Don't get me wrong: I'm really looking forward to this game. Thing is, I can't help but feel that this series really, REALLY needs a character design reboot. For me, that supposed Mortal Kombat reboot trailer was like a breath of fresh air to me. It's not as though I felt that everything was perfect in it or anything, but everything was certainly more believable. Mortal Kombat characters just tend to have these very cartoony qualities to them, whether it's their proportions or their awkward animations.

Similar to Sonic the Hedgehog, some characters in this series just don't work well in three dimensions. Take Raiden, for example. Sure, his appearance is true to how he looked in the series' 2D installments, but his base design still isn't well-suited to being adapted into three dimensions. When I think of a kick-ass 3D Raiden, I think of something more along the lines of the three storms from Big Trouble in Little China, albeit with downsized headgear. As is, Raiden just doesn't look very intimidating, nor does he look much more than just plain awkward.

Next up, how about Mileena? Or, really, any other female character in a Mortal Kombat game, I suppose. Is there not a woman in existence without massive breasts? One thing that I love about the original Mortal Kombat games' digitized characters are their believable appearances. Sure, they were dressed a bit ridiculously, but their proportions were believable because they were *gasp* real people. Come to think of it, those older digitized graphics probably marked the most reasonable example of video game characters whom you could consider to be physically attractive without seeming like some kind of weirdo. Looking at the 3D variations of each respective character in the Mortal Kombat series, I can see why some people have such a problem with people considering video game characters to be attractive.

Now, with that said, how do you feel about Mortal Kombat's character designs? What, if anything, would you do differently?

Don't get me wrong: I'm really looking forward to this game. Thing is, I can't help but feel that this series really, REALLY needs a character design reboot. For me, that supposed Mortal Kombat reboot trailer was like a breath of fresh air to me. It's not as though I felt that everything was perfect in it or anything, but everything was certainly more believable. Mortal Kombat characters just tend to have these very cartoony qualities to them, whether it's their proportions or their awkward animations.

Similar to Sonic the Hedgehog, some characters in this series just don't work well in three dimensions. Take Raiden, for example. Sure, his appearance is true to how he looked in the series' 2D installments, but his base design still isn't well-suited to being adapted into three dimensions. When I think of a kick-ass 3D Raiden, I think of something more along the lines of the three storms from Big Trouble in Little China, albeit with downsized headgear. As is, Raiden just doesn't look very intimidating, nor does he look much more than just plain awkward.

Next up, how about Mileena? Or, really, any other female character in a Mortal Kombat game, I suppose. Is there not a woman in existence without massive breasts? One thing that I love about the original Mortal Kombat games' digitized characters are their believable appearances. Sure, they were dressed a bit ridiculously, but their proportions were believable because they were *gasp* real people. Come to think of it, those older digitized graphics probably marked the most reasonable example of video game characters whom you could consider to be physically attractive without seeming like some kind of weirdo. Looking at the 3D variations of each respective character in the Mortal Kombat series, I can see why some people have such a problem with people considering video game characters to be attractive.

Now, with that said, how do you feel about Mortal Kombat's character designs? What, if anything, would you do differently?

yup

I wish Mortal Kombat would just go away.

Well, look at Scorpion. Pretty much with every game he has a different design, even if it is minor. Alternate costumes could be a solution, but if it is a redesign, it's important to keep it close to what it was.

All it really needs is to be balanced and deep.

" Also,you are trying to convince today's gamers that not having enormous watermellons strapped to any female's chest means that they are not actually females. "

" I wish Mortal Kombat would just go away. "

" @schizogony said:

" I wish Mortal Kombat would just go away. "

I wish you would go away.... so there. "

" @BestUsernameEver said:

" @schizogony said:

" I wish Mortal Kombat would just go away. "

I wish you would go away.... so there. "

yeah "

Fuck no. I like my Mortal Kombat to be Mortal Kombat. It's like asking me if I want a Mario redesign. Hellllllll no!

Nope, I actually like there being like 5 ninjas I think they all look awesome. Also boobs are never a bad thing.
I think you just need to get over it.

" Nope, I actually like there being like 5 ninjas I think they all look awesome. Also boobs are never a bad thing. I think you just need to get over it. "