UPDATE – The folks behind Mortal Kombat X highlighted a lot of good stuff today, starting with a look at Cassie Cage’s variations.
First off, she will have access to things like her grounded gunshot, flip kick, up kick (complete with meter burn divekick addition), and shadow kick across all of her variations. According to the developers, she is one of the title’s more run-based characters, as most of her pop-ups happen at longer ranges and force her to approach opponents with a quicker pace.
Taking a cue from her father, Cassie gains more ranged attacks in her Hollywood variation, gaining air gunshots that can be meter burned for an bonus attack on the ground. She also gains the ever-popular groin punch with this variation.
Spec Ops Cassie, on the other hand, uses a drone for her projectile that can land at different locations in the stage depending on which button she uses. The meter burn version homes in on the opponent, granting a pretty reliable pop-up for combo extensions. This version also includes a useless but completely awesome salute taunt.
And finally, Cassies goes UFC in the Brawler variation, gaining a number of grapples including a rather brutal air throw.
As for brutalities, they will be a bit different than what folks have seen in the past. Instead of being a series of inputs, certain conditions will have to be met before they are activated, such as ending a match with a throw.
The developers wanted to make sure they were more accessible than they were in previous installments, but some will have some very strict requirements to pull off correctly.
Discovering the conditions for activating a brutality appears to be a big part of their draw, and with over 100 already in the game, it’s definitely going to take some time. But never fear: brutalities won’t affect gameplay at all and won’t deal out extra damage.
The original article follows below.
With promotion for Mortal Kombat X ramping up it’s April release, the developers at NetherRealm Studios have been showing us more and more of what the title will have in store for the community. Today, they are going live with yet another Kombat Kast, and this time around they are prepared to highlight the return of brutalities to the long-running franchise.
To catch it all live, be sure to tune in below or head on over to Twitch. (Editor’s note: It appears as if Twitch is having some issues, so it may take a few tries for the stream to load properly.)
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Source: NetherRealm Studios