Yeah the difficulty balancing is bothering me a bit. With few exceptions, I seem to consistently come in 4th in Knockout Tour w/ the CPU. This seems to happen regardless of who/what and how I play (e.g. I've tried the no boost/drift approach and ultimately ended up in 4th also).
Typically I'll be in 1st for a good chunk of the race (most of laps 2 - 5), then something will happen in the last 2 laps to knock me back to 4th (e.g. just now: multiple red shells plus thunderbolt). Everyone else seems to have good items at this point (e.g. 3x mushrooms) while anything I can pick up to recover my position is too little too late.
Makes me wonder if the optimal strategy is camping in 2nd-4th and waiting for the best opportunity in the final lap. However I do find when the CPU gets ahead they can get well ahead - with very few things slowing them down.
@Buizel Yeah, I've noticed that when CPU gets in first, you can try your hardest to catch up, but they're basically on a permanent boost. When you're in first though? Every NPC keeps their shells so that they can pelt you all at once if you get too close to the finish for the game's liking.
"It is fate. Many have tried, yet none have ever managed to escape it's flow."
I suppose it is incongruous to this entry because it includes a whole expanded Mario world to drive around, with an extensive roster of characters from that universe.
I guess you're supposed to be more immersed in this one, and a character from outside the Mario franchises would break that immersion.
Whereas Mario Kart 8 was more an attempt at a best of Mario Kart up to that point with extra guests to join the fun.
Yeah I suppose when the levels take place in their own little pocket universes, surrounded by menus and loading screens, it’s no issue if they go a bit crazy.
But when it’s meant to be a cohesive single environment then the choice to stick to just Mario makes sense.
@Dev-N@Uncle_Franklin@Eel The Mii’s aren’t even playable characters here, something Nintendo added since Mario Kart Wii.
If we do get DLC maybe they’ll add non-Mario characters by then, especially since I still wanna see characters like Pearl and Marina be added.
The emphasis on “world” also suggests it could get bigger later on, where we could see new continents and maps be added, from Marioverse and/or other Nintendo franchises…
Although if DLC is going by the wording of non-Mario characters being “incongruous” it’s probably just gonna be more stuff from the Marioverse (in terms of costumes and maps), but we could see it as them adding a DK world with DK characters and more costumes for DK and Pauline, maybe adding some characters from Mario and Luigi or WarioWare, even from Luigi’s Mansion…
@MrCarlos46 That’s what SEGA is seemingly doing with CrossWorlds. Base game is only Sonic, free DLC is other SEGA franchises like Persona and Like a Dragon and then paid DLC is non-SEGA franchises like Minecraft.
@Grumblevolcano Later down the line we could see something similar for Mario Kart World, although I expect the free DLC to be for characters/outfits and maps from Donkey Kong and other Mario series (WarioWare, Mario and Luigi, Luigi’s Mansion, etc.) while non-Mario characters/outfits and maps are paid DLC.
I don't see them adding Nintendo characters as DLC honestly. My thinking is that this game's roster is going to strictly stick to Mario characters. We don't need a Super Nintendo Kart. Mario Kart was always supposed to be just Mario and the Mario universe games. There's so many things they can pull from that they haven't even tapped into. The many Mario RPG games that exist. Mario Odyssey. Heck, even Mario Galaxy barely has courses or characters. There's a ton that they could add to the game that's solely Mario focused or Mario centric. They really really don't need to add Link or Inklings. Let that be something that was fun for Mario Kart 8.
"It is fate. Many have tried, yet none have ever managed to escape it's flow."
@MrCarlos46 oh if they do dlc that’d open some doors.
If they make each dlc pack a new continent or make it into a some sort of “dlc archipelago” where every pack is an island with 4 or 8 tracks (so one or two cups) and then the islands can be connected via short sea routes, that’d be like prime material for interesting crossovers.
If they do make DLC I am kinda interested in the Kart Dash mode, gives something more to do while in Free Roam, especially adding something to the mix having to chase any enemies that steal the orders.
Something else I’d like to see them add is Talking Flower commentary. Just hearing them talk and react to different things as you race…
I quite enjoyed Tour without ever spending a penny on it.
Anyone disappointed there isn't at least a mode where you can rack up combos? (unless I've missed something- I don't have the game)
Seemed like a good progression for me.
Finished three Knockout Tours today, nice. Only three more to go. After that I can finally explore the open world. Still enjoying my time with the game. I think reducing my gaming time was a good idea. Gaming feels more like a time to unwind or like a reward again.
I was in first and I had a horn item. Then I got the message that a blue shell is approaching. Of course I felt invincible, who wouldn't? Then it happened, I was struck by a lighting item, lost the horn, and if this was not bad enough, I was then hit by the blue shell. Oh cruel world, what have I done to deserve such a cruel fate? I will never feel safe again...
The good news is that I finished every Knockout Tour with three stars today. Tomorrow I will explore the open world, for the first time.
If you're serious about getting most of the stuff in open world, I've found that the P Switches tend to naturally chain together in many cases. Like, you'll fine one, do the challenge, and the challenge will dump you off in close proximity to another P Switch if you take a second to look around.
I've been doing them pretty haphazardly, which is now a disaster lol I have like half of them total, but since I've done them so scattershot, I have no way of tracing or lumping together the locations that I've probably cleaned out.
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