Remember my last post about the new Mortal Kombat game, and how it was almost release day? Well, release day has come and gone. And yes, I picked up my pre-order that day.
Funnily enough, the Playstation Network went down the next day (actually, it isn’t that funny if you’ve been keeping up with the news), so I haven’t yet had a chance to play the game online. Quite honestly, I haven’t had a chance to play it all that much, period.
Regardless, what I’ve seen so far of Mortal Kombat has been awesome. The game is beautiful (minus some ugly story mode closeups), there’s tons of series fan service, the fighting engine is greatly improved, and there’s a plethora of content – or should I say kontent – to unlock. Plethora? Who says that?
Without spoiling anything major for anyone in terms of what else the game has to offer, there is something pretty cool I wanted to call out. While most of the stages in which you fight are re-imagined versions of classic Mortal Kombat settings, each one has new BGM to go with it. They’re pretty good, but what makes me ridiculously happy is that the developers have included the option for the player to select classic tracks. So for those who remember the music from the Pit in the original Mortal Kombat, or the Deadpool from Mortal Kombat II, or the Rooftop from Mortal Kombat 3… those tracks are all in the game.
This seems like a really minor thing, and obviously the guys at Netherrealm aren’t the first to do this. Far from it. Final Fantasy, Street Fighter, Metal Gear Solid, and lots of others – most established series will include an easter egg or some sort of throwback to the good ol’ days just for kicks and the fans’ enjoyment. But I’m a sucker for this type of stuff. I dig it. A lot.
Nostalgia is always fun. But for some reason, nostalgia brought on by music is always a bit heavier, and it hits you harder. What is it about music that does that? Is it because it’s a mental thing, and not something you can grasp physically? You feel the music, and then you feel the nostalgia, perhaps. It’s a double whammy! There you go. Nah, that sounds dumb.
Raiden: "OMG SO NOSTALGIC"
Here’s another one of my favorites BGMs, the Bank from MK3/Trilogy, that unfortunately didn’t make it into the new game. Check out the second comment on the page – both the comment and the guy’s username. Awesome.
By the way, I promise this will be my last Mortal Kombat entry. No, I take that back. Maybe. I promise I’ll write about something else inbetween.
