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No offense but why are people obsessed with greek mythology of "titans" when giants and shit like that have been around,have other names(admittedly cooler sounding) and more impactful stories and legends.

No offense but greek mythology while cool is overrated,overused,and overplayed in media. And western centric views on these type of things dont help.

I dunno man. I'm just sick of seeing greek mythology based shit when it comes to giant monsters in media. And the fact that people just let it happen,don't help.

Greek mythology isn't the only fucking mythology out here. And not to mention,they don't even do greek mythology right. Because most of it is fucked up and tends to be whitewashed to fuck and back too. But that's for another time.

Anyways. Get better giant monster origins for your stories. Thank you.

Using titans is overrated. IN ANY MEDIA. especially if it's not actually greek based. And worse if your story is majority of asian based cultures. (Looking at you nrs and mortal kombat!) I dunno man. I just want actual diversity. Not using one term or thing and not even writing it right. Heck even romanticizing it. (Not that is always bad it's just never done tastefully. But it's always done "safe" as in they wont get yelled at on social media for it and it barely passes so it can make $$$)

Like im sick of art,mythology,creativity,etc being exploited. And it needs to stop!

#vent #admin vent

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THE ONLY SHANG TSUNGS I WILL ACCEPT tbh any other one is unacceptable.

Like don't get me wrong mk12/mk1 shang tsung looks good and had potential but i just don't feel it's a version worthy to be called SHANG TSUNG. (The script hold mr. Lee back. And i felt the same with artt butler as shang in the mk legends movies. But unlike artt butler,alan lee still while a valid take on the character. Doesn't really speak to me as SHANG TSUNG,the soul stealing sorcerer. More like an asian wannabe mcu loki copycat . And it's boring,and i hate it. It's whitewashed Hollywood schlock lvls of writing. Anyone who can't see that is hopeless. Like y'all at nrs wanna copycat mainstream shit so damn bad to stay relevant huh? When you know your competitors are doing better than you. So you gouge prices on a half baked game and hire random celebs to try to make it seem like you got shit. But you dont. You really dont. But anyways.

Again no shade. But it's not shang tsung. It's a fun and entertaining performance,and certainly a take on the character. Valid in its own right. But it's not shang tsung.

Outside of alan Lee's shang tsung being cute and funny and entertaining compared to everything else. What does his shang tsung really have to offer? Like legitimately,persuade me,woo me with your shang tsung. So far I've been interested but not sold anything. It's lukewarm. And the story narrative holds him back. And it sucks.

Because i wanna like mk12/mk1 shang tsung. But i can't 100% get into him. Outside of aesthetics and a tiny few things about him that's ok. But because of what he's attached to. It's hard to genuinely like that iteration.

Bonus Honorable mention: deadly alliance shang tsung.

Cary hiroyuki tagawa IS SHANG TSUNG.

The others are good as shang tsung but deserves their flowers just the same.

Alan Lee's shang has yet to convince me that he's truly earned his flowers. He's good at imitating but not convincing me his shang is SHANG TSUNG. Or worthy truly of being one without copycatting tagawa in infliction only.

(Again. Not a bad performance just it doesn't have any oomf that shang tsung both needs to be and needs to convey. Smug smarmyness can only do so much before it's annoying. He has potential but only if his shang no longer is attracted to a main game. And i doubt they will ever truly give him said potential)

#vent #mortal kombat #shang tsung #mk discourse

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Unpopular opinion but mk12/mk1 isn't a good game just because it has a few nice things in it.

Graphics are supposed to be the bare minimum of what's good in a game.

You can ignore a shitty story. Most of the time.

But when your gameplay is shit,people have been complaining about it since its release.

If you have to constantly patch your game over shit that should have been done better or functional from the beginning. That's bad.

Like they have to do this to make IT BARELY FUNCTIONAL!

That's not a good game.

Just because your blorbo fave character is in it and you think he/she/they are "cool" doesn't make it a good game.

Shang is in it. I love shang. Heck shang is the only good thing about the game and its a fucking mid ass half assed shang tsung and a waste of potential and time and money for the character. And honestly a waste of talent for mr. Alan lee. Can argue it's the same how i felt with artt butler as shang in the animated mk legends movies.

But does it make it a good game? FUCK NO.

In fact it makes me hate it more.

Not to mention the kameos and game mechanics that legitimately NOONE ASKED FOR!

Nobody on here plays,has played,or genuinely cares about mk beyond superficial reasons.

Been an mk fan since i was in my tweens,10-12yrs old. (I was admittedly a bit young for this series but i actually grew up with good parents who taught me to use my brain and right from wrong and self responsiblity. But thats got another day)

I've seen the ups n down,decline and increase. But after i feel nrs blew their budget on mk11 and a moblie game app.

Mk12/mk1 suffers because of this.

And rebooting after you just basically rebooted. Is not good.

Adding timeline shenanigans like your a knockoff mcu. Is also what killed it.

After mk9,they shouldn't have done any more of that.

Mk11 should have been the end of it. Period.

Every single fan i have seen. Talked to. Observed. Watched vids on. Says that mk12/mk1 sucks. Soley because of the way the game plays. Storymode is hit or miss 50/50. Honestly i think its shit but that's just me. Y'all have your own thoughts and opinions. Valid just as much. But when the gameplay,the games meat n potatoes is barely functional. That's how you know its gimmicky and loses touch.

Not to mention. They want a shitton of money for it. The base vanilla is 70+ bucks. Plus 100 for dlcs and special petty shit that doesn't really do anything but make a character pretty.

If your gonna have customization. Make it actually functional.

Mk11 was getting there. But nrs backtracked.

Again. Mk12/mk1 sucks but for actually legitimate reasons beyond personal gripes. And anyone who says otherwise is lying and going off of hype and doesn't wanna admit that they bought it for superficial reasons.

I will at least admit i only bought mk11 because of tagawa reprising his role as shang tsung after many years. And being pleasantly surprised by the customization and things to keep you busy. Some things are less to be desired. But it's an entertaining game at the end of the day. Is it perfect? No. Its mid. But at least i can follow the storymode,not get completely confused,it's fun,and the gameplay is FUNCTIONING! and the kyrpt has shit in it i can actually use. And it doesn't crash every two seconds anymore.

Again. Just my thoughts.

All y'all entitled to your own opinions but at the end of the day mk12/mk1 is not worth the money. And not worth the effort or time.

Even with the very little things that may be just ok about it.

You're better off playing mk11 despite it's problems. At least the game despite being mid (minus shang tsung,nightwolf and fujin. They rock. And honestly saved that game from being thrown into the toilet. And nrs trying the catch the same high is embarrassing) mk11 at least functions.

#vent #mortal kombat #sorry not sorry but mk11 aftermath and maybe mk 10 and mk 9 is the only decent modern mk games #despite their own problems

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Shang tsung doesn't need to be a "good guy" to be sympathetic or do nice or "good" deeds.

Y'all should understand that not everyone needs to be a hero to be redeemed.

That's some bullshit propaganda that y'all tend to fall for.

It's like that feeling of "if you pray to jesus,all you're sins in OUR eyes will be forgiven" type indoctrinated shit. Like no shade thrown,even as someone who is spiritual myself. I find people thinking that a villain in a story should become a hero in order to be redeemed,kinda suspicious.

Shang tsung,to me,has ALWAYS BEEN NUANCED. And already had benevolent qualities and traits. Y'all just only see one damn part of it because the writers suck at showing them properly.

Not to mention if a character isn't obnoxiously nice or mean,y'all don't pay attention to them.

It's like most of mk fans I've noticed,at least as of late. Feels like I'm talking to 3yr olds in media literacy.

So no. Shang tsung needs to be a NEUTRAL CHARACTER. not good,not evil,just self serving and even quite helpful as a tournament master as he is supposed to fucking be.

He is supposed to be that "keep your friends close,keep you enemies closer" type. He is the "the enemy of my enemies are my friends" type. He's scary intelligent,cunning,a master martial artist,a brilliant alchemist,and one badass mofo you do not wanna cross.

But most of all,he is courteous,a gracious host on his island,and his punishments are as great as his rewards. He does keep his end of the bargain,but he also gets compensation.

If anything you need to worry about earthrealms warriors more than him. Half of them now(due to piss poor writing) are hiding behind heroic deeds and false statements of peace yet they have unclean hands too.

With Shang tsung you know what you are dealing with,it's on the table. If you cant read the obvious,you are indeed a foolish one.

No matter what iteration of shang tsung you have. One thing is clear,made clear,and that is when you deal with him. You deal with the devil so to speak.

So if you're not smart nor prepared. That's on your ass honey. Not his. Do not blame him for your stupidity.

But if you know how to play the game,play chess with the serpent. And know these archetypes. Then you may have a better shot. But that's all on you.

Either way,in your favor or not. Do not blame him for telling you exactly what is needed to be said,not what you wanna hear. Honeyed words or not,there's always a sliver of truth and bitter pill of truth in his words. And he's good at making either people hate his guts or bow and worship him.

THAT IS WHY HE'S DANGEROUS. not because of magic,or experiments and other trival bullshit.

Nah.

It's because shang tsung is good at talking. Good at trades and making you believe whatever is what he wants you to see.

Even if it may go against him. He wants you to fuck up,get angry at him,attack,be unbalanced,so he can fuck your shit right up!

Holy shit this mans whole ass moveset is zoning and keeping you in a certain place in the stage even!

It's part of his whole damb character.

I could go on and on. But do not blame to serpent for telling you information for questions you ask him. You're the one who chose to bite his apple of enlightenment and knowledge so to speak.

Which is why the gods,titans,etc want these kombatants,warriors to be stupid. So they are easy to control,to get what they want.

Like it's glaringly obvious that mortal kombats story has these type of tropes and symbolism in it. But people are too blind,for various reasons. To see it.

I could get deep. It's a videogame,i know. It is what it is.

But the more i look at mk12/mk1 shang tsung. The more i feel its a missed opportunity to showcase these themes better for him.

Like holy shit dude. Shang tsung pointing out the hypocrisy of the gods. And whispers in our earthrealm warriors ears. And maybe convincing a few to join his side. Or even better. Our heroes,kung lao and mortal raiden to question liu kang and not blindly follow like fucking idiots. Sure just trust this dude right? Bruh.

Shang tsung is the only one with a brain once again. And i hate them making everyone else so stupid to make him seem better in the shithole plot of theirs. If you can call it a plot.

It burns me,that it's a waste of potential.

But i digress.

Anyways. Shang tsung,way more than an evil conjurer of tricks my dudes. Waaaaaay fucking more.

#mortal kombat #shang tsung #mini vent #mortal kombat shang tsung #mk12/mk1 #mk12/mk1 shang tsung #mk1 shang tsung #mk1 2023 shang tsung #mk1 2023 #like god damn it y'all love these type why can't you seem to write them better?! #y'all seem to take stupid pills around this shang tsung for why? like y'all wrote devil and luciferian characters so damn well.... #why not apply that to shang tsung? like it's obviously right there in plain sight of what that is #ugh #i dunno guys i just feel there can be so much more for shang than “all evil” or “ all good” it's boring #like he doesn't need to change his whole fucking character to have sympathy or do heroic things ffs like let my dude be neutral! #i feel people throw around antihero too fucking much to a point that archetype lost it's meaning #he is by no means a fucking antihero nor will he ever be #if anything he's a tragic villain or just a neutral grey character period

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you know what really gets my goat?

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Damn shang your tsungs!

Shang tsung was best in mk11. Just saying.

No shade but it's the truth. Sorry.

(Mini vent in tags sorry)

#thirsting post aside mk11 shang tsung is fun to play even if you don't know how to play #mortal kombat #shang tsung #shang tsung mortal kombat #💚heart and soul🐍 #fr tho shang tsung in mk11 is far more enjoyable than mk12/mk1 shang tsung simply because of tagawa's performance #and the fact is alan lees shang tsung while fun and unique he's not a young tagawa he is his own damn person stop comparing him #alan lee stated he doesn't want to be compared to tagawa so plz stop saying he's a young tagawa #they don't sound alike alan lee has the smug infliction but its heavily exaggerated and lighter toned #cary hiroyuki tagawa's shang tsung in the mk 95 movie and him younger has a deeper tone and pitch #listen actually carefully to both of them and their performance they sound nothing alike #people who say that alan Lee's shang sounds like a young tagawa is delusional to themselves into thinking that the game is remotely good #that or they want tagawa back but they don't wanna admit that for some reason #like guys it's ok to like alan lees shang without comparison to tagawa #stop trying to say they sound alike #i swear people be parroting shit they see on x or yt comments ugh #but anyways have shang tiddies enough of my venting #mk11 shang tsung #mk11 #mortal kombat 11 #mortal kombat 11 shang tsung

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the scariest thing about old tv isnt really the racism or the sexisim because you kinda go in braced for that it's all the scenes where suddenly an actress is holding a lion cub or a chimpanzee is in the same room as a toddler, or suddenly theres a lion, or there's a chimpanzee again but it's driving a car, or holding a lighter, or holding fireworks. You just kind of watch in horror as over and over an actress performs with only 1960s tv film shootings best animal handling between her and the opening to Nope.

#damn

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Omfg the shang one! Ahhhh! So cute.

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#mortal kombat #mortal kombat 11 #mk11 #shang tsung mk11 #omfg i waaaaant so bad!

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Can y'all stop tagging mk11 shang tsung or mk11 if you guys aren't gonna talk about or the post doesn't have anything to do with it?

Like im sick of people tagging mk11 when they are posting about mk12/mk1.

It's annoying,tag things properly plz

#vent #mortal kombat #mk11

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I wonder if work just.. got harder in the 2000s, comparatively.

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Here's a fun base for y'all.

Shang tsung takes yours/or character of your choices soul. Or have him use another spell or magic on your s/i if you want.

Just credit me,link your drawings,and plz tell me if you want more bases for me to make.

Thnx.

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