New Super Mario Bros. U - Review Thread
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Vire
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No I haven't considered that, because it isn't.
I'm sure it'll be a solid game, but the ones I listed are classics.
Far from it. Go read a few reviews, it's seriously packing content!
Making sense is boring huh?
Damn, everything i say is boring, even when its not! The curse of having a tag i suppose.
It was a victim of past success, I just beat it, and yeah, it is a really good game.
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
Sounds like it's good, but not the killer app that a Mario game should be.
Glad to see that exploration and finding secrets are a big part of the game. I'm also looking forward to sinking my theeth into the new Challenge Mode.
I was actually thinking the same thing. Very strange.
A lot of people will probably see this as a classic too.
This is a hype thread. Making sense has no place here.
And lol at people falling for the troll hiding behind a Mario avatar.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
It's a placeholder until EAD Tokyo's game comes out.
Seemingly a fantastic placeholder.
Yes, but they probably want to try how the game interacts with that. Personally I think it's a positive thing that they wait so they can paint a more complete picture.
Vire
Member
People born after 2000? :lol
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
What I'd give for that game at launch.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
I'm glad it isn't a launch game because games like that need much more time.
I'm sure it will be worth the wait.
shadyspace
Banned
Perfect Off TV Play game.
evilromero
Member
Twilight Princess.
Review scores aren't killer app tests. If they were Nintendo has been low-balled for the last 8 years.
The Elite
BOSS
Yeah. I'm looking forward to the GI review to give me a whole picture.
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
SMG2 seems a while ago to me!
But yeah, it will be, and I know I'll enjoy this game. The Galaxy games have just spoiled me.
I'm not just going by the scores.
Try to be less of an asshole, or do your opinions have more validity than that of others?
Surely you know a classic isn't automatically born as one?
cyberheater
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I seen some of the reviews but when you look at the videos. A lot of it looks 'recycled' from the Wii version.
To me, from the vids I've seen. It looks a lot like a HD version of something we've already got. Hence the question.
The Elite
BOSS
It's possible they are only allowed to show footage from certain levels. Maybe they have to keep some stuff secret.
KojiKnight
Member
3 days... It both seems so close now and so far away... For all the shitty moves Nintendo has made with the Wii U (no gamepad BC, seperate eShops/virtual consoles/etc, no voice chat via the gamepad by itself, etc) it all comes down to the games. Nintendo will ALWAYS have my money as long as they keep making some kick ass mario and zelda games.
(edit) Also current metacritic is 87 for anyone that cares
http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii-u/new-super-mario-bros-u
(edit) Also current metacritic is 87 for anyone that cares
http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii-u/new-super-mario-bros-u
ViewtifulJC
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Vire
Member
Most of the games I listed were recognized as instant classics.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
Some source said the ending was phenomenal and that Nintendo decided to save the best for last concerning their new controller.
I love it that I see so many people talking about the return of the Koopa Kids as something new... have they played NSMBW?
Baconsammy
Banned
Holy hyperbole. No.
In the few reviews I read, they talk about some abstract quality, back or close to past games genius or how it makes advancements to the formula and of course criticizing nsmb2 and even wii in the same time, but all of that without describing anything. So we'll see but I'm under the impression there are some cases of seeing what you want to see, a bit like people discovering things that were already in the wii version and call it amazing.
But well, it could totally have neat ideas throughout the game.
But well, it could totally have neat ideas throughout the game.
Howard Ballou
Member
Reviews seem in line with my expectations. I'll probably buy it when I get around to picking up a Wii U next year.
He said ONE OF, not just THE BEST. If it were the latter, yeah, I'd call bullshit with games like Twilight Princess, Super Mario 64, and Super Mario World around. As ONE OF THE BEST though, well, consider the dire state of most launches. This probably is one of the top 10, if not top 5 there. Hopefully ZombiU joins it, with Nintendo Land providing support.
shadyspace
Banned
Brad at Giant Bomb is also waiting for Miiverse functionality to go live until putting up a review.
The Gamexplain review mentioned it's mostly the small touches that make it better, like the baby yoshi.
Did you have it set to 720p? It shows up as hd for me. It could also just be youtube's compression
He raises a good point.
Why is Bowser Jr. still around? Koopa kids are so much better.
same graphics, same gameplay, different level design.
well i guess the backgrounds are nicer too
Baconsammy
Banned
It's neither. The "best" for me, and I imagine most people, are games that average in the 90s. Not saying this game is bad by any means, but to deem it ONE OF THE HIGHEST REVIEWED LAUNCH GAMES EVER is just needlessly hyperbolic, and factually inaccurate.
They're popup messages that can be turned on and off. They're not part of gameplay. Holding a review for it is dumb. Add an addendum to the review later.
GiantEnemyGoomba
Member
Don't worry, the wait will be worth it.
tkscz
Member
Ok ok I'm biting. I'll download this the moment i get my NID up and running. Just hoping it won't disappoint like NSMB2, which isn't bad by any means but it feels like it's still trying too hard to be an older Mario Bros. instead of learning from them and advancing on what you learned.
the team behind SMG2 went straight to work on super mario 3d land, which just released late last year. they really haven't had that much time to be on the wii-u
whatever they're working on though will almost certainly be worth the wait.
I will check tks
The Elite
BOSS
Making any sort of statement like that less than an hour after an embargo is lifted seems a little crazy. Let it simmer and come back in a couple of weeks with a statement like that. There are a lot of publications that review games.
Tathanen
Get Inside Her!
Reviewers were like WHOA THE RETURN OF THE KOOPA KIDS in NSMB2 reviews, too. I saw some review from this thread where someone talked about a level "on a centipede" or something like that, clearly in reference to Wiggler. (Which was already a NSMBW level.)
I really do get the feeling that, despite these people saying "these previous NSMB games weren't so hot," they haven't actually PLAYED any of them. Or maybe they played once in multiplayer, then never again. It makes much of their thesis, that this game improves over the previous ones, quite suspect. Almost like "now that it's HD, I'll play it, hey it's good after all!"