And it's epic, in terms of gameplay and load times. Those loads really are ridiculous. But the game is just about worth the wait; it feels fresh - probably not 'better' than something like Mario Kart in raw gameplay and balance terms, but a good interpretation of karting. I havent yet played with the creation tools much, but they seem fun.

I have an exam tomorrow, so I won't be able to get much more out of it for a day or two, ironically, but this is a game that delivers on the hype, I think.

Good to know

the first patch will remove the load times :)

mario kart is never balanced >_>;
its fun right but the game is far from balanced they give the losing end the best weapons so it doesn't rely on skill but on luck.

I had some good fun with the character creation in the demo, and the racing was fun as well, so it definitely moved up on my list of games to get.

EDIT: @ zgamer5

Wow, easy now. Nobody said anything about removing load times, they will be improved. There's quite a difference.

Hopefully they reduce the load times. If so I may pick it up later on sometime.

Double blue shell says hello right before the finish. I honestly don't understand how they could release the game with these kind of inbalances, I can't play the game because I'm getting really pissed from tanking it down from 1st to last without a chance to affect it at all.

i've preordered mine, but will have to wait till next week to pick it up from the store (maybe i'll order it online next time).

hopefully they will be able to reduce the load times and i do hope they have some differences between the karts.

They said they will try to fix the loading times, but not drastically.

Mine arrived today, only just finished work though a shit load of DIY to do, but then it's play time! I'm gunna make a Monte Carlo track.