Yeag you should play this.
There's no reason NOT to play this game.
It's free.
But if you want a reason here we go...

The game has a lot of depth in its mechanics, with a lot of unique feeling kart options, some great level designs, and fun items. There is a lot to love even just as a normal casual kart racing game to play with friends. BUT ALSO the game has a fantastic story mode to unlock everything through with unique boss fights and a taste of all the different stages and game modes. There's even multiple endings, including a secret ending that, similar to Bloodborne, requires you to find 3 hidden items throughout the world in order to fight the TRUE final boss. Even with some difficulties on first placing a couple of the stages and the struggles I had with the final boss it only took a little over 3 hours to get through it all so not like it's an egregious time investment either.

The swap from being a Bloodborne themed game to something legally distinct was initially kind of upsetting to hear about. It sucks she got hit by a C&D just before release. What we ended up getting though is still fantastic. The Bloodborne DNA is still there in the weapons and level designs and themeing of things but the swapped around character designs are all really charming. The voice acting is perfect too.

The game nails the PS1 aesthetic, possibly even a little too much (I toned down some of the settings in the options menu before playing all the way through), so if you grew up in the era it will feel right at home. The music is oops all bangers too; highly recommend getting the soundtrack. Can't wait for a chance to play this alongside a group of friends just like the gold ol' Mario Kart days.

Yeag you should play this. There's no reason NOT to play this game. It's free. But if you want a reason here we go... The game has a lot of depth in its mechanics, with a lot of unique feeling kart options, some great level designs, and fun items. There is a lot to love even just as a normal casual kart racing game to play with friends. BUT ALSO the game has a fantastic story mode to unlock everything through with unique boss fights and a taste of all the different stages and game modes. There's even multiple endings, including a secret ending that, similar to Bloodborne, requires you to find 3 hidden items throughout the world in order to fight the TRUE final boss. Even with some difficulties on first placing a couple of the stages and the struggles I had with the final boss it only took a little over 3 hours to get through it all so not like it's an egregious time investment either. The swap from being a Bloodborne themed game to something legally distinct was initially kind of upsetting to hear about. It sucks she got hit by a C&D just before release. What we ended up getting though is still fantastic. The Bloodborne DNA is still there in the weapons and level designs and themeing of things but the swapped around character designs are all really charming. The voice acting is perfect too. The game nails the PS1 aesthetic, possibly even a little too much (I toned down some of the settings in the options menu before playing all the way through), so if you grew up in the era it will feel right at home. The music is oops all bangers too; highly recommend getting the soundtrack. Can't wait for a chance to play this alongside a group of friends just like the gold ol' Mario Kart days.