There are still some oddities to how some series’ established characters move or behave in contrast to some of the newer additions’ more naturalistic animations, but they remain true to their original design.
From Sub-Zero and Scorpion through to newcomers Kung Jin and Takeda, everyone here both looks and sounds better than ever before. Graphically, the game looks excellent, with backgrounds, character’s animations and facial expressions marking a high-point for the series. It’s enjoyably pulpy stuff, with most of the voice acting delivered well and some fantastically choreographed fight scenes, though unnecessary QTE’s distract from the action in the name of getting you involved. His evil forces include the corrupted revenants of former heroes Liu Kang and Kung Lao, raised from the dead by evil sorcerer Quan Chi, with a Special Forces squad made up of the next generation of fighters Cassie Cage, Jaqui Briggs, Kung Jin and Takeda, right at the centre of everything. The story this time focuses on former Elder God Shinnok, as his amulet causes conflict between various factions across both Earthrealm and Outworld.
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Gameplay-wise, this is traditional Mortal Kombat, but with a new-found technicality that fighting fans will appreciate from a series that has often promoted flashy spectacle above fundamentals. Mortal Kombat X is a direct descendant of the last entry in the series, taking many of the key elements of that reboot, such as the bone-crunching X-Ray moves, and building on them, incorporating one or two additions from Netherealms last project Injustice: Gods Among Us, including the stage specific interactions. Ed Boon and his team have honed their craft over the past twenty-three years, and the latest entry in the franchise displays that in every frame. Mortal Kombat X is potentially the most gore-soaked and violent entry yet, but there is far more on offer here than the fetishistic brutality would have you believe. Mortal Kombat is a series that has never really struggled for identity, though at times it has found it difficult to move beyond the original entries’ vacuous and violent beginnings.