I have been playing TM since power up, and I was not especially fond of TM², but I have to say that my first impressions about TMT are very good!
Lots of things are improving the game so much compared to TM² :
- Lagoon reminds me of snow and bay, gameplay wise, and is definitely fun. The "magnetized coaster" concept is so crazy!
- Changes made to canyon and valley are quite huge, and they feel a lot better to play. The gameplay has changed somehow, for the better, and the changes to block is very positive too.
- The work done on the music is awesome, it has definitely improved the game and the overall "fun" feeling.
- The official tracks on this opus are very good, and the white series tracks are longer than previous TM episodes.
But because I'm a french guy I can't resist to complain. Actually there are some choices I find quite annoying :
- The whole map making experience is not very encourageing. The editor doesn't really exploit the keyboard and mouse, and TM Exchange was just far better than the actual map sharing website.
- The official tracks are filled with a lot of millimetric, unforgiving jumps. You have to get those gold medals to unlock the last tracks, it feels almost impossible, and, for sure, very frustrating
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