Mortal Kombat X wants to make things easy for you … but it comes at a price.
NetherRealm Studios’ iconic fighting sequel released yesterday on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, but not everyone’s happy with it. The game has a $30 downloadable content season pass of questionable value given that it only unlocks four additional characters and a selection of character skins. You can also spend $20 to bypass some grinding and unlock stuff early on.
What’s really riled the gaming community, though, is the inclusion of paid-for easy fatalities — simplified versions of the tricky and gruesome finishing moves that the series is famous for.
Mortal Kombat X starts you off with some easy-fatality tokens — which mean you can pull off the moves without mastering the necessary button inputs — and you can earn more by playing. If you want, though, you can also pay a dollar to buy five easy fatalities or spend $5 for 30. This idea hasn’t gone down well with the gaming community, particularly as the game costs $60 upfront.
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Popular YouTuber Boogie2998 said, “This is the exact same model we see in free-to-play games … it certainly has no place in a triple-A, $60 title.”
Meanwhile, Twitter users have been equal parts perplexed and angered by NetherRealm’s move, as you can see in the comments gathered below.
I feel compelled to say something on the "Easy Fatalities" in Mortal Kombat X: They are bullshit. Don't give them your money for that.
— InsipidGhost?? (@InsipidGhost) April 14, 2015
https://twitter.com/ScottTypesWords/status/587942047992193025
https://twitter.com/DanHand1984/status/587942253508853760
https://twitter.com/Dave_Pedrick/status/587944791251542016
What. The. Fuck? You can purchase a limited amount of "Easy" fatalities in the new Mortal Kombat game? This is #HorseArmor all over again
— Woody (@ubadojw1) April 14, 2015
Thats weak!! RT @mrpittman: U can buy fatalities in the new Mortal Kombat?! Man the game has changed.
— Van Wilder (@Reacey23) April 14, 2015
https://twitter.com/nickh_101/status/587953178278174720
https://twitter.com/Joe_Toyark/status/587963215121780736
"30 Easy Fatalities"? Oh, Mortal Kombat X. Just when you were getting such good reviews, you do something like this…
— PixelPodium (@PixelPodium) April 14, 2015
https://twitter.com/IAmOwnedByCats/status/587962553235476481
