HWM Singapore – June 2019

CONCLUSION

Immensefuninanyone’shands,

longtimefansandnewcomers

alike,butbewarethegrindfest.

8.0/10

TESTED&RATED

SINGAPORE

It may be “just another”  ghting
game, but don’t skip the Tutorial
part of Mortal Kombat 11.

Customizations make already

unique characters even more

colorful.

with their past selves.

Don’t get me wrong,

it certainly has its  aws.

Weirdly directed cutscenes

and editing issues stood out

to me while playing, but it’s

otherwise outstanding for a

 ghting game.

Next, you get two

Tower modes. The classic

version has you  ghting

waves of enemies, some

of which reward individual

character endings. The

other is called Towers of

Time, and this is truly a

headache to play through.

It has four diff erent kinds

of Towers, and they’re the

best source of currency in

the game. Unfortunately,

they also contain insane

diffi culty spikes modi able

only through certain

consumable items.

Without consumables,

it can be impossible to

progress. This becomes

especially frustrating when

it comes to Character

Towers, as they are your

best bet at unlocking

corresponding gear and

skins. In addition to their

enormous diffi culty,

Character Towers cost

25,000 koins each to

unlock with further 50,000

koins to unlock tiers! For

comparison, an in-game

battle usually awards only

around 400 koins.

Krypt mode is also

where fun goes to die. It’s a

returning semi-adventure

mode from previous games,

this time taking place on

Shang Tsung’s island. From

a third-person perspective,

you control a visiting

a truly fantasticghting

game at its core. It has

enormouslycomplexand

fun gameplay,mixedwith

a great story modeand

customizationsystem,

that easily make this a

game worthchecking

out. However,all of this

is hamperedby its awfully

bloatedand grindy

economy,demanding

too much while rewarding

with so little.

The silver lining here is

that playerswho are only

interestedin the story and

combatmodesneed not

worry,as these grinding

issueswon’t really affect

them.

traveller, looting the island

of its chests and secrets.

Shang Tsung guides you

throughout your journey

as you pick up various key

items and solve some

small puzzles.

Overall, the innate

concept of exploring

the island is very well

executed. However, all

issues with grind stem from

the ridiculous amount of

currency types; seven in

total. You have koins, soul

fragments, time crystals,

‘skip  ght’ tokens, easy

fatality tokens, gear level up

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tokens and hearts.

Chests in the Krypt

are heavily padded with

items that not only include

said currency, but forge

ingredients, character

cosmetics, augments,

concept art, music tracks,

brutalities, fatalities and

Krypt key items. If that

already sounds exhausting

then I have more bad

news for you. Chests can

cost anywhere up to

18,000 koins to open, and

there’s still no guarantee

what’s actually inside!

Mortal Kombat 11�is

ATA GLANCE

DEVELOPER

NetherRealmStudios

PUBLISHER

WarnerBros.

Interactive

Entertainment

GENRE

Fighting

PLATFORM

PC, PS4, Xbox One,

Switch

PLAYERS

Single,Multi

JUNE 2019 | HWM 75