While still perhaps not the most ideal platform to enjoy this Bethesda classic on, the Switch 2 performs admirably and there’s no denying this is an epic world to play in
While it succeeds at being challenging, part of the reason for that is tied to its awkward control scheme and insistence on limiting your character’s abilities
While it has an interesting look, and on the surface it sounds like it could be interesting, the game gets off to a terrible start and struggles to recover
A great array of distinctive cars, mix of winding country roads and crowded urban highways, and modes that emphasize clean racing help this racer shine
There’s a decent strategic base here, and it feels good to make progress, but it isn’t great when you still don’t feel like you’re fully on board with all of the game’s many ideas
A mix of pointed humor, some procedural unpredictability, and what feels like a unique challenge help to at least make this an interesting experience overall
While it has some decent ideas and story beats at its core, mechanically it plays slowly and in a pretty clunky manner, detracting from the overall experience
While I suppose the volume of potential love interests you can talk to could have some appeal, the pacing of speech and needing to rely on subtitles detracts from the experience
While it does manage to throw a few different looks at you tied to each biome, there’s no getting around this simply being a pretty basic reskin of the classic Pipes
While the inherent religious underpinning of the game may not be for everyone, its friendly messages, approachable play, and reasonable variety are all plusses
Brilliant storytelling, voice work, and production values are undercut on Switch by completely unnecessary forced censorship and gameplay that can feel tangential
