LEGO® 2K Drive Nintendo Switch

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Finally, even if you can put up with the aggressive monetization, Lego 2K Drive looks so underwhelming on Switch. I make apologies for the Nintendo Switch often. It’s a handheld platform for children, and the fact it can run indie games well is a huge boon to those releases, and Nintendo, with its fantastic releases that balance graphics and framerate, is a master of its craft.

The problem with one Mario Kart per console is that console generations typically last 5-8 years, but players are going to get bored long before that point. Usually for more popular IPs you'd want something about every 3-5 years. When Nintendo had separate handhelds and consoles, that wasn't an issue because they could stagger handheld and console Mario Karts to fill in the gaps but now that they have one hybrid device, the one Mario Kart per console rule is a drag on the series (doubly so when the most recent entry is a PORT and we've been playing the same entry for 10 years, which is by far the longest drought in series history). They need something to fill in the gaps, and a new style of gameplay is a great way to do that without cannibalizing the main entries. No one's going to question whether having both a 2D Mario and a 3D Mario or a 2D Metroid and a Metroid Prime would cannibalize each other because they're both very different flavors of Mario and Metroid respectively. Mario Kart needs something similar to fill in the gaps. Additionally, this would be a very different type of open world. You don't really see a lot of open world racing games, usually it's action/adventures, platformers, and RPGs that go open world. You would interact with the world different on a kart, so it wouldn't quite feel and play the same as your average open world game. try to launch the game from the Home Menu while being connected to the internet. You should get a prompt when doing so: simply follow the instructions on screen; Mario has never been an adventure game, but racing through and exploring large open areas does not conflict with racing casually and competitively. They can make it a side series if they want like the sandbox Marios or Metroid Prime (and that might be for the best because I'm not sure it really mixes well with traditional Mario Kart gameplay, but it would do well as a different feeling Mario Kart that could run alongside the main series). That's what Forza Horizons is, it's a subseries of Forza. Why shouldn't Nintendo want their own Forza Horizons for Mario Kart, especially when they insist on only having one main entry per console? They'll need something to fill in the gaps when console generations tend to be 5+ years, and DLC is such a tremendous waste of creativity (and possibly sales too, it feels like they're leaving money on the table by not having a big Mario Kart game of some kind midway through the Switch's lifespan). Crossplay not available on Nintendo Switch. Certain features and online play require Internet connection and 2K Account. Online console play requires paid subscription.The other 6/10 are spread across different genres (you have 1 racing game, 1 life sim game, 1 fighting game, 1 party game, 1 2D platformer, and 1 exercise game). Now granted genres are a bit hard to define and cross over with each other (after all the 4 open world/sandbox games could be considered different genres themselves as 1 is an action/adventure, 1 is a 3D platformer, and 2 are RPGs), but the 6 non-open world/sandbox games all play radically different from each other (at best, you could connect a few of them for being multiplayer games, but even that feels like a bit of a stretch and even then, there aren't more than 4 of those) whereas the open world games have a bit more in common with each other. And again, you're missing the context without digging deeper into the data. BotW is the best selling Zelda game. Mario Odyssey is the best selling 3D Mario. SwSh and SV are some of the best selling Pokemon games. So Mario Kart going open world could make it the best selling Mario Kart game. I agree that paid cosmetics works better in other games. With LEGO, cosmetics is half the experience — most of the experience? — for many players, so it is dicier charging for those in DLC than with other games.

LEGO 2K Drive will launch with incredible value, with a vast trove of playable (and replayable!) content that will continue to grow post-launch with four unique, Drive Pass Seasons***. Additional details on the Drive Pass Seasons can be found here. It’s always frustrating when you want to like a game, especially when you can see something worthwhile buried underneath. I’m a huge Lego fan and still a dab hand at Lego Racers on the Playstation 1, so I really wish this was better. While driving feels good, and the building mechanics are great, there’s so much jank around the edges that it’s tough to recommend Lego 2K Drivers on Switch to anyone who has any other console.McCaffery, Ryan (March 24, 2023). " LEGO 2K Drive Preview: Embracing the Spirit of Imagination". IGN . Retrieved March 29, 2023. Bolt_Strike Yeah, not looking past the lootbox and mobile controls though in a game that will inevitably get shut down because it's an online service title. Hard to ignore it now that Nintendo is literally facing a lawsuit over it! 8 DX does not have an actual shop, but at least there are no microtransactions and I can play all of the courses whenever I want. Mario Kart 8 has much superior gameplay. It doesn't matter how many ramps you add to a course or the virtual numbers attached to a thing you do, Mario Kart 8 DX plays much better than Mario Kart Tour and is a better game than Mario Kart Tour. LEGO® 2K Drive is an open-world driving adventure game coming to PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store on May 19, 2023! Story mode follows your journey from rookie racer to famous champion as you compete against a series of charismatic rivals. With each victory, you'll work your way up the ranks to take on the infamous Shadow Z. OPEN-WORLD EXPLORATION Neither are completely blameless and yes both can be used to rinse your wallet if you feel compelled to get everything. But realistically that is not the intent of amiibo nor is it how they are generally perceived as a function within the game by the general player base. Whilst the microtransations are part of a system deliberately designed to wear you down into just paying to get the core content of the game, on top of a paid battle pass on top of a full priced game. They are a core part of how the game is built and designed to be played, not a bit of fluff on top.

As an avid LEGO fan and enthusiastic gamer, I was initially excited to try out the LEGO racing game. The game offers a colorful and enjoyable world where young players can race their favorite LEGO vehicles in exciting competitions. However, while there are some positive aspects to this game, it falls short due to both the developer's greediness in implementing hidden content behind microtransactions and technical limitations that affect its performance.

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From an incredible team of genre experts at Visual Concepts, LEGO 2K Drive combines the best elements of open world driving and fast-paced competitive racing, along with a diverse vehicle customization system. Made to be played solo or together, the game offers robust co-op and thrilling competitive multiplayer with crossplay, allowing players to group up together across platforms, on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store.* Online, local co-op, and local wireless play with friends is also available on Nintendo Switch. More information on game modes, ways to play together, customization, and more, can be found here. Lego 2K Drive is a great open-world racing game with an infectious sense of humour and impressive customisation options. As long as you can cope with the typical 2K grindy microtransactions and take steps to avoid its major save-wiping issue at launch, it's well worth playing."

There’s some egregious pop-in, and textures are worse than a tree in Galar. The actual transformations of the vehicles look great when you can make them out, and it’s lovely seeing the vehicle you make on the screen, but if you have any other way of playing this game, maybe consider playing it on PS5 or something similar. JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R (Switch): all the updates (latest: Ver. 2.2.0 / Next: Ver. 2.3.0) 28 November 2023 There’s an entire catalog of detailed tutorials which walk you through how to construct lovely-looking cars and boats in an instruction manual format. Much like with LittleBigPlanet Karting or Modnation Racers before it, These tools are an awesome addition, but not a feature that I found myself going out of my way for. Tweaking existing vehicles was something that I found more enjoyable, like giving my hard-won McLaren Solus GT a fresh splash of paint and some much-needed stat adjustments. Regan, Tom (March 28, 2023). " 2K Lego Drive 's developer on aiming for IP collaborations and 'years of sequels' ". Video Games Chronicle . Retrieved March 29, 2023.

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While the Switch version of Lego 2K Drive is in development with another undisclosed studio, Valdez seemed confident that the game will run as intended. "There are definitely differences, but it's almost negligible from a gameplay standpoint," he told us, stating that the visuals are notably strong in handheld mode. Fingers crossed, then. Image: 2K Games / The LEGO Group You're really stretching it at this point, it's actually really funny seeing the mental gymnastics you're trying to pull off. Trying to claim that a Pokemon and Mario game don't play radically different from each other, or a Mario game and Zelda game don't play radically different from each other. Mario Odyssey and Pokemon Sword and Shield are about as different as it gets. What's next, The Witcher 3 and Mario Odyssey are similar games because you can roam in open environments??? What point does that even prove??? Your point about data is flawed because on the topic of MARIO, Mario Odyssey may be the best selling 3D mainline Mario game, but there are 5 other Mario games that have sold better than Odyssey and none of those 5 are open world titles, 3 2D platformers and 2 Mario Kart games. I sound like a broken record when I say this, NOT EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE OPEN WORLD. Just because it works well for another series of games, does not mean it will automatically work for every series. You have no data. The data that is there is Mario Kart 8 DX has outsold every single Switch game and it is not even an open world game! It is hypocritical to say I need more data to conclude that it would sell worse if it were open world and then turn around and say it would sell better if it were open world while bringing up irrelevant points. Get behind the wheel and gear up for tons of open-world exploration and thrilling races! Take on the exciting Story mode, jump into a single race or Cup Series tourneys, and let loose in off-the-wall minigames. Master the art of drifting, boosting, and using power-ups to defeat opponents! a b Towell, Justin (May 15, 2023). "LEGO 2K Drive review: 'Family-friendly, open world racing done right' ". GamesRadar . Retrieved May 20, 2023.