RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
FINALLY done with Kingdom Hearts, so now I'm gonna give this badboy a spin! 
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New Super Mario Bros. 2 |OT| Coins!
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RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
Honestly, that's the way DLC should be done. Make it attainable in-game, but make buying it with $ more convenient rather than required.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
I felt like such a tard when I played this for a bit last night. I could not for the life of me find the second star coing in the fortress level of world 1. I did the goddamn level like 20 times over or more. And yes I totally knew that room with the switch and the blue coins had another section on top of it, I collected the blue coins and went up there....I didn't know you had to be up there while the switch is still activated. How would I know such a thing. In a game based around collecting coins, I was too busy collecting the blue coins first. That and I didn't know switches could make coins appear.
Shit was harder than Dark Souls.
Shit was harder than Dark Souls.
If anyone is gonna implement a quirky system like that, it'll be Nintendo!
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
People don't get too excited about this series anymore and that's both understandable and not but this is the pinnacle of 2D level design, the new guys hit it out of the ballpark and I wasn't sure if I'd notice that they were new or not.
While the same old themes get tiresome, the level design does not.
There's something magical about good 2D platformers and this is definitely one.
I might like it better than 3D Land but that was very good as well.
While the same old themes get tiresome, the level design does not.
There's something magical about good 2D platformers and this is definitely one.
I might like it better than 3D Land but that was very good as well.
Snowden's Secret
Banned
I went down to my dad's house today, brought my 3DS and NSMB2. My dad wanted to play it, so he sat on his couch grinning like an idiot playing and cussing when he fucked up while his 12 yo stepson watched over his shoulder begging for his turn.
It was some circle of life shit or something.
It was some circle of life shit or something.
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
The Zynga version of Mario
Not really, more like how Korean MMOs do things.
Yes, that's the F2P model, everyone uses it these days. They used to have these things called "cheat codes" that did the same thing.
Also to boost revenue they should let you pay money to get new playable characters but you don't know which you'll get. True players will unlock Princes Peach who has a 1/50 chance.
bodyboarder
Member
Just finished world 1. Does it get hard in the later worlds?
No. World 1 is the hardest by far.
Count Dookkake
Member
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MyAbsolution
Member
Is using Luigi any different or just aesthetic? I remember in 3DLand he could jump higher right?
I just beat the game FINALLY. Very solid game! Now time to find all the secrets. I love how this game brought them back.
I just beat the game FINALLY. Very solid game! Now time to find all the secrets. I love how this game brought them back.
Luigi plays the same as Mario unfortunately. I really enjoy the different playing style he has in the Galaxy series & 3DLand.
I really wish nintendo created some type of stage mechanic that automatically catered the stages towards Luigi's abilities.
I don't agree that it Wipes the floor with NSBM Wii, I think that's the best mario game to come out in a long time but NSMB2 certainly is better than NSMB1.
I enjoyed it for what this game was but I can't say this game blew me away.
Mega Man's Electric Sheep
Member
There are NO leftover star coins. If you have 9 left, look in
star world
I feel the same way.
The game is getting so much hate, yet I feel the level design is top notch.
The levels are filled to the brim with secrets, the graphics are refined even though you might not notice at first since the effects are rather subdued.
The game overall is just such a blast to play and the coin mechanic makes me play it in a different way compared to the prequels just to make sure I find as many secrets in every level to make more coins pop up.
Loving it.
Can't wait for the Wii U game now!
JimboJones
Member
I use W3-B, your guranteed to get two
Metroid Hunter
Banned
When are they going to announce DLC?
They also
remain up forever when you collect all the star coins and go through all the exits.
Wiz
Member
When are they going to announce DLC?
Maybe when the game hits a certain number of sales?
And it's at that point I started using them.
Nonsense! They can just pump out levels using the generic hack-job cheap cash-in level generator that people seam to think Nintendo uses to make all 2D Mario games.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
All worlds unlocked. Still a few levels to complete, don't have all coins, but most of the game is finished.
Final verdict is I feel a little guilty calling it a map pack. If we're talking purely asset usage then yeah, sure, it's a map pack. It's all recycled content.
But the level design, creativity of asset usage, consistency of quality, density of secrets, and overall polish of platforming challenge is leaps and bounds (pun intended) better than both New Super Mario Bros. (like that's hard) and New Super Mario Bros. Wii. It's a better Super Mario Bros. game than both of those, in my opinion.
Final verdict is I feel a little guilty calling it a map pack. If we're talking purely asset usage then yeah, sure, it's a map pack. It's all recycled content.
But the level design, creativity of asset usage, consistency of quality, density of secrets, and overall polish of platforming challenge is leaps and bounds (pun intended) better than both New Super Mario Bros. (like that's hard) and New Super Mario Bros. Wii. It's a better Super Mario Bros. game than both of those, in my opinion.
It's funny as I was just listening to a podcast last night where they discussed at length about how NSMB2 is the worst of the three.
Overall, while I don't particularly love any of the NSMB games thus far, I think 2 has been the most satisfying and I'm very much looking forward to the post-game and DLC.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
There is no universe where the original NSMB isn't the worst of the three.
Exterminieren
Banned
Am I being thick? I can't find my way out of the Ghost House in World 6. I found the secret exit
but I simply can't find the proper exit.
by wall jumping from where you find the third star coin,
I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT
The secret exit is easier to find than the normal exit in that level. :|
I had serious troubles finding the proper exit. Hint: It's got very little to do with going through the right doors in the right order, which was my concern. You just have to go in a certain direction in a particular room that contains 1 switch.
Chet Rippo
Member
Great game, love it.