![]() ![]() However, the items are still randomized meaning a lot of the game is left up to RNG. On one hand, it does make the game more challenging, creating more variables for winning and adding to the madness of the match. This can be a double-edged sword in my opinion. ![]() Between all the different offensive items and your own characters’ abilities, it’s just as much about stunning your opponent with attacks as it is racing well. There’s a far greater emphasis on hitting your opponent with spells. ![]() This is what separates the game from the most from Mario Kart. Chocobo for example gains an enormous speed and handling boost while Terra shoots missiles at the racers ahead of her. One thing I liked, in particular, is that the Death magicite, this game’s equivalent of the blue and red shell, can actually be avoided if you take your time to do so.Įach character also has their own individual ability that can be charged up as you collect crystals across the map. Aeros creates a tornado, Quake causes the area around your kart to shake. The gameplay is really smooth with no lag or pop-in as far as I could tell.Įach item in the game is called a magicite and involves using different spells from across the Final Fantasy series. The game has the chaotic sense of fun you’ve expected out of a mascot racer, speeding down the track, doing drifts while trying to avoid the multiple stage hazards and attacks your enemies throw at you. During the race, you collide into the series of items (here called magicians) that you can use to hit your opponents and compete to be first around the course in 3 laps. You pick from a wide cast of colorful characters, select a kart and go on the track. I promise I won’t spend the entire review comparing the game to Mario Kart but if you’ve played the mushroom kingdom racer, Chocobo GP plays very similarly. That being said you’re probably going to start finding the menu song a bit annoying after listening to it too much. The music in general, while also lacking in quantity, was also excellent with classic Final Fantasy renditions remade into adrenaline-pumping race tunes, even ‘Melodies of Life’ was remixed to be more fast-paced while still keeping true to the original track. My favorite had to be The Bridge, with its diverging pathways and rocking rendition of the classic ‘Battle on The Big Bridge Theme’. Likewise, while there aren’t a lot of stages, the game has a lot of variety with a few of them calling back to older games in the franchise. Cloud and Squall are due to appear as DLC but it would have been nice to see a few more familiar faces in the game. There are only 4 characters from the main Final Fantasy series: Gilgamesh from V, Terra (in esper form) from VI, and Vivi and Steiner from IX. The rosters consist of the Chocobo series mainstays like Shirma, Camilla, and Clair (Fat Chocobo) as well as several summons, all redesigned into cuter chibi forms. There’s even a custom rules mode to change the race to your liking.įor Final Fantasy fans out there, Chocobo GP has a lot of fanservice from across the series, albeit from certain games more than others. Check out the trailer below to see it for yourself.Follow us on Twitter Follow and Tweet us Tweet to GP comes with a variety of different modes, and GP Tournament mode, a story mode, multiplayer, a series race arcade mode to race different cups, and a time attack to race for the best time. "Chocobo GP" is a brand new game, however, and based on the trailer, it looks like it's very much attempting to fill the void Nintendo has left open thanks to a lack of a new truly new "Mario Kart" game since 2014's release of " Mario Kart 8." It looks like a fun little racer that we can't wait to see more of as we get closer to its launch in 2022. Back in 1999, the game " Chocobo Racing" was released for the original Playstation. This week, in addition to learning about some controversial casting decisions for the upcoming Mario movie, a new 3D Kirby game, and the return of the popular Bayonetta series, we also got an incredibly unexpected announcement in the form of a kart-racer set in the "Final Fantasy" universe called "Chocobo GP."īelieve it or not, this actually isn't even the first "Final Fantasy" kart racer, just the first one in quite a while. ![]() Often, they contain exciting information and trailers for previously unannounced games. If you're unaware, Nintendo Directs are essentially just 20- to 50-minute-long hype videos for upcoming Nintendo games. Square-Enix announces 'Chocobo GP' coming to Nintendo SwitchĮarlier this week, the video game world was graced with a surprise Nintendo Direct. Pricing and availability are subject to change. Autoblog may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. ![]()
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