Mortal Kombat 1 received a pretty large update earlier today, which added Ermac to the roster alongside some new moves and mechanics, but that’s not all players can dig into now.
Invasions Season 5 is now available too with NetherRealm Studios releasing a new trailer showing off the cool new Raiden-themed skins for the cast though some players are less than impressed with the full slate of costume offerings.
These new thunder god outfits see the warriors use purple as their primary outfit color accented with glowing lightning patterns, glowing eyes and sometimes even their skin does too.
We get to see these new Invasions skins for Johnny Cage, Scorpion, Liu Kang, General Shao, Sub-Zero, and Kung Lao (though there are more in the game for others) as well as some other special ones like golden Rain and Dark Raiden.
The trailer also shows off part of the new map and some of the challenges players will have to face like dodging walls of electric balls and tougher boss versions of Rain, Liu Kang and Dark Raiden.
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Fans don’t seem to be having an issue with these Raiden-themed skins, but rather the regular color options available to unlock too.
As pointed out by people like daehnny and others online, at least a couple handfuls of the skins look very similar or almost identical to last season with a focus on yellow/gold and blue/teal as the primary colors.
corporate needs you to find the difference between the new and the last season: pic.twitter.com/EQxYO0iDEv
— dähn (@daehnny) April 16, 2024
This is extra apparent on a few characters shown like Quan Chi and Ashrah where it’s hard to make out much of a difference at all without looking a bit more closely.
It is pretty understandable that players may be irked after waiting a few months to get access to new skins for their character only to have them look basically the same as the last one.
According to the end of the trailer, Season of the Storms is scheduled to last until June 4, which may point to Homelander’s release date coming around the same time too.