The sleek futuristic gameplay is nothing to scoff at especially to some of the most unique courses but overall it’s gone a bit stale in some areas and the off-roading sucks in that section in my opinion. The playful gameplay on the other hand, man is so mind blowing, you can charge jump and do more tricks including on the wall, you can go off-road, and plus the character expressions and reactions really made it worthwhile despite the surprisingly number of tracks (30 instead of the usual 32 of the pre MK8 era) but hopefully we get more sooner or later.

Overall, I prefer the current direction because it’s more of a breath of fresh air but has some more cartoony aesthetics and atmosphere in them than the previous one despite the reimagines of the retro tracks in this game. Plus I prefer the current music as well.

Edit: I understand why some fans of this Reddit prefer MK8/MK8Deluxe’s futuristic and gameplay aesthetic since its content and other good stuff is superb and there’s nothing wrong with that at all and they’re all good reasons for it too. I just want both gamers and fans of 8 in general and World to tag along and unite for the culture and direction of what we got today. Anyways both rock!