Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon would love you to know that Mortal Kombat 1 is a reboot, not a remake, regardless of the identify.
Earlier this week, Netherrealm Studios revealed {that a} new Mortal Kombat sport is on the best way, one that’s beginning issues over from the start with a brand new universe created by Hearth God Liu Kang. However you would be forgiven for pondering it is a remake of the primary sport, or perhaps a remake of Mortal Kombat (2011), itself a reboot of the sequence. That is not the case in any respect although, with Boon explaining in a video titled “Kommunity Chat with Tyler and Ed,” why the sport has opted to call it that approach (thanks, PCGamesN).
“Mortal Kombat 1 is the start of a universe,” Boon explains. “It isn’t a continuation of the Mortal Kombat 11 story so the characters have fully totally different roles on this new timeline and we actually needed to emphasize that with our title. That is Mortal Kombat 1, it’s a model new starting, you’re going to be seeing these characters reintroduced with new roles, new relationships, and that’s the primary catalyst for it.”
To be crystal clear: the 1 is mainly to say that is the beginning of a brand new Mortal Kombat continuity. Provided that there are a complete bunch of issues which can be simply merely referred to as Mortal Kombat (i.e. the unique sport, the 2011 sport, the 90s film, and the 2021 movie), it is not solely unsurprising that Netherrealm needed to have one thing that set it aside simply that little bit extra.
The reboot appears to be altering issues up in loads of methods, not simply when it comes to the brand new universe – basic characters like Scorpion, Kitana, and Johnny Cage are all getting reimagined, and there will likely be a roster of “Kameo” fighters that act as assists throughout matches. These will likely be a separate checklist of fighters, and will not essentially be playable on their very own throughout fights.
Mortal Kombat 1 is deliberate to launch September 19 on PC, PS5, Xbox Collection X/S, and Nintendo Swap.
