Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Testing Out DLC Tracks #2 Ft. Georgia & Robyn
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Tour New York Minute: 0:12
Since my last video on the DLCs, my perspective has been scoped a little bit for the Tour tracks. Don't know whether it is because they were made for a mobile app, or that the track's size and style just seems less thought out. New York Minute is no exception. As a matter of fact, I'd say it's the worst. To me it just feels like such a lacklustre track, and the only reason it's here is because New York track. On top of that, the music for whatever reason just really irritates me! I guess if there was one good thing I'd say about the track, is that the wet road texture is pretty nice? But all in all, I don't care for this track.
SNES Mario Circuit 3: 2:58
https://youtu.be/N3WGTtke0js
N64 Kalimari Desert: 5:41
Kalimari Desert was probably the track I was least interested in, and yet the one that pleasantly surprised me the most! This track works a lot better in this game than I expected. The visuals and music have been reworked almost perfectly! My only gripe is the forced path switching per lap. Though it is a very creative approach, and I'm happy the railway is part of the track route. I think leaving it to the player to choose which path to take, would make things more interesting. Especially in time trials!
DS Waluigi Pinball: 8:24
I don't really care for this track that much, but that is more of a general thing as opposed to just this DLC. It's become less and less interesting or appealing to me with time. It's just annoying! I also feel the track is pretty overrated, which doesn't help. That being said, it does look nice in this game. Another great example of Nintendo revamping a retro track well, regardless of how I feel.
Tour Sydney Sprint: 12:23
Out of all the Tour tracks to have come to Deluxe so far, I think this is one of the better ones so far. Mostly because of the music! Considering how underwhelming most of the music in the wave had been up until this point, it completely caught me off guard. I thought it was instantly one of my favourite soundtracks in the game! But upon listening to the music in my own time, I was pretty disappointed to find how lacking in variation of structure there is. It makes the song sound like it's looping too quickly (even though I am sure there are some slight nuances). Other than that and some appealing aesthetic stuff, that track isn't overly striking to me.
GBA Snow Land: 15:54
This was another track I was highly anticipating, despite only ever playing it as a custom track previously. Unlike MC3 though, I was sceptical the track would end up like Cheese Land and Ribbon Road. It would be ignorant to say it didn't happen, and I've been struggling to recognise the track in comparison to the original. But at the same time I can't truly say I don't like it, because this version of the track is both fun to drive and aesthetically pleasing in its own way. Feels very reminiscent of the Mario Kart Wii custom track, Stargaze Summit (https://youtu.be/hYQHlM5Zm7E). Which I am not against by any means!
Wii Mushroom Gorge: 19:09
If there is any track that got more hype then Waluigi Pinball, it's Gorge! I have to say, this is probably the best Wii recreation in Mario Kart 8 so far (and yes, that includes the pre-Switch tracks)! The scaling for this track is great, almost feels like I am playing on Wii. Sort of makes me dislike MC3 even more, by comparison. That being said, it isn't perfect. Still not 100% on the new textures, like the grass or rock. The original track also had a more misty early morning sort of look to it, which I'd definitely prefer. But the most disappointing aspect of the whole update has to be the music. Don't get me wrong, Gorge's soundtrack is a bop! But like MC3, I was expecting a Mario Kart band version. Although MC3 at least had some new music made, I'm fairly certain Gorge's music was literally just copy and pasted over from Wii. Very disappointing.
Sky-High Sundae: 22:22
I know I'm not the first to think this, and I know I won't be the last either… Sky-High Sundae feels like a very Fall Guys inspired track. I haven't even played the game, and I think that. It's not just visually, the music feels even more reminiscent of Fall Guys. Granted, I've only ever heard Fall Guys music on Twitch streams and such, but I am pretty confident there are a lot of stylistic and melodic similarities. For a sweet food themed track, this actually doesn't make me feel almost sick looking at it. Which is where Ice-cream Sweetland completely failed for me after a while. I also applaud the fact this track makes use of antigravity! I heavily criticised Wave 1 for completely neglecting this feature. Although one track with it isn't that much better, it's still better than nothing. In my eyes, it is what really helps make the track interesting!
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