LBP Karting Beta

[Trombone482]

Its an interesting beast. The first time that the beta loaded up I thought I was in LBP2. My honest first impressions were that this game was just an add-on for LBP2. I have not had enough time for more of the game to say more

[Satnamji]

Originally Posted by Pure_Breed-1

it's a weak copy of modnation racers IMO, it's like modnation except a) it's slower, b) it has a LBP skin, and c) less wepons. I'd rather keep playing modnation racers.

I pretty much thought the same thing, though to me LBPK seems to have a lot more weapons than MNR, which made it very confusing as some had similar icons. I also wasn't terribly impressed with the tracks in story mode and didn't care for the drift/boost/shield mechanics either. Maybe I'm just too accustomed to MNR.

With that said, the biggest reason I'll be cancelling my pre-order is that in the beta it looks like the story mode tracks are set up as Versus events and you don't get credit for beating each track (coming in first), and maybe even collecting prize bubbles (not sure on that one), unless you race against other people, either online or off.

I really don't want a game (and I assume the majority of trophies) to be centered around competitive online racing. I'd rather just beat the story and collect all the related collectibles and trophies as a single-player experience, only doing the bare minimum of online racing needed for whatever trophies there are related to that mode. I realize there will likely be other options for beating the story mode tracks (boosting, using two controllers, etc.), but I'd much rather get credit for beating the AI legit in story mode.

Depending on what the trophy list looks like, there's still a chance I'll pick this up after a price drop ... just not a day one purchase for me anymore.