NetherRealm Studios and WB Games recently debuted gameplay footage for Mortal Kombat 1’s first DLC character, Invincible’s Omni-Man, though it seems the DLC will be omitting something that past DLC additions to Mortal Kombat games have not.
Mortal Kombat: Onslaught Turns The Franchise Into A Team-Based RPG
17.10.2023 - 20:01 / gamespot.com
Mortal Kombat: Onslaught is the latest mobile MK game and thrusts the franchise into a real-time, team-based RPG with a new standalone story.
By Kurt Indovina on
If there's anything Mortal Kombat has always been known for, it's the crack, crunch, spurt, and gurgle of its graphic violence. But over the last decade, the franchise has become just as synonymous for its Hollywood-caliber cutscenes and epic storytelling, and that's exactly what Mortal Kombat: Onslaught, NetherRealm Studios' new mobile game that is out now, hopes to capture in its gameplay.
That's a tall order considering the grandiose scale of its cinematics, often displaying over-the-top battles of dozens of characters taking on larger-than-life villains--even the mainline games' usual 1v1 fights rarely capture the same Hollywood blockbuster spirit. But Mortal Kombat: Onslaught, a real-time, squad-based mobile RPG, sets out to replicate that sense of scale in the palm of your hands. During my hands-off preview of the game, I got a look at exactly how the gameplay intended to capture that and chatted with lead designer and NetherRealm veteran Mike Lee.
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«We designed gameplay off what we wanted it to look like--what we wanted it to represent: the cutscenes,» Lee told me. In Onslaught, you'll craft a team of four to five fighters selected from a roster of 50 MK characters and take on a squad of enemies in a standalone story-focused adventure that sees its heroes, once again, fighting to protect several realms under attack. Spread over 10 chapters, the story will unravel over 300 battles that feature the same level of theatrics and high fantasy of its mainline series. Chapters are planned to roll out all the way into 2024, with four chapters available at release.
Before every battle, you'll get to see the enemies they're about to face off against, allowing you to strategically tailor your squad for the fight. Your squad, as well as foes, fall into four classes: warriors, the front line offensive class; defenders, who function as tanks; snipers for ranged attacks; and assassins, who have special abilities like teleporting behind enemies. All the fights I was shown were 4v4, but I was told there will be 5v5 as well.
Fights happen in real-time with your squad acting independently and using their standard attack automatically. However, while the battle ensues, you can activate special powers with each character and aim their execution. Raiden, for example, has an area-of-effect blast you can
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