Mortal Kombat 11 shows how other fighting game sequels should effectively evolve

Mortal Kombat 11 shows how other fighting game sequels should evolve

By Michael Leri

Mortal Kombat has been evolving since its inception. While the original trilogy improved upon the same core, the following 3D era games splintered in a bunch of different and often bizarre directions. They weren’t always successful, but at least they weren’t prettier copies. Developer NetherRealm has stated that it tries to make…

Michael Leri
Michael Leri

Michael Leri is Evolve's senior gaming editor. He prides himself on playing and finishing as many video games as he can in all sorts of genres from shooters to platformers to weird indie experiments. There's always something to learn from rolling credits and that thirst for experience and knowledge is mostly what drives him. You can find him on Twitter, Backloggd, Bluesky, and Letterboxd as @OrangeFlavored.

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