Mortal Kombat 11 is one of the best fighting games released in ages – and that’s coming from me, somebody who’s not much of a Mortal Kombat fan. There’s a point in the series history where it just fell off a cliff for me, and that was sometime around the release of Mortal Kombat III. That’s really when NetherRealm started implementing their stupid dial-a-combo mechanics, which have largely carried through the series to this day. Mortal Kombat 11 dials those down a little to the point where they don’t make me want to vomit – and it’s my favourite game in the franchise since Mortal Kombat II.
Anyway, two of the three “classic” Mortal Kombat games are good, and they – along with the awful third game – could be coming back in a new collection that updates the artwork, giving the original trilogy a much-needed visual upgrade. The listing was spotted on the PEGI website by Gematsu, and suggests that the collection will be rated 18, and is on its way to Xbox One, PS4, PC and Switch.
“Mortal Kombat Kollection Online is the original Mortal Kombat trilogy that MK fans always wanted. Upgraded art, gameplay, and online features provide an incredible experience that revive the “klassics”…”
It has a listed release date of January 21 which was, well that was yesterday and this hasn’t been released. Still, it’s interesting, because the “upgraded art” suggests this isn’t just a rehash of the ill-fated Mortal Kombat Arcade Collection, a previous collection of the first three games that sits, useless, in my Steam library. Because it relied on Games for Windows Live, it doesn’t work anymore – and even when it did it was just a broken mess. What also makes this interesting is that we know that there was a remaster of the first games in progress by the folks at Blind Squirrel Games. It was to be a remaster of Mortal Kombats 1-3, but was summarily binned by the masters at Warner Bros. Could they have decided to revive it on the back of Mortal Kombat 11’s success? I guess we’ll have to wait until January 21 to find out.
Wait, fuck.
Last Updated: January 22, 2020
Son of Banana Jim
January 22, 2020 at 18:01
Mortal Kombat 11 is one of the best fighting games released in ages
Maybe… But, it’s still such a pity that all the female characters are so… UNFORTUNATE looking.
Dresden
January 23, 2020 at 06:47
They recently added The Joker to the roster. Find it in your heart to forgive them.
Son of Banana Jim
January 23, 2020 at 08:13
I guess… But all the ladies look like they routinely wear their pjs to the local shoprite….
Aaron Briggs
March 22, 2020 at 07:02
pjs? jesus christ you are an idiot lol…
Son of Banana Jim
March 22, 2020 at 17:27
I wonder if you even understand the reference? https://media0.giphy.com/media/5t7zrYq8NAzb7b2jrw/giphy-downsized-medium.gif
Aaron Briggs
March 22, 2020 at 07:02
wtf are you smoking? the females in MK11 look absolutely amazing.
Aaron Briggs
March 22, 2020 at 07:02
wtf are you smoking? the females in MK11 look absolutely amazing.
Son of Banana Jim
March 22, 2020 at 17:27
lol, they’re not even solid fives or sixes, but you’re right, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. If you find them attractive, why Aaron should my opinion matter or have such an effect on you?
Humantouch
January 23, 2020 at 11:07
Cant play online….. only with my family. Can never get an online server with a good enough ping.
Geoffrey Tim
January 23, 2020 at 11:07
Fighting games dont work with servers, the roundtrip would kill them. They work with peer-to-peer, so you need to play with locals. Join some of the local fighting game groups and you’ll have some good matches.
Humantouch
January 23, 2020 at 12:14
Thx Geoff, nobody else in my group of friends play it. But will look for a few groups online and see if I can join. Most likely get my ass kicked.