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It's not easy for a game franchise to remain relevant 25 years after the launch of the first title. You have to reinvent yourself, listen to the fans, learn from the mistakes of the past and above all, keep having fun. And that's what the new Mortal Kombat 11, Netherrealm Studios, delivery to the public. 173u5a
In February we were invited to a exclusive event in São Paulo, with details of the game that made us very anxious. THE WB Games Brazil provided us with a digital copy of the PS4 de Mortal Kombat 11 for analysis, which you check now.
story mode 443g2x
Mortal Kombat 11 It wouldn't be Mortal Kombat without a story mode, would it? Here, we have a campaign that lasts about 5 hours. It's basically an interactive animated movie with fights that take place in the context of the story. There are 12 chapters and 13 playable characters during the campaign.
After the villain's defeat shinnok em Mortal Kombat X, Raiden executes him. This arouses the wrath of the guardian of the times, Kronika, who judges that the balance between the forces of good and evil has been compromised. To take it back, she intends to create a new timeline without Raiden's interference.
The new villain decides to create a time rift, recruiting past versions of the characters to help her in the process. From there, it's twist after twist.
The story, while often confusing, is exciting and has excellent moments. Expect unlikely alliances, relationships that have never been explored in the franchise, multiple references and much, much more. fan service (service to please fan, in free translation).
Highlight for the relationship of the characters with their versions of the past. The contrast between the Johnny Cage loudmouth, womanizer and clueless from the past with its more mature and down-to-earth version, for example, is a reflection of the care taken with the development of the characters. The future of franchise history has never looked so promising.
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Like Mortal Kombat X, Mortal Kombat 11 It is fully dubbed and subtitled in Brazilian Portuguese. The dubbing follows the quality standard of the games of WB Games to Brazil. The actors deliver great performances, the audio is well synchronized and the texts are very well adapted, including the jokes and puns.
The intro dialogue between fights has never been so much fun to hear. There are provocations, flirtations, references to other titles and even live-action films.
Characters 5n456s
The Mortal Kombat cast is full of diverse and charismatic characters. In Mortal Kombat 11, the selection is well balanced, mixing classic characters, characters from the latest games and some newbies.
They are: Frost, Johnny Cage, Sonya Blade, Cassie Cage, Jax Briggs, Scorpion, Noob Saibot, Baraka, Raiden, Jacqui Briggs, Sub Zero, Kano, Kabal, Liu Kang, Kitana, Kung Lao, Jade, Skarlet, Erron Black , D'Vorah, Kotal Kahn, and newcomers Geras, Kollector and Cetrion. Shao Kahn was offered as a pre-order bonus and is available for purchase separately.
as in Mortal Kombat X, the female characters received special attention: care was taken not to sexualize them and their clothes (although fanciful) are more functional.
We can expect several Kombat Packs over the months. These are paid packages with additional characters, including guests that do not belong to the game universe. Ed Boon, co-creator of the series, has already announced that the first additional character is Shang Tsung – the sorcerer who organizes the tournament of the first game and hosts the Krypta.
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Mortal Kombat 11 takes the customization scheme introduced in injustice 2. Now in addition to selecting skins that change the complete appearance of the character, it is possible to make fine adjustments to your equipment. Each fighter has three customizable items that vary from character to character. You can customize the mask, katanas and spears of Scorpion and the boomerangs, staffs and mask of Jade, for example.
You can also create your own variations, which are pre-defined combinations of skins, strikes, victory poses and taunts. There are several ways to get skins and equipment, the main ones being Towers of Time and Kripta. The amount of content available in the game is enormous.
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Mortal Kombat 11 is a more technical and balanced game compared to its predecessors. This time the netherrealm added new mechanics that completely change the pace and dynamics of fights.
The power bar that was previously used to increase blows, escape combos and activate the x-ray move, was divided into two: one defensive and one offensive. You can create complex strategies that change according to your opponent's playing style.
Os krushing blows These are reasonably more powerful attacks than the usual ones. They can be activated through certain combinations and vary from character to character. They also display a special animation of a few seconds. The movement uppercut, for example, has a krushing blow variation that can be easily activated.
The fatal blows are super powerful moves that can be activated by pressing the two triggers of the controller, similar to the x-ray moves of the last titles. The difference is that fatal blows are only available when the character's health bar reaches 30% or less and can only be used once per match. A successful fatal blow usually has two outcomes: victory or triggering the opponent's fatal blow. This sense of urgency adds a great layer of tension to fights. And the new mechanics are my favorite.
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Another trademark of Mortal Kombat, the finishers are also back. Just press a sequence of buttons at the end of each fight to execute the enemy in the most bizarre ways possible.
Os Brutalities can be performed in different ways. They are finishes with simpler animations, but fast and brutal.
With long animations that involve absurd and very creative virtual mutilations, the fatalities are the classic endings of the franchise. The experience that netherrealm accumulated developing titles for this generation is reflected here: the fatalities are much more visceral and grotesque. Each character has two of them, the first being displayed in the command list by default, and the second unlockable in the Krypt.
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As usual, you can play alone, against a friend locally and online. There are options for all types of players.
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Towers are the classic single player mode, present since the first title. This time, they allow the use of consumable items to help in battle. They can offer increased defense, summon other characters for assistive blows, start the fight with advantages and so on.
Nas classic towers, you face a series of enemies until you reach a final fight against Kronika. Enemies don't have any kind of advantage and the rewards are just coins and consumables.
Nas Towers of Time things get more interesting. Fights have a number of modifiers that give enemies advantages. They can automatically drain your energy, for example, and this is where you'll use most of the consumables, as fights can get pretty tricky. The best rewards are acquired in the Towers of Time: coins, consumables and even skins and equipment for the characters.
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Nas AI battles, who plays for you is the game's artificial intelligence. Assemble a team with three characters, distribute attribute points to each of them, challenge a player in the list that appears in the list of available battles and watch. It's a great way to get coins to spend on Krypta.
Krypta: content, content, content… 4acm
A Kripta is the main location to unlock equipment, skins and consumables. In Mortal Kombat 11, things are a little different: you control a character (much like the Rain ninja) in third person, exploring the island of Shang Tsung – where the events of the original Mortal Kombat took place.
The island is full of chests with unlockables and it's your goal to open them. But the task is not so simple… Kripta drinks from the source of games Metroidvania and is filled with secret ages and mini-puzzles that enable access to new areas and chests. The contents are random, making it impossible to know what each chest holds.
It's a lot of fun exploring Krypt and you find iconic locations from the series and discover the fate of some characters, with various easter eggs midway. All this with the narration of Shang tsung, offering a fresh perspective on the events of past games and contextualizing new players.
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The online mode of Mortal Kombat 11 it is excellent. During the matches there were no instabilities, lags or drops. The years of experience of netherrealm with the series Mortal Kombat e Injustice in the age of online multiplayer were very well applied here. You can create rooms, private matches, play King of the Hill mode (where you can watch and rate other players' fights) and much more.
Not everything is perfect… 1f5db
Like every game, Mortal Kombat 11 it also has its flaws. They're not enough to overshadow the title's brilliance, but it's worth pointing out.
There is an internet connection requirement for Krypt and Towers of Time modes. They are inaccessible if there is no connection, but that's not the biggest problem - the game doesn't make it obvious, but if you lose the connection for reasons of force majeure while playing any of these modes, you'll be redirected to the main screen.
I usually suspend the console if an urgent task appears. And when entering PS4 sleep mode, the connection is also suspended. I've been "kicked" several times in these ways just for suspending the console - it's frustrating.
Another problem that the developer promptly corrected (after the reaction from fans on social media) was the delay in getting coins, hearts and soul fragments, these items are used to unlock skins and equipment in Krypt. The Towers of Time's difficulty was also considerably higher (bordering on impossible in some cases).
In patch 1.0.3, the difficulty of Towers of Time has been balanced and the rewards for fighting in coins have been increased. We have already received the game with the patch and we can confirm: the process of unlocking items is not as painful as initially reported by players.
graphics and performance from Mortal Kombat 11 176s2v
On all platforms, the game runs at 60 frames per second during fights and 30 in fatalities, krushing blows and fatal blows. On Playstation 4 Pro, where I analyzed the game, the graphics are beautiful: the character models, scenarios, lighting, blood and guts are impressive, and the facial expressions are also extremely realistic. There has been a significant improvement in motion and expression capture technology since Injustice 2, the last title of the netherrealm.
Mortal Kombat 11 in numbers 4f4xp
- 24 characters in the base game, 1 now available for purchase and 6 added in the future through extra content;
- 12 chapters in story mode;
- 21 arenas;
- but of 1000 skins (approximately 60 per character).
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Mortal Kombat 11 is the best title in the Netherrealm, a love letter to fans of the franchise and one of the best fighting games of the generation.
I venture to say that it must be the title of the netherrealm that will be ed for longer – whether through free updates or paid packs with new characters and other content. The company was responsive to fan claims and promptly corrected reported issues at launch. And that's a great sign.
Mortal Kombat 11 has an indicative rating +18 and is now available for Xbox One, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch e PC.
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