Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath

 PlayStation 4
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6.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 108 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 53 out of 108
  2. Mixed: 25 out of 108
  3. Negative: 30 out of 108

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  1. Kinokee
    Aug 15, 2020
    7
    Cons: I can't play the Krypt. It feels like whomever signed off on the Krypt has not made a game since the PSP era. The motion blur implemented is straight from the last century and makes me nauseous to the point I feel like throwing up and need to lie down and sleep it off. It last -ten- hours. Part of it was my fault for ignoring it but I didn't think it would be so bad since it's youCons: I can't play the Krypt. It feels like whomever signed off on the Krypt has not made a game since the PSP era. The motion blur implemented is straight from the last century and makes me nauseous to the point I feel like throwing up and need to lie down and sleep it off. It last -ten- hours. Part of it was my fault for ignoring it but I didn't think it would be so bad since it's you know, 2020 and technology has advanced. Also the camera is so zoomed in on the fighter. Who cares about the fighter, let me enjoy the MK environment. Why is this random traveler such a main focus point of the Krypt. Why is it not the lore and atmosphere? Why does the camera change all the time to zoom in on the chest I'm opening? I don't care. All it makes me do is re-adjust my stupid camera after every chest. It's so tedious I don't even want to open chests anymore. That and force moving the camera disorients me because it causes more motion blur and makes me sick. This Krypt is possibly one of the worst things this entire generation.

    Sometimes I feel like the game is missing inputs from my controller when I use commands involving multiple buttons at once. Not just x and square but also things like diagonal jumping. Sometimes I only jump straight up into the air.

    This could be from me not being good enough or using the wrong character but I couldn't convert anything from ducking low attacks which made me feel useless punishing people who keep rolling at me.

    Of the online games I played none of them had a perfect connection and there was some modicum amount of lag involved despite me having a fast internet connection.

    The DLC characters are somewhat hit and miss with some of them being far less interesting compared to others. Spawn is rad though.

    Pros: Base story mode is great. It's akin to watching a movie. There's so much time between fights and time spent building out everything. It's easily one of the best story modes of any fighting game. The fighters in the story are all explained and have reason to be where they are.

    One of the greatest fighting game tutorials that goes into incredible depth. It goes above and beyond the basic intro on how to play this specific fighting game but also introduces high level fighting game strategies and tech.
    The amount of available frame data is fantastic and the hourglasses to display the timing for combos in the training is greatly appreciated.

    The roster selection is more than almost any other fighting game and although I had no connection to some fighters I felt others very easy to pickup and play.
    The combos are fairly simple to do once you get a hang of the timing the game is expecting and the special attack gauges this game employs are interesting since they separated the gauge to defense and offensive specific ones.    … Expand
  2. damien_k98
    Jun 1, 2020
    7
    The DLC characters are solid, but the story expansion is definitely not worth $40. Aftermath consists of of 5 chapters that feel like you're playing the Decepticons campaign from the 2007 Transformers game, the story is solid, but ruined by the stupid logic of some characters. If you're thinking about buying it, just wait till they sell everything separately.
  3. Angelos_BoC
    Jun 28, 2020
    6
    It's true that the story could have been a lot better, but it wouldn't bother me if the price of the DLC was reasonable. It's not worth the money you have to pay for it, but if you are a Mortal Kombat fan like me you are trapped, because you'll want to have the most up-to-date version of the game, as well as all the characters. As content it definitely deserves better than a 6, but that'sIt's true that the story could have been a lot better, but it wouldn't bother me if the price of the DLC was reasonable. It's not worth the money you have to pay for it, but if you are a Mortal Kombat fan like me you are trapped, because you'll want to have the most up-to-date version of the game, as well as all the characters. As content it definitely deserves better than a 6, but that's what it gets from me, and I still think I'm being lenient.… Expand
  4. aosan
    Aug 3, 2020
    5
    This game is meh. Cool graphics, not bad battle system, medium story (but aftermath story is garbage).
    Also I don't like game transformation into GaaS. Towers of Time (more like Waste of Time) is smoker's Challenge Tower, lol. Now is not fun CT from MK9.
    The variations did not work in the previous game of the series, they do not work here either. Why do they keep making them at all?
  5. AlexeyLilicenko
    Aug 12, 2020
    5
    Not bad. Too bad developers have lost respect to women characters, they became ugly, like girls cannot look after themselves anymore.

    Also pretty complex Krypt, unlocking fatalities became pain in a ass. And, it is donating hell (buy dlc, buy character, buy resources, wtf? So annoying. In the end you can spent so much money, instead of buying few other new games). IMHO previous 2 parts    Not bad. Too bad developers have lost respect to women characters, they became ugly, like girls cannot look after themselves anymore.

    Also pretty complex Krypt, unlocking fatalities became pain in a ass.

    And, it is donating hell (buy dlc, buy character, buy resources, wtf? So annoying. In the end you can spent so much money, instead of buying few other new games).

    IMHO previous 2 parts were more interesting.    … Expand
  6. marvel987dc
    Aug 25, 2020
    7
    Gran juego de peleas pero para mi es el peor de los 3 mortal kombats de las nueva saga, es un muy buen juego pero las microtransacciones parecen obligatorias y te gastaria casi el triple de lo que te gastaste en el juego en contenido adicional , su ritmo de peleas es el mas lento que sus 2 antecesores y te quedas sin personajes después de unas 10 batallas con amigos adonde mires sonGran juego de peleas pero para mi es el peor de los 3 mortal kombats de las nueva saga, es un muy buen juego pero las microtransacciones parecen obligatorias y te gastaria casi el triple de lo que te gastaste en el juego en contenido adicional , su ritmo de peleas es el mas lento que sus 2 antecesores y te quedas sin personajes después de unas 10 batallas con amigos adonde mires son microtrasacciones tienes que pagar por todo,en cuanto al modo historia es el mejor de los 3 mezclando ciencia ficción viajes en el tiempo y mas dura alrededor de unas 6 u 7 horas. "VALE LA PENA COMPRARLO PERO SOLO LA VERSIÓN AFTERMATH"… Expand

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75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 37 Critic Reviews

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  1. GameMAG
    Sep 14, 2020
    90
    Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath Kollection is a great re-release, including an interesting additional story that expands the game world and adds three cool characters, as well as a full “battle set” with six new fighters. All of them have their own unique features and are aimed at different audiences. The new chapters of the story are well-directed and represent a fascinating mini-series with breaks for gameplay. In addition, the new arenas, as well as the introduction of Stage Fatality and Friendship, will please old fans of the series.
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  2. M3
    Jul 4, 2020
    80
    Mortal Kombat 11 Aftermath is a modern take on the "Game of the Year" collections that are common in the fighting genre. It has excellent new additions to the character roster and an even more twisted story. Adding that to the already existing content makes this package one of the most complete fighting games.
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  3. Digital Chumps
    Jun 25, 2020
    84
    For accessible, deep, fun, and nostalgic-rich fighting, you’d be hard-pressed to do any better than MK11: Aftermath.
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