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Re: Poll: So, Will You Be Getting Kirby Air Riders?

MatoFilipovic

Getting it for Top Ride, but not day one.
Not that interested in other modes. I could never get into City Trials in the first one and regular racing was good, but I prefer something closer to Mario Kart and CTR.
I don't see this game selling that well.

Re: Kirby Air Riders Gets A Seven-Minute Overview Trailer

MatoFilipovic

I remember Sakura's reasoning for excluding Subspace Emmisary-like cutscenes from other Smash games because they were spoiled through youtube videos and he envisioned it as something to surprise people when they play the actual game, so he saw no point in it anymore.
And now we are seeing the whole game spoiled through trailers, overviews and total of two hours of nintendo direct.
I don't care for spoilers, but I find it interesting that the thinking behind what to show before the games release has clearly shifted.

Re: Kirby Air Riders Direct #2: Every Announcement - How Would You Rate it?

MatoFilipovic

Unlike the first one I enjoyed this one much more.
Top Ride is back and it is online, and that alone is worth the purchase for me.
Bonkers being omitted from the playable cast is weird. I thought he is one of the more popular characters in the Kirby-verse.

Now imagine this gameplay with cast from across the Nintendo franchises. Now THAT is what Super Smash Kart should be.

Re: Avatar: The Last Airbender Is Getting Its Very Own Switch 2 Fighter Next Year

MatoFilipovic

I have some mixed feelings about the visuals. It looks faithful to the animated series yet cheap and the same time, YET animated series didn't look cheap. I guess that visual style did not translate well to video game world. Looks more like those online flash games.
Visuals aside, I don't see this making much of a splash on a fighting games scene. I could be wrong, I hope I am wrong, but judging by this trailer and couple of screenshot (admittedly this is judging book by it's covers) I am not feeling it.
Is Avatar even a popular IP among the youngsters, AKA people who actually have time to play video games? Ah, we will see.

Re: Kirby Air Riders Direct: Every Announcement - How Would You Rate It?

MatoFilipovic

5/10
Overlong (did we need full 5 minutes of Sakurai playing City Trial?), and Sakurai repeating himself over some features didn't help the runtime.
The game feels like more of the same, not that distinct from the first game. Sure, there are more characters, but that is pretty much that.
What really bothers me is no Top Ride, which is what I liked the most from the first game and was my main way of playing the game.
That said, judging by Sakurai's last comments and the tease at the end, it might not be what it seems.
There might be a lot more coming.
But, based on this direct alone, I was left disappointed.