There's so much disappointing with this the more you think about its setup. Sure, the original Season Pass approach deserves to be derided, but even removing it this game feels sparse in a way that it shouldn't. 9 tracks (with some slight variant extras) is entirely too little to release a kart racer with. The game sometimes feels like it fights against trying to even teach you its systems. Despite the great improvements made on Chocobo Racing's Magicite item system here, these changes only make the tournament mode only feel more frustrating throughout the waves of lag.

I want to like the kart racer with a cute story here a lot. I also genuinely think attempting a season model to a kart racer is a great way to keep a community active and alive for it. The combination of things in this exact title makes everything feel like an incredibly miserable experience.