if i wanted to piss people off i would say that this is the best game nintendo has ever made, not just because it’s been reliably so much fun with so many different groups over the years, but because the quality of life features are uncharacteristically strong, leaves me wanting for nothing. but i won’t say that because i want people to like me.

gods gift to podcast gaming, played on steam deck while listening to hollywood handbook and had the greatest time. gorgeous collectathon with some nice room for creativity on your car design and how you carve through the world. my gold standard for an hour in bed a night, only dragged down by some boring objectives and the combat getting dry once you’re max level (hahahahahaha). want to find more like it for my ‘deck.

i truly never knew what was coming next and i can’t say that about many AAA story games. thoughtful, expansive and just funny. gorgeous environments and animations. combat didn’t outstay its welcome. not perfect but better than nearly all of its contemporaries.