Mortal Kombat 11 Review

The grisly and violent fighting was the claim to fame for Mortal Kombat in the 90s. The game was well-known for its ridiculously violent fights where a player could destroy every vital organ. However, the latest Mortal Kombat 11, is a sharper, creative, and improved animated version of the fan-favorite game that players can play both on Xbox Series X and PS5. The developer of the game, NetherRealm, has developed the newest fighting game with plenty of awesome features.

As per NetherRealm Studios, Mortal Kombat 11 requires a minimum 3.1GHz AMD Ryzen 3 1200 or 2.66GHz Intel Core i5-750 CPU. Other options include AMD Radeon HD 7590 or Nvidia Geforce GTX 670 GP. You will need 8GB of RAM and 64-bit Windows 7 OS,

What’s New?

Well, for starters, the game isn’t fixated on offering the extreme, often comical violence that is rather uncommon for any fighting game. The story of Mortal Kombat is no less than a wild ride. The interesting and twisting time-traveling plot urges a whole lot of most loved and hated players (characters) to rebirthed. The heroes of the new game need to team up and sometimes even fight with their past, as well as their future versions.

The improved animation helps with a smoother attack. Moreover, the game looks and plays way better than the previous Mortal Kombat versions. The fights have an impressive flow, and the new attack options facilitate players to enjoy the cinematic quality of the game.

The Plot

The plot revolves around the new big bad in Mortal Kombat, Kronika. She is creating havoc in her attempt to rewrite history and messing up with time. The most loved and deeply hated characters, both are getting eliminated or are coming face to face with their past selves. It is hard not to get excited about the story webbed by NetherRealm as the studio is famed for coming up with innovative storylines.

Mortal Kombat 11 successfully delivers quite an entertaining and top-grade cinematic experience with Kronika’s thrilling time-bending tricks.

Specs

NetherRealm has improved Mortal Kombat 11 on both platforms. The latest version runs at 4k under ideal circumstances. However, to maintain a smoother performance, it is capable of changing its resolutions. As per NetherRealm, the game has also gotten a general tune-up in terms of visuals.

The load time has been reduced significantly. The menus are loaded instantly on Xbox One and PS4, which took about 5 to 10 seconds to fully load earlier. Furthermore, MK11 uses HDR support to its advantage. The metal surfaces are more reflective, and players can easily see the tiniest and most insignificant of details in the character costumes, special effects, and bloody finishers.

The PS5 version uses DualSense’s haptics and makes your controller rumble when you get hit, pointing towards the direction of the damage.

Conclusion

The Mortal Kombat 11 packs quite a punch for players as it offers everything any player would expect from a high-profile fighting game. Even more. This can be said with surety, that the newest version of the game will be enjoyed and played for a long time to come with its realistic visuals, intriguing story, and thrilling action.