Mortal Kombat creator, Ed Boon accepts that he took influence elsewhere to develop new game

Mortal Kombat X scheduled for release in April 2015

Ed Boon, the creator of Mortal Kombat franchise, has said in an interview with Game Informer, that he took influence from eSports while developing the new game in the series, Mortal Kombat X. Reddit have posted the interview that Ed Boon did in the latest issue of Game Informer magazine. Boon spoke about the development of Mortal Kombat X and the game’s influence from eSports.

He said that, Mortal Kombat games have always been casual and didn’t want anyone to spend hours learning the controls for every move. He also mentioned that they have added a layer of depth to the game which will be used for eSports.

“It does, Mortal Kombat games have always been casual-friendly games. We never wanted to have a game where someone's got to sit and practice for an hour before they can get one move down.

“At the same time, the tournament scene and eSports have this much higher class and sophistication and player level as far as how much time they're willing to devote to it. You've really got to provide them something deep and multi-layered.

“I think our variations are going to provide that, redefining a matchup between two characters.”

Boon also mentioned that they added character variations in this game and that each character has three different play styles. “I think the biggest thing it's going to add is this new definition of what a character is -- three variations of each character. I think it's going to have a lasting impact as far as character matchups,” said Boon.

When asked about whether they seek feedback from eSports community, Boon said that they had flown in “great players from various fighting game communities, and get them hammering on the game early enough that we can make changes to address some of the issues they find.”

They did a similar process for Mortal Kombat (2011) and Injustice: Gods Among Us games as well.