoblin2099"]

[QUOTE="Bigboi500"]

8.5 huh? Not bad. Who was that guy running around here saying this game COULDN'T score lower than a 9?

They reviewed the 360 version... PS3 would've made it a solid 9 thanx to Kratos.

**** yeah!! 8)

Honestly, who didn't see this score coming.

[QUOTE="GreenGoblin2099"]

[QUOTE="Bigboi500"]

8.5 huh? Not bad. Who was that guy running around here saying this game COULDN'T score lower than a 9?

Bigboi500

They reviewed the 360 version... PS3 would've made it a solid 9 thanx to Kratos.

**** yeah!! 8)

The 8.5s continue, gamespot gave out a ton of 8.5s recently.

Honestly, who didn't see this score coming.

madsnakehhh

The bad because Shao Kahn is cheap???? Wow Gamespot...really....wow...MickeyTheNinja

[QUOTE="Bigboi500"]

[QUOTE="GreenGoblin2099"]

They reviewed the 360 version... PS3 would've made it a solid 9 thanx to Kratos.

**** yeah!! 8)

GameboyTroy

The 8.5s continue, gamespot gave out a ton of 8.5s recently.

[QUOTE="MickeyTheNinja"]The bad because Shao Kahn is cheap???? Wow Gamespot...really....wow...nintendoboy16

[QUOTE="MickeyTheNinja"]The bad because Shao Kahn is cheap???? Wow Gamespot...really....wow...GameboyTroy

Gamespot needs more skill. But he is tough though, I've seen how tough he was on a recent stream.

[QUOTE="nintendoboy16"][QUOTE="MickeyTheNinja"]The bad because Shao Kahn is cheap???? Wow Gamespot...really....wow...Cherokee_Jack

[QUOTE="nintendoboy16"][QUOTE="MickeyTheNinja"]The bad because Shao Kahn is cheap???? Wow Gamespot...really....wow...Cherokee_Jack

C'mon!! It's a LAME cons for this game... it's a fighter, fighter gamers know bosses tend to be cheap most times.

Seriously lame TBH.

[QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"][QUOTE="nintendoboy16"] To be honest, it's kind of funny considering it's been true since MKII.MickeyTheNinja

Seth is absolutely a bad thing about SFIV (though minor), because he's not fun to fight at all. The arcade mode would have been quantifiably better without him.

By this time someone should have found a way to make a boss challenging instead of cheap. There's no excuse for it.

[QUOTE="MickeyTheNinja"]The bad because Shao Kahn is cheap???? Wow Gamespot...really....wow...nintendoboy16

Yeah I was thinking the same thing lol.

It met hype and I really want to play this game since it made me interested in the series again.

I think GS just found a reason to mark it down. That's all. MickeyTheNinja

[QUOTE="MickeyTheNinja"]I think GS just found a reason to mark it down. That's all. Cherokee_Jack

Did it really meet hype? It looks like there were as many people saying AAA as there were people saying AA.

Did it really meet hype? It looks like there were as many people saying AAA as there were people saying AA.

NeonNinja

[QUOTE="MickeyTheNinja"][QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"] That doesn't really mean it should be overlooked. If Doom 4 came out on the PC and forced you to use a keyboard to control everything, that wouldn't be okay just because the old games did it.Cherokee_Jack

Seth is absolutely a bad thing about SFIV (though minor), because he's not fun to fight at all. The arcade mode would have been quantifiably better without him.

By this time someone should have found a way to make a boss challenging instead of cheap. There's no excuse for it.

Yet every single fighter sill does it and some even get away withit ala SF4 for some reason.

[QUOTE="NeonNinja"]

Did it really meet hype? It looks like there were as many people saying AAA as there were people saying AA.

mitu123

It was reaaaaaaaaaaaaaally close though.

[QUOTE="mitu123"][QUOTE="NeonNinja"]

Did it really meet hype? It looks like there were as many people saying AAA as there were people saying AA.

GreenGoblin2099

It was reaaaaaaaaaaaaaally close though.

[QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"]

[QUOTE="MickeyTheNinja"] But that is Shao Kahn, he is hard, he is a boss, he is supposed to be a challenge. I guess SF4 should be marked down because Seth is extremely cheap, yet beatable. finalfantasy94

Seth is absolutely a bad thing about SFIV (though minor), because he's not fun to fight at all. The arcade mode would have been quantifiably better without him.

By this time someone should have found a way to make a boss challenging instead of cheap. There's no excuse for it.

Yet every single fighter sill does it and some even get away withit ala SF4 for some reason.

How's the game going, fellas? I love the old MK games. NAPK1NS

I had to stop playing cause well i wanna keep some stuff to discover, i still have well over 250 challenges to do, i want to get every alt though it shouldn't be long seeing i must've about 55% of the krypt completed.

Might give it a shot online sometime, but not now, not until i've learned and mastered combos

[QUOTE="Phazevariance"]

360 controller is crap for this MK, its just not comfortable to play with the dpad, and the analog stick is too inacurate. I think i'll have to swap this for the PS3 version.

NaveedLife

lol yep. The PS3 controller is one of the most versatile controllers out there, but it may not be the most comfortable for all games in some peoples eyes.

It pisses me off when I lose the crucial battle (when both fighters have a pixel of energy left each) due to d-pad's suckage: for example making a DOWN + RIGHT + Y move, instead of uppercut which is DOWN + Y which is what I wanted. Or miss-hit the fatality combination.

[QUOTE="gaming25"]

His overall pros of the game were even more than some 9.5 games. Shao Khan mustve really pissed him off though.archvile_78

If i was him i'd probably be the same way and i guess i better warn others who didn't faced him yet. (and no i do not approve of it being a con to reduce score)

Problem with Shao Kahn is, he's VERY very cheap. Unless you're a master of MK i personally don't recommend getting up close with him. One of Kahn's attack is him throwing his hammer at you, it cannot be blocked and when it hit you you get stunned for a few seconds, leaving you open to an attack and seeing its Kahn, each attack he does take a large chunk of your life bar.

Another attack he'll love to spam is his forward charge and believe me, he will do it two or three times in a row if need be and when he does it he gets way closer to you, leaving you open to other attack of his.

By far the most annoying aspect of Kahn (and any bosses characters) is when he attack and you attack him at the same time, he lose life but doesn't stagger, think of it as some sort of invincibility frame so what happen then? You take a hit in the face!

Say i use Raiden in a classic ladder mode, the only way i could beat Kahn is by becoming a spammer, sometime Kahn will taunt you, giving you 2 or 3 second to attack him, so what i'd need to do is using raiden teleport move, uppercut Kahn, re-teleport to gain distance, rinse and repeat till Kahn dies, its easier said than done though because sometime if your timing is off you'll hit Kahn and he'll get that invincibility frame i mentionned above.

[QUOTE="finalfantasy94"]

[QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"]

Seth is absolutely a bad thing about SFIV (though minor), because he's not fun to fight at all. The arcade mode would have been quantifiably better without him.

By this time someone should have found a way to make a boss challenging instead of cheap. There's no excuse for it.

Gorcman

Yet every single fighter sill does it and some even get away withit ala SF4 for some reason.

You guys should try some SNK bosses. THOSE are cheap.

[QUOTE="Gorcman"][QUOTE="finalfantasy94"]

Yet every single fighter sill does it and some even get away withit ala SF4 for some reason.

OneSanitarium

You guys should try some SNK bosses. THOSE are cheap.

[QUOTE="Gorcman"][QUOTE="finalfantasy94"]

Yet every single fighter sill does it and some even get away withit ala SF4 for some reason.

OneSanitarium

You guys should try some SNK bosses. THOSE are cheap.

Yea trust me I know about SNK boss syndrom. The games know they are cheap so they even give yout the option to pick bonuses so you have more of a chance to take them down. Oh god those KOF bosses were so dam cheap.

Anyone know where i can unlock classic costumes or where to purchase?l____x___O____l

Anyone know where i can unlock classic costumes or where to purchase?l____x___O____l

It is marginally a flop :D ..... anyway, AA was an easy guess, more like stating the obvious.

Street fighter 4 got a 9 and it was street fihgter alpha 1.5 and beeing a VERY POOR GAME. what a lame game. and Mortal Kombat with SO many options and modes and unlockables gets 8.5... while 8.5 is a great score it shpould have gotten higher than that crap named SF4.

Street fighter 4 got a 9 and it was street fihgter alpha 1.5 and beeing a VERY POOR GAME. what a lame game. and Mortal Kombat with SO many options and modes and unlockables gets 8.5... while 8.5 is a great score it shpould have gotten higher than that crap named SF4.

ioannisdenton

i really don't see how 8.5 is a flop for any game.

especially with a .5 scoring system.

So I haven't read the GS review yet, but guessing from the responses I assume the main issue was Shao Khan?

If so, thats a little weak. I've played him four times and lost once ( the first time). Mind you, I only played the ladder on normal difficulty, but still. He's not impossible to beat by any means. Maybe it was easier since I was playing tag ladders? He is cheap, not denying that, but you just have to be cheap right back. Scorpion can get him pretty easily and Raiden just walks all over him with ease. Also I know its not a great excuse but almost every last boss from fighting games is cheap.

And hes just a last boss, the vast majority of time people will spend on this game wont be fighting Shao Khan. I'm going to be spending hours upon hours on the challenge tower, some ladders, the story mode and most of all VS. mode. Shao Khan is just a drop in the ocean as far as what this game has to offer.

Maybe the reviewer just got caught up in some bad luck, or happened to pick a character that doesn't fair well against Khan. Some characters like Sub don't stand much of a fair chance while others like Raiden make it a walk in the park. Maybe he just couldn't find a tactic, restarted 100 times and let it get to his head. We all have those moments (for me it was Alma on my first Ninja Gaiden playthrough lol).

Oh well, 8.5 is still a fitting score and meets my original hype on the dot.... but since then I actually got to play the game and really thought AAA was in the bag. Guess I was expecting too much. :P

So far this is my favorite game to come out this year though and I never thought I'd get to say something like that about MK again. So screw the scores!

So I haven't read the GS review yet, but guessing from the responses I assume the main issue was Shao Khan?

If so, thats a little weak. I've played him four times and lost once ( the first time). Mind you, I only played the ladder on normal difficulty, but still. He's not impossible to beat by any means. Maybe it was easier since I was playing tag ladders? He is cheap, not denying that, but you just have to be cheap right back. Scorpion can get him pretty easily and Raiden just walks all over him with ease. Also I know its not a great excuse but almost every last boss from fighting games is cheap.

And hes just a last boss, the vast majority of time people will spend on this game wont be fighting Shao Khan. I'm going to be spending hours upon hours on the challenge tower, some ladders, the story mode and most of all VS. mode. Shao Khan is just a drop in the ocean as far as what this game has to offer.

Maybe the reviewer just got caught up in some bad luck, or happened to pick a character that doesn't fair well against Khan. Some characters like Sub don't stand much of a fair chance while others like Raiden make it a walk in the park. Maybe he just couldn't find a tactic, restarted 100 times and let it get to his head. We all have those moments (for me it was Alma on my first Ninja Gaiden playthrough lol).

Oh well, 8.5 is still a fitting score and meets my original hype on the dot.... but since then I actually got to play the game and really thought AAA was in the bag. Guess I was expecting too much. :P

So far this is my favorite game to come out this year though and I never thought I'd get to say something like that about MK again. So screw the scores!

sandbox3d

i really don't see how 8.5 is a flop for any game.

especially with a .5 scoring system.

PcGamingRig

Well the game met hype as far as the System Wars game goes. And even outside of the hype/flop meta-game, an 8.5 is still a fitting score. I love this game, but I dont think it deserved a 10 or anything. Maybe a 9, but 8.5 is certainly a fair score.

Damn Salt, 4 hours? :shock:

Again, I only played normal ladders so maybe the story mode Shao Khan is much more difficult... or maybe I was just VERY lucky. 4 hours would definitely piss me off.

[spoiler] But Raiden seems to be a great guy for the job. Teleport behind him every time he charges and go combo crazy, or jump over his projectiles and do a mid air super man to either fly over him or hit him high. Thats really all I needed to do andalmostwent flawless a few times. I still need to do a run with Noob. I'm really enjoying his character. Bet he has a cool ending. [/spoiler]

But yeah definitely a dumb reason to downscore the game.

Damn Salt, 4 hours? :shock:

Again, I only played normal ladders so maybe the story mode Shao Khan is much more difficult... or maybe I was just VERY lucky. 4 hours would definitely piss me off.

But yeah definitely a dumb reason to downscore the game.

sandbox3d

[spoiler] Raiden seems to be ok for VS or ladder play. [/spoiler] Anyway, the difficulty in story mode at times is really cranked up, because on the same diffculty (normal that is) in ladder mode it isn't that hard to beat the game.

But it only felt cheap in Shao Kahn's case. In other cases it forced you to adapt your tactics and use your advantages and find opponent's weaknesses, work out their patterns, which move is the best for counter, etc.