Introduction

What? MK1 is a gift?! Have we gone mad here at 2 Generations Gaming? Perhaps, but if you know us, this won’t come as a surprise. First, we zig when others zag. Second, I like to find something to praise about almost every creative project. Wait. I’m serious here. You mean the other MK1, right? The original? Surely, you don’t mean the new one. Reddit asks, “You’re still playing MK1?”

I don’t care what “the people” say. I played the game and it lets me do what I want to do in Mortal Kombat. It takes me back to my teenage years when my friend and I played the originals up until Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. We went to the mall on a weekly basis (daily during the summer) to play the games. We made friends face to face and laughed hysterically.

The Story

People say that they are tired of the “multiverse” stories. I’m not exactly sure why. I love the “What If” stories from old Marvel. Sure, some of them are ridiculous, but that’s what makes them so fun. I think we all collectively lost our minds during Covid and never truly regained any sense of sanity. Either that, or we all died shortly after they fired up the huge hadron collider and this is my personal hell.

Truly, nothing about the story comes off as completely offensive to me. Liu Kang, who always wins the tournament in the end, takes the hourglass and uses it to reshape the universe in his image. Some things turn out the same. Others get tweaked. But, I recognized everything and everyone in the game. And, frankly, they made me laugh more than once with how silly they wrote the story.

Invasions

Again, judged far too harshly in my opinion. Are they repetitive? Sure, but that just means that you get more of a chance to perform your favorite fatalities or brutalities. And, they offer experience to work towards higher levels, new fatalities and brutalities, and skins. I mean, its better than paying 20 bucks every month for a battle pass for the exact same thing. So, I’ll take this version every single time.

Plus, they provide a mini story with each season that explains the crossover from the other world. Last time, it was Reptile’s race who ruled the world and all of the skins reflected that. I completed the entire map 100% and decided to take the plunge again this season. This time, all of the characters come with a Shang Tsung flavor. Sure, the skins don’t hold my interest as much as the Reptile ones, but I’m still excited to collect.

The Verdict (MK1 is a gift)

The game’s not perfect. Then again, nothing is. I know that goes without saying, but I feel like the internet (once a bastion against ignorance, I thought) now allows every single one of us to spout our idiot opinion unabated. Yes, I realize the irony of writing that on a blog dedicated to me spouting my idiot opinion. At least I’m self aware enough to make that realization. Because, honesly, the game plays fine and for me, at least, MK1 is a gift.