Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance 20th Anniversary Analysis

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  @Mr.CheckYourself · 3 years ago

  Liu Kang being killed still one of the most biggest moments in video game history showed Midway would cross the line in the MK stories.

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• RE

  @RedHeracross · 3 years ago

  This was the Mortal Kombat game that made me start seriously paying attention to the story. I loved this game back in the day.

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• QU

  @Quatrixjs1 · 3 years ago

  Loved how DA nailed the dark and mystical feeling of MK. And the large amount of lore you could uncover was great.

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• DO

  @donatellod.dabbins3609 · 3 years ago

  Cooking With Scorpion is one of the best things to unlock in the Krypt, not to mention  the game having the Adema Music Video (Immortal is still a fucking bop!) Deadly Alliance is underrated as fuck. Hell the whole 3D era is underutilized nowadays.

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• UF

  @UfodexENMD · 3 years ago

  Jax's alternative design actually makes sense in this cannon/timeline since he still has his natural arms underneath the metal ones. So he can remove them if he'd want to

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• TH

  @TheDarkYoshi1000 · 3 years ago

  My roommates and I still play this game and deception on weekends. Such a great game and one of my absolute favorites.

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• AL

  @alexandrefrauches132 · 3 years ago

  Outside from Armaggedon, both Deadly Alliance and Deception are my favorite Mortal Kombat stories (they are for the franchise what IW and Endgame were for MCU). Not only they expand the mythology with new characters but the idea of killing Liu Kang was bold move and gave chance to other characters, specially Kitana and Sindel to develop, rather than just pulling a "Death/Return of Superman" and bringing Liu Kang back for the final fight because of "protagonist armor"

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• EN

  @EndoScorpion · 3 years ago

  I remember my brother and I playing MK1 and 2 on Sega Mega Drive, and we had a PC copy of Trilogy. I only rented MK4 and was quite disappointed with it at the time.<br>But I distinctly remember my brother getting me Deadly Alliance for my birthday - and this is when I really fell in love with the series. I really dove deep into the lore and the characters. The 3D era is where MK peaked in terms of story. And the costumes were amazing, some of them still stand up at the the best in the franchise.<br><br>Deadly Alliance not only cemented my love for the series, but also my love for Scorpion too. Prior to this; I&apos;d play mostly as Johnny in Mk1-2, and Noob Saibot in Trilogy (he was so OP in that game). I love both of Scorpion&apos;s costumes in DA. His Hapkido style, and that swaying of his stance is forever burnt into my memory. Friends and family would rage-quit when I played as Scorpion because I would dominate. Even Moloch struggled. If I ever got stuck on Moloch with another character - I&apos;d whip out Scorpion to kick his butt. Ironic considering Scorp&apos;s canon ending in this game. <br><br>This has to be Raiden&apos;s besr costume too. To this day I still wish we got a proper conclusion to his Dark arc. I&apos;d happily forget about all this timeline crap and just pick up from MK Armageddon or even Deception. I say Deception because I feel that Midway&apos;s need to include all the characters from the series hindered the story. While it was great to see some characters come back, some could&apos;ve easily been forgotten or stayed dead. Still, I liked Taven and would love to see him return.<br><br>Hsu Hao is no way near as bad as people say he is. I actually liked the dynamic between the two dragon clans and the OWIA. And the fact Hsu Hao destroyed the OWIA&apos;s means to travel between the realms put a massive delay on the heroes getting to Outworld, giving the Deadly Alliance enough time to amass their army. I mean, wasn&apos;t Li Mei the last soul to be (almost) put into the Dragon King army (with Bo Rai Cho saving her at the last second). Imagine the heroes got there a lot sooner: They could&apos;ve regrouped with Cyrax and Kenshi; Sub Zero wouldn&apos;t be galavanting off with Frost elsewhere; Scorpion might not have needed to sneak in underground; Li Mei&apos;s souls wouldn&apos;t have been tainted by almost getting put into a skeleton body / forming a connection with Onaga; and Bo Rai Cho would&apos;ve stuck around to help in the fight. Significantly strengthening the Forces of Light. I&apos;m probably reaching a bit, but I still feel Hsu had a bigger effect on the story than people give credit for, and like other characters who got a second chance / expanded upon; there is potential there to make something better out of Hsu.<br><br>Mavado can f off though! XD<br>Never liked that guy!

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• BR

  @BradTheBrobarian · 3 years ago

  DA and deception were absolutely amazing the best stories in Mk as well.

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• SA

  @SammEater · 1 year ago

  MK Deadly Alliance has kinda of a horror vibe that is missing from the newer games. Even the theme that plays between matches in Arcade sounds creepy.

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• NU

  @NucleaRaptor · 3 years ago

  I love MKDA so much I&apos;d fuck it. It did so many things right and made me fall in love with the series all over again.<br><br>Also, the Sarna Ruins kinda have story relevance, it&apos;s supposed to be the outside of the Lost Tomb where Quan finds Onaga&apos;s army.

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• GE

  @GenMaj_Knight · 3 years ago

  MKDA Reptile was my favorite design overall. Made him feel like he fit into Outworld rather than just being a green clad dude.

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