Just like with 3D World, those people have a tendency to over inflate the value of Wii U era Mario games.
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe - Review Thread
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Just like with 3D World, those people have a tendency to over inflate the value of Wii U era Mario games.
There is some major poetic justice about gamespot re-reviewing both NSMBU and Tropical Freeze and giving TF the higher score now.
That should just be a negative on each review, (along with price) that TF exists and is a superior platformer.
That should just be a negative on each review, (along with price) that TF exists and is a superior platformer.
I plan on picking this up since I got a WiiU late and never picked this up.
Game Spot said this. "It now exists on the same console as Super Mario Odyssey, which is possibly the finest 3D platformer ever made. " This is off topic and Odyssey is an excellent game but I can think of at least 3 better Marios.
Game Spot said this. "It now exists on the same console as Super Mario Odyssey, which is possibly the finest 3D platformer ever made. " This is off topic and Odyssey is an excellent game but I can think of at least 3 better Marios.
That's such a Nintendo thing to do. They often omit very basic options for no real reason. I've been playing MK8 Deluxe and it has no sound options whatsoever for example. Just why?
This is going to be my first 2D Mario since NES days. Can't wait. But gotta finish Trails in the Sky FC first, and then Tales of Vesperia and Monster Boy.
I like to be optimistic.
(Also, I vastly prefer if people buy those games over this one).
No.
Just like DKCTF, SM3DW deserves all the praise it gets.
There is a great article by Nadia at USGamer about the game:
https://www.usgamer.net/articles/fresh-look-new-super-mario-bros-u-switch-measure-up-to-classics
Is summarizes really well why some fans think NSMBU is the best 2D Mario ever and why others strongly disagree.
https://www.usgamer.net/articles/fresh-look-new-super-mario-bros-u-switch-measure-up-to-classics
Is summarizes really well why some fans think NSMBU is the best 2D Mario ever and why others strongly disagree.
times change, and with it so do people's standards. it doesn't help that they want $60 for this thing.
Woah... Nabbit is required for 4 people?? I know people say this as a joke but pre-order legit cancelled then. Sorry Nintendo, ya almost had my money. I got kids who wanna play, none of them want to play as a cheat Character
Native res (1080 docked, 720 handheld) at constant 60fps.
Why would you spend another 60 USD for the exact same game? Play it on your Wii U.
If this ever becomes a "Selects" title, I'll double dip. Otherwise I'm not paying $60 for a Wii U launch game.
It's funny how "best 2D Mario since the SNES" sounds a lot, lot better than "it's the best NSMB".
It comes with the luigi DLC that was also released in a standalone version for the wiiu, other then that just new characters to play as.
New Super Mario Bros U., especially with the Luigi add-on, is one of the finest platformers ever released. Only negative is the somewhat bland art style, but its level design & gameplay are pure gold. In addition, it turns out 2D Mario works really well with friends.
Tales of Vesperia is one of the better Tales games but it's ultimately a Tales game, which aren't the most amazing games in a lot of ways (crappy writing, so-so quest design, fairly generic animu aesthetics). Travis doesn't look like a particularly incredible entry to the beat 'em up genre. Could be decent fun but I'm not necessarily seeing a genre-topping experience. And Dragon: Marked for Death looks pretty mediocre & cheap. What are you smoking to think that it's going to be better than a super-polished, content-packed top-tier Mario game?
That said, you can definitely be critical of Nintendo releasing this as a full priced game instead of a budget title like most other developers would such a last-gen, single-game port/re-release with minimal new content/work done on it.
Had this game from day 1 on WiiU - never even realised that mode existed... great menu design there nintendo
Not able to read some reviews right now, however
Surprised it's scoring lower than the Wii U version.. anyone who has seen or read a few reviews who can share why that is?
Did the Gamepad features for the game really add that much? I cant say I used it outside of trying it out.
Surprised it's scoring lower than the Wii U version.. anyone who has seen or read a few reviews who can share why that is?
Did the Gamepad features for the game really add that much? I cant say I used it outside of trying it out.
I already mentioned why I prefer to support those games over this one.
Nabbit was always required in 4 player nslu, but with blue toad getting cut now someone must play as toadette or nabbit in 4 player nsmbu, and BOTH must be used in 4 player nslu
TBH I think it's as good as SMW, though I prefer the old pixel aesthetic. Not as good as SMW2 though.
Still baffles me the GBA never got a new mario game
By all accounts this is an objectively worse version
+ 1080p
+/- toadette replaces blue toad
- inability to do 4 player without someone having a handicap
- removal of gamepad content and challenges
NSMBU if you only plan to play single player is still the masterpiece it always was. The multiplayer which imo was the games biggest draw has been made objectively worse outside of a scenario where you have two inexperienced players who both need assist characters.
Sure thousand of crap levels are better than 162 masterfully designed
The original was full of insane design decisions too. Like you couldn't use the Gamepad in multiplayer unless it was to drop blocks for other players using the touch screen. You couldn't use the Pro Controller or Classic Controller in either single or multiplayer either. I had the ridiculous situation at launch where I had four controllers (Gamepad, Pro, 2 Wiimotes) but only two people could play at once.
The patched the game to allow more controller types after about a year as part of the Luigi U update, but they still never allowed the use of the Gamepad to control a character in multiplayer.
Too many ppl here swear 3D World is better than Super Mario Galaxy. The nerve!
The NSMB aesthetic needs to die with this game already. Bring on something new for the next 2D Mario!
In the post of yours that I quoted you said those are "simply better games" than NSMBU. You don't expand on that at all, even in your other posts in this thread.
I still think from a pure design and platforming aspect Galaxy 2 has yet to be topped. I dont value copy paste moons or story elements in my main series games.
If you think NSMBU is so so then skip. For me it's a masterpiece and the reviews don't do it justice.
Nintendo really needs to get more creative with the gameplay and art direction of their modern 2D Mario games.
Putting it under the "Play with Mii" banner is forever dooming it to obscurity D:
Ha, I'm pretty sure it was this along with no compatibility in Nintendo Land that convinced me not to bother with the Wii U pro controller. I was so relieved that support was better overall for the Switch pro, even if still not perfect (Snipperclips not having it for months, Pokémon Let's Go...)
Also bizarre with NSMBWii and U was the inability to play as anyone other than Mario in single player, thankfully something they've rectified here.
Yeah this is really the true thing. But it does also come with Luigi U (which is the secret best New SMB game), and more importantly, it's portable. That's why I'm getting it, personally.
Also, at the time the game came out on Wii U I had franchise fatigue, with New SMB Wii and especially 3DS only recently coming out, so I didn't feel like playing this game at all. Now I am amped for 2D Mario on the go. So those 9/10 scores from back then will still apply to me since I didn't really play it before for more than an hour.
I'm currently replaying the Wii U version because it's been a while since I played it and I was interested to see how it holds up.
Overall, it's a fun game but nothing really outstanding. It has a clean art-style and the levels are well designed and is generally a fun time. There's repetition and lack of imagination in the mini-boss battles and it's a bit frustrating that some of the hidden coins are of the "miss it and you have to go back and do the whole level" variety.
Overall, it's a fun game but nothing really outstanding. It has a clean art-style and the levels are well designed and is generally a fun time. There's repetition and lack of imagination in the mini-boss battles and it's a bit frustrating that some of the hidden coins are of the "miss it and you have to go back and do the whole level" variety.
