In the midst of the great stir caused by the announcement, Mortal Kombat 1 switched its belonging to Xbox Game Pass, a great step that made it possible for Game Pass subscribers to play the latest MK title. Discussions around the game’s quality, its place in the series, and the merits of Game Pass itself accompanied the announcement.
The big news certainly made waves: right now, it is possible to play Mortal Kombat 1 on Game Pass! You can download it, and fireballs and other cool things are all set for you. This is really a big win for Microsoft’s gaming service as it was able to add a recent major AAA title to its library. But if you thought the gaming community’s reaction to this event would be a universal cheer, then you haven’t been following the internet lately. Let’s just say, online reactions have been quite hot; a whole world war is waged in the comments, and not even about the best character!
To start with, the good impressions have been shared; there are some players who are really excited. One of the Game Pass users, ‘khibass,’ was thrilled about the potential of playing on the Xbox handheld and mentioned that he “will be able to put even more time into the game.” Another user, ‘NupeSauce,’ quickly got into battles, posting his gamertag with a very welcoming “Come at me bruh!” attitude. And ‘urlocalxeno’ simply said “Finally it’s here thanks gamepass” to express his excitement about the game. For these people, it is a victory without a doubt. A huge, gory, and bone-crushing victory that they did not have to buy at a full price.
On the other hand, the opposite side of it is so brutally harsh. One of the players even used the term “dead game” more or less ten times than Sub-Zero’s ice ball was fired during the matches. Among the many who branded it in this way were users ‘FabbriZarate’ and ‘Rapturecitizen_.’ ‘GhostTheGod_’ even noted the irony in his comment: “LMFAOOOOOO the one time I say DEAD GAME.” Ouch. The perception seems to be that the number of active players is very low, therefore the hype dying down very quickly after the launch? Such terms can be very harsh to any game, to say the least, but especially for a flagship fighter title.
Next comes the criticism that is aimed at Mortal Kombat 1 specifically. In reality, the complaints are coming from every corner. User ‘Gerin_XXL’ offered bluntly: “Still, it’s not good or fun.” Another one, ‘FLU_2Cold,’ conveyed discontent at the file size: “Not worth the the amount of disk space it takes up.” User ‘KaztheNegaVol’ labeled it a “terrible game that is in the bargain bin already,” pointing to its negative image. Moreover, ‘JReeves74883’ talked about the philosophical issue and said they saved money because “MK isn’t MK anymore.” That’s a deep cut for loyal fans of the franchise who feel it has lost its identity.
Oh! Sorry, what was I saying? The mankind just could not live without the drama and the game fight was then?? It was then that people started bringing Xbox Game Pass into it too! User ‘Downbadbrando’ made a quite clever remark, associating the Mortal Kombat 1 addition with the recent price hike: “Imagine raising the price of Game Pass just to add Mortal Kombat Temu.” Making a comparison between MK1 and a discount shopping app is a very serious insult. ‘WhetClown’ concurred and added: “Gamepass lowk fell off cuz the shitty price change.” Some players see this major addition as not compensating for their displeasure over the new price of the service.
There were some… eccentric criticisms even. User ‘AMasduu’ brought about the character design controversy that overshadowed the game’s early marketing: “Isn’t this the one with the ugly and clothed women? No thank you.” And ‘WalletInspecto4’ questioned the rationale of having the game in the library, as he puzzledly mixed MK1 with announcement of the Bratz game: “I swear, you guys have some weird people in charge of deciding Gamepass games…” It’s definitely a strange mix, no doubt about it.
Amidst all this, there were a few gamers who tried to support the game. ‘BandoBLKN’ answered to a critic, “I bought this game day 1 it’s not ass.” A small dispute even broke out on which platform the game runs the best with ‘AmaanEdeniaYT’ declaring “Xbox mk1 runs the WORST” compared to the performance on other consoles like PlayStation.
