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Going purely by its title, I can confidently say I have seen two thirds of Mario Kart World. I saw Mario, and boy did I see a lot of Karts. Didn't really see the World, though. In my hands-on preview of the Nintendo Switch 2 launch title, I played three races: a regular race in docked mode, another re
While the latter did showcase something of the scale of the game, being one long race across several connected race tracks, I still don't feel like I've truly experienced what makes Mario Kart World different from other Mario Karts. And with that, it's hard to evaluate exactly what Mario Kart World is. But if mama raised a quitter she must have had a secret family, because onwards I persist.
Mario Kart World Gameplay Impressions
Mario Kart World plays a lot like Mario Kart 8, and with that considered the current pinnacle of kart racers, emulating it with a little bit of extra flair is clearly a sensible thing to do. Playing on the Joy-Con is a lot easier with the bigger controllers and sturdier joysticks, and a few quality of life improvements - like items now automatically trailing behind your kart rather than requiring you to hold ZL - mean it's the best version of Mario Kart to play for moment to moment driving.
I also enjoyed that the characters are now divided more readily by costume, though it appears these are just flavour. I did wonder if instantly picking Swimsuit Daisy signaled to the crowded room that I was some sort of deviant, but that's probably the outfit I'm always going to pick, so I should get used to the judgmental stares now.
While the latter did showcase something of the scale of the game, being one long race across several connected race tracks, I still don't feel like I've truly experienced what makes Mario Kart World different from other Mario Karts. And with that, it's hard to evaluate exactly what Mario Kart World is. But if mama raised a quitter she must have had a secret family, because onwards I persist.
Mario Kart World Gameplay Impressions
Mario Kart World plays a lot like Mario Kart 8, and with that considered the current pinnacle of kart racers, emulating it with a little bit of extra flair is clearly a sensible thing to do. Playing on the Joy-Con is a lot easier with the bigger controllers and sturdier joysticks, and a few quality of life improvements - like items now automatically trailing behind your kart rather than requiring you to hold ZL - mean it's the best version of Mario Kart to play for moment to moment driving.
I also enjoyed that the characters are now divided more readily by costume, though it appears these are just flavour. I did wonder if instantly picking Swimsuit Daisy signaled to the crowded room that I was some sort of deviant, but that's probably the outfit I'm always going to pick, so I should get used to the judgmental stares now.
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