Poll of the Day > Is Mortal Kombat dumb, or am I missing something?

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DrunkCaveman
10/18/20 12:34:28 AM
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I'm watching the opening of the new one I think, and I can't help but wonder wtf the point is
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JigsawTDC
10/18/20 12:36:10 AM
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I mean, it's not some deep intellectual game, if that's what you're asking. The point is to fight your opponent and ideally kill them in the most brutal way the game will allow.
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DrunkCaveman
10/18/20 12:38:21 AM
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JigsawTDC posted...
I mean, it's not some deep intellectual game, if that's what you're asking. The point is to fight your opponent and ideally kill them in the most brutal way the game will allow.
The fighting I understand. Why they bother with a story and characters with relationships confuses me
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TheWorstPoster
10/18/20 12:39:55 AM
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DrunkCaveman posted...
The fighting I understand. Why they bother with a story and characters with relationships confuses me

Who gives a shit?

Pick one guy, and then beat the living shit out of the other guy.
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aHappySacka
10/18/20 12:45:54 AM
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So are all the other fighting games dumb then? why do any of them bother with a story at all?

But to be fair though none of the Mortal Kombat (or Injustice) games have a good story other than 9, just because it condenses most of the previous games and reboots the story.

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DrunkCaveman
10/18/20 12:50:04 AM
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aHappySacka posted...
So are all the other fighting games dumb then? why do any of them bother with a story at all?

But to be fair though none of the Mortal Kombat (or Injustice) games have a good story other than 9, just because it condenses most of the previous games and reboots the story.
They typically have a story that isn't played out through 20 minute cutscenes
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TheWorstPoster
10/18/20 12:50:52 AM
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This is similar to complaining that the story in Call of Duty's multiplayer doesn't make any sense.

They should not have stories. Hell, if I had the coding skills, I would make a fighting game featuring all 44 Presidents of the United States, with Vice Presidents and First Ladies DLC.
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Mead
10/18/20 12:52:42 AM
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its super dumb

and super fun

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DrunkCaveman
10/18/20 12:53:17 AM
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TheWorstPoster posted...
This is similar to complaining that the story in Call of Duty's multiplayer doesn't make any sense.

They should not have stories. Hell, if I had the coding skills, I would make a fighting game featuring all 44 Presidents of the United States, with Vice Presidents and First Ladies DLC.
It's not though
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BlackScythe0
10/18/20 12:53:18 AM
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Don't all fighting games have a story? I mean I'm sure there are some exceptions, but I mean we're talking about Mortal Kombat all the other big fighting franchises at or near the level of Mortal Kombat have some sort of story.
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KJ StErOiDs
10/18/20 12:57:18 AM
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I only played MK before the combos were programmed in, and I loved it. Not sure how I'd like it today.

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Zeus
10/18/20 1:49:13 AM
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DrunkCaveman posted...
The fighting I understand. Why they bother with a story and characters with relationships confuses me

Because fighting games generally try to have a story and they'll use weirder stories to justify weirder characters. And while MK's story is a total mess once you get beyond the most basic premise, it kinda lends itself to the setting.

aHappySacka posted...
So are all the other fighting games dumb then? why do any of them bother with a story at all?

Because people like stories. It gives them a reason to like/dislike characters.

And the level of convolution varies by franchise and it generally only becomes a problem when they try to incorporate dozens of characters across a dozen games. However, 90% of the time you're not going to know (or care) about most of the story, just basic overall plot elements and some things specific to each character.

Oftentimes you'll have a character bio/introduction somewhere in the game (either when you select the character or, especially with arcades, it shows on the "start" screen when nobody is playing) and then usually a character ending.

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FatalAccident
10/18/20 2:36:01 AM
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Are you talking about MK11? That story was sick, one of the best stories in any fighting games Ive played - and Ive played them all.

Really never fully understood the MK universe till I played this game. Tc a hater

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fishy071
10/18/20 2:47:07 AM
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I don't like Mortal Kombat. I'm not interested in fighting games to being with.

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zebatov
10/18/20 3:58:05 AM
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TheWorstPoster posted...
Who gives a shit?

Pick one guy, and then beat the living shit out of the other guy.

Or girl.

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yutterh
10/18/20 5:20:55 AM
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Mortal kombat story is awesome.

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RetroGamer9
10/18/20 6:27:36 AM
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fishy071 posted...
I don't like Mortal Kombat. I'm not interested in fighting games to being with.
Too technical for you I see.
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Endgame
10/18/20 6:30:24 AM
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It was always dumb tryhard edgy.
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Zeus
10/18/20 6:44:02 AM
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RetroGamer9 posted...
Too technical for you I see.

Not really a terribly technical franchise, tbh, as far as fighters go... oh wait, that's the joke, isn't it?

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BigNasX
10/18/20 6:55:17 AM
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MK Story:

Outrealm Bad. Earth Good.

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Zeus
10/18/20 6:58:03 AM
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Of course, the really zany shit is all of the games with fighting tournaments (the most logical explanation for a fighting game) where they feel the need to add a lot of crap to it simply because they can't just have it be a tournament. I don't include MK in this because MK has this whole other thing going on with a high fantasy element with Outer Realm. This is more just fighting contests that somehow have evil corporations involved or some crap.

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SumerNivek
10/18/20 10:39:50 AM
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I haven't played a MK since MKIII in the arcade and on console, so I have no idea what the story is nowadays. However, this thread is making me want to check it out.

I never really thought about fighting games having a strict story line. The only story I ever really knew about in fighting games was that Ryu beat Sagat in SF1 and that is why he has a scar on his chest in SFII. I am sure the stories have evolved a lot since 1991, however.
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Veedrock-
10/18/20 10:41:03 AM
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I only play Mortal Kombat for the story.

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OhhhJa
10/18/20 11:19:54 AM
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Mortal kombat actually has pretty cool lore for a fighting game i think
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FatalAccident
10/18/20 11:47:21 AM
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OhhhJa posted...
Mortal kombat actually has pretty cool lore for a fighting game i think
100%

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party_animal07
10/18/20 11:51:20 AM
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OhhhJa posted...
Mortal kombat actually has pretty cool lore for a fighting game i think
MKX and MK11 killed it with the story mode. Injustice 1 and 2 as well, but they're based off pre-existing ips.

Most fighting games have had a story in some form. Until recently, it was just a case of figuring out which character endings were canon.

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