This game has to be one of the most gorgeous looking projects in Nintendo history the company's overdue arrival into the HD era.īut MK8 doesn't just get by on its good looks.
Oh, it's another Mario Kart game, huh? Just like the ones you've played for hundreds of hours on almost every single system Nintendo has ever sold? Don't be so quick to judge, because Mario Kart 8 brings some huge advancements to the series, starting with the visuals. Whether you want surreal levels where creators have broken all the rules or ultra-hard Super Meat Boy-esque side-scrollers from hell, you’ll find it here. Just like LittleBigPlanet, half the joy - or all of it if you find out you’re not the level designer you hoped - is going in and trying other people’s creations. You can actually draw out the level on the GamePad before dragging and dropping bricks and blocks galore. Thankfully there’s a slow trickle of new toys, so you’re not suddenly so overwhelmed that you need to open a window, but the offerings from three decades of Mario means that you can build whatever kind of level you can dream up. Am I allowed to be in here? But once you’ve got over the sheer volume of stuff that you’re allowed to play with here, it’s kid in a sweet shop territory. What we have heard is that strong, tough Kirby thatâs really battling hard is a more appealing sign of Kirby, so thatâs what we feature in the US.âĪpparently, Americans really do love violence more than cuteness.Nintendo handing over the keys to 30 years worth of Mario level objects and letting you loose with them is a bit like Alfred giving you the access code to the Batcave. That being said, we recognise that Kirbyâs cuteness is his biggest draw in market. While it does start cute, we know there is a serious side to Kirby as well, and throughout the gameplay we see more and more of that, and the games themselves have quite a bit of depth.
The most powerful image of Kirby is that cute image, we think thatâs the one that appeals to the widest audience. ÂFor the Japanese versions we are, at HAL, involved in everything throughout development, including the package design. HAL Laboratories director Shinya Kumazaki explained that Japan loves the cuteness of Kirby, while Americans prefer their pink puff ball to look a little bit more serious. This divide has been pretty clear for a long time, even going so far as to have a TV Tropes page dedicated to the differences. Often in Japan Kirby is shown with wide eyes and a certain cuteness, while in America he’s often given weapons and angry eyes to accentuate his serious side. One of the biggest noticeable differences between Japanese and American box art for Kirby games is how Kirby himself is portrayed.
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