Natsu
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I love retro games!
I'm relatively optimistic about games, I typically believe that even the worst games will have something of value, or at least an interesting story.
The worst thing a game can be is pathetically mediocre.
To clarify since everyone's ratings are fairly relative, a 6 or above to me is an actively positive experience!
I love solid gameplay loops and value that over everything else, though everything else can definitely help the game standout.
I don't especially care for competitive multiplayer games or avant garde games, though I'm generally always open to new experiences.
I love retro games!
I'm relatively optimistic about games, I typically believe that even the worst games will have something of value, or at least an interesting story.
The worst thing a game can be is pathetically mediocre.
To clarify since everyone's ratings are fairly relative, a 6 or above to me is an actively positive experience!
I love solid gameplay loops and value that over everything else, though everything else can definitely help the game standout.
I don't especially care for competitive multiplayer games or avant garde games, though I'm generally always open to new experiences.
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I can sympathise with the casual crowd that was alienated by this, I understand SRB2 Kart was largely famous for being a game that people can quickly pick up and stream, and mod to have any character they like, so I understand that brutally difficult Kart racer was probably not something they had any interest in, but man, this pushes all the right buttons for me.
Is it flawed? Undeniably. I'm sure you've already read that the tutorial is dogshit, and the items and CPUs can definitely be a bit much to handle. But in my opinion, it's super compelling. Substantial and fun singleplayer content, countless secrets, incredibly engaging races (NONE of them feel like autopiloting which is what I find a lot of Kart racers fall into) all compliment an incredibly fun to control driving system that, while yes is poorly taught to you, clicks faster than you'd think.
If you are a casual who just wants this game to be Mario Kart but with any character then you've probably already made up your mind and that's fair, I get why that's a desirable experience. For anyone else who has perhaps grown a bit tired of modern kart racing offerings feeling samey I implore you to give this a shot. Try to do at least the first few cups. I honestly kind of wanted to put this down after the first cup but I absolutely got hooked after I tried another cup and things started to click. Also, don't be afraid of the easy mode, it's there for a reason!
Is it flawed? Undeniably. I'm sure you've already read that the tutorial is dogshit, and the items and CPUs can definitely be a bit much to handle. But in my opinion, it's super compelling. Substantial and fun singleplayer content, countless secrets, incredibly engaging races (NONE of them feel like autopiloting which is what I find a lot of Kart racers fall into) all compliment an incredibly fun to control driving system that, while yes is poorly taught to you, clicks faster than you'd think.
If you are a casual who just wants this game to be Mario Kart but with any character then you've probably already made up your mind and that's fair, I get why that's a desirable experience. For anyone else who has perhaps grown a bit tired of modern kart racing offerings feeling samey I implore you to give this a shot. Try to do at least the first few cups. I honestly kind of wanted to put this down after the first cup but I absolutely got hooked after I tried another cup and things started to click. Also, don't be afraid of the easy mode, it's there for a reason!