Bill isn’t lying, this game is fucking boring to watch. The cameo system murdered this game.

Yep, Kameos completely ruined the essence of MK. We don't want assists or cringe superheroes. Keep that BS in Injustice. Hope they learned their lesson.

Real Tekken Tom Brady

Everything about MK1 is everything that goes against Mortal Kombat: • Lameos instead of Tag Team • Poke system that requires no skill • Lack of diverse combinations • Full arenas that are not completely accessible to fight in such as Johnny’s Mansion and the Teahouse • No stage fatalities • Mediocre outfit designs • Repetitive music soundtrack with 0 creativity • Horrendous single player game modes • Terrible DLC characters and character changes • Micro-transactions • A multiverse story mode that no one asked for • Servers that constantly and consistently disconnect • Unresponsive Fatal Blows • *WHO DID THEY MAKE THIS GAME FOR?!*

This game would have been dope WITHOUT the cameos. Imagine the same graphics and gameplay, but instead of cameos, 10 more playable characters, stage fatalities, frendships and mercy’s….This would have been an Epic follow up to MK11. MKX is still the Best MK EVER!

i think WB should just give up on Mortal Kombat and rename it to Celebrity Deathmatch.

Remember when MK9 dropped and we all lost our minds: “MORTAL KOMBAT IS BACK” and then we had a super fun sequel in MKX? Good times.

Mk was my favorite fighting game since the 90s. This is the first time I have liked street fighter and tekken more than mk.

Kameos were a terrible choice nobody asked for an assist system in MK, it didn't need it anyway

DON’T STOP MAKING VIDEOS. the community needs to hear this.

For me the fact they destroyed the lore killed MK for me. Years of gathering stories and lore from every MK game wasted. I just can't recognise the characters I love anymore. Thus I can't get excited for future installments.

I went to CEO for MK1. The casuals after Grand Finals were definately little to none. I couldn't even find anyone in Jebailey Land (which is were the after hour casuals were held). I thought after Grand Finals I was maybe gonna be able to play one of the top players but, I couldn't even find the players that took me out of bracket. Meanwhile, my buddy is over by Street Fighter getting games with all sorts of players in casuals, from FlashMetroid to Diago. I definately lost my motivation for this game competitively.

I felt those “garbage” comments in my soul lol

NRS is trash. That's all there is to it.

I played MKX and MK11 and it’s funny to me that those games are better than MK1. The Kameo system ruined MK for me. When SF6 came out in June of last year I gave it a try and fell in love with the game instantly bc of the great mechanics and difficulty of the game. I was excited for the release of MK1 and couldn’t wait to play it. I stopped playing MK1 2 Months after release bc the game is just not fun. I am now a full time SF6 player and have been much happier switching to this game. Tom Is right when he says “I just have to accept the direction MK is going now and move on”. It’s ok to accept this fact then live in denial.

People who did not grow up in the mid 90’s don’t have the experience of what it’s like walking into an arcade or a 7/11 grocery store and seeing an MK arcade. I grew up playing MK1, MK2, MK3, UMK3, MK Trilogy, and MK4. Seeing an MK arcade then was like seeing your crush. It demanded your respect. MK games had a serious tine to it and didn’t take a back seat to any frigging fighting games of its time. 7/11 stores would rather have an MK arcade than a Street Fighter arcade.

I hope SF6 somehow manages to get Sub-Zero at least over there I know they'll treat him right lmao

Still playing MKX to this day. Best modern MK hands down. Genuinely believe the community can make a better MK than netherrealm at this point.

Mk1 was a scam that i fell for

I’m a casual player and I love MK11. I hate Sub-Zero always get shitted on but I love how MK11 looked and the presentation I thought it was top notch from a casual POV.

MKX is still the best MK in my opinion.

IT KILLED IT FOR ME 2 i never thought they would take a year to add lobbies and a year for online practice mode

We are past the paycheck era, we are now in the laughing stock era

What killed this game for me is that It's the only current game where I feel like you can get punished for punishing a move? Hope that makes sense.

Didn’t Ed say they were considering the characters all be played by celebrities, I think that shows how out of touch they are

Im so sick of this dam sales argument.... McDonald’s sells millions of meals a day and the food is sht. Makes more than the 5 star restaurants down the street a year. Quality is going to out shine in any aspect of life and the tournament numbers wield this fact. It's not that deep of an analogy to understand. Not a hard concept to grasp but I'm referring to MK1 being McDonald's. Even though NRS time and time again gives us the bare minimum post injustice 2. People will still buy the next game cause it's MK similar McDonald's being bad for you yet we buy and consume it by the millions. Sales being used in an agreement is irrelevant cause McDonald's doesn't get top chef awards in comparison cause the perception in the eyes of the fgc is that mk is trash.

If you're tired of covering MK1. Coming from another who has been around since 1992 and the first MK. I'd be so hype to see you cover some of the previous titles and your experiences & memories. I'd really like to see you cover your thoughts on like competitive MK4 arcade or MK Deception. I remember playing you online back in MKD, MKA, MK vs DC, etc. Such differences I always wondered what other og players really thought of the older games.

Man I loved this video. I cannot imagine Tom without the Rick Flair level of blood pressure in its face and it made me laughed so hard. The content of what he's saying is on point tho. We will miss you not talking about MK, Tom.

Mk9 and mkx > mk11 and mk1. Not even up for debate.

mk1 was definitely a cash grab for wb they wanted money so they rushed mk1, suicide squad

I'm gonna try sf6, I already like watching the game just gonna play it now.

MK9 & MKX is when Netherealm was on absolute 🔥 & at their peak since then the quality of their games has dropped considerably. Gameplay has gone to 💩 Monetization, decimating character lore & stories & finally the agendas they are now pushing, we aren’t stupid it’s obvious. This is no longer Mortal Kombat!!! I say that as a fanatic that also played through every era since the beginning!!!!!

Mortal Kombat just needs to be bought by a better company/studio. I seriously believe that NRS and WB are "cooking the books" when it comes to the actual money they made from Mortal Kombat.

In three-four years Tom will release "Mortal Kombat 2 killed Mortal Kombat".

Mortal Kombat didn't die with M1K, I would argue MK has been in a zombie state for years since even MK9 & MKX had it's major issues that got inflated with MK11 & M1K. the franchise started it's slow death ever since it's true creator, John Tobias, left Midway back in 2000 during the production of Special Forces. and while the writing wasn't nearly as good in the PS2 era, at least the franchise at that point was still somewhat consistent. and if MK Armageddon was treated as the true finale of the entire franchise, I would of been perfectly fine with it. now a days, I still think it's the last truly good MK game. the day MK truly died was during the release of MKvsDCU because that's where all of these problems that has been growing with the franchise truly began. it was the catalyst to the low tier writing and the poor quality character development and the constant retcons, and there's no way around it anymore. and it's not just the games that suffered from this, it was also the adaptations that came & went since 2011. and none of them has any long lasting appeal like the older films & TV shows did even as far as entertainment value is concerned. it's just as bad as Disney's Star Wars which is the closest comparison I can possibly make. and just like Disney's Star Wars, it has killed any enthusiasm that I may have had with this franchise to where I simply cannot support this franchise under these clowns due to the bad decisions and poor quality content that has been given to us. I blame Ed Boon, I blame his writing team, I blame NRS, I blame WB, and I blame the fans who supported this travesty. and at this point, I'd rather support the older MK games from 1992 to 2006 when Midway was Midway and MK was at it's peak.

I would say that the biggest problem here is that MK doesn’t necessarily have a legacy. I’m not talking about the popularity of the franchise, but the gameplay itself. Every Mortal Kombat game plays VASTLY DIFFERENT from each other. SF, Tekken, and even KOF are fundamentally the same game. They’re the same cake with different icing on top. MK changes every single time. The problem with MK1 is, they created a system that they don’t know how to manage. That’s why almost every patch somehow makes things worse. Idk, that’s just me.

The game felt odd for me, i am a very casual player but the invasions was a massive almost mobile game like grind. The core game was fun to begin with but just got bored l. It has a feeling of they were really rushed and had to prioritise certain aspects

Does anybody know if there is a discord to play MKX or MK9? Trying to find a community who still plays those games and have some fun.

A lot of us love you tom. Please dont stop making videos because whether we realize it or not, the community needs people like you to spread the truth and expose lies.

I share all the same views the game is stripped of everything mortal kombat used to be. The MK1 glazers are working around the clock to silence OG fans because they love the crutchy 0 neutral 0 skill BS mechanics that have been introduced. I’ll die on this hill.

Sf6 is where it’s at.

I wish Killer Instinct would take MK's spot

I went from mk1 enthusiast to hater in 3 months i legit mostly play granblue versus now its genuinely fun hopefully takeda saves us🙏

I knew this game would die quick as soon as i saw it was just MK11 with choosable challenge tower assists. Shit is brutal, use to love this IP

It’s a shame because I do think gameplay wise that MK1 is much more fun than MK11. But to think that a lot of people probably thought that it couldn’t get worse than MK11 here we are

it definitely killed my interest in the franchise. bought the ultimate, haven't picked it up since Ermac released.

You know it’s bad when my friend and I decided to play MK 11 again instead of MK1…..

I called it from day 1 of the release. Kameos would ruin this game. MK11 for all its flaws, by the end of it wasn’t terrible and was playable. All they had to do was add to that and they would’ve had a solid level game.

MK11 moved the franchise closer to injustice. Its no longer dark and gritty or mysterious. Its just a bunch a crap with super moves that don't fit the characters. This MK is so bad but on a technical and corporate level. But the last 2 games were horrible in their tone and what the MK universe should be.

I'll definitely miss the, "poke, poke, poke, your turn, my turn" but the show must stop at some point. I look forward to the new content, best of luck and stay strong.

Honestly, I want to go back to the good old days of Mortal Kombat. Where there was no such thing as buffs and nerfs for a character, dark atmosphere as to what Mortal Kombat was; dark, no microtransactions,no multiverse like story, having a krypt where you spend in game currency and making it creepy, and to me most important of all in my honest opinion, having a konquest mode, and no such thing as “Beef Set” online. I feel sad for MK because it fell out big time.

Its odd really mkx had plenty of broken stuff in it yet its less hated then mk1 lol Same for mk9

I don't enjoy the kameos, that is one of the biggest reasons I don't play MK1.

Looking at the excuses people are coming up with for this game kinda breaks my heart... Their love for the scene is performative...... It feels like the end... Or just an extreme low

Anyone else realized that this video was actually about MK11 ??

I fw it bro it was getting old but you’re jumping ship at the right time, I’ll support whatever you do next

Please don't stop pointing out how garbage modern MK is, you are the only voice of reason in the sea of access shills. You NEED to continue making videos ❤❤❤

With CEO having 114 and EVO with 645 while T8 and SF6 have 4-5k+ shows, it's dead. They had their sales pop 30-90 days after release. Since then radio silent on sales when back in October 2023 they said almost 3M units. The casuals microtransactions money will not save the game nor increase actual SKU unit sales.

I think it's a mistake to outright say you're done talking about MK 1, even if it's hot garbage. You'll probably want to go back into it at some point....even if it's hot garbage 😂

Takeda was probably one of the most hyped and anticipated characters in this roster. Releasing him so late into the game was a huge mistake many of us quit playing a long time ago.

Brother don't lie you ain't quitting 🤣 you might take some time but you'll be back with new content/the next MK.

EVO is 90% from NA, so it's even scarier.

Thank you for your contribution to the community Tom. You had some of the most hype moments during MK9, I still go back and watch those matches. Always loved seeing you on commentary, some of the best talent the scene had to offer. Wish you got to commentate ever since NRS started their Pro Series. Thanks again for everything

I’ll say it once and I’ll say it again: MK1 is ALL style ZERO Substance

The real SF Tom Brady?

Good on you for moving to things that will make you happy! ❤ I feel your pain and dissatisfaction with Mk1. I know you will find better things in the future!

The Goat, will be here for whatever direction you choose to go, worst possible outcome of MK 11 followed by MK 1

Leaks came out saying Cyrax and Sektor are women now. That’s the straw that did it for me. Never buying MK again. Only really supported the game for childhood nostalgia and they murdered that for me. RIP MK

Mortal Kombat died with Midway Games

I don’t mind the concept of the kameo system, but they used it to dumb down every character. Every match I know exactly what combo each player is gonna use over and over because there is no variety in any characters move sets. It’s just a poking fight for a full round until someone can land 1 combo that they’ve been using since day one because there is no room for creativity

Y’all can cry I’ll keep having fun

This feels like the end of an era.

This is what happens when you let someone who couldn't even figure out the Catwoman/Bane matchup balance your games.

they'd better leave MK frozen for some time after this

switched to tekken 8 and have had so much more fun on it then any time i’ve played this game , makes me sad as a lifelong MK fan

Crazy that we haven't even exchanged our thoughts on this topic yet and everything you're saying is in my video lool. Should be encoded in like an hour or so. KZfaq is kicking my a** today with its speed.

What’s your podcast called?

Tom been watching you since the start of MKX and I learned about fundamentals from you whenever I had a question I always went to your videos. It’s sad that something we both loved has been such a disappointment the past years. Maybe we are just getting older but regardless whatever you post I’ll be here to support. Thank you for always being honest in the community no matter how people perceive you. Part of the reason why I enjoyed your videos is because I knew you weren’t in it for money or anything you just had genuine love for the game and it’s sad when we see the thing we love become something we despise

people need to start waiting a couple months before they buy a game to look at more gameplay and reviews to see if its actually worth it. also nrs did a 50% discount a couple months after release.................seeing them charging $10 for a fatality and for skins ruined this game for me. also same boring combo routes

I paid $110 for this game if I can play Mortal Kombat 11 for 4 years then this is a cakewalk😂 I actually like this game it's just frustrating at times

I typically watch MK 1 videos that are either character intro interactions or character mods over what you mentioned lol. Stopped playing after MK 11 in all honesty.

I’m not even mad anymore just disappointed and just feel dumb for investing so much passion into this franchise. I hate to admit it and feel stupid that a game had this much of an impact on me but at least I can recognize that it’s simply toxic at this point . Thank you Tom.

Dogshit kameo system, lack of content, no krypt or konquest mode, bare bones customization, and watered down characters that are totally reliant on kameos, which again is dogshit. What the hell was NRS thinking with this game? At this point I just hope WB crumbles and is forced to sell the franchise. And whoever buys it should do a clean house.

There was a cultural shift in NRS around the time MKX released a lot of “activist” joined the studio around that time

GARBAGE!!! was I the only one who laughed every time he said GARBAGE. Ha ha, nothing but love for you, Tom. Keep making videos

Tom can you cover SF and Tekken scene? And can you also cover the FGC history from your time starting out to current scene?

MK1 had a lot to prove after 11 and it dropped the ball so damn hard. I was actually interested in an assist based MK too but it's just variations again. Except the characters somehow got more watered.

TOM,WE RLY NEED UR VIDEOS

Do people still play smash at evo? I’m suprised 3rd strike is still high up on there, but feel like a smash game should be high or do they play at different type of tournaments? Asking cause I always see videos of people playing melee still and banned controllers for it lolol

I feel you Tom. Good luck to you and your future endeavours

The part about "toxic positivity content creator" really hits the nail on the head. I don't think they're paid by nrs, it's just that this type of titles is more attractive and clickbaity. Saying the game is good can hopefully convince more people to stay playing and watching their content. I don't blame them for doing this, for some it's survival. But it really kills franchises, I've seen this before

We gotta give the commentators for mk more credit, trying to hype this game in tourney must be exhausting 💀🛌

The way tom screamed Garbage! Brings me back to the ranting days of mkx

The only reason outside of personal friends I even got interested in being halfway good at MK was you. It sucks to hear you so disillusioned about something you love so passionately, but I agree with you: if it ain’t fun, no reason to push it. Imma stick around though. Wanna see where you go next.

Been playing MK franchise since the early 90's. MK these days is all about the money.

cover street fighter and garou2 those are gonna be the standards hell even tekkenn is better

Street fighter 6 is where its at drive parry is my favorite defensive mechanic ever

New viewers will be confused when he drops "MK" in his name and becomes just "Real Tom Brady."

Street Fighter 6 is made with obvious love from the devs, is amazing as fuck, and continues to get better with every update. Just saying. I'm at like 750 hours and am not even close to bored with it. Also, Street Fighter and Tekken are literally about worldwide representation. It's far more relatable than MK just being Americana wankery.

MK1 killed my love of the franchise too. I've followed it since it's inception when I was a kid and I hate where it's ended up. The top 5 games at Evo by registration are all so hype and fun to watch while mk is just boring these days. NRS wastes money on the rights to stupid guest characters instead of using it to finish the game. They should be embarrassed to tease Ghostface when SF6 is getting Terry Bogard.