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[TheChadOfGaming]

89 or 90
will probably get some click bait 7/10 for having too much karts and not enough lesbian bisexual diversity

 

[keefged4]

The last thing I care about when it comes to Mario Kart are the reviews. It's open world Mario Kart. Straight into me veins it shall go.

 

[Player Respawn]

85

 

[Topher]

80

Mediocre

Mediocre?

 

[GymWolf]

Mediocre?

For a main nintendo game it would be a fucking tragedy to only score 80.

Anything below 90 would be the same.

 

[Little Mac]

88ish

 

[Walter Matthau]

For a main nintendo game it would be a fucking tragedy to only score 80.

Anything below 90 would be the same.

Has any other Mario Kart besides MK8D ever scored above 90?

Seems like a series that generally hangs in the high 80s.

 

[LakeOf9]

For a main nintendo game it would be a fucking tragedy to only score 80.

Anything below 90 would be the same.

Except for 3D Mario, Smash, and Zelda, almost every single Nintendo game and IP scores sub-90

 

[delirium trigger]

I think it'll be a fun game that people will really enjoy but realistically should only be somewhere in the 80s. Having said that, it's Nintendo, it's gonna get like a 94.

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

85-89 simply because there will be reviews that punish the game, no matter how good, simply because of the $80 price tag.

 

[vaibhavpisal]

After Mario Kart 64, the next Kart I really bothered with (aside from dabbling a little on GBA) was Mario Kart 8. It was the first time the upgrade from 64 was meaningful enough for me to come back. That's right, I skipped DS, Gamecube and Wii entirely. I mean sure I played at friends a bit, I wasn't completely lost on what the games were, but felt no need to buy them.

If I think Mario Kart World looks good enough to make me excited for launch, there must be something right with it. If it doesn't end up that great, I won't be pulling any punches.

I don't mind it.

I know a lot of people who get excited at 90+ metascore. And treat those as must play title. Nintendo is fine to target them.

A little overrating hurt no one.

 

[GymWolf]

Except for 3D Mario, Smash, and Zelda, almost every single Nintendo game and IP scores sub-90

That's why i said main games.



But yeah now that i think about it, maybe the kart series is not considered as main as i thought, superior to stuff like mario soccer or mario tennis but still not quite on the level of a mario main.

 

[BlackTron]

I don't mind it.

I know a lot of people who get excited at 90+ metascore. And treat those as must play title. Nintendo is fine to target them.

A little overrating hurt no one.

But Mario Kart Wii got 82 and Double Dash GC an 87. I didn't know this until I looked them up, yet those are the titles I skipped.

Mario Kart 8, which was a key title released in their most desperate hour, got an 88. Why didn't they pay everyone for a 90 then? This is the game I came back for. The Switch DX version got 92. Did they pay for that? I think the DX version is probably legitimately worth an extra 4 points.

But now, if World gets over a 90, the only explanation will be because they paid. Whatever helps you sleep at night.

 

[Pasta la Vista]

90+ no doubt, might deserve it, might not, that's an unkown at this point. But you better believe that media tends to rate Nintendo games more favorably.

 

[vaibhavpisal]

Mario Kart 8, which was a key title released in their most desperate hour, got an 88. Why didn't they pay everyone for a 90 then? This is the game I came back for. The Switch DX version got 92. Did they pay for that? I think the DX version is probably legitimately worth an extra 4 points.

This sounds VERY VERY suspicious.

But its cool if you feel that way.

 

[Luipadre]

It looks fun and it will be fun so

 

[rodrigolfp]

Metacritic never had genuine value

Ftfy.

 

[BlackTron]

This sounds VERY VERY suspicious.

But its cool if you feel that way.

Most successful game on U selling 8 million copies with a MC of 88 gets re-released on better hardware with better performance in split-screen modes and all DLC included in one package. Gets 4 additional review points.

It's a conspiracy.

 

[touchfuzzy]

Most successful game on U selling 8 million copies with a MC of 88 gets re-released on better hardware with better performance in split-screen modes and all DLC included in one package. Gets 4 additional review points.

It's a conspiracy.

They completely re-did Battle Mode on Deluxe too, Battle Mode in the Wii U version sucks.

 

[BlackTron]

They completely re-did Battle Mode on Deluxe too, Battle Mode in the Wii U version sucks.

Man I forgot that. It really did suck. There are various other small changes and improvements.

 

[Jinzo Prime]

That's right, I skipped DS, Gamecube and Wii entirely. I mean sure I played at friends a bit, I wasn't completely lost on what the games were, but felt no need to buy them.

Mario Kart DS is a very, very good game, one of my all-time favorites. I would at least check it out if you get the opportunity. It is the foundation for all the MK games that came after it.

 

[LakeOf9]

Most successful game on U selling 8 million copies with a MC of 88 gets re-released on better hardware with better performance in split-screen modes and all DLC included in one package. Gets 4 additional review points.

It's a conspiracy.

They completely re-did Battle Mode on Deluxe too, Battle Mode in the Wii U version sucks.

Yeah, looking it up, the Switch version had enough improvements and changes I easily see why Deluxe got scored higher than the Wii U release:

• All DLC included upfront
• Fully redesigned battle mode, including all new modes and maps
• New characters
• Item rebalancing (apparently you could only hold one item at a time on Wii U!)
• Performance fixes (Wii U version skipped the 60th frame every second; Wii U version ran split screen at reduced frame rates)
• 200cc mode

Then of course, with updates, even more got added to it – Sound Tester, more characters, more kart parts, double the number of tracks, Amiibo and Labo support, etc. Makes total sense that a game that was already that high scoring to begin with getting a very improved release relatively quickly saw the improved release get a higher score. We saw this happen with Persona 5, Street Fighter 4, and Ghost of Tsushima recently as well, so if any "suspicious conspiracy" exists like vaibhav is suggesting, it seems to apply to pretty much all games and publishers, not just Nintendo and Mario Kart.

 

[Ogbert]

Knockout tour looks like about as much fun as you can have whilst wearing trousers.

So easily 90 plus.

 

[pnutboy]

90 flat and on the GOTY list at Game Awards

 

[Certinty]

I think 90+ but a lot will depend on if the open world is actually interesting to explore with stuff to do. So far they haven't shown anywhere near enough for us to know.

 

[BlackTron]

Mario Kart DS is a very, very good game, one of my all-time favorites. I would at least check it out if you get the opportunity. It is the foundation for all the MK games that came after it.

I've played a little bit and I believe it. I just have to tolerate my crappy base 3DS to play anything. I traded in the Lite in a special offer for it. Bad feel in the hand, peeling buttons. Demotivating to go back and play these titles with that meh hardware and Switch (2) around. I admit I missed the boat on an XL, but the base 3DS shouldn't have been that poor.

 

[BlackTron]

Yeah, looking it up, the Switch version had enough improvements and changes I easily see why Deluxe got scored higher than the Wii U release:

• All DLC included upfront
• Fully redesigned battle mode, including all new modes and maps
• New characters
• Item rebalancing (apparently you could only hold one item at a time on Wii U!)
• Performance fixes (Wii U version skipped the 60th frame every second; Wii U version ran split screen at reduced frame rates)
• 200cc mode

Then of course, with updates, even more got added to it – Sound Tester, more characters, more kart parts, double the number of tracks, Amiibo and Labo support, etc. Makes total sense that a game that was already that high scoring to begin with getting a very improved release relatively quickly saw the improved release get a higher score. We saw this happen with Persona 5, Street Fighter 4, and Ghost of Tsushima recently as well, so if any "suspicious conspiracy" exists like vaibhav is suggesting, it seems to apply to pretty much all games and publishers, not just Nintendo and Mario Kart.

This is highly suspicious..

 

[cireza]

Same Shit/10

 

[BlackTron]

Same Shit/10

No one owns the game yet, but you could at least find out what it is before just assuming out of hand it is the same game.

 

[Cakeboxer]

For a main nintendo game it would be a fucking tragedy to only score 80.

Anything below 90 would be the same.

It wouldn't matter. Most Switch owners don't even know what Metacritic is and even if they did, 80 is still a good score.

 

[cireza]

No one owns the game yet, but you could at least find out what it is before just assuming out of hand it is the same game.

They have all been the same since the Wii game.

 

[LakeOf9]

They have all been the same since the Wii game.

This is like saying all Gran Turismo games are the same

It's a racer, lol, fuck do you expect

 

[kruis]

Please let the IGN score be 8.8. I want to see Nintendo fans lose their collective minds once again.

 

[Stuart360]

This game is super important to thw whole Switch 2 launch, so a super high score is 'Guaranteed'.
I went for 95-100.

 

[BlackTron]

They have all been the same since the Wii game.

I don't want to waste too much time educating you on readily available public information, so I'll keep it simple: it's not the same. It's not Mario Kart 9.

edit: there we go

 

[LakeOf9]

Please let the IGN score be 8.8. I want to see Nintendo fans lose their collective minds once again.

I feel like Mario Kart isn't a property Nintendo fans care enough about to lose minds over. Metroid, Zelda, Mario, Smash, sure. Mario Kart? Don't get the impression anyone cares in particular.

 

[BlackTron]

I feel like Mario Kart isn't a property Nintendo fans care enough about to lose minds over. Metroid, Zelda, Mario, Smash, sure. Mario Kart? Don't get the impression anyone cares in particular.

Nintendo fans will not lose their minds if Mario Kart gets 88.

But if it gets 94, non-Nintendo fans will lose their minds

 

[LakeOf9]

Nintendo fans will not lose their minds if Mario Kart gets 88.

But if it gets 94, non-Nintendo fans will lose their minds

Excited for the "Nintendo bump" "nostalgia" "double standards" "how can a kart racer get this score" "no one else would be able to get away with this" "GTA6 better be 100 at a minimum" arguments!

 

[BlackTron]

I figured I'd make it easy for anyone who thinks this is just "Mario Kart: New Subtitle Edition". All of the courses are connected in a "world", as soon as I get the game, I am probably using free roam mode to turn my brain off and wander aimlessly for days. You can drive off the road. Here are the locations of courses on the map, there is no transition or loading screen, they're just part of the world. In normal cups, the courses are closed off to do laps like normal. New game modes like Knockout Tour have you do touring races where players are eliminated at checkpoints.

 

[cireza]

This is like saying all Gran Turismo games are the same

I don't have any knowledge about GT, however Mario Kart became a casual series with the Wii game. Double Dash was quite gamer oriented and a ton of fun. Now this is basically a game that picks the winner randomly and that's it.

 

[LakeOf9]

I don't have any knowledge about GT, however Mario Kart became a casual series with the Wii game. Double Dash was quite gamer oriented and a ton of fun. Now this is basically a game that picks the winner randomly and that's it.

I mean I have only played 8 and I can tell you it's not true. It may have been true for Wii, but it hasn't been true in over ten years.

 

[touchfuzzy]

I figured I'd make it easy for anyone who thinks this is just "Mario Kart: New Subtitle Edition". All of the courses are connected in a "world", as soon as I get the game, I am probably using free roam mode to turn my brain off and wander aimlessly for days. You can drive off the road. Here are the locations of courses on the map, there is no transition or loading screen, they're just part of the world. In normal cups, the courses are closed off to do laps like normal. New game modes like Knockout Tour have you do touring races where players are eliminated at checkpoints.

It's a losing battle with a lot of people man, don't sweat it. I find I just throw a lot of people with the braindead "NintENdo bad!" takes on ignore and that takes care of making posting here a lot more fun.

 

[BlackTron]

I don't have any knowledge about GT, however Mario Kart became a casual series with the Wii game. Double Dash was quite gamer oriented and a ton of fun. Now this is basically a game that picks the winner randomly and that's it.

I was very impressed to see mechanics in MKW, like the ability to charge up the jump button for a higher jump, to help dodge projectiles or reach platforms or parkour points, for displays that appeared very skill-based.

I still think that you should minimally educate yourself on the game before dissing it.

 

[cireza]

I still think that you should minimally educate yourself on the game before dissing it.

Casuals also deserves some games, that's ok.

 

[rodrigolfp]

Now this is basically a game that picks the winner randomly and that's it.

9/10 in bullshit scale.

 

[BlackTron]

Casuals also deserves some games, that's ok.

Watch the section of the above video starting at the 9 minute mark and come back please...

Looks like a game where people can just have dumb fun or the skilled can get ahead by perfecting everything.

Sure none of us have played it yet but what exactly are you basing your take on, yelling at clouds?

 

[LakeOf9]

Watch the section of the above video starting at the 9 minute mark and come back please...

Looks like a game where people can just have dumb fun or the skilled can get ahead by perfecting everything.

Sure none of us have played it yet but what exactly are you basing your take on, yelling at clouds?

I feel like you are spending far too much time on a discussion with someone who is not talking in good faith. Their initial post was a shitpost they probably gave zero thought to, and obviously the more they double down, the less logical sense it makes, but they were never trying for logic to begin with, it's just them arguing in bad faith, based on all their other posts. Might as well save yourself the energy lol

 

[vaibhavpisal]

We saw this happen with Persona 5, Street Fighter 4, and Ghost of Tsushima recently as well, so if any "suspicious conspiracy" exists like vaibhav is suggesting, it seems to apply to pretty much all games and publishers, not just Nintendo and Mario Kart.

Never seen overrated Atlus, Capcom or Playstation titles?

I have seen aplenty of them. Nintendo too.

 

[SJRB]

How can this exciting, riveting and amazing looking gameplay get anything else than a 10/10?

 

[LordCBH]

It's going to be a great game. It will also be overrated by critics like most major nintendo games are.