NetherRealm has released its latest patch for Mortal Kombat 1.
19.09.2023 - 14:15 / thegamer.com / Johnny Cage / Ed Boon / Jean Claude Van-Damme / Fox
Mortal Kombat 1 features two huge actors, with Megan Fox playing Nitara, and Jean-Claude Van Damme available as an alternate skin and voice pack for Johnny Cage. However, Ed Boon didn't want to stop there, at one point envisioning a Mortal Kombat 1 cast where every single fighter was played by a big-name celebrity.
This is despite the questionable quality of the celebs Mortal Kombat has partnered with so far, including in Mortal Kombat 1 itself. Fans have been overwhelmingly critical of Fox's performance as Nitara, and the Van Damme skin has also come under fire for its poor voice acting, and lack of resemblance to the actor.
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"One of the things that I entertained with this game [...] which we didn’t do, was, 'What if every character in this game was played by an actor?'" says Ed Boon, speaking in an interview with Rolling Stone. "Like we got Keanu Reeves to play Kenshi. This is, like, [a] pipe dream.
"What if we made a game that had an actor, a famous, recognizable actor play every character and Johnny Cage was absolutely the one who would have been played by Jean-Claude Van Damme."
As we can tell from the main cast we did get, this plan obviously never came to fruition. Boon cites concerns with logistics for this, rather than a desire to stick with actors who primarily work in video games.
"A lot of actors don’t realize just how sophisticated video games are," says Boon. "When you sign up for it, you’re not just signing up to go in one day, be in the recording studio for an hour, and you’re done."
It's probably for the best that NetherRealm didn't get its way with this, considering fans have been predominantly against the practice of getting big names in the series for the sake of it. Perhaps most infamously, Sonya Blade was played by Ronda Rousey in Mortal Kombat 11. Fans were highly critical of her performance, although some now say that Fox's take on Nitara is actually worse. Then, there's the Van Damme's own appearance, which excited fans at first, but left some disappointed when we got the final product - which doesn't resemble him much at all. Without the look, we're just left with some dodgy voice acting.
Another downside of getting these actors is that getting them back in to record new lines proves difficult, and presumably quite expensive. In Mortal Kombat 11, Sonya's pre-fight banter with DLC fighters had to be stitched together using dialogue they had already recorded for other scenes, making it all pretty awkward.
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NetherRealm has released its latest patch for Mortal Kombat 1.
Mortal Kombat 1’s Player 1 advantage issues came to light recently, with developer NetherRealm Studios confirming promptly afterwards that the issue would be addressed with the game’s upcoming patch. And though it’s arrived a little later than expected due to unexpected server issues last week, that patch is out now.
Mortal Kombat fans are already getting through the latest installment available. After Mortal Kombat 11, the development team over at NetherRealm Studios opted to do something a bit different. We’re getting a reboot with Mortal Kombat 1, where the focus is on a brand new timeline. As a result, there are several changes, such as new alliances for different characters. Fortunately, NetherRealm Studios is known for delivering new characters into the Mortal Kombat games after they release, and the same trend will continue with Mortal Kombat 1.
Mortal Kombat 1 is now available for players to enjoy, and it’s been a rather well-received game. However, if you’re familiar with the Mortal Kombat franchise, you know that, as of late, several characters will get added to the roster post-launch. With fans anticipating more characters to come, we have a tease from none other than Ed Boon. If the name is unfamiliar, Ed Boon is the co-creator of the Mortal Kombat franchise. Ed is also behind Mortal Kombat 1 and has taken to X to highlight a few potential characters that could come up in the game soon.
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Following recent leaks and rumours, Mortal Kombat boss Ed Boon is now teasing fans with potential future DLC for the series' most recent release.
Earlier this month, dataminers that managed to get their hands on Mortal Kombat 1 during the early access period seemed to uncover proof of future DLC characters that are going to be added in the near future. Intros were found for classic characters such as Cassie Cage, Jade, and Noob Saibot, but things got a little bit interesting after an intro for classic slasher villain Ghostface was discovered, as well as references to the character in dialogue alongside mentions of a cloak and mask.
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Mortal Kombat 1 is out now, but as is traditional for the franchise, launch is just the beginning, with plenty of content still in the pipeline for the fighting franchise’s reboot. Series co-creator, director, and NetherRealm Studios boss Ed Boon has issued a reminder for that, recently taking to Twitter and saying, “We look forward to sharing what’s koming next with a loong list of Fighters, Kameos, and game features to come!” An accolades trailer is also shared along with Boon’s tweet to highlight some of the positive critical reception the game has enjoyed. Check it out below.
If you know anything about Ed Boon, it’s not just that he’s a great creator and visionary when it comes to fighting games and their potential. You’ll know by listening to him that he’s a fanboy. He loves putting in things within his titles that will make his “younger self” happy and has always pushed for bigger and better things to happen with the games he oversees. With Mortal Kombat 1, he got a lot of wishes granted, including finally getting Jeanne-Claude Van Damme in the title to play a version of Johnny Cage. But he recently revealed that he wanted more than that.