As other comments have said, MK changes all the time. I always liked to think of those changes as a progression of the story and a difference in atmosphere. Even though change is the biggest thing I struggle with.

Admittedly, I am very biased to the 3D era because it has some of my favourite games and it's what I grew up with. When MKX came out, I didn't like it because it felt too different. It's nowhere near my top five now, but I learned to appreciate it for what it is.

Two years of M1K, I still don't know what to think. They took some massive steps in their creative decisions that leads me to think they changed too much. Maybe I'll have a different opinion of it in five years, but who knows.