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Re: Mortal Kombat: Deception by curst 11/04/2004, 7:59am PST
Ice Cream Jonsey wrote:

FABIO wrote:

Ice Cream Jonsey wrote:

Where is the "Deception" that they speak of in this game?


That's it's hyped... as fun?


At this point Fabs and I chortle deeply and the camera freezes and "CREATED BY SHERWOOD SCHWARTZ" comes on the TV in bold, yellow Comic Sans.


Then a kommercial for MK:Deception airs, and every person watching who doesn't want to bother mastering the toughest fighting games but also is not named FABIO says to themselves "hmm, the last MK wasn't too bad, I'll bet this is pretty cool too! Baraka rules!" Then they rent it and have a fairly fun time while wondering what the fuck the point of the awful Konquest Mode was, or maybe giving up at the Tetris ripoff minigame after a couple of futile attempts getting past the 25% Difficulty mark. Then MXC comes on and they laugh at people getting snapped in half for about thirty minutes.

As to why it's named Deception... that's opening up a can of worms. If you start asking yourself this, then you're going to lose your mind. Why was the latest Thief is called Deadly Shadows? Aren't the shadows your greatest ally? Why was Age Of Wonders 2 called "The Wizard's Throne"? Is the idea of a wizard sitting on a throne supposed to compel me to buy a video game? Kohan 2's "Kings Of War"? Holy shit, you mean that in this game, various kings go to war? WHOA NO WAY THAT'S TOO MINDBLOWING A CONCEPT FOR ME TO COMPREHEND. Birthright:Gorgon's Alliance? Even though that (indescribably horrible) game has nothing to do with warring gorgon clans signing a peace treaty, but rather it's yet another 'evil force threatens world' plot and I didn't see one gorgon in it? Might & Magic 7's "For Blood And Honor"? Am I a noble and virtuous vampire? No, wait, it's just a random string of words. (Max Payne 2's subtitle joke)? (SW:Dark Forces series' subtitles joke)? Game makers are as reliable as B-movie makers when it comes to thinking up meaningless subtitles. I've long since stopped caring about them.

But perhaps someone will trudge through the entire Konquest Mode, and be rewarded with a sekret part of the game's backstory that'll reveal the deception! That someone definitely isn't me.
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    Re: Review Request: That new Mortal Kombat game by curst 11/01/2004, 12:06am PST NEW
        Re: Review Request: That new Mortal Kombat game by curst 11/01/2004, 12:08am PST NEW
        huh? by FABIO 11/01/2004, 1:11am PST NEW
            Re: huh? by curst 11/01/2004, 7:39am PST NEW
                jesus christ by FABIO 11/01/2004, 9:47am PST NEW
                    You suck at all games NT by Mysterio 11/01/2004, 2:35pm PST NEW
                        suck at HAVING FUN you mean! by FABIO 11/01/2004, 8:48pm PST NEW
                            What the hell is the new one called? by Ice Cream Jonsey 11/03/2004, 11:21pm PST NEW
                                Mortal Kombat: Deception NT by FABIO 11/04/2004, 12:17am PST NEW
                                    Re: Mortal Kombat: Deception by Ice Cream Jonsey 11/04/2004, 1:11am PST NEW
                                        Re: Mortal Kombat: Deception by FABIO 11/04/2004, 1:50am PST NEW
                                            Re: Mortal Kombat: Deception by Ice Cream Jonsey 11/04/2004, 1:53am PST NEW
                                                Re: Mortal Kombat: Deception by curst 11/04/2004, 7:59am PST NEW
                                                    Re: Mortal Kombat: Deception by Bill Dungsroman 11/04/2004, 12:39pm PST NEW
                                                    Re: Mortal Kombat: Deception by Keldroc 11/05/2004, 5:03pm PST NEW
                                Kortal Mombat NT by Bill Dungsroman 11/04/2004, 12:19am PST NEW
                                    Psh, you're not cool, Dad. by Fussbett 11/04/2004, 2:48am PST NEW
                                        How about: Kable Moombat. NT by Bill "Pops" Dungsroman 11/04/2004, 12:35pm PST NEW
                    Re: jesus christ by Fussbett 11/04/2004, 2:46am PST NEW
 
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