A lot of the reasons folks have against MK9 female models are kinda dumb, "Characters with boobs that big can't fight" then watch IBF Female Bantamweight Champion, Ebanie Bridges fight & certain professional wrestlers.
For me it's not the body shape I found silly, but the attire. Sonya is the prime example of that. As a military professional, her attire makes no sense what-so-ever. Her "Tournament" skin in
Mortal Kombat XL, a redesign of her
Mortal Kombat (2011) skin, was a significant improvement while still keeping the general aesthetic they were going for. Most of the "Tournament" skins were.
My only issue with MK9 character models were the female faces except Sindel who actually had a pretty face.
I've never understood this, an in other fighting games too. For me, I come for the gameplay.
What made me love KOTOR II is how dark it was.
The tone in the sequel was awesome. For some of the other comment you mentioned above, remember that the game launched in an unfinished state (LucasArts forced them) and lots of things were not completed as they had intended.