Chocobo GP coming to Switch in 2022

Emily

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This was announced during the Nintendo Direct, but I felt it deserved a discussion thread here.

I've never played Chocobo Racing on PlayStation so I'm intrigued to try this.

 
Phendrift

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I didn’t realize this was like… an FF crossover. Feels like it should be a bigger deal than it is, I thought it was just you play as chocobos and race lol
 
BGBW

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Since a new Mario Kart on Switch isn't on the horizon I'm rather interested in this. Looks like it could make for a good substitute.
 
Zalman

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I also never played the PS1 game so this was a nice surprise. I'll check it out.
 

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I find it interesting that there's quite a focus on FF IX characters especially when FF IX remake was mentioned in the Geoforce leak database.
 
Imitatio

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With Diddy Kong Racing being dead, this actually looks like the next best Mario Kart alternative to me, at least right now and only going by the announcement trailer.
 
Lant_War

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I need some gameplay of the higher speeds, because what they've shown on the trailers so far looks super dull.
 
Guaraná

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I thought the announcement was too hidden in the direct.
I usually like games in the Final Fantasy universe.
 
MinionZero

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Magic-Man said:
Saw some gameplay of this on YouTube, and it looks so bad. The racing looks so slow.
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I sadly have to agree on the latter sentence.

The game feels like it runs at 40cc. I hope they either boost its speed or have more modes. The levels don't seem large enough for the faster speeds though.

I do like the cute aesthetic though. Also seeing stages from different FF games is nice. We don't see landmarks as often as we see character crossovers.
 
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Ozzie said:
I find it interesting that there's quite a focus on FF IX characters especially when FF IX remake was mentioned in the Geoforce leak database.
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Worth noting that the Chocobo games have the same character designer as FFIX so it could be coincidence.

But FFIX is getting an animated series....
 
CJ_arcadian

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I will probably check it out as I love kart racers, and pretty much all non simulation racing types ( excuse me while I shed a tear for Wave Race, F-Zero, Ridge Racer, Hydro Thunder, Out Run and too many others to name ). But they need to do something about that sense of speed, because the footage makes this look a lot slower than even 50cc Mario Kart, combined with the relatively simple looking courses they've shown so far it's looking a bit dull. Hopefully they have the opportunity to make the necessary adjustments before this gets out the door. This also seems to have quite a few nods towards FF9 ( my favourite ) and the style definitely has a Toshiyuki Itahana
( my favourite FF artist along with Yoshida ) look and feel, so I hope this turns out well in the end.

I do wonder if this is re purposing some of the work/ideas behind that Chocobo Racing 3D game they announced at the near the beginning of the 3DS and then quietly cancelled, I think that one was being developed by h.a.n.d, do we know who is developing this.
 
Kano

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Mandos said:
FYI this stream confirms most of the footage is beginner speed, and the time stamp should show master speed
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Oh cool, I too thought the game felt way too slow but seeing it at full speed looks a lot better.
 
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This looks really charming so far, especially since the Chocobo games always seem to have so much personality. The timing feels great as well, as I've been feeling some burn out on Mario Kart 8/DX as a Wii U owner, and was extremely let down at the last Sonic Racing title dropping the Sega All-Stars direction.
 

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Emily Rogers said:
This was announced during the Nintendo Direct, but I felt it deserved a discussion thread here.

I've never played Chocobo Racing on PlayStation so I'm intrigued to try this.
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This is so weird. :ROFLMAO: What "Switch owner" is this game trying to attract? Because I don't see many Mario Kart owners buying this.
 

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Aquarius said:
But how many Final Fantasy fans own a Switch. :unsure: I don't see this game doing well at all, but the more games the Switch gets the better.
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Mandos

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Aquarius said:
But how many Final Fantasy fans own a Switch. :unsure: I don't see this game doing well at all, but the more games the Switch gets the better.
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I mean they already put FFVII-X,XII, Chocobo MD, WOFF, XV pocket and some other random stuff on there
 
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I'm a big fan of the original PS1 game so this announcement was one my favorites of the whole direct. Hopefully they can iron out any frame rate issues.
 
BassForever

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Aquarius said:
This is so weird. :ROFLMAO: What "Switch owner" is this game trying to attract? Because I don't see many Mario Kart owners buying this.
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Well as someone who loved the original, it was a day 1 on whatever platform it came to. Focused specifically on switch, Chocobo Racing GP is the kind of game I'd gift my sister's family or my younger cousins who enjoy MK and don't buy many other games.
 
9-Volt

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This reminds me of the 3DS game that was cancelled without a reason. 3DS was thought to be a failure after it launched so third parties cancelled bunch of games before the system even out: Assassin's Creed, Saints Row, Ninja Gaiden and Chocobo Racing 3D. Feels ironic now that we had all those series on Switch.

Aquarius said:
This is so weird. :ROFLMAO: What "Switch owner" is this game trying to attract? Because I don't see many Mario Kart owners buying this.
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Why should this compete with Mario Kart? Just because Nintendo has a super popular game in the genre on the platform, it's not an obstacle for others to sell. Both Crash Team Racing an Team Sonic Racing did pretty well on Switch. IIRC Sonic Racing sold best on Switch.
 
Gartooth

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I dig the trailer. Looks like a game from a forgotten time in the best of ways.
 
Pandora

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To me it’s just generally interesting that they decided to revive this franchise regardless of general reception and sales in the end . It’s been great to see Square stick to the statement they made that with switch they would bring back various franchises and ideas that otherwise they couldn’t justify doing either in the AAA focused markets of the ps/xbox or on the more gacha, etc focused mobile market.
 
CJ_arcadian

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Pandora said:
To me it’s just generally interesting that they decided to revive this franchise regardless of general reception and sales in the end . It’s been great to see Square stick to the statement they made that with switch they would bring back various franchises and ideas that otherwise they couldn’t justify doing either in the AAA focused markets of the ps/xbox or on the more gacha, etc focused mobile market.
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Definitely in agreement with you there. I honestly thought that statement wouldn't amount to much but it does seem they "put their money where their mouth is" so to speak, at least compared to what I was expecting. I really do think the Switch provides an excellent oportunity to revist series that had fallen by the wayside or just didn't have a place in a more AAA focused market, so for once it seems like Square Enix and I were on the same page. Hopefully there are more revivals to come, hoping for Front Mission, Valkyrie Profile and a new Crystal Chronicles ( Hopefully one that is a proper follow up to the Gamecube original ) myself. Either way I'm excited to see what they have in store for the remainder of the Switch's lifespan.
 
MondoMega

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I predicted the return of Chocobo Racing as a joke a few weeks before the Direct, so safe to say I was fairly shocked when it happened before my eyes.

Legitimately looking forward to this one.
 
Pandora

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Definitely in agreement with you there. I honestly thought that statement wouldn't amount to much but it does seem they "put their money where their mouth is" so to speak, at least compared to what I was expecting. I really do think the Switch provides an excellent oportunity to revist series that had fallen by the wayside or just didn't have a place in a more AAA focused market, so for once it seems like Square Enix and I were on the same page. Hopefully there are more revivals to come, hoping for Front Mission, Valkyrie Profile and a new Crystal Chronicles ( Hopefully one that is a proper follow up to the Gamecube original ) myself. Either way I'm excited to see what they have in store for the remainder of the Switch's lifespan.
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Personally I am hoping for them to try their hands at another Fortune Street and another try at the Final Fantasy Explorers concept (hey in a world with "emo/punk final fantasy dark souls" they definitely can try "final fantasy monster hunter" again).
 
CJ_arcadian

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Pandora said:
Personally I am hoping for them to try their hands at another Fortune Street and another try at the Final Fantasy Explorers concept (hey in a world with "emo/punk final fantasy dark souls" they definitely can try "final fantasy monster hunter" again).
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I wouldn't mind seeing them try their hand at another FF Explorers, I have a copy for 3DS and enjoyed it well enough. The execution had some rough edges, but the concept definitely has merit, and as a big Monster Hunter fan the world can always use some more Monster Hunter. If they do revisit it though I would love see them take less of a Monster Hunter with FF series fan service angle, and create a more crafted world for the sub-series to exist in that still calls back to the "FF mythology" kinda more like they did with Crystal Chronicles.

I've never tried Fortune Street, It was always described to me as monopoly with FF and DQ. Though I remember watching a video about it around the time the Wii version came out and it sorta reminded me of this PS1 game I used to play with my buddies called Top Shop.
 
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The mechanic of collecting the same magic and having it stack into a more powerful variation is a cool idea. Otherwise, I'm not sure if this is for me, and that's fine.
 
Donnie

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I really respond to anything Itahana works on, his character designs and style is the quintessential FF that lives in my heart, even Crystal Bearers lol, so I thought this looked cool. That melodies of life remix at the end of direct trailer 😵
 
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Potentially uncovered something that could shake the Chocobo Racing association to its core. I will have to go undercover to investigate this further.
 
BassForever

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Terrell said:
The mechanic of collecting the same magic and having it stack into a more powerful variation is a cool idea. Otherwise, I'm not sure if this is for me, and that's fine.
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In the original you could also choose to have 3 different spells instead of a stack of 3, including having a level 2 spell and a different level 1 spell. Hopefully that mechanic is back in this game cause it added some nice strategy to each item box set.
 
Coco

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BassForever said:
In the original you could also choose to have 3 different spells instead of a stack of 3, including having a level 2 spell and a different level 1 spell. Hopefully that mechanic is back in this game cause it added some nice strategy to each item box set.
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That's still happening on this one. Check out the TGS gameplay some Japanese sites uploaded.

 
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