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Mortal Kombat X bringing back Brutalities

NetherRealm has revealed Mortal Kombat X's newest alternate "-ality" during today's Kombat Kast stream, bringing back Brutalities from the old Mortal Kombat Trilogy.
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NetherRealm returned to Twitch to discuss some of the new additions set to hit Mortal Kombat X. Recall that a few weeks ago, the studio alluded to a whole new -ality that would be revealed. That time has come, with Mortal Kombat X set to bring back the hard-hitting Brutalities.

Brutalities were last seen in in the Nintendo 64 version of Mortal Kombat Trilogy. For Mortal Kombat X, the Brutalities will utilize the same principle of beating your opponent to a complete and utter pulp. This time around, however, the Brutalities will end with a gory finishing move that will often leave opponents dismembered in some fashion. Unlike the MK Trilogy Brutalities, NetherRealm is making these more accessible and easier to perform. It should be noted, however, that these finishers are performed towards the end of a match and not after the traditional "FINISH HIM" prompt. Rather, special conditions will have to be filled in order to perform them, much like the old school days. NetherRealm further notes that there are over 100 different Brutalities, meaning fighters will each have more than one Brutality avaliable to them.

NetherRealm also showed off some of the fighting variations for a few of the previously-revealed kombatants. Cassie Cage got to show off her Hollywood variation, which gives her an air pistol attack; her Spec Ops variation, which allows her to call in homing drones from the sky; and her Brawler variation, which adds some extra throw moves, including ones that can be performed in mid-air.

NetherRealm discussed some more details for MKX's Kombat Pack, which will act as something of a Season Pass. This will feature four DLC characters, which are currently in development (which NetherRealm made sure to emphasize are not on the disc), along with some additional skins. The Kombat Pack will come in the game's Special Edition, but also be sold separately.

To get your first look at Brutalities, check out the archived NetherRealm stream below. (The Brutality montage begins at the 18:15 mark.)

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Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?

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