nah. i don't think so. what made mk a great game was gameplay it had in the earlier mk's and mk9's opting to bring that style back.
it may be the best mk game to come out ever. mk 1+2 style gameplay, 2v2 combat, original characters, new story and updated graphics.
i hoping for the best for this game.
it's gonna be the tekken 6 and street fighter 4 of the series.
Originally posted by Bro SMASH
Liu Kang is loved too.
Not as much as Jin Kazama or Ryu. Nowhere near their level in fact.
If Scorpion was not so good at being the resident Anti-Hero, he'd make a much better protagonist, seeing as he's 'loved' more than Liu is.
Liu plain sucks. He's by far the most annoying fighting game character I've played with and against.
Originally posted by Phanteros
Indeed, broader audience and parents will prefer it.
With the number of changes they've made in MvC3 from MvC2, it's pretty much a massive appeal to casualfags.
Originally posted by Ridley_Prime
And Kung Lao is the most likely one based on the Armageddon endings. Because of his altering of the past, Liu Kang never competed in a Mortal Kombat tournament. As a result, it wouldn't make sense for Liu to appear in MK9, regardless of how iconic he may be.
Originally posted by Bro SMASH
In his ending, Kung Lao went a hundred years in the past. This game only goes back to MK1.
Smashbro has a point R_P.
Also, Taven had some control over Time and Space when he was a half-god. In his ending, he becomes a full-fledged god, and it is probably canon, seeing as he's the Protagonist of Armageddon. Who knows how powerful his Time/Space manipulation is now, but it is likely amped up.
He likely sends the fighters back in time.
Not according to his ending it doesn't. All Taven did was somehow made the fighters stronger than before, not send them back in time.
As for Taven's powers, he could freeze time temporarily, yeah, and upon being amped from defeating Blaze, he could probably freeze time permanently if he wanted, but traveling back in time is kind of a whole other thing. Kung Lao is the only one we see go back in time as far as the endings go.
Oh yeah. Also, being the victor of Mortal Kombat causes the person to not age, so although Kung Lao went back hundreds of years in the past before MK1, he could have still lived up towards MK1 and changed some of the events there, causing Liu Kang to not compete as a result of defeating Goro.
Meh. I guess we'll have to wait 'till they reveal who it was that went back in time, but Kung Lao being the one appears to make the most sense so far.
Originally posted by FistOfThe North
it's gonna be the tekken 6 and street fighter 4 of the series.
Yeah, that's the way I see it too.
Originally posted by Demonic Phoenix
Not as much as Jin Kazama or Ryu. Nowhere near their level in fact.
If Scorpion was not so good at being the resident Anti-Hero, he'd make a much better protagonist, seeing as he's 'loved' more than Liu is.
Liu plain sucks. He's by far the most annoying fighting game character I've played with and against.
I really don't find Jin to be that well-loved as he use to be. In fact, he was doing the same things Liu was doing; winning all the tournaments...until he truly became Kazuya Jr (which I thought was a bad idea).
I think you should look at Shujinko. Now THAT was a terrible hero.
Originally posted by Bro SMASH
Whoa, whoa, people, Boon said that [b]a character is going back to the past.[/B]
My bets on Raiden who is protector of Earthrealm and the fact that the first MKs were Earthrealm vs. Outworld.
He didn't say who and I doubt they'd leave Liu Kang out anyway. Love him or hate him, Liu Kang is an iconic MK character and he still got many fans.
Sadly you're right ❌
How can Liu Kang be any more generic than Fei Long or Law? Compared to them, Liu Kang is very unique and not much of a wannabe (hech, he hardly even resembles Bruce Lee). Besides, as big Bruce Lee is/was, I'm glad that there is a fighting series out there that features Bruce Lee type character as the protagonist and not just some side character.
I had MK1 in mind. Yeah Liu Kang may have more unique moves than Fei Long and Law but he's got an annoying voice that gets worse and worse as the series progress and the Bicycle Kick is one of the most stupid-looking moves I've seen in a fighting game.
While it seems like I hate the character, it wasn't always that way. Sure, he was no one I cared about but it was Deception that made him hateable. Couldn't they keep the MK champion dead? It was what made DA interesting and made the main antagonists considerable threats. When Liu Kang was brought back, he became a zombie with super-annoying voice and the whole reason he came back didn't make sense.
Originally posted by Bro SMASH
I really don't find Jin to be that well-loved as he use to be. In fact, he was doing the same things Liu was doing; winning all the tournaments...until he truly became Kazuya Jr (which I thought was a bad idea).I think you should look at Shujinko. Now THAT was a terrible hero.
He only became Kazuya Jr. in order to get rid of Azazel.
He is rather one-dimensional, and I personally don't care much for the pretty boy as a character (at least I didn't care for him in T4 and T5, as I thought he was rather badass in 6), but he's still a better character than Liu.
Originally posted by Ridley_Prime
Not according to his ending it doesn't. All Taven did was somehow made the fighters stronger than before, not send them back in time.As for Taven's powers, he could freeze time temporarily, yeah, and upon being amped from defeating Blaze, he could probably freeze time permanently if he wanted, but traveling back in time is kind of a whole other thing. Kung Lao is the only one we see go back in time as far as the endings go.
Yes, but he also mentions searching for a way to fix it. Perhaps he decides to send them back in time as his way of fixing the entire ordeal, and preventing Armageddon.
Originally posted by Ridley_Prime
Oh yeah. Also, being the victor of Mortal Kombat causes the person to not age, so although Kung Lao went back hundreds of years in the past before MK1, he could have still lived up towards MK1 and changed some of the events there, causing Liu Kang to not compete as a result of defeating Goro.Meh. I guess we'll have to wait 'till they reveal who it was that went back in time, but Kung Lao being the one appears to make the most sense so far.
True enough.
Yeah, just waiting is probably the best course of action. Maybe they'll reveal more characters in time. Spring 2011 is quite far off though, and for all we know, it could be pushed back even further >__>
Originally posted by Bro SMASHDidn't stop them from snapping Liu Lame's neck & leaving him out of DA 😄 MK can get along fine w/out him. They got Kung Lao & Scorpion to take his slot. I think Boon & Co. kinda realize that he just never quite stacked up to the heroes of other games.
Whoa, whoa, people, Boon said that [b]a character is going back to the past. He didn't say who and I doubt they'd leave Liu Kang out anyway. Love him or hate him, Liu Kang is an iconic MK character and he still got many fans.[/B]
Originally posted by I-Drop
Didn't stop them from snapping Liu Lame's neck & leaving him out of DA 😄 MK can get along fine w/out him. They got Kung Lao & Scorpion to take his slot. I think Boon & Co. kinda realize that he just never quite stacked up to the heroes of other games.
I think they realized their mistake for killing him too. 🙂 I'd be pissed if they make another MK fighting game without him. I almost didn't want to play MKDA because of that.
I don't mind if Kung Lao becomes the next hero because I admit, he needs to shine more but as long as they don't significantly reduce Liu Kang's role because of it.
Originally posted by Bro SMASH
I think they realized their mistake for killing him too. 🙂 I'd be pissed if they make another MK fighting game without him. I almost didn't want to play MKDA because of that.I don't mind if Kung Lao becomes the next hero because I admit, he needs to shine more but as long as they don't significantly reduce Liu Kang's role because of it.
Realized their mistake? The next-gen MKs got worse when Liu Lame came back. I dunno about MK vs. DC since I never played or will play it.
Originally posted by Bro SMASH
Liu Kang wasn't the reason it got worse, though.MKvsDC was pretty good. It better than the three before it.
He is one of the reasons. The others include lame new characters, stupid new hero, worse gameplay, and Onaga. For someone who appeared so uber in the intro, he has some of the most generic monster moves ever.
Originally posted by Sin_Volvagia
While it seems like I hate the character, it wasn't always that way. Sure, he was no one I cared about but it was Deception that made him hateable.
Originally posted by Sin_Volvagia
Couldn't they keep the MK champion dead? It was what made DA interesting and made the main antagonists considerable threats. When Liu Kang was brought back, he became a zombie with super-annoying voice and the whole reason he came back didn't make sense.
Originally posted by Sin_Volvagia
You got a point there.
Originally posted by Demonic Phoenix
He only became Kazuya Jr. in order to get rid of Azazel.
He is rather one-dimensional, and I personally don't care much for the pretty boy as a character (at least I didn't care for him in T4 and T5, as I thought he was rather badass in 6), but he's still a better character than Liu.
Originally posted by Demonic Phoenix
Yes, but he also mentions searching for a way to fix it. Perhaps he decides to send them back in time as his way of fixing the entire ordeal, and preventing Armageddon.
Originally posted by Demonic Phoenix
True enough.Yeah, just waiting is probably the best course of action. Maybe they'll reveal more characters in time. Spring 2011 is quite far off though, and for all we know, it could be pushed back even further >__>
Originally posted by Bro SMASH
I think they realized their mistake for killing him too. 🙂
Coming back as a zombie didn't do Liu justice, nor did Raiden becoming an "evil" Thunder God after his suicide against Onaga.
Originally posted by Bro SMASH
MKvsDC was pretty good. It better than the three before it.
Originally posted by Sin_Volvagia
He is one of the reasons. The others include lame new characters, stupid new hero, worse gameplay, and Onaga. For someone who appeared so uber in the intro, he has some of the most generic monster moves ever.
Originally posted by Bro SMASH
Liu Kang was never one of the reasons. Bringing him back was a good move.