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SomethingBurger, do games w Do you feel Crash Team Racing was better than Mario Kart?

Was? No. It still is.

Poopfeast420, do gaming w Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of October 19th

I’ve been grinding that World of Warcraft: Legion Remix. Monk is a lot more fun than Demon Hunter, so I’m glad I made the switch. I’ve done basically everything for now, most of the quests in all the zones, and I’m at the gear cap. For now, there are raids to clear daily, which I’ll do, and clear Mythic+ dungeons over and over for that “infinite” power, which I won’t do. In a few days the second phase will begin, with more quests, a raid and other things, so I’ll keep playing, but wind down afterward (until the next phase).

wizardbeard, do games w Do you feel Crash Team Racing was better than Mario Kart?

Something to remember is that CTR came out three years later than MK64. That was a lot of time for that generation of games.

That said, I remember not liking CTR as a kid because while it had more depth, the friend who had it had put a ton of time into the campaign so I had no chance of keeping up with him trying to pick it up casually through the occasional multiplayer match.

riquisimo,

CTR had two methods of play:

  1. Casually playing a kart game and using fun items.
  2. Learning the mechanics of nitro reserves to maintain a high top speed for as long as possible.

You start at 1 until you realize 2 exists.

MoreZombies,

I don’t think nitro reserves were a mechanic in the original CTR

riquisimo,

They absolutely were. There are even videos describing it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=od-OQGOXtfY

MoreZombies,

Appreciate that! I don’t recall there ever being anything explaining that in the game - I played through it and unlocked all the characters, beat the Tropy ghosts and some of the Oxide ghosts, but never heard of this stuff the entire time.

riquisimo,

I didn’t know about it either, but when I heard about it before nitro fueled released I knew what they were talking about.

It was more of something I felt but didn’t fully grasp at the time. Like a “boost as much as possible and the boost gets way better” thing.

CarrmynCarnage,

Yes they were.

LainTrain, do games w Do you feel Crash Team Racing was better than Mario Kart?

Oh yeah for sure. I still go back and play the main story mode of Crash Team Racing every year as a ritual, on the other hand I’ve literally never played mario kart so the answer is obvious.

kmacmartin, do games w Games with Text-based Interaction?

Moonring uses natural language for interacting with NPCs and progressing the game (though you aren’t actually controlling them, and there are different gameplay elements so I’m not sure if it would fit the bill?). It uses word matching, but has a really cool system where you’ll get bubbles with suggestions based on other information you’ve uncovered (and then there’s hidden stuff you can ask/say as well).

It’s free on that note, so you could try and decide without having to invest more than time: store.steampowered.com/app/2373630/Moonring/

tiramichu,

Looks interesting in other respects too, thanks for the suggestion

jqubed, do games w Do you feel Crash Team Racing was better than Mario Kart?
@jqubed@lemmy.world avatar

My experience was only playing at friends’ houses who had Play Stations, but I never felt like one was better than the other. I appreciated the mechanic of upgrading items helped to give a different element to the game instead of it being the same thing Nintendo was doing but with different characters. What we really played a lot with friends, though, was Battle Mode on Mario Kart. I don’t think CTR had that, or else no one thought it was as good. It really hasn’t been as good in Mario Kart either since the Wii version I’d say.

riquisimo,

CTR did have that. I don’t remember how it compared to Mario kart though.

rocci, do games w Do you feel Crash Team Racing was better than Mario Kart?

Crash Team Racing is a great game, and I certainly enjoyed it more than Mario Kart 64 (I was never a fan of MK64 though to be fair). The campaign mode was super cool and kept the game fresh.

moonluna,
@moonluna@lemmy.world avatar

The story did actually try

GammaGames, (edited ) do gaming w Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of October 19th

I still wanted the new Sniper Elite game but didn’t want to spend $20… so I got 5 for $5! I haven’t done story mode, just the invasion mode where you try to kill other people while they play their story missions. Since it’s a 2022 game most of the people still playing are very good, but after a day I’m at 8 kills!

We’re also about halfway up the mountain in Baby Steps, it’s slow going with many falls

BF6 looks so dang good, I loved Operation Firestorm in BF3!

_Lory98_, do gaming w Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of October 19th

Played Fatal Frame I was really enjoying it up until the third night, where there’s a huge difficulty spike and I fear I’m stuck there due to not having resources. I might restart it some other time, but I’ve decided to play something else.

So I played Still Wakes the Deep. I found it to be pretty mediocre: the story and acting were fine, but I couldn’t really connect to the characters. The gameplay is so scripted and simple the monster encounters had no tension as they were basically on rails. Doesn’t help that the monster design is forgettable and they mostly look like flesh blobs.

I’m currently playing Resident Evil Village and Project Diva.

Aielman15, do games w Do you feel Crash Team Racing was better than Mario Kart?
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I suppose it depends heavily on nostalgia.

I have no attachment to Nintendo brands nor Mario Kart in particular. My sister bought a Mario Kart Wii game a few years back and I didn’t care much for it. Having grown up with CTR on PS1, and Spyro and Crash as platformers, I immensely enjoyed the remake.

I like how the kart handles, and the turbo mechanic is a lot of fun and has a lot of depth. But I suppose that MK fans have other things they enjoy from their franchise.

moonluna,
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Let me add that Mario kart is fun. I just feel CTR was more engaging

riquisimo,

CTR had much more depth.

CTR also rewarded you for understanding the mechanics more. Some boost pads gave you a boost with a higher top speed (blue flame). If you knew how to maintain a boost, you could maintain that blue-flame boost indefinitely.

It’s just that to do that you had to hit nearly every boost pad, triple boost at nearly every corner, and avoid all the obstacles (including touching walls). It’s hard to maintain it, but even maintaining it for a little bit can really launch you towards the front.

SnotFlickerman, do games w Do you feel Crash Team Racing was better than Mario Kart?

I’m just waiting for the release of Bubsy’s Wild & Woolie Racers

ItJustDonn,

what could pawssibly go wrong?

Godort,

You joke, but I would absolutely play that

SnotFlickerman,

I mean… I would too, which is why it was on my mind.

Lost_My_Mind, do games w Do you feel Crash Team Racing was better than Mario Kart?

“Does you feel”? Noes I don’ts.

jasoman, do games w I love stardew valley. looking for an alternative that is made for controller experience.

Graveyard keeper is a little dark but good with controller

BreakerSwitch, do games w Day 458 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing

Damn. I really thought this was from Darkwatch, a very weird 2005 shooter where you play as a vampire cowboy. I have fond memories, but, given the timeframe, couldn’t say whether it’s good or worth playing today

mercano, do games w I love stardew valley. looking for an alternative that is made for controller experience.
@mercano@lemmy.world avatar

I’ve been playing My Time at Sandrock exclusively on my Steam Deck, so controller controls. It’s more focused on crafting instead of farming (you don’t unlock farming until you’re 2-3 in game weeks in), but it’s still very Stardew. I haven’t played the previous game in the series, My Time at Portia, but I understand it takes place in a more fertile area than Sandrock’s desert.

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