Krautscape is a strange slice of racing. There's nothing traditional about its gameplay, save for having vehicles and a track on which they compete. It's the shifting roads that change per the leading driver's direction, the flight ability that allows for soaring across the playing field, and the strategic approach you'll find yourself balancing with the driving mechanics that set Krautscape apart from the genre norms.
GG3 writes: "In early April of that year, the project with bird cars moved to Steam’s Early Access program to 'collect, analyze and engage with the community.' A price for the multiplayer title is set at a reasonable bar of €7.99. The plan is to raise the price to €9.99 after Early Access. That is, if there ever is a post-development era. As of this post, Krautscape is dead. In fact, the racing game was nearly stillborn."
SteamFirst: It’s difficult to talk about the Early Access Game Krautscape from Mario Von Rickenbach. Ostensibly a multiplayer only kart-racing affair, I had a very hard time finding others playing it online and joining in. So, split-screen racing it is! I was left wanting, and not just because I am an anti-social misanthrope.
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A track editor would have been awesome in MK8, I'd have also settled for procedurally generated tracks that could be saved for future races.
Nice to see some alternatives for other platforms, but I've never played a Kart game that can match the feel of MK!
The nearest I've got is the recent Sonic titles, but they are not quite there (but fun) - and I'd love to see a Mario / Sonic Kart cross-over - if they could do it for the Olympics games, why not MK! As lonmg as it was made by the team responsible for MK8! :)
I know what you mean. MK will always remain the basis for comparison. I did really enjoy Diddy Kong Racing back in the day, though.
Wow, this game looks like a lot of fun. Midnight City is really starting to come into their own.