Mortal Kombat 11

 PlayStation 4
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3.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 2115 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 661 out of 2115
  2. Mixed: 148 out of 2115
  3. Negative: 1,306 out of 2115
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  1. AnalKarnaval
    Apr 24, 2019
    1
    Оптимизации нет, добавили кучу ненужного доната и лутбоксы что бы побольше высосать денег из игроков ну и конечно же прогнулись под сжв куда же без этого в наше то время! Видимо все персонажи женского пола решили в один момент принять ислам, другого объяснения у меня нет.Оптимизации нет, добавили кучу ненужного доната и лутбоксы что бы побольше высосать денег из игроков ну и конечно же прогнулись под сжв куда же без этого в наше то время! Видимо все персонажи женского пола решили в один момент принять ислам, другого объяснения у меня нет.
  2. Saeedscorpion
    Apr 24, 2019
    0
    Well well well
    As i said alaways / PREMIUM games with MTX deserve 0 of 10 / there are no reasons to put MTX in a premium games when we paid full price / another great game ruined by this fukcin MTXs...im so sad to be alive and see Mortal Kombat is dead .....this game (mk11) is designed like a mobile game it is like a free 2 play game ....it needs always on internet , WTF!! even the crypt    Well well well
    As i said alaways / PREMIUM games with MTX deserve 0 of 10 / there are no reasons to put MTX in a premium games when we paid full price / another great game ruined by this fukcin MTXs...im so sad to be alive and see Mortal Kombat is dead .....this game (mk11) is designed like a mobile game it is like a free 2 play game ....it needs always on internet , WTF!! even the crypt is like a mobile game when u get a chest !!! I want to give this game below zero if i could .......we dont want MTXs in premium games go do this in mobile gaming ....thank u ed boon for ruining one of my greatest nostalgia game....    … Expand
  3. Wolchara
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    It's not MK it's a service game! As a matter, a fact actually, IT's A FU... CASINO!!! 150 Skins per character, crypt full of loot boxes, FATALITY and BRUTALITY under PAYWALL!!! Game mechanics under a paywall. On top of that bad server side. The game often lost connections and drop your progress... Oh! forgot to mention! It is internet reliable now! No internet, no game))) Have fun! It wasIt's not MK it's a service game! As a matter, a fact actually, IT's A FU... CASINO!!! 150 Skins per character, crypt full of loot boxes, FATALITY and BRUTALITY under PAYWALL!!! Game mechanics under a paywall. On top of that bad server side. The game often lost connections and drop your progress... Oh! forgot to mention! It is internet reliable now! No internet, no game))) Have fun! It was 2019 year, the year when we lost the Mortal Kombat franchise...… Expand
  4. breathe67
    Apr 24, 2019
    0
    Get woke, go broke.

    Warner Bros. have finally created their masterpiece. This game is insulting in almost every possible way. The movements are chunky and unresponsive, you have to pour hours into boring gameplay to grind out enough to not have to pay into their microtransaction crap, and the entire time, they're cramming lame NPC politics down your throat.
  5. MatamesiQuieres
    Apr 24, 2019
    0
    6000$ for unlocking all? Hahahah no, thanks, Worst MK EVER, thanks Warner, for ruining one of the best fighting franchises.
  6. Pnumekin
    Apr 24, 2019
    1
    Yes the game looks good but the gameplay remains bland compare to Street Fighter or any SNK game.
    The game is a also a grind fest to motivates Micro-transactions.
    The cherry on the cake is the arrogance of NRS that felt justified to infest the game with real-world politics. I'm not buying a game to get manipulated by self-righteous people who thinks they know anything. Don't buy    Yes the game looks good but the gameplay remains bland compare to Street Fighter or any SNK game.
    The game is a also a grind fest to motivates Micro-transactions.

    The cherry on the cake is the arrogance of NRS that felt justified to infest the game with real-world politics. I'm not buying a game to get manipulated by self-righteous people who thinks they know anything.

    Don't buy that game if you lean right. The game insult and vilify anybody on the right side of the fence and their answer to the criticism is even more insult to the fan.    … Expand
  7. eimisas
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    Grindy, money grabbing game with additional leftist smell to it. It's sad how the title in which you could rip the spine, doesn't have a spine of it's own. 0/10
  8. ZeroSumGamerOne
    Apr 24, 2019
    4
    Trash. This game is full of grind and microtransactions. I traded this game in the day after I bought it and was very disappointed. Utter garbage. DO NOT BUY. It was most likely WB games that forced Netherrealm to turn MK 11 into a grind fest. I don’t think I’ll ever buy a WB published game again, or one from Bethesda or EA, for that matter.
  9. Icrolex
    Apr 24, 2019
    0
    Mortal Kombat: Sjw. No thank you.
    I'm going to continue with my Mortal Kombat 9, where Ed Boon had not bowed to the politically correct.
  10. SailorSonic
    Apr 25, 2019
    0
    This is the first Mortal Kombat that was made for people who hate Mortal Kombat. They changed everything we love about most of the characters! Not only that, MK11 is sexist towards women. The guys are all looking hot in their outfits, but the ladies have to be completely covered up. Bizarre.
  11. dimasbaron
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    The game kinda ruins a lot of what can be loved about MK. The fighting is decent, but everything else, from the out of place tower endings to an insane grind to always online hurts the experience. Why would anyone play MK11 when there are plenty of upcoming and released fighters (T7, UNIST, SamSho, even DBFZ) that are just better in every way? It's hard to justify the pricepoint at this time.
  12. Hatoristeel
    Apr 24, 2019
    1
    The Virtue Signaling is off the hook. awful game, avoid at all costs.
    The Virtue Signaling is off the hook. awful game, avoid at all costs.
  13. diablox
    Apr 23, 2019
    2
    + Graphics
    + Mortal Kombat fatalities
    - Always online fighting game. - Fully priced game designed as a mobile game. - Predatory and cancerous microtransactions. - Trying to be political correct. - Biased characters design - Naked males and females wrapped like dumplings. - Developers that told us that they don't need our respect and to not buy the game if we don't like it. -    + Graphics
    + Mortal Kombat fatalities

    - Always online fighting game.
    - Fully priced game designed as a mobile game.
    - Predatory and cancerous microtransactions.
    - Trying to be political correct.
    - Biased characters design - Naked males and females wrapped like dumplings.
    - Developers that told us that they don't need our respect and to not buy the game if we don't like it.
    - Multiple in game currencies like any mobile games.
    - Charging full price but designed like a free to play games.    … Expand
  14. lifeleaver
    Apr 25, 2019
    1
    you must be online to play this game, i got to say, you must be kidding with me !

    Censorship on this game is funny, it is +18, but actually they built it for children's.

    they covered women and ripped the cloth out of men's body, for God's sake it is +18 game, normal tv channels are more uncovered than your game.
  15. ValeraLenin
    Apr 24, 2019
    1
    Pay for game > pay for skins > pay for content > pay > pay >pay

    A lot of microtransactions for a paid game. The developers have forgotten that this is not a free game for smartphones.
    The plot is dumber dumb.
  16. Roosa
    Apr 24, 2019
    1
    Game is not a good representation of what a good fighting game should be. Fighting is boring and from previous games lacks challenge. Micro transactions need to be eradicated from games. Story is boring and the characters ugly and uninteresting.
  17. OpieIstaOP
    Apr 24, 2019
    1
    The story of this game is the worst in the series, I'd even go as far and say that MK Special Forces has a better story than this installment. Aside from that filled to the brim with MTX, questionable decisions in terms of roster and Outfits for the characters.

    Better wait for it to go on sale or skip it all-together.
  18. TheEmpress
    Apr 25, 2019
    0
    I'm Mileena, Empress of Outworld.
    By the decree of my fans I order you to add me for free and apologize to them!

    Otherwise they won't give you any of this petty money you so desperately want!

    Bow down before me and do as I say!
  19. Jomi99
    Apr 25, 2019
    0
    I dislike the grind, I dislike the hidden DLC, I dislike the woke ideology being pushed by the makers to score virtue points, especially given the massive levels of hypocrisy on display. Even if this were a great game (it's not, it's a mediocre fighter) it wouldn't make up for the rest of the negatives packaged alongside.
  20. KnightimeX
    Apr 23, 2019
    2
    Straight to the point.
    The game gives you kombat koins to unlock chests in the Krypt that unlock extras like secondary fatalities, brutalities, accessories, announcer voices, and what have you.
    The biggest problem? The amount of koins you get vs the price to unlock is astronomically unbalanced. It can take around 10-15 minutes to earn 1,000 koins. Some chests in the krypt require 10,000    Straight to the point.
    The game gives you kombat koins to unlock chests in the Krypt that unlock extras like secondary fatalities, brutalities, accessories, announcer voices, and what have you.
    The biggest problem? The amount of koins you get vs the price to unlock is astronomically unbalanced.
    It can take around 10-15 minutes to earn 1,000 koins. Some chests in the krypt require 10,000 or more.
    So for about 6,000 koins it will take you 1 hour.
    Now you have to worry about chests that cost 50,000, 80,000 and 100,000.
    It's going to take you 16 FLIPPING HOURS to unlock 1 freaking chest costing 100,000.
    That's that's just 1 chest, what about the other 100+ chests?

    By the time you unlock everything your grandchildren will have retired from work and mortal kombat 82 will have already been on sale 7 times over.

    Do not buy this game at this time.
    Best to just wait for a deep sale and then used the money saved to buy the unlocker.
    Or just not buy the game at all.    … Expand
  21. solbro14
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    I had 2 favorite franchises since I was a kid, and now I only have 1. MK, as amazed as I am to say it, is not one of those anymore. That sucks to say, I've LOVED this franchise. Never thought I'd see the day that Ed Boon, and the franchise known for laughing in the face of those trying to neuter it, would not only join it, but attack its fans for "daring" to express disappointment. MKI had 2 favorite franchises since I was a kid, and now I only have 1. MK, as amazed as I am to say it, is not one of those anymore. That sucks to say, I've LOVED this franchise. Never thought I'd see the day that Ed Boon, and the franchise known for laughing in the face of those trying to neuter it, would not only join it, but attack its fans for "daring" to express disappointment. MK used to be amazing for its colorful creativity, unafraid of any criticism. Fatalities too graphic for you? Shove it, this is our artistic expression. Costumes too "sexy" for you? Shove it, they look cool, stand out, and it's our artistic expression of a fantastical over the top world. Some make fun of fans for complaining about politics being inserted....but here's the thing...when you pick a SIDE of politics, you're doing so without regard for those that disagree with that approach. And contrary to the popular/simplistic SJW way of thinking...that disagreement ISN'T BY DEFAULT that those people are raging racists or misogynists. SOMETIMES....people just think there is a different approach to solving the obvious problems the majority of us want to solve. SOME of us, think problems with race/misogyny were healing faster back when say...characters like Jax felt like they belonged to society and were fighting for one another, regardless of skin color. I know, mind boggling. Mind boggling that some people might not think the most effective way to build a better world, is for some wannabe social heroes, to insert an obvious "Slavery is bad...mmmmkay?" message into something, cram it down our already-aware throats, and then want to claim credit for having "woke" us.

    Let me repeat that. You are NOT some noble crusader fighting against the next great "evil" of the world, I'm sorry. You aren't storming the beaches of Normandy to bring down the 3rd Reich. Far right groups, USED to be contained and called out for the weirdos they were...back before you SJW Puritans watered down the terms and used them to slander anyone near the middle you disagreed with. I'm sorry to break it to you, but by dropping hyperbole ANY person you disagree with, you are not the next Rosa Parks refusing to give up a bus seat, you're just a pretender white knighting for nothing. Remember when 60 minutes used to show those "inside the skin head society" specials, and 99.999% of America would laugh at those weirdos? You have caused the world to lose the definition of that crazy minority, just to try and cheaply squash every view you disagree with.

    You didn't "wake" anything. You just stroked your own egos. We're not the KK klan, we're not incels, we're fans of artistic freedom, who are sad to see it kowtow, and wish MK would have just given their traditional, and classic (klassic?) middle finger to those trying to stifle it. Really, really hate to see what is happening here, and across American media in general. Some people say it's overreacting, and that's their opinion. But when one of the strongest champions that fought against PC since the 90's, is now a champion to enforce the PC.... our society's expression is in a bad place. Be bold people, because art is becoming a lot more gray these days..    … Expand
  22. meeliason
    Apr 23, 2019
    1
    Made the female characters ugly and overdressed.
    Loot grind and Crypt are uncalled for.
    SJW agenda is to in your face.
    But the game looks nice
  23. JonnyMenthol
    Apr 23, 2019
    5
    What the hell is going on with the media review score? Have the reviewers only played the game for an hour to check the core mechanics and assume everything else is just as good? It is a mobile game for AAA full price and gets worse and worse the longer it plays out.

    I deliberated on giving this a 4, even a 3 but because the core gameplay is so good and the production value is very well    What the hell is going on with the media review score? Have the reviewers only played the game for an hour to check the core mechanics and assume everything else is just as good? It is a mobile game for AAA full price and gets worse and worse the longer it plays out.

    I deliberated on giving this a 4, even a 3 but because the core gameplay is so good and the production value is very well done (esspecially on pro) I will give it the highest 5 I can but man I am thourally pissed off. Take your politics elsewhere, take your Muslim woman covering **** to the middle east where it belongs and for the love of God, don't sell me a mobile game for AAA price, no matter how pretty you make it.

    Done with this studio, just found out that this was WarnerBrothers and pissed I gave them money after the crap that was Shadow of war. I'll be more weary and both publisher and developer can count me out of future games. Mortal kombat was supposed to be a series you didn't have to check reviews for, somethig I didn't think I would be learning was butchered slowly while it was already in developmemt with shoddy reasonig.    … Expand
  24. FukEdBoon
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    Where to start? Ed Boon has been drilling this franchise into the ground for a good decade now. The nauseating character designs, really awful writing and direction, dumbass grinding, microtransactions and now injecting SJW goddamn nonsense into the mix. Please let this be the MK4 of this generation and MK goes away for a very long time. Don't buy and play the older games, you can get themWhere to start? Ed Boon has been drilling this franchise into the ground for a good decade now. The nauseating character designs, really awful writing and direction, dumbass grinding, microtransactions and now injecting SJW goddamn nonsense into the mix. Please let this be the MK4 of this generation and MK goes away for a very long time. Don't buy and play the older games, you can get them for next to nothing nowadays.… Expand
  25. LoneWolf1337
    Apr 25, 2019
    0
    Microtransactions? Errors? FPS Drop? Grind? LOL, REALLY? No Thanks! This is not MMORPG! I'm returned the money
  26. SenranKaguraFan
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    What happened to what used to be the most politically incorrect game?
    Instead of hot girls in sexy outfits we get a agenda filled political SJW fest!
    MK11 is not CoreValues!
  27. Carlemone
    Apr 25, 2019
    1
    I don't like politics shoved down my throat when i pay 60$ to play a game..
  28. gndiego
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    As much as I agree with everything that was already said about this game's out of place liberal propaganda, micro transactions, grinding, lazy plot and pay to win aspects so I'm not going to dive into that here because I do think it's been emphasized enough already.

    Aside from all that, which alone could already absolutely ruin the game(and it does), I'd like to talk a little about the    As much as I agree with everything that was already said about this game's out of place liberal propaganda, micro transactions, grinding, lazy plot and pay to win aspects so I'm not going to dive into that here because I do think it's been emphasized enough already.

    Aside from all that, which alone could already absolutely ruin the game(and it does), I'd like to talk a little about the game/playability itself, which for me is already bad enough to warrant a low score for the game. This is my opinion and it's obviously subjective, but that's my impression from playing this game for a few hours.

    I think that they took away many aspects of the game which made MK what it has always been. At least for me, I always loved it because it had fast paced fights, crazy combos and amazing character designs. Unfortunately, they took out the run feature and most of the old games combo capabilities, resulting in a slow, limited game that relies a lot more on footsies and projectile spam. It's like a child between Street Fighter and Injustice. And don't even get me started on character design. The female characters look like they belong in a muslim country or something. Absolutely ridiculous and completely out of touch with the rest of the series.

    Don't get me wrong, a lot of people might enjoy that, but it's just too different from what I grew up with. MKX had its problems, but it was an amazing iteration to the series precisely because it was developed under the concepts the made the series what it was. The gameplay in MK11 overall was highly boring for me personally.

    Almost forgot, the game has that "always online" concept, so whenever server problems emerge, players will have problems even playing single player features. This is a huge letdown and deserves to be mentioned.

    Overall a lot of people will probably enjoy the game itself, but the underlying problems it has are way too much to ignore. I hope they learn from their mistakes in this game.    … Expand
  29. Sekiro-Ghost
    Apr 24, 2019
    4
    They straight up lied saying there would be no loot boxes. This guy getting interviewed a while back (Shaun) confirmed with his own mouth that there would be no loot boxes. Looking down after answering the question. And look what happens? Microtransactions should not be in video games. This is nothing but greed and selfishness.

    There's 7 kinds of currency in this game. Koins – main    They straight up lied saying there would be no loot boxes. This guy getting interviewed a while back (Shaun) confirmed with his own mouth that there would be no loot boxes. Looking down after answering the question. And look what happens? Microtransactions should not be in video games. This is nothing but greed and selfishness.

    There's 7 kinds of currency in this game.

    Koins – main currency that’s used to unlock chests in the Krypt
    Soul Fragments – Used to unlock exclusive towers in Towers of Time or to use the special abilities that you may come across during the Krypt.
    Gear Level Up Token – Allows you to level up your gear much quicker for you can augment your items with special attributes.
    Skip Fight Tokens – Allows you to skip any difficult fight that you may come across during Tower of Time or Klassic Towers
    Time Krystals – Used to unlock items in the premium store such as cosmetics and other tokens.
    Easy Fatality Tokens – Let’s you perform a fatality with one button
    Hearts – Used to open up special chests and to forge items in the Krypt    … Expand
  30. D1C35
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    Moral Kombat 11 sucks.
    Plain boring ugly designs and models (some just look like plain old normal people in normal clothes), art direction going completely opposite of the franchise totally redesigning characters for idealogical reasons and not just trying to make the best art possible, rehashing the same story plots as previous games, prioritizing boring new characters over more popular    Moral Kombat 11 sucks.
    Plain boring ugly designs and models (some just look like plain old normal people in normal clothes), art direction going completely opposite of the franchise totally redesigning characters for idealogical reasons and not just trying to make the best art possible, rehashing the same story plots as previous games, prioritizing boring new characters over more popular ones, interface and ui that looks nothing like Mortal Kombat, sadly mk9 might have been the last good entry in this iconic gaming franchise.

    Also the massive switch from a martial arts and fantasy focus with some technology and cyborgs to mostly focusing on main characters that are just dudes with guns. Thankfully Liu Kang was brought back as the main character but in what should be considered a fan fiction of MK9's story.

    The main bad guy, Kronika is the most boring character in the game (which is a considerable achievement) She has the look of a cancer patient in hospital robes. All she does is tell everyone the same promise and have them all hope that they are benefitted when all is said and done, when they KNOW that she promissed everyone that's on her crew to be on top. What a NOSE DIVE from absolute legends like Shao Khan, a character that was impossibly hard in ALL depictions of (basically) ALL games thus giving him a genuine feel of strength and painting him as a real threat and challenge to overcome. Well they got rid of that too, in this he gets beaten almost by accident as a side note. The main story is just a bunch of excuses to fight, which would be great if fighting npc's was very fun, saddly its just alright. All the deaths in the story are awful, no fatalities like the memorable one in mkx that destroyed quan chi, or the ones in MK9, in this the deaths seem so mundane as to put into question if this is the same franchise that caused the creation of the ESRB.

    Ohh well, shady business practices and pushing ideologies will take their toll sooner or later, maybe after they need to fire people and completely restart the franchise (AGAIN) they'll realise the necesity of putting art and the customer first and we'll get another true interpretation of what is Mortal Kombat.    … Expand
  31. TahaK
    Apr 24, 2019
    1
    Worst MK game ever. pre ordered premium edition and i regret it a lot.!!!!!
  32. Raziel384
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    good graphics, great story company, too hard grind, too monetized reminds of Middle-earth Shadow of War
  33. Vangrey
    Apr 23, 2019
    1
    Minha nota é 1 pois a unica coisa que é de graça nesse jogo é o modo história! O resto tem que pagar!! Fujam! Perdi dinheiro comprando a premium edition e acreditando nos trailers de musicas nostalgicas, este game é triste, pois tudo envolve dinheiro. Querem dinheiro? Pedir é mais bonito do que isso. Vocês destruíram o que um dia chamei de Mortal Kombat. // My note is 1 because the onlyMinha nota é 1 pois a unica coisa que é de graça nesse jogo é o modo história! O resto tem que pagar!! Fujam! Perdi dinheiro comprando a premium edition e acreditando nos trailers de musicas nostalgicas, este game é triste, pois tudo envolve dinheiro. Querem dinheiro? Pedir é mais bonito do que isso. Vocês destruíram o que um dia chamei de Mortal Kombat. // My note is 1 because the only thing that is free in this game is the story mode! The rest have to pay !! Run! I lost money buying the premium edition and believing in the trailers of nostalgic songs, this game is sad because everything involves money. You want money? Asking is more beautiful than that. You destroyed what I once called Mortal Kombat.… Expand
  34. Sad_Truth
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    "developer acknowledges the issues"....Seeing how quickly they are acknowledging it, it doesn't erased the fact that they are once again trying to scam the consumer for every penny they got.

    Plus just because they are releasing a patch, it doesn't mean all the major complaints will be addressed, this should have never happened to begin with if they are so worry about reviews.
  35. exequielborghi
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    The game is ok. Good graphics, sound and gameplay. This includes Microtransaction, Lootboxes and a calculated grind to match. I paid full price and this game is a scamm. DO NOT BUY IT!
  36. shecter
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    игра хорошая на мой вкус,я в этом уверен на сто процентов,но тот ад,в который её превратили...мне впервые настолько отвратительны женские персонажи,я хочу стиль женщин из 9 части,а не эта,проклятая толерантность,мне совершенно не нравится играть за мешок с глазами.почему мужских персонажей в мешки не засунете,меня полуголые мужики оскорбляют,почему мои чувства не уважают????теперьигра хорошая на мой вкус,я в этом уверен на сто процентов,но тот ад,в который её превратили...мне впервые настолько отвратительны женские персонажи,я хочу стиль женщин из 9 части,а не эта,проклятая толерантность,мне совершенно не нравится играть за мешок с глазами.почему мужских персонажей в мешки не засунете,меня полуголые мужики оскорбляют,почему мои чувства не уважают????теперь касательно микротранзакций,вы решили грабить своих игроков до последней пени,где ваша совесть???вы сделали из игры,которая не относиться к free to play,именно в таком стиле,как-будто она из google play.… Expand
  37. Dante76737
    Apr 23, 2019
    1
    Oh look, microtransactions. And "Social Justice" politics. And Poor acting/writing. All my favorite things in a game.

    I only hope that the deluxe edition comes with glass I can chew to make the experience more palatable.
  38. Hofsheamus
    Apr 23, 2019
    1
    5 Years of waiting, what a let down

    Poor story, with again a special forces focus
    The new characters are bland and injustice like, Cetrion is Ivy 2.0.
    Fatality slomo doesn't work, and is too esthetical
    Characters design are mostly bad and over the top
    Mortal kombat atmosphere is gone
    Lootbox

    and Male apparently don't need body armor... unlike others
  39. burnitdown
    Apr 23, 2019
    1
    Well this game ruins the MK franchise in so many ways!

    - Single player game with micro transactions ( DMC5 had it too but nothing on this level )
    - All that dumb censorship
    - 1 star for Warner Bros coz you know they f**kin suck!
  40. StarboardWing
    Apr 24, 2019
    0
    Aggressive micro-transactions practices with grindy progression, online-only features, multiplayer connectivity issues, sprinkled with political correctness, not even that good as a fighting game beneath of all that.
  41. Whateverz
    Apr 23, 2019
    4
    it runs at 60fps... great... The graphics are so bad and blurry it made me and a friend have eye pain after just 20 minutes. ALL PROGRESSION REQUIRES ONLINE CONNECTIVITY! Complete bs....

    The game is missing fan favorite and classic characters like Mileena, Reptile, Sindel, Ermac and Smoke. Avoid the switch version at all costs. Only reason I give it a 4/10 is that its "playable". Its a    it runs at 60fps... great... The graphics are so bad and blurry it made me and a friend have eye pain after just 20 minutes. ALL PROGRESSION REQUIRES ONLINE CONNECTIVITY! Complete bs....

    The game is missing fan favorite and classic characters like Mileena, Reptile, Sindel, Ermac and Smoke.
    Avoid the switch version at all costs. Only reason I give it a 4/10 is that its "playable". Its a bare minimum game especially the Switch version. What a shame...    … Expand
  42. DeaconFrost
    Apr 24, 2019
    4
    You done **** it up ! What the hell ? All this grind ? Microtransactions ? Really ? You have to play 4000 hours or pay 6000 dollars to get all the skins and upgrades. And where are some of the basic characters ? Mileena ? Smoke ? Reptile ? What a dissapointment...
  43. diegoshark
    Apr 23, 2019
    1
    Krypta and Towers were programmed to make the player lose, forcing the micro-transaction. The game currency is worthless, as the chests are mega inflated. Using the game currency, he could only get useless rewards. Krypta is a trap that hides a vast loot box system.

    Another downside is the requirement to always stay online in a single player mode. Female persogens have more cloth    Krypta and Towers were programmed to make the player lose, forcing the micro-transaction. The game currency is worthless, as the chests are mega inflated. Using the game currency, he could only get useless rewards. Krypta is a trap that hides a vast loot box system.

    Another downside is the requirement to always stay online in a single player mode.

    Female persogens have more cloth than skin, can barely breathe. It does not have the classic skins.

    There are no classic characters like Mileena, Rain, Smoke, Reptile. For example, Mileena was one of the most beloved characters and played on MKX. What they do? They pull her out at 11.

    You have to learn to respect your consumer, if you have already paid for the game, you have no reason to pay into it again with microtransactions. It has to deliver the consumer expects and is part of the franchise, without bowing to political agendas.    … Expand
  44. krak228
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    A lot of micro transactions and self advertising shows that nowadays the only thing NetherRealm cares about is money...
  45. Uaz
    Apr 23, 2019
    2
    Missing staple characters, microtransactions for everything, the story was a chore more than an experience.. In short, if you liked MKX—this will disappoint you. I made a MC account because I love this series more than anything and to see the devs go down this route is heartbreaking to say the least.

    A lot of users, however, fail to note the actual kombat, which is also depressing and    Missing staple characters, microtransactions for everything, the story was a chore more than an experience.. In short, if you liked MKX—this will disappoint you. I made a MC account because I love this series more than anything and to see the devs go down this route is heartbreaking to say the least.

    A lot of users, however, fail to note the actual kombat, which is also depressing and mundane. If you've played a NR game, you know it's more about fighting in the neutral game as opposed to a combo-driven fest like Marvel Vs Capcom. NR decided to do a weird mix, having neutral and combo game and it just doesn't feel good. Like at all.

    In short, MK11 is utterly depressing and lackluster, and if it weren't for a cliffhanger ending it would be a pretty rubbish bookend to a historic series.    … Expand
  46. Amir_Ban
    Apr 23, 2019
    1
    Always online, P2W garbage. got it for free but i feel i got robbed. this is not a F2P game, min price is 60$ for a bare bone entry.
  47. MarvinLazer
    Apr 24, 2019
    4
    Do not buy this game! Mortal Kombat 11 is a calculated effort to long term attempt to squeeze your wallet dry .And try to change your world view in forcing their political agenda on you .If you do not agree with the developers you are "trash and not a real fan".As stated in a recent tweet from the developers .They do not care what committed players want .They only listen if its charactersDo not buy this game! Mortal Kombat 11 is a calculated effort to long term attempt to squeeze your wallet dry .And try to change your world view in forcing their political agenda on you .If you do not agree with the developers you are "trash and not a real fan".As stated in a recent tweet from the developers .They do not care what committed players want .They only listen if its characters you want, to sell you as DLC. And for balancing characters since they bad at playing their own games.

    In the end they are catering their game to appease game journalists who are not real gamers
    neither are they real journalists .To get good ratings to get the fighting game community to buy the game .Who only are interested in the tournament mode and multiplayer mode.While the Fanboys buy everything since they so in love with the franchise. And the casual crowd are buying the game for the household name,story mode and violence alone.Not knowing that the developers left out the micro transactions in their test copy's. To not alert consumers of its inclusion and to keep the games review score high.

    That is not the only scummy thing they did .They also sell you disc locked content.
    Of characters who where part of the roster in previous games.They basically reselling you old characters instead of new ones.Who are part of the story mode and you can fight against. One is unlockable but the other one you only can get.If you preorder the game or buy it for real money .They where in the game from the start and locked off to sell to you as DLC.

    It is a full price game that is treated like a mobile game or free to play game.Where you have to grind for days to get what you want .While having always to be online so they can monetize you .Even if you only frequent the single player modes .You spend your hard earned money on it only to be brainwashed to spend more on it.

    If that is not enough ,while you are playing.The game tells you how to think as a person.
    You like attractive women who are well dressed ? Screw you! Even if we depict the women this way in the previous games .Your a chauvinist ,sexist pig for wanting them the way you are used to in the franchise.Because its demeaning to normal regular women .And sets a false standard how women have to look like and counts as body shaming .But for men its not ? So we all have to look like we hitting the gym 24/7 or we are not real men ? Your underestimating players by thinking they are not able to distinct between a game and real life .If that was the case the violence rate would go up after the launch of the game .News flash , female players like to look at attractive women as well .

    The people you try to catering to are not the ones that buying your products.How can the women in the game defend themselves with so much fabric on their body's .Sure for a gun fight you get along but not for a close up fight .I never seen a female athlete who is dressed like a mummy to do her job .Even soldiers take off some weight to move better or when they spar together.

    Stop virtue signaling it feels forced and there are always elements in a game that falls short because of it.People play games to relax and escape the crap in their lives.Instead we are forced to listen to a soy fueled beta`s SJW rambling. Be it Shao Kahn quoting Donald Trump .Forced feminists moments in story mode.Caucasian writers white knighting African Americans. By pointing out they are just a minority and not the same race as they are. I am all for equality and diversity.But these people using their message to get you on their side. And getting money out of you while doing it .While being low key racist about it .

    Take all the controversy away you still have all the problems a game made by NRS has .
    Which are the ugly design choices .Wonky animations .And bad character balancing . Instead of giving players time to find solutions themselves overtime .They resort to patch every problem away as soon as someone complains about it .Which sucks because if you take a break from the game for a while.Then come back your character does not work the way you remember it. And you have to relearn the character all over again .After a year or so all characters are Nerfed to hell and are no fun to play anymore .Instead of making weak characters better they always resort to Nerf the stronger characters .

    For people who do these games for 20 years or so.They sure have learned nothing from it. Instead they steal game mechanics from other games (SCVI) and prioritize graphics and moneytization .
    Still i liked the NRS games but these last two MK (X/11) games are the final nail in the coffin for me. Because i will not support woke agenda in games .And games as a service are trash and can die for all i care.    … Expand
  48. s33
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    Very bad, SJW trash and microtransactions. Mortal Combat dead for me, forever :C
  49. mendalin
    Apr 23, 2019
    1
    I always loved this series of games, but this time something went wrong: microtransactions, a plot sucked from the finger and female characters are more terrible than in Mass Effect Andromeda.
  50. sT3ls
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    I have a problem in Ukrainian store that’s why I had to create new account. And for what?? For grind machine. It’s the worst MK. It’s MK by EA.
  51. dunk-x
    Apr 24, 2019
    4
    + The graphics look good
    + I really liked the animation, special effects and physics
    + Design of male characters is not bad - PC optimization is terrible - Female characters are nightmarish. Yes, the faces are more or less ok, but otherwise they are simply none. No personality, no interesting design. You wanted realism in a game about gods, parallel worlds, where fatalities and all    + The graphics look good
    + I really liked the animation, special effects and physics
    + Design of male characters is not bad

    - PC optimization is terrible
    - Female characters are nightmarish. Yes, the faces are more or less ok, but otherwise they are simply none. No personality, no interesting design. You wanted realism in a game about gods, parallel worlds, where fatalities and all that are possible? Are you insane?
    - Microtransactions everywhere. If it was only a visual, there would be no problem. But we are forced to pull combo and fatality from the chests. Hello, this is not a mobile game!
    - The setup is very poor. 3-4 suits and each about 5-6 colors. What the hell? BlazBlue or Guilty Gear is allowed to change the character's coloring as you like, you don't need to grind your character to look like a clown.

    I will not talk about the plot, because It did not go to the end, but in general it is ok.    … Expand
  52. diaboromon
    Apr 23, 2019
    7
    Stupid monitization, low skill mobile marketing
    I bought full price game, dont want pay for dodge grind.
  53. Hoerekr
    Apr 24, 2019
    1
    Single player always online, progression system made towards MTX, and gambling system in a 60$ game? Thanks, but no.
  54. Butterballer1
    Apr 23, 2019
    1
    The most non-politically correct hyper-violent video game of its day has somehow begun virtue signaling about morals and ethics through smug interviews, terrible character models, grid walls, pc storylines that trash its own mythos, and on and on. How did Mortal Kombat end up smug and woke? It makes no sense, and it caught me off guard when I purchased this mediocre turd. Half-nakedThe most non-politically correct hyper-violent video game of its day has somehow begun virtue signaling about morals and ethics through smug interviews, terrible character models, grid walls, pc storylines that trash its own mythos, and on and on. How did Mortal Kombat end up smug and woke? It makes no sense, and it caught me off guard when I purchased this mediocre turd. Half-naked roid-raged men are allowed (and encouraged!), but not beautiful women? Nope. They have to look like butch half-breed men, apparently, or go fully clothed, hiding their faces, because women looking attractive is sexist, I guess. And cheap bottom of the barrel political slants in the cut scenes and story lines.

    But, if that isn't enough, even the most bleeding heart will be aghast at the giant grinding paywalls that nickel and dime you for the basic features on which you just spent the usual (though astonishing) 80 bucks, thinking you had already purchased them. Tower after tower, chest after chest...endless time or money so you can get what should have been included in the price of the game.

    This game sucks. It is like work. Like going to play those crummy ticket games at the crummy modern arcade where you spend $100 to hit the button at the right time just get enough tickets to win a 5 dollar stuffed animal.

    I will go back and play the old MK games or find something else to do. This is game truly made me depressed about the entire video game industry. The fun is gone. Might as well buy a freemium mobile game. This game was clearly made to spite its fans. And it worked.    … Expand
  55. wildfire_ua
    Apr 25, 2019
    1
    -60$ check
    -casino check
    -bought """game critics""" reviews check
    -broken PC launch check
    it also implies that all women are ugly and therefore should always cover themselves, which is sexist.
    this abomination is beyound insulting.
  56. Loac
    Apr 24, 2019
    7
    Отлично, делаешь предзаказ Premium Edition и на старте получаешь предложение купить персонажа. Заранее качаешь 60 долбаных гигабайт и после релиза три часа ждешь распаковки. Объясните, как файтинг может лагать на GTX 1050 Ti 2Gb на минималках? Да, далеко не топ карта, но файтинг, Карл. Какого хрена в сюжете столько баб (при чем страшных)? Отряд наполовину состоит из женских персонажей.Отлично, делаешь предзаказ Premium Edition и на старте получаешь предложение купить персонажа. Заранее качаешь 60 долбаных гигабайт и после релиза три часа ждешь распаковки. Объясните, как файтинг может лагать на GTX 1050 Ti 2Gb на минималках? Да, далеко не топ карта, но файтинг, Карл. Какого хрена в сюжете столько баб (при чем страшных)? Отряд наполовину состоит из женских персонажей. Впечатление, что попал на девичник. Опять эта бестолковая крипта для выкачивания бабла. Просто адъ, господа. Пишу сей сумбурный и скомканный обзор после краша игры в меню кастомизации персонажа. Просто в меню.

    3 оптимизации из 10
    10 страшных баб из 10
    11 транзакций из 10
    1 вылет из 1 запуска

    UPD: Предлагаемого к покупке персонажа можно получить в сюжете. Удалось таки в настройках нашаманить сносный FPS. В целом, пырдак остыл и можно сменить настроение с минуса на плюс. В сухом остатке, обычный МК.    … Expand
  57. ursacian
    Apr 24, 2019
    1
    This game requires grinding to unlock basic, core trademarks of the series like Brutalities. The Krypt is totally random, requiring 3 different forms of currency that, get this, you unlock through grossly laborious tower challenges that aren't fun, and basically completely random "test your luck" type tests of patience and your pocketbook. Instead of scummy practices like forcing you toThis game requires grinding to unlock basic, core trademarks of the series like Brutalities. The Krypt is totally random, requiring 3 different forms of currency that, get this, you unlock through grossly laborious tower challenges that aren't fun, and basically completely random "test your luck" type tests of patience and your pocketbook. Instead of scummy practices like forcing you to just buy everything, which would honestly be preferable because at least you can just get what you want, you instead have to buy currency and still go through this grind. It's crazy, and it justifies a 0 score because this is unacceptable, anti-consumer garbage that took the wind out of my sails. I've been a fan of Mortal Kombat since 1996, and here I am saying this has killed all my interest. I was someone voraciously checking the updates on this game day after day, and now I really just feel depressed.… Expand
  58. Zonned
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    Get woke go broke. SJW propaganda injected into videogames will never stand because gamers are united in rejecting leftist culture.
  59. Evair
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    Mortal Kombat game whith mobile MTX and a lot SWJ crap....this sets the whole game.
  60. TacomenX
    Apr 23, 2019
    1
    Do you enjoy playing candy crush? If so this game is for you! Micro transactions all around waiting for you!
  61. Rimak
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    The game is ok. Following the formula of the previous games. However the grindwall is ludicrous. So much good stuff is behind paywalls. Also I do not appreciate real world politics in my videogames. Especially laughable is that the game we are talking about is Mortal, freakin, Kombat - true paragon of virtue right. But even politics aside the milking of money is over the top.

    TL;DR If    The game is ok. Following the formula of the previous games. However the grindwall is ludicrous. So much good stuff is behind paywalls. Also I do not appreciate real world politics in my videogames. Especially laughable is that the game we are talking about is Mortal, freakin, Kombat - true paragon of virtue right. But even politics aside the milking of money is over the top.

    TL;DR If you are a whale - this is the game for you, otherwise can't reccomend.    … Expand
  62. DeadsFortune
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    An internet connection is required to unlock cosmetic items, play certain modes, and unlock certain characters. Mortal Kombat 11 is also a grind chocked full of microtransactions. Don't waste your money on this crap.
  63. AbaddonAscidhiz
    Apr 24, 2019
    4
    Ok, I was a fan of Mortal Kombat since the first game came out on arcades.

    At first I was higly antecipating this game... until I saw the annoucement event, and they showed Skarlet in something like a burka. From that moment, everything has gone worse and worse with each news. First they fully cover up EVERY woman in the game. Okay, I´m not asking for the girls going to wear    Ok, I was a fan of Mortal Kombat since the first game came out on arcades.

    At first I was higly antecipating this game... until I saw the annoucement event, and they showed Skarlet in something like a burka.

    From that moment, everything has gone worse and worse with each news.

    First they fully cover up EVERY woman in the game. Okay, I´m not asking for the girls going to wear g-strings, but come on, there is nothing wrong about them having a little sex appeal, specially the outworld ladies.

    Then came the excuse that they were getting “mature”, “realistic”. Ok, mature, when almost every male is shirtless or in loincloth. Realistic, as if professional female fighters and atheltes didn´t wear tops, shorts, leotards... (but that´s okay and really mature, to behead, cut in half and dismember other people).

    Then we see the hypocrisy, their efforts to please SJWs and people who will not evel buy or play the game in detriment of the fans.

    But this ended being the least of the problems...

    I will not lie, the graphics are amazing, the story mode is really cool, but all other aspects of the game are a catastrophe.

    First, NRS and WB games lied to the fans. “No lootboxes” they said. And the Krypt is a giant lootbox with those cursed RNG itens, that everyone hated in Injustice 2. Well, now they are even worse.

    Then they made avery tower absurdly grindy só the players feel almost obligated to do what? Microtransactions! In order to unlock the costumes, fatalities, and all that amazing customization that they announced as being the great differential of the game.

    As if this was not enough, there is the ALWAYS ONLINE requeriment. I can´t even fnish a tower, because the servers always go down at the exact same place of the last battle.

    NRS and WB really did it! They managed to insert stupid politics in the game, and also merge this with the most vile forms of greed.

    It´s a GAME! I play a GAME to have FUN, not to bother with real life matters and politics of any kind!

    After the censoring and lootboxes of Injustice 2, MK 11 was my final change to NRS and WB, and they proved me that they could do really, REALLY, worse.

    Foolme once, shame on you, fool me twice shame on me... they say.

    And I swear, as I did with EA, I will now do to NRS and WB. I will never EVER agin buy anything they release. Even if MK 12 comes as the absolute oposite of MK 11, these companies have lost my respect and, more important to them, MY MONEY.    … Expand
  64. zumlin
    Apr 23, 2019
    1
    Все хорошо, но зачем лутбоксы вводить? Это же платный файтинг... Причем чуть дальше прошел по игре -и надо платить... причем нормальные деньги... очень плохо... ну и радфем набежали еще... скоро все женские персонажи будут в мешках ходить... средневековье возвращается...Все хорошо, но зачем лутбоксы вводить? Это же платный файтинг... Причем чуть дальше прошел по игре -и надо платить... причем нормальные деньги... очень плохо... ну и радфем набежали еще... скоро все женские персонажи будут в мешках ходить... средневековье возвращается...
  65. Skyrah
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    Not really worth to buy. Always on "feature", a lot of microtransactions and dlcs directly unfluencing the game design by making the game grindy, female characters uglified so the developer can push its agenda (extreme violence is fine though). Better buy Soul Calibur.
  66. BobbyTend
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    I don't approve of the double standards this game has with the costumes. Men are half naked while women are covered up, hypocrites. The people that complain about women being oversexualized are the same people that complain about gore and violence. At least allow players to chose between costumes instead of saying "too bad" to the fans. Ed Boon make this right.
  67. chillymemes
    Apr 26, 2019
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mortal Kombat 11 is finally here to make me yank my hair out. Ugh, where to start on this one. Day one of this game getting into hands and already there's some major stranger danger. What with the clearly political pandering that meant diddly squat because the very people they were catering to are griping to them about Kano's ending now. Way to go. Trying to cater to people who'll find any and every way to **** about something.

    But regardless I gotta basically run the meat and potatoes of this **** trainwreck. Mortal Kombat 11 is a game about a man named Ed Boon with bushy eyebrows trying to figure out what the **** people want out of a Mortal Kombat sequel anymore. So instead he throws his hands up and lets his shareholders run wild with bad ideas. Atleast that's what i'm assuming. Anyways, ol' Eddy decided to have a chat about including microtransactions into Mortal Kombat, since y'know....those two things clearly fit together, right? But surprisingly, the microtransactions aren't even the worst part. OH NO NO NO, HOOH BOY, YOU READY FOR THIS?! YOU ****IN' HYPED MATE, CAUSE I'M PRETTY ****IN' HYPED!

    This fighting game has the most disrespectful cosmetic system I've ever seen in my life. While getting rid of alternate costumes, and recognizable classic costumes for all the fighters, Netherrealm have decided to take the same 3 outfits and turn them different colors because it's okay to be creatively bankrupt in Mortal Kombat. That's why there's 11 of these **** things now. Regardless, the Krypt, the loved minigame cherished by MK fans has now become a neutered, loot box infested hellscape. I wonder if someone told WB Games that even though you don't have to pay real money for a loot box, it's still a **** loot box. An overpriced one as well. 10,000 **** koins for some concept art I'd wipe my ass with first? The RNG is **** spectacularly hideous if you don't already know. Currencies are divided into 3 non premium types. Koins, Souls, and Hearts. Koins being easily available "somewhat" and Souls and hearts being more rare. Hearts especially, it takes 250 **** hearts to open one of the Shao Kahn chests in the Krypt but you only get 1 heart every match.

    Oh but play our **** Towers of Time mode, with artificially difficult **** that will make you want to rip your pubic hair off. [Don't actually I've been there.] Towers of Time more like...Towers of Wasting my **** Time. They're horrendously unbalanced and they use consumable items that you get from the Krypt's "not lootboxes."

    Now to say the one thing nice about the game. The gameplay feels good I guess. There's some times that it feels rather clunky compared to MKX. Oh wow, you see that? My one compliment for the game turned into another gripe!

    Anyways, the Story mode was mediocre, the MK ones are always that way so there's nothing new there. Alot of **** characters people like die, but I don't give a **** because last time I checked we have magical time travel and resurrection now, so basically death is completely pointless in the MK franchise. The cutscenes are okay, the plot was okay, it was all okay.

    Now back onto the harping. The roster is a **** pathetic 25 at launch. Purposefully excluding favorites like Reptile and Mileena.

    Alright I'm having a **** headache and seeing the fabric of reality tear itself as I just ate a 4th B12 gummy vitamin before writing this **** review.

    4/10 boring game. Wait till WB Games can milk it next year with the complete edition making people who bought the game on launch look like complete **** idiots.    … Expand
  68. yersinia666
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    Microtransactions, excessive grinding, paid dlc drug pushing tactics, SJW pandering female character designs with women wearing quasi-burkas. Purposefully unrewarding as a way to get people to purchase microtransactions. This pseudo-review bombing is just the fact that gamers are unhappy with this game. It's just a cancerous game that would be more akin to a mobile game with a gamepad.
  69. Abirzenith
    Apr 23, 2019
    4
    Blows my mind that critics reviewed it as highly as they did. If this does not prove that the days of trusting critics are far gone then nothing will. The cutscenes feel like a cheap B movie. The combat has not evolved at all for years and the animation has only gotten less fluid over the years.

    What saddens me the most is that combo skill ceiling seems to have been reduced even further    Blows my mind that critics reviewed it as highly as they did. If this does not prove that the days of trusting critics are far gone then nothing will. The cutscenes feel like a cheap B movie. The combat has not evolved at all for years and the animation has only gotten less fluid over the years.

    What saddens me the most is that combo skill ceiling seems to have been reduced even further and couple that with the laughably bad netcode and you have a disaster recipe.

    Anyone who has actually experienced fighting games and seen their evolution over the years will find MK11 lacking in almost all areas    … Expand
  70. rpmarsh
    Apr 23, 2019
    1
    With only the single player enjoyable the rest of the game plays like a free to play mobile game where you have to get lucky just to unlock extra content in the game. Rather than difficulty the towers seem more a chore that I would rather not play.
  71. WBscrewedMK
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    Undoubtedly the worst monetization in a game to date. Suddenly MKX looks completely tame compared to this monstrosity. No wonder they they said "no lootboxes". Every single unlockable is behind some sort of enormous grind or pay wall.
  72. Egoculture
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    С каких пор искусство и качество ушло на второй план? Почему ЛГБТ сообщество,различные меньшинства, "моя борьба" - стали законодателями медиа-рынка и жизни на планете в целом? Разве человечество не должно отталкиваться от равенства, а не от снисходительности и терпимости? Мир катиться к Темной Эре, Эпохе застоя, называйте как хотите.С каких пор искусство и качество ушло на второй план? Почему ЛГБТ сообщество,различные меньшинства, "моя борьба" - стали законодателями медиа-рынка и жизни на планете в целом? Разве человечество не должно отталкиваться от равенства, а не от снисходительности и терпимости? Мир катиться к Темной Эре, Эпохе застоя, называйте как хотите.
  73. Nero77710
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    Grindy trash... thanks WB.
    I don't like to give a 0, but the singleplayer is the only part I'm interested in, but it's completely destroyed in this game, which makes the whole game completely useless to me.
    Of course, the devs wanna fix it, but it seems to be part of a plan. They have bad grinding in mind, but put in terrible grinding. So they just change the extremely terrible    Grindy trash... thanks WB.
    I don't like to give a 0, but the singleplayer is the only part I'm interested in, but it's completely destroyed in this game, which makes the whole game completely useless to me.

    Of course, the devs wanna fix it, but it seems to be part of a plan.
    They have bad grinding in mind, but put in terrible grinding.
    So they just change the extremely terrible grinding to the bad grinding, they already had in mind.
    Which won't turn the game into a good game.

    So yeah... f*ck you WB.    … Expand
  74. 21guns
    Apr 23, 2019
    1
    I remember playing Mortal Kombat Armageddon. I was really excited. All the previous characters coming back? Wow. Then I actually played it and realized, most if not all characters were the same, there wasn't even unique fatalities anymore, you have all these great characters and you just copy pasted them. The game had a lot of fanservices, but lacked any kind of depth, and so Mortal KombatI remember playing Mortal Kombat Armageddon. I was really excited. All the previous characters coming back? Wow. Then I actually played it and realized, most if not all characters were the same, there wasn't even unique fatalities anymore, you have all these great characters and you just copy pasted them. The game had a lot of fanservices, but lacked any kind of depth, and so Mortal Kombat died, until MK9.

    MK9 is one of the best if not the best revivals a IP can receive. It went back to it's root, rebooted everything, and ended having a more cohesive story, there were plenty of unlockables, nice DLC, nice story, great character development, and they got rid of pointless redundant characters, because they started over. I was stunned, that was the MK game I wanted, everything was looking good. But things went downhill.

    MKX paid more attention to e-sports and political correctness, and it reflected in the terrible single player content. The characters they introduced are were terrible, the very definition of a Mary Sue, and in turn that only convoluted the story, something they managed to fix from MK1-3 in MK9. You'd think they would also fix MK4 story, but they somehow made it worse, and still made Shinnok the laughable character he was back then. The graphics were mediocre, a clear downgrade from how crisp MK9 looked, trying to hard to be realistic.

    Enter MK11. Everything was looking bleak again. Everything in the reveal was terrible, from how it looked to character design, and as it went on, it only got worse and worse. Until the very end.

    I must say, there are a few improvements from MKX, namely, there is more single player content compared to MKX, but still not nearly enough and not as good. Character design, well, they are simply terrible, the whole focus in realism, again, and "representation" convoluted all characters. Who cares if Sub-Zero actually looks asian? Between choosing to make him look good in contrast of making him look realistic, I choose the former. Skarlet? Needless to say, but at least her alternative costume makes her justice. I can't comment about online yet, though, but it looks like the focus with e-sports remain.

    All in all, there are a few improvements over MKX, but out of the few things they fixed, they ruined fat more. It's in there with MKX, but an even further down step from MK9.    … Expand
  75. Ankou
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    This game requires grinding to unlock basic, core trademarks of the series like Brutalities. The Krypt is totally random, requiring 3 different forms of currency that, get this, you unlock through grossly laborious tower challenges that aren't fun, and basically completely random "test your luck" type tests of patience and your pocketbook. Instead of scummy practices like forcing you toThis game requires grinding to unlock basic, core trademarks of the series like Brutalities. The Krypt is totally random, requiring 3 different forms of currency that, get this, you unlock through grossly laborious tower challenges that aren't fun, and basically completely random "test your luck" type tests of patience and your pocketbook. Instead of scummy practices like forcing you to just buy everything, which would honestly be preferable because at least you can just get what you want, you instead have to buy currency and still go through this grind. It's crazy, and it justifies a 0 score because this is unacceptable, anti-consumer garbage that took the wind out of my sails. I've been a fan of Mortal Kombat since 1996, and here I am saying this has killed all my interest. I was someone voraciously checking the updates on this game day after day, and now I really just feel depressed.… Expand
  76. Don_PeriGnomo
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    The game requires permanent Online for most offline options. Ridiculous!!!!
  77. zanebomb
    Apr 23, 2019
    1
    The game kinda ruins a lot of what can be loved about MK. The fighting is decent, but everything else, from the out of place tower endings to an insane grind to always online hurts the experience. Why would anyone play MK11 when there are plenty of upcoming and released fighters (T7, UNIST, SamSho, even DBFZ) that are just better in every way? It's hard to justify the pricepoint at this time.
  78. Foxid
    Apr 24, 2019
    4
    Это сколько нужно фармить, что бы все вещи забрать ?
    Ужасно!!!
  79. Destram
    Apr 23, 2019
    3
    The story was excellent (when It comes to fighting game standards), gameplay is solid. However the game is heavily influenced by political views (that's one thing that I hate the most when It comes to gaming or movies these days).

    Nearly all male characters are bare chested while the females are covered from head to toe. Also the female characters have been all redesigned to look more    The story was excellent (when It comes to fighting game standards), gameplay is solid. However the game is heavily influenced by political views (that's one thing that I hate the most when It comes to gaming or movies these days).

    Nearly all male characters are bare chested while the females are covered from head to toe.
    Also the female characters have been all redesigned to look more "realistic", well you can judge for yourself If you like the new looks or not.    … Expand
  80. TangentUniverse
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    Microtransactions galore, Jax making black people Kangz n Shiet, Shao Kahn being a caricature of Donald Trump, devs refusing to make attractive female characters with revealing clothes while all the men characters are He-Men barely naked... What happened to MK?
  81. casbyness
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    A combination of terrible design and storyline choices culminate in a total catastrophe for this franchise. Online gambling, horrible grinding, and several key fan favourites disconfirmed for inclusion, most importantly Mileena - one of the all-time top four stars of the series. Tried the game out then returned it within a couple of hours for a full refund. Absolutely awful mess.
  82. Sheriff_Skye
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    Looks like MK is controversial again but this time for all the wrong reasons.

    First I would like to say that this is my first Metacritic review as I just joined today so that I could submit this. I’ve been playing MK since the beginning and have so many good memories form this series. I’m passionate about it and that’s why I’m here right now writing this. I couldn’t be more disappointed    Looks like MK is controversial again but this time for all the wrong reasons.

    First I would like to say that this is my first Metacritic review as I just joined today so that I could submit this. I’ve been playing MK since the beginning and have so many good memories form this series. I’m passionate about it and that’s why I’m here right now writing this. I couldn’t be more disappointed with the state of it today. Second I’d like to say I’m glad to find that the community here is being vocal and letting NRS know that this is not how you treat your fans.

    My biggest complaint right off the bat is no cosmetic or custom variations available for those playing locally. If I have a friend come over and sign in as a guest, he should have all the available options that I have unlocked. This was **** in Injustice II and it’s even more **** now because NRS has had more than enough time to fix this. The simple answer is this was left unchanged purely out of greed which leads me to my next point…

    Loot boxes. Loot boxes are the worst thing to ever happen to gaming. When EA tells me there will be no loot it’s obvious they have an equally **** alternative in the works. Ed Boon has always come across as a genuine, humble and just all around cool dude so when he tells us that there will be no loot boxes, I take him at his word and believe he has my best interest in mind. It sounds dramatic but it feels like he just stabbed me in the back.

    I’m going to be honest and admit that I actually don’t hate microtransactions. I can appreciate them as an adult because I don’t have the time it takes to grind for items. NRS I felt handled them well with MKX. There you could buy the Krypt pass which would allow users to unlock all kinds of costumes/taunts/fatalities/etc for $20. Now you can’t even buy a single costume for under $5 which is absolutely ridiculous.

    If this wasn’t bad enough MK has tried their hardest to be perceived as “woke”. Let me just say that I didn’t prefer the scantly clad direction they were going for with the ML women in more recent titles. Mileena’s bandage costume in MK9 was just embarrassing. I preferred the classic MKII and MK3 costumes for the female ninjas but it seems now that NRS find even those to be too risqué. NRS went from one extreme side of the spectrum to the other rather than finding a middle ground. Now they’re just pandering to a crowd that doesn’t give a **** never did, and never will.

    Lastly, this is a weak roster. Jacqui is not a “fan favorite”. Reptile, Mileena, Smoke, Ermac, Cyrax/Sektor, Goro… these are fan favorites NRS. Take notes.

    Never thought I’d say this but MK11 is a bigger failure than even SFV and that’s saying something.    … Expand
  83. SupremeTrap
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    Another MTX riddled mobile like game with a heavy female driven story which is more than likely SJW pandering and the fact all women are wearing full suits while the males are majority topless to an extent, lmao. After finishing that mediocre story I jumped into towers and wow.. these modifiers etc.. ate a cancer. Just a way for them to push ppl into buying in game currency so they canAnother MTX riddled mobile like game with a heavy female driven story which is more than likely SJW pandering and the fact all women are wearing full suits while the males are majority topless to an extent, lmao. After finishing that mediocre story I jumped into towers and wow.. these modifiers etc.. ate a cancer. Just a way for them to push ppl into buying in game currency so they can skip the match altogether. Last time I will buy a Netherealm game.… Expand
  84. NotPaidReviewer
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    Always online single player game with microScamactions and a built in casino. Sorry, 'kasino'.

    Yay for promoting child gambling!
  85. joytek
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    Full of s Micro-transactions. Almost everything that was great about MK series is gone. No classic costumes either.
  86. patricios
    Apr 23, 2019
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First all , i always love the mortal kombat games but since the NRS was acquired by warner bros has been a complete messy and it wtih this last game is getting even worse.
    the game is very good with very nice graphics , the story is not something special but its fun
    now the grinding is abysmal,i miss old days where almost everything was given for free, now we have a small roaster, lots fatality and other stuff locked beyind paywalls or greedy grinding schemes , imagine someone who dont have internet connection, people make jokes that is impossible these days dont have internet but the are people who dont have internet so i buy the game and when i try to play the game i cannot because is required a internet connection all the time.
    when we the buyers where informed of this pratice?,they even mencioned in past vídeo , no loots boxes no monetization pratices.
    sadly many people dont care about that because they dont care about money but one thing is true i feel deceived by netherrealm and the studios who always made the best fighting game.    … Expand
  87. zakyyyyy1305
    Apr 23, 2019
    3
    Jax's ending, grindfest which leads into mtx's
    gameplay is solid, but WB is a corporate commander
  88. KennetBaker
    Apr 25, 2019
    0
    Microtransactions? Seriously ? I bought the game on pre-order for $ 60 and I do not want to see in it any microtransactions and in-game purchases for real money.
    Paid DLС is enough.
    MK has never been a game about microtransactions, do not kill the game. Let EA and Activision do microtransactions.
  89. Karma_police
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    Stay away from this woke fest, the female characters **** was just a warning, the game has a very clear political agenda and i am tired of this, i know for a fact i'm not the only one who just want their games free of politics, on the other hand the game is also filled with micro transactions, blatant grindy designed to make you waste your money, i'm super disappointed with this game, itStay away from this woke fest, the female characters **** was just a warning, the game has a very clear political agenda and i am tired of this, i know for a fact i'm not the only one who just want their games free of politics, on the other hand the game is also filled with micro transactions, blatant grindy designed to make you waste your money, i'm super disappointed with this game, it could have been the best entry in the series but ended up ruined by SJWs and suites who are never satisfied with taking their 60$ they want all the money from your pockets, it's never enough for them.… Expand
  90. Veeh
    Apr 23, 2019
    1
    Yikes how do we unpack this? Besides the fact that the developers have given sass to the costumers on twitter saying they do not need our respect, they also decided to make the most ugly characters i have seen. Furthermore the game is just blatant political propaganda at this point, cage is lectured about toxic masculinity, shao khan says make outworld great again

    and guess what if you    Yikes how do we unpack this? Besides the fact that the developers have given sass to the costumers on twitter saying they do not need our respect, they also decided to make the most ugly characters i have seen. Furthermore the game is just blatant political propaganda at this point, cage is lectured about toxic masculinity, shao khan says make outworld great again

    and guess what if you beat the game you can reset slavery if you use jax as the character as he travels back in timeline and unoes history.

    I have been a fan of this game for years and have purchased all the spin offs and even have some action figures. And it breaks my heart to tell neatherealm to get their **** together by leaving this review.

    Oh and dont even get me started with the bad business practices, grind fest, pay to perform fatalities, low number of cast compared to other fighting games like tekken or soul calibur, moves copy pasted from previous injustice titles. absolutely lazy. Do not buy on launch, i refunded and ill wait for a sale    … Expand
  91. dantaskin
    Apr 23, 2019
    2
    Ohh, i dont khow to say... This game is very cool, but donate... Want a beautiful skin?Grind. Want a shining weapon?Grind. Grind. Grind. Grind.... Dont want to grind for 10 hours? Just pay 10 dollars and be happy. No money-no funny.
  92. Azunyan95
    Apr 24, 2019
    1
    **** **** her wit a censorship of the female characters used to have that puritanical America with ugly broads dictates around the world.

    But bakes from the fact that the arrow does not turn and ALL the men in the game look like **** strippers with torsos and chest skill, oiled, with gachi relief of muscles. If that similar look women's the characters, is the level of DOA would be bare    **** **** her wit a censorship of the female characters used to have that puritanical America with ugly broads dictates around the world.

    But bakes from the fact that the arrow does not turn and ALL the men in the game look like **** strippers with torsos and chest skill, oiled, with gachi relief of muscles.
    If that similar look women's the characters, is the level of DOA would be bare and dirty.

    Type random strahovye eve not to eat burgers and to paint in the morning lips to look okay, and therefore should be banned in games all Chan dearer to her. But the guy is absolutely fine to claim that it is not just the rules were, and a **** Jock with gipertrofirovanna body, which is only on the **** chemistry, ruin health, you can afford to do.

    And I did not even mention the hell donate in the game for $ 60

    DON'T BUY THIS SJW **** lads    … Expand
  93. shapalaque
    Apr 23, 2019
    1
    10 Assassin's Creed Odyssey from 10. I am about the "pay2play" system. Actually game is awesome, but to small amount of available content.
  94. jeanKarlos
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    This is a disgrace for a Mortal Kombat game, always online micro transaction hell with terrible voice acting, character designs are ugly to look at and has social justice nonsense PS4 in 1080p SUX graphics
  95. DFarmer
    Apr 23, 2019
    4
    PROS:

    - Story mode is enjoyable. Like watching a 3 hour movie that you get to participate in. Plenty of wild moments and the ending was unexpected. - The kombat is just what you would want from NRS. There are enough new mechanics that make it stand out from previous entries, yet enough has stayed the same that I was able to jump right in. - Characters are overflowing with personality    PROS:

    - Story mode is enjoyable. Like watching a 3 hour movie that you get to participate in. Plenty of wild moments and the ending was unexpected.
    - The kombat is just what you would want from NRS. There are enough new mechanics that make it stand out from previous entries, yet enough has stayed the same that I was able to jump right in.
    - Characters are overflowing with personality — in appearance, dialogue, and kombat.
    - Customization options are fantastic and there are A LOT
    - One of the best training modes that I’ve seen

    CONS

    - The Towers of Time are ridiculously time consuming, both because they can be overly long, and because the modifiers are dialed in to literally be game breaking. The game makes no bones about it, either, encouraging you to use consumables as it readily admits some fights will be too tough. I’ve spent hours on one battle because even with modifiers it’s too intense to beat.
    - The chests inside the Krypt, which earn you rewards like skins, gear, fatalities, etc. are all random from the looks of it. I spent over an hour with it and have yet to get a single item usable by my main.
    - Rewards for the Klassic Towers (basically the arcade mode for the game) are flaccid at best. There is no incentive to play them except to get consumables that you can use in the Towers of Time, which only lengthens the progression system that much longer.

    Mortal Kombat 11 has so much to to be appreciative of gameplay and presentation wise, but the progression system is painfully overdone. If all you’re looking to do is fight online and play through the story, then you’ll probably have a good time. But if you are interested in customization and really getting your money’s worth, be prepared to be driven to tears by the impossible odds thrown at you. Progression mechanics are essential to games, from RPGS to First Person Shooters to Action games and even Simulations. If fighting games are going to start adapting these mechanics to their experiences, they’re going to need to do it in a reasonable way. Making the process a random, overly painful and drawn out one — like some kind of mobile game — is not the way to go. NRS has always been receptive to criticism so let’s hope that they can fix some of these issues. If they do, Mortal Kombat 11 has the potential to be one of the best.    … Expand
  96. Erondondon
    Apr 25, 2019
    0
    Broken promises and a lot of lies. Worst game in the entire franchise. And thats starting from $100.
  97. breedwell23
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    Pretty awful practices that lock you out of 50% of the game. I really hate Nether Realm right about now. Don't buy this game.
  98. GWF1987
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jax's ending is so racist. he wipes out all races but his own and creates an Ethno-State, which NetherRealm tells us is a good thing by making it an advanced society to promote wiping out races they deem "problematic"

    Kano's ending puts Sonya and Cassie in skimpy clothes fighting in a cage, sending the message that any fan who wants the women to not be covered head to toe is a "pig" like Kano

    Jade has a "proper" outfit, which has the only parts of her visible being her eyes, coupled withSkarlet being in a hijab. So the male feminists at nether realm took a page out of the Middle Easts' book of how women are "supposed" to be dressed, ignoring that women are FORCED to wear that stuff over there or face harsh punishments.

    The combat is still good and the graphics are great, which is why I was going to give it higher than a 0, but personal attacks from people defending the game's messages of race superiority for Jax and the "Women need to be covered head to toe" against people who didn't like the game made me reconsider

    I refused to buy this so when my brother got it last night at Midnight I sat and played it with him all night and watched him get some of the endings.

    The game is Nether Realm "going woke", covering the women up in the name of "realism" while also having men in butt flaps and shirtless, meaning they are fine with men being allowed to display their sexuality but not women, wanting the women to be covered. They forget THEY were the ones who had the women in the clothes they now deem to be "a problem" in past games, so their attacks on fans being sexist for not wanting the women covered head to toe with flat chests and man faces is hypocritical.

    I expect the next game to be worse, assuming this game doesn't flop

    The story leaves a lot to be desired, once again dipping into the time travel crap because they've written themselves into a corner, ending the story with Liu Kang having the power to make history the way he wants. So hopefully that means he makes a perfect timeline with no evil and we are spared a Woke sequel

    The irony is watching male feminists calling people sexist, then they turn around and mansplain why women fans who don't want the women covered head to toe because it is insulting to women are wrong.

    Don't buy this game. My brother bought it and he's already complaining about it, and he's been playing the series since we were kids back in the Super Nintendo days    … Expand
  99. Laura_Barms
    Apr 23, 2019
    2
    Mortal Kombat was one of the first games I owned on the SNES and is my favorite fighting game franchise of all-time. So it pains me endlessly to observe what a fall from grace this entry in the long-running franchise is. I saw the writing on the wall as soon as the female fighter's Kostumes were revealed. The hypocritical, benevolent sexism on display as character lead, Brendan GeorgeMortal Kombat was one of the first games I owned on the SNES and is my favorite fighting game franchise of all-time. So it pains me endlessly to observe what a fall from grace this entry in the long-running franchise is. I saw the writing on the wall as soon as the female fighter's Kostumes were revealed. The hypocritical, benevolent sexism on display as character lead, Brendan George shamelessly shut down the desires of the fans to see the female fighters in more Klassic attire should have been enough to keep me from buying this game day 1. Whenever a company devalues the input and desires of a Konsumer and opts to thrust their own ideology, moral superiority and virtue onto those who have kept you in business for 27 years it should be an automatic "wait and see, let's not buy this right away".

    This isn't even the biggest concern though, the disgusting level of grind and microtransactions just to unlock much-coveted items in the krypt is ludicrous for anyone paying $80.00 upfront for this game. The "woke-anda" ending for Jax, and the Drumpf Khan "make Outworld great again" needlessly infusing of politics into a simple fighting game just adds insult to injury. It comes off as completely tone deaf, and just gives the impression that NRS is purposefully altering Ed Boon's vision to be more compliant with the woke-mafia, so as to appease the majority far left-leaning game's journos in return for praise and positive reviews. If you need evidence that Boon's vision was Kompromised then look up the interview where he states that Kronika (the main boss) was originally meant to be male. If Boon had no Kontrol over something as significant as the main boss, then it's likely that many more aspects of this game were perverted in order to cow-tow to the regressive left.

    Here's a warning: game journos and activists do not keep you in business. Kontinue to disregard the wills and wants of your fan base and your nightmares will be haunted by the phrase: "Get Woke, Go Broke"

    That is all.    … Expand
  100. Rubberfacts
    Apr 23, 2019
    1
    Of all the game franchises to submit fully to the puritanical and censorious "progressives" Mortal Kombat is the least expected. They stuck to their guns and made great games in the 90s despite being attacked by the religious right. But it seems that they couldn't endure the attacks by the religious rights modern equivalent the "progressive" left.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 85 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 70 out of 85
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 85
  3. Negative: 0 out of 85
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    May 31, 2019
    80
    If is the eleventh installment really is the last Mortal Kombat for at least some time, then the developers part with it with dignity. Large number of fighters, great possibilities for editing them and great gameplay make the game one of the best fighter games of recent years. [Issue#295]
  2. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    May 28, 2019
    80
    Gorgeous visuals, accessible combat, and a gleeful sense of humour make this one of the most unabashedly fun fighting games around – and it’s packed with content. [Issue#163, p.93]
  3. Edge Magazine
    May 23, 2019
    50
    Like the grisly cutscenes, Mortal Kombat 11 is fun as long as you don't think too hard or look too closely at it - but that's exactly where the real joy is found in a fighting game. If Mortal Kombat wants to elevate itself, it's time to start overhauling the skeleton underneath all that flesh. [Issue#333, p.110]
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