Yup. I've finally put that Mortal Kombat Review out. Anyone else played it? A major part of me always has to finish the game first and play it thoroughly before providing a review. Any thoughts? Thanks for your support guys. I really do appreciate the follows and likes.
My Blog Version(With pictures. Yes!)
Excerpt:
Nowadays, fighting games have followed the common trend of improving the multiplayer experience and it's completely understandable. Great fighting games boast a wide variety of characters that not only contrast in fighting ****but provide a delicate balance. Dedicated gamers have a deep appreciation for balance and detail that delivers popular fighting games to the limelight of tournament play and, ultimately, better longevity. Unfortunately, it is this type of trend that has led a lot of top developers to skimp on something that has been missing for many years - solo play.
Mortal Kombat fills this void with care and provides a unique package that not only raises the bar on story mode but provides some of the most compelling game modes outside of online play. In other fighting games, story mode (or arcade mode) was mostly relegated to experiencing the backstory of your character and discovering his or her fate after fighting the last boss. The motivation would come down to unlocking other characters, costumes and other endings and eventually taking your newly unlocked character to the training grounds to learn some combos to play people online.
Story mode intertwines the backstories of its esoteric characters resulting in all out revenge, unstable alliances and nasty betrayals. Instead of experiencing one character's trials to victory, Mortal Kombat follows a single story through most of its fighting roster. The game pays homage through its prequels; specifically the first Mortal Kombat Trilogy. The story begins with the whole cast laying dead entrails-n-all in a barren wasteland while Raiden begins his futile attempt at fighting Shao Khan in a final battle. Right before Shao Khan lands the final blow in slo-mo, you are whisked through a whirlwind of flashbacks resembling cutscenes from Mortal Kombat 1-8 which becomes Raiden's visions of the impending future. When Raiden gains back consciousness from his daydream, he finds himself back in the middle of the first original tournament standing next to Liu Kang with a new premonition - effectively rebooting the story and reintroducing the characters.