DrunkDuck user JustNoPoint brought to my attention the latest Mortal Kombat game in development: Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe.
After doing some research, my overall impression of this new game is: sellout.
The DC Universe? Really? Midway, I know you lost millions of dollars this year, and it's thanks to you that Unreal Tournament 3 didn't turn out to be the smash hit it should have been, but have you sunk so low as to ride off the fame of DC comics to attract attention to your game?
I should say that the gameplay sounds great, with interesting changes to the combat system that keep MK fresh, such as fighting while free-falling in midair, and the graphics will likely be top of the line, given the game is built on Unreal Engine 3. But Superman was never cool, and he never will be cool. And compared to the dark, gritty MK characters, his bright blue spandex and flaming red cape stand out like Barney the Dinosaur in Jurassic Park.
The heart and soul of MK has always been the bloody violence; namely, the fatalities. But with this new cast of do-gooders, do you think we're still going to see spines ripped out of backs? Flesh flayed from bone? Can you see Superman decapitate Kano and defecate down his neck? Of course not. It's all going to be watered down.
Here's the kicker: the game won't be rated Mature.
Sellouts.
1 comment:
Haha, you have the same mixed feelings as I did.
I still want to play it. It may even be good. But the idea in nature leaves such a bad taste it's scary.
Though you have to wonder... how long have they been planning this. I mean you could make almost a perfect superman in Armageddon. I guess this is the new direction Boon had in mind when he mentioned Armageddon as the last of the current type of MK games or whatever.
I don't know, it will sell to me because it says Mortal Kombat and has my boys Scorpion and Sub Zero in it. Not because of blue spandex man. Anyway, I hope it does well. Maybe it can help the company out so it can produce a real new MK game later.
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