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I think lightning may be gone cos of the gravity, but I'm sure blue shells were out of the demo to make the races seem cleaner and less chance of swearing.
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Mario Kart 8 Announced For Wii U
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I don't see the relation between lightning and the gravity thing. When you're on a wall or the ceiling for that matter, they act like if you were on the floor. You can't fall and land over the "real floor" because you need to cross the line/area to change your tires.
Technically the game would crash since it doesn't know what to do when the anti-gravity tires are activated but you're racing in a normal area.
Unless they change to normal tires when a lightning strikes I don't see how it would affect the player that is on a wall sice the anti-gravity change is automatic and we can't control that.
And about the Blue shell they probably wanted to keep the items as Basic as possible. Even starman, fake item Box, leaf, bullet Bill or bomb- omb weren't there.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
Have we had a confirmation that this game is 1080p?
I have to imagine it's 720p if they aim for 60fps.
UncleSporky
Member
Not a lot of high res images online of the actual end-of-movie race. Anyone able to get some good shots and compare them to this track?
It seemed like it was 720p at the Best Buy event yesterday, but I could very well be wrong. It was a pretty big TV, and we stood literally two feet away from it.
I actually said HOLY FUCK at how the visuals looked. They did NOT look LAZY at ALLL. Damnnnn. The first time I was really impressed by Mario Kart visuals, and it looks trippy on top of it. Weeping. Hope I'm not alone
Just a reminder, but Super Mario Kart was very impressive for its time.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
That's what I was afraid of. I thought someone was saying it was 1080p. Oh well, I guess we can't expect it to look this nice at 1080p and have 60 FPS on Wii U.
Thanks.
It's actually not though?
Charles Foster Kane
Rosebud
It's a racer, there's not so much that can change. Inverted controls would be dumb, confusing and hurt the game (specially if the controls just flip in the middle of a race). But you're wrong because it does shake things up. The games are about choosing different paths, the best and fastest to win the race, and with anti-gravity (besides flying and going underwater) there can be lots of tricks and faster routes. Look at the city stage in the demo, you can choose to go through the wall for speed boosts or in the normal road. Besides, it makes the game look prettier and crazier (design wise).
I agree, I just wished it would add something control-wise, like the flying mechanic. BTW when you're flying controls do change a bit (and I loved seeing people not getting you could adjust your height), and even while I agree that inverted controls would be a bit much for mario kart, there should be something done like more adherence or whatever.
It's not gone...well going by the Demo's item reel since it's one of the items that scrolls by.
Hmm I swear that was said too. Pretty sure watching the Developer's Direct they said they were aiming for the final build with 1080p and 60 FPS even with 2 players. Going to rewatch and see :S. Maybe it was another game
EDIT: I guess it was just 60 FPS. No confirmation on resolution
If the target is 60fps even with 2 players, 720p is pretty much the resolution this game runs at.
Charles Foster Kane
Rosebud
I'm not sure, but I think I noticed that with anti-gravity going off the road doesn't slow you down. That might be a change.
Just wait until we see more tracks. I'm sure that Rainbow Road and the other final tracks will be absolutely nuts.
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I wonder how many consoles this + 3D Mario together would have sold during the holidays. Hope it's early spring at the least!
All it really does it change the course design to accomodate it, it doesn't seem like it changes gameplay dramatically other than racers spinning out if they touch each other.
entremet
Member
It's not.
I'm not if someone posted it yet or not, but we have a rather nice looking 60 fps video of the game
http://www.gamersyde.com/news_e3_mario_kart_8_gameplay-14242_en.html
http://www.gamersyde.com/news_e3_mario_kart_8_gameplay-14242_en.html
So i wasn't imagining the spinning out thing then.
That's possibly going to make close finishes a lot more tense.
Not really, it seems they keep the speed they have when spinning out.
What do you think guys, march release before end of fiscal year?
PotionBleue
Member
It sounds like it's going to follow MKWii's scheme, i.e. worldwide release by April 2014.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
Yeah it's fine, it would just really be nice to be able to think that Wii U can pull of something that looks this nice at 60fps and 1080p.
Baron van Dedem
Neo Member
Cam just turns with you. It's not a real new gameplay feature, it's just track design. Many arcade racers have done this for years.
Davey Cakes
Member
I love AA, but it's a worthy sacrifice for smooth multiplayer.
Has there been any mention that this game supports 4 player split-screen online (or 5 even, considering the Gamepad) or is it looking like another Mario Kart Wii?
catstronaut
Member
Surprised to see so many people hating on MKWii's graphics. I think they look fantastic, tbh. Very clean and stylish.
To be honest, the game wasn't even pushing the hardware. They definitely could do a better job regarding the game's graphics.
Hope they get the 4 player split screen plus gamepad user multiplayer mode to work flawlessly.
They can't let Sega beat them in their own game right?
I'm a little bit concerned though, The multiplayer mode had a huge framerate impact. 20 fps or something like that.
Here I am hoping that was because it was a multiplatform game and all the versions weren't as polished as an exclusive first party game but we'll see.
It's not a particularly bad looking game, just very conservative. Like 3D World.
Watch Da Birdie
I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
I still hope they bring in some WarioWare characters to spice up the roster.
And maybe Dixie now that she's back in DKCTF?
And maybe Dixie now that she's back in DKCTF?
My only issue are the character models. They could have been better.
catstronaut
Member
Playing Mario Kart 7 because of how hyped I am to play 8, and I gotta say that this is probably the worst Mario Kart since 64. I think reviewers got this one totally wrong: they praised it for being a return to form, a more skill-based Mario Kart than those preceding it. But to me it feels completely dumbed down from Mario Kart Wii, and I hate how slow online races are. The track designs are really good, but other than that, I can't find a lot to like. I think the only reason they praised it for being skill-based is because Nintendo nerfed the blue shell, but that doesn't make up the skill gap from lack of wheelieing at all. I hope Mario Kart 8 is fast as hell, adds some nuance, and defaults online to 150cc. Because this just isn't doing it for me.
StreetsAhead
Member
I just wanted to check in and make sure everyone who said MK8 would look like the Namco arcade game have been eating crow.
I wished it looked that good, lol, since game's brilliant graphics were a real surprise
Freezie KO
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Couldn't disagree more. Online races in MK7 are fun. The best player usually wins. The weapons are well balanced. Wheelies made all the karts useless in MKWii. And between courses, coins, custom karts, gliders, and underwater, there's a lot to MK7. It's mechanically the best (even if Double Dash is my personal favorite).
RetroGreg
Member
Wow, I love 7 and can't get enough of it.
Wheelies are not all that and when you hit 10k vr it's always 150 or mirror =/
And I must say I greatly prefer Mario Kart 7 online if only for the character variety online instead of seeing daisy and Mach bike and funky with flame runner constantly.
catstronaut
Member
Ah, okay. Maybe I just didn't play online enough before. To be fair, I never really liked online in MKWii either, so maybe it's a lack of human opponents getting me down. That being said, I do think wheelies are all that. But I'll probably try and grind out some games to unlock 150cc.
It's your opinion and I respect that but Mario Kart 7 is definitely the best MK game. They took the best from previous entries, added new non-intrusive feature and tweaked mechanics and items here and there.
Online races on the other hand are a love or hate thing. If you're playing against pro racers, full room, even 100cc races can turn into a chaotic mess. Sometimes you even feel 3 laps are not enough but if you're playing against new players and at that speed it certainly can be a boring thing.
They definitely need to fix how random online matches are selected and 150cc should be the lowest speed.
Anyone reminded of Nintendo ON (lolz) with this game visually?
You know what would be neat for Mario Kart 8? Lakitu mode. Multiplayer only.
The player with the Gamepad can control Lakitu and gets the ability to fly around the map freely (think Metroid Blast controls) and can throw items that could either help or sabotage other players. The player earns the ability to throw items after responding to racers going off course and saving them charging two coins in the process (ha!). The more coins Lakitu earns before spending them, the bigger the item/effect will be.
catstronaut
Member
100% a Super Mario Kart and Mario Kart Wii fan myself. Do love the course design in 7 though, and the inverted gravity in 8 looks fantastic. I do feel like these two games both added features that don't really mean much. Gliding and underwater sections are nice, but they don't feel very different at all. And the anti-grav sections look amazing, but I don't see them affecting the gameplay. Still, I'm all for em.