Mortal Kombat 1's exuberant ultra-violence shouldn't need defending, but here we are

Once again, we're talking about violence. Once again, we're talking about Mortal Kombat. It's like 1992 all over again.

[Shubhankar]

Damn people, it's been 31 years. Mortal Kombat is violent. Mario jumps. Water is wet. Get over it.

[Pepin]

I first read that as 'Wario is wet'. Which I suppose he probably is, when you really think about it.

[Terry_B]

Thats his sweat

[spicelicka]

Perhaps don't think too much about it, you don't know which parts of his body are wet...

[NotoriousWhiz]

Silly cartoony violence is one thing. This ain't the Sega genesis anymore.

[Huey_My_D_Long]

Jeez, somebody don't tell this guy about horror movies.

[roadkillers]

It's people who dont play video games that arnt used to the cartoon violence

[chobit_A5HL3Y]

tbh, we need more gore in game, imo. it's lame when you have a sword or shoot someone's limb and there's just a lame splash of blood. you should be able to shoot and cut limbs off on the regular lol

[Flawlessmic]

Tbh I think the writer wanted to make up a discourse around this cause I haven't seen or heard anyone complaining lol

[hombreacabado]

tbh i agree and what is the internet for if not to manufacture outrage over nothing.

[NotoriousWhiz]

I've heard a bunch of people complaining about the amount of gore. And tbh, I agree. The more realistic it gets, the more off-putting it gets. I'm sure some people prefer that, but not me.

[Flawlessmic]

That's the good thing about entertainment, no one is forcing anyone to watch or play it.

Don't like it, dont buy it simple as that.

Don't see why others need to ruin the fun for us because it hurts there sensibilities

[NotoriousWhiz]

Alternatively, they can do like they did on the classic Nintendo and include some kind of toggle for the amount of gore.

[gold_drake]

game is 18+

[HeliosHex]

You know what I'd like to see in mortal Kombat? I'd like to see that the cuts and burns remain on the character during the fight. But more so than that I'd like to see that when your legs or arms are cut off you keep trying to fight with one arm or no arms or one leg or no legs. Even grab one of your limbs and beat your opponent with it. If your cut in half you can stand on your stomach entrails move with your arms and do mid to lower section attacks. If your spine is ripped out you fight with your body flopping around lose your head your controls get out of whack as you desperately try to win and avoid a fatality. Speaking of which the only way to win is by fatality or lose by blood loss.

[hotnickles]

Who is lmao? Why bother?

[dnawesum]

Yes, that's all fine and dandy but there is a responsibility on how far we should push violence in gaming as graphical fidelity progresses since you are the one inflicting the violence, especially when it comes to torture or inflicting violence on innocent people.

On of my most enjoyable experiences is the level of graphic violence in The Last Of Us but if we were to show that same level of detail 10-20 years from now I'd wager that could become a real-life mental health issue to a lot of people.

Until then, ce'st la vie and let the blood rain!

[Kaozz1979]

Marilyn Manson joined the Forum: "At least they don't blame me or Heavy Metal this time".

[MrChow666]

come on...it's Mortal Kombat

[toneblanco925]

I wish a ton of games had more gore tbh. Waiting for a military FPS that's not scared to push the boundaries.

[Smellsforfree]

While we are on the subject, the fatalities in MK11 were super long winded and got old fast. I hope they don't make them even longer and/or have the ability to turn them off entirely. I don't mind the violence, I just find watching the exact same animation over and over to be boring after awhile, especially if it is long.

[MIDGETonSTILTS17]

If you have an issue with Mortal Kombat, then just move off the grid already…

If you don’t like it, then don’t buy it for your kid.

Next.

[RiseNShine]

It always astonishes me that you can rip off a head, split it in two, smash to a pulp, but they removed all female suggestive looks of previous games for more "realistic looks", so a side boob is an unbearable sight not even a +18 game should have (men can go half naked without issue like Shao Khan though), but body butchery is perfectly acceptable, I really don't get it.

[IanTH]

Let's be a little fair, at least. In 1992, it was 2D, low res, almost cartoony violence. What we have now is vastly different than that. The closer we get to realism, the more people are going to feel uncomfortable. You don't see this level of violence in most mainstream R-rated horror movies.

Sure, there are some gore-fests that get in that range, but it is pretty niche. Mortal Kombat is not a niche product. I'm not saying I have an issue with it personally, but I can understand why - as time goes on - this conversation may continue to happen.

[QueerTransGirl29]

Liu Kang didn't kick Shang Tsung in half. He smushed him in half with his hands.

[BlackDoomAx]

But here we are in 2023. For those who still didn't noticed it, we're devoluting.