i feel that the newer mk games like mkda,mkd,mka,mkvsdc are a bit sluggish compared to mk, mk2,mk3,umk3,mk4,mkg, and mkt. i think the run button made things alot faster which i enjoyed.

for instance mk4's reiko was a beast but in mka he felt very toned down to the point where i only play as him when i dont want to play as the ninjas.

other characters i feel have toned down are cyrax, sektor, nightwolf, fujin, shinnok among many others. the lack of the run button makes things feel slower and the moves get taken out and get replaced with crappier ones that doesn't help. here are a few examples.

reptiles forceball, cyrax's green net, sektors homing missle, among many other moves that get taken out and get replaced.

does anyone notice the speed difference besides me and do you notice the lack of old favorite special moves. hopefull mk9 will be alot faster than it's counter parts and will bring back some old fav special moves.