The speculations and waiting is over as this week, WB Games and NetherRealm Studios finally release the first full trailer of the newest entry in the Mortal Kombat and an interesting concept of reboot with Mortal Kombat 1.
Trying not to spoil much if you haven't yet played Mortal Kombat 11, so many things happened in the lore which justify Liu Kang as both Fire and Thunder God and why Raiden is nowhere to be seen (“yet” maybe?) but, does requires to have the Aftermath expansion to fully understand.
As an introduction, NEtherRealm Studios confirmed that it will include a story mode, online multiplayer with rollback netcode, and offline gameplay. The game will introduce a feature called Kameo Fighters, which will provide assistance to the player during fights. These characters will be separate from the main roster, and chosen before each fight.
Talking about the roster,Kombat Fighters confirmed so far include Liu Kang, Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Raiden, Johnny Cage, Kung Lao, Kitana, and Mileena. Shang Tsung with their reimagined version being offered as a pre-order bonus.
Mortal Kombat 1 will be released on September 19, 2023 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S/X, Nintendo Switch, and PC.
There will be a Premium Edition and the traditional Kollector Edition (Nintendo and PC versions are not included in the Kollector Edition).
The Premium Edition will include all Standard Edition content, along with the Kombat Pack, early access to the game beginning Sept. 14, and 1,250 Dragon Krystals (in-game currency). The Kombat Pack will feature a Johnny Cage character skin with the likeness of famed actor and martial artist, Jean-Claude Van Damme (available at launch), early access to six new playable characters (available post-launch), and five new Kameo Fighters (available post-launch).
Meanwhile, The Kollector Edition will include all of the Premium and PLUS, a 16.5-inch Liu Kang sculpture designed by COARSE and an inspired Liu Kang in-game character skin, three exclusive art prints, a steel case, and 1,450 additional Dragon Krystals (2,700 total).