4/16/2023 0 Comments Mortal kombat trilogy x resolution![]() ![]() ![]() Beyond some of her long-range sai-throwing attacks, Mileena is a surprisingly physical, visceral, up-close-and-personal character, feeling feral and uncontrolled in the best way possible, corresponding perfectly with the chip-on-her-shoulder story arc given to her in her klassic tower character ending (Shakespearean, MK11 is!). Her stance says it all - lurching forward on her toes, shoulders hunched up, ready to attack with her goddamn terrifying monster-teeth at a moment’s notice. ![]() In a video game that feels like thrash-metal, Rain plays like quiet jazz. His special moves reminded me more of Raiden than his more popular ninja brethren like Scorpion or Sub-Zero, especially his dope move where you submerge yourself in a giant water bottle and fling toward your enemy. How do they play? I began with my old favorite Rain, and was surprised to see just how smooth and fluid he handled (though maybe I shouldn’t have, given his literal fluidity in powers). Rambo joins other playable ‘80s film icons like The Terminator and RoboCop, and my God, I just love a franchise that can justify such nonsensical mythological cross-pollinations without the blink of an eye, so much so that it doubles the hell down on each new piece of DLC content. And, um, we’ve also got John Rambo from, y’know, the Rambo film franchise, played both in likeness (his OG visage looking more than a little like Liu Kang, especially with that hair and headband) and in voice performance by Sylvester Stallone. So what of these new characters, released to MK11 owners as “Kombat Pack 2,” but available from the jump embedded within MK11 Ultimate? We’ve got two new additions that make sense within the pre-existing mythology: Mileena, a pink-wearing, dagger-wielding ninja who was first made playable in Mortal Kombat II and Rain, a purple-sporting, water-power using ninja who was first made playable in Mortal Kombat Trilogy (originally introduced as a joke in Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, but immediately became one of my mains as soon as I could grab him). Image via NetherRealm Studios, Warner Bros. Everything one could love about these previously released pieces of content (kontent!) is easier to love in this new, beefed-up version - and if you already own the original but want to experience how beefy it is without needlessly buying another version of it, you can freely download the PS5 or Xbox Series X/S upgrade to that original game without any additional cost. This version comes with the original MK11 game, its devilishly intertwined story-driven expansion pack Aftermath, a Kombat Pack of bonus characters, and, new to everyone, a second Kombat Pack with brand-new characters (more on them later). As a package on its own, it’s more for folks who missed the initial release and are eager to dive into this world with as much pre-completed - sorry, pre-kompleted - as possible. If you’ve already played MK11 for any of the previous consoles, and already bolstered them with every piece of DLC and expansion as they came out separately, you effectively already have MK11 Ultimate. ![]()
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