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Super Mario Odyssey Preview Thread (9/20) Three kingdoms highlighted and MORE
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Pro controller is absolutely fine. I tried it with both the Joy-Cons detached, one in each hand, and the pro controller. After a few minutes of play, I could hardly notice a difference.
What's going on with that mirror? Mario is a vampire confirmed? Or does it prove that Cappy has possessed Mario's soulless husk of a body and that the Mario we know and love has actually been replaced by a monster haberdashery phantom?
Deepest lore indeed
Regarding the spoilers, I bet that
Deepest lore indeed
Regarding the spoilers, I bet that
the Mushroom Kingdom is made of Peach's Castle from 64 faithfully recreated where every painting sends you to a small level reminiscent of the N64's levels with the same music/themes but with 1 or 2 moons in each.
Dogs are memes? Poor creatures, what did they do to deserve that
doge is a meme, dog is not.
OrbitalBeard
Member
That wasn't really the main point of that post. It's
the unannounced kingdom that will blow the minds of Mario 64 fans
MiamiWesker
Member
Here comes the fear, the same fear I had with BOTW and it turned out to be true. Exploration over well designed linear gameplay sections. Focus on just collecting random stuff than actual challenging gameplay moments.
I loved Mario 64, but I liked galaxy more. And Mario 64 had plenty of hardcore platforming challenges. In 3 hours they say there is little to no platforming skill challenge that scares me.
Hopefully this won't disappoint me like zelda did but these previews are not easing my fears. I would have loved to see that in these big worlds they entered a bunch of challenging levels, so far that is not the case.
I loved Mario 64, but I liked galaxy more. And Mario 64 had plenty of hardcore platforming challenges. In 3 hours they say there is little to no platforming skill challenge that scares me.
Hopefully this won't disappoint me like zelda did but these previews are not easing my fears. I would have loved to see that in these big worlds they entered a bunch of challenging levels, so far that is not the case.
Hmm, new Mario game about a hat, Mario 64's best feature was a hat that let you fly...
Bob-Omb Battlefield is back!!!
Oh, I read that as another world that offers platforming similar to SM64
, not a throwback galaxy.
il Diavolo
Banned
If there's a
64
Isn't that always the case with earlier Mario levels? There was barely any skill involved in the first 64 levels as well, and you still progress throgh the game in a rather linear fashion, so later kingdoms having more demanding platforming sections isnt't something we should write off for now. Since galaxy it seems they know what endgame people want in their Mario games.
Skittzo0413
Member
It's totally the
Mushroom Kingdom
Mario 64
Imagine if it's not just
Peach's Castle, but also several of the worlds from 64 too...
There are Void levels which are similar to those pure platforming levels from Sunshine.
uncle_koploski
Banned
oh my god, I can't wait for this game.
It looks incredible.
It looks incredible.
TheDinoman
Member
Perhaps it's gonna be like Banjoland from Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts in that it's a big mashup/tribute of old levels from Mario 64? That'd be neat.
MrSaturn99
Member
From the previous thread:
OrbitalBeard
Member
I'm not even going to try and speculate on what the world is. I just thought it was an exciting quote.
MR ARCADE FOREVER
Member
From the previous thread:
10 out of 10
whatever this is i dont think they are talking about the
isle that looks like a mushroom
They showed the press
3 worlds
Cap Kingdom
Skittzo0413
Member
We know the portraits connect various kingdoms together based on the Direct (Metro Kingdom portrait in the Sand Kingdom) so it's very possible there was a portrait that led to the
Mushroom Kingdom
uncle_koploski
Banned
this is going to be the twin peaks season 3 of mario games.
OrbitalBeard
Member
You're literally asking a 64-inspired game to not be a 64-inspired game. The focus on this game is not going to be linear platforming sections and we've known this since January. Koizumi has gone out of his way to state that this game is not like Galaxy.
Jim_Cacher
Member
*Watched one minute of Gamexplain preview*
*Saw something that never shown before, and it is really neat*
"I'm out"
*Saw something that never shown before, and it is really neat*
"I'm out"
Skittzo0413
Member
I figure it's better to be safe than sorry, it takes all of 2 seconds to add spoiler tags.
We are talking about a thing that's being teased from the press and nintendo asked not to reveal.
Really? ive died many times on BOTW and i think its a really good game too which makes me consider it a challenging game...no necessarily for its bosses but the general enemies can kill you easily...
From the previous thread:
Oh thats nice I get to shit my pants in hd
MiamiWesker
Member
Oh thank god.
To be fair it looks like this game has way more variety than BOTW, I doubt it will do constant repetition like that game did. So I am still very optimistic.
I was describing what they were saying about Mario. Zelda was challenging finally, but it lacked dungeons and the interesting level design of past games.
BanjoLayleeYookaKazooie
Banned
I mean at this point it's obvious what you like and don't like, and what you don't like seems to be sandbox environments with characters that controll wonderfully with tons of things to see and do.
And that's fine, like BoTW, I imagine this game won't be for you. At least here, there are mini, smaller more condensed platforming sections.
But we know what the game as a whole will be like, you don't really need to "fear" anything. And we also really don't need more novella length essays about it, the crux of the issue is straightforward.
And we've had Galaxy, Galaxy 2, 3D Land AND 3D World, all within the last decade, you can't act as if you've not be satiated. Quite the opposite really, Nintendo have spoilt fans of brilliant, tight, linear platformers for the last 10 years. Not even bothering to list all the 2D ones because then it just gets ridiculous.
Now it's just a new direction. And it looks amazing.
themagicalkitsune
Member
Mario Galaxy 2 did it so it's not too unlikely.
How much repetition there was in BotW was entirely up to you tho.
While I really hope you are right, this is "How to be set for dissapointment : the post" =P
APZonerunner
Member
I wanna clear this up a bit, since I was there and played it... the spoilers aren't anything that isn't in these previews.
We were shown three Kingdoms - the three you're seeing in these previews -
food, beach and cap themed. The cap one is more like a tutorial level, but I suspect you'll return there later in the game for a 'full' level.
Beyond that, however, this was a rather complete version of the game and so if people went off the beaten path they could see not-yet-revealed stuff, and that is under embargo.
In particular, one of the three worlds we're allowed to talk about today
features a Mario 64 style living painting thing that features an image of a world that's not announced. It seems like the game does this a lot - has hidden paintings that give you an enclosed glimpse at future worlds or lets you view worlds from a different angle, since another world featured a painting that showed New Donk City. The thing being teased is one of the paintings, but we can't say anything more about the paintings other than what I have.
Astral Dog
Member
Skittzo0413
Member
Here's a screenshot, should alleviate those fears: https://metrouk2.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/2017010723393300-8aedff741e2d23fbed39474178692daf.jpg?w=480&h=270&crop=1
I dunno if there are people in here who don't want to be spoiled on some things so I'm putting it in as a link instead of an embedded image.
AlanzTalon
Member
going to buy this game. buy it so hard. Money...take it.
Polygonal_Sprite
Member
I wonder if it can get the 98 MC score BotW so nearly had. The game looks like something truly special indeed!
jetpacks was yes
Member
Easily Nintendo's single best year IMO. The best Zelda, a pretty damn good Metroid, and what looks to be a phenomenal Mario platformer.
Astral Dog
Member
its not like 3D LAND/World were that challenging anyways, and remember the simplified controls in those games, Odyssey will be a fresh change of pace for the series/genre.with brand new mechanics dont be worried
Ok, so I was the one that got it wrong. Good to know, thanks for clarifying it. I guess it makes sense that the
painting takes you to the mushroom kingdom, and that the level is based on peach castle then
CharminUltra
Member
The awesomeness is making me lightheaded.
GiantBreadbug
Member
Only reading the blurbs in the OP (and the rest of this thread). This is the same level of prerelease info I did with BOTW and that was perfectly appropriate.
This is going to be a really special game.
This is going to be a really special game.
From the previous thread:
This is going to trigger so many people that still have nightmares from the original eel.
feels
JonnyDBrit
Member
are those, nipples?
The internet went nuts for them.