Just wondering if it’ll be an even 50/50 ratio of MK and DC characters, pretty safe bet it would but you never know.
Also how many total (playable) characters do you guys think there’ll be?
I think the game will be somewhere around the 20-30 range for characters if I had to take a guess. 10-15 a side. More than that for a game where they basically have to start from scratch with DC characters would be kind of crazy. But who knows how long they’ve been working on this game. Sometimes games are being worked on 2 or more years in advance before we hear anything about it.
At least from the interview Boon did sound like he would be rather selective of which characters would get in and popularity would be a factor, course that doesn’t really indicate the size of a game. However, if it was say… 50-60 characters there may be less thought involved so that may indicate a smaller roster… maybe? DC still has 1,000s of characters…
LOL just put Nightwing in it. 
Don’t know MK, but these 5 are locks. These are the five characters that DC bases all of their franchises around. Hey Didio said it at the NY Comic Con so it must be true. 
Superman - Confirmed
Batman - Confirmed
Wonder Woman - The other part of the Holy Trinity
Green Lantern - Which Green Lantern is up in the air but Hal’s the most popular
Flash - Which Flash is up in the air but design-wise Barry and Wally look the same, unlike the different Green Lanterns. I’m not sure which one is more popular really, but this is much closer than the Green Lantern ordeal where Hal beats the crap out of Kyle, John and Guy poll after poll.
Says you. HATE HATE HATE!
I believe I will also hate.
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LOL not a Green Lantern fan personally but if I say anything against Hal as Green Lantern for any project two of my friends in real life will jump me if they find out about it.
Well the big 3 will have to be included no matter what(DC without supes isnt DC), while Flash could be either Barry or wally. GL will more then likly be Jordan and possibly Kyle since they are equally as well love and popular and the rest of the cast is really up in the air.
Arguably if they offer different skins like they did in the game Justice League Heroes (Marvel Ultimate Alliance did this too) or have a ‘create a character’ mode that’s definitly a way out of the Green Lantern ordeal. Of course I’m assuming that they only include one Green Lantern anyway because we don’t know for sure. I’m just betting that at least one Green Lantern will be in the game is all.
the way Darkseid is writting now , a old man carrying a mirror could defeat him because his omega effect beams would bounch of it. yes this did happen in a comic once and yes it was just a plan old mirror.
edit: so which Darkseid is going to be in this PC Darkseid or Jobberseid
Well the GL odreal will more then likly result in Jordan being picked, I’d be surprised if Kyle got it but DC will opt to feature there most well known characters.
Does it matter for a fighting game? I mean someone has to come up with a scenario for Dan winning SF Alpha 3 afterall for his ending. :lol:
Well they did say big sweeping stories if you play the game from the DC Universe perspective or the Mortal Kombat Universe perspective. I imagine 2 generic endings for both. Kind of like how Capcom vs. SNK 1 was. One ending, Master Bison bites it, another one Geese bites it and it still ends with the newsy reporter lady saying Dan and Joe Higashi won with all of the heavy hitters being away and all. It all goes back to Dan.
Official concept art -
http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=157599
You can also see how Superman looks if you check ‘Download Art’ here. Special thanks to Miz of SRK.
Came across some info, from a person who spoke to a DC rep at the Wizard Wolrd Comic Book Convention that passed a while ago. Obviously, can’t say how legit any of this is but pretty much all of it sounds reasonable. Still take with a grain of salt for now.
The cliff notes is that supposedly Robin (Tim Drake), Wonder Woman, Flash (don’t know which one), Green Lantern (don’t know which one), Black Canary, Hawkman and Power Girl are all in. Some MK guys too but I’m more of a DC fan personally lol!
Even if everything below is 100% true, remember that anything can change from here until the game’s release. Anyway -
** *MK vs DC news from Wizard World Philly '08 !!
Just spoke with ******** at the Wizard World Philly Event. He was helping set up the DC booth. Sorry about not naming my source but for the few news bits he gave me, he asked I not reveal his name, so he wouldn’t be revealed as a “spoiler monkey”, his words. As he stated, he’s part of the few involved with the game. “Not many, but a few. But more then a couple” that are working on the game with Midway. Again, his words.
They discussed in the early stages that the MK Universe could be one of the 52 Earths that make up the DCU, but for legal reasons with Midway/DC/WB, etc, and other “complicated boring issues, not having anything to do with the game,” this WILL NOT be the case. The way the 2 universes meet is finalized, but will only be revealed in Issue 1 of the comic. And plays out to a much better story anyway.
The tie-in story is pretty much completed. There are still a few tweaks to be made, since a few game endings for different characters are a major story point in the comics. And each character’s endings are being written by the DC team, with a ton of input from Midway.
Said the comic will have a huge TWIST that no fan, DC or MK, saw coming.
The artist will be announced soon, probably at the San Diego Comic Con.
He said DC might run a 2 or 3 page preview in some of their monthly books, but that will be much closer to the release of the comic or game.
I asked if the story will be an Elseworlds story or fall in the DCU proper. It will NOT be an Elseworlds story, but don’t look for any references about the event in any DC books, besides a very small few, IF that. No MK characters will ever show up in any other DC books, EVER. He said there will not be an issue of Batman with flashbacks on the event or Batman discussing what happened with Robin.
Robin? So he is in the game? I get a big smirk and Yes. Add Robin to the list. I then of course asked, which one? Tim Drake? Dick Grayson? Jason Todd? Stephanie Brown? He said the story will take place in the present. So Tim Drake? And he confirmed with a head nod.
I must have named off every MK character and DC character that came to mind to see if he would let me know who else. He said a few are quite obvious on both ends and confirmed the following: Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern (didn’t say which GL or Flash but said that doesn’t mean there is only one of each in the game) Black Canary, Hawkman and Powergirl.
MK characters he confirmed were - Kabal, Sonya, Jax, Raiden, and Kitana.
I asked how many of each universe or total. He couldn’t say. A fair amount of each is the answer he gave. I asked about DCU villains. He said yes. There will be more DC Heroes in the game, but the Villains will be represented. Would not say which ones made it into the game.
Also confirmed, due to more legal reasons, none of the Charlton characters from the DCU made it into the game - Captain Atom, Blue Beetle, The Question. And the same goes for the Fawcett Comics characters - Captain Marvel/Shazam!, etc.
They are working very closely with Midway on the game and how the DCU characters will play out - moves, looks, etc.
He couldn’t tell me anything on special moves or finishing moves, fatalities etc. No info on the blood in the game either.
No info on a release date, but he does know about when its due out. And wouldn’t say.
No Wii version. But then stated “at this time”. No plans for a PC version or some type of DS or PSP spin-off. They are signed on for 2 games. This one, and if sales permit, a follow-up.
Each platform - 360/PS3 will be exactly the same. No console will get any type of extras or bonus content like exclusive characters or game modes. When asked which system he preferred, he said he owns both, so both.
There will be DLC. But wasn’t sure exactly what or when. He said there were a few stages and costumes cut from the game, so that is a possibility. As far as more characters, he said that is something Midway will decide on later. But if he had to guess right now, he said we might see 1 or 2.
There will be a Special Edition of the game for each system, for of course more $$. It will likely include some type of early artwork, behind the scenes/making of DVD and a reprint of Issue 1 of the comic series. I asked about the addition of a a classic MK game being included and he said he had no idea, that was up to Midway.
Said online play is shaping up to be awesome. No cross-platform play. Both DC and Midway would have liked to have it, but thats up to Microsoft/Sony he said. And the answer was no.
That was all the info I could get on the storyline or anymore characters other then the ones he confirmed. Or how he said it, “highly suggested were in the game”. No info on any of the game modes or the Kreate-a-Kharacter feature.
Said fans of both MK and DC comics will be happy with the outcome. They are very serious about the game and did not take it lightly or as a joke in anyway.
Thats all I have, if I can get anymore info, I will pass it along to TRMK.
- Trash***
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Wow…Superman fully rendered and everything.
Admittedly though, DC’s guys jump through universes like most people cross streets. Believable.
The fighting looks awkward…but then again, that was the FMV. Hopefully…the MAIN game will look BETTER than the FMV? (Wow, even I can’t believe I said that.)
Flash and Sonya Blade have been confirmed -
http://analoghype.com/blog/382/mk-vs-dc-screens-leak-sonya-and-flash-confirmed/
Wouldn’t superman like destroy them all unless they got kryptonite power rings on
So far my list of characters is rolling along great, I wouldn’t be surprised to see the rest honestly.
Also this whole “Superman is to strong, they can’t beat him thing” Is getting fucking old. It’s a video game, I’m sure eventually you will get a bullshit vague reason on why a little Asian with a mullet can take down a god in tight spandex.
Seriously, look at the Marvel/Capcom franchise. It’s pretty academic that Wolverine would hand Ryu his ass, going by the logic of their respective universes… but when they’re put in the same universe, you get to rewrite the rules. Sakura can go up against Juggy and not wind up a red stain on the wall, because balancing the fight to not be horribly one-sided is more important to a fighting game than consistency with the stories.
http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/mortalkombat/news.html?sid=6192868&mode=recent New interview and images up on gamespot. You can also see tears on Batman’s clothes
Cool, looks like Ed Boon (Of all people) didn’t rule out fatalities. I still think Supes would be flying his opponent to the sun and chucking them into it.
Most of the interview sucks though, he keeps repeating the same thing. I like the picture of Scorpion about to break Flash’s arm though, also doesn’t Flash look a bit…skrully?
Dun dun duh!
Sweet, so DC villains and all MK peeps will have fatalities, while the DC heroes have brutalities. Damn…my plans for Superman and the sun will go unfinished =/
Now I wonder how much of a chance Joker has of being in