Mortal Kombat 11 - PlayStation 4

Overall this is a good fighting game. I have some issues with it after spending a good amount of time playing though. First, Towers of Time can straight up not be fun at all. There are some modifiers that are complete BS that make it a frustrating experience, even if you use Konsumables to give yourself an advantage. Not to mention sometimes you are required to let the AI fight and it makes some dumb mistakes, especially if you want it to use Konsumables. So many times I watched my AI fighter lose because it wouldn't use the health Konsumable to heal itself. Towers of Time is a terrible slog that isn't worth doing aside from unlocking costumes/augments, or to earn all the achievements for completing 250 of them. My next complaint is Fatal Blows. I don't like this mechanic at all. Aside from being a repetitive sequence that takes way too long to finish, they do way too much damage and require no real input or timing to pull off. You just press L2 and R2 simultaneously and that's it. They don't even cost any of your special meter. It's a free super move that requires no effort that every player can do once they get down to 30% life. Totally frustrating to have an even match only to lose to a fatal blow. I wish they weren't in the game period, but they won't remove a big mechanic like this. Instead they should make it cost all of your special meter to pull off and/or let you use once period, even if you miss. No cooldown then trying again. Aside from those gameplay issues, I'm also not really much of a fan of the new characters Netherrealm adds to the series. They are usually boring and uninteresting. All of the cool fighters are almost always ones that have been in the series from the first 3 games by Midway. Like Cassie Cage or Jacqui Briggs? Totally boring characters aesthetically (not commenting on their move set, just the characters themselves). The main boss for this game, Kronika, is also a fairly boring character for a Mortal Kombat game. Would have much rather had Cyrax and Sektor than Cassie Cage or Jacqui Briggs. Overall these new characters don't make up for missing classic characters from previous games (though to be fair, more will be returning as the new character packs are released, but I doubt you'll see all of them. Shang Tsung is already having special moves that feature him turning into Reptile and Ermac, so I have a feeling they won't be returning as individual characters). Mortal Kombat 9 on PS3/360 had the best character lineup, just because it featured all of the classic Mortal Kombat characters. So far 11 has a better lineup than X so there's that at least. Despite these complaints, it's still a decent fighting game and I don't regret buying it. I'm just critical of a series that has been around in my life for years.

Mortal Kombat 11 is similar to Mortal Kombat 10, but offers very little new. The game's graphics are vastly improved from the previous one, the Krypt is an interesting take by being third person view this time, character customization adds a new element to the game, and lots of unlockable costumes and gear. On the other hand, the gameplay is nearly identical to Mortal Kombat 10, the story line is boring and no where near as good as Mortal Kombat 9 or even MK 10, costumes for female characters look mostly the same with slightly different costume colors, x-rays are replaced with fatal blow (only able to do this when low on health instead of filling up a meter as in the MK10), the range for the uppercut is greatly reduced, new characters do not seem interesting as the ones in Mortal Kombat 10, need to unlock maskless option for popular characters (Kitana, Jade, Scorpion, Sub Zero, etc.) which takes forever, and intros are more limited and not interesting as in Mortal Kombat 10. Overall, purchase this game if you really like Mortal Kombat, but for someone new to the series. I suggest purchasing Mortal Kombat 10 because it is less expensive and overall better in terms of storyline and gameplay.

I’ve played every iteration of Mortal Kombat since it first hit the arcades back in the 90s (yes even the horrible Sub Zero one on the N64), and this is easily tops all of them as the best they’ve ever done. The story is over the top and stupid but sets it up so newcomers can jump right in without having to know the entire history of the mythos while still having enough Easter eggs to make longtime fans just as happy. The fighting system is deeper than it’s ever been, and the tutorial actually explains it all in ways that make sense to everyone and not just e-sports fanatics. I would have actually lowered the score slightly had Netherealm not fixed the problems with the towers (essentially, the Endgame content) which allows players the currency to buy stuff in the Krypt. But they did and that issue has gone away. Pure, unadulterated fun with lots of blood and guts to go along with it. Just buy it now and enjoy with the rest of us!

Mortal Kombat 11 is lots of fun. The story mode was amazing and felt like a movie. The gameplay is somewhat identical to the previous Mortal Kombat games in the past few years. Characters can be customized a bit more and you can unlock a lot more costume skins. There's a few things I don't like about this version of the game, such as the weak roster and the lack of tag team online gaming, but I'm hopeful that a future DLC update with more content and features would be released in the future. Fingers crossed. Unlockables were a bit of intensive work in the beginning but thankfully the developers have released a patch which awards you 50,000 koins - putting you in a position to unlock a lot more stuff throughout the Krypt section of the game much faster. Over all, this is a good game.

The Story is amazing. It really brings it together. Game play is the best yet and details looks so much more real. the finishing moves and even in game intense attacks are very brutal. I beat the story recently. I actually had to change it to medium difficulty from hard to beat the last boss. She is ridiculous on hard mode. I am going to go back though and beat her on hard. But after countless losses i was losing my mind and had to change the setting. WHich even on medium she was still hard! Overall worth the purchase. So much you can do now also with customizing and just so much life in the game aside from just the story mode! If you are a MK fan, this is a must add to your collection.

MK11 is violent masterpiece. The combos, graphics, story, customization are all wonderful but the microtransactions are stupid. Now an update for the krypt has been released which has made that mode alot better than it was after release with its extreme grind for useless materials and lack of rewards especially when doing the towers which were extremely difficult and frustrating to progress leaving you less motivated to do try or even care to play. Now with the patches out the towers are alittle better and rewards for krypt are improved. I recommend this game but do wish that my favorite franchise's would stop this microtransactions and sneaky practices implemented in trying to get more money.

Mortal Kombat 11 makes me wonder why I ever stopped playing fighting games. Vibrant graphics, fluid movements and crazy fatalities that are hilarious to watch and even better when you pull one off. Certain modes require online connections that can take a little wind out of the "fun" sails. And some of the micro transactions can get annoying but, hey, it's all part of gaming these days. Gotta take the annoying with the good. And MK11 has a lot of gaming goodness packed inside. Customization of characters and a hefty variety of them to choose from as well. If you're looking for a fun game to entertain yourself or your friends then MK11 will not disappoint. Check it out!

Well.. I think at least. I’m a lightweight when it comes to fighting games. But I love Mortal Kombat so I have to check this one out. The fighting has everything you want. A great fighting system and a robust roster with the most gruesome fatalities of the series. The tutorial system is very deep and can be a little overwhelming for most. My only concern is the grind. To unlock things you want out of the crypt system costs a lot of coins. And since it’s random.. well there’s no way to know what you’re unlocking until you unlock it. So be prepared to play a lot of this game.