Zero Punctuation: Mortal Kombat
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Well, Marty has a car, so he could run Sam down. But on the other hand, Sam has Al, and Al can be anywhere, and he could see that Marty was coming to run Sam down, so he could warn him.
Sam is an expert fighter, too, as he's demonstrated. So I think Sam Beckett would beat Marty McFly.
Sam is an expert fighter, too, as he's demonstrated. So I think Sam Beckett would beat Marty McFly.
I really had no idea this was a thing. I was with Yahtzee all the way through the beginning, astounded anyone cared about the original Mortal Kombat. I knew about the DC crossover, because hey that is Batman, but you take that away and the game never registers on me.
Maybe they should take the Mortal Kombat title in a different direction.
Maybe they should take the Mortal Kombat title in a different direction.
Sam Beckett would win if McFly had his hoverboard. Due to distraction and erratic air currents.
Loved the review. Partly because I know not to take Yahtzee's opinions on fighting games in general too seriously, and partly because he immediately predicted my "wait, that sounds like Mugen" thought.
You know yahtzee I been watching your videos for many years now but this has to be in my top 5 worse videos ever. You did not make me chuckle once.
In stead you made me feel like I was lission to my girlfriend ***** about her pms.
Really that was a terrible video. Yes I get it you bot a illeage fighting game. We know you hate fighting game. If you did not want to review the game then just plan tell the world. I can not cause it against the law.
Do not waste my time bitching about something you do not care about.
In stead you made me feel like I was lission to my girlfriend ***** about her pms.
Really that was a terrible video. Yes I get it you bot a illeage fighting game. We know you hate fighting game. If you did not want to review the game then just plan tell the world. I can not cause it against the law.
Do not waste my time bitching about something you do not care about.
Personally, I would never call teabagging relevant. I was simply saying that Fatalities aren't just about violence for violence's sake. It's about humiliating your opponent. And Yahtzee and a lot of people in this thread have acted like all this new Mortal Kombat brings to the table is the violence. It's absolutely not "the same game" as it was. It's a really deep fighting game with lots of interesting mechanics and plenty of room for casual and tournament play. There is a story behind Mortal Kombat, so it's not "just two guys fighting." The story in MK is as deep as Gears of Wars' story is; they're both just excuses for gameplay.Akalabeth said:
Yahtzee demonstrated a complete lack of knowledge about the game. It seemed like he played the demo a couple times, read the Wikipedia summary on the story, asked a friend about whether or not it's actually a good fighter, then wrote the review.
Have you played it? It sounds like no. Because if you had, you'd know that they're definitely not following in Capcom's footsteps. [EDIT: Not saying any of that in an elitist, derogatory way; sorry about the weird snobby tone.] Capcom needs to take a hard look at this new Mortal Kombat because it really does break new ground for fighting games. The story, while not on the level of BioShock or Grand Theft Auto, is told in such a natural way that it's a wonder we've given fighting games a free pass for so long. There's just no better way to tell a fighting game's story than the format used here. Then there's just a ton of other content. I loved Street Fighter IV, and the core fighting mechanics are arguably deeper and more polished than Mortal Kombat's, but that game is a joke content and innovation-wise by comparison. And as for Armageddon being the last one, they only said that Armageddon was going to be the last one of that style before a major reboot was coming. Which was true.
I feel like the only people who could possibly be saying that Mortal Kombat is "struggling to be relevant in today's market" are the people who took a sideways glance at it, said "yep, looks like Mortal Kombat," and then never played it.
I don't think I've ever gotten angry with a critic before, but here I go.
Yahtzee! How can you not like the new Doctor Who!?
Yahtzee! How can you not like the new Doctor Who!?
Because he's clearly a man who enjoys things that are WELL WRITTEN. You know, like Doctor Who was decades ago before he fought burping trash cans.Chiyo-Chan said:
There is more to your argument that you missed. There are tons upon tons of examples of constructs, movies, paintings, sculptures, and books that are just plain ****, but are considered "art" by existing longer than the video game media. Games like Mortal Kombat have every reason to exist for the same reason movies like Jackass and most drug related movies exist. Are they great examples of art? Heck no, but a movie like Jackass would be considered "art" sooner than a game like Shadow of the Colossus.timm[quote= said:
So I say this, every medium under the umbrella of Art has lots and lots of blemishes, but rarely ever diminish said mediums focus as art.
04:53 - My hopes have been answered for some reason!! Also, that already happened 8 years ago...
