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Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 2:15 am
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HI! You haven't seen me around in a while and while I swear I come here every other day and check the place out, I never have anything to say. That kinda brings me to my point.
Upon the release of MK Deception, people went crazy for it. After the game had been out for a while people were STILL analyzing it and enjoying the shit out of it. It was amazing.
When Armageddon was announced, it kicked up a lot of talk and people had a good time. After it came out, though, it seemed to strike a nerve with fans and no one really had much to say.
Then, MK vs DC came out and everyone got either mad at the game or mad at the people who were mad at the game. No one was actually talking about the game. Barely anything had been said about it at all. Almost all the boards I go to are dry and it's kinda sad. I know I'm not helping by not posting, but I, myself, have nothing to say.
So I guess what I'm getting at is: Do you guys actually think the franchise is dead? I mean, flame bait aside, seriously, with all the lack of enthusiasm toward the newer games, that may be the case. as much as you and I hate to admit it, this may be the case. What do you think?
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Well, the info on MK9 has been uber hushhush and due to the midway buyout, the lack of any DLC for MK vs DCU leaves it kinda stagnent.
Seriously, I've made some topics concerning nowaday and future topics, but no one wants to reply to them.
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Well, with all the talk I've seen about MK9, if it doesn't help MK get back on its feet, then MK would probably die out.
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Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 1:43 am
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| Sethiroph wrote: | | Well, with all the talk I've seen about MK9, if it doesn't help MK get back on its feet, then MK would probably die out. |
Please don't kill me for saying this, but isn't the Mortal Kombat series technically over anyway?
After all, Midway has said time and again that MK: A is 'THE FINAL BATTLE'...
*gets the hell outta dodge to avoid the incoming flames...*
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bloodyshadow
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Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 1:58 am
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| Phyrior wrote: | | Sethiroph wrote: | | Well, with all the talk I've seen about MK9, if it doesn't help MK get back on its feet, then MK would probably die out. |
Please don't kill me for saying this, but isn't the Mortal Kombat series technically over anyway?
After all, Midway has said time and again that MK: A is 'THE FINAL BATTLE'...
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They said it was "cleaning the slate." It's not the final chapter. That was something made up by the fans. They mean that starting over FEELS like the end. The MK series is "continuing" but with a new... cast I guess you can say.
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Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 1:17 am
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| bloodyshadow wrote: | | Phyrior wrote: | | Sethiroph wrote: | | Well, with all the talk I've seen about MK9, if it doesn't help MK get back on its feet, then MK would probably die out. |
Please don't kill me for saying this, but isn't the Mortal Kombat series technically over anyway?
After all, Midway has said time and again that MK: A is 'THE FINAL BATTLE'...
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They said it was "cleaning the slate." It's not the final chapter. That was something made up by the fans. They mean that starting over FEELS like the end. The MK series is "continuing" but with a new... cast I guess you can say. |
So long as they please the fans better than some of the other kharacters released in the past *cough*Kobra*cough*, then MK9 should do fine.
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"They said it was "cleaning the slate." It's not the final chapter. That was something made up by the fans. They mean that starting over FEELS like the end. The MK series is "continuing" but with a new... cast I guess you can say.[/quote]
So long as they please the fans better than some of the other kharacters released in the past *cough*Kobra*cough*, then MK9 should do fine.[/quote]"
I dunno man. I don't even wanna think about the MK Saga becoming dead.
So im just thinking positive. With this next MK being a brand new start in a way, I hope for the franchise to kontinue.
This has to be the big one that saves the franchise.
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We got no fear of MK dying. You can't name a game with blood/gore and NOT make a reference to MK.
Now, Ed Boon has said that, even though cleaning the slate would wipe away a lot of known characters, there is no way they'd have a MK without some version of Scorpion or a relative of Sub Zero.
In short, the characters may change, but the feel would remain.
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Dead? No. Dormant? Yes.
MK:A and MK Vs DCU are less talked about because they simply didn't deliver what the fans wanted. Althought MK:A furthered the games story (a little), it did so at the price of gameplay. Character specific fatalities were removed, fighting styles were reduced to two per character (including weapon styles), and most folks didn't even get bios. It was a lazy attempt to throw all the kombatants into one game to close a storyline... but it didn't really work.
MK Vs DCU was a spin-off... 'Nuff said!
There is still life in the franchise, it just so happens that the last two releases were not up to scratch with the others. There is still time to resolve this.
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Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 5:50 am
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MK Vs DCU was a spin-off... 'Nuff said!
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I concur. But why on earth does everyone have to call it MK Freakin' 8?!
It doesn't have ANY relevance to the current events of Kombat (all such games, like Shaolin Monks, Mythologies: Subzero(they should really make a 'Mythologies' game for every MK Ninja (turn it into a action/platformer/fighting franchise in its own right), but that's just me...), and Special Forces all went through the same treatment).
There is no confirmation that the main storyline has any degree of canonicity (and if they decide to 'kill off' Kahn like that and make a permanent trade with DC for Darkseid, I'll pro'lly malatov Midway's Headquarters myself...)
So why the HELL are we/they/it/us/them/cantaloupe/(insert witty joke here) referring to it as 8 when we're HOPING it isn't canon? (Think Dragon Ball Zetto's 'History of Trunks' or Doctor Who's 'Turn Left', good 'what if' scenarios, could have relevance to the canon, but isn't part of the canon...)
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Having said all that tho, it still managed to kill of a lot of people's faith in the fanchise. The straw that broke the camel's back... and all that stuff.
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| Phyrior wrote: | | deathrider wrote: |
MK Vs DCU was a spin-off... 'Nuff said!
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I concur. But why on earth does everyone have to call it MK Freakin' 8?!
It doesn't have ANY relevance to the current events of Kombat (all such games, like Shaolin Monks, Mythologies: Subzero(they should really make a 'Mythologies' game for every MK Ninja (turn it into a action/platformer/fighting franchise in its own right), but that's just me...), and Special Forces all went through the same treatment).
There is no confirmation that the main storyline has any degree of canonicity (and if they decide to 'kill off' Kahn like that and make a permanent trade with DC for Darkseid, I'll pro'lly malatov Midway's Headquarters myself...)
So why the HELL are we/they/it/us/them/cantaloupe/(insert witty joke here) referring to it as 8 when we're HOPING it isn't canon? (Think Dragon Ball Zetto's 'History of Trunks' or Doctor Who's 'Turn Left', good 'what if' scenarios, could have relevance to the canon, but isn't part of the canon...) |
Im referring to it as MK8 because MK vs DCU did not kontinue the storyline. Therefore it kan't be kalled MK8. If the new game kontinues the story then it shouldn't be kalled MK9 but MK8 (Or another word title that will be nicknamed MK8 because it is the latest canon game.)
It kould be a remake so therefore we would still have to wait for MK8. And they'd probably be kalling that MK10.
Konfusing stuff.
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You can't possibly say the franchise is dead! Take it back! Surely you don't mean it!
Look at Pac man and Space invaders. Both pioneers in their own right, and bench marks in video game history, but their franchises (although not strong) are still going after all this time. MK was both of these things, but its been an ongoing franchise with very little time between drinks. Having said that, in recent times, I do agree that things haven't gone favourably for our favourite franchise (I'm sorry, but MK vs DC was just a wank, and I can't even look at it let alone play it, and I think that a bad decision to incorporate two franchises like that probably didn't do too much for either's credibility)... especially on the back of Armageddon, which I think just didn't have enough "New Stuff" or good ideas to secure any fan's confidence. Don't get me wrong, I liked Armageddon, but I wasn't blown away by it...
MK 9 will have to blow players socks off to regain confidence and invite new fans. It better be something special... fiingers crossed!
I reckon they'll do one of a few things...
1) There seems to be a hell of a lot of emphasis on prequals these days. Perhaps MK9 is going to be set before the whole MK storyline?
2) Alternatively, maybe the whole storyline is going to be set x amount of years after Armageddon? New characters, aged favourites, brand new storyine (new enemies, threats e.t.c.) story e.t.c. Would be pretty awesome stuff...
3) Maybe... Just maybe, MK9 will be a complete reworking from start to finish of all the previous titles, characters, storylines e.t.c, complete with all new moves - arena traps... who knows? More of the same but reworked and much better everything?
I'm getting mildly excited in my trousers just by speculating...
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lol thats the 3 rumours going about man.
If it is a new game that kontinues the storyline.
Im kounting on it to heavily involve the Elder Gods and it kould be called Attack of the Gods. Members at MKOnline or the Midway boards was banned for mentioning this. So it kould be.
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If this next MK doesn't hit the mark, then I guess (sad as it is to say) the death of the franchise could swiftly follow.
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