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There is a demo truck going around, allowing people to play the game early.

These are the times:

Los Angeles, CA (3/3/ - 3/5)
Austin, TX (3/11 - 3/12)
Dallas, TX (3/19 - 3/20)
San Francisco, CA (3/25 - 3/27)
Minneapolis, MN (4/8 - 4/10)
Chicago, IL (4/16 - 4/19)

**INFO FOR EACH CITY WILL BE POSTED CLOSER TO THE EVENT DATE**

Slarg232 wrote:New announcements (Plural) coming this week, with the possibility of a Demo.

I be excited, and I'll keep you guys posted.

I require more news about this demo ASAP!

AresX8 wrote:

Slarg232 wrote:New announcements (Plural) coming this week, with the possibility of a Demo.

I be excited, and I'll keep you guys posted.

I require more news about this demo ASAP!

Everyone thought it would be a demo because of some tweets, it turned out to be the Trucks driving around to the cities.

Challenge Tower Video!

And I just lied about the demo: March 8th sees Playstation Plus subscribers being able to play the Demo. No word on Xbox

http://gdc.gamespot.com/video/6302249/

Nice gameplay in the first 30 minutes.

Raiden Confirmed, though lets be honest, he was going to be in the game, anyway....

Kabal Reveal

Found my character. Definately, definately Kabal.

I have to say, after playing this game at PAX east, this is probably the most fun MK game that has come out yet. The attacks are crisp, clean, and well built. Johnny Cage and Kung Lao are stronger than they were previously, and seeing the game in 3D was a real treat. I never pay full price for a video game, but I'm changing my tune for this one. It's worth it. If you get a chance to sample it before it comes out, do it. And no, I didn't play the demo-I played the real game. Just didn't have the availability of unlockable characters to use.

Finally someone made this topic, I was wondering where the MK fans were at.

Netherealm has successfully stoked the flames of nostalgia, and so I'm set on pre-ordering this game. I'm really digging how it's so much like MK1-3 and Trilogy. I don't care for anything in the series after those games.

One problem though...WHERE'S RAIN!?!?!?

Also who you guys gonna main? For me it's def Noob Saibot.

asimo77 wrote:Finally someone made this topic, I was wondering where the MK fans were at.

Netherealm has successfully stoked the flames of nostalgia, and so I'm set on pre-ordering this game. I'm really digging how it's so much like MK1-3 and Trilogy. I don't care for anything in the series after those games.

One problem though...WHERE'S RAIN!?!?!?

Also who you guys gonna main? For me it's def Noob Saibot.

I will have to play it first. Probably going to be Kratos though.

My brother got the demo last night. On PS3 you have to be a Playstation Plus member to get it. He said it was pretty damn awesome for a demo.

I just searched the internet for like 20 minutes looking for my favorite character, who is apparently Quan Chi

You wouldn't believe how many times I Ctrl+F'd "white skin" on wikipedia

Asimo, there was talk of Rain coming in as DLC, because they're trying to get everyone from the first 3 games. Also, I asked one of the creators if there would be Kustom Kharacters, and he said "I can't talk about that right now." I'm sure if it was a "no," he would have said so. Hopefully that makes a few people here happy. I hope for Rain too-he's my favorite of the ninjas. As of right now, my main players will be Johnny Cage (favorite MK character ever), Kung Lao, Stryker (He IS in, I watched a battle with him and he kept all his old goodies), and Deadpoo-I mean, uh, Baraka

I really hope we get a 360 demo sometime soon.

Having never played MK4 I have no idea what Quan Chi's deal is. Some people seem to hate him with a passion though.

Rain DLC would be swell, but I personally can't think of any other characters I would want, in fact with Rain I think we'd be missing no one from the MK1-3 days. I would however love DLC in the form of costumes, stages, fatalites, etc of course. Custom characters are kinda meh for me in fighters though in Soul Calibur 4 you could make some hilarious dudes.

Actually, still missing Motoro, Kintaro, Smoke as a playable character instead of just used as Noob's special moves, Jade (I think I heard she was playable though). If there is a 360 demo, expect it to be like the PS3 version: you have to be a gold member (most of us are though, because we have to in order to play online, so not such a big deal).

Quan Chi is a sorceror who kind of took over after Shao Khan's defeat and served Raiden's/Khan's father Shinnok-the cast out elder god. He starts out as the ultimate sycophant and eventually becomes the main baddy in Deadly Alliance. He's really a poor man's Shang Tsung with grey skin and tattoos (he also shoots fireballs). He doesn't do anything special, except his fatality in 4 was pretty cool: he ripped a guys leg off and beat him to death with it.

I like Kustom Kharacters because there can be plenty of options to add in: I think they just needed access to EVERY super move in the game to be effective: I tried to make a couple Marvel characters to add in, and my biggest success was Cyclops, and I was still unhappy because you had to choose a weapon and I could only make the optic blast purple. Give me access to all special moves and I'll be happy, even if limited to 4-5.

Jade is def in, the Noob Saibot videos has him beating the crap out of her. I forgot about all the beast guys, mostly because IIRC they were hidden/boss characters. But isn't Kintaro in? Also I'm positive Smoke is in. He has to be...or else!

Like I said, Smoke IS in...but ever since MK deception he has been an add on to Noob Saibot-he does all of Noob's special moves. He isn't his own character anymore. And I heard rumor of Kintaro and Motaro, but I haven't seen any screen shots of them. I saw: Johnny, Kung Lao, Liu Kang, Jax, Sonya, Kitana, Mileena, Stryker, 5 ninjas (6 if you count Smoke as mentioned above) and I saw quick videos for Raiden and Kabal. I played with Johnny, Kung and Liu and was impressed with all of them. Everybody else was using the ninjas, so I didn't want to waste my time with them. Characters have "tiers," but unlike warhammer armies in tiers, they are based on how easy they are to pick up: Kung, Sub Zero and Scorpion are lower tier because they are very easy to use and great for beginners, while Jax and Sonya are some upper tier characters who are hard to use but their damage output is far above the others. Got this from talking to developers and others at the convention.

OK gotcha on the Smoke thing. I do vaguely recall something called Noob-Smoke but I was past MK at the time. I'm still confused about his human/cyborg status and which version we'll get if he is included (I doubt they would tether him to Noob). Maybe we could get both versions.

Edit: Wait do we have definitive proof Smoke is in the game in any of his incarnations, whether as part as Noob or whatever it may be? From the Noob videos there didn't seem to be any indication of Smoke's prescence which leads me to believe he would be on his own if included.

After soul calibur 2 I really find theres no need for new fighting games. It looks interesting. But in the end, it's all the same.

Now if Astoroth popped up in there I'd have to reconsider...

Definite proof he is in-I saw him used, but he is tethered to Noob-he isn't actually playable directly, just as special moves: he helps Noob do his fatalities, his X-ray attack and there are a few regular special moves too. If I remember correctly, he's human again. Watch the Noob fatality online if you can find it: it clearly has Smoke involved with it-they rip a guy in half together. Instead of Robot Smoke, we're supposed to get "Robot Sub-Zero." Heard about this, haven't seen him yet, but he was widely talked about

Noob was always able to make clones, that inky shadow guy is just a part of him. It's a separate entity from Smoke. Interestingly in an interview with Boon he said he likes to imagine that the charcter you play as is "Noob" and the shadow clone is "Saibot".

Huh, I never saw him make clones before, he just did the moves himself in previous games. Then they added Smoke to his profile. Everyone there was telling me it was Smoke and they were still working together. Oh well, then maybe Smoke will be playable-wait and see I guess. That'll mean he and Rain are missing-I'd be more excited about Rain-I slaughtered everyone with him in Armageddon and Trilogy

asimo77 wrote:Edit: Wait do we have definitive proof Smoke is in the game in any of his incarnations, whether as part as Noob or whatever it may be? From the Noob videos there didn't seem to be any indication of Smoke's prescence which leads me to believe he would be on his own if included.

Human Smoke is in; he has a Character Bio and a Arcade Ending. Haven't seen anything on him though, and honestly, there is a spoiler there that I don't really want to spoil for people; it's far, FAR too rich of a twist to spoil it.

Every character except for Rain that was in MK1-3 is in, Rain only getting taken out for Quan Chi, who is central to the story. He apparently pulled alot of strings in the background of the first three games; resurrecting Scorpion and convincing him Sub Zero killed him, establishing connection with Noob, that sort of thing. Rain has been confirmed as the FIRST and FOREMOST DLC character, however.

Also; There was a confirmation of a "Chainsaw Fatality" on the Australian Ban report, but if that means Ashley Willaims, Marcus Fenix (or similar), or even Kung Lao's Fatality, it's anyones guess.

Chrysaor686 wrote:
Mortal Kombat was, indeed, responsible for the ESRB (or the last straw, if you will, with games like Doom and Splatterhouse being the catalysts). It was the first game to really throw the media into a mass hysteria like it did, and due to it's widespread popularity, there were quite a few protests and attempted public lawsuits against the game. Out of this panic rose the compromise that games have an enforced ratings system to keep minors from being exposed to such content, and thus, the ESRB was born. It's arguably a good thing that Mortal Kombat was able to bear the brunt of this full-on media assault, or otherwise we probably wouldn't have half of the games we do today.

I remember this vaguely; it actually managed to be one of the biggest controversies of the 90's. I'm sure you can find information on it if you look.

You're overstating the importance of Mortal Kombat, to be honest. The Congressional Hearings used 4 games as the largest reasons why there should be a ratings board: Mortal Kombat, Doom, Lethal Enforcers, and Night Trap. Of those, only Night Trap was pulled from the shelves following the hearings.

Kratos Gameplay:

http://www.trmk.org/forums/showthread.php/16473-Kombat-Kontinues-Extended-Trailer-Kratos-Gameplay-and-Raiden-Fatality

Follow the Youtube Link through, he has QTE's for his specials just like he does in his game.

Soladrin wrote:After soul calibur 2 I really find theres no need for new fighting games. It looks interesting. But in the end, it's all the same.

Now if Astoroth popped up in there I'd have to reconsider...

I was always a Soul Caliber III fan.

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Hmmm, as a character for Mortal Kombat....well, I was always partial to Sub Zero.

Slarg232 wrote:Kratos Gameplay:

http://www.trmk.org/forums/showthread.php/16473-Kombat-Kontinues-Extended-Trailer-Kratos-Gameplay-and-Raiden-Fatality

Follow the Youtube Link through, he has QTE's for his specials just like he does in his game.

Nice!

Also I am pretty sure Kintaro is in the game. See here for info:

http://www.trmk.org/forums/showthread.php/15634-Biggest-spoiler-ever!-Full-char-list-


Also there is a character called Onaga that is going to be in it:

http://mortalkombat.wikia.com/wiki/Onaga



Cyber Sub-Zero is a hidden character. Unlocking him will make the player earn a secret achievement titled "Cold Fusion".

I heard Onaga may be in, but I was hoping it was a fake rumor-we don't need the boss of Deception! We had been promised old school characters, and while I can see the importance of Quan Chi, introducing Onaga means a slew of other useless guys can make a comeback too. Ashrah? She's a copy of Fugin and Raiden-Wind (Fugin) with a big funny hat (Raiden). The vampire girl? Absolutely not. Bo Rai Cho? Hell no, lets forget about the drunk who just pukes on other people (even though I find the X-ray attack of Noob's that forces his opponent to vomit to be quite funny). There are plenty of characters we don't need, and we certainly don't need another boss from before the time of Shao Khan.

timetowaste85 wrote:I heard Onaga may be in, but I was hoping it was a fake rumor-we don't need the boss of Deception! We had been promised old school characters, and while I can see the importance of Quan Chi, introducing Onaga means a slew of other useless guys can make a comeback too. Ashrah? She's a copy of Fugin and Raiden-Wind (Fugin) with a big funny hat (Raiden). The vampire girl? Absolutely not. Bo Rai Cho? Hell no, lets forget about the drunk who just pukes on other people (even though I find the X-ray attack of Noob's that forces his opponent to vomit to be quite funny). There are plenty of characters we don't need, and we certainly don't need another boss from before the time of Shao Khan.

I will take as many characters as I can get. I would love to see a roster of 50+.

The Onaga rumor was posted by Ed Boon on his Twitter account and hinted at the possibility of Master Bo' Rai Cho as a playable character and also feature the Dragon King, Onaga: "OK, back to work. Gotta go balance Onaga's parry move and BoRaiCho's friendship. So much to do !!!"

Onaga and Bo Ra Cho aren't in. That was a "troll" tweet, he didn't mean it.

I have seen the entire list of characters, I just haven't updated the list in this thread.

Slarg232 wrote:Onaga and Bo Ra Cho aren't in. That was a "troll" tweet, he didn't mean it.

I have seen the entire list of characters, I just haven't updated the list in this thread.

Well that is good news. Like timetowaste85 said, if they were in it, it would open the game up to a bunch of useless characters. I like the classic feel to this new game since I really fell off the kombat wagon after MK3.

I wonder if there is going to be any secret characters that are not yet revealed? Sort of like the old days with Reptile, Jade, Rain, Noob, etc. I would like to see a few like that make an appearance and unlocked in the game about 6 months after release.