Info about MK1: Cyrax:

Official game description:
Unleash the power of Cyrax, the martial arts prodigy who will fight for the Lin Kuei on her own terms. This pack includes playable character Cyrax, including all new movesets.

Release date: Sep 24, 2024

Categories: Fighting Game, Character-based Combat, DLC, Competitive Multiplayer, Character Customization


- Hardware Profile: No data
Feature extractions:
- Community Price: No data
- Playtime Metrics:
  - Game completion: N/A
  - Story completion: N/A
  - Session length: N/A
  - Endgame: N/A
  - Reasoning: The reviews focus on story quality, character design, gameplay issues, and pricing, but none mention any specific playtime hours, completion time, session length, or endgame duration. Therefore, no playtime metric can be derived from the provided evidence.
- Time-to-fun: No data
- Player Archetypes: No data


Below are summaries of things people say about the game per category.
Each point is assigned a weight that represents how often it is mentioned across all reviews.
What players like:
- Character moveset praised (weight 0.5): Players appreciate the character's moveset, noting creativity in moves and fatalities, and a great overall moveset. The character is also described as cool, with acrobatics and martial arts elements.
- Gameplay is acceptable (weight 0.13): One player found the gameplay to be fine, indicating general satisfaction but without strong praise or criticism. This is a low-priority, vague comment.

Common complaints:
- Gender swap disliked by players (weight 0.51): Multiple players express dislike for the gender swap, specifically that the character is female, with some calling it lazy and unimaginative. This is a recurring theme across Clusters 2, 5, and 22.
- Character design is poor (weight 0.48): Players criticize the character design as poor, with some calling it a typical 2020 post style with Netflix/Disney corporate vibes. This is mentioned in Clusters 9, 11, 21, and 29.
- Cyrax feels worse than Sektor (weight 0.48): Players feel Cyrax plays worse than Sektor, with some moves being timed and bombs not dealing damage if the opponent is lying on the ground. This is mentioned in Clusters 12, 13, 14, and 24.
- Accent is racist and comically bad (weight 0.41): Players criticize the character's accent as racist and comically bad, finding it needlessly ridiculous and poorly executed. This feedback appears in Cluster 1 with three mentions.
- Cyrax as woman of color disliked (weight 0.4): Players dislike that Cyrax is now a woman of color, with some perceiving it as a DEI version of an original character and criticizing the race change. This is covered in Clusters 5, 19, and 25.
- Story portrayal is poor (weight 0.39): Players report poor story portrayal, with the story plot being the worst with no depth and the story arc and ending not interesting. This is mentioned in Clusters 6, 26, and 31.
- DLC price is high (weight 0.39): Players complain about the high DLC price, especially for a character that was standard in previous installments. This is mentioned in Clusters 10, 16, and 18.
- Character is mid or trash (weight 0.39): Players describe the character as very mid or trash, with some saying it is broken and unplayable. This is mentioned in Clusters 15, 17, and 23.
- Gameplay is boring and annoying (weight 0.3): Players find the gameplay boring and annoying, stating it is not fun. This is a common complaint with two mentions in Cluster 3.
- Sektor and Cyrax designs criticized (weight 0.3): The designs of Sektor and Cyrax are considered pretty bad, with Cyrax's design being the worst. This is mentioned in Cluster 4 with two mentions.
- Perceived agenda disliked (weight 0.16): Players dislike the perceived agenda behind the character changes, including race and gender swaps. This is mentioned in Cluster 20.
- AI is unintelligent (weight 0.15): Players find the AI unintelligent, which affects gameplay experience. This is a single mention in Cluster 7.
- Forced relationship with Kuai Liang and Scorpion (weight 0.15): Players dislike the forced relationship between Kuai Liang and Scorpion, feeling it is unnatural. This is mentioned in Cluster 8.
- Customization options are awful (weight 0.15): Players find the customization options awful, which detracts from the experience. This is mentioned in Cluster 27.
- Opponent always gets a turn (weight 0.15): Players complain that the opponent always gets a turn, which may indicate balance issues. This is mentioned in Cluster 28.
- Character plays like a sloth (weight 0.15): Players feel the character plays like a sloth, indicating slow and sluggish gameplay. This is mentioned in Cluster 30.

Gameplay feedback:
- Character played for meta (weight 0.16): Players note that the character is chosen primarily for competitive advantage rather than personal preference, indicating a meta-driven selection. This suggests the character's power level or utility is a key factor in player choices.
- Mirror match is chaotic (weight 0.15): A mirror match involving the character is described as a 'laser show,' implying visually intense and chaotic gameplay. This feedback highlights the character's ability to create overwhelming visual effects during mirror matchups.

Performance notes:
No performancepoints

Recommendations:
- Character purchase lacks value (weight 0.15): Players feel the character offers no incentive to buy beyond competitive advantage. The purchase is only justified by meta relevance, not by unique gameplay or enjoyment.

Other player notes:
- Character roster choice questioned (weight 0.16): A reviewer suggests that Kano should have been included as a main roster fighter instead of the current DLC character. This implies dissatisfaction with the character selection and allocation.
- DLC character acquisition noted (weight 0.15): The reviewer obtained the character through a DLC purchase, indicating that the character is not part of the base game. This context is relevant to the overall value assessment.
- Mods mentioned in review (weight 0.14): The review mentions mods, possibly indicating that the community can alter or improve the game. This could be a point of comparison or a suggestion for alternative content.

Emotions:
- Frustration (weight 0.45): Players are frustrated by the gender swap of Cyrax to a female character of color, which they perceive as an agenda-driven change. The high DLC price and the character not being a free unlock add to the frustration, as does the character's perceived imbalance and poor performance compared to Sektor.
- Disappointment (weight 0.4): Disappointment stems from the gender swap and the character's perceived mid-tier gameplay, boring story, and poor design. Players also criticize the customization options and the character's accent, feeling the overall presentation is corporate and lacks the excitement of the original.
- Anger (weight 0.05): Anger is primarily driven by the character design and the gender swap, which players see as an unwelcome change to a beloved character.
- Excitement (weight 0.05): Excitement is generated by the character's acrobatic and martial arts moves, which players find awesome and engaging.
- Disapproval (weight 0.05): Disapproval is expressed toward the character design, specifically the portrayal of Cyrax as a black woman, which some players criticize.}