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Personally I find the level design and control to be fighting against each other a bit... it feels less like I'm driving a car and more like I'm trying to wrangle a slippery bar of soap. Turning feels both way too sharp and much too wide depending on the situation, the camera whips around in a disorienting way, the acceleration backing up matches that of rocketing forward. That all combined with the narrow platforms and precise jumps makes for a rather frustrating gameplay experience. I was able to get a handle on the drifting with some practice, and it wasn't until a decent chunk in that I discovered you can actually double jump, so perhaps with more practice I could get a better handle on it. I snagged the end of the first track, took a long time to climb up to the second, and couldn't manage to get very far at all in the third. As it stands, the tracks demand a pace and precision that I can't seem to grasp with the present control. Perhaps that's the whole point of combining racing with platforming here, and that's simply going right over my head :P

I do love the bouncy synthy soundtrack (especially the halftime drum intro for the city level). The sounds for the cars themselves feel a bit flat, and they're in need of a sputtery engine loop to give a better sense of speed and torque.

The art is nothing short of phenomenal. The texturework is detailed, Acropolis and CPU look great, but Shibuya... is on a whole other level. The sleek skyscrapers and grungy tunnels, the reflection of the world in the wet pavement, and the lighting oh my god. This is one of the few entries I've seen with proper vertex colors, and given the vibrant liveliness of the city I can only imagine how much fun the artist had painting in that lighting, I know I would. Massive props to the environment artist, these tracks are nothing short of breathtaking.

also: yellow team for life