NetherRealm has proven off some spiffy-looking footage of the basic Residing Forest stage as it would seem in Mortal Kombat 1. Oh, gosh. I actually hate the naming scheme of those video games. No less than the extent seems to be nice.

The Residing Forest first appeared in 1993’s Mortal Kombat II. It’s one of many recreation’s most memorable places. Not solely is it haunting and surreal, visibly demonstrating the darkish hazards of Outworld, however you possibly can additionally catch a glimpse of secret characters Smoke and Jade peaking from behind the haunted bushes.

Since then, it has been a staple of the collection, reappearing each few video games to eat just a few extra Kombatants. The final we noticed it in its full glory was in Mortal Kombat (2011). It seems that in Mortal Kombat 1 we’ll be seeing two sides of the well-known flora. The primary facet is the conventional Residing Forest. Through the daytime, it truly seems to be fairly peaceable. Energetic and foliage. Little doubt, it’s benefited from Liu Kang’s imaginative and prescient of a extra peaceable universe.

However then there’s the opposite facet: the Corrupted Forest. There’s inexperienced hearth for some purpose. The bushes are all skull-like. However I feel the nicest contact is that the undergrowth has misplaced all its leaves, so you’ve gotten these skeletal shrubs jutting out on all sides. NetherRealm’s Twitter submit appears to recommend this a part of the woods has been twisted by darkish magic that has interrupted the slumber of the haunted bushes.

I positively dig the dichotomy of the slumbering Residing Forest and the dangerous-looking Corrupted Forest. One seems to be like a pleasant place for a stroll, and the opposite seems to be like it would wreak havoc in your shins.

Mortal Kombat 1 comes out September 19, 2023 to PC, Swap, Xbox Sequence X|S, and PS5.