Where in games like this the 'story' seems tacked on, and a bit pointless, in Mortal Kombat X's story campaign is a really fun, cinematic experience. Mortal Kombat fighting environments have always been characterized by their interactivity.
Mortal Kombat X takes this a step further. Each environment is unique, with its own set of objects you can use to hurt your opponent. They can be used to as the start of combo moves, or as the final flourish of a combo.
Mortal Kombat X is also rich in game modes. Faction Wars is its online game, where you join one of five factions, and from then on everything you do contributes to that clan's worldwide ranking.
Living Towers mode returns, with more variety and challenges than ever. There's no shortage of things to do in Mortal Kombat X. Gorier than ever On PC, whether you use a keyboard and mouse or a controller, the controls are well designed and implemented. Whether or not you can master the plethora of moves available to you is another thing. Graphically, Mortal Kombat X is impressive, with matches running at a smooth 60 frames per second. However, for some reason the cinematic cut scenes and Fatalities only run at 30 frames per second, which seems an odd decision.
Despite their reduced frame-rates, the fatality moves, a complex combination of controls that you execute just before beating your opponent, unleashing a ridiculously violent death, are no disappointment. If you like that sort of thing. The series has been famed and infamous for these gory match ending moves, and Mortal Kombat X ramps up the over the top violence even more. Great fun with questionable in-game payments So, Mortal Kombat X has great graphics, excellent gameplay, and a ton of modes to keep you entertained, but there are some problems. You earn in-game currency by playing the game, but you can speed up this process by paying real money to get more. One innovation here is the ability to by 'Fatalities' that are easier to do.
This feels wrong - the point of a fatality was to rub your opponents face in your superior skills, by finishing with a move that was complicated to do. Buying easy fatalities spoils this glory, somewhat. The available DLC for the game unlocks four more characters and some skins. This seems like paying for something that should have already been included, as it's a full-priced game. If you're a fan of the series, the schlocky campaign will be extra-enjoyable, and the actual combat is very good, and looks fantastic.