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IGN releases a 25-minute playthrough of the MKX Story Mode!

Thoughts as I go-
Shinnok wanted to rule the dinosaurs. Noted (seriously why do they all want earthrealm?)

They didn't really stop shao khan, that was kinda the point.

Johnny stuff we've seen before, although it's nice to see a failed QTE(we already knew it was just cinematic, but just confirming it's not some stupid fail state is nice). I'm sorta curious to see what happens if you fail them all.

Gratuitous ball punching(again the player sucks).

Johnny confirmed for gordan freeman.

Something I keep meaning to bring up, but it seems that generic jumping attacks have changed. We still have the neutral jump punch rebounce, but the jumping 1 doesn't have nearly the hit box it used to(looks more like classic MK jump punch), and i'm wondering if some characters have unique air options instead of the usual.

Fujin gets mike tyson'd

Dragon thing is literally just some pointless demon.

Zombie MK(Sindel, kabal, smoke, jax, nightwolf, stryker, etc).

Jax confirmed of course. Pumped up variation. Grab punch, superman punch, projectile, ground pound. standard jax stuff. Gotcha grab seems to have multiple follow ups(he holds you for a bit?)

Sonya has managed to non verbally communicate this entire scene.

Bone snake.

The johnny thing was weird. Wonder what that's hinting towards

Armored EX intractable confirmed(if they weren't already).

Shinnoks throw is awesome

Shinnok gets ghost buster'd

Description has "unrevealed fan favorites like nightwolf and smoke", which again just reminds me how half assed all this reporting is.
 

SneakyTortoise

Official Master of Salt
Guys, guys , guys!!! I already have the 1st fail of the video !!

Kenshi said "why are you smiling?"!!! LOL
Another "whoops" moment is:

When Nightwolf comes out of the portal, and says NOTHING, yet Kenshi knows its him.

Lol.
Neither of these are fails. Sento can probably sense emotions and souls, hence he knows Cage is smiling and that it's NW in front of him.
 

Scott The Scot

Where there is smoke, there is cancer.
am i missing something? or is he just in his alternate mk9 costume? With no gameplay and just a cut scene...where he gets owned...didnt give me much hope.
Oh, man.

Twinge of pain in my chest to see Smoke just wearing a very slightly modified version of his MK9 alt. I was still holding out a little hope from the early descriptions that said he was wearing a bit of new stuff, but nope. Not at all. He straight-up looks like Noob in Deception with that black shade, haha

Oh, well. I guess I can rest easy, now. He had a good showing last time, and there's always next time. :)

Shinnok's got like 50% more Palpatine and 5% Frieza. Love those one-handed blocks. Stylin'!

"She called me Johnny". D'awww....
You both must have faith in the DLC at least. You can't lose the Smoke within! Keep believing my Smoke brethren!
 

Doctor Future

Baraka Lives!
Thoughts as I go-
The johnny thing was weird. Wonder what that's hinting towards
I just want to comment on this:

I believe the Johnny glowing green is a sign that he gains the ability to summon green energy.

Like how it all started.

If you remember, one of Cassie's and Raiden's opening exchange pre-fight, Cassie says "Help me summon green energy?" and Raiden replies "You have not your father's gift'.

I think that's what they're hinting at.
 
I just want to comment on one of your bullet points:

I believe the Johnny glowing green is a sign that he gains the ability to summon green energy.

Like how it all started.

If you remember, one of Cassie's and Raiden's opening exchange pre-fight, Cassie says "Help me summon green energy?" and Raiden replies "You have not your father's gift'.

I think that's what they're hinting at?
yeah i guess, but i thought it was more how he avoided the blast? I dunno, it's weird if it's the green energy thing because he was doing it in MK9.
 

Doctor Future

Baraka Lives!
yeah i guess, but i thought it was more how he avoided the blast? I dunno, it's weird if it's the green energy thing because he was doing it in MK9.
Very true.

Well soon enough all will be explained!

Can't wait! MKX will easily be the BEST FIGHTING GAME OF 2015, if not GAME OF THE YEAR!

Yes, I'm biased.

:cool:
 
OMFG! I was always thinking that jax outfit looks like reiko when there was a short glimse of it in the Shaolin trailer but God dam its the al-mighty Bionic Black man OH YEAH!
 
I don't know why the fuck some journalist said that smoke has a new costume in story mode, it seems that its just edgy revenant version of his mk9 look.