Mario Kart World Review | How NOT to Make an Open World Racing Game

I've been disappointed with a Nintendo game again, so it's time for me to complain about Mario Kart World.

Timestamps:

0:00 Introduction
6:07 All Connecting Routes Are the Same to Me
7:55 They Are too Far Away
9:53 Why Mt Wario Works (and the straightaways don't)
12:05 Why Sky-High Sundae Works (and the straightaways don't)
14:37 Curvature and Shortcuts
15:30 A Serious Lack of Obstacles
20:20 More Players More Problems
23:50 Why Are They Straightaways, anyway?
24:47 The Tricks System is Missing Something
27:33 200cc Might not help
30:44 Everything was a Consequence of Being Open World
33:03 The World Needed to be MUCH Smaller
40:23 Battle Mode Regressed
45:50 Time Trial is a little worse
46:28 Free Roam is fine, but it could have much been better
55:25 Why is the reward structure so bad?
1:01:25 I'm not expecting DLC
1:04:35 Not fond of the NPC Racers
1:10:30 Coins to Unlock Karts is Lame
1:17:00 Conclusion

Nintendo | Ask the Developer Vol. 18: Mario Kart World
https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/...

BBC | Zelda's makers reflect on the princess's first big adventure
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr7...