8/3/2023 0 Comments Snappy reviews![]() I get that this is a game made first and foremost for kids, as pretty much all Lego games are, but it goes almost a little too far with that. If your rivals are ahead of you, they’ll often become surprisingly easy to catch up with and overtake in the latter stages of a race, and conversely, if you’re too far ahead of them, they’ll rubberband right up on your rear as you’re approaching the finish line. Take the races, for instance, where the AI so often go out of its way to fiercely compete against you for the vast majority of the race, only to fumble and lost out close to the end. It’s a shame, however, that the things that LEGO 2K Drive puts around that core end up disappointing. Of course, how uninterrupted the driving is almost constantly does mean that the game doesn’t put as much of an emphasis on skill as something like Crash Team Racing or even Mario Kart would, but the driving mechanics in and of themselves are undeniably enjoyable. Similar to a multitude of kart racers, the game also scatters a variety of item pickups throughout its courses that let you equip a different weapons against your opponents, and though the implementation of that mechanic is fairly shallow here, it is, at least, a fun little layer on top of the core gameplay loop. As such, there’s very little to break your momentum, since things such as crashing and going off-track are taken out of the equation by a great degree.Īdd to that a boost mechanic that’s fairly generous with how quickly your meter refills, and where core components such as sense of speed and momentum are concerned, LEGO 2K Drive successfully nails the fundamentals. In true Lego fashion, the vast majority of things you can see in the environments are completely smashable, while your vehicle also automatically transforms into either a street racing car, an off-roading vehicle, or a boat depending on what sort of terrain (or water) you’re driving on. The driving experience as a whole actually feels refreshingly seamless, in that there’s very little that the game does to interrupt your general flow or momentum. "The game doesn’t put as much of an emphasis on skill as something like Crash Team Racing or even Mario Kart would, but the driving mechanics in and of themselves are undeniably enjoyable." With the ability to jump, drift, and quick turn all on the table, it feels like you always have a great degree of control over how you want to maneuver your vehicle, in spite of how snappy and simple each action feels. The moment-to-moment experience of driving around each area is also inherently fun, thanks to the game’s combination of simple and straightforward inputs and deceptive depth. LEGO 2K Drive features four unique biomes, each of them a decently sized open world map, with one being a smaller tutorial location, and in terms of environmental variety and pure visual design, there’s a lot to like about each biome, with locations ranging from sandy desert plains to lush green valleys and more. At the same time, it also suffers from some significant issues that work against the experience in ways that are hard to ignore. On paper, you’d think a game like that would be nothing short of excellent- and sure enough, several aspects of LEGO 2K Drive are legitimately enjoyable, from its freeform driving to its colourful and vibrant world to its customization mechanics. They’ll be what you want to call to mind the next time you find yourself having productivity anxiety or a bout of the blues.What if you take Forza Horizon and Mario Kart, and put them together in a Legofied version? That’s essentially the question that Visual Concepts and 2K have attempted to answer with LEGO 2K Drive. But like me, a few pieces will probably speak louder to you than most. Lots of the poems you are likely to identify with given the commonality of the human condition. It’s always such a treat to read or write something guided by Rupi and this book in no exception. The book is divided into four sections – mind, heart, rest and awake – and consists of a collection raw and unfiltered poems on self-reflection, acceptance, and ultimately, the awareness of the full potential of self. Even the book’s cover art is by her! I watched her hand paint the template on her IG Live. ![]() And like her two other books, the poems in Home Body are accompanied by her own illustrations. Rupi Kaur’s third book was a treat to find locally so soon after it’s release. ![]()
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