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Interesting Retcon: So Shao Kahn Won Armageddon And Not Taven?

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  Mortal Kombat (2011) which I believe will be regarded as the best game of the reboot franchise (just like how Mortal Kombat II is regarded as the best game of the original trilogy) has Mortal Kombat Armageddon as the beginning scene. It would be interesting to see that we have Shao Kahn defeat Raiden, hammer Raiden, and finally the whole timeline resets itself. I was thinking the carnage below was a result of Taven's ending... It would be interesting that Taven, the half-god son of Argus and Delia, has had his ending narrated from two different points of view. One is the narrator and the other is Taven narrating the ending himself. I managed to enjoy playing the Konquest Mode of Armageddon better as it has more action and a definite end. So, the final task was for Taven to defeat Blaze. Then we realize that a third unforeseen outcome - all the powers of the kombatants was POWERED UP beyond their current level. That alone would make sense as the beginning of MK (2011) shows us a b...

The Untapped Potential Of "Mortal Kombat Deception"

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  I remembered writing about everything wrong with Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance  as a junk game . Now, it's time to focus on Mortal Kombat Deception - a game that once won an award during its year but I doubt it that I'd play it all over again especially after Mortal Kombat (2011) or referred to as MK9 really managed to create almost everything I wanted in a Mortal Kombat game. I would really talk about the untapped potential of the game as there was truly an interesting concept going on. The game starts to explore more of the lore of Outworld. Onaga is introduced as Shao Kahn's former employer who was poisoned some time ago. Onaga seeks to return to the world of the living by deceiving a gullible man, Shujinko, into picking up the Kamidogu. The lore of the Konquest Mode is interesting, actually, but the gameplay is just flat-out BORING. Exploring the different eras and time periods can be fun if it wasn't for the bland gameplay. Not to mention, unlocking Shujinko was ...