Soul fragments can be earned by winning matches and can revive mummies and destroy green containers, always containing at least one skin or two pieces of gear.

You can unlock containers by spending three different types of currency: koins can be obtained by doing anything throughout the game (be it winning or losing a match) and can open chests that mostly contain concept art. Of course, you can also unlock items in the Krypt, just like any other iteration of the mode. This is almost like having a game inside another game. You can freely explore it, all while collecting items that will help unlock more areas inside the immense dungeon. Netherrealm really outdid themselves this time around, as the Krypt is now basically a third-person puzzle-adventure set in Shang Tsung’s island. This mode has really evolved over the years, starting out as a Battleship-esque grid in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance, before becoming a frustrating dungeon crawler in Mortal Kombat X. The game also features a very deep tutorial mode which rivals the likes of Dead or Alive 6 and Under Night. The online multiplayer is, as expected, fantastic: Netherrealm games are known for having excellent netcode and working just fine right at launch, so there’s no issues in here.

I wasn’t expecting for it to be so well-written and for basically every single character in the roster to have a great role in a plot revolving around time travelling and multiple universes, which is usually a recipe for disaster.Ĭary-Hiroyuki Tagawa reprises his MK movie role as Shang Tsung.īesides the story mode, Mortal Kombat 11 features a wide assortment of other modes, including a classic arcade mode and the Towers of Time. The story mode in Mortal Kombat 11 is the best in the series. Thankfully enough, Ed Boon and his mates care as much about the story and single player content in their games as they care about Mortal Kombat having pristine gameplay. This is the most balanced Mortal Kombat has even been: it’s easy to learn, extremely hard to master, but it has enough elements to give newcomers a little bit of a chance against more experienced players, motivating them to get better afterwards as a result.

To sum things up, the game builds up from the gameplay estabilished in Mortal Kombat X, but with a bigger emphasis on its two new gauges (offensive and defensive), and the final blow mechanic, which is only unlocked when your character’s health reaches a low level. I’ve talked about how good the gameplay was back in my hands-on preview article.

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