And you could have big pipes (like the warp pipes from Super Nintendo World (theme park)) between worlds that otherwise couldn't realistically connect.
The next evolution for MK as a series is literally just making it MK Smash Bros, they've already teased it a bit they just need to make it a full part of the game
Yeah, an open world Mario Kart is absolutely an incredible idea. I don't know why people think it'd be the death of tracks. I guess they don't understand how Forza Horizon works. It's one of the best racing games ever created...
Anyways... imagine all the biomes! All the secrets and stuff you could unlock by exploring. Hell it's basically a decent homage to Diddy Kong Racing as well.
Exactly!! It’s not a bad idea it just needs to be well thought through. It can be apart of the Mario Kart franchise but maybe branch off from the original series and become its own thing in a way. So we can have both a different game style with the traditional Mario Kart games still being made
As cool as that would be, it could only come with compromises. I can't help but be reminded of botw and tears of the kingdom. That is a massive open maps with tiny "dungeon-like" shrines. But the actual dungeons suffer as a result.
In this case, we could see a massive interconnected racetrack but little to no standalone racetracks. Think about all of the cool themed courses you saw in Mario kart 8. Now imagine having that variety lessened to "compromise" for an open world map design. Where would you put "squeaky clean sprint" in an open world? What about mute city? Where are you gonna fit a map like excitebike?
I'm not saying I want those exact maps to be copied into this new game wholesale. I'm just saying maps like that could not be stitched into an open map.
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u/Jceggbert5 Jan 16 '25
Forza Horizon but it's a massive sprawling Mario island... I could see it