So, in a nutshell, the series that spawned the ESRB is now bound to it. Midway needs its money though, and a T rating will sell more copies, which explains why the company is so serious about it.
[Via Joystiq]
So, in a nutshell, the series that spawned the ESRB is now bound to it. Midway needs its money though, and a T rating will sell more copies, which explains why the company is so serious about it.
[Via Joystiq]
Reader Comments (26)
Posted: Oct 27th 2008 11:03AM Joeybeast said
So the Joker is just gonna shove a pencil into opponent's brain now? boring.
Posted: Oct 27th 2008 11:09AM (Unverified) said
Haha. Lame.
Posted: Oct 27th 2008 11:12AM Felipe M said
FINISH HIM!
*screen fades to black and doesnt show fatality*
CENSORED FATALITY!
*screen fades to black and doesnt show fatality*
CENSORED FATALITY!
Posted: Oct 27th 2008 11:14AM (Unverified) said
What a bunch of BS! The real fans of the Mortal Kombat series are in their late 20s, early 30s. Why do they need a Teen rating?? As if teens dont play M rated games anyway...fuggers...
Posted: Oct 27th 2008 11:16AM KaneRobot said
Christ it's annoying seeing people get so bent out of shape about this. People who were sold on the game are now saying they won't buy it because of a few cosmetic changes. Big fucking deal.
Yes, it's Mortal Kombat and there should be blood. But if the gameplay is decent, and by all accounts we've seen so far it is suprisingly so, the toned-down fatalities don't make a damn bit of difference, despite the whining of spoiled gamers. If the gameplay sucks, then I'll just wait for the next MK game proper.
Yes, it's Mortal Kombat and there should be blood. But if the gameplay is decent, and by all accounts we've seen so far it is suprisingly so, the toned-down fatalities don't make a damn bit of difference, despite the whining of spoiled gamers. If the gameplay sucks, then I'll just wait for the next MK game proper.
Posted: Oct 27th 2008 11:33AM (Unverified) said
I was looking at the screen, and noticed it was graphically degraded since the last time I saw it.
...than I seen the controller.
...than I seen the controller.
Posted: Oct 27th 2008 5:33PM OptimumEDGE said
Lmfao. I didn't understand until I watched the vid. Nicely done.
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Posted: Oct 27th 2008 11:30AM (Unverified) said
Kizzle is right, stop complaining, or maybe I'm just not complaining because I'm a 26 year-old big FAN of the series! Fans accept change in their games and either work with it or just critique it in a sense that they could never produce a game of such high calibur.
Haven't you seen videos of characters being slammed through 6 brick walls, or the in-air kombat? Look how smooth the backgrounds and animation are. I say "F" the "M" rating, I'm buying this no matter what! Anybody with me?
Haven't you seen videos of characters being slammed through 6 brick walls, or the in-air kombat? Look how smooth the backgrounds and animation are. I say "F" the "M" rating, I'm buying this no matter what! Anybody with me?
Posted: Oct 27th 2008 12:56PM (Unverified) said
I second joe_of_wars opinion. I have played every incarnation of MK since I was 12. I loved it then and love it now. It changes over time as any good series should plus the removal of the more gritty Fatality scenes isn't going to hurt the overall game mechanics. Even if they removed the blood MK has always stood as a solid fighter. Look at Soul Caliburs lack of blood or decapitation, it doesn't make it any less of a solid fighter. Real fighter fans will still play and buy it gore hounds should go watch Faces of Death then play MK to fulfill their gratuitous violence need.
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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 2:31AM (Unverified) said
Now, seconding that comment isn't that wrong, but personally I think they shouldn't tone a game down for a T rating.
If it is a change during the creative process of developing the game, and it wouldn't fit the developers vision of it: change is absolutly ok.
But what their doing here, is simply wanting to sell more copies to a younger audience that shouldn't even been targeted with a game like this after the censoring.
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If it is a change during the creative process of developing the game, and it wouldn't fit the developers vision of it: change is absolutly ok.
But what their doing here, is simply wanting to sell more copies to a younger audience that shouldn't even been targeted with a game like this after the censoring.
Posted: Oct 27th 2008 7:33PM shiftplusone said
lol
real fighter fans will play fighting games that dont have terrible mechanics and actually have a following.
Mortal Kombat has always been a gimmick since MK1, and its a joke of a fighting series.
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real fighter fans will play fighting games that dont have terrible mechanics and actually have a following.
Mortal Kombat has always been a gimmick since MK1, and its a joke of a fighting series.
Posted: Oct 27th 2008 12:01PM BreadMan said
The T rating will sell more games? To who, little kids that don't know the first thing about MK or DC? I wasn't interested in this game in the first place but it is a shame that Midway sells themselves and the MK series out just to appeal to little kids that can't handle blood and awesome fatalities.
Posted: Oct 27th 2008 12:06PM (Unverified) said
Here's a solution - a DLC patch to unlock the M variants. That would solve it, wouldn't it?
Posted: Oct 27th 2008 12:09PM MondiBlue said
Am I disappointed? Yes. Will I buy it eventually? Yes.
Why don't gaming companies figure in a way to capitalize on some wanting the uncut version? They should offer additional content (the regular fatalities) for like 400 Microsoft Points on Xbox Live.
Why don't gaming companies figure in a way to capitalize on some wanting the uncut version? They should offer additional content (the regular fatalities) for like 400 Microsoft Points on Xbox Live.
Posted: Oct 27th 2008 12:25PM (Unverified) said
probably will have a Director's Cut version about a year later.
Posted: Oct 27th 2008 2:38PM (Unverified) said
I agree they, but if not that will suck arse. My favorite thing in MK is fatality, wont keep me from buying though
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Posted: Oct 27th 2008 1:06PM (Unverified) said
That sucks ass. The little kids always get their hands on the M rated games so why go for a Teen. If their are so many 10 years old kids playing Gears of War why cant they play a Mature MK vs DC.
Posted: Oct 27th 2008 2:14PM (Unverified) said
Does anybody remember the two young boys out in Colrado? I'm DC fan and was one the origional MK fans, I sat down with my son and explained to him about the game. He's grown to a healthy and vital part of society. Does the ratining really matter? You be the judge when he's taliking to the next teenager in court that has no expression or gulilt about the crime he or she commited against the family when it you sister stuffed under a water bed. Don't be surprised when it happens in your neighborhood.
Posted: Oct 27th 2008 2:20PM Softserve said
That's kind of specious reasoning. What is there to judge? There's been remorseless killings since before video games rolled around.
Posted: Oct 27th 2008 2:44PM Knot2appetizing said
This time around theres DC heroes with appeals more to the kids
Posted: Oct 27th 2008 3:45PM Rajko said
How about a director's cut? Or whatever you would call it.. Developer's Cut?
Posted: Oct 27th 2008 5:35PM OptimumEDGE said
Honestly, although disappointing, this is something of a "deal breaker" for me. Every time I see it this game looks better and better. Very smooth animations, great aesthetics, unique character lineup. This is going to be a great MK iteration non-the-less.
Posted: Oct 27th 2008 5:36PM OptimumEDGE said
***Honestly, although disappointing, this is NOT something of a "deal breaker" for me" ***
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Posted: Oct 27th 2008 6:00PM (Unverified) said
thats bull shit man
Posted: Oct 27th 2008 7:26PM DelTrigger said
Not interested anymore. When I first heard this, I wanted to decap some DC characters. Gradually, with more censor bullshit, it's just a fighting game, not MK.
I'll wait for the next full-fledged MK, not this kiddy crap.
I'll wait for the next full-fledged MK, not this kiddy crap.
Posted: Oct 27th 2008 7:41PM scissors125 said
... :(
It's a sad day for the Joker, who potentially could have had the most badass fatality ever, but was lost in translation because the game needed a T rating.
I'm still going to try the game out, though.
It's a sad day for the Joker, who potentially could have had the most badass fatality ever, but was lost in translation because the game needed a T rating.
I'm still going to try the game out, though.
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