May 19, 2017

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Date played: May 18th and 19th
Platform: Switch

I've been playing lots of Mario Kart on and off here and there, playing an online race or two when time permits. Overall, I'm still doing pretty good, but the victories are getting rarer as I move up in rank. The racers are more tenacious, have better driving lines and are more accurate with their items. Still, I'm a good racer and I keep up with most people, usually fighting for the first 4 or 5 positions.
I race underwater as Mario

Yeah, there are times where I fall behind, or get a string of bad luck, I mean, this IS Mario Kart after all, but overall, I'm happy with how I'm racing. I also experimented with a few more characters and found that if I just fiddle with the wheels and gliders, I can find something that I like with most characters. The very light characters are still not my favorite, but some of the mediums have been good for me. I particularly like regular Mario, simply because he's got some fantastic animations and sounds.