SoraanTribal
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That's probably the scores I'll lean toward when I finally play it, but Mario Kart scores are usually all over the place. I remember Destructoid giving MK7 a 5/10, lol. Dat Sterling.
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That's probably the scores I'll lean toward when I finally play it, but Mario Kart scores are usually all over the place. I remember Destructoid giving MK7 a 5/10, lol. Dat Sterling.
TheSlySoul
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Meaning making the stages not just huge open fields to glide on. I never had issues with gliding controls.
prag16
Banned
I can't imagine a metascore worse than MK7 or MKWii. Optimistic prediction for me is low 93. Pessimistic prediction 87. I really can't see it being lower than MK7. But I guess we'll see.
If you haven't played SNES Mario Kart go for it then. It is not great but it can be challenging at least. Super Circuit is not on the virtual console
Super Circuit is better than those two
But if you have to chose between those games, I'd go with 64 since it does have more varied and better designed courses
Hell no. The courses in 64 are long and dull, the courses in super are short, narrow and tight. The choice is obvious.
SoraanTribal
Member
Well, I was just mainly talking about from the big outlets (not an overall score on metacritic or anything). I think 87-90 is a good estimate.
Bronetta
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I'm predicting the same metacritic as 3D World - 93.
There's no way this will score lower than 3D World, it looks equally gorgeous and is much higher in replay value due to the nature of the game and the online.
There's no way this will score lower than 3D World, it looks equally gorgeous and is much higher in replay value due to the nature of the game and the online.
SolidSnakex
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I vehemently disagree, and my issues with the kart handling is compounded by a lot of other mechanical issues I have with the game (mainly how doing anything at all is liable to cause a spinout).
I actually think that's one of the areas that the series has only improved in as time has gone on. They've missed the mark with track design and item distribution time and time again, but they only started to hit the mark on kart handling in DD (and I'm at least okay with it in Super Circuit).
The only long one is Rainbow Road and Royal Raceway is too boring, the rest of them are fine. They have lots of interesting hazards and the tracks have interesting shortcuts.
SNES tracks are not as interesting
prag16
Banned
We just must be looking for drastically different things out of the kart handling then. *shrugs*
I can't say I ever had many complaints about spinouts (and in that game you could actually recover from a banana before spinning out, which I liked).
I agree with this for the most part, though I like royal raceway. The two tracks in 64 I find to be too long and boring are Wario Stadium and Rainbow Road. I don't have any significant complaints about any of the other ones. imo Super Mario Kart has not aged well at all, with bland courses and meh controls.
But just bananas. Tap a heavy character? Spin out. Make a sharp turn because where you don't or can't drift due to hazards? Spin out. Get knocked around and lightly tap the wall? Spin out. Bump into a kart that's not moving? Spin out.
It's awful. I replayed all of 150cc less than a week ago and I have no fondness for the game anymore, at least in singleplayer. I'm curious how I'll feel about battle mode after I try it out again.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
Dat replay system.
prag16
Banned
Eh, it never bothered me enormously. Any time it DID start to bother me a little I just switched to a heavy character, mitigating a large percentage of that. The crazy rubberbanding and cheap AI bothered me more.
MKTV looks like so much fun.
To anyone who has this game, are you able to make multiple clips out of the same video?
So if you wanted to save a clip focusing on items, and another on a racer, can you do that?
iirc, the game will save up to 12 full faces to view any time. I'm wondering if you can view them races, and edit them, and upload another clip to youtube/miiverse.
It'll be neat uploading a full race to the MK8 custom miiverse community associated with that tournament.
hmmm, concerned about that battle mode even more. And item balance. And poor splitscreen framerate. otherwise sounds positive.
Well, the roster is "Meh" XD
PadWarrior
Member
I love the roster myself. Always loved the Koopalings.
th3sicknness
Member
In that guys hands on impression at mariokartwii website.. he stated the following..
"FRAMERATE IN OFFLINE MULTIPLAYER
Bad. Not much else to say 30 FPS, and frames are sometimes skipped altogether. It will be quite problematic."
This is the very first time I have heard of any kind of framerate issues...
"FRAMERATE IN OFFLINE MULTIPLAYER
Bad. Not much else to say 30 FPS, and frames are sometimes skipped altogether. It will be quite problematic."
This is the very first time I have heard of any kind of framerate issues...
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
We're so close to playing this gem
Jigolo
Member
That was a really good video. The replay system looks sweet
TheSlySoul
Member
Seems local MP has issues and battles are the only bad so far. I am glad hop spamming is gone though. I cannot stand Mario Kart 7 MP because of things like that.
I've heard from others, and just that recent game informer video above, that the 30fps is solid in 3/4 players.
I guess we'll have to wait for a digital foundry test.
Still not sure about Battle Mode. I'm just glad they added the new "U-turn" maneuver. Out of all MKs on home consoles, it coincidentally showed up on the Wii "U".
I think it'll keep the Battles interesting, with being able to whip around in an instant.
Jim will mark it low I think if he reviews it, he thinks the series doesn't do anything new from his previous reviews, partly right but refining and adding new to something that basically works isn't necessarily a bad thing (note his love for dynasty warriors that basically does the same thing
)Also think Eurogamer will give it a 7 , and make at least 2 mentions to "saving the WiiU" with a disparaging subheading as well!
Otherwise 8-9 in most places, metacritic of 89 overall due to a few outliers dragging it down
[EDIT] The stuff about 30 fps for 3/4 player was already known, it shouldn't be a surprise. Maybe the person writing the hands on expected 60 for 4 player as well, but hopefully digital foundry will do something on it.
MannyToons
Member
Yeah. Every time I feel my hype skyrocketing, I remember the horrible, horrible roster, and get all unhyped. I know the roster seems unimportant to many, but with them being practically aesthetic based on weight, I feel that that gives you an even bigger reason to care about them individually, as you're likely going to drift towards using your favorite of whatever weight class you choose.
Still strongly hoping for DLC on this one.
I don't think games in different genres are reviewed comparatively like that.
mario kart hype is real. they are having a go karting day in toronto and montreal, giving lots of merch and setting up booths to play
http://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/de...Jx_TSzJU?om_rid=AAAt9L&om_mid=_BTdAqMB85-a1rf
might just go
http://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/de...Jx_TSzJU?om_rid=AAAt9L&om_mid=_BTdAqMB85-a1rf
might just go
Different accounts that can be linked.
cool thx bro just from eshop?
HawthorneKitty
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Take some pictures for us!
That was a fun video.
Mr. Bamboo
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Nintendo throwing that marketing money behind MK8. I really hope it pays off.
Davey Cakes
Member
I'm interested in scores because I like seeing peoples' reactions.
That said when it comes to reviews themselves I'm mostly curious about local play.
I really hope 4-player isn't some disaster or something. Same for 2-player online. These were by far the most important aspects of Mario Kart Wii for me.
That said when it comes to reviews themselves I'm mostly curious about local play.
I really hope 4-player isn't some disaster or something. Same for 2-player online. These were by far the most important aspects of Mario Kart Wii for me.
Whaaaaat the fuck.
TheSlySoul
Member
Nah, Shrek needs to be added to Pokemon.
The Shrek joke is so dumb, but I love it at the same time.
It's not bad, though I'm wondering why it's not less after the initial race - characters and vehicles shouldn't be changing after that and I figured that'd be a good chunk. I'm probably overestimating how much memory they must take.
Mr. Bamboo
Member
I misread your previous post when you said '1pm EDT'. I didn't see the word 'tomorrow', so I woke up at 1am here to check XD. But yes, 3am EDT/5pm AEST for me.
edit: and my stupidity continues, considering EDT to AEST is a 10 hour time difference, not 12. So I really did wake up at 1am for nothing >_<.
