I've been playing the open world. I really enjoy it, you have to give it a decent session.

Very chilled and its got enough challenges which are inventive.

Just needs some story, some loose directions to push you forward. More talking characters.

Seen some cool stuff, did a mission where you fly as a helicopter. Came across bikers you had to trail and take out with green shells.

They actually mixed in retro snes tracks into the environments and you do mini races.

There's wall racing and rail grinding missions.

This is basically my main mode.

Knockout tour is fun but now what I thought. I thought you would finish one track and then a directional arrow would point in the general direction of the next race.

I thought an announcer would yell, get to the next race or start line and you'd just free wheel it cross country any way you wanted.

Instead each race just seamlessly merges into the next race.