20th November 2003, 2:22 PM
F-Zero's lack of weapons doesn't mean lack of strategy. Weapons bring added complexity and another layer of strategy, but their lack is fine too... it makes for a purer racing experience, where the strategy focuses more on what is happening on the track than which weapon you have. F-Zero has both ways, of course, with its closerange weapons... those weapons are strong, but require great strategy to be used effectively, unlike many weapons in racing games. Best of both worlds? :)
And I doubt you love F-Zero as much as me. That genre as a whole for sure.
F-Zero with weapons would be very different. In some ways I'd say it would definitely be simpler... the weapons part of the game would become as important as the racing, diluting that... oh, I love weapons-based racers too, but admit that the weapons can consume a lot of the focus of the game. F-Zero keeps focused on the racing... but that doesn' mean a reduction in strategy or complexity! It means a stronger focus on the racing... Mario Kart's actual racing is very, very simple. All kart racers are. F-Zero may not have huge layers of complexity, but theracing has far more strategy to the actual races than Mario Kart does... oh, Kart racers are fun, but simplistic. A kart racer with no weapons, for example, would be no fun at all... the racing under the weapons is so simple. F-Zero shows that futuristic ones can work both ways. :)
And I doubt you love F-Zero as much as me. That genre as a whole for sure.
F-Zero with weapons would be very different. In some ways I'd say it would definitely be simpler... the weapons part of the game would become as important as the racing, diluting that... oh, I love weapons-based racers too, but admit that the weapons can consume a lot of the focus of the game. F-Zero keeps focused on the racing... but that doesn' mean a reduction in strategy or complexity! It means a stronger focus on the racing... Mario Kart's actual racing is very, very simple. All kart racers are. F-Zero may not have huge layers of complexity, but theracing has far more strategy to the actual races than Mario Kart does... oh, Kart racers are fun, but simplistic. A kart racer with no weapons, for example, would be no fun at all... the racing under the weapons is so simple. F-Zero shows that futuristic ones can work both ways. :)