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Kamekguy posted...

It was also TOO violent for YouTube, like even the trailers would get demonetized, so its word of mouth died quickly because no one in that sphere really wanted to make content for the game unless they were already heavy into Netherealm products. And then reports came out that devs were diagnosed with PTSD by therapists after working on the game because of how accurately they made the fatalities and the "study material" necessary for that, to the point where a dev admitted he couldn't see his dog without looking at the organs and viscera inside, which was REALLY bad press.

Wow, I never even heard about that before!
I wasn't even going to bother bringing up the sexist character designs and why that pissed off a lot of longtime fans, but when put side by side with just how insanely gory the game is to the point that it fucked up the people working on it, the hypocrisy is just too much.

https://boundingintocomics.com/2019/03/29/liana-kerzner-mortal-kombat-11s-changes-to-female-characters-is-sexist/

Beran noted:

Our design is just getting more mature and respectful. Youre not going to wear a bikini to a fight. Youre not going to be showing so much skin. I think its just what the game is about: Youre going in to fight for your life, and youre not going to be wearing such scantily clad items.
He would add, Im sure that will disappoint some fans. We dont have bathing suit fighters, and I think thats fine. If people are disappointed, I dont regret making that change by any means.

(mind you, there's still plenty of dudes with bare chests and other unprotected areas)

Seriously, go fuck yourself NRS.
You don't get to be selectively preachy while pushing the most graphically violent game in the series, to the point that you drove your own developers to therapy!