Maan I'll be honest, I really don't like Mario Kart 8 lol. And I liked MK7.
I really don't like the emphasis on luck than actual skill. It's on par with MKWii, but with an even worse roster. (Better tracks though.) The item balance is pure crap and the driving has gotten far too simplified for my liking, and it's hardly tight. MK7 had the better courses and a marginally better item balance, so I enjoyed it regardless. MK8 though? I don't think I ever had fun with it outside of local multiplayer.
I know there's 200cc, but that's even worse. I'm not really complaining about the game's speed here (although I do think MK8 outside of 200cc is pretty slow, that's hardly my biggest problem with it). The tracks just aren't designed for 200cc. The items aren't designed for 200cc. Items that are supposed to help you like Golden Mushroom and Star (which is pretty bad in MK8 anywho??) ended up doing the opposite in 200cc, and getting hit screws you over even more. It's a mode that, by and large, was more for being chaotic rather than for player skills.
I don't even have fun online. The skill gap is hardly there, so playing people hardly feels different than CPU. The only time I ever have fun with MK8 is couch multiplayer, where I want to play for shits and giggles since we're all in the same room and can actually share laughs, but even that never ever lasted long. (4 races and typically everyone has enough)
Also a minor nitpick but I really don't like Wario's model in this game lol. He's sooo wide and fat. He's always been chubby, but everything about him here is just so...big. lol He's my favourite character so it's actually something that admittedly nags on me a bit. (Honestly prefer picking DK as a result) Smash got it right at least.
It would be okay if MK8 actually got content, but it's so barebones. All there is racing, since battle mode is so bad now. Simply put the game isn't for me at all. I maintain that MKDS is the best Mario Kart for its content (and honestly me and my friends/relative all think it's way more fun than MK8), but shoutouts to Super Circuit for having tight racing mechanics.
More importantly, where the fuck is F-Zero? 200cc is anything but a replacement, it's not even anywhere as fast, dammit.