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Darksakul · April 11, 2017, 8:56pm

GespenstRitter:

Darksakul:

GespenstRitter:

It’s unfortunate that All-Stars Racing Transformed didn’t become the new standard for kart racers, since it blows Mario Kart out of the water in every possible way.

Faster speed. Better drifting and the ability to snake. Items that are significant but not dominating. Sky/Sea/Land transformations that actually change how the game plays. Characters that aren’t Pink Gold Peach.

All-Stars Racing is garbage

Speed and the ability to snake has nothing to do with it. All transformations are a gimmick anyways.
It boils down to one thing, is the game is fun and compelling and you would want to play it again.

Both serious hardcore and casuals players both tell you the game sucks if it gets boring.
I have set down pro gamers, small children and non gamer adults to the same race in Mario Kart games and they all had fun.

I can’t speak the same for All-Stars Racing Trashformed

If you wanna talk about transforming being nothing more than a gimmick, look no further than Mario Kart, where gliding lasts all of five seconds per use and water seconds are literally just like driving on land, but even slower than the game already is. You can take those out of Mario Kart entirely and almost nothing would change.

Meanwhile, boats in ASRT evoke strong memories of Hydro Thunder with how they handle, and planes change the racing dynamic completely, shifting from an emphasis on drifting to one of last-second dodges for extra speed boosts. The different types of vehicles are built into the core of the experience, instead of just being a nice feature to put on screenshots.

Whenever I sat down to play MK8, it just made me wish I was playing All-Stars Racing Transformed.

Cool story bro

chadouken · April 11, 2017, 9:18pm

Does ASRT have Donkey Kong? No? Then, fuck you.

MARIO KART.

Abbachio · April 11, 2017, 9:29pm

SASRT beats MK in content, such as the career mode which is awesome, but MK8 feels better to me when it comes to the actual racing.

Both are great games, though.

purbeast · April 11, 2017, 9:38pm

Darksakul:

purbeast:

Pretty much ANY racing game that is multiplayer can be fun if you sit down in a room with 4 people and all play together. I just prefer my games to be challenging and as non-random as possible, which is one of the big draws to me about fighting games. When you lose, it’s because the other person outplayed you and nothing other than that. It’s not because of the AI, it’s not because of random spawn points, it’s not because of the random weapon you got, etc. It’s just a preference I have with gaming.

I can have fun with party games like every other MK game after SMK, but they just don’t have any kind of lasting appeal because they are nothing more than party games and are only fun when played with other people in the same room.

Then the whole go-kart sub genera and any racer with a combat mode or combat function is not for you.

Thanks Dad.

Sonichuman · April 11, 2017, 9:44pm

Mr Shifty seems as interesting as I thought it would be. GameXplain put up some gameplay footage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF5kx4HH6QU

spudlyff8fan · April 11, 2017, 10:39pm

I don’t really like Mario Kart
What’s so bad about random?

Captain_Ryu · April 11, 2017, 10:53pm

Pro controller doesn’t work with Snipperclips

po_pimpus · April 13, 2017, 2:32am

OK SRK fam, who’s with me to enter this Splatoon tournament and win a trip to E3?

Battlefy.net

Geese_Pants · April 13, 2017, 2:40am

Payday 2 coming to Switch…that’s random to me.
Gotta see how it play on that system.

Kinniku_Buster · April 13, 2017, 2:53am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0eA0AKk6wY&t=50s

purbeast · April 13, 2017, 2:56am

That SHMUP looks pretty damn awesome. Other than that, the next game I still plan on getting is the new Mario game.

NeoBlood · April 13, 2017, 3:03am

I’m down.

Kinniku_Buster · April 13, 2017, 4:05am

splatoon 2 amiibos are up for preorder at bestbuy.

Maryokutai · April 13, 2017, 12:44pm

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‘That shmup’? Sine Mora has been out for various platforms for ages, surprised someone interested in these games could have missed it.

In any case you’re in for a treat, it’s an excellent game that somehow manages to be a great entry point for newcomers in story mode, totally hardcore in arcade mode and it even tells an intelligent and depressingly dark and mature story in between chapters. And that’s before I get to mention the fantastic art-direction and the brilliant score from Yamaoka (Silent Hill, Shadows of the Damned).

It’s actually so good I bought it three times already (360, Vita, PC) and I’m considering getting it for Switch as well.

purbeast · April 13, 2017, 2:53pm

Maryokutai:

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purbeast:

That SHMUP looks pretty damn awesome. Other than that, the next game I still plan on getting is the new Mario game.

‘That shmup’? Sine Mora has been out for various platforms for ages, surprised someone interested in these games could have missed it.

In any case you’re in for a treat, it’s an excellent game that somehow manages to be a great entry point for newcomers in story mode, totally hardcore in arcade mode and it even tells an intelligent and depressingly dark and mature story in between chapters. And that’s before I get to mention the fantastic art-direction and the brilliant score from Yamaoka (Silent Hill, Shadows of the Damned).

It’s actually so good I bought it three times already (360, Vita, PC) and I’m considering getting it for Switch as well.

Well I don’t game on PC and sold the Vita I won from Taco Bell before ever opening it and never heard of it on 360. Considering there is nothing else on Switch coming out that I care about it’s nice to see some random indie/arcade games that look interesting.

Darksakul · April 14, 2017, 12:41am

New accessories for the Switch
Neon Yellow Joycons and Joycon Wrist Straps
Joycon Battery pack from Nintendo (not like they really need them).

And the Switch dock is going to be sold as a standalone accessory

Million · April 14, 2017, 3:34am

Y’know, depending on the design I’d go for extra joycons… sheeeeit, if there was an “Original NES” design version or a “SNES style” set of joycons that looked good enough, I’d be all over that immediately. Why not go wild and throw out several color/style variants?

*Ooooh and a “Original Gamecube Style” version—yeah I’d go for that too.

Sadly, I got the plain-jane grey ones.

Meanwhile, in ZELDA-- finally, I am done with the Vah Ruta divine beast segment…there’s a cool boss fight at the end of that.

JGreen · April 14, 2017, 4:27am

Any recommendations on a good case?

purbeast · April 14, 2017, 4:43am

I got this one and took it with me when I went to Aruba and it handled the trip just fine. I only used it on the plane but it was packed in my bookbag with a buncha other shit. It’s pretty sturdy.

https://www.amazon.com/Tough-Pouch-Nintendo-Switch-Officially-Licensed/dp/B01MR63I6F/ref=sr_1_11?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1492130514&sr=1-11&keywords=switch+case

It was $17 when I got it, directly from amazon. Think they may just be sold out right now.

King9999 · April 14, 2017, 5:09am

I have the store-brand EB Games case: https://www.ebgames.ca/Switch/Games/727245/biogenik-travel-case-for-nintendo-switch

It’s decent. It’s got pockets for carrying game cards and a mesh pocket for carrying accessories. The screen is protected while the case is closed so that anything resting inside the mesh pocket doesn’t come in direct contact with the screen. The case has straps to prevent the Switch from moving around while inside.