Mortal Kombat 1 will be a brutal reboot of the famous fighting saga. However, some surprises will come with this new installment for consoles.
The world of video games celebrates the early arrival of a new installment of Mortal Kombat. Is about Mortal Kombat I, which will mark a new era in the most famous fighting game franchise… O kombate. The new output will once again show Liu Kang as the great protagonist, but there will be surprises that the public is far from imagining.
Mortal Kombat 1
According to the team, Mortal Kombat 1 functions as a soft reboot of the series, introducing new character designs and more in an intertwining story using franchise lore. A synopsis for the game it says: “The game will introduce a reborn Mortal Kombat Universe that has been created by the God of Fire Liu Kang, featuring reimagined versions of iconic characters like never before, along with a new combat system, modes of gameplay, bone-crushing finishing moves, and more.” In addition, the game features a “new cinematic narrative with unexpected twists on classic rivalries and original backgrounds for the wide cast of legendary fighters.” This is the trailer.
The fact that it is a reset is more than obvious, considering that Chronic it ended all reality in the previous issue. Now, a new time line appears again led by the same warriors as always.
the new characters
According to Gamingbolt, a product description for Mortal Kombat 1 on Amazon Italy revealed the identities of several characters planned for the game. These include classic characters from the Mortal Kombat franchise such as Quan Chi, Ermac and Takeda. However, among them are Homelander de The Boys, Peacemaker de The Suicide Squad y Omni Man de Invincible. Homelander y Peacemaker they had previously surfaced in rumors prior to release, though this is the first confirmation. Those rumors also claimed that Conan the Barbarian would join them.
This is great news. Although it had been anticipated that Homelander and Peacemaker would be there, the presence of Omni Man comes by surprise. The same happens with the appearance of another member of the Suicide Squad.
Invincible
It is still unknown if any other memorable characters will return. Goro o Kintaro are some of those that were absent in the most recent version. Thus, there will always be DLC so that more than one novelty occurs.
Netherealm announced Mortal Kombat 1 a year after the series celebrated its 30th anniversary. The game came as a surprise, since in early 2023, Warner Bros. Discovery confirmed the development and planned release of Mortal Kombat 12 later in the year. Co-creator Ed Boon had hinted at an upcoming announcement in the coming months, with posts increasing in the weeks leading up to the reveal.
Mortal Kombat 1 will be released on September 19, 2023 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC. From now on, the dates for the pre-sale are released, which will be around the beginning of the second semester of the year.
