Chocobo GP

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2.2

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 139 Ratings

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  1. krythix
    Mar 16, 2022
    10
    Chocobo GP is a great idea on paper but in reality is a kart racing game for switch that nickle and dimes players for every cent in their wallet. Horrible monetization brings an otherwise decent racing game down to a 0 out of 10. There's simply no way to justify the microtransaction shop in this full priced Switch game. Square Enix has been on a spree of bad releases lately and this isChocobo GP is a great idea on paper but in reality is a kart racing game for switch that nickle and dimes players for every cent in their wallet. Horrible monetization brings an otherwise decent racing game down to a 0 out of 10. There's simply no way to justify the microtransaction shop in this full priced Switch game. Square Enix has been on a spree of bad releases lately and this is another casualty.… Expand
  2. badmonkey91
    Mar 19, 2022
    10
    Everybody's upset that the game has micro transactions, but they're missing the fact that this is a good kart game.

    Though it doesn't have everything that I was hoping for from the original game, the magic system is a really good idea, and I'm glad they kept it. Because of the wide variety of spells and the fact that you can charge them to different levels for different effects, each    Everybody's upset that the game has micro transactions, but they're missing the fact that this is a good kart game.

    Though it doesn't have everything that I was hoping for from the original game, the magic system is a really good idea, and I'm glad they kept it. Because of the wide variety of spells and the fact that you can charge them to different levels for different effects, each race is considerably different from the last. This game could have much more legs than other Kart racers, with many more potential hours of play before it becomes stale.

    The game really opens up as you play through the story mode. The tracks included in the GP mode for the free version are all really same-ish and boring. It was off putting to me at first. But I took the chance and purchased the game because I loved the first game, and wanted to support the new release. I'm glad I did!

    This game isn't stupid-easy like every other mainstream kart racer out there. The story mode is actually enjoyable because it isn't ridiculously easy. The A.I. is good, and the different spell interactions are highly enjoyable for Final Fantasy fans!

    Making people pay for things like characters right off the bat (cloud), and pay real money for nostalgic music tracks is hideously stupid. And thankfully, Square Enix is paying for it and making changes for the better. So I don't bemoan the folks flame-bombing the game. I just wanted to give an honest outlook on the game. If you're a fan of the original and of FF, don't avoid it just because it has microtransactions!    … Expand
  3. tetra_
    Mar 20, 2022
    10
    Great game! Cars models are amazing an the races feels like real life. The weather change is an awesome feature too
  4. eazyedd2
    May 14, 2022
    10
    This game is great I'm have way more fun playing this them Mariokart season pass started out bad but after added stickers got better I see there adding two new stages and more people to choose nest season can't wait
  5. LastResource
    Jan 14, 2023
    10
    worth it and glad to play this game again. so much memories and nostalgia within this spin off game in the series.
  6. nikuniku
    Jun 4, 2022
    9
    ok,in season 2 now look great & not alot gambling like mobile style(nokia era game is best),i happy this game become like console game like ps1 ver,hope season 3 better like this,hope release ff7,ff8 star or aya brea or lightning ff13 or even kadaj ff7 ac with he bike,cloud with ff7 ac outfit & fenrir bike or can summon bahamut sin ff7 ac not reguler chibi blue bahamut & vincent ff7 doc &ok,in season 2 now look great & not alot gambling like mobile style(nokia era game is best),i happy this game become like console game like ps1 ver,hope season 3 better like this,hope release ff7,ff8 star or aya brea or lightning ff13 or even kadaj ff7 ac with he bike,cloud with ff7 ac outfit & fenrir bike or can summon bahamut sin ff7 ac not reguler chibi blue bahamut & vincent ff7 doc & sephiroth,thanks for season 2.… Expand
  7. Xplocion
    Mar 23, 2022
    8
    The good:
    A new game/Remake of the Chocobo Racing series. Nice graphics. SD cute style for identifiable Final Fantasy characters. Great variety of characters.
    The bad: It has extra payouts and extra monetization with real money, despite being a full priced game, this may set the game apart from other “somewhat” Karts games. Except for the main theme, there are no more memorable    The good:
    A new game/Remake of the Chocobo Racing series. Nice graphics. SD cute style for identifiable Final Fantasy characters. Great variety of characters.

    The bad:
    It has extra payouts and extra monetization with real money, despite being a full priced game, this may set the game apart from other “somewhat” Karts games. Except for the main theme, there are no more memorable musical themes. You have to at least know the classic Final Fantasy series or Chocobo Dungeon to more or less understand some of the game's references to Final Fantasy. Some tracks are not the most inspired of the genre. Releasing this Kart game on a console where everyone has eyes only for Mario Kart is a very bad idea.

    Lo Meh!:
    It took more than two decades for Square-Enix to revive Chocobo Racing (from PSX) now known as Chocobo GP. The series is older than many believe but it remained forgotten. Except for emblematic figures like Boko the Chocobo, Cloud (FF7), perhaps Vivi the black magician or Squall (FF8), the rest of the characters have belonged to the franchise but they are not pop characters and are highly forgettable. I hope Square-Enix releases it for PS4/PS5 or Xbox One/Series    … Expand
  8. Wvu_maniac24
    Mar 12, 2022
    8
    Really good kart racer and plays well. Online is good idea but needs the season pass stuff changed for people that buy the full version.
  9. Kryss_Everson
    Mar 12, 2022
    7
    I took the physical version and I'm satisfied. It's surely not as good as Mario Kart 8 but it's a funny game that does it's job.
  10. Robertinho123
    Mar 15, 2022
    7
    I love the gameplay, it's really fun and addictive, but the whole season pass day 1 dlc thing and pretty much being forced to play online if you want to unlock everything, really puts a damper on the whole experience.

    Still enjoying the game, it's built incredibly well and definitely a lot different from Mario Kart, but the whole microtransaction thing just ruins what would be perfect    I love the gameplay, it's really fun and addictive, but the whole season pass day 1 dlc thing and pretty much being forced to play online if you want to unlock everything, really puts a damper on the whole experience.

    Still enjoying the game, it's built incredibly well and definitely a lot different from Mario Kart, but the whole microtransaction thing just ruins what would be perfect otherwise.    … Expand
  11. xeratdragonsGam
    Mar 20, 2022
    7
    Chocobo GP Il videogioco ispirato a Mario Kart con regole di Final Fantasy Il gioco in se non è male è un bel gioco ispirato proprio alle Regole di Mario Kart e compreso offre una bellissima parte online che è molto ben fatta è originale, le piste non sono male ispirate al mondo di Final Fantasy.

    Ho notato che si finisce molto in fretta riguardate la storia, anche se è fatta per un    Chocobo GP Il videogioco ispirato a Mario Kart con regole di Final Fantasy Il gioco in se non è male è un bel gioco ispirato proprio alle Regole di Mario Kart e compreso offre una bellissima parte online che è molto ben fatta è originale, le piste non sono male ispirate al mondo di Final Fantasy.

    Ho notato che si finisce molto in fretta riguardate la storia, anche se è fatta per un pubblico per piccini che si basa sul mondo delle Corse per dimostrare che il pilota più bravo del mondo di gioco e che ha una durata complessiva di tre Ore per finire la storia e può rigiocarla in due modi:
    1) principiante e quella base per dare spazio hai principianti di conoscere le piste.
    2) Professionista è quella che dovete arrivare sempre per primi ma l’intelligenza artificiale è più attiva e si comporta come l’online ma il ritmo è molto veloce.
    Offre anche una modalità extra che permette di sbloccare altri biglietti che consentono di spendere per prendere personaggi nella storia compreso vari SKIN e vetture aggiuntive.
    Compreso c’è la possibilità di giocare in Locale oppure fare delle prove a tempo per conoscere al pieno i tracciati del gioco.
    Parliamo al livello Grafico su Nintendo Switch:
    Al punto di vista dei tracciati sono ben colorati e ispirati al mondo di Final Fantasy troviamo Alexandria, Gould Saucer, La pista dedicata su CID, Chocobo e tanto altro che sono molto ben colorate e fatte molto bene che rendono un’atmosfera viva però purtroppo c’è un rovescio della medaglia su questo ho notato cali di frame rate e certe volte blocco sullo schermo per elevati modelli poligonali o animazioni che interrompono la scena e poi si riprende dopo pochi secondi e speriamo con vari patch saranno risolte, i personaggi vengono da una versione del gioco chiamato Dissidia Opera Ommia e ho riconosciuto i vari modelli da Cid, Steiner, Cloud e Squall e altri personaggi che vengono li con versioni restaurate che su switch con le texture e i veicoli sono molto ben caratterizzati e originali.

    Anche la sua colonna sonora non è male è molto ben caratterizzata

    Parliamo della Parte Online:

    Riguardante come Torneo e il suo funzionamento che potete scontrare in tutto il mondo fino massimo 64 giocatori che possono essere i migliori 8 piloti nella scalata, ed ottima cosa e permette al giocatore di fare molte ore di sfide finche non sia il migliore nel suo percorso e compreso offre molto varietà che cambiano totalmente i giocatori che potete sfidare in tutto il mondo quindi non è region Locked Locale ma potete incontrare Cinesi, Giapponesi, Coreani e tante nazioni.

    Il punto criticato sono le micro transazioni:

    Se parliamo riguardante sulle micro transazioni che il gioco è diviso in due fasi di rilascio tra il modello FREE TO PLAY (Quello LITE offre solo la PARTE online), e quello Completo che costa 50€ e sblocca la campagna Single Player e quella Locale da fare in due o quattro giocatori.
    Il giocatore non è obbligato ad utilizzare la moneta di gioco riguardante che molte cose può sbloccare benissimo nella campagna single player una mangiata di ore può sbloccare già dei billetta aggiuntivi che permettono di comprare personaggi, skin, e le vetture per la storia per renderlo a 100%, ma riguardante sui Gil e il Mitrhil si accumulano giocando nella parte online facendo le sfide richieste quindi non è obbligatorio spendere, se volete spendere potete fare per sbloccare tutto ma è facoltativo.    … Expand
  12. Ardho
    Oct 20, 2022
    6
    the tracks are all bad and too few, very repetitive and boring, very disappointed with this game
  13. Beniscool_2020
    Mar 11, 2022
    6
    I think Chocobo gp is a okay game because there is a lite version which is free and im giving this a 6 out of 10
  14. eyecourt
    Jun 29, 2023
    6
    Currently playing after they sacked the Micro-Transactions. Has potential but drifting feels odd and can be interrupted by a nudge. The Spells are very imbalanced with most of them shooting forward or backwards and only one item can defend against it. The Special skill being on Y button by default generally means I have to let go of the Acceleration to use it.

    I think the most annoying    Currently playing after they sacked the Micro-Transactions. Has potential but drifting feels odd and can be interrupted by a nudge. The Spells are very imbalanced with most of them shooting forward or backwards and only one item can defend against it. The Special skill being on Y button by default generally means I have to let go of the Acceleration to use it.

    I think the most annoying thing is the lack of pressure on First Place. With enough distance, only global specials(Shiva, Atla, Ultros, Sylph) and Ultima can touch you in first place and if you are caught in the center of the pack, you WILL be bullied by every racer on the track with an ability or magic.

    Doom only seems to be useful when playing online as AI racers can deal with it easily on any difficulty, the AI racers also have perfect reactions to counter spells with MBarrier, having seen them deflect a point blank Firaga with MBarrier 2 on frame 1.

    It is fun but the grind is too real, especially for gil where it can cost up to 6.5m gil to unlock everything in the shop and you can only get a maximum of 800 gil from the Series Cups, forcing you to grind in Custom races endlessly with Haste-only with weak CPU on Monster Village (at a rate of 200 gil per race)    … Expand
  15. CommanderXander
    Mar 29, 2022
    4
    This game is absolutely awful. If you liked all the annoying, unfair mechanics that Mariokart has; but none of the polish and entertainment, then this is totally the game for you. The fact that it uses micotransactions pretty aggregiously doesn't help. Bad show Square-enix. Bad show.
  16. Alluminn
    Mar 12, 2022
    3
    The actual game is fun enough but man I really wish I'd looked at reviews before purchasing. Who thinks they need to check out to see if a friggin' $50 kart racer is going to have an insane degree of microtransactions included? This is the kind of level you'd expect out of a free to play game like Apex or Fortnite. Booting up the game for the first time to see all the different UI elementsThe actual game is fun enough but man I really wish I'd looked at reviews before purchasing. Who thinks they need to check out to see if a friggin' $50 kart racer is going to have an insane degree of microtransactions included? This is the kind of level you'd expect out of a free to play game like Apex or Fortnite. Booting up the game for the first time to see all the different UI elements that you'd expect in a gacha game really soured the experience for me, and if Nintendo wasn't the absolute worst with refunding digital games I would have already done so. Definitely not worth the purchase until they patch out the f2p elements.… Expand
  17. Starfree
    Mar 11, 2022
    3
    The best part of this game is that there is a free version so I don’t have to buy this crap. The music and art style is amazing and the controls are fine enough but it’s set up like a mobile game with in game currency and miroctransactions. The tracks are extremely boring and short, and it took me forever to figure out how to use Magic and the sad part is I won.
  18. FoxyChalet
    Mar 24, 2022
    3
    It's sad that my three will raise the score. It's not a terrible game but worth twenty dollars not fifty. It's worse than Mario Kart 8, CTR, Team Sonic, or Nicktoons 2, by a lot, but better than the actual bad games.
  19. Nicc_cc
    Mar 11, 2022
    3
    On its surface, the free to play "Lite" version appears to just be a free to play version. But the blatant pay to win underlying themes become VERY apparent very early on. Other drivers have better stats, vehicles and better abilities than you off the bat. The 3 starters are pretty underwhelming, and the fact that you can earn any of its 3 currencies by challenges, but not use them unlessOn its surface, the free to play "Lite" version appears to just be a free to play version. But the blatant pay to win underlying themes become VERY apparent very early on. Other drivers have better stats, vehicles and better abilities than you off the bat. The 3 starters are pretty underwhelming, and the fact that you can earn any of its 3 currencies by challenges, but not use them unless you pay $50 USD is insane. In essence, you have to buy something in order to unlock the ability to buy more stuff. You pay them in order to be able to pay them more. $50. Battlepass is 200 tiers as well... this would've been fine if the game was at least fun or rewarding for your time playing. It isn't. Drifting is just worse, jankier mario kart drifting, items can be blatantly unfair and getting knocked by something means an automatic 8th place on its smaller scale, but VERY basically shaped courses.

    I do appreciate that courses are significantly smaller than the average kart racer's maps, meaning races are usually done in under 3 minutes instead of 5-8 of others, but they are all very blatant copies of a circle with some bends and dents in it. None of them stand out or are memorable in the slightest.

    Dont get me started on the music. Even when home alone, i mute my television because im ashamed to have it blasting. One of the courses soundtracks doesnt even sound like music. it just sounds like incoherent instrument tuning before a middle school band performance.    … Expand
  20. Andbar
    Mar 13, 2022
    3
    El modo historia es lo mejor que tiene el juego, es divertido y está simpático, pero nada más. Lo primero que ves es como están deseando que metas más dinero en el juego. La manera de desbloquear es pagando y farmeando, y además el modo multijugador no ayuda para farmear. Existiendo Mario Kart no tiene lógica este juego, solo por la nostalgia sobre aquel Chocobo Racing de PS1
  21. Remiulv
    Mar 19, 2022
    3
    Horrible horrible game. Full of microtransaction. You have to play the awful GP mode( online mode) to level up battle pass. Battle pass takes FOREVER level up. I have played a bit since launch, still not lvl 10. and to get Cloud you have to be lvl 60! You can be in the lead the whole race only to get hit by an barrage of items and suddenly be in last place. Maps are boring, only one mapHorrible horrible game. Full of microtransaction. You have to play the awful GP mode( online mode) to level up battle pass. Battle pass takes FOREVER level up. I have played a bit since launch, still not lvl 10. and to get Cloud you have to be lvl 60! You can be in the lead the whole race only to get hit by an barrage of items and suddenly be in last place. Maps are boring, only one map is kind of good. Its clear Square Enix thought only about making a quick buck with this game, it could be good, if not for the horrible battle pass, and better maps.… Expand
  22. DarkwingSchmuck
    Mar 16, 2022
    3
    A solid blueprint for a fun mascot cart racer is horribly squandered in yet another cynical cash grab. Chocobo GP is a full-priced game, yet is still ripe with excess monetization. Between Avengers, Babylon's Fall, Final Fantasy XIV, and now this, Square Enix has fully embraced the horrendous live-service model.
  23. Lord_Biggington
    Mar 21, 2022
    3
    I was excited for this release, as an avid Mario Kart & Final Fantasy fan. I can't say the game is worth it. The game feels like a really cheap, unbalanced mess with an onslaught of crappy free-to-play mobile mechanics (in an already full priced Nintendo switch game...). Drifting kind of sucks and doesn't feel very responsive, even if you hit a wall whilst drifting you just continue atI was excited for this release, as an avid Mario Kart & Final Fantasy fan. I can't say the game is worth it. The game feels like a really cheap, unbalanced mess with an onslaught of crappy free-to-play mobile mechanics (in an already full priced Nintendo switch game...). Drifting kind of sucks and doesn't feel very responsive, even if you hit a wall whilst drifting you just continue at full speed like in Mario Kart Tour. On top of that though, some of the turns are just ridiculous in that you can fall off the map with seemingly no way to avoid at times, making for a really inconsistent stop-starty feeling to some of the races.

    The dialogue in the campaign is truly awful and is seemingly aimed at small children... Why even have a campaign? Just give us the characters and let us play?

    Maybe try the free version to get your own verdict but I really wouldn't say the game is worth it right now.    … Expand
  24. GamergodsFail
    Oct 13, 2022
    2
    Chocobo GP is flat out one of the worst racing games I've ever played, and the worst Switch exclusive of all time I think. It's a piss poor Mario Kart clone with bad controls, attrocius track designs, terribly cringe story cutscenes and enough pay to win tactics to make me ultimately regret my purchase. I can't stress this enough. NEVER buy this game for any amount of money. Get Mario KartChocobo GP is flat out one of the worst racing games I've ever played, and the worst Switch exclusive of all time I think. It's a piss poor Mario Kart clone with bad controls, attrocius track designs, terribly cringe story cutscenes and enough pay to win tactics to make me ultimately regret my purchase. I can't stress this enough. NEVER buy this game for any amount of money. Get Mario Kart 8 Deluxe instead if you want a good Kart racer.… Expand
  25. KingOfRock
    Mar 12, 2022
    2
    This is a mediocre kart racers with awkward controls (you press A to accelerate and Y to do your character's special move? Why? And why use the L and R buttons for items and jumping instead of ZL and ZR? They're more comfortable!) and is bogged down by microtransactions. It plays like a mobile freemium title, but it's a £50 AAA title.
  26. hollymckenzie
    Mar 12, 2022
    2
    You know that “Gravy Train” song Daryl is tortured with in The Walking Dead? That’s exactly what this game is….except you’re the one being tortured by the game’s atrociously irritating menu song that repeats and repeats and repeats and repeats……

    Was so excited for this racer! Mario Kart styled game with FF characters and music? That’s a sure home run, especially since MK literally    You know that “Gravy Train” song Daryl is tortured with in The Walking Dead? That’s exactly what this game is….except you’re the one being tortured by the game’s atrociously irritating menu song that repeats and repeats and repeats and repeats……

    Was so excited for this racer! Mario Kart styled game with FF characters and music? That’s a sure home run, especially since MK literally paved the way with its golden formula. Square Enix had one job, follow the template with a Final Fantasy theme. But nope. Admittedly only played the Lite version but deleted it after 30’ish min; not just from being bored but also just flat out irritated by so much in it - the poor track design, the cheap, annoying remixes of classic FF songs, the item usage, the amount of distracting glam, the in-game currency (available for real world money…on top of the game’s selling price). The game has few redeeming moments. The fact it’s 60fps is a big plus…but it’s not enough to outweigh the garbage. Any new game requires practice to “git gud” but I have zero interest in reaching that status here. Save your ears, save your eyes, save your sanity…not to mention, save your wallet.    … Expand
  27. xSins
    Mar 24, 2022
    2
    Low budget micro transaction cash grab. After paying full price for the game, some character are only unlockable by paying the online race of 64 players for a stupid amount of time, if you own a battles pass that is, which you have to pay for... It's an exploitation. As someone who loves final fantasy and chocobos, I was incredibly disappointed. Square Enix has rubbed me the wrong way on this one
  28. Killy565
    Mar 27, 2022
    2
    The tutorial in story mode is freaking annoying, i can't even play and always failed, because the game paused everytime the instruction pop up on screen.
  29. Artimecion
    Mar 16, 2022
    1
    A total betrayal of what was actually quite a good racer on the ps1. Monetized to hell, with a really tedious, stingy battle pass. I don't see myself being invested for a season 2 at this point. The Final fantasy brand used to be a bench mark for quality and it's rapidly descended into a **** on the gaming landscape.

    Shame on you square enix. Shame on you. Also **** that menu music. It's    A total betrayal of what was actually quite a good racer on the ps1. Monetized to hell, with a really tedious, stingy battle pass. I don't see myself being invested for a season 2 at this point. The Final fantasy brand used to be a bench mark for quality and it's rapidly descended into a **** on the gaming landscape.

    Shame on you square enix. Shame on you.

    Also **** that menu music. It's an abomination.    … Expand
  30. bmorin2514
    Mar 13, 2022
    1
    There's no way this game should cost the full $50 price tag, have parasitic and predatory micro transactions, a battle-pass, and time expiring "free" currency. This is just the worst monetization model I've ever seen. I love Square Enix, and this game had so much potential. But when you're competing with a game as polished and well monetized as Mario Kart, you have to do better. Much better.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 72 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 72
  2. Mixed: 48 out of 72
  3. Negative: 5 out of 72
  1. Het Nieuwsblad
    May 11, 2022
    40
    Where Chocobo GP really goes off the rails is in the way it demands money from the player. The game already costs full price, but also works with a season pass and microtransactions for all sorts of extras that should have been in the base game in the first place. Illustrating this is how Chocobo GP puts Cloud and Squall deep behind the pay wall. It's like you can only race Mario and Bowser in Mario Kart after opening your wallet.
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  2. Starbit
    May 7, 2022
    70
    Chocobo GP brings us back to the world of go-kart racing with these famous Square-Enix characters and what we have here is a fun game with a huge cast and a very motivating main campaign with plenty of content to unlock and a well implemented online multiplayer component. It takes a considerable amount of time to unlock every single item but what's on offer here is a very wide and long-lasting game that will certainly make fans happy.
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  3. ZTGD
    Apr 22, 2022
    60
    It’s crazy to believe that I can be down on a game that is really fun to play both offline and online. Somehow, Square-Enix has thrown so many things into the game that either you must pay for, or grind for weeks to unlock. It wouldn’t be that big of an issue if it was just cosmetic items, but characters who have different stats and special moves that could possibly throw the advantage to the player that paid money. I just can’t get on board with that. Still, there is a free version of the game for anyone to play and see how they feel about the game. If you enjoy it enough to spend some money, you can, just keep in mind, this game can be really fun, but the grind can be real.
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