The only thing I didnt liked, whatever could be made simpler Midway always makes more complex for no reason. Example: In MKD why Scorpion has those, um, double cross ropes on his bicep? - no reason. Why Ermac has elements on his boots that clearly mismatch color scheme of his costume (gold/silver parts) - no reason. Why Hotaru has those flags? What mean those symbols and kanji on half of characters? Btw the one on Havik's helmet is crest of Tomoe clan from ancient japan, completely random for this character it seems. And then "mr weird square cape" Rain in MKA, then remake of Kintaro in same game making him completely feline looking, complete with claws..
And MKD Sub-Zero is completely unrecognizable, they could as well go for new character with that design
The simpler is character design, the faster your mind catches it, the more memorable it is. Ryu from Street Fighter is perfect example, he is an icon while his design is super simple. No, Midway decide its better to go Soul Calibur on us and slap alot of random little things on every character just for the sake of them looking like decorated dolls. If they would just pull MK2 costumes with high detalisation and photorealistic character models, those would be an instant hit because they would look like real people in real costumes and not like dolls
