San Diego Comic-Con’s Mortal Kombat 1 panel revealed a host of new details on the upcoming game, including character announcements, new trailers and more. The 31-year-old franchise’s soft reboot was announced in May 2023 and revealed which of Mortal Kombat 11’s endings would be canon for the series going forward.
Mortal Kombat 1 will continue from the “good” ending for Mortal Kombat 11’s Aftermath DLC. In this ending, Fire God Liu Kang recreated the universe after securing the power to alter the timeline and bring peace to the six realms, but Shang Tsung found a way to bypass this and seeks vengeance on all who opposed him. This gives the series a fresh start that makes it more accessible for newcomers while simultaneously building upon the established lore for long-standing fans of the series. Here are 14 things revealed from SDCC on what fans can expect from the new game.
One of Mortal Kombat 1’s multiple San Diego Comic-Con trailers showcased new gameplay and revealed more about the rebooted Mortal Kombat realms and their inhabitants. In particular, it shone a spotlight on the new story of the Umgadi warriors, who seem to be inhabiting the new version of Edenia, and Mileena who seems to be the princess of this realm.
These Umgadi warrior priestesses were trained from infancy to protect the Outworld royal family at any cost. Sometime prior to the events of Mortal Kombat 1, Li Mei led the Umgadi warriors but failed to protect the princess’ father, leading to some friction with her former allies upon her return as she tries to warn them about some impending danger. It would appear that Tanya and Li Mei will now be at odds in this continuity.
It was confirmed that Mortal Kombat 1 will have an “expansive single-player experience“ for ”those who get sick of getting their butt kicked online!” as reported by CabooseEK, who attended the panel. Such an experience seemed fairly evident from the new SDCC ”Umgadi” trailer, and makes sense with the reboot having a lot of ground to cover while introducing these new alternate versions of some of the franchise’s most iconic characters and environments - and how their stories have changed in this new universe.
2023-07-22 18:24:03
Source from screenrant.com
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