The psudo high school punk / American wasteland art design of on tour was SO off putting and I think began the series dive into niche games and forgive me if I’m wrong , but the celebrity voiced characters of the past few games were totally removed in favor of generic create a character right ?
Blur felt like a cheap cash grab for the wii, with controls that equates to rubbing your stomach and patting your head at the same time , while slowing the speed of the racers way down.
The 2012 reboot , was just what I wanted when it came out but the lack of real multiplayer is certainly what may have killed it. I’m revisiting this one currently and finding the speed to be almost too fast , with the tracks being more strings of massive cliffs then anything else . Also... did we really listen to THAT much dubstep back then ??!
The nostalgia wave is hard these days ... I’m counting on this series to come back , at the very least in the form of a remaster.