I’m new to this new KI, and didn’t play any KI games since a good 10+ years. I was, however, pretty good back in the days at the arcades with the first KI (mained Glacius and Fulgore). Then I got pretty good too with the SNES version with Glacius and Orchid mostly (wasn’t bad at all with Cinder).
Now, about a decade after (last KI I played was KI Gold on the N64, and that was back around 2005 or 2006) I’m back, but very rusty. And of course this KI is unique. For now, I’m sticking with Sadira, Orchid and Riptor the most. I’ve practiced with almost all of them, and nearly completed the Dojo with Jago, but I was never a fan of Jago so after the Dojo and the Story mode I haven’t played again with him. I would LOVE to be good with Glacius again (that would bring me right back to my ‘glorious’ KI1 days), but he’s tricky to master (or even to be merely decent with him, he’s not for beginners I feel). I would also really like to master Aria, she kicks some serious ■■■ and I LOVE her Retro appearance… problem is she is TOUGH to play well (well, for me anyway).
So yeah… so far I’m kinda alright with Sadira I suppose, and can hold my ground well enough with Orchid and Riptor. I think that, for now, my “main” is Sadira. The thing is I didn’t pick Sadira and said “Ok, you’ll be my main”. I just tried most of the cast in practice mode to see which one would end up feeling “natural” to me, and Sadira was the one I felt was the best for my playstyle, I guess. So I practiced with her the most, played online with her the most and won the most matches with her so far. But I’m ok with Orchid and Riptor (mostly Orchid, because even though I’ve won with Riptor I feel I’m too dependent on using only two moves with her and it feels “cheap”, I want to learn how to use her entire moves set).