So, I just got the game today. After playing a 50cc GP to adjust to the new controls and mechanics (fuck the coins, man. Just fuck them), I jumped right in and went for 150cc in order to unlock the characters. Beat the first 3 retro cups, but holy shit, I swear to god that AI is terribly cheap yet again.
I will be so happy once I never will have to touch that mode's difficulty ever again, lol.
Also, I only played Mushroom Cup so far on the new tracks - aside from Shy Guy Bazaar, I'm unimpressed. Please tell me the courses get better. Furthermore, I am baffled at how they were able to add the 3 worst courses of MKWii in this game. Maple Treeway, Coconut Mall AND Mushroom Gorge? Really, Nintendo? Where's my Daisy Boulevard? At least Koopa Cape is fun.
Do love the new mechanical additions to the retro courses though, really amazing what they did to some of them.
Finally, I was playing lotsa MKDS before getting MK7, and is it just me or does the game feel much more sluggish than MKDS? :[