| the_dengle said: So to be clear here, you're dismissing 200cc on the grounds that it wasn't part of the game at launch, even though it was added as a 100% free update less than a year after release? While ignoring the fact that certain features of games are completely removed after launch, for instance the termination of Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection in 2014 resulting in Mario Kart Wii losing all of its online functionality roughly six years into its life? It makes no sense to judge a game entirely by its day one content when we are no longer living in day one. If I buy Mario Kart 8 on day 365, I'll have access to different content from someone who bought it a year prior. This game, like many others these days, is a growing organism. Mario Kart 8 is a step up from Wii and 7 out of the box, you don't even deny that. What makes it a significant step up is the DLC. The power is in your hands: play a game that is a step up from its predecessors, or play a game that is a significant step up. The developers are offering you this option. It's a very affordable option. If you get hung up on the principal of paying extra for something you feel should have been in the game to begin with, you'll lose sight of the value. You can pay $60 for a game with more content and way higher production value than Mario Kart Wii ($50) or Mario Kart 7 ($40), or you can pay $72 for a game with loads more content and way higher production value than them. You're looking at a 50% increase in tracks for less than a 50% increase in price compared to the Wii iteration. Factor in the expansion of gameplay variety with the kart transformations, and of the online features. Factor in the huuuge upgrade in presentation -- not just graphics, but music, animations, even MKTV plays into that. It's a feature people are quite enjoying, judging by its memetic popularity. And yeah, factor in 200cc, because it comes with the $60 version of MK8 as well. |
Not sure why you're telling me this, I already pre-bought both DLC packs. That doesn't change the fact that it's optional content that not everyone who has MK8 will get. Sure add in the 200cc, still not significant imo. Only with the additional tracks does the content difference become substantial to me.
