Mortal Kombat X, saw the return of many of these dead fighters back as revenants, animated corpses under the control of Quan Chi. This led to the death of several key characters Jade, Kabal, Liu Kang, Shao Kahn, and more. When Lord Raiden sent a message back to his younger self, back in 2011’s Mortal Kombat reboot, it triggered a chain reaction of death in its wake. Mortal Kombat 11 is a continuation of the story that started in its 9th entry, but is a celebration of the past 26 years of the franchise. By introducing us to a character swapping narrative that tells one consistent story for several hours, it became far more cinematic than even the movies themselves. Despite some strong narratives in the recent Dead or Alive and Soul Calibur sequels, their approaches to storytelling is archaic by comparison. Sure, other games in the genre have had their fair share of strong narratives, but generally, up until this point, they were mostly scattered stories split amongst their roster, something the Mortal Kombat series was also known for as well. When NetherRealm studios rebooted the Mortal Kombat series back in 2011, it changed the way in which fighting games could tell stories. It’s also been the fighting series with the most ambitious storytelling across the entire genre. Mortal Kombat has always been the spectacle fighter, the fighting game you play alongside friends as you show off your ability to pull of Fatalities one after another. Mortal Kombat 11 is no different in this sense as not only does it look visually better than any before it, but it also plays remarkably different, yet altogether familiar. That sense of rebirth is why the series has remained so fresh, so unique, and so beloved. While Mortal Kombat may owe much of its awareness due to the controversies that came from the fact you could punch someone’s head off or rip out their spine, back in a time when video game violence was nowhere near as gory as it was at the time, the series has always looked to reinvent itself with almost every entry. While some entries have faded from memory, Mortal Kombat 11 is not only my favorite of the franchise, but might be one of the greatest fighting games of all time, one only held back by an unlock system that is far to grindy for its own good. The series spawned numerous sequels, spin-offs, movies, tv shows, comic books, and more, throughout its massive 26 year history. It sparked a massive debate about violence in videogames in the early 90’s and led to the creation of the ESRB, a ratings board that to this day is often at odds with itself. It’s probably safe to say that Mortal Kombat might very well be one of the most recognizable video game franchises of all time.

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