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  1. Apr 24, 2019
    1
    Lord Boon pacify! Why do we need micro transactions for players? Why grind in a fighting game? And Mad Grind! Return the series to the ORIGINS !! Damn Bun!
  2. Apr 29, 2019
    0
    A fighting game that focuses on grind and consumables to force the player to play deserves a 0. They fkd the Krypt by making placement random so you have to waste currency trying to find items for the character you want, instead of just getting them and going back to playing/learning the game.
  3. Apr 23, 2019
    0
    I won't pretend it's about the SJW bs or the microtransactions.
    I just wanted one thing: Mileena to be in the game.
    She's not in, so the game isn't delivering imo.

    Periodttt
  4. Nov 13, 2020
    2
    Just came here to say, here's my negative review for this awful game............
  5. Apr 23, 2019
    0
    Paying $60 for a game content blocked by grinding or pay walls is unacceptable.
    Cutting off half of most wanted characters to be later sold as DLCs is unacceptable.
    Releasing a heavily-bugged game just because you can patch it in 6 months is unacceptable.

    Not going into the political agenda we non-Americans have to swallow with every franchise now.
  6. Apr 24, 2019
    0
    Another classical franchise bastardized by corporate greed and leftist politics. If you didn't like Disney Star Wars, Mass Effect Andromeda and Wolfenstein 2, chances are - you won't like this.
  7. May 2, 2019
    1
    1 - Microtransactions.
    2 - Tower Of Time are more annoying than ever! Game designer just should be fired at this point.
    3 - Has to be worst story mode writing I've seen in the any video game.

    Buy it only for online play, which can crash at times too :)
  8. Jun 16, 2019
    1
    SJW - 10/10

    Microtransactions - 10/10

    Price - 60/60

    Skipped Indonesia, Ukraine, and Japan.
  9. May 28, 2019
    0
    So, you're another guy that saw the trailer and was like "oh this game is awesome the gameplay is going to be great!" innocent child, I used to be like you, well the truth is that it's impossible to play this game, really... you will get a server error every 15/20 minutes and all your progress will be lost. Don't believe me? Go to steam and see what the players are talking about thisSo, you're another guy that saw the trailer and was like "oh this game is awesome the gameplay is going to be great!" innocent child, I used to be like you, well the truth is that it's impossible to play this game, really... you will get a server error every 15/20 minutes and all your progress will be lost. Don't believe me? Go to steam and see what the players are talking about this "amazing great fantastic astonishing" game. Expand
  10. Aug 7, 2019
    0
    Worst story we've ever had in this franchise. Pathetic roster. Awful single player content and progression with god damn RNG and failed concept of towers of time (lol someone actually thought that consumables and modificators is a good idea lmao). AI battle (no comments. A mode for those who hate to play this game so much that they let it play for itself. And I thought I bought aWorst story we've ever had in this franchise. Pathetic roster. Awful single player content and progression with god damn RNG and failed concept of towers of time (lol someone actually thought that consumables and modificators is a good idea lmao). AI battle (no comments. A mode for those who hate to play this game so much that they let it play for itself. And I thought I bought a full-fledged console game, not a freaking mobile crap).

    This game is one of the worst in a franchise right there with MK4 (just for different reasons).
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  11. Aug 2, 2022
    0
    Wanna ruin your best selling gaming franchise? Well, learn from MK11 and you will succeed fast! MK11 is worst MK of all time and you know why? Because they took all the iconic characters and absolutely ruined their look, in every way possible. They made all female characters as ugly as possible and gave them worst possible outfits of any fighting game. They don't even look like sameWanna ruin your best selling gaming franchise? Well, learn from MK11 and you will succeed fast! MK11 is worst MK of all time and you know why? Because they took all the iconic characters and absolutely ruined their look, in every way possible. They made all female characters as ugly as possible and gave them worst possible outfits of any fighting game. They don't even look like same characters anymore. I hope they explain in next game that MK11 Kitana was just from another Universe and now classic REAL Kitana is back. Because if they don't, i wont even care if they make MK12. MK11 was literally insulting video game. Only character that looked good was Noob Saibot, only character. That's not enough and ruining legacy characters is not good way to sell your game either. Why was Kitana Asian, serious question. Why? She has ALWAYS been white. Always. in every game ever, she was white and in movie she was also white woman. Why or even how, would you randomly change her race? It makes no sense. Absolutely no sense. And all the costumes were trash as well. MK9 remains as last and also one of the best MK games ever, MKX was fine, but didn't have best roster and sadly MK11 ruined it all. I rather play any 2002-2006 era MK game than 11. These games were way better, had way better looking characters and actually good costumes. Also why would they ruin Skarlet like that? She was my favorite new female character in MK9 and in MK11 she looks NOTHING like in that one. She looks like completely different person. It's not enough that you say "-this is Skarlet". No. She needs to look like one as well. It's like making sub-zero Pink and saying "well this is sub zero now", Doesn't work like that. Not even sure they can fix any of this in MK12. Would they just go back to old looks from MK9 and say that MK11 was mistake? Would they make Kitana White again? pretty sure they wont, so sadly i'm confident MK is over. Thankfully i can still enjoy all the old ones that were actually phenomenal. Expand
  12. Apr 25, 2019
    0
    Кастомизация персонажей сделала огромный шаг назад.
  13. May 3, 2019
    3
    Stunning graphics, superb design for backgrounds, but that is the only good I can say about this game. DISGUSTING level of greed has tarnished this game with a mobile game design. You pay $60 but are expected to go buy time krystals to unlock thousands of skins and gear in the game. The Krypt is a grindfest that would take many, many months to complete without buying krystals. The game isStunning graphics, superb design for backgrounds, but that is the only good I can say about this game. DISGUSTING level of greed has tarnished this game with a mobile game design. You pay $60 but are expected to go buy time krystals to unlock thousands of skins and gear in the game. The Krypt is a grindfest that would take many, many months to complete without buying krystals. The game is also rife with leftist propaganda politics, most especially the unbalanced censorship of females -- males can wear armored loin cloths while females must be covered head-to-toe. The roster has a few fan favorites, but too many characters are filler for "diversity" quotas. Speaking of, NRS now only sees Jax's skin color and deemed him a slave, even though he never was a slave. He was a proud American serving in the Special Forces to defend Earth Realm, not a "woke" Wakanda warrior. As is, the roster is underwhelming, and likely designed to be that way so you feel compelled to buy DLC fighters in the future. No stage fatalities, again, the gameplay feels slow and unresponsive, and the difficulty in some game modes is so brutal you will be tempted to smash your controller. I am so, so disappointed with NRS. They went woke and I hope they go broke to learn a lesson. Expand
  14. Apr 24, 2019
    5
    Compared to other fighters of this era, the defensive options and focus on neutral is a blessing. So many other fighting games of this decade are so aggression focused, and seem like anyone can just drool on the controller and steamroll you. Wakeups are primarily guessing games outside of MK11, so its refreshing to have defensive options to response to these infinite air combos andCompared to other fighters of this era, the defensive options and focus on neutral is a blessing. So many other fighting games of this decade are so aggression focused, and seem like anyone can just drool on the controller and steamroll you. Wakeups are primarily guessing games outside of MK11, so its refreshing to have defensive options to response to these infinite air combos and guessing situations on wakeup. MK 11 (at least 24 hours since release) seems to have the depth other fighters are lacking in our modern day.

    However, this is where the bad news starts, especially for the PC version. The fun gameplay is weighed down by an overall clunkiness that ruins the experience. So many just... odd problems plague this game. Tournament variations are not set to default, and not available in practice mode. Game is locked to 30fps and fps drops frequently during cutscenes. Weird quality jumps or falls out of nowhere. The Krypt is random (and non-functional on arcade sticks). Just so many tiny issues that add up.

    And then we hit the more recognized issues of the game, the first being the political... awkwardness of the game. Netherrealm (or maybe WB) really wanted some political messages in here and they don't even do them cleanly. It's one thing if Battlefield V takes on the misogyny or whatever. At least you're aware of their stance. Yet, Jax's controversial ending manages to frustrate all sides of the isle. Progressives are mad at the belittling of the issue of slavery and race relations (just get a magic time travel device and we can fix EVERYTHING! So simple!) and Conservatives don't like a strong (badly attempted) SJW message in their game that's supposed to be an escapist from problems like politics. It gets even worse with Shao Kahn's "Make Outworld Great Again". My apologies here, but the brutal ruler never struck me as someone he particularly wanted anything to be "great" for anyone but himself. He has no interest in Outworld being a prideful, great place to live. So to line him up with the US president doesn't really make much sense, the line falls totally outside of Shao Kahn's character and really comes off as "Hey, we are Netherrealm studios and we're woke".

    And for the love of all that is holy, micro transactions HAVE to go. Here I am, meandering through Goro's dining hall in the Krypt. I have exhausted all areas except for one locked door. In order to get a Skeleton Key to unlock this door, you need to open their little lootboxes that they have inside there. However, the RNG gods frowned upon me and I didn't get a single one. I had spent most of my "KOINS" on unlocking ladders in Towers of Time, trying and failing to get specific skins and fatalities. So I literally cannot now progress in a mode of the game unless I grind like crazy. I paid $70 to have my arm twisted into spending more money. It's 2019 Netherrealm. If you just went the honest route and didn't extort your fans, they'd be much more willing to shill out your game to their friends and buy upcoming DLC and expansions. This is just not the way to go in 2019 for a AAA title.

    Overall, the gameplay is solid and fun. It seems to have depth that other fighters simply haven't had in this present time. However, the game is clearly unpolished, and didn't have the good manners to limit grinding or take out MTXs because of it's incomplete state. Furthermore, MK11 seems to have multiple "Do I get my 'I'm a good person' badge for this?" moments in their stories that just reek of "Staying Woke" and do it very, very poorly. It's not a bad game, but it's far below what it should be coming from a AAA company and Netherrealm Studios.

    My recommendation, buy this later after the smoke is cleared and I feel like this will be a great game.
    However, we'll have to be cautious. If Street Fighter V is any indication, it's hard to bounce back from
    starting off on the wrong foot. Hopefully MK11 can break that mold and succeed against adversity.
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  15. Apr 26, 2019
    5
    I have waited for the game for some time, preordered it in premium edition, believing that it would not have to pay for more content, but I find the surprise that it is riddled with microtransactions. This abusive, ill-intentioned system, the total cost of paid content (for those who acquired the base game) is greater than USD 6000.- altogether totally out of logic and they created aI have waited for the game for some time, preordered it in premium edition, believing that it would not have to pay for more content, but I find the surprise that it is riddled with microtransactions. This abusive, ill-intentioned system, the total cost of paid content (for those who acquired the base game) is greater than USD 6000.- altogether totally out of logic and they created a Krypta that is annoying, and it takes too long to obtain the objects. A pity that they have ruined the game that in itself, has an excellent fighting system and not to mention the graphics.
    On the other hand, the servers have constant errors, and even when playing offline modes, an error occurs and it asks to restart the game. I am very disappointed with MK11. Urgent WB and Netherrealm must take action on the matter and improve the internal economy of the game and correct errors in the servers.
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  16. May 3, 2019
    0
    Гадкие разработчики,которые прогнулись под меньшинства и феминисток и насравшие на большиство!Это позор!Так и ещё добавили куча микротранзакций.Я очень разочарован.
  17. May 31, 2019
    2
    Great game with great mechanics
    Things that ruins the game are:
    1st Microtransactions. They sale an incomplete game and makes you buy the other half separately but the worst of all is that even though i bought the best bundle, with the season pass included and all the premiere hats and tattoos, they have the guts to sell you characters outside the season pass. IT s a SCAM!!! 2nd. SJW.
    Great game with great mechanics
    Things that ruins the game are:
    1st Microtransactions. They sale an incomplete game and makes you buy the other half separately but the worst of all is that even though i bought the best bundle, with the season pass included and all the premiere hats and tattoos, they have the guts to sell you characters outside the season pass. IT s a SCAM!!!
    2nd. SJW. MK was born as a sort of offender game. I remember people pissed off because of the violence, blood and the Fatalities. For all that plus great game mechanics, everyone loved the game and kept buying it, in spite criticism. Now a days Feminist, whom never bought and played a MK game, and never will, complains about woman shapes... and the game designers follows and makes a game without any stereotypes. Maybe in MK12 they should include obese characters and handicapped as well.

    EN ESPAÑOL--------------
    Gran juego con gran mecanicas. Historia decente.
    Algunas cosas que arruinan el juego.
    1ero. MICROPAGOS. A ver, no me llama la atención que curren con micro pagos y personajes que se vendan por separado. Lo que me irrita es que pese a haber comprado la mejor version del juego y la mas cara, luego incluyan personajes por fuera del "Season Pass". en otras palabras, a uno le venden un juego incompleto, gasta casi 100 dólares para poder completarlo y después te cobran las piezas. Encima te ponen los personajes en el MENU y te dicen. "¿Ah, queres usarlo? Pagá". A ver. Si antes de comprar la mejor version del juego, avisaran: Te vamos a cobrar por fuera de los que estas comprando, serian honestos y bueno, podria optar por acceder o no. Lo me genera mucha violencia que te digan: Vamos a incluir todos los personajes y despues no lo hacen. Veo algunos boluditos q tratan de TROLLs a las personas que critican esta modalidad y dicen que es normal que haya micro pagos y al que no le guste que se vaya a jugar al Fornite o al LOL. Probablemente ellos sean el tipo de personas que se casan de apuro, le meten los cuernos y luego dicen; Es normal la infidelidad.
    2do. La corrección politica, aburre. MK nacio como un juego transgresor, ahora los corrieron por izquierda y las mujeres del juego están tapadas y es un juego politicamente correcto. Los diseñadores no se la jugaron. Luego del MK9, las feminazis empezaron a criticar la exageración de los atributos femeninos que ellas no tienen y los zurdos se quejaban de los problemas raciales. A ver.... Quisiera saber cuantas feminazis juegan a los MK y si un zurdo va a dejar de comprar el juego.
    3ero. Faltan personajes que me gustan.
    En Fin... no es un mal juego, lo venden incompleto tal vez haya que esperar un año para que salga la version definitiva a mitad de precio y ahí comprarla.
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  18. Aug 27, 2019
    0
    No Mileena and a lame ass roster in general. **** you Ed. It had potential until all of the dlc leaks turned out to be true.
  19. Oct 5, 2019
    0
    PC version is a joke and the game itself is worse than mkx and full of micro transactions
  20. Dec 5, 2019
    0
    Bugs, SJW, ugly female characters, microtransactions = garbage game.
    It is a shame.
  21. Apr 25, 2019
    6
    I have been playing MK since part 1 and its my favorite fighting game series so it was a no-brainer for me to get a MK11. I bought a Premium Edition of the game and will give my honest opinion. First the good: I love the graphics and the animations and the detailed stages. Also the story and fighting are solid and fun. Online was fairly lag free for me even using mediocre WiFi connections.I have been playing MK since part 1 and its my favorite fighting game series so it was a no-brainer for me to get a MK11. I bought a Premium Edition of the game and will give my honest opinion. First the good: I love the graphics and the animations and the detailed stages. Also the story and fighting are solid and fun. Online was fairly lag free for me even using mediocre WiFi connections.

    Now the bad: I am not the fan of new default costumes and skins of most of the characters. I mostly play with Sub-Zero, Kung Lao and Raiden and I miss their classic costumes and was pretty shocked that they were all locked away for grind or purchase. That includes the "sexier" costumes for females (with the default female costumes, NRS went out of its way to make females less appealing esp combined with zombie looking skins). There are 4 different forms of ingame currency I guess to increase the grind like mobile games as well as making it more confusing to customize your characters. There are tons of costumes and other items that I like a lot but they all are locked away. It should not be like that after spending close to $100 for a Premium version of the game. I hope that NRS and Warner address the micro-transactions and grind and cost of items ASAP or I won't be so fast in buying MK12...
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  22. Apr 24, 2019
    7
    Good gameplay, good story, good graphics and violence.
    BUT
    SJW female characters and at the same time sexual objectification of male characters, hell of a grind, reverse racism (black power for Jax).
    Rating 7 for me.
  23. Apr 28, 2019
    9
    These guys completed the storyline and restarted it, just like in Futurama! Good lord! This is simply brilliant! The mechanics of the fights were as gorgeous as they were. Among the shortcomings, it is worth noting only slow unlocking of skins. In general, the game is a masterpiece!
  24. Apr 27, 2019
    5
    The gameplay and graphics are great for the story/local/online fights and standard towers. However the towers of time and the microtransactions are a joke. The towers of time are way way too difficult, to the point of being no fun at all unlike the ones in MK10 and Injustice 2 those rocked, not sure how they messed this up in this one but they managed to. Also it's going to take flippinThe gameplay and graphics are great for the story/local/online fights and standard towers. However the towers of time and the microtransactions are a joke. The towers of time are way way too difficult, to the point of being no fun at all unlike the ones in MK10 and Injustice 2 those rocked, not sure how they messed this up in this one but they managed to. Also it's going to take flippin ages to unlock everything with the way it's all setup. Shame on WB for messing up an otherwise fantastic MK game. Expand
  25. May 28, 2019
    0
    11-я часть полностью провалилась. Буду дальше играть в MKX.
  26. Oct 27, 2019
    0
    They could have kept the Mk 10 formula, but no, they chose to make this garbage instead. I never thought MK would go backward after having a gem called Mk X. Very disappointing. I have to comeback to Tekken 7 now and revisit MK XL from time to time.
  27. Nov 19, 2019
    0
    Worst MK. Bad customization, same gear multiple times w/ many colors, microtransations, boooring gamplay, the fight seems slow and can't run anymore, stupid censorship on costumes in a game about murder and mutilation, The story mess with time and reboot again, (rebooted already in 2011)
  28. Apr 29, 2019
    9
    Mortal Kombat 11 es un juego que se plantó con la solidez de décadas de experiencia en el género y suma algunas cosas de qué hablar, así como mucho contenido. Si bien se supo ayornar con misiones diarias y un sistema de microtransacciones repudiados por la comunidad, la promesa de este juego es ir trabajando sobre esa base. Los bugs son reales, pero no rompen la jugabilidad, ni elMortal Kombat 11 es un juego que se plantó con la solidez de décadas de experiencia en el género y suma algunas cosas de qué hablar, así como mucho contenido. Si bien se supo ayornar con misiones diarias y un sistema de microtransacciones repudiados por la comunidad, la promesa de este juego es ir trabajando sobre esa base. Los bugs son reales, pero no rompen la jugabilidad, ni el equilibrado y violento combate que se espera de un juego así. Son apenas detalles insignificantes, los que impiden recomendar este título. Expand
  29. May 13, 2019
    7
    First the bad, it's grindy, extremely grindy. Nearly everything is totally random so it becomes very difficult to farm the skin, fatality, intro etc that you want, plus the game is full to the brim with junk items like concept art and icons. You will spend a considerable amount of time running Towers using your AI fighter (so not even playing yourself) to farm currency which you'll spendFirst the bad, it's grindy, extremely grindy. Nearly everything is totally random so it becomes very difficult to farm the skin, fatality, intro etc that you want, plus the game is full to the brim with junk items like concept art and icons. You will spend a considerable amount of time running Towers using your AI fighter (so not even playing yourself) to farm currency which you'll spend in the Krypt, it takes an insane amount time to get everything and most people will quit long before then.

    As for the good, well it's a solid fighting game with great visuals, animations and audio. The core game is great, it just feels like the devs don't want you spending your time actually playing it. Online PvP has virtually no rewards, so it can feel like a waste of time doing it, even if you enjoy it and the Towers are farmed far more efficiently using AI, most of my time spent with the game is AFK doing something else while my Noob Saibot AI grinds currency for me, and that's what most people do too.

    The story mode was actually really good as far as fighting games go, probably the best actually and it'll take you a solid 6-8 hours to complete. The game doesn't suffer for a lack of content, I just feel like rewards aren't balanced around all playstyles, if you're the type of guy who only wants to play online then you're out of luck if you ever want to unlock the coolest items.
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  30. Apr 25, 2019
    6
    MK 11 on PC is a let down, but it's not beyond redemption. This review is going to primarily focus on PC performance and variations since I think the flaws in the games progression system have been well defined.

    Right when I booted up MK 11 I let the game optimize itself for my machine (i7 8700, gtx 1080, and 16 GB of RAM plenty of resources for what this game asks). Then I decided I
    MK 11 on PC is a let down, but it's not beyond redemption. This review is going to primarily focus on PC performance and variations since I think the flaws in the games progression system have been well defined.

    Right when I booted up MK 11 I let the game optimize itself for my machine (i7 8700, gtx 1080, and 16 GB of RAM plenty of resources for what this game asks). Then I decided I would go to practice mode and see what sub zero was all about this time around.

    That's when I noticed that whenever this game loads something it wrecks my computer's fans. Story, challenge towers, stage select, character select, ranked matches, you name it and my pc just wasn't having it. I don't have any other games that do this unless I unlock the framerate and this game runs at 60 so I have no idea what's going on there. Sounds like there are some optimizations needed in that area. There are also some weird issues with the menus not taking controller inputs and some crashes that happen in the 'kustomization' screen that are really upsetting

    When I started the story I noticed that the game switches to 30 fps to show cutscenes which would be fine normally, but in this game the anti aliasing is broken in 30 fps so there's heavy artifacting all over the place. When it does switch back to 60 the transition is rough.

    During gameplay the game runs okay I suppose, but it's definitely dropping frames and some annoying hiccups appear whenever the game talks to the server which brings me to my next complaint

    MK 11 is always online for single player content so you'll frequently see a 'syncing' dialog that is both annoying and immersion breaking. Seeing this message after every single player victory just drives home the fact that this is a live service more than a fighting game in its current state.

    As far as the gameplay is concerned, I'm generally happy with the systems, movement, and combo structure on display here. The problem that I haven't really seen highlighted in mainstream reviews is the way variations work. They are bad...like really bad. You can create your own version of a character from a menu of available moves, BUT if you want to play competitively there are only TWO variations that you can use. Here's the crazy part. YOU HAVE TO CREATE THOSE VARIATIONS YOURSELF if you want to practice with them. Let me outline what that experience is like:

    First, you go to the kustomize screen and listen to your CPU fan sound like a jet engine while you pick your character. Next, you hope the game doesn't crash while you navigate the menu to put your variation together. Following that, you select 'abilities' and then use your mouse to select 'use a preset' because the X button the screen is asking you to press doesn't work. Okay still with me? Now you scroll down the list and select one of two variations with a trophy icon next to it, these are the 'tournament variations' for the character that are permissible for use in ranked play. Now you press A, the game lags up for a second, and shows a thumbnail that represents the new variation and it's a cut off picture of your character because the photo feature doesn't work. NOW you're ready to practice getting ready for ranked play WHOA I can't believe how bad this is. Remember in MK X when you just picked the damn thing at the character select screen?

    TL:DR

    NRS, please give this port some attention. We don't even have the latest balance patch. We need performance optimizations, better rewards, better towers that aren't glorified waterboarding, and variations need an overhaul. I'd like nothing more than to come back here and bump my review up a couple points if you'll just give us what we paid for.
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Metascore
82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 12
  2. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Jul 9, 2019
    91
    This mortal combat is still tons of fun. Realistic graphics, top-notch body and facial animations, extremely inventive violence and perfect sound effects. Ed Boon and Co. still make the best fighting games in town.
  2. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Jun 26, 2019
    82
    At its core, MK11 is a great fighting game – and free-to-play elements, while unfortunate, do not significantly diminish the experience. [Issue#238, p.52]
  3. 50
    A refreshing addition to the series, with beautiful graphics and excellent combat, yet plagued with microtransactions that force you to choose between grinding or paying, as well as lackluster RNG systems.