Mortal Kombat 11

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3.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 2118 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 1,305 out of 2118
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  1. Syldat
    Apr 23, 2019
    1
    I was really looking forward to MK11! So disappointed now.
    I would have never expected that Mortal Kombat -- of all games! -- would be ruined by a SJW agenda. But that is precisely what happened! The female characters look like the developers intentionally made them ugly, not to mention their feminist-approved outfits... Oh well, will be playing Soul Calibur 6 and Dead or Alive 6 instead.    I was really looking forward to MK11! So disappointed now.
    I would have never expected that Mortal Kombat -- of all games! -- would be ruined by a SJW agenda. But that is precisely what happened! The female characters look like the developers intentionally made them ugly, not to mention their feminist-approved outfits... Oh well, will be playing Soul Calibur 6 and Dead or Alive 6 instead.
    instead:    … Expand
  2. noxlagaffe
    Apr 23, 2019
    1
    Money Money Money .... never enough, after buy premium edition at 80 € you need to pay more and more because a wall of grind it's just a shame.
    Stop those microtransaction stop the "loot box" in the krypt, enough is enough
  3. SOSisterBiT
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    PAYtality!!! Is it game for 60$ or F2P? This is simply unacceptable in $ 60 games.

    Это просто отвратительно. Да, Эд Бун обещал исправить систему прогрессии, но гринд и микротранзакции всё равно останутся. А WB сделают вид, что они хорошие парни и слушают своё коммьюнити, но это ложь. Попытка показать, что они работают. Но, возможно, это часть хитрого плана, чтобы мы боролись с адским    PAYtality!!! Is it game for 60$ or F2P? This is simply unacceptable in $ 60 games.

    Это просто отвратительно. Да, Эд Бун обещал исправить систему прогрессии, но гринд и микротранзакции всё равно останутся. А WB сделают вид, что они хорошие парни и слушают своё коммьюнити, но это ложь. Попытка показать, что они работают. Но, возможно, это часть хитрого плана, чтобы мы боролись с адским гриндом, а не с микротранзакциями вовсе. Так что не верьте словам Буна, эта игра изначально задумывалась, как дойка денег с помощью микроплатежей. И даже после исправления системы прогрессии, она ей и останется.    … Expand
  4. fgc_orion
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    Well, the gameplay is good, so long as you play competitively with other people. However, that's about where the positives stop. The predatory monetization tactics that started to show up in Injustice 2 have come in full force, with a multitude of premium currencies costing obscene amounts of real-world money and locking cosmetics, gear, finishers, intros, basically anything that isn'tWell, the gameplay is good, so long as you play competitively with other people. However, that's about where the positives stop. The predatory monetization tactics that started to show up in Injustice 2 have come in full force, with a multitude of premium currencies costing obscene amounts of real-world money and locking cosmetics, gear, finishers, intros, basically anything that isn't directly tied to the gameplay. On top of this, they've even made it difficult to unlock these items if you're willing to spend the money, since there isn't a way to purchase them directly beyond a store with 5 options that refreshes every 8 hours or so.

    If you're a fighting game die-hard like myself, and can survive on gameplay alone, then the game is likely a worthwhile purchase. But if you aren't, stay far, far away until they fix this blatant disregard for the consumer.    … Expand
  5. CoreGamer1408
    Apr 23, 2019
    4
    The failed attempt at wokeness and the blundering hypocrisy is something I can poke fun at and have a good laugh at. The grind and the casino nothing to laugh at and these really tanks the games score hard.

    What really is MK at it's core? Sexy men and sexy women pulling off gross torture porn finishing moves. The purity and beauty of this game series is that it is politically incorrect.    The failed attempt at wokeness and the blundering hypocrisy is something I can poke fun at and have a good laugh at. The grind and the casino nothing to laugh at and these really tanks the games score hard.

    What really is MK at it's core? Sexy men and sexy women pulling off gross torture porn finishing moves. The purity and beauty of this game series is that it is politically incorrect. Corrupting a well known politically incorrect game series for what? Failed wokeness and pushing predatory casinos.

    It is a shame the developers didn't get woke on that exploitive grind system. No instead instead the creators laughably complained about the women’s previous sexy outfits as "immature/impractical", but hypocritically the men are still as sexualized. Yup showing plenty of sexy male skin in impractical/immature sexy male outfits. Well at least gay men and straight women have got something raunchy and sexy to look at. Feel free to feel privileged for sure, because you are in this game unlike the rest of us with all that male skin on offer and show.

    I don't think this is the woke hill the developers will die on. I think the grind and casino will kill this game instead. Then again whales are thing so, but the average consumer best maybe worth avoiding until a massive sale. The grind seems so dialled forward that maybe it well could be just one of those marketing tricks? Like to lower the grind later to get some good PR and set the grind at the level they really intended to profit off anyway.

    On a side note I have to ask how butt hurt and triggered do you have to be about Donald Trump winning in 2017? That salt is still flowing with the "Make Outland great again" jibe in 2019 by of all people a villainous MK ruler. Seems like some sore and bad losers on the development team. Cheer up it could be Bernie 2020 you never know?    … Expand
  6. ViddyD33
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    I remember the days when you paid for a game...and received the full game! Instead, we now have an unscalable grind wall unless we want to pay even more in microtransactions. Somebody needs to say bye to Boon and make Mortal Kombat great again, because it's fallen way too far.
  7. cesar3d
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    Quer ferrar um jogo? faça igual ao Edboon, encha de micro transações.......
  8. Eaknutson
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    Turbo-Grindy, not as good as other fighters that are years older, and unbearable SJW trash all throughout. Literally spend your money on any other game, and you won’t regret it.
  9. TemporalWolf777
    Apr 23, 2019
    2
    Well if you like your dismemberment and time travel with some realistic fighting garb for females Kharacters only of course, along with some SJW speech, then you're in for the time of your life, If not then Days Gone is out on 4/26.
  10. Rivis
    Apr 24, 2019
    0
    A SJW grind fest. What more to say? Refunded. This sh*t wouldn't even be worth to be pirated.
  11. Kris511c
    Apr 23, 2019
    4
    Welcome to Micro-trans hell.
    The game it self is... "good", but the microtrans does take away 3 points in and off itself.
  12. Niyah
    Apr 23, 2019
    1
    Microtransaction-riddled grindfest. Littered with double-standards of objectification, poor writing and some truly awful gameplay.

    The only redeeming factor was the story mode (Konquest) and that wasn't as good as previous entries into this once great series.
  13. MAXWlNNER
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    Nunca fui de criticar nada... serio!! o que fizeram com o Mortal Kombat 11 foi de doer os olhos :( uma historia sem sentido algum. Jogabilidade horrivel >>> Fatal Blow mais atrapalha do que ajuda.
  14. kobaltronics
    Apr 24, 2019
    0
    I have no problem with any feminist idea for obvious reasons (like having a brain and using it, for example). But apart from the awful design of some characteres, a little Uncanny Valley faces, this game beg for money at every moment. It looks like a free cell phone game. I was ashamed they were so greedy. It's a game that costs 60 bucks. Why did they fill it with micro-transactions? DidI have no problem with any feminist idea for obvious reasons (like having a brain and using it, for example). But apart from the awful design of some characteres, a little Uncanny Valley faces, this game beg for money at every moment. It looks like a free cell phone game. I was ashamed they were so greedy. It's a game that costs 60 bucks. Why did they fill it with micro-transactions? Did they really have to ruin MK that much? Hopefully WB / NetherRealm update this crap and remove all this wall of grind, at the moment they seem like Capcom: Look at Street Fighter V sales. It's not a bad game, but begging for money in a paid game is not decent. I have been disappointed. This game should give them shame. Shame on you WB / Nether Realm.
    People: Stay away from this pile of loot boxes / grind wall / microtransactions. All players need to score zero this piece of garbage oh and it requires being 100% online even to play alone. Oh and you'll not find some of your favorite characteres as Mileena, Sindel, all the ninjas with the same suit, etc    … Expand
  15. myzterons
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    Scummy progression system designed to push microtransactions.

    In order to progress in the game you have to grind your way through boring, almost-impossible to beat towers, filled with unblockable homing projectiles. The gear level-augment system is random, frustrating and time-consuming.

    Why all of this takes place in a fighting game escapes me.
  16. Anar-9999
    Apr 23, 2019
    1
    Money Money Money .... never enough, after buying a premium edition for $ 123 you need to pay more and more, because grinding a wall is just a shame.
    Stop these microtransactions, stop the “extraction box” in the crypt, enough, I just want to enjoy the game alone, but no, these microtransactions do not create this
  17. joelseph
    Apr 23, 2019
    3
    Extremely disappointed with the monetization/grind involved in the Towers of Time and in the Krypt (all boxes are RNG). In a vacuum, this wouldn't be the biggest deal but it really leaves a bad taste in your mouth when you realize the game is going to be monetized with DLC/season pass as well.

    "Bad taste" sums it up for me, it's a negative feeling that permeates through the unrelated    Extremely disappointed with the monetization/grind involved in the Towers of Time and in the Krypt (all boxes are RNG). In a vacuum, this wouldn't be the biggest deal but it really leaves a bad taste in your mouth when you realize the game is going to be monetized with DLC/season pass as well.

    "Bad taste" sums it up for me, it's a negative feeling that permeates through the unrelated experience of actually playing the game. The story is serviceable, par for the course since the mediocre MKX story. Online is in a weird place, since you are forced to play tournament-legal characters without an option to practice with them without manually creating a load-out. I literally spent around 30 minutes practicing with an illegal version of Cassie, I go online and am confused moves I thought I have I just don't. Again, putting a bad taste in my mouth.    … Expand
  18. Messiah001
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    Wanna MTX in MK? Here is your game, its a B2W (Buy to wait) game. These people always push the boundries of the industry. Great job. 11 million sold copy is clearly not enough for these people. Do not buy this game.
  19. Zakis1991
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Купи игру за 60$, и получи микротранзакции и гринд… Expand
  20. maxpj
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    The story of this game is not the Mortal Kombat anymore ,so disappointing . the new characters are awful . where are the old characters????? where is onaga ??? hope that this will be a good lesson for ED Boon , to pay attention to the Traditions.
  21. ygulmez
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    The game itself is great. Story is good and fun, the gameplay is smooth and every character is cool, the graphics are amazing, but there is a big "BUT" and thats the grinding for things.
    Skins, Gear, Artwork, Taunts, Intros, Outros, Fatalities, Brutalities etc are all locked mostly.
    Now the cosmetic stuff is not necessary to enjoy the game, but the latter two are essential of any MK    The game itself is great. Story is good and fun, the gameplay is smooth and every character is cool, the graphics are amazing, but there is a big "BUT" and thats the grinding for things.
    Skins, Gear, Artwork, Taunts, Intros, Outros, Fatalities, Brutalities etc are all locked mostly.
    Now the cosmetic stuff is not necessary to enjoy the game, but the latter two are essential of any MK game. And if you have to unlock 1 of 2 fatalities, and 4 of 5 Brutalities, then thats bad. But if its locked so unfairly that its impossible to get, then its frustrating and hindering enjoyment of the game.
    Let me give you an example with unfair. Lets say you have to defeat Raiden for a cool Item you want and another Fatality for your fav character (its randomized but for the sake of this review lets assume its exactly for the character you want). You have to defeat Raiden twice to get that stuff. But these are his attributes:
    -6 times more life than you
    -makes more damage than you
    -calls a tag team partner which makes quick immediate damage to you
    -its raining acid in the arena which damages you constantly and is unavoidable
    -if you stand near Raiden for more than a second you get electrocuted and paralyzed

    Its impossible to beat him, and therefore to get the gear you want or even enjoy the MK essential things like fatalities to the fullest. Its a shame, and frustrating, obviously there to make you spend more money on the game you already paid a lot for. If it would be only cosmetics ok whatever, but the other stuff is important.
    Sorry for the long review but hope its understandable what is wrong with this otherwise amazing game.    … Expand
  22. Necro-X
    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.
    It has the grind and the monetization of a F2P game, the Krypt is one giant lootbox, the game has lots of grind wall, especially with the time and character towers, they sell time kristals, which are just the    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.
    It has the grind and the monetization of a F2P game, the Krypt is one giant lootbox, the game has lots of grind wall, especially with the time and character towers, they sell time kristals, which are just the game´s premium currency like it was a cheap mobile game.
    Also, forcing your personal political agenda has no place in a MK game or in any game for that matter. Some tower endings are just the wet dreams of SJWs. Funny how MK, the game that helped to create the ESRB has fallen into censorship, killing and decapitation is good, bewbs are evil.    … Expand
  23. Ruam
    Apr 24, 2019
    2
    Decepcionado, porque eles focam tanto em fazer roupinha e com sistema de Lvl pra cada parte do corpo de um perssonagem em um jogo de Luta??? cadÊ a essência? faz logo um cojunto inteiro pra todos os perssonagens igual era no Mk9, pq eles inventaram esse negocio de "variação" que ngm gosta, po vey, para de tentar fazer tudo virar um Rpg, jogo de luta tem q ser simplificado com boasDecepcionado, porque eles focam tanto em fazer roupinha e com sistema de Lvl pra cada parte do corpo de um perssonagem em um jogo de Luta??? cadÊ a essência? faz logo um cojunto inteiro pra todos os perssonagens igual era no Mk9, pq eles inventaram esse negocio de "variação" que ngm gosta, po vey, para de tentar fazer tudo virar um Rpg, jogo de luta tem q ser simplificado com boas mecanicas e uma gameplay fluida, o tempo que eles gastaram fazendo essas besteiras poderia ter sido muito bem gasto optimizando a gameplay dos bonecos, adcionando mais characters mais classicos e um modo historia mais bem elaborado, essa Krypta meu, pelo amor, pq que vcs n simplificam a krypta tmb? n fazem uma coisa mais direta? pra que fazer em 3d com um perssonagem que vai pra la e pra ca abrindo baús? pelo amor, vcs gastam tempo e dedicação focando em coisas futeis e deixam oq é mais importante em um jogo d luta de lado, é tanta besterinha que vai se acumulando e virando uma bola de neve fazendo com que o jogo fique desnecessariamente poluido e ate mesmo as vezes mal feito em ulguns aspectos blood hell… Expand
  24. Jasuchin
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    Microtransactions, a grindy and terrible progression system in service to their microtransactions, always on DRM to protect their microtransactions, and a flimsy excuse of "We're listening, we'll rebalance the microtransactions" to try and hide that they purposefully broke their systems so they can "fix" them to soften people up to their microtransactions. The game industry just can't helpMicrotransactions, a grindy and terrible progression system in service to their microtransactions, always on DRM to protect their microtransactions, and a flimsy excuse of "We're listening, we'll rebalance the microtransactions" to try and hide that they purposefully broke their systems so they can "fix" them to soften people up to their microtransactions. The game industry just can't help itself, can it?… Expand
  25. MillyIsLife
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    No Milly and much disrespect for us fans of her = Not my game = No money from me.
  26. cas514
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    Includes Microtransaction, Lootboxes and a calculated grind to match. Then they have the nerve to also have a gender bias in the story mode and when it comes to how much skin is shown by the characters? honestly either cover everyone up or no one. Don't be fooled by the pretty graphics, this is yet another game made with greed, masquerading as Social Justice.
  27. Excelsion
    Apr 23, 2019
    4
    Grindfest and predatory microtranscations, forcing political agenda, scuffed gameplay, mediocre graphics, always online. 4/10
  28. Alternative4
    Apr 23, 2019
    1
    the game just isnt good, the animations are wonky, the voice acting is subpar and the story leaves much to be desired. This all not even mentioning the **** tier hero pool and the trash hit reg. Im thankful I can return this **** ASAP because its such a disappointment compared to 9 and the anti consumer DLC pratices just Ice the cake on the entire fiasco.
  29. Zisis151
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    Screw this woke ass game and it's paywall Tower progression. Screw Netherrealm, screw every single person in this planet that buys these **** ass microtransactions and screw all those loot box Youtubers that don't have the balls to call out the actual problem of this paywalled progression trend in gaming (they won't risk loosing subs would they? They're the very same thing they seem toScrew this woke ass game and it's paywall Tower progression. Screw Netherrealm, screw every single person in this planet that buys these **** ass microtransactions and screw all those loot box Youtubers that don't have the balls to call out the actual problem of this paywalled progression trend in gaming (they won't risk loosing subs would they? They're the very same thing they seem to hate)... And that's the actual consumer. The one that pretends to be against loot boxes and upvotes threads on reddit but in reality contributes to this travesty.… Expand
  30. Olahgaspar
    Apr 23, 2019
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The story mode is a disappointment because of a few reasons. One is the unnecessarily level of feminism in it. The moral advantage is lopsidedly on the female side in fights where both genders participate. Other problem is too much spec.force chapters, less interesting kharakters. I hoped for an Erron chapter, but he was more ignored than in MKX. I was also disappointed with the lack of screentime of the Colletor. It should be easy to make chapters from viewpoint of the opponents at least when they have the temporary upper hand. Its boring to fight the same boring kharakters in story mode.
    I've got mixed feelings about the new kombat system. The new meter system is a backstep, but I liked how this game is not so execution heavy, and more casual friendly.
    The visuals are great and brutal.    … Expand
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Metascore
82

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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