As we speak, NetherRealm Studios hosted the most recent version of the Kombat Kast–the semi-regular livestream highlighting new characters and options coming to Mortal Kombat 1 within the close to future. Although Halloween was final month, the presentation stored the scares going with a full reveal of Ghostface from Scream, together with an fascinating twist: The character is definitely three Ghostfaces in a single, and two of them are from the Mortal Kombat universe.
The Kombat Kast began with the gameplay trailer for the brand new fighter, which confirmed off a number of strikes and combos, a fourth-wall-breaking Fatality, and a tease at his Animality the place he morphs right into a buzzard. After the trailer, it was defined that the unique Ghostface–the one transported to the Mortal Kombat timeline–is the primary fighter, however he can name different Ghostfaces into battle for him.
These different Ghostfaces–per NetherRealm lead QA analyst Stephanie Brownback–are “not nameless,” however as a substitute are identified characters from the Mortal Kombat canon. The one clues given throughout the stream have been that each have been recruited from Kano’s Black Dragon clan, and that the male Ghostface is named “Black Dragon Enforcer” and the feminine is “Black Dragon Murderer.” Every of the Black Dragon Ghostfaces have “clues” and “Easter eggs” that current whereas they’re on-screen, and will probably be as much as the gamers to determine who’s who.
The Kombat Kast additionally revealed new options and changes to the roster, together with new strikes and skills for Ashrah, Smoke, and Sub-Zero, amongst others. A replay takeover was additionally highlighted, the place gamers can rewatch a current on-line match and “take over” for a quick time frame, so as to analyze the state of affairs and strategize for future matches.
Mortal Kombat 1 is offered now on Xbox Sequence X|S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Swap, and PC. Ghostface will formally be part of the roster on November 26, whereas these with early entry by way of the Premium or Kollector’s Version will be capable to play because the Scream killer one week sooner on November 19.