November 27, 2023

PAYTALITY: Ten Dollars For A Twenty-Second Cutscene (The Jimquisition)

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A bruised and battered Stephanie had to throw this week's original script in the bin, so enjoy this bit of complaining about the notorious Ten Dollar Fatality that Mortal Kombat 1 tried to swindle everybody with. 

https://youtu.be/-apTmpuYU9o (YouTube)

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North · November 27, 2023

Also, one more shovel of shit on the pile - WB is asking more money for a $70 - $250 game that was clearly rushed out the door. The story mode was shorter than previous games and cut off very abruptly (though I think the studio did the best they could with at least making the last act a fun kind of trainwreck), missing QL features from previous games, fewer customization options than the last game, glaring bugs, broken timers in the single player mode that still haven't been fixed, and many other bits showing that the customer essentially paid for unfinished product. Hell, even the cash shop was bugged on launch. Grim.

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North · November 27, 2023

Hope you're mending well, Commander!

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Pete Spicer · November 27, 2023

Honestly, that song at the end was worth at least the $10 for the paytality. More covers of ELO please.

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Leif · November 27, 2023

What I find interesting is that once upon a time Bethesda offered "Horse Armour", and everybody was losing it. While nowadays DLC being "just cosmetic" has somehow ended up a sales argument. I wish people remembered that ALL of this stuff is nothing but horse armour ! I am very happy that you talk about how the industry keeps pushing the envelope... but honestly, I hate cosmetic DLC in general. Because I love cosmetics. Cosmetics are so often the biggest rewards a game offers, and they have a major impact on my enjoyment. Even if I were willing to cough up the cash, I don't want to just have everything day one - progression is part of why video games are fun.

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The Pod is Coming From Inside the Cast! · November 27, 2023

Feel better Steph! Those bumps sounded rough.

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alexander gaitan · November 27, 2023

Twin peaks is a great show and definitely worth a watch. Steph did you know that there's a follow up movie called twin peaks fire walk with me? You can add it to your watch list. Zmanzilla's editing in of the skeleton warriors is brilliant. Also zmanzilla is one upping Steph with the musical numbers!

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phredgsanford · November 27, 2023

That bump looked pretty rough. Yes, Fire Walk With Me is essential and then go straight into The Return. The Return (in my opinion) is Lynch's finest work. Thank god for Lynch and Thank god for You.

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James Rule · November 27, 2023

Arguably we should be paying more than $10 for watching the Halloween Fatality shown is this video as you also threw in an oral sex joke right at the end there.