@dani_i89 @CyberSteak But it all comes down to the details. If the game can maintain a sense of wonder throughout it's gameplay experience, it will stand out above all of those other games. I, for one, am still considerably interested in it.

@amaneuvering GameSpot seems to leave room for the truly great games to shine. 7 is a 'good' game. 10 is a masterpiece. I actually prefer their score system, as not every game that executes well gets an automatic 9, so it's easier to pick out the games that stand above the pack.

Open world game with great gameplay mechanics and available on next gen and PC sounds like a win to me.

Always enjoy seeing these other take reviews. Shows how personal each person's opinion of a game is and highlights the game differently.

Yeah, that Battlemode certainly does sound weak, but I'm glad to hear they've retooled the power-ups in a way that good driving is rewarded from the get go.

It sounds like while this may be yet more Mario Kart, it sounds like it at least matched and reached that goal of what we wanted from it, mostly.

Knowing Tom's affinity for tight mechanics and good all around gameplay, I'm excited for this game.

Been watching GameSpot for nearly all of that (had a couple account changes as I realized pathosfire was a dumb username, and whatever I had before that)! It's been a great ride, and I look forward to much more.

@riffraff420 Awesome to hear someone enjoying it!

Love your reviews, Kevin. Keep up the good work!

I think I keep hoping for more from this series than they seem to want to provide, though this release seems to live up to more of it's potential than the first.