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Bowser's Kingdom might have been the best level Nintendo has made for any game in recent years. The presentation is top notch. Felt like I was in a dream at times. Those bouncy flags, the music, the stage itself and of course that awesome bird mechanic. Favorite part of the game by far!
Man, I actually got goosebumps when I fired this game up yesterday. I've only played in portable mode, so I definitely noticed how much they want you to play with detached joy-cons. Hopefully I can put in a few more hours today.
Almost done with the story.
8/10 game for me tbh. Didn't find it incredible in any way, just good fun throughout.
Not really a mario fan so all those references and charms were lost on me.
Galaxy is still top tier for me. Odyssey while fun feels instantly forgettable.
8/10 game for me tbh. Didn't find it incredible in any way, just good fun throughout.
Not really a mario fan so all those references and charms were lost on me.
Galaxy is still top tier for me. Odyssey while fun feels instantly forgettable.
I'm on the fence with this. The low difficulty and the over the top amount of moons are not my cup of tea..
Since i like a good challenge in my games this is an issue for me. If Mario controls that well, why they give us not a purpouse to take full advantages of these strength? It seems like a missed opportunity to make it a more engaging and rewarding expirience..
Since i like a good challenge in my games this is an issue for me. If Mario controls that well, why they give us not a purpouse to take full advantages of these strength? It seems like a missed opportunity to make it a more engaging and rewarding expirience..
I've quite liked the music so far, but the Luncheon Kingdom themes outside of the town music were disappointingly 'standard lava level'. Since they varied up the visual presentation so much compared to the typical lava world, I'd have hoped the music would display a similar kind of freshness.
In New Donk City finally and having a BLAST. It reminds me of Ricco Harbor from Sunshine -- a giant metallic playground.
(LOOOOOVED Lake and Lost Kingdom, too. Was not a huge fan of Wooden Kingdom, however.)
(LOOOOOVED Lake and Lost Kingdom, too. Was not a huge fan of Wooden Kingdom, however.)
Finished up the main story this morning.Currently at 400+ moons. Really love the game. I think its better than the Galaxy Games, though I do think the art direction can be hit or miss. Some worlds look great, others have weird UE4 fan game look to them.
Oooh, THANK YOU so much. I have been going insane attempting 100.
Definitely valid takes. In some ways it feels closer to Banjo Kazooie than past 3D Mario games since more time is spent exploring and hunting for moons and world coins.
I'm loving it as I don't really have the patience or coordination for true platformers anymore.
So I think there will be more mixed takes on it as time goes on despite the super high reviews, just like with BOTW. Hopefully people who aren't gushing over it don't get jumped all over like with people like me who didn't rave about BOTW. That calmed down after a couple months at least.
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I think the game takes what they learned from Odyssey in a lot of the smaller moon challenges, but god was it fun just roaming around finding moons. Just playing the game is lovely. I just wish they'd surface controls better. For example, ground pound then hat throw throws it down. I couldn't find out how to do the down hat throw without motion controls.
Haha, yeah I don't know. The game keeps throwing new and inventive situations at you.
Maybe it's just me, but the Lost Kingdom, was super ugly.
Do not understand what they were going for there at all.
Regardless of that, loving the game so far. Even if the bosses are too easy.
Do not understand what they were going for there at all.
Regardless of that, loving the game so far. Even if the bosses are too easy.
some people may not be 10/10 crazy about the most unchallenging and undemanding Mario game released in years, while still recognizing its qualities
*gasp*
*shock*
I'm surprised to read this, I find the moons to be a great reason for exploration. It makes me want to uncover every nook and cranny.
I think this is where I'm at as well. I've been playing the game with a smile on my face the entire time, but, as silly as it sounds, "that's it".
It's obviously very polished and Cappy is a great mechanic that always surprises, but there's too much emphasis on collecting stuff and not enough on platforming.
No matter if it's challenging in the first hour (!!) or not. His statement is just wrong.
The originally quoted post didn't talk about "unchallenging" though. Also, I really wonder what Mario games y'all played that were so much harder outside the Post-game stuff.
Ok, that sounds hype as hell. EAD WTF?! What kind of magic and witchcraft have you used to make this game?!
Seems that Koizumi is really loving Mario lore.
Although I was a little dissapointed that Pauline didnt seem to recognise Mario when you arrive to New Donk, but then theres a dialog where she kind of hints she does. Strangely written though.
About Planet Coaster, actually the thing that has inspired me more is New Donk City for something in Planet Coaster. And I have to add that years before Mario Odyssey my final project for animation at college was a video about a Nintendo-Disney theme park (yeah who would know it was going to be Universal some years ago hahaha), were the main street was New York in the 1890's-1920s, as I always felt it was an important city for Nintendo. I always wanted to make that park in Planet Coaster (changing all the references from Disney to Universal), and Odyssey has made that NEStreet (the way I called my New York Main Street), will be perfect as New Donk City (but with more Nintendo characters that are too small to get their own lands, like Punch-Out!! restaurant/show, a nintendogs/cats pet store, a kid icarus hystory museum....
I dont know when Im going to do it, as I have other projects and IRL in my plate right now, but is something I really want to make.
Here the video animation BTW:
Now you have my attention: is this more Banjo Kazooie structured? BK is an all time favourite of mine, so Odyssey is comparable to Banjo Kazooie right? As i said i don't know if this game is for me. The Galaxy titles are my favourite Mario games, but the lack of a challenge and too much moons to gather make me hesitant to buy it.
"Not really feeling the game. It's polished and there's a lot of clever level design snippets, but the worlds are too huge and I don't really feel a drive to explore. It almost feels like there's too many moons and you can get some too easily. Doesn't feel rewarding. It's a good game for sure, but doesn't live up to previous entries in the series to me. Just has this vibe of hollowness that I can put my finger on. "
Many people in this thread have stated something similar along the lines. The hollow sandbox level design, the undeamdning need to utilize any of the mechanics on one focused thing, the ease at which you can accomplish many tasks, the lack of extended platforming in the world's most famous platforming franchise.
I just played one extra stage of the post content and died more than the rest of the game until then.
There are hundreds of those stages and I am already scared...
Edit: lol it's that stage Toni. There is an extra moon , so I suggest grabbing everything and never return again.
This entire level and throw back at the end was pure epic ness
Oh wow, really? This has seriously got my attention. If it's true, I'm about to blast through the story mode ASAP.
First Post on Resetera :D I love this game so much! Every time you play it you find something incredible and creative :)
I love the look and sound of Bowser's castle. As well as those available costumes there.
In my first run through the level I got like 30 moons, because I liked discovering new secrets so much.
In my first run through the level I got like 30 moons, because I liked discovering new secrets so much.
From what I've read it's infinite, but the extra moons don't count towards 100%, they're just there to help unlock stuff quicker if you want.
Do question mark blocks contain anything other than coins? Because if they don't, then why even have question mark blocks?
For the moment this is my biggest gripe, since it's one of the most iconic Mario mechanics and with capturing it seems they have lost their "use". It looks like they are there just for aesthetics.
For the moment this is my biggest gripe, since it's one of the most iconic Mario mechanics and with capturing it seems they have lost their "use". It looks like they are there just for aesthetics.
I did the same thing, lol. wish the game was more clear about that.
Am I being stupid? I'm confused by the Power Moon tally.
There's the indicators in the top left that show you how many moons you've got in that world so far. There's a number on the top of the Odyssey that tells you... Something. Then Cappy will tell you that you need a certain number more for... I'm not sure what, because it doesn't seem to correlate with any of the other info. And I can't see the total number of moons I've collected throughout the game.
There's the indicators in the top left that show you how many moons you've got in that world so far. There's a number on the top of the Odyssey that tells you... Something. Then Cappy will tell you that you need a certain number more for... I'm not sure what, because it doesn't seem to correlate with any of the other info. And I can't see the total number of moons I've collected throughout the game.