Ok initial thoughts... overall im impressed that the have made another nice addition to the series and used the 3DS's capability well. I like the Mario Kart 7 name as it gives people a reminder, especially the young ones of how far the series has come with sequels. Mario Kart X for Mario Kart 10 some years in the future? Wel see...
Negatives:- The computer cheats big time... when i get hit its devastating, stuck for ages, pushed off the road all the usual nonsense
. When computer gets hit by items they do slow down but not too much.
- Too much emphasis on the blue shells, lightnings and stuff like that again you can hardly ever drive a clean GP race.
- A repeat of the above two will occur online, so having some sort of tournament will be very random.
- Cant figure out how to skank avoid oncoming shells (except keeping trailing banana / shells behind). Anyone figured out how to avoid blue shells yet?
- So far with the driving strategy there doesnt seem to be any way to majorly outrun opponents to safety, youl always have to battle for the first place unless you get lucky on a few.
- Not too keen on the multiple kart and tyre types. The fat wheels said higher speed but sometimes i go faster with the regular wheels. I know this will vary from track to track, but prefer to keep it simple. I guess wel just have to have a thread on optimal car / racer for each board where there is a WR in due course.
Positives:- Snaking is gone? I think theres something in there a bit, or something wel discover later. In any case my fingers can keep up with this one maybe. Respect to PRB specialists on MKDS!
- Interesting designed new tracks (wierd Piano track lol), the cherry blossom trees (nice touch from the Japanese), Rainbow Road where you land on some random moon for the first time.
- Good renditions of the retro tracks, could have had another SMK one, but RR at the end was a great choice. Mario86 should go for a WR on it!
- Nice choice of characters, Lakitu making his driving debut!
- Time Trial mode due to the (simplicity so far on the MTs) should be fairly nice to handle. I think this will be the real competition where skill and steady hand comes into play, rather than who is gona get the last lightning / star / blue shell on a race. Will be fun to see the records in a year from now.
- Double spark thing for the MTs is interesting, will make a few tricky to get, but hey its still better than PRB and missing MTs etc so il keep that as a positive.
If i remember anything else il let you know.
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