Okay guys, I'm sorry I don't post on an actual F***ing schedule like a normal person. Right now life is sort of getting in the way of my ambitions. So anyway, I've got a few things to talk about that I'll probably spread out through the rest of this week. That way it'll seem like I'm being consistent. Anyway, today I'll probably mention Mario Kart 8's characters and my personal opinions on them. Let's go in order.
Mario: Duh
Luigi: Duh
Peach: Duh... okay, maybe I'll skip to one of the more interesting ones.
Rosalina: I love Rosalina. In fact, in Mario Kart Wii through 7, she's the only person I play as. That being said, I'm surprised she's still so strongly in the series. Obviously she struck a chord with fans, keeping her around a bit longer, but we don't really see characters like her from other games. For example, Tatanga, the enemy from Super Mario Land 1, hasn't been seen since Super Mario Land 2. It seems to me that after a series is done with, like how I assume Galaxy is (Although I've been hearing rumors about a third installment) the characters from that series sort of fade away. I may be wrong, but that's how I see it.
Babies Marioand Luigi: As much as the two of them were adorable, I'm a little surprised to find that they made it to Mario Kart Wii, nevermind Mario Kart 8. I think its Nintendo's way of making sure there are enough lightweight characters in the game. And I don't really have a problem with them, they just seem like Nintendo ran out of ideas.
Baby Peach: Don't really like her, but I've come to accept her.
Baby Daisy: If you've read any of my other posts, you'll have noticed that I absolutely abhor Daisy. Baby Daisy is a smaller, less intelligent version of her older counterpart.
Baby Rosalina: I can honestly say I'm not surprised that this happened. I'm not happy about it, but I'm not surprised. Mario lore doesn't require Rosalina to be a baby! Why is she a baby? Is she going to be showing up in a Yoshi's Island game or something? Seriously! Why?
Metal Mario: I'm still not thrilled about it, but I've come to accept him. He actually is kind of nice in Mario Kart 7 with his smaller size, so I'm sure he'll be good in 8 as well. Also, HD is really kind to him. If you watch some of the trailers for MK 8, you see him racing on N64 Rainbow Road. The reflection off of him looks really nice.
Koopalings: I like the idea of them in MK 8. Personally, I'm surprised it took so long. The only thing that bugs me is that Bowser Jr. doesn't appear. Does that mean he's gone?
Pink Gold Peach: I love Nintendo. I really do. I have most of their American released systems at home. I have every Mario adventure game, I have every Mario Kart game, I even have a fair few Mario Party games. I know Nintendo's had some bad ideas in the past, and I like to think Nintendo takes the responses to these bad ideas to heart and fixes them, But when I see a character whose name is PINK GOLD PEACH, and doesn't even REMOTELY fit into any sort of Mario lore, I get a little peeved.
I mean, sure. Nintendo does get to do what they want when it comes to games like these, They own the license, they came up with the idea. But SERIOUSLY? Throw in a character fans like. Fawful maybe, or Birdo. Hell, even just Metal Peach would have been okay. But come the f*** on! Pink Gold Peach is like some stupid little kid picked a character by choosing a pre existing character and adding two colors to her. I don't know, maybe its just me.
Mii: Whatever, just so long as they don't make another Wuhu island map.
So, that's about all I got on the subject. If you have anything to say on the subject, please comment below. Makes me feel loved. Don't be afraid to follow my blog either. I'll try to post more frequently, but I make bo promises, Thanks!
--NerdWorld
