Last 2?
Try the last 4 or 5. MK in 3d is an abomination.
MKDA, MKD, MKA & MKvDC were to MK as SFEX series is to SF. A JOKE.
PS- i can be more bias if you’d like. 
MK in general with the exception of UMK3 is a joke period, as much as I hate to admit it.
And yeah, the EX series is more legit than even UMK3, just misunderstood.
Huh.
Cause you know, the EX series is actually good.
SX2+ > anything SF4 and everything else SF
ST > EX2+
MKA > MK2/MKT
UMK3 > MKA
MKIX > UMK3 lol…we’ll have to see folks.
all imo. :razz:
Discussing which MK is bad can be for another area, The point of my last statement was that MK developer is aware that those games were not success, and attempted something else with each addition. (although I must agree that some of the 3d mk series wasn’t great, they still fulfill their purpose for reintroducing the series in 3d and its identity to new generation of players.)
My reason for doubt comes from the fact that the same team doing MK9 did crappy game after crappy game and still couldn’t make a good one.
You’re right, they have always acknowledged the faults of the previous games and said they are working hard to give the fans what they want (just like they are doing now with the new one). Buy the problem isn’t a lack of effort, it seems to be more like a lack of talent.
I hope I’m wrong though and at least this time it’s looking like they might have a clue.
And as for the animation debate, the greatest fighting game ever made (ST) has a handful of frames of animation for every move. It’s all about the gameplay.
And fuck the EX series.
:woot::woot::woot::woot::woot::woot::woot::woot:
Playing devil’s advocate, a lot of it has to do with the fact of how Midway did things. By the end, Midway was basically relying on MK as their cash cow, and couldn’t be bothered with the quality of the games, thereof. That’s why we got games like Mortal Kombat Advance (the game that got a 0.0 in EGM years ago), as well as games like Armageddon and MK vs. DC, which were obviously rushed to meet deadlines.
One of the things that Boon has continued to laud since MK2011’s reveal was how WB was much more lenient than Midway ever was and actually seemed to be posed to realize that MK could stand to be a relevant brand again. Time will tell just if that actually stands to happen, but I do believe that getting MK away from Midway is already a good start.
Agreed.
In fact, I had a friend of mine, a Digipen graduate with a focus on animation, take a look at the game recently. And basically, we do a lot to agree. The actual animation isn’t that “stiff”, it’s just that the blending is not as snappy as it is in other fighting games, thus why it looks perhaps a bit slow.
In any case, you are right, though. Whatever happens, the game play will be the thing that will ultimately determine this game’s fate.
Your “greatest fighting game” thing confuses me.
Third Strike is always praised for its smooth animation and tons of frames.
And EX > IV.
I love 3S, but you’re in the minority if you think it’s the greatest fg ever.
And btw everything > IV
“your opinion is bad, mine’s better”
Quiet you, with your “reason”.
SSFIV is fun cause it’s easy to get in to, thus a whole lot more people play it. Never in any game do I feel I get beat by players worse than me, just because of the game itself. It’s why I rage a lot when I play SSFIV, it’s also why I hardly play it anymore.
Anyway, the game won’t be bad based on bad animation alone, at least not bad in the sense of gameplay. But good animation can mask shitty gameplay and make you want to play it regardless of how bad it is, because it’s fun to watch. MK9’s gameplay, for me, has to be very solid for me to want to stand looking at the horrid animation. That’s just me though.
SFIV is the only fighter that I get beat by scrubs more than any other fighter because of its mashy gameplay thanks to its Auto Block, 1-Frame Reversal Window, and Shortcuts. I’m a player that loves to play aggresively and use lots of meaty attacks and SFIV was not the game for me.
I’m hoping MK9 doesn’t follow that route like SFIV did. I’m sure it won’t, but I’ll be really pissed off if it did.
Joined MKO. TheXTG8680. Tim Static, ladies n gents.
yes, but those are incredibly well animated.
i mean look at HDR how shitty it is, looks like a dumb flash game with lots of elements popping out in a horrible manner during animation
I think ST has good animation. Everything blends well. There are transition animations. ST blows away MK9 in animation and smoothness, which is sad 
I think MK9 has cool character models too, which makes me sad as well that it’s so stiff.
Goro and Jade has been on the front page here for a couple days now i believe
Mileena really shouldn’t have those crazy eyes. Nobody is going to think she’s Kitana when she looks like the devil.