DreamWorks All-Star Kart Racing

“Each of the characters has a passable amount of animations and for all being in distinct art styles they look cohesive except Shrek who is textured to be weird and grimy, coming off like a character ported from a different engine.”

“It has a good amount of content and replayability but has its flaws, for example there are no audio voices and you have limited graphics options (you can't even change the resolution).”

“Very limited graphical options, with no support for things that should be easy to implement in UE4 games like DLSS/DLAA, no option for increasing render resolution, and no support for high refresh rates.”

“The soundtrack changing depending on which troll host you select is a neat idea, but this is one of the worst soundtracks I've heard from any game in a very long time.”

“Music is so generic and boring, which sucks because DreamWorks has great iconic music in their movies.”

“After that I turned the music off because it was honestly so bland; I'd say it wasn't fitting music but the tracks are just as bland, honestly.”

“It's not funny bad, it just sucks”

“Your average cash grab Mario Kart clone.”

“This game just feels like a bunch of missed potential to the point I've come to believe it's just a cash grab.”

“I think that this game is just to capitalize on the characters of the franchise and is a cash grab.”

“On less powerful platforms, particularly the Nintendo Switch, the performance can struggle with frame dips and blurry textures, which dulls the otherwise vibrant art direction.”

“Bad performance, can't even hit a solid 60 on low resolution 720p.”

“Steam Deck performance is very questionable, fix that.”

“Very buggy.”

“The game seems buggy, with changes to control mapping either not applying at all or becoming randomized.”

“Buggy section in 'Museum of Fine Arts': there is an inconsistent buggy area, particularly at a shortcut involving metallic beams and bouncy surfaces where karts often get stuck.”

“So you're telling me not only do I need to win cups or challenges to unlock characters, but when I do, I now need to not only have in-game currency, but I have to complete specific character missions to unlock the ability to buy kart parts to make my kart faster, handle better, etc.?”

“Although the game has different modes like cups, challenges, free races, and time trials, the game does not actually have a story mode, which makes this feel like a grab game.”

“The missions to unlock racers and some kart pieces aren't too bad, just a bit repetitive, and this is also where I found a lot of my game-breaking bugs, such as my kart getting stuck in mid-air after performing air jumps, falling off the track while being nowhere near the edge, and more ridiculous things that should have been ironed out before launching!”

“The lack of additional modes, such as a dedicated battle or challenge mode, limits replayability, and the online community is not particularly active, reducing the longevity of the multiplayer experience.”

“The way the game plays and ties together makes it feel like it has very little replay value.”

“The endgame grinding is a little excessive considering how much content the game offers to buy and unlock.”

“Was there really not enough confidence in the game that they had to add extra fluff to keep players grinding for parts?”

“I'm going to keep trying to unlock my beloved items, but chances are this will be tedious and unrewarding.”

“Doesn't help that things like the obviously cheap impersonation or AI-powered voice acting ruin the game's atmosphere.”