Granted, I havent actually played a Mortal Kombat game since MK4 because of how bad every game since then supposedly has been, but Id like to check out the most recent one sometime because I hear its much better.
Yeah, you really should just skip right to MK9 as it's the only MK game post-MK4 that's worth playing. Anyways, my favorite character is Sonya because I like her playstyle. Also, boobs.
My least favorite character is Raiden by far. He's incomprehensibly bad in MK9's story and a pain in the ass to fight against.
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