From the very start of the game, it’s made clear that while it can be fun to do special attacks or wait for the opportunity to uppercut an opponent, the most damage is done when you can chain a series of attacks together for devastating results. Recent NetherRealm games have had a strong emphasis on timing and combinations Mortal Kombat X doesn’t veer from this formula. This is probably the biggest change in Mortal Kombat X. Thus, if you’re having trouble with one version of a character, you can try the variants and see if they are more to your liking. It doesn’t change their core moves, but adds certain additional attacks. Much of this depends upon your play-style, but even characters I found difficult like Ermac or Kotal Kahn were used effectively by other people.Įven if you don’t like a character, each has a variant that you might like better. There are a couple of underpowered character (lookin’ at Erron Black as well as Ferra and Torr) but for the most part they’re well balanced. Some of these characters make strong debuts - I like D’Vorah quite a bit - but others, like the Big Daddy/ Little Sister-esque Ferra and Torr, fail to impress.

There are also new characters with looser affiliations to the series the lightning-quick, insect-loving D’Vorah the gun-toting, sharp-shooter Erron Black the new Outworld ruler, Kotal Khan, and the symbiotic Ferra/Torr. You probably should hate them, but they grew on me quickly, offering interesting variations on their ancestral characters. They’re flippant, snarky, and filled with angst. The second generation characters feels like they’re Mortal Kombat’s reaction to a newer, younger audience following a trend of bringing younger character. Most of these newcomers are children of old favorites like Cassie Cage, Jacqui Briggs, and Takeda Takahashi. The franchise staples of Sub-Zero, Liu Kang, Scorpion, Johnny Cage, Sonya Blade, and more are back, but MK X adds a few other characters that are surprisingly fun. It all starts with a good - though slightly less than Mortal Kombat 9’s - mix of characters that are well balanced. Mortal Kombat X still captures the spirit of this competition. Fighting games have always been at their best when two friends go head-to-head in a room, watching their health bars drop, screaming curses at each other and overreacting when the final blow is dealt. Sitting down with a friend and playing around with new characters, learning their special moves, and ending with grisly Fatalities is where Mortal Kombat truly shines. Mortal Kombat is still the most fun in its purest form.

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