Remember they did their own Mario Kart version on one game? I thought that was decent. I also always loved the Chess Combat. Sad they never brought that one back.
I love MK1 for the gameplay. Invasions I hope has seasons or something because I’m done with the main story it tells. I wish the grind to unlock stuff wasn’t such a… grind. But, it is and I like the game a lot but burn out is real, eventually.
They reset Invasions. Finally. Seems XP isn’t the same as it was, as in it seems to be lower than before. I’m begging for an XP event or talisman or relic or something. But, I’m back on the grind and feeling like I’m making progress.
I loved MKX and MK11. MK1 didn't grab me nearly the same way. The kameo system was a nice new feature but otherwise the game was flawed for me. Pretty much every character felt the same after playing for a bit and like others have mentioned the XP grind to unlock new fatalities/brutalities/outfits was relentless. I got through the story and completed the first season invasion and couldn't find a reason to come back. Sadly it got shelved and I moved on. I'll come back at some point when the inevitable story mode expansion is released and all characters are out but I suspect it will be a brief revisit.
The game is broken. The challenge tower is broken. I can’t equip relics or talismans in Invasions on certain characters because it wants to disconnect me.
The grind is enjoyable, until it’s not, because it’s stupidly slow. It’s faster after you put in like 30 challenge towers (300 fights), but still not great, and getting there is frustrating because Netherrealm decided that everyone likes characters with armor and other nonsense flying around. The brutalities being unlocked after getting to x level and not based on skill or actually doing the moves is lame, and you can unlock all the brutalities the the second fatality after you get to I think level 15 but your character level gets to level 35. If you don’t care about skins or taunts, there’s no reason to get above level 15 or 16.
I like the gameplay. I really do. I go back and forth because really liking the game, and the frustration overwhelming me and making he want to stop playing altogether. I’m sure the Ultimate Aftermath Mega Kollection will come out in a year or two, but man this grind is real.
I feel both of those things. This game is also… a lot. Especially if you want the side stuff and to get all the skins and whatnot. It’s the worst of live service gaming and the worst of microtransactions, alongside the best gameplay MK has seen in a long time and some pretty good fan service and nostalgia.
I just checked it out from the library a few days ago and am almost finished with the campaign. The story is great, and the graphics are really nice. I’m not a big fighting game person, but I’m enjoying it.
