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Mortal Kombatis a series that fans keep coming back to primarily for the story, but being a fighting game at its core, the length ofMortal Kombat 1goes well beyond its relatively short main story mode. In mostMortal Kombatgames, the main campaign – if one is available – usually takes no longer than 10 hours to complete.
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Skilled players who don’t lose matches in between story segments can typically beat these games' stories much faster.Mortal Kombat 1follows this general formula, offering a short but sweet Konquest mode alongside hours of extra singleplayer modes and, of course, multiplayer content.
How Long Is The Mortal Kombat 1 Story?
Mortal Kombat 1’s Konquest mode is made up of 15 parts, each withat least five fights set between story momentsand spectacular cutscenes. But the time it takes to beat depends on one’s skill and will to avoid skipping cutscenes.
An average player who loses a fight here or there during theMK1campaign, and watches all of its cutscenes, can expect to take around6 to 8hoursto beatMortal Kombat 1. Cutscenes make up the majority of the time spent in the main campaign and are well worth sitting through to experience one of the series' freshest stories.
However, players who skip all the cutscenes can expect to spend significantly less time finishingMK1. Cutscenes make up about four hours ofMortal Kombat 1, so by skipping all of them andgetting right to the fights, theMK1campaign only takes around2 to 4hours to finish.
Time To Beat MK1 Invasions & Towers
The main campaign isn’t the only singleplayer feature in the new game –MK1’s Invasions modeis a new seasonal game mode that refreshes every few months, and the classic Towers mode makes a comeback.
The Invasions game mode is like something between Mario Party (without other players) and an RPG, with stats, a leveling system, shops, and several game boards (called Mesas) for players to traverse. The time it takes to beat every Mesa andfinish the Invasions mode is around 5 to 10 hours, depending on players' skill and ability to quickly traverse the relatively confusing Invasions maps.
Towers also come back as a feature inMK1. This game mode harkens back to theArcade era ofMortal Kombatwith back-to-back battles that must be beaten consecutively. There are several tiers toMK1towers – 6, 8, and 10 fights in a row, an Endless mode, and a Survival mode. It’s a quick game mode that unlocks special endings for each character uponcompletion of each Tower – which usually takes no less than 30 minutes to an hourto beat any of the three Standard versions.
Mortal Kombat 1is available for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch.
