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Mortal Kombat 1game director Ed Boon has confirmed that the story mode for the upcoming fighting game will be about as long asMortal Kombat XandMortal Kombat 11. Fighting games generally aren’t known for having particularly lengthy story modes, andtheMortal Kombatfranchiseis certainly no exception to that rule.
However, recent years have seenMortal Kombatput a greater emphasis on its story modes with impressive cutscenes and plots featuring a wide range of characters from theMortal Kombatuniverse. It’s taken roughly five to six hours to get through theMortal Kombatstory modes, give or take, and it seems fans of the fighting game franchise can expect a similar length when they hop into theMortal Kombat 1story mode later this year.
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This was confirmed by Ed Boon on Twitter, who was responding to a question from a fan about how long theMortal Kombat 1story mode will be. Boon didn’t provide an exact number, but compared theMortal Kombat 1story mode length toMortal Kombat XandMortal Kombat 11. According to aggregate site How Long to Beat, it makes most people an average of 5.5 hours to beat theMortal Kombat Xstory, while theMortal Kombat 11story is about six hours long. Those that also play theAftermathexpansionforMortal Kombat 11can expect the full story to take a few hours longer.
TheMortal Kombat 1storytakes place in the new universe created by Fire God Liu Kang after the events of theAftermathexpansion. This rebooted timeline has many similarities with the previous one, but it also differs in a great number of ways as well. This includes shaking up the relationships of various characters, tweaking their personalities and in some cases, even their identities.
The characters featured in theMortal Kombat 1story are so far all characters that fans of the franchise should be familiar with. No new characters have been announced forMortal Kombat 1at the time of this writing, discountingguest characters like Homelander, Omni-Man, and Peacemaker. With theMortal Kombat 1release date right around the corner, it seems the roster will consist entirely of existing fighters, but there’s still time for NetherRealm to make some surprise announcements.
Mortal Kombat 1launches September 19 for PC, PS5, Switch, and Xbox Series X.
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