I'm glad more people are talking about this game after the patch. Arika isn't known for developing a half-assed product, it was just a bad idea to implement micro transactions.

You should do the do the story mode in extra till the end as you get the cactuar! He’s worth it!

Eric, thank for sharing this, great to see all the content been thrown in there at last, definitely thinking about picking up this and challenging you to a few races! Keep up the great work.

i really worry about the simplicity of the track layouts tbh.

I just bought the game on sale and I'd like to know if Story Mode is difficult.

So the physical version will update into the non-microtransaction version by connecting to internet once? I'm seeing that it's cheaper on my Amazon compared to the eShop :P The game is still fully playable offline now, is it (including local multiplayer)? Nice video btw, it was hard to find any people talking about it since it was such a low-key thing like you mentioned.

It's currently on sale for 12hrs on the store

is the online multiplayer still alive ?

Does this mean I can buy a physical copy and be able to unlock everything without microtransactions?

Hey I haven’t played this game in a long while, does it still require Nintendo online for online play?

Does anyone know if buying the EU version and playing it in an American account will have any problems, I mean can I unlock everything even if the game is from a different region?

When you mean "new retail release," do you mean they reprinted the game with the update on the cartridge?

Should I get this game now because of it or wait until it gets ported to Switch 2 so I can buy it on that instead?

Too little, too late if you ask me.

You’re grossly overstating how bad the original version was. The paid/physical version of the game on launch day contained the single player and local multiplayer content you run through in the video, the key difference is the F2P battle Royale mode is no longer monetised in the same way. There were always two shops with tickets and gil, just the means of getting gil and tickets has changed post patch. It’s a good patch but the game was always solid from launch (I picked up physical on launch), the issues were blown out of proportion. Square Enix should have separated the F2P online multiplayer into a separate game like GTA Online and Halo Infinite multiplayer to avoid the controversy it didn’t deserve. Still, I’m glad you point out that the cosmetics/unlocks are now all in the game since they were added after launch via season updates.

I Still Don't Like How Much Of A Mobile Game This Game Feels When You Play The Game... It's Still Got Microtransactions, Your Just Not Paying For Them With Real Money Anymore... Not A Fan Of This... I'd Rather Just Have Few DLC & Few Expansion Packs, & Call It A Day Earning A Few Other Things In Game... Not Into That Whole Grind Fest Style Gaming, Especially On A Race Karting Type Game, oO

Nah, even without the cancer microtransaction bs, this game still plays like feces. If you want an actual good Chocobo racing game, play the ps1 game.