Status SIGINT Sep 22, 2025
Played the demo for a bit. I like Mario Kart World but have enough issues with it that I am definitely open to a competitor. Compared to Mario attaching open world roads to the “real” tracks, it could be argued that Sonic does a slightly better job at adding variety with its cross-world mechanic. The second lap seems to always …
Played the demo for a bit. I like Mario Kart World but have enough issues with it that I am definitely open to a competitor. Compared to Mario attaching open world roads to the “real” tracks, it could be argued that Sonic does a slightly better job at adding variety with its cross-world mechanic. The second lap seems to always be replaced with a lap on another track, then the final lap is back on the original track but with some slight changes to further mix it up.
It’s cool but IDK. Call me crazy but I just want these games to do 3 normal laps on one dang track that I can sit there and have a predictable self-contained experience with. Otherwise I find the game slightly less nice to interact with in small ways compared to Mario Kart—it’s hard to evaluate that for real when I have 25+ years experience playing MK, but things like the boost at the start of the race, the trick system, drifting, customization, they’re different in ways that just don’t feel as good or simple.
All stuff I could get used to easily enough, but as someone who plays a kart racer only pretty infrequently with friends and family in a local setting, I think I’d struggle to really sell this to those groups as a replacement for Mario. I do think that those who play these games a lot more or who prefer Sonic’s characters will enjoy it. It’s a fun-feeling game generally and has some nice colorful tracks, nothing really to say against its fundamentals.