Mortal Kombat 1 developer NetherRealm has revealed a primary take a look at Conan the Barbarian gameplay with a teaser video that additionally confirms the DLC character’s launch date.
Conan the Barbarian’s early entry launch date is about for January 21, 2025, with a normal launch deliberate for per week later. Within the video, beneath, we see Conan go up in opposition to Mortal Kombat’s villainous warmonger Shao Kahn and ship the long-lasting line: “To crush your enemies, see them pushed earlier than you.” Shao Kahn, clearly recognising the knowledge of the phrases, replies: “Actually, what’s finest in life.” The pair are kindred spirits, it appears.
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Within the 1982 Conan the Barbarian film, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s titular character is requested: “what’s finest in life?” He responds: “To crush your enemies, see them pushed earlier than you, and to listen to the lamentations of their girls.” It feels like NetherRealm left that final bit out.
As for the gameplay, Conan performs as you’d count on, with what appears to be like like a reasonably easy use of his Atlantean Sword. We see numerous flashy strikes followers of the movie will discover acquainted, together with Conan’s sword swirl. Conan can deflect projectiles, too.
One open query is who voices Conan in Mortal Kombat 1? It appears seemingly that Chris Cox, who voiced the Terminator in Mortal Kombat 11, performs Conan right here, given writer Warner Bros. would most likely have trumpeted getting Arnie in if it had managed it.
Conan the Barbarian is the fifth DLC character to be launched for Mortal Kombat 1’s Kombat Pack 2, and follows Noob Saibot, Cyrax, Sektor, and last month’s addition of Ghostface from the Scream films. The sixth and ultimate DLC character is T-1000 Terminator. Warner Bros. is but to announce a 3rd Kombat Pack or a brand new set of DLC characters.
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