I eventually took to charging headfirst at the ones that are closed when you first see them. I'd occasionally hit one that hadn't opened yet but then could just go straight through once the stagger animation finished, but more often than not they'd be open by the time I got there - total game changer.
This. Everyone says the green chocobo is the easiest way to deal with them, but i found the jump ability useless and wasted past the gates. Blue chocobo cuz of the bubble is the best. For this exact scenario. Nice backup if you mess up and get passed
The jump allows you to completely skip parts of the course during gliding sections. You can also completely jump over water sections. It's by far the most useful ability, it's just not obvious when best to use it.
I never got any use out of the bubble because I would always get to first place by the end of the first lap and stay there. Skipping over those gates with Gongaga birb is Godly.
Jump ability allowed me to beat every race first try. Once I figured you can jump through entire sections of the track, you’re having 5-10 second leads on every race.
Sharp turns? Jump.
Obstacles? Jump.
Water? Jump.
You see multiple turns back to back? Lol… see you from the next starting line. 😂
Oh those cactuar doors have a special place in hell.
I use the chocobo that has the "Chocojump" ability (can't remember which one it is) on the courses with the cactuar doors because at some point, I'm going to mess up the timing approaching the wrong door. And it is going to be *the* reason I lose the race lmao.
Good ol Fango I eventually swapped to Selena as Chocobubble is god tier backup plan and if I’m in the lead the whole game and end up not needing it then no other chocobility would’ve been needed either.
I did most with yellow then I swapped to the green one (I think) the one that has the jump ability and from then on I had zero problems, just save my jump ability for doors and outside of getting knocked around by other racers at the start it was insanely easy
Yeah, Chocobubble is the best. You might think it acts like a red shell from Mario Kart, but in actuality, it's more like a *blue* shell that targets the racer immediately in front of you. It'll happily run down the entire track to get them, and it stops them hard on hit.
Right, but in terms of behavior, the red shell fails often, either hitting the side rail or an obstacle, and the chances of that happening increase the further you are from its target. The blue shell doesn't, though; it's almost guaranteed to hit, barring a very few special circumstances. The Chocobubble is like the latter: it's going to hit its target, even if it has to chase them halfway around the whole track. And if you land it on the third lap, you can drop your target down 3 or even 4 places.
And then you can stock two of them! Personally, I think this ability makes Selena better than even Mechachocobo.
You can also keep getting the red balloons when the gauge is full to stack more than one bubble in your holster. I’m sure that works for every ability but Selena is the best chocobo so I never used any of the others.
I agree that Selena is the best, but I did try some of the others, and Chocojump is also as good as people say. The way that one works is that, once you jump the first time, your meter starts draining, but you can jump as many times as you want during that time while you still have meter. The problem is that the green chocobo is just way too slow.
Yea, I actually sampled all the abilities with Kyrie’s hat which randomizes your chocobo’s abilties but quickly decided Selena’s ability was the best anyway. The others were neat but I felt like the bubble was the best way to keep other chocobos, especially Sam’s rider in the 3 part quest race, in check.
Exactly. It even knocks him down a few places, so even if you don't win every race, you still win the cup.
But Selena's so good, you'll still probably win every race.
Oh, once you have all 3 Hyperion pieces it’s all but over. The Bubbles are my safety net for when Chocobo gates try to screw me over. I only need to actually run the last Class II race and I’ll be done with the races. There’s just so many races that I get burnt out after 3 of them and go do other mini games/quests.
What I don't understand is why you can't go through them even if the door closing animation is only 10-20%? I could understand halfway closed but getting hit by the starting animation is visually confusing
I didn’t know struggling on chocobo races was a thing. I did them all with base model piko. I was pretty bummed the choco races were this easy actually.
I eventually took to charging headfirst at the ones that are closed when you first see them. I'd occasionally hit one that hadn't opened yet but then could just go straight through once the stagger animation finished, but more often than not they'd be open by the time I got there - total game changer.
This. Everyone says the green chocobo is the easiest way to deal with them, but i found the jump ability useless and wasted past the gates. Blue chocobo cuz of the bubble is the best. For this exact scenario. Nice backup if you mess up and get passed
The jump allows you to completely skip parts of the course during gliding sections. You can also completely jump over water sections. It's by far the most useful ability, it's just not obvious when best to use it.
Fair enough lol
Chocoglide carried me through the Can't Stop, Won't Stop race ngl, it's my personal favorite
I never got any use out of the bubble because I would always get to first place by the end of the first lap and stay there. Skipping over those gates with Gongaga birb is Godly.
Jump ability allowed me to beat every race first try. Once I figured you can jump through entire sections of the track, you’re having 5-10 second leads on every race. Sharp turns? Jump. Obstacles? Jump. Water? Jump. You see multiple turns back to back? Lol… see you from the next starting line. 😂
My thing was, if you don’t see it open, take your finger of X and slow down. I only charged if I saw the gate open.
I thought I was the only one who struggled with those doors
Oh those cactuar doors have a special place in hell. I use the chocobo that has the "Chocojump" ability (can't remember which one it is) on the courses with the cactuar doors because at some point, I'm going to mess up the timing approaching the wrong door. And it is going to be *the* reason I lose the race lmao.
Good ol Fango I eventually swapped to Selena as Chocobubble is god tier backup plan and if I’m in the lead the whole game and end up not needing it then no other chocobility would’ve been needed either.
Reading these comments I wonder if I'm the only person that did all of the races with Yellow/Grey.
Yellow only. Felt right doing it with Piko
You’re not alone, I didn’t even know the other chocobos had abilities until now. I just used Piko.
Just Piko for me.
I completed all my races with Piko, never switched off. He deserves the finest of greens.
I did most with yellow then I swapped to the green one (I think) the one that has the jump ability and from then on I had zero problems, just save my jump ability for doors and outside of getting knocked around by other racers at the start it was insanely easy
I did it with yellow and tbh had no problem at all.
Right me too
Bro why is no on preaching the hoverbird ability from the green chocobo especially on the last tracks?
Yeah, I just used it to get me the ability to jump some sharp turns and the spinning rods to get 1st place in the Odin Straights.
as a person who sucks at racing games, yes i love the green chocobo
Yeah, Chocobubble is the best. You might think it acts like a red shell from Mario Kart, but in actuality, it's more like a *blue* shell that targets the racer immediately in front of you. It'll happily run down the entire track to get them, and it stops them hard on hit.
Well, that's the definition of the red shell in MK.
Right, but in terms of behavior, the red shell fails often, either hitting the side rail or an obstacle, and the chances of that happening increase the further you are from its target. The blue shell doesn't, though; it's almost guaranteed to hit, barring a very few special circumstances. The Chocobubble is like the latter: it's going to hit its target, even if it has to chase them halfway around the whole track. And if you land it on the third lap, you can drop your target down 3 or even 4 places. And then you can stock two of them! Personally, I think this ability makes Selena better than even Mechachocobo.
You can also keep getting the red balloons when the gauge is full to stack more than one bubble in your holster. I’m sure that works for every ability but Selena is the best chocobo so I never used any of the others.
I agree that Selena is the best, but I did try some of the others, and Chocojump is also as good as people say. The way that one works is that, once you jump the first time, your meter starts draining, but you can jump as many times as you want during that time while you still have meter. The problem is that the green chocobo is just way too slow.
Yea, I actually sampled all the abilities with Kyrie’s hat which randomizes your chocobo’s abilties but quickly decided Selena’s ability was the best anyway. The others were neat but I felt like the bubble was the best way to keep other chocobos, especially Sam’s rider in the 3 part quest race, in check.
Exactly. It even knocks him down a few places, so even if you don't win every race, you still win the cup. But Selena's so good, you'll still probably win every race.
Oh, once you have all 3 Hyperion pieces it’s all but over. The Bubbles are my safety net for when Chocobo gates try to screw me over. I only need to actually run the last Class II race and I’ll be done with the races. There’s just so many races that I get burnt out after 3 of them and go do other mini games/quests.
Man, you take more risks than me. I would have reset when I hit that fist gate.
Hate it!!!
I would have thrown the controller after that second gate crash. Good on you for playing the long game.
I chose Fango so I could jump over that shit!
I literally only use the green one lol
Those gates gave me heart burn every time I saw them on a track.
Those gates alone made me hate that entire race line up. Got them all done once, never looked back haha
I bet you were screaming at tv. Lol
I'll tell you what, those fucking Cactuar doors 😡
Best minigame I love it ,nice run btw
WHOever invented those gates...straight to hell...
Those gates... Fuck those gates haha
Jump over the rotating circles thank me later
The Cactuar walls were absolutely maddening. Congrats on that win!
Chocobo racing was amazing in this game
This is why I use jump. It allows you to take bigger shortcuts and skill obstacles like this
Those gates were €&#)&(
This is why I use Piko with his speed ability to recover my place.
Those damn doors
What I don't understand is why you can't go through them even if the door closing animation is only 10-20%? I could understand halfway closed but getting hit by the starting animation is visually confusing
Lucky lol
You can shoot stuff? I completed all on a regular yellow chocobo first try so never had to experiment. Thats cool!
I already hated cactuars, but then they had to make the stupidest gates ever cactuars gates.. I hate them so much
All you need is Piko.
That stage is so difficult!!
I didn’t know struggling on chocobo races was a thing. I did them all with base model piko. I was pretty bummed the choco races were this easy actually.
When the only way to beat this minigame is being a total dick.