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X minutes of brutal Mortal Kombat X action

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I was not expecting to like Mortal Kombat X nearly as much as I did. As a predominantly Street Fighter player, I found the last Mortal Kombat, as good as it was, a little on the clunky side. Fighters moved with too much weight and too little grace and speed. That’s not quite the case with MKX, which is fast, fluid and has been on my mind since I played it at Gamescom.

You’ve probably seen a couple of videos of the game or watched its trailers, but here’s 10 whole minutes of glorious, brutal Mortal Kombat X action out of PAX this weekend.

The only problem I have with how good the game looks, is that it starts getting a bit too real. Yes, I know its fantasy nonsense, with magical ninjas and made up gods battling it out, but the action is visceral brutal, with the over-the-top violence looking too realistic.

Still, I’m excited. It’s fare less sluggish-felling than previous MK games, and doesn’t rely as much on canned combos. It’s the depth afforded by the variations system though – that essentially turns each character in to three – that has me most keen. I can’t wait to use Raiden’s very technical Master of Storms variations, which allows him to place a bunch of lightning traps.

Here’s a couple of matches with Scorpion and Sub Zero, showing the variations – along with some Raiden and Kano action. Mortal Kombat X is coming to PC, PS4 and Xbox One and yes, the old systems sometime next year.

Last Updated: September 1, 2014

22 Comments

  1. PERSONA 5!!!! (Umar)

    September 1, 2014 at 13:02

    You were really happy the video was more or less ten minutes, weren’t you? So that you could you make that header title

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    • Admiral Chief Assassin

      September 1, 2014 at 13:04

      X is NOT XIV

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      • PERSONA 5!!!! (Umar)

        September 1, 2014 at 13:05

        Thanx MR Precision! Way to ruin Geoff’s dreams

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      • Alien Emperor Trevor

        September 1, 2014 at 13:05

        Agreed. X = XIV – IV

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      • PERSONA 5!!!! (Umar)

        September 1, 2014 at 13:07

        Also XIV minutes and XXX seconds…XXX hehehe bow chicka wow wow

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        • Admiral Chief Assassin

          September 1, 2014 at 13:11

          Actually XXIX seconds BOW WOW

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    • Rinceable

      September 1, 2014 at 13:10

      Perchance, could you come over here? I have something to show you *RUNS

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      • PERSONA 5!!!! (Umar)

        September 1, 2014 at 13:11

        Perchance, could you punch your face!

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        • Rinceable

          September 1, 2014 at 13:18

          Could you pretty please come over here and say that? Tehehehhe

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  2. Admiral Chief Assassin

    September 1, 2014 at 13:05

    What sorcery is this? Loading screen? Pah!

    😛

    *goes to watch some Kombat*

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  3. Hammersteyn

    September 1, 2014 at 13:06

    So Xcited

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  4. Hammersteyn

    September 1, 2014 at 13:08

    Finish Him, dat Kano fatality. I just finished myself

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  5. Admiral Chief Assassin

    September 1, 2014 at 13:11

    Surely if Raiden fights Kano IN WATER he can just shock the poop out of the water????

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    • Hammersteyn

      September 1, 2014 at 13:12

      Shocking, I know.

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  6. Admiral Chief Assassin

    September 1, 2014 at 13:14

    [SPOILER ALERT]

    There is blood and guts

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    • Hammersteyn

      September 1, 2014 at 13:27

      “Product not yet rated”

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      • Admiral Chief Assassin

        September 1, 2014 at 13:29

        So unrated b&g?

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    • Sk3tz0

      September 1, 2014 at 23:04

      [SPOILER ALERT]

      Some dies at the end… of Round 2!!

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  7. Ryanza

    September 1, 2014 at 13:16

    Out of E3 this year. From people who don’t really follow gaming news and play games the way we do, there was 2 games that got people excited. Mortal Kombat X and Tomb Raider.

    Mortal Kombat X looks like it will be the best Mortal Kombat game so far and all the violence and gore just looks like so much fan. Can’t want to hear, Mortal Kombat X is destroying our brains.

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  8. Rinceable

    September 1, 2014 at 13:22

    Pretty brutal!

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  9. PsychoSpazz

    September 1, 2014 at 13:25

    looks kinda Awesome

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  10. Spaffy

    September 1, 2014 at 13:33

    There are some sick killer moves!
    I might actually play Mortal Kombat again

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