Mortal Kombat X

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  1. Fuz
    Jul 18, 2015
    5
    There's an awesome game buried under a ton of pretty bad things.
    Most anoying thing for me is the fact thatyou have to use the basic WASD controls in menu and in the crypt even when you rebind the keys.
    A terrible conversion of a fantastic game. Shame, but still enjoyable.
  2. Tubey
    May 1, 2015
    3
    Simply put, I hate the game. As a fighter, it's distinctly bog standard, with the usual gore for the sake of gore that MK is famous for. As a game, it's a DLC milkfest that provides nothing to deserve any additional spend whatsoever. The story mode is a massive, massive step backwards for the series. The AI is, at best, passable, and on occasion downright stupid, making this a multiplayerSimply put, I hate the game. As a fighter, it's distinctly bog standard, with the usual gore for the sake of gore that MK is famous for. As a game, it's a DLC milkfest that provides nothing to deserve any additional spend whatsoever. The story mode is a massive, massive step backwards for the series. The AI is, at best, passable, and on occasion downright stupid, making this a multiplayer only game in my eyes.

    You can safely pass on it.    … Expand
  3. LXQUICKJUSTICE
    Jan 24, 2016
    0
    Wow, I've played this game since it came out, and all of the sudden, WB and NRS have decided to drop PC support, COMPLETELY, before the 2nd DLC release... No MKXL, no more DLC... NOTHING... FU. That's my score. Last MK game I will ever buy, and last WB game I will ever buy. I have never seen anything like this in my life. I paid $60 for the base game + another $30 for a grand total of $90Wow, I've played this game since it came out, and all of the sudden, WB and NRS have decided to drop PC support, COMPLETELY, before the 2nd DLC release... No MKXL, no more DLC... NOTHING... FU. That's my score. Last MK game I will ever buy, and last WB game I will ever buy. I have never seen anything like this in my life. I paid $60 for the base game + another $30 for a grand total of $90 wasted. I got to enjoy Predator only to have the whole thing collapse before they released ALIEN for the console players! Thanks guys! The netcode was also beyond terrible! It truly was a memorable experience.… Expand
  4. Nysp
    Jun 16, 2020
    9
    In English:

    I was born in the early 80's and had my childhood and adolescence all over the 80's and 90's. I grew up seeing the rivalry between Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter. I've always been a much bigger fan of the Capcom series, and so it is today. However, it is undeniable that Capcom's latest decisions have distanced Street Fighter from many players. Unlike Mortal Kombat,    In English:

    I was born in the early 80's and had my childhood and adolescence all over the 80's and 90's. I grew up seeing the rivalry between Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter.

    I've always been a much bigger fan of the Capcom series, and so it is today. However, it is undeniable that Capcom's latest decisions have distanced Street Fighter from many players. Unlike Mortal Kombat, which has gotten better with every game.

    In the past, the game I played most was Mortal Kombat Trilogy (I also love Mythologies Sub-Zero). However, since the time of PSOne, I haven't played a game from the franchise. And I decided to give MK X a chance. And it was an excellent decision.

    The game is excellent in all aspects. Beautiful graphics, great gameplay, very cool stages and the best story mode of fighting games so far.

    It has a lot to teach my favorite franchise, Street Fighter. Mandatory game for fighting games fans.
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    In Brazilian Portuguese:

    Eu nasci no início dos anos 80 e tive minha infância e adolescencia toda nos anos 80 e 90. Cresci vendo a rivalidade entre Mortal Kombat e Street Fighter.

    Sempre fui muito mais fã da série da Capcom, e assim é ainda hoje. Porém, é inegável que as últimas decisões tomadas por Capcom distanciaram Street Fighter de muitos jogadores. Ao contrário de Mortal Kombat, que tem ficado melhor a cada jogo.

    No passado, o que mais joguei foi Mortal Kombat Trilogy (também amava Mythologies Sub-Zero). Porém, desde a época de PSOne, não jogava um jogo da franquia. E resolvi dar uma chance para MK X. E foi uma excelente decisão.

    O jogo está excelente em todos os aspectos. Gráficos lindos, ótima jogabilidade, cenários bem legais e o melhor modo história de um jogo de luta até agora.

    Tem muito a ensinar a minha franquia favorita, Street Fighter. Jogo obrigatório para fãs de jogos de luta.    … Expand
  5. boolian
    Jan 20, 2016
    1
    After the announcement of no more PC support I had to give this game a thumbs down and add my 2c.

    On the surface, it looked like a good game. And it is a good game; probably the best Mortal Kombat to date. However after a while you realise it's a below average port from a console generation, with hopeless netcode that makes online play virtually impossible (if you can even find a    After the announcement of no more PC support I had to give this game a thumbs down and add my 2c.

    On the surface, it looked like a good game. And it is a good game; probably the best Mortal Kombat to date.

    However after a while you realise it's a below average port from a console generation, with hopeless netcode that makes online play virtually impossible (if you can even find a game), greedy money grabbing micro transactions, expensive DLC which should have been in the game in the first place and now to top it off, no more content or support for PC players.

    Completely unacceptable way to treat your loyal customers and fans.

    Will not buy another Mortal Kombat or Warner Bros game again.

    For this insulting treatment, I give you a 1 out of 10.    … Expand
  6. killa5109the
    Jan 23, 2016
    0
    The port came off rocky, though after a while the game was playable and ran well, but online could use improvements. Instead of fixing their game, WB decides to screw over PC players by not only keeping the MKXL edition on XBONE and PS4 only, but it also will not have Kombat Pack 2. This is **** PC shouldn't be an afterthought and left in the wind.
  7. UrikoBB3
    Jan 24, 2016
    0
    Warner Brothers and NetherRealm have now pulled support for the PC version and officially stated that it will not be receiving both the Kombat Pack 2 DLC and the much anticipated update to the online netcode. The PC version is now dead in the water; if you want to play MKX do it on a console but do you really want to support WB after both this and the latest Batman game?
  8. MattWicked
    Jan 21, 2016
    0
    The worst fighting game in terms of support of the particular platform it's on. As of today, MKX is officially abandoned on PC and I am moving to Killer Instinct / SFV. See you never, Netherrealm Studios.
  9. PetriK93
    Apr 30, 2015
    3
    If the online worked like it should this would be a solid 8-9 but that isn't the case. And I guarantee you that it won't get much better. We all saw what happened with MK9 and Injustice. Why would this be any different? That's right, it isn't. It isn't any different. Expect a good offline experience and the worst online experience possible on PC. This is a 3/10. It gets 3 points for theIf the online worked like it should this would be a solid 8-9 but that isn't the case. And I guarantee you that it won't get much better. We all saw what happened with MK9 and Injustice. Why would this be any different? That's right, it isn't. It isn't any different. Expect a good offline experience and the worst online experience possible on PC. This is a 3/10. It gets 3 points for the offline, graphics, sound and gameplay. But most people want to experience this online so I could never recommend this to anybody on PC.

    Do not buy this game. Oh, and the DLC practice that they are doing is pathetic too.    … Expand
  10. Konrak
    May 12, 2015
    1
    This game is a big disappointment on steam. I would recommend getting mkx on console if you have one. The port is horrible and online is unplayable. Definitely not worth $60, get it for around $20 on G2A if you really want this game.
  11. Ixnatifual
    May 1, 2015
    5
    The graphics are brilliant and the fighting combat gameplay is exceptional. This could have been the premier fighting game on the PC, but alas the broken multiplayer component puts it at a mediocre value. What good is good gameplay when you rarely get to play? Buy the console version or skip it.
  12. Violett
    Jul 12, 2015
    4
    I'm not good at fightings, but comparing this game and, say, Tekken 3, MK has much much worse controls. In Tekken 3 you could perform awesome combos, they were easy to learn and easy to perform. I almost broke my fingers but still cant make it out. Graphics are good, indeed, it is 2015 after all, but nothing special. To summarise: if you are bad at fightings as me this is a bad game to start with.
  13. Sirik_Matak
    Nov 16, 2015
    5
    Overall, MKX is a poor title. At the end of the day you will end up being bored to tears fighting against the same cookie-cutter combos online or you will end up being annoyed as much as it is possible fighting against your typical MK input reading AI. Medium difficulty is definitely too easy, while hard difficulty reads your inputs even outside the actual gameplay (eg. if you practiceOverall, MKX is a poor title. At the end of the day you will end up being bored to tears fighting against the same cookie-cutter combos online or you will end up being annoyed as much as it is possible fighting against your typical MK input reading AI. Medium difficulty is definitely too easy, while hard difficulty reads your inputs even outside the actual gameplay (eg. if you practice input during the loading screen, the AI character will counter it immediately).

    The game mechanics are still beyond terrible, and the game does a really poor job explaining them (eg. grabs work in absolutely different way than the game informs you). The balance is absolutely off - people will play Scrubpion, Erron, Ermac and few other one overpowered combo characters (punch walk ftw), while some characters are just terribly, terribly weak (Ferra/Tor, Mileena and others).

    It's a fun game for a while and living towers can deliver few minutes of entertainment. It's a safe bet for 5 €. 50 € - just no.    … Expand
  14. banzaigtv
    Jan 28, 2016
    0
    WB has abandoned support for this port of the game. No more additional DLCs and improvements. The only thing this game is good for is offline play with the existing characters. Do not support WB Games.
  15. Nebthtet
    Jan 26, 2016
    0
    A sterling example of corporate greed, Mortal Kombat X PC is an embodiment of how PC ports shouldn't be done. WB yet again pisses on PC players leaving them with full-priced incomplete product.

    Do yourself and every other gamer a favor - don't ever preorder their games, don't buy them on release, if you want them wait till the prices drop. There are a lot of titles where the customer    A sterling example of corporate greed, Mortal Kombat X PC is an embodiment of how PC ports shouldn't be done. WB yet again pisses on PC players leaving them with full-priced incomplete product.

    Do yourself and every other gamer a favor - don't ever preorder their games, don't buy them on release, if you want them wait till the prices drop. There are a lot of titles where the customer isn't treated like a sheep existing only to be shorn.    … Expand
  16. Ajackson10210
    Jan 27, 2016
    0
    As of 01/20/2016 NRS has dropped support for Mortal Kombat X on PC.
    This is a huge slap in the face of the PC Kommunity because we paid the same price for the game that Console players paid. We deserve the same support and content that is released on the Playstation 4 and the Xbox One. This will keep me from buying another title published by Warner Brothers.
    Kombat Pack 2, and the new    As of 01/20/2016 NRS has dropped support for Mortal Kombat X on PC.
    This is a huge slap in the face of the PC Kommunity because we paid the same price for the game that Console players paid. We deserve the same support and content that is released on the Playstation 4 and the Xbox One. This will keep me from buying another title published by Warner Brothers.

    Kombat Pack 2, and the new online Net Kode is not coming to the PC platform.

    Do not buy this version of the game.

    I want my money back.    … Expand
  17. Shanman1234
    Jan 28, 2016
    0
    NRS and WB have dropped all support for the PC version without any official comment besides one lazy tweet. This is after they dropped the Kombat Pack 2 video getting a lot of people excited about the game, and now it is only going to be console exclusive. The game is barely a year old but already looks to be abandoned by WB on the PC. I loved the game, but due to the actions taken by WRSNRS and WB have dropped all support for the PC version without any official comment besides one lazy tweet. This is after they dropped the Kombat Pack 2 video getting a lot of people excited about the game, and now it is only going to be console exclusive. The game is barely a year old but already looks to be abandoned by WB on the PC. I loved the game, but due to the actions taken by WRS and WB for the PC version, I am not recommending this version of the game to anyone.… Expand
  18. nestoryavith
    Jun 22, 2017
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ed Boon... I love this guy's games more than I love life. Weird I know. 9/10. Fantastic job especially on the graphics department. Though there is a reason I didn't give this a 10/10 cause it definately had that potential. The gameplay in this is amazing and I love it. But the story (spoiler alert), when did the great Quanchii, ruler of the netherrealm and master of the mystic arts become such a girl? He gets beaten in here so many times by almost anyone even a trainee speacial ops and wow not only him, the great evil non-forgiving necromancer Shinok himself is a girl too. Netherrealmers in this game are wearing skirts it's almost funny and where's 2 by 2 combat? It was the best feature of the previous right. Anyway, apart from that you're in for a treat. Graphics, character arcs, gameplay and one of the best feature ever seen, environment interactions! And an awesome ending feud between our stars. I loved it Eddy… Expand
  19. 165
    Apr 19, 2015
    5
    Flashy graphics and the Story mode are not enough to save this wreck, and that is without even looking at the awful launch. Day 1 DLC and purchasable easy fatalities, incredibly cheesy AI (the ladder boss is even worse than Shao Kahn from Mortal Kombat 2011, and that's saying something) and a lackluster roster (fewer playable characters than the previous game, and in spite of many fightersFlashy graphics and the Story mode are not enough to save this wreck, and that is without even looking at the awful launch. Day 1 DLC and purchasable easy fatalities, incredibly cheesy AI (the ladder boss is even worse than Shao Kahn from Mortal Kombat 2011, and that's saying something) and a lackluster roster (fewer playable characters than the previous game, and in spite of many fighters appearing in story mode they are not playable for some reason) all bring down what could have otherwise been a great game. As of right now, it is a better idea to play Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition and wait until MKX gets its own Komplete Edition.… Expand
  20. nuvas
    May 4, 2015
    0
    Poor port. Have recommended settings and the game has unplayable FPS on most stages. Additionally, the game is riddled with bugs. I've lost all progress and WB/Netherrealm has stated they will not be doing anything about it. Franchise has a poor history with PC ports. Do not buy this game.
  21. ROK1992
    Apr 18, 2015
    6
    Simply put, the game itself is fun, graphics are mostly up to par.

    However it is so obvious that they did not put in the effort to optimize this on the pc

    I'm guessing like 5~6 more updates before the game runs "as it should" on the pc

    It's still playable but just simply insulting the way they ported this game
  22. fuero
    May 6, 2015
    2
    A good fighting game hidden under tons of annoying bugs,terrible optimization and maybe the worst port of the year(at least).Avoid or get on console and be sure to avoid any future games my High Voltage too.
  23. Dogdogdog
    Apr 18, 2015
    1
    I spent 4 hours today just getting the game to launch (3 downloads, .dll fixes, and monitor issues. After that I get greeted the with inability to set my change my keybinds without the game crashing, the game crashing from trying to open steam overlay, and crashing from alt+tabbing. This is a total pass at $60 until they fix all this. At launch this is a 2/10 on PC.
  24. zgollum
    Apr 20, 2015
    3
    The game looks really good, story mode is superb, x-ray attacks rock! But... there's no way to play with 4 players simultaneously! Even Mortal Kombat 9 had this feature.
  25. Acesahn
    May 1, 2015
    3
    MKX is the Windows 8 of MK games. Did you want Scorpion to be a maskless normal human? Did you want the old characters killed off to make room for the Mousecateer new kids on the block? Less sexy female bodies and outfits? (Meanwhile the gore is higher then ever) Well to bad! The direction of MK is going down a dark path, riddled with DLC's and poor story direction, MK is heading for someMKX is the Windows 8 of MK games. Did you want Scorpion to be a maskless normal human? Did you want the old characters killed off to make room for the Mousecateer new kids on the block? Less sexy female bodies and outfits? (Meanwhile the gore is higher then ever) Well to bad! The direction of MK is going down a dark path, riddled with DLC's and poor story direction, MK is heading for some rough roads ahead... WB will squeeze every nickel and dime out of the series.

    On the plus side, the graphics are good, an improvement over MK9 (However, many of the characters look terrible close up in the face regions, just the geometry of there face is off.) and the combat is pretty amazing (Even if there's a lack of rings, and no ring fatalities)

    So even the good has bad in it. I would say pass on this game.    … Expand
  26. TheWoadWarrior
    Apr 28, 2015
    1
    Terrifying port, buggy launch, terrible netcode, and terrible support. I'm giving a 1 because I can't in good conscience not recognize the beautiful effort of the animators, sound design, and overall fun-factor of the base game. But the horrifying port needs its score dragged through the mud, and NRS or WB Games need to learn NEVER TO HIRE HIGH VOLTAGE STUDIOS AGAIN.

    Also, the DLC    Terrifying port, buggy launch, terrible netcode, and terrible support. I'm giving a 1 because I can't in good conscience not recognize the beautiful effort of the animators, sound design, and overall fun-factor of the base game. But the horrifying port needs its score dragged through the mud, and NRS or WB Games need to learn NEVER TO HIRE HIGH VOLTAGE STUDIOS AGAIN.

    Also, the DLC decisions are the epitome of nickel and dime. It's getting ridiculous when games are ridiculously over budgeted. Insane multimillion costs are ballooning the price of games and its frankly ridiculous to burden consumers with these costs just to have a game break even.

    So - this game gets the minimum score I can possibly justify due to the horrifying state the port is in and the scummy DLC practices WB Games has applied to it.    … Expand
  27. BeckyJ
    Apr 19, 2015
    0
    I meet the minimum requirements for the game but it runs like complete crap even when I gut every single graphics option to its lowest setting and play at 800x600 windowed. Tried a number of fixes suggested on the Steam forums, all with no success. Many people saying they have machines that exceed the recommended requirements but are still getting lag and stuttering. Sold a defectiveI meet the minimum requirements for the game but it runs like complete crap even when I gut every single graphics option to its lowest setting and play at 800x600 windowed. Tried a number of fixes suggested on the Steam forums, all with no success. Many people saying they have machines that exceed the recommended requirements but are still getting lag and stuttering. Sold a defective product and Steam won't reimburse me. BUYER BEWARE!… Expand
  28. shamon
    Jul 11, 2015
    3
    you can clearly see the difference of dedication between MK9 and MKX.

    60 fps gameplay transition to 30 fps cutscenes and special moves which makes the game tank and freeze...no just no
  29. arislaf
    Jul 3, 2015
    0
    Great graphics.. But I get tired of eye candies. Game is POS, frame rate is dropping on mp, online features are problematic, players reduced, they change for no reason all move list from characters, story exist for no reason.. Avoid it.
  30. FUdisneyIandSL
    Apr 24, 2015
    3
    Hmmm where do I begin with MKX? Well lets just start with the good. The fighting mechanics has improved, they brought back fighting styles and replaced them with variations and the single player modes are fun along with the story mode. NOW on to the negative. 1. PISS POOR PC LAUNCH FOR A FIGHTING GAME! 2. Microtransactions 3. Quick Time Events in the story mode WTF? 4. Missing characters!?Hmmm where do I begin with MKX? Well lets just start with the good. The fighting mechanics has improved, they brought back fighting styles and replaced them with variations and the single player modes are fun along with the story mode. NOW on to the negative. 1. PISS POOR PC LAUNCH FOR A FIGHTING GAME! 2. Microtransactions 3. Quick Time Events in the story mode WTF? 4. Missing characters!? 5. DLC gouging 6. I don't care about Predator and Jason in this game anymore when other MK fighters should have been in this game. 6. Story mode is FILLED WITH PLOT HOLES (don't give me that excuse to read the comics because that is just some more BS) 7. Online mode is laggy and broken. 8. Frame rate issues/drops in some segments (being fixed) 9. Krypt monster is gone. frown emoticon 10. The mobile game is just disappointing and lacking any notion of fun unless you find a way to hack it. 11. GORO SUCKS! Where is 4 Legged Motaro? 12. No new boss character. 13. FU Dvoarrah for killing Mileena and Baraka (but they are brought back to life and Baraka can be used on the PC version WTF?) 14. Some of the acting for the new characters could use some work in the story. 15. More DLC planned in the future. 16. Steam play feature where you can play a portion of the game while it is downloading...FAILED! 17. No Hara Kiris! 18. No Animalities. 19. No Konquest Mode. 20. No Backstory to explain anything in the story. 21. Some fatalties do not look as brutal than the previous version. 22. No klassic fatalities. 23. Paid reviews which does not criticise the game at all. 24. Only 8 new fighters? 25. No Stage fatalities. 26. No classic stages. 27. No extra modes like Chess and race kombat. 28. Is Kreate a Fighter gone forever? 29. Faction is mode is not what I expect it to be and 30. NO TAG TEAM MODE WTF ‪#‎edboon‬ ‪#‎mortalkombatteam‬ But other than that...8.7/10. The previous version is a 9.7/10. MKX and MK9 really needs to be mashed together with some elements from MK Deception, Injustice Gods Among us and MK Armageddon if ‪#‎mortalkombat11‬ is going to ever deliver for me. What do you all think? grumpy emoticon I just exposed this over the top HYPE GAME and I really don't care because the truth must be told! ‪#‎fatality‬ OH and @#$% you GORO!!! (Update) After 12 days of **** all of this! The PC port gets a 4/10 and the console versions get a 7/10!!! DONE WITH NETHERREALM STUDIOS!!!… Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. PC PowerPlay
    May 30, 2015
    70
    Excellent fighting mechanics and an incongruously good story hampered by serious performance issues. [June 2015, p.56]
  2. Riot Pixels
    May 15, 2015
    75
    MKX will last you for a long time. A few variations of the usual Arcade Mode, some dumb mini-games, online multiplayer, a lengthy story campaign, and, finally, Krypt… Not all changes to gameplay mechanics are obvious, but they do make the game more dynamic.
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  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    May 14, 2015
    79
    It’s still the same fun and crazy fighting that demands from the player exactly as much as he wants to give. You can gather your friends and simply mash buttons to enjoy bloody spectacle, or you can spend hours perfecting your techniques to compete with professional players. No matter how you choose to play it, MKX will find something to offer. [June 2015, p.64]
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