Blade Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 This game has so much soul and magic. I love it. So so good. Yeah the story is a bit flat but i dont play mario for the story. The open world aspect of this game for a platformer is great. The focus on exploration (that isn't forced) is something i've hardly seen in the genre. I love the fact that power moons are plentiful. I always find i'm progressing no matter what. They are also all enjoyable to locate. For me, so far this game is up there with the rest of the mainline Mario games. Yes, its a little bit different, but like with Zelda, Nintendo has freshened things up. This in my opinion is a good thing. The game completely feels like a Mario and is so enjoyable to play. Well done Nintendo! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Yeah that is part of what interests me most - Nintendo has actually made an effort to shake things up a bit after the series got stale. Looking forward to trying it with my own hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 21 minutes ago, Ashley said: Yeah that is part of what interests me most - Nintendo has actually made an effort to shake things up a bit after the series got stale. Looking forward to trying it with my own hands. When did the series go stale? Sunshine's FLUDD-based clean up a tropical island, Galaxy's intergalactic gameplay or 3D World's meshing of 2D and 3D obstacle course like game design? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Question about the game: How do you know which moon to go for? Do you just explore and find them as you're going or are they challenges/missions like Mario 64 and Sunshine? In 64 obviously each time you hopped into a painting it would give you a mission name and pretty much left you to it. How do you know what to do or where to go in Odyssey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindFreak Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 2 minutes ago, Charlie said: Question about the game: How do you know which moon to go for? Do you just explore and find them as you're going or are they challenges/missions like Mario 64 and Sunshine? In 64 obviously each time you hopped into a painting it would give you a mission name and pretty much left you to it. How do you know what to do or where to go in Odyssey? When you start a level, you have some objectives that result in a moon or two. After this part, you just stumble upon them as you explore. There is a list so you know how many moons are in a level and you can get hints for the names of some moons on the list from a parrot in each level. And then amiibo can help too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blade Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 I love the use of cappy on various enemies etc. I enjoy using their abilities to solve puzzles and use nab moon pieces. I think it is good that although the levels are designed in part around the use of their abilities the use of classic mario gameplay is needed for the most part. The variety keeps things fresh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 7 minutes ago, Ronnie said: When did the series go stale? Sunshine's FLUDD-based clean up a tropical island, Galaxy's intergalactic gameplay or 3D World's meshing of 2D and 3D obstacle course like game design? 3D World personally (and I can't stress that word enough). It felt a too similar to New Super Mario Bros, 2, 3D Land and U in terms of gameplay. I know it did a bit more, but it's 2.5Dness really just made me think of the four prior games I mentioned. I guess them all coming out within 7 years didn't help the feeling. I loved Sunshine and I said as much a few pages ago. It is my favourite game in the series and the Galaxy games were a lot of fun too. And don't conflate stale with bad. Sometimes great things become stale. It's why Milan has a Primark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cape Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 NUK just dispatched mine! I hope it arrives tomorrow or Saturday early morning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Gamexplain had to invent a new rating for their Mario review: Mind-Blowing I had the audio on in the background, the video should be considered spoilery even though they say it isn't. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj3R0KShZ_A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero-of-Time Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 And the credits have rolled. Freaking amazing game that had me constantly smiling. It's a game that proves Nintendo are untouchable in terms of pure gameplay when they are firing on all cyclinders. The last section had me in absolute stitches. Spoiler What a twist! The whole thing was hilarious, especially the 2D sections. I loved the music that was playing during the area when you are smashing the pillars. I'm gonna need to find out what it's called. To the post-game I go! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero-of-Time Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Okay. My body and mind weren't ready for the first of the post-game stuff. All I can say is... 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blade Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 I've just been reading this thread: https://www.resetera.com/threads/super-mario-odyssey-review-thread.1163/ I agree with all the review summaries. It really is a special game. The review summaries really do conclude my feelings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen-i Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 See, these comments are all very similar to when BOTW came out. I'm not gonna get too hyped until I actually play it tomorrow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero-of-Time Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 1 minute ago, Glen-i said: See, these comments are all very similar to when BOTW came out. I'm not gonna get too hyped until I actually play it tomorrow. I wasn't a fan of BOTW at all but I love this. It's so much more fun to play. I look forward to reading your thoughts on the game. Hopefully you enjoy it more than you did Zelda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaepora_Gaebora Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 45 minutes ago, Hero-of-Time said: Okay. My body and mind weren't ready for the first of the post-game stuff. All I can say is... Amen to that! Spoiler That was/is an incredible moment of fan service, I think it's what I dreamed of after completing 64 all those years ago, that I'd get to go back there again one day also, the suit... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nekunando Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 54 minutes ago, Hero-of-Time said: Okay. My body and mind weren't ready for the first of the post-game stuff. All I can say is... I obviously have no idea what it is but your posts have been getting me so hyped 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero-of-Time Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 7 minutes ago, Kaepora_Gaebora said: Amen to that! Just in case (Hide contents) That was/is an incredible moment of fan service, I think it's what I dreamed of after completing 64 all those years ago, that I'd get to go back there again one day also, the suit... Spoiler Yup. Amazing stuff. I frantically ran around looking for coins so I could buy the outfit straight away. Finding Yoshi on the castle roof, jumping through a painting to do a stage, the shape of the Moons...incredible. Simply incredible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phube Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 So hard not to press spoiler buttons.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindFreak Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 1 hour ago, Hero-of-Time said: Okay. My body and mind weren't ready for the first of the post-game stuff. All I can say is... That was my reaction as well! Everything about that is so awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim B Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 It's downloading....1 hour 26 minutes remaining though?! hmm.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khilafah Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Bloody Amazon Japan. After blocking my order I wake up this morning and see they pushed it through. I already got UK digital code. Anyone wanna purchase Japanese digital code? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero-of-Time Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 (edited) I posted this gif the other day... ...to celebrate the sheer awesomeness of a level I played. Now that the game is officially out, I can now upload my video. These are spoilers for one of the last moons you collect in New Donk City, so be warned. Spoiler Another cool video that I captured in New Donk City was this... Spoiler I completely finished off the first and second worlds last night and have now got over 300 moons. I ended up waking up early today just to get an hour in before I headed off to work. The game has me hooked. Edited October 27, 2017 by Hero-of-Time 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero-of-Time Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Nintendo had this performance done live at the launch event in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Snuck in an hour last night when it downloaded. Suitably tired now. Loving it so far but there are a few annoyances. I was playing in handheld with motion control off but I still got all the guide for special moves with how to do them in motion control? Seems like an oversight. Especially as half are imposiblenin hand held. Im in the Sand Kingdom and it’s very easy so far. I’m hoping the difficult will pick up soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero-of-Time Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 1 minute ago, Charlie said: Im in the Sand Kingdom and it’s very easy so far. I’m hoping the difficult will pick up soon. The whole main game is pretty easy. If that's annoying you a lot then i'm afraid it's not going to get much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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