#Mortal kombat 11 aftermath series

Nothing about him is conventional, from his ability to run on air, to his weird launching tornado that requires you to actually manually direct it, to his unique slide that can be used to slip under projectiles and either start a combo or hit with an extremely satisfying krushing blow. In stark contrast to RoboCop, virtually everything that Fujin does is completely unique to him, which makes him a very strange and exciting, if slightly unwieldy, character. Still, if you’re able to turn your brain off and just enjoy the ride it takes you on, Aftermath’s campaign is a good time for as long as it lasts. There’s tons of well-choreographed fight scenes, smart integration of gameplay that forces you to learn characters you might not otherwise play, and a couple of head-scratching moments of questionable logic as Shang Tsung, Nightwolf, and Fujin attempt to pull off a time-travel heist. Few characters are as smug and smarmy as Shang Tsung, and Tagawa is able to convey that masterfully not just with his voice, but also one of the best shit-eating grins I’ve ever seen.Apart from Tagawa’s performance, everything else is business as usual for a NetherRealm story mode, with the exception of it being over in just about three hours or so. It should be obvious to any MK fan that Shang Tsung isn’t to be trusted, but the way Tagawa and the writing plays with that expectation is delightful.

Fujin was one of the things that our designers were like, 'Hey, I think we could do something really cool with this character with wind and running on the wind and doing stuff with his sword.' When the designers say they could make something really unique with gameplay, that weighs a lot in terms of a decision of who to bring back.“Easily the best part of the whole Aftermath campaign is actor Cary Hiroyuki Tagawa as Shang Tsung, who – along with stealing souls – also steals every single scene that he’s in.

It's a novelty, and so we're just kind of spreading it. Then, when they do return, it's a big deal. We do need to give characters a rest every once in a while. Quite frankly, I think a decent number of players will be like, 'Who's Fujin?' If we just did Mileena, Kitana, Jade, Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Rain, you know, all these characters, I think it would get stale after a while. 'The reason we added Fujin was because he hasn't been seen in a game in so long. 'I think over the years, we have about 80 Mortal Kombat characters in some capacity,' said Boon while speaking to Game Informer. According to Boon, prioritizing all of these characters would get stale after a while. In the process of revealing why the team chose Fujin, Boon reveals why some stalwarts, like Mileena, haven't been chosen yet. In fact, many Mortal Kombatfans didn't seem to know or remember who Fujin was when he was first revealed. While hardcore fans are more than familiar with the fighter, he's far from the most popular.

#Mortal kombat 11 aftermath series

That said, during a new interview, creative director on the series Ed Boon revealed why they chose Fujin specifically.