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[kunonabi]

Sounding a bit like Smash Tour so far.

 

[Like the hat?]

Whyyy is this the main mode!? I don't want to play as a colored TOAD of all things. They have lost the point of Mario Party. -_-

They all picked toad. She specifically said there are all kinds of characters to pick.

 

[TI82]

Treehouse following a Direct/Conference is the way to go IMO.

But that's kind of how it's already done. A conference happens and then people play it live on the floor. So the only difference here is that the company itself is playing it which isn't as good IMO since they have an obvious reason to make it look and play better.

 

[foxuzamaki]

Do you believe rumors?

I believe in miracles

 

[Social]

"You're always doing something", only problem is, whenever you are doing something, it's mostly watching a character move or jamming the A button like a maniac.

 

[sir_bumble_bee]

Treehouse following a Direct/Conference is the way to go IMO.

Yeah, it's just way too easy to miss important information like this

 

[TheSlySoul]

OK, this actually looks fun...

 

[Bluewind098]

They all picked toad. She specifically said there are all kinds of characters to pick.

The mode is called Toad Scramble so everyone has to be Toad. It is just one mode so let's hope there's more

 

[Kinsei]

I'm glad they're trying something new with MP. Any word on online multiplayer?

 

[Revven]

This better not be the only mode, there better be a mode where you can play as any of the other characters.

 

[NOLA_Gaffer]

Wait I'm confused they just showed 3 new games is this like their actual E3 conference or something?

Pretty much.

Pokemon Sun/Moon and Zelda Tuesday
Pokemon Go, Oasis, Box Boy, Mario Party, and so on Wednesday.
And then more stuff Thursday assumedly.

Instead of a 2-hour conference with 5-minute trailers for all their games, they give each a half-hour to an hour bit of playtime so you can get a better idea of how it plays.

 

[tim_pkmn89]

Ever Oasis trending has little to do with the game.
Twitter is not distinguishing between the game and people using the words "ever" and "oasis" together.

"Oasis" isn't exactly a common word...

https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=news&q="Ever Oasis"&src=tren

 

[Z3M0G]

This game can only work on handhelds, I guess.

Not at all, unless movement choices are secret? I didn't notice...

This grid layout is brilliant! This is the future of Mario Party for sure...

But if you can't use other characters, this is a huge fail that will really hurt the game...

 

[Ansatz]

love how your movement speed is affected by the number of apples you're carrying, awesome minigame.

 

[Dimmle]

Anything on mother 3 Yet

Keep hope alive, buddy.

Do you believe rumors?

well this is neogaf so

 

[SinCityAssassin]

Whyyy is this the main mode!? I don't want to play as a colored TOAD of all things. They have lost the point of Mario Party. -_-

Ah yes, sound logic you make thinking you can only pick Toad in the main mode of a game called Mario party.

 

[AcademicSaucer]

Skill

 

[Tevos]

They all picked toad. She specifically said there are all kinds of characters to pick.

Not true at all. She said the other characters still have a role to play, which was confirmed in the game when mario appeared to be "recruited".

This is not mario party.

We're never getting a true mario party game again.

 

[Not]

See you guys for Zelda in 3 hours. Lemme know if Mother 3 actually materializes (sure)

 

[ohlawd]

crap I overslept. I'll have to watch what I missed later

 

[Joqu]

This looks like a good mario party game. I love the no watiing focus.

 

[Blues1990]

I mean, it's silly to remove thigh bones or change the manager lady's position on a couch, but I can only complain about it so long. I really don't care too much, but I'm not happy.

The thing is, it's obvious who the target audience #FE is designed for, so it's baffling that they are trying to censor a lot of the more lewd sequences and imagery. I mean, the whole level that focuses on the creepy stalker kind of loses it's impact in the Western Localization.

 

[kulapik]

Pretty much.

Pokemon Sun/Moon and Zelda Monday
Pokemon Go, Oasis, Box Boy, Mario Party, and so on Tuesday.
And then more stuff Wednesday assumedly.

Instead of a 2-hour conference with 5-minute trailers for all their games, they give each a half-hour to an hour bit of playtime so you can get a better idea of how it plays.

but Wednesday is today?

 

[Revven]

Ah yes, sound logic you make thinking you can only pick Toad in the main mode of a game called Mario party.

It's specifically called Toad Scramble and they said you play as Toad only in this mode. And we just saw that you can recruit Mario on the board. Ergo the other characters are not playable in this mode.

And they said this is the main mode.

 

[Z3M0G]

This better not be the only mode, there better be a mode where you can play as any of the other characters.

The "Mode" isn't the problem... this looks like the best direction Mario Party has ever taken. More strategy game than luck game, in terms of movement.

but if you can only play Toad, this is a MAJOR ISSUE

 

[Bluewind098]

I do have to wonder that the reason they're showing off Toad Scramble is because it's a quick way to show off the game

 

[kuroneko0509]

Ever Oasis trending has little to do with the game.
Twitter is not distinguishing between the game and people using the words "ever" and "oasis" together.

but almost all of the recent ever oasis tweets are about the game

 

[Pancake Mix]

Wait I'm confused they just showed 3 new games is this like their actual E3 conference or something?

No Nintendo Direct this year, this is the second (and apparently final) day of Treehouse Live, so yes. This is what they're doing instead of Sony releasing lots of trailers one after the other. Both are targeted more towards the game purchasing public than the press at this point, really, even if Sony invites the latter.

I have a short attention span so I think I prefer Directs and Sony's GAMES GAMES GAMES conferences best though.

 

[Galang]

Usually I'd be against only one character but if they went with only toad or yoshi I don't mind at all tbh.

 

[Busaiku]

but almost all of the recent ever oasis tweets are about the game

Bleh, I forgot this is recent tweets.

 

[TI82]

No Nintendo Direct this year, this is the second (and apparently final) day of Treehouse Live, so yes. This is what they're doing instead of Sony releasing lots of trailers one after the other. Both are targeted more towards the game purchasing public than the press at this point, really, even if Sony invites the latter.

I have a short attention span so I think I prefer Directs and Sony's GAMES GAMES GAMES conferences best though.

Yep, too much info gets lost in this style

 

[NOLA_Gaffer]

but Wednesday is today?

You're right, I have my days mixed up, I'll fix my post.

 

[Interface23]

Any DraQue info yet?

 

[Revven]

The "Mode" isn't the problem... this looks like the best direction Mario Party has ever taken. More strategy game than luck game, in terms of movement.

but if you can only play Toad, this is a MAJOR ISSUE

This is my complaint right now. But even still, I don't care about the unique aspect of simultaneous turns; the board design (that we've seen so far) and the fact it's still using boss mini-games as a metric for who wins is not what I want in Mario Party.

 

[Onaco]

crap I overslept. I'll have to watch what I missed later

Just save yourself the trouble and don't.

 

[tkscz]

So what is this mario party we're watching?

 

[Bytes]

Gotta say, this looks pretty good. I believe they did say you could play as other characters. Are they perhaps all picking Toad to hide the full roster at E3?

 

[sir_bumble_bee]

Any DraQue info yet?

Stey tuned

 

[TheSlySoul]

Just notice they are using 3D World art for character portraits...

 

[espher]

[...] the board design (that we've seen so far) and the fact it's still using boss mini-games as a metric for who wins is not what I want in Mario Party.

So what *do* you want for board design and win condition?

 

[Dark Cloud]

I have to admit this mode looks like fun!

 

[SinCityAssassin]

Wonder what the other modes are then.

 

[Kansoku]

I was like "Meh Mario Party" and took a break to eat, but this actually doesn't look terrible?!

 

[TrueBlue]

But that's kind of how it's already done. A conference happens and then people play it live on the floor. So the only difference here is that the company itself is playing it which isn't as good IMO since they have an obvious reason to make it look and play better.

I think both the devs/company playing it and the people playing it on the show floor work well side by side. We get to hear devs/Nintendo staff discuss the game while viewing footage that is generally of a better quality than that of the live demos caught on camera. Then you have all the raw footage from people playing it live.

 

[Velcro Fly]

Something new and exciting and not really shallow.

This could work

 

[Tevos]

Gotta say, this looks pretty good. I believe they did say you could play as other characters. Are they perhaps all picking Toad to hide the full roster at E3?

They did not say you could play as other characters.

They said the other characters have a role. And they just showed what that role is.

Everyone starts as Toad. You have you recruit the other characters and THEN you can play as them.

Whoever thought that was a good idea has absolutely no idea what they're doing.

 

[Pandy]

But that's kind of how it's already done. A conference happens and then people play it live on the floor. So the only difference here is that the company itself is playing it which isn't as good IMO since they have an obvious reason to make it look and play better.

lol

 

[PhoenixDawn]

Actually doesn't look completely horrible like the past few mario parties have, so I'll be cautiously looking forward to it. Have they said if it has online yet?

 

[Dark Cloud]

I love the Super Mario 3D World type of sprites

 

[Azalean]

So what is this mario party we're watching?

Star Rush