Square Enix gradually shares Chocobo GP details online, offering insights into what racing is like. The latest update goes over the custom race settings. In it, it looked at the five categories folks can alter ahead of a race.
The different elements change things like difficulty, in-race potential hazards, and what you can expect to encounter. For example, both the Class and CPU settings influence the challenge. You could set the class to things like “beginner” or choose how capable the AI racers will be. You can determine if Magicite appear. (These are essentially power-ups to help yourself or hurt fellow racers.) You can also determine how many races there will be and if you choose which course you run for each one.
Custom Race mode in #ChocoboGP lets you create your own races by customizing a range of things like race class, type of magicite available, the CPU’s skill level & more!
Two players can share controllers & race together in Custom Race mode. Coming to Nintendo Switch March 10th! pic.twitter.com/uwcuSw43Gj
— FINAL FANTASY (@FinalFantasy) February 7, 2022
As for racing in preset ways in Chocobo GP, Square Enix also explained how unlocking will work there. In another tweet, it confirmed getting first, second, or third in a Series Races can mean more series will be available. The screenshot for that also showed FFIX‘s Steiner in first place and Vivi in second.
Compete for the number one position in a series of four races in Series Races mode. You can share controllers with a friend & race together in this mode!
Earn a trophy and unlock a new race series to enter if you finish in the top three. #ChocoboGP launches March 10th! pic.twitter.com/3fqF3x9SW8
— FINAL FANTASY (@FinalFantasy) February 3, 2022
Square Enix’s shared quite a few details about racing in Chocobo GP ahead of launch. For example, it went over how unlocking in the story mode will work. It also confirmed a trial version will be released alongside the full version.
Chocobo GP will appear on the Nintendo Switch worldwide on March 10, 2022. There is also a free Chocobo GP’ game for Android and Apple iOS devices. That’s an action game starring a Chocobo and Moogle.
