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[ThatStupidLion]

I mean dkr and ctr both had story/adventure modes on top of the multiplayer racing/battles/time trials/etc

Why hasnt one been added to mario kart yet? Will we see one soon?


What else can mario kart add/innovate on?


Edit: a lot of people in here seem to dont know how storymode worked in dkr and ctr... story mode doesnt mean it has an actual full on story...its just more of a cohesive SP adventure with specifics goals on courses, a unified hub world, exploring/secrets and some "boss" challenge races, rather than just cups and points... some races arent neccessarily even built around the mp aspect.

People seem to be mention sonic allstar racing SP mode too, but i cant speak to that... Even Sonic R had a way more deep singleplayer mode than mario kart.

 

[gigantor21]

I wish they would, but the games sell well without it. Not holding my breath. :/

 

[Admiral Woofington]

'Mario let's have a race'

'it's a ok'

'hey we wanna race too'

'mamma mía, what a race it shall be'

And so they raced

 

[Salsa]

because remember when Mario Tennis sorta tried to

 

[Plywood]

'Mario let's have a race'

'it's a ok'

'hey we wanna race too'

'mamma mía, what a race it shall be'

And so they raced

We're done here.

 

[-Horizon-]

I'd actually like to see them try now, just to see how bad it could turn out to be.

 

[Platy]

But it has the same story mode that mario games have =P

 

[Watch Da Birdie]

I really thought they were doing this when they revealed the Koopalings for Mario 8---they'd be perfect to use as Boss Characters.

We don't need a "story" per say, but basically an Adventure Mode would be neat like Sonic All Stars Racing Transformed had.

 

[trebbble]

Something like F Zero GX's story mode with writing on the level of the Mario RPGs could be fun, but I wouldn't necessarily want Nintendo to make it at the expense of anything else.

 

[0racle]

'Mario let's have a race'

'it's a ok'

'hey we wanna race too'

'mamma mía, what a race it shall be'

And so they raced

Real talk, I laughed

 

[Mohasus]

It would make the game worse, as some unlocks would be tied to it.

I really hate how long it took to play some golf on Mario Golf 3DS for the first time.

Or then you have some shitty modes to add some variety like the arenas in DKR or the fucking minigames in sonic transformed. I don't care about that, and most people don't too.

I also hate bowling and the narrator before every race in Forza 4, I just play the "arcade" mode now.

 

[ArkhamFantasy]

It doesnt need story mode, it doesnt need an open world, it doesnt need RPG elements, just keep making fun games. You improve upon the formula that you have. If you think of an idea that fits and makes the game better you can put it in there, you dont just put things from other genre's in just because you feel like you are suppose to.

 

[NinjaCoachZ]

because remember when Mario Tennis sorta tried to

Mario Power Tennis's intro is still glorious to this day.

 

[Richie]

It could be fun...We need Missions back first tho.

 

[KingBroly]

'Mario let's have a race'

'it's a ok'

'hey we wanna race too'

'mamma mía, what a race it shall be'

And so they raced

A little too involved for my taste

Can you dumb it down a bit?

 

[Berordn]

It could be fun...We need Missions back first tho.

It would be a good excuse to reintroduce missions, at least.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

A little too involved for my taste

Can you dumb it down a bit?

Mario: race?

Everyone: ... race!

And so they raced

 

[zeromcd73]

Would love a story mode/RPG mode. It was already disappointing that they made the 8's battle mode completely craptastic too.

Hoping they have more content in 9NX.

 

[Gamer @ Heart]

'Mario let's have a race'

'it's a ok'

'hey we wanna race too'

'mamma mía, what a race it shall be'

And so they raced

Amen

 

[Aiustis]

why in gods fuck would it need that.
sorry just how i feel.

Edit: not sorry ewww.

 

[QuixoticNeutral]

I don't know why on earth you would want a story in this game, but Mission Mode was a killer feature in MKDS with some very uniquely designed challenges that has completely disappeared from the series since. If there's one thing that kept MK8 from being definitive in every way, it was that. (And battle maps too, I suppose, but Battle Mode hasn't been great since the SNES.)

 

[bebop242]

Sorry Mario, the princess is at another race track.

 

[Parapraxis]

I think they should try to get a proper battle mode back in before adding any story mode .

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

I mean dkr and ctr both had story/adventure modes on top of the multiplayer racing/battles/time trials/etc

Why hasnt one been added to mario kart yet? Will we see one soon?

Is "never" soon???

 

[captain_skyhawk]

I don't feel like this is something Mario kart needs over a more solid online experience or even a battle mode that isn't phoned in.

 

[ailes_grises]

Maybe when Nintendo (and SEGA) decide to add Sonic and the Babylon Rogues in the roster (?)

 

[CastleRybread]

Needs to be a Luigi revenge story with ridin dirty worn out.

 

[blamite]

You know, until this thread, I never realized how little I want that. In fact, I don't think there's anything I could possibly want less.

 

[KingdomHeartsFan]

For some reason Mario Kart gets away with releasing with considerably less content than other racers and no one seems to give a shit.

 

[Nanashrew]

Maybe when Nintendo (and SEGA) decide to add Sonic and the Babylon Rogues in the roster (?)

The story in Sonic Riders is rather impressive in how they made the Babylon Rogues descendants of genies. Then the next game aliens. They're genie aliens.

Fun games though! Except for Free Riders which is bad and goes so far backwards and doesn't really have a story.

 

[MrSaturn99]

I just want Mission Mode back. Is that too hard to ask?

Or just more content in general, really. I kinda liked MK8's multiplayer but it felt like it should've been an alternative mode rather than just outright replacing the traditional one.

A story mode sounds pretty silly to me, though.

 

[ChrisD]

Mario's lore shouldn't get even deeper

 

[Instro]

They have no incentive to do so. They can pretty much do the bare minimum with this series and it will sell. Unfortunately Nintendo gets that way with some of their franchises, and are unwilling to plunk down the time and money to keep pushing.

 

[Vital Tundra]

I'd rather missions.

 

[Nanashrew]

Mission mode needs to come back before anything else imo. That was a really great mode with a lot to do. If they want to redo that with story, don't care as long as I get mission mode back.

 

[muteki]

Still blows my mind what Diddy Kong Racing did some 20 odd years ago.

 

[Akiraptor]

I'd like a CTR-like story, but I'm not holding my breath. Nintendo seems to be moving away from stories in general.

 

[ChrisD]

Okay yeah I'd be on board if "Story" was just a cover-up for the word "Missions".

 

[ZombiePlatypus]

I would be do down for this. It can be so zany and ridiculous. Like with the humor and writing style of the Mario & Luigi rpg games, but in Mario Kart.

God I want it now.

'Mario let's have a race'

'it's a ok'

'hey we wanna race too'

'mamma mía, what a race it shall be'

And so they raced

What a tumultuous tale that was.

 

[DiipuSurotu]

BY THE SCENARIO WRITER OF FINAL FANTASY VII AND FINAL FANTASY X

 

[Nanashrew]

BY THE SCENARIO WRITER OF FINAL FANTASY VII

Cloud's motorcycle DLC!

 

[Colocho]

Everyone against the idea, should go play Crash Team Racing immediately.

 

[Makonero]

'Mario let's have a race'

'it's a ok'

'hey we wanna race too'

'mamma mía, what a race it shall be'

And so they raced

I love the twists and turns

 

[qko]

'Mario let's have a race'

'it's a ok'

'hey we wanna race too'

'mamma mía, what a race it shall be'

And so they raced

Officially first comment now.

 

[Chille]

It would make the game worse, as some unlocks would be tied to it.

I really hate how long it took to play some golf on Mario Golf 3DS for the first time.

Or then you have some shitty modes to add some variety like the arenas in DKR or the fucking minigames in sonic transformed. I don't care about that, and most people don't too.

I also hate bowling and the narrator before every race in Forza 4, I just play the "arcade" mode now.

I hate that games dont have unlockables nowadays, I just get bored of fighting games because of it

 

[ChrisD]

I would be do down for this. It can be so zany and ridiculous. Like with the humor and writing style of the Mario & Luigi rpg games, but in Mario Kart.

God I want it now.




What a tumultuous tale that was.

Mario Kart is now 80% tutorial.
You get a tutorial on how to do basic actions after each track in the cup.

Mirror Cup gives you all the tutorials again but mirrored.

Spoiler

Man Dream Team, I'm still annoyed.

 

[Agent_J]

It could be fun...We need Missions back first tho.

I would much rather have missions. They were really fun in MKDS.

 

[jediyoshi]

'Mario let's have a race'

'it's a ok'

'hey we wanna race too'

'mamma mía, what a race it shall be'

And so they raced

 

[mStudios]

For some reason Mario Kart gets away with releasing with considerably less content than other racers and no one seems to give a shit.

??? Mario kart is PACKED with content.

 

[Rekki-Maru]

'Mario let's have a race'

'it's a ok'

'hey we wanna race too'

'mamma mía, what a race it shall be'

And so they raced

"..and that is why I don't do two shows a night anymore. I won't, I won't do them."