Also. Shaolin Monks should not be forgotten. Sure, it stars the most boring MK characters, which is probably why nobody bought it, but as a beat-em-up it was genuinely pretty great and I'd like to see them dip into that well again. just... do sub-zero and scorpion next time
Shaolin Monks was the only game that could have made me care about this collection. I don't like how MK controls but the thought of a beat em up with different controls in that world is interesting.
and shaolin monks is genuinely pretty great (or, at least I thought so when it was new and played all the way through it with my brother in law). MK can feel so different depending on era fr. I love the modern games most but the gamecube era entries were awesome as a whole. arcade ones less so imo
To be fair, I never tried a 6th gen Mortal Kombat, I could only get M rated games if I gave my older sister the money then ate weird things like grass or a strawberry stem for her and MK wasn't worth it. But always hated how the 90's and post MK8 games felt, though in different ways.