There’s a next gen Mario Kart with an amazing open world and even that feels kind of inessential after Mario Kart 8 nailed everything already. So I guess good luck to these devs!
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It's interesting to me that this IP is still around. I remember the response to the original being completely lukewarm after some massive hype during development. Then like 2 years later there was a 2D platformer that I never heard much about. It just seems kinda random that here it is again, 7 years later. It would make more sense to me if they were all 3D platformer collect-a-thons, but each new entry is a different gameplay genre. Do people just really like the characters then?
None of that is meant to sound negative. I remember the first being a labour of love from ex Banjo Kazooie devs, so for their sake I hope these games do well.
I think it's just Playtonic establishing brand identity.
The 2D platformer was really fucking good though.
Yeah, I bought Yooka-Laylee, and really wanted to like it, but... I didn't. Then I heard the 'Yooka-Replaylee' remake was a huge improvement, so I bought that too, and still bounced off it after a few hours.
But I'm still glad it seems to be doing really well, because it's obvious a lot of care goes into it, and it's good for the 3D platformer genre in general. 👍
Basing it off the original Mario Kart is certainly... A choice. The stages being 100% flat is crazy when fun creative stages are the biggest reason people love kart racers.
Agreed. The trailer emphasizes "player created chaos", so I wonder if they're holding back the reveal of a level designer or something. Full 3D tracks probably wouldn't work with that.
i think it looks interesting still, it’s certainly very different from most kart racers these days!
tho as someone with a potato for a computer, i sure hope this game’s performance is in line with its graphics lol
Yeah that also kinda disappointed me. Especially after seeing this thumbnail I expected something visually more exciting.
One of the reasons I don't play the newer mario karts much is I find the levels hard to parse visually. They just cram so much stuff into every frame. I don't mind having plainer tracks to drive around on if the driving and interactions feel good.
Being a fan of the SNES/GBA Mario Kart games as well as a fan of games with playable lizards, I'm actually kinda excited for it... but even then, Playtonic utterly confuses me. They're making a very specific game that will be enjoyed by dozens of people, and in the process of doing so they kinda ignored the fanbase's long-standing demand for a Diddy Kong Racing spiritual successor. Doesn't seem like a wise decision to me.
Looks fun! I kinda like the aesthetic.