Mortal Kombat 1 Launches New PS5, Xbox & PC Patch Fixing High-Parry Interactions & More

NetherRealm Studios and Warner Bros. Games have announced that their fighter Mortal Kombat 1 has been updated on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, adjusting general gameplay mechanics and character-specific maneuvers.

You can view the quoted patch notes for Mortal Kombat 1 below:

General Gameplay Adjustments

• Move list corrections
• Localization fixes
• Fixed an issue that could cause Player 2 to push their opponent away further during certain combo sequences
• Fixed an issue that could cause buffered Kombo Attacks Strings & buffered 2in1-cancelled non Enhanced Special Moves to not be performed if a Kameo Ambush attack that can be canceled or branched from was executed with specific timing
• Fixed an issue causing some of Stryker’s & Sektor’s attacks to be unbreakable

Character Specific Adjustments

• Ashrah – Fixed an issue that could cause Crushing Knee (Towards + Back Kick) to pass through opponents while attacking
• Goro (Kameo) – Stomp is now higher priority when it & his partner’s attacks hit on the same frame
• Havik – Decaying Guard (Back Punch, Front Punch) and Flesh Wound (Back Punch, Back Punch) no longer auto face
• Jax (Kameo) – Ground Pound is now higher priority when it & his partner’s attacks hit on the same frame
• Kung Lao – Kung-Kussion will now auto face when done on the landing frame after jumping over an opponent
• Shujinko (Kameo) – Mimic Ice Klone & Ice Ball will no longer be repeated by an opponent hit by Time Stop

• Fixed issues with the following attacks not working correctly against high parry special moves
  • Ashrah
    • God’s Wrath and Demon’s Wrath can now be high parried
    • Light Ascension and Dark Ascension can now be high parried
  • Baraka
    • (Air) Death Spin can no longer be high parried
    • Reflex Tester (Back + Front Punch) can no longer be high parried
    • Bleeding Foot (Back + Front Kick) second hit can no longer be high parried
  • General Shao
    • Power Strike can now be high parried
    • Fixed parry inconsistency between Devastator and Klassic Kahn. Both can no longer be high parried
  • Johnny Cage
    • Ball Buster can now be high parried
    • Rising Star can now be high parried
    • Shadow Kick can now be high parried
  • Kenshi
    • Sento Stance Lost Way (Forward + Back Punch, Back Punch, Front Punch) can no longer be high parried
  • Kung Lao
    • Knee Buckle (Back + Front Kick) can now be high parried
  • Li Mei
    • (Air) Flipping Heel Kick can no longer be high parried
    • No Holds Barred (Back + Front Kick, Back Kick) can no longer be high parried
  • Nitara
    • Enhanced Bad Blood can no longer be high parried
  • Raiden
    • Electric Fly and (Air) Electric Fly can no longer be high parried
  • Rain
    • Enhanced Upflow can no longer be high parried
    • Geyser can no longer be high parried
  • Reptile
    • Death Roll can no longer be high parried
    • Falling Fangs can no longer be high parried
  • Scorpion
    • Twisted Kyo can now be high parried
  • Shang Tsung
    • Old Form Goal Kick (Forward + Font Kick) can no longer be high parried
  • Sindel
    • Enhanced Low Hairball first hit (kick attack) can now be high parried
  • Sub-Zero
    • Ice Slide can no longer be high parried
  • Tanya
    • Drill Kick can now be high parried

The game takes place after the ending of Mortal Kombat 11, where Liu Kang became a god and created a separate universe. This allows the team to reboot the series and change up some of the story elements.

In case you missed it, check out our review.

Mortal Kombat 1 is available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store.