***EDIT*** CHOOSE A KAMEO IS NOW LIVE BY POPULAR DEMAND. Linked in the video description, check it out! Its that time again, Mortal Kombat 1 has launched to lets go over the entire roster and help you find out what characters you might be interested in! Also since making this video the day 1 patch has dropped with a few small changes I will update right here, otherwise, enjoy, leave a like if you could and thanks for watching! NITARA - Her giant blood laser now special cancelable into air special moves TANYA - her buff is like 4x faster than the original build, and when 2 buffs are stocked, when she dash cancels normals she keeps momentum helping her slide across the screen. Really helps neutral, even better than what shes described as in the video LIU KANG - his stand 1 got changed to 6f startup. So the section where I gush about kung lao's 6f? All that now applies to Liu Kang. Shao - Not any one thing, but a bunch of his frame data is better now. He had a bit of MK11 Shao problems, and he's now better off.

@anyany2021

10 ай бұрын

You do good work sir. Thank you.

@Dracobyte

10 ай бұрын

Thank you for another great character guide!

@TheTyroofToriyama

10 ай бұрын

11:00 Great point that you stopped to remind people of this and wasted no time letting people know how serious it is. Always see things like this irl that go overlook cos people think it's just quirky or something Wow... Started sounding like a top 10 unknowns video or something.. Really scary

@RyuFighter85

10 ай бұрын

Rain is the JP of Mortal Kombat 1

@TaigaGalette

10 ай бұрын

should add reptile scaling on force ball was nerfed so the loops are not good anymore

Playing characters cause they're good ❌ Playing characters cause they're hot ✅

@noshiabb8

2 күн бұрын

lol

As someone who doesn't have the money to buy every new fighting game, these videos are immensely helpful for my viewing experience of the tourneys. They let me know each characters' gameplans and key moves so I can look for them during the matches.

@dinotaco4651

10 ай бұрын

Hey, that's me, too XD

@alexandretorrinha5540

10 ай бұрын

What platform do you usually play?

@kotawiththezoomies

10 ай бұрын

felt that, i want mk1 so bad but can’t afford it either. makes me sad

@acrasis

10 ай бұрын

If it’s of any help, websites like cdkeys can help get it at a reduced price. But it’s still egregiously high, I feel your pain 100%

@smolltaco5667

9 ай бұрын

​@@kotawiththezoomiesi decided to buy it as my first mk, and im having tons of fun

I’m picking Liu Kang air fireballs for all the flying nitaras out there 😂

Been playing scorpion for 22 years and I gotta say he feels amazing in this game. I love the Scorp+Jax combo

@GilroyIronheart

10 ай бұрын

He protecc, he attacc, but most important he got his arms bacc

@ThaddeusVilain

10 ай бұрын

Some might call it a Catch22 situation

@caseybarrett8352

10 ай бұрын

@@ThaddeusVilainhow about you catch deez nuts instead

@andreamonaco2001

10 ай бұрын

Bro, you NEED to try Scorp+Motaro, it's so funny

@richardshiflett5181

10 ай бұрын

Frost is really good with him too.

I feel bad that you had to grind so hard to get this out but I’ve been SO hype to watch this since release!!!!!

@rooflemonger

10 ай бұрын

I do my best to make sure people have what they want on day 1 🙏

@squidward8125

10 ай бұрын

​@@rooflemonger ❤

@TheShuuman

10 ай бұрын

​@@rooflemongerThank you good sir

@SamStraker

10 ай бұрын

​@@rooflemonger You did good, the geras section made a friend of mine make the decision to play MK1 and main him (May they have mercy on those that face their Geras)

@DontPlayVideoGames

10 ай бұрын

@@rooflemonger how u got that Geras skin please, it looks so sick 😭😭😭

I am always impressed how fast you are able to learn these characteristics and make these videos

@rooflemonger

10 ай бұрын

Wish I had a bit more time but gotta work with what ya got!

@devastatheseeker9967

10 ай бұрын

​​@@rooflemongermost of the time making this video was unlocking havik wasn't it?

@remingtonpenaranda7762

10 ай бұрын

same v cool

@kaproskarleto5136

10 ай бұрын

I imagine he's just like that tryhard dude that does the heavy breathing while learning the characters 😂

@JJPurp

10 ай бұрын

They made it way easier to learn the combos

Had to go with Reptile. He has so many good pokes and juggle tools and is over all just super fun to play. Also can we all just take a moment to appreciate his new design concept because this is easily the best he has EVER looked! The shapeshifting idea was genius.

@user-bc2vt3jv9v

10 ай бұрын

i just bought ps5+mk1 today and tried to learn to play with reptile, i think he looks sick and has some interesting moves and setups, but i heard they patched his combo dmg at the release day sigh*

@MrKevin486

10 ай бұрын

Plus he is a Big Stinky Lizard!

@whitenightandtheguildofidi208

7 ай бұрын

I'm trying my best to get better with him. Do you have any tips?

I gave Nitara a quick go to see how she played and didn't really gel with her. Seeing this video she is a lot more involved than I thought. I'll definitely go back to her and try to learn her properly because that blood sacrifice ability is wild! Great video. Currently maining Li Mei and Reptile though and loving them!

What about Kameos you ask? Is it time for Choose a Kameo? Maybe! Just uh, let me grind them out I don't have them all yet lol. Kameos are a huge part of the game and yes we will go over them all, expect that video in a day or two! And of course plenty more MK1 content to come. Now though since this video took me 21 hours to make, I am gonna get some sleep!

@NessOnett8

10 ай бұрын

That was going to be my immediate question. Looking forward to it.

Reikos space control is wild, any character that has stubby normals struggles against him

@AlgaeEater09

10 ай бұрын

He also has an MKX run! Dudes WILD

Just a few minutes into this, and I love it! Thank you for your descriptions of the moves, what they look like, what they do, etc. I am a blind gamer, and I cannot wait to get my hands on this game!

They fixed literally every issue with scorpion from mk11. So hyped! Better range, can't neutral duck everything and a launch without any meter. PERFECT

@richardshiflett5181

10 ай бұрын

Jax and Frost are insane with him too.

@Hellonleash

6 ай бұрын

so sad that people actually thought that scorpion would be good

I like these videos for not only the information on choosing a character (even though I know my main’s been Shao since announcement), but also for gaining some insight into what to look out for when playing against other characters. Thanks, Rooflemonger! Can’t wait for the character specific guides.

@nathanscorner9484

10 ай бұрын

i'm also a shao main in mk11, nice to see another person likes shao.

Thank you for this. After doing the tutorials yesterday I was kinda stumped looking at the roster. Really makes you appreciate the character guides in Sf6

Thank you. I quickly played each character in training while watching this and now I have more confidence with each of them. Just like sf6 you have helped me get better tremendously.

I'm going to main the whole roster. Every character looks awesome and fun.

@jmckolay

10 ай бұрын

I couldn’t agree more, this isn’t an rpg you don’t need a main. If you can main the fundamentals that every character has access to you can be good at every character.

@alexanderdenison2950

10 ай бұрын

​@jmckolay if you wanna play at a legitimately competative level especially early on, having a main and maybe one or two side side characters is pretty much a must. There is a reason the vast majority of top players go about it that way. Don't get me wrong there are exceptions but those are almost always legacy players who have been maining a specific game for like actual decades.

@JuiceTSA

10 ай бұрын

@@alexanderdenison2950true but having knowledge of every character’s move set is just as helpful

@helicopterk3n708

10 ай бұрын

@@alexanderdenison2950I Hate That…Competitiveness Takes Fun Out Of The Other Characters On The Roster

@alexanderdenison2950

10 ай бұрын

@@JuiceTSA right but knowing every characters move set inside out right out and being able to apply that knowledge real time in a match, right out of the gate isn't realistic. While you're busy learning every single character you'll almost certainly be loosing to somebody who learns one character and has an effective flowchart and some basic knowledge about how his character interacts with the rest of the cast from playing match ups and labbing specific situations as opposed to learning another character entirely. That's the thing, match up knowledge is more about interactions between two specific characters as opposed to actually knowing everything the cast can do, and it's much easier to obtain that knowledge from one perspective initially. You can know every move every character has and not actually know anything about the game because you don't know how those moves interact with each other, and create match up specific situations. I'm not saying you shouldn't explore the cast but it's honestly much more productive to take one character more seriously than the rest, because match up comfort goes a seriously long way when you're playing a match real time.

I love when a new fighting game comes out because you can hear how excited rooflemonger is to cover it. Love you bro keep making quality Kahntent! ❤

Im going with Reiko Reiko moves like an actual martial artist He shoots for a double leg takedown like a freestyle wrestler His parry is an X block And his normal and combo attacks are basic kickboxing Its satisfying to see

Absolutely love these lengthy videos. They are helpful and nice to listen to. I tend to watch through entire video even if I know who I’m gonna play

Hands down the best MK coverage on KZread! Keep up the awesome work!

@jet23851

Ай бұрын

🥱

Been waiting for this one, you always do a great job of covering each character. Spent a couple hours today going through the tutorial and combo challenges, looking forward to diving in tomorrow and really starting to learn some characters properly. I'm sure I'll be coming back to this video very often, thanks for being so thorough.

@That-KidDo

10 ай бұрын

Does every MK have such ridiculous fire balls

@trappestarrgaming3422

10 ай бұрын

​@@That-KidDoyes all netherealm games do

@That-KidDo

10 ай бұрын

@@trappestarrgaming3422 dang that’s incredibly annoying. Is there any universal mechanics for stopping fireballs

@DChainZ_YT

10 ай бұрын

@@That-KidDoYes, it’s a big point of criticism with NRS games. There are quite a few kameos that counter projectiles though. For instance, Sub Zero has an ice armor move that completely negates them and allows you to close distance on your opponent. There are other examples as well but I’m still new and figuring all the options out.

@That-KidDo

10 ай бұрын

@@DChainZ_YT oh ok that’s cool. But those fireballs are like really fast, are all kameos the same speed?

I needed ALL of this information. The grind to be a Shang main has begun. Thanks for the video.

it's incredible the effort you put into these to get them out as fast as possible, it's great!

We appreciate all your hard work!

I'm not even remotely done the video, but by god, the Character Power in this game, is insane.

@rooflemonger

10 ай бұрын

character power is like the old days of NRS, they took off the limiter

I've been so hyped for this game, I've been having a hard time choosing my main but thanks to this video I narrowed it down to a few, thank you for your hard work!

Dear lord, I've watched many vids on MK1 in the last few days and none were as chock full of useful character analysis and tips as this. I feel like I have so much more working knowledge of not only the characters I want to use, but of all the characters I will face. I'm recommending this to all the new MK1 players I know. Thanks for this.

Big Mileena fan since MK2 and I couldn’t agree more about your opinions on her. This iteration is super fun, looks cool and seems to be genuinely good. Of course we’ll see how the meta develops, but she seems really solid.

@losteden6390

10 ай бұрын

She seems top tier ...

@cheezyfilmsproductions1842

10 ай бұрын

​@@losteden6390 This is definitely the game to be a Mileena fan

@philosophyandhappiness2001

10 ай бұрын

I feel like most characters are good or viable in some way. Not like mk11, where some characters were downright useless

@Cutthroat__

10 ай бұрын

@@losteden6390most definitely isn’t she’s worse than she was in X

@losteden6390

10 ай бұрын

@@Cutthroat__ She is top tier confirmed by plenty of pros ... She was the character that won the first MK1 tournament....

Let’s GO! I’ve been waiting for this all day, thanks for grinding so hard to get one of your amazing overviews out day 1 🙏

Dude as a far as online fgc content creators you're hands down one of the best.... never played strive, and I'm way more into SF than MK, but series like this you really flex that knowledge of fighting games as a whole that's so enthralling... you've always been on my radar for videos, but these last few months your channel has been amazing! Keep up the good work man, I will forever check in on you when a new fighting game drops

Gravitated towards Havik for just being a "goofy" character and was having a good time but very glad to have seen the strings he can pull off to really up his game 😊

You make fighting games so much more accessible and easier to understand. Thank you for all the work and in depth explanations, they are so incredibly helpful and I have fun watching your vids even on games I don't play or ones I'm thinking about.

I'm feeling Raiden surprisingly. Also, I want to main other everyone seems dope

My jaw dropped at the duration of the vid. But this was an amazing overview. So many things that weren't obvious from preview trailers and the like and really good for getting a sense of people to just try out, run through some towers, and get a feel for the dang thing.

Always love these videos. A good quick overview of each character. Li mei and kenshi stand out to me as real fun looking.

Reiko is honestly surprising me! The "long reaching normals, fast approach, with beefy fireballs and a sprinkling of grappler" reminds me of Leo from GG and to a lesser extent Deejay from SF6

Mine was easy. I simply saw Havik, knew he was gonna play super goofy, and knew I was going to play him. He’s just as weird as I thought he was.

@minionsxwish

10 ай бұрын

Loved him back in the day and nitara

I like those "Choose your Main" videos a lot! thanks for keeping us knowledgeable at all new fighting games.

Man, this game is dope. It actually made me interested in playing scorpion for the first time ever and he's fun as hell!

These are the videos I always look forward to the most 😁

Awesome video as always. I love that you always cover the most important question in every fighting game, "does this character have command grabs?" As a fellow grappler main since SF2, much appreciated.

Thank you for all of this! And all the explanations! It helps me understand the game a lot better!

I always love these videos. So well done and help me jump right into the game !

I can’t think of a single instance where only one or two characters have an airdash and they aren’t top tier. I’ll be watching to see where Nitara ends up.

What a legend, the amount of effort put into this is incredible

This video is absolutely godlike, it is such a goldmine. It's astonishing how fast you've absorbed all the information. Thank you for sharing.

Quality info, thank you.

Been waiting for this video, im new to fighting games and your SF6 overview helped me pick my main. Im thinking about trying Liu Kang first. also the stages in this game look so good.

One of my favorite parts of a new fighting game launch is watching these videos from Roof. Psyched for the new MK, these characters look wild

Fantastic video, thanks!

Rooflemonger, this is the video ive been waiting on. Ive been exploring a few characters, but knew you would be bringing some heat! So very informative and explained so well! You the man!

Thank you so much as always man, for your time and dedication 💜 I and the rest of us appreciate it (and you) more than we know how to tell ya!!

Definitely subscribed just off the EFFORT alone that you put into this video. Entertaining and informative 💯

This video is an insane undertaking, thanks so much for your time and effort!

Can always count on Rooflemonger to make a solid, quick character overview guide when a game comes out. Can also usually count on him being one of, if not the first to get it out there.

I was hyped to play my old mains Smoke and Reptile again, but man did they crank Geras up to 11 in this game. Honestly, lots of cool movesets in this one. They did a great job.

This could of EASILY been multiple videos but you did all this. DAMN!!! Very helpful, we all appreciate this.

Shoutout to you for the long video including every Karakter instead of spliting it into X Parts. Great stuff!

Last time I played Reiko was when I was 10 and playing at a movie theater arcade. Had no idea what I was doing but was able to mash out ninja stars and beat a good amount of older kids. He actually looks really cool here and I want to learn him for real.

Youve done a phenomenal job on this video in explaining all characters. After hearing and seeing gerus gameplay with them sands of time he reminds me of prince of Persia. Great video. Liked, obviously commented and subscribed. Loved how you explained everything. Keep it up. Many blessings and praise the lord and creator

I knew the goat was ginna make a video im looking forward to them all🐐

It's so amazing that you learned all of this so quickly. Nice work.

It’s worth mentioning that Reiko’s enhanced command grab can be used as a combo ender. Spending two bars is still kind of silly, but it’s something.

Dude I just want to take a minute to thank you for videos like this. I've been playing fighting games on and off since Fighting Street (technically Street Fighter 1). These videos are so important to people that aren't familiar with fighting games and certain series. Even I, despite my years of experience, find these videos extremely useful.

Just got this. Very much earned my sub. Thanks for making this

Reptile is probably the best he's ever been. He is immediately my main, followed by Kenshi and Ashrah.

@binho2224

10 ай бұрын

I think everybody is on their own best iteration ever. Só many sick things going on here.

@jcd5238

10 ай бұрын

​@@binho2224except kung lao, his swag is gone

@binho2224

10 ай бұрын

@@jcd5238 But in terms of gameplay he is still very strong, is he not?

@SvalblodChampion

9 ай бұрын

What now, you still think the same?

@zichithefox4781

9 ай бұрын

@@SvalblodChampion Honestly yea as far as Reptile. Although now I'm picking up Geras for his weird but fun playstyle.

Johnny Cage has always been my main and I love the way he feels in this game. Heavy MK9 vibes besides not having the green glow.

@skylarlassiter7215

10 ай бұрын

Man this game makes me miss the green glow a lot but the martial arts, JCVD feel is amazing nonetheless!

Thank you for all your hard work putting out these informative videos!

What another great amazing video. Been playing nonstop since release. Absolutely love this game and appreciate your guides

Caved and got this, really feeling Reptile right now

Rooflemonger, just wanted to let you know watching one of these choose your main videos that you make when a new fighting game drops is literally one of my favorite moments when playing a new Fg. Just thought maybe you would think it’s cool to be responsible for that, I actually wait eagerly for these vids and have been checking every couple hours lol

As an Mk beginner i couldnt ask for a better video to understand what everyone does. You're q godsend, i sub, congrats 👏

i found this really helpful, thanks bub

Shang tsung shifting abilities at anytime is a huge improvement and really makes it so much better

I can’t wait for my game to deliver😭 I’ll def use this guide

God's work man! Gj and thank you :)

Roof you da goat! Looking forward to MK1 with you and your content. Bless up man. Your work is appreciated.

Been having a blast playing Nitara so far, her mobility is so satisfying! I think her strength lies in tricking the opponent to commit to a move, then whiff punishing with Divekick or Bite for 30%+ damage. Great pick for players who like to be constantly active 😅

@DaniSpooks

10 ай бұрын

its a shame the voice acting for is is ass tho

@madeuinheavan108

10 ай бұрын

I love playing her so far, been grinding hella in KL w/ her. Her biggest weakness is a lack of a projectile bc of people like reptile but honestly the kameos clean up most of her mess

@guyguy7002

10 ай бұрын

​@@madeuinheavan108sub zero kameo makes rushdown so much better with the armor

I constantly go back to this video just to pick up new characters. My scorpion sucked …. Now he doesn’t.

@rooflemonger

10 ай бұрын

make sure to check out the IGN scorpion guide too! I actually did IGN's guide for them

thank you for this. Have not played MK in so long and this video helped clear up some characters for me

Great video and intro to all characters, very helpful!

As a Jade and Skarlet player previously, I'll have to find a new main, but it certainly looks like there is a wealth of options to choose from!

@teatx6du

10 ай бұрын

just out of interest, who did you main in MKX?

@zxon3751

10 ай бұрын

@@teatx6dumkx sucks Kombat kids suck eww

@ponani007

10 ай бұрын

Tanya replaces Jade with her staff and Nitara replaces Skarlet with all the blood & health regain moves.

@objectreality2889

10 ай бұрын

SAME, JADE AND SKARLET NOT BEING HERE MADE ME CRY

@benroberts6818

10 ай бұрын

They were my mains as well. I’m having a lot of fun with Tanya, after a rocky start, and I need to go back to Nitara and try again.

MK1 and SF6 are both excellent games, the best of their respective series

@Mariscosfilantropias

10 ай бұрын

Both games dont have the classic most iconic characters😅

@demontan4535

10 ай бұрын

@@Mariscosfilantropias scorpion sitting in the corner: … you what?

Amazing work. This video let me narrow it down to 5 characters to try on the 19th!

This was so incredibly helpful!! Thank you!

Love these guides! Thanks for putting in the hard work. If MK11 is any indication: I’ll probably fight Scorpion and Sub zero online 99% of the time 😂

@TheDucky101

10 ай бұрын

Nope lol lots of Smoke and Raiden

Reiko is my go to this time around for sure. I got so good with Erron Black in MK11 i could just troll most people, can't wait to learn how to have fun with Reiko, his kick range and graple attacks look OP.

Thank you. Had no idea about the Havik unblockable neck snap till this video 🙏

Thank you for the consitant content.

Great overview, thanks for always having top tier content Roofle

Story mode is a good way to try many without having to chose which one you want to try next. After, I complete a few towers with the ones I didn't try. Until now, Mileena, Baraka and Smoke are my favorites. My bet is I'll pick Mileena (as I did with MKX), grind invasions for a while for cosmetics and finishers and will play online for a couple years with her. Takeda is on my radar too. I beat the story mode yesterday and I'm very impressed with the acrobatic fights and the way they renewed each character. The wide range of colors is also a great plus and the venues are fabulous! Best looking and arguably best playing MK yet! It's a really good fighting game. I wasn't sure for the first 2 hours, but the more I played, the more I loved it!

Considering how little I know about the characters, I am super excited to watch this!! Commenting and liking for engagement 🙏🏻

Love your videos. Thanks for making them. I learned pretty much everything about fighting games from your videos.

Dude! How are you not at 1M subs is mind boggling. You have some of the most detailed, comprehensive guides on KZread. Thanks for putting in a lot work to give us more insight into MK1. I like the speed and variation of Reptile and Geras is a much better character than he was in MK11. Thanks again

I love Liu Kang, Kenshi, Raiden and surprisingly Li Mei Was never a fan of fighting games but MK1 feels so different that I want to commit to it wholeheartedly. I’m still practicing and so far Liu Kang is the most natural for me after Raiden. Scorpion feels good as well too.

@danielmillward9947

10 ай бұрын

Easily the best fighting game we've had for a long time, gameplay wise

First time seeing this channel but I subbed because I can't imagine the work and dedication that goes into making videos like these.

Hi, thank you for ur MK 1 Content ..great video.

As someone who mained Ninja Shang in MK11, I'm not terribly thrilled by his moveset in mk1 but tbf it's on theme for him. Smoke on the other hand, fits me like a glove

Man this roster is so much more interesting than MK11’s. I loved 11 (my first fighting game) but there were so many characters I just didn’t care about (Frost, Kollector, Cetrion, Skarlet, Cassie, Jacqui, Sonya to name a bunch). Just about every character in MK1 intrigues me in some way, even if I will ultimately only play maybe half a dozen of them with any regularity.

@camdenharkins5294

10 ай бұрын

Scarlet was absolutely amazing in mk11 the rest I agree