Do you think the original Mortal Kombat is overrated?

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tpugmire:
Depends. For it’s time, the graphics (in the arcade) were pretty great. But everyone knows it was all about the over the top violence and blood. Speaking about it purely as a fighting game, definitely overrated. It hasn’t held up very well either.

sworddude:
can we truly say that mortal kombat 1 is over rated it's for a more casual audience and it's about the style wich at the time was something that lured people in.

mortal kombat 2 and ultimate mortal kombat 3 are generally considered to be the better games for the classic mortal kombat experience where is the hype for the first mortal kombat game.

and in terms of tournaments and esports it's pretty non existent. how is it over rated when it isn't even considered to be a competitive fighting game no proffesional scene acknowledges that. street fighter and king of fighters capcom vs had an esports scene for the older games mortal kombat, haven't seen it if it does exist it's pretty small.

It's only the recent mortal kombat games that made it a good technical fighter not the old ones.

being the first at something does not make a game the best but street fighter II is also not the best other versions that came along are preferred for tournament setting not the original street fighter II.

and for the people who liked the old mortal kombat games. I'm pretty sure that the a sizable chunk does not like the current gen mortal kombat games it's totally different compared to back in the day.

oldgamerz:
Well given the fact that Mortal Kombat 1 was not included in the Midway Arcade Treasures 2 for the PlayStation 2 while 2 and 3 were included I'd say you all are not alone in your opinions, :)

droaa:

--- Quote from: oldgamerz on November 11, 2019, 08:43:31 pm ---Well given the fact that Mortal Kombat 1 was not included in the Midway Arcade Treasures 2 for the PlayStation 2 while 2 and 3 were included I'd say you all are not alone in your opinions, :)

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I mean it was included in the second disc of the Mortal Kombat Deception Premium Edition on its own. Also was in the PSP version of Midway Arcade Treasures.

vivigamer:
I'm not majorly into fighting games, but I have already thought that Mortal Kombat was one of the better 16-bit era fighters.

Of course it is renown for it's excessive gore, but I really think it should be praised for more than just that alone. I think the mechancis of the combat are striking good, each character has a decent range of moves and also a distinctive personality - Something other fighters like Virtua Fighter can't seem to grasp (That coming from a mega Shenmue fan too!). I think additions like a Fatality systems really do make the experience unique. Not only that though, the games would also feature little secrets like how to fight and unlock Reptile - I don't recall Street Fighter II having such features.

Going beyond the 2D Era, Mortal Kombat like many games had an identity Crisis transitioning into 3D. I think it got a little complex to with the different fighting styles/Weapon set you could choose for each character. I will say I do like the concept of the Quest Mode in Deception/Armageddon - Not many other fighters did that and I think that was a good feature to come out of this experimental period. But once Street Fighter IV pushed the 3D graphics within a 2D plain Mortal Kombat was able to find it's footing again.

I've played a bit of the newer games, I think they're very decent and have a lot of content to explore. One feature I really appreciate is how NeverRealm so far have always released Complete Edition when the DLC roster run is finished (I'm holding out for Mortal Kombat 11 until 2020 for this very reason).

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