Sean Akizuki's Fantasy Critic

Since it's Halloween I think it's time for a really good scare. It's ironic how I could play the Mortal Kombat franchise while cringing over live-action gore. Yeah, talk about it that I played Resident Evil 3 on the PS1, loaded a Gameshark, and enjoyed using infinite ammo on the zombies. I guess CGI blood isn't as scary as the realistic blood used in R-18 movies or actual blood. Mortal Kombat is a franchise known for its extreme violence, it created the ESRB rating board, and it's very controversial. I thought about some of my favorite opponents in Mortal Kombat namely horror movie serial killers! Freddie Kruger as a DLC The great reboot Mortal Kombat (2011) added Freddy Kruger from the Nightmare on Elm Street . Okay, I did play as him but only to complete the gallery on Komplete Edition . The game did go as far as to give him two pairs of razor-sharp claws presumably due to the use of the left and right arms. Maybe, it's to make him more threatening than Baraka...

It's already known that I wrote a scathing review of Mortal Kombat Trilogy some time ago . This game review reinforces why Mortal Kombat (2011) is the beast and maybe the BEST Mortal Kombat game ever made. MK (2011) made me forget the first eight main games ever existed - that's especially since the AI was so broken. This review may confirm what I think about the game - an UNTESTED game where sudden freezing, sudden crash, and a lot of glitches are too apparent in this game. I'd recommend watching this review. In my case, I ended up hating the game after playing MK (2011) . Then again, I'd say that without MK Trilogy - MK (2011) would've probably never existed. It would've probably never fixed several issues like Rain and Noob Saibot being broken, ridiculously overpowered bosses, and making the game a more enjoyable experience. 

It's no secret that the Mortal Kombat franchise didn't only copy from Tekken but also from Marvel vs. Capcom series . I may enjoy playing Tekken Tag Tournament 2 over Mortal Kombat (2011) . However, I'n not going to shy away from trying to defend MK (2011)'s Tag Team mode and say that it may not be as broken as some people think. Yes, it's broken and sometimes, finding the right partner can make one an offensive but how broken was it? I'm going to do a review of some older games to make a comparison. Until now, I'm upset that Capcom didn't make arcade-perfect releases of the previous entries such as X-Men vs. Street Fighter up to Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes . Those were great times then I thought about using them as analysis. A lot of games were really broken in the 90s. Who can remember how broken Mortal Kombat Trilogy is for the PSX and the Sega Saturn? I could remember easing the game using the boss monsters, especially MOTARO. It was fun...

It's no secret that I don't long to play the first eight Mortal Kombat games . I also feel the 3D era was one massive deception, especially Mortal Kombat Deception . I played Mortal Kombat (2011) and Mortal Kombat Trilogy has lost its appeal . I think Mortal Kombat II  has been massively overhyped for some time since the franchise was launched to much higher heights overshadowing the first game. I got hyped with Mortal Kombat X and Mortal Kombat 11 . There were some gameplay mechanics that remained (such as the use of Tekken's use of one button assigned per limb default attack scheme, the sweeps and uppercuts, and the fatalities.  What may be good (or bad) is how MK deals with the Dial-A-Combo which was blatantly copied from the Tekken series? Unlike Street Fighter , Tekken requires players to memorize certain combos. The system was copied into Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance and has stuck with MK ever since. The difference was MK (2011) up to the present removed multiple ...

No franchise today is completely original. Tekken was a game that was clearly copied from several games. Virtua Fighter came first and Tekken came next. Anybody can obviously see that Tekken is full of pop culture references like Kazuya's Vegeta-style hair, Paul and Law might actually be based on Enter the Dragon's two main heroes , Nina is a Sarah clone, and you can think of Heihachi as Dr. Wily with muscles. Mortal Kombat has not been so original either especially when it got out of its comfort zone. The 3D era (which I consider a MESS now) was copying stuff. The same went for the reboot era which copied some stuff from Killer Instinct . Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance made some obvious and subtle references It's already known that I freaking hate this game for one good reason - my favorite character's death! It's like how I hate Marvel comics now for how they got rid of the Cyclops-Jean Grey coupling, how Wolverine just got tossed aside, etc. This game did try som...

I may have not played Mortal Kombat 1 yet but I'm literally a Spoiler Addict. The opening scene features Shang Tsung meeting with Kronika. In this timeline, Shang Tsung has become a quack salesman who sells fake cures. In the Midway continuity and Reboot Trilogy continuity - he was still the same evil sorcerer. Shang Tsung gains some power from Kronika. Yet, this one comes with what might be a dirty finger to Kronika due to her probable poor fan reception. Personally, I think Kronika's concept was interesting since her resetting timelines to start new ones causes so much trouble. Kronika ends up killing countless in the process. The cycle of reincarnation would cause Shiva (who I believe is among the Elder Gods here) to weep, "How horrible is the creation!" Secretly, I was hoping Kronika from Mortal Kombat 11 was returning with that intro. Come on, we just saw Kronika give Shang Tsung his status as an evil sorcerer again in this lifetime. I think Fire God Liu Kang was...

I guess Mortal Kombat hasn't really ceased getting inspiration from the rival franchises huh? If Tekken has been taking inspiration from Street Fighter then so has Mortal Kombat . Just think of how Tekken created Asuka as a Sakura Expy and Lili as a Karin Expy. Both Tekken and Mortal Kombat have blatantly made references to the Enter the Dragon movie such as how Heihachi and Shang Tsung are obviously based on Han. Mortal Kombat even tried to copy (and modify) certain gameplay mechanics from the Marvel vs. Capcom series . Mortal Kombat 1 copied the Special Partner concept from Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes and gave it some modification. Well, if that wasn't enough we're getting a blatant Reisdent Evil- inspired plot! In both timelines from the original timeline to the second timeline - the Tarkatans were always a separate race. However, with some of Lord Liu Kang's plans, Tarkat has become a disease instead and those afflicted are called Tarkatans. The people ...