From Scorpion’s infamous “get over here” blade, through to Baraka’s insidious teeth, each of the character models is rendered in sublime detail. The detail on the characters is superb, and is especially noticeable when viewed up close in the new character editor screen – which now has its own photo mode. They have been overhauled in the most spectacular of ways. The most noticeable change since Mortal Kombat X is, without a doubt, the graphics. For all intent and purpose, the closed beta was meant to test the game’s online performance, and thus it only offers a small taste of what gamers can expect at release. Namely Baraka, Scorpion, Skarlet and Jade.

In addition, only four characters can be selected and fought with. For starters, players only had access to the Klassic Tower mode in the Konquer section, the Online mode in the Fight section, Characters in the Kustomize section, and none of the options in the Learn section. Given that this Mortal Kombat 11 hands-on preview is only of the closed beta, it stands to reason that there are a few limitations. Courtesy of Warner Brothers and the recent closed beta, I spent the weekend in glorious Kombat, resulting in this Mortal Kombat 11 hands-on preview. The latest title in the franchise is mixing old and new characters, whilst improving on visuals, and refreshing gameplay with some of the best elements of the Injustice franchise.

Among the many games releasing in April 2019, few have us as excited as Mortal Kombat 11.

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