I personally think it looks fine in handheld mode. You definitely do notice that dynamic drop in resolution in moments, but nothing on the fact that you're able to take it on the go.
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I personally think it looks fine in handheld mode. You definitely do notice that dynamic drop in resolution in moments, but nothing on the fact that you're able to take it on the go.
This game is incredible. Sorry for short and useless post, but I just wanted to express my joy after playing it for a couple of hours over the weekend :)
You should take into account that the Switch screen, while nicer than past Nintendo handheld screens, is still not going to hold a candle to a decent TV.
This game makes me wish they did a true sequel to Mario 64 with power ups and such.
As amazing as this game is, I feel it lacks the scope of Mario 64.. is it just me or was Mario 64 much more... Close to the character like the camera? I dunno how to explain it.. certain portions of this game make it feel like a single player Mario 3d world. Maybe my memory of 64 is wrong
As amazing as this game is, I feel it lacks the scope of Mario 64.. is it just me or was Mario 64 much more... Close to the character like the camera? I dunno how to explain it.. certain portions of this game make it feel like a single player Mario 3d world. Maybe my memory of 64 is wrong
I've just poked around the beginning of this game. Hadn't looked at anything before hand and when I flicked the controller for the first time and watched that hat spin around with a rainbow streaming out of the back I crowed with glee. This will be a fun November... :D
Really enjoying this so far. I had kinda fallen out of Mario platformers after the two Galaxy games (I loved them but they burned me out), and it's been fun to go into it mostly blind. I'm about 40 moons in, am past the Sand Kingdom now.
I hear the Korok seed comparison to the moons a lot, but I feel like Mario Odyssey is a little more varied and more deliberately designed. It definitely does tickle that instinct for being observant of the environment and just noticing things that look "weird". There have been a lot of times just roaming the desert of looking in a corner where I stumble across something random. But they've all been so unique and different, such little tiny mini-challenges, it never feels tedious or repetitious. As much as I liked the concept of the Korok seeds, they did fall into a handful of core puzzle types.
The game is also absolutely amazing as signposting things and drawing your eye. So many times where I just go "hey, what's that" and follow the animated whatever or interactable object, and it leads to something good.
I hear the Korok seed comparison to the moons a lot, but I feel like Mario Odyssey is a little more varied and more deliberately designed. It definitely does tickle that instinct for being observant of the environment and just noticing things that look "weird". There have been a lot of times just roaming the desert of looking in a corner where I stumble across something random. But they've all been so unique and different, such little tiny mini-challenges, it never feels tedious or repetitious. As much as I liked the concept of the Korok seeds, they did fall into a handful of core puzzle types.
The game is also absolutely amazing as signposting things and drawing your eye. So many times where I just go "hey, what's that" and follow the animated whatever or interactable object, and it leads to something good.
going to echo a few others about luncheon kingdom — probably my least favorite due to how difficult it is to get from point A to point B, even though it looks like a lisa frank nightmare in the best possible way.
I'm only at the Sand Kingdom so I'll probably find out the answer to this pretty soon, but I was curious about how backtracking and exploration works. Are more areas within the kingdoms unlocked as the game goes on, or by the time I get to the Sand Kingdom should I be able to go back to the first couple worlds and collect/unlock everything right away? I ask because there's a handful of things from the first two worlds I haven't found yet, but I didn't want to beat my head against the wall if they're just inaccessible for the time being.
At a certain point in a kingdom when the hint toad appears, next to him will be a Amiibo machine. Talk to it and you can scan the Amiibo.
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
also the game definitely gets a lot better as it goes on, it's definitely scratching my itches now with the platforming, possessions, and level design
agreed, so much. they're beautiful and swimming isn't as sluggish as it could have been, since you can become a cheep cheep and swim pretty freely anywhere. (and the gushens feel vaguely like FLUDD from super mario sunshine, which is delightful.)
For sure, I was not expecting so much Mario 64 nostalgia to come flowing from this area.
I have been playing the game nonstop since Friday and am at over 400 moons at the moment.
This game is literally everything I wanted out of a 3D Mario and combines parts of my favorite games of all time (Super Mario 64, Banjo-Kazooie, Super Mario Galaxy 1/2) into one package.
Fuck it, this is my favorite Mario game of all time.
This game is literally everything I wanted out of a 3D Mario and combines parts of my favorite games of all time (Super Mario 64, Banjo-Kazooie, Super Mario Galaxy 1/2) into one package.
Fuck it, this is my favorite Mario game of all time.
some stuff opens up after you get enough moons and "beat" the kingdom for the first time, a ton more shit opens up after you beat Bowser
The game itself isn't native resolution aswell. It's actually interlaced.
Just finished the "story". What an incredible game. A bit short compared to it's predecessors but it seems to have a much larger amount of post-story content. Nintendo really has been firing on all cylinders with both Zelda, Splatoon and this.... What an incredible year for them.
Am I the only one that thinks the soundtrack is as good is even better than Galaxy and 3d world? I just love the sheer variety in styles and orchestration. Some of the tunes would work flawlessly in 64, world and even SMB3.
New Donk City was specially an aural marvel from beginning to end.
New Donk City was specially an aural marvel from beginning to end.
Hmm, alright. I'm post-beating the kingdoms, but pre-Bowser. Does that mean the things on the list and the purple coins I can't find are probably endgame things, or does a whole set of new list items and stuff get added when you beat the game?
I'm trying to get to that floating moon in the Cascade Kingdom by doing all sorts of dumb crap with the t-rex, and I'm missing 3 purple coins in the first world, for example. :/
There is an absolute ton of moons that open up after beating Bowser, they can be compared to SMG2 green stars as they are mostly small challenges scattered around levels that increase moon count by about 1/3 of available before that point
You should be able to get all purple coins pre-post-game and as long as the helper toad allows you to pay for a hint you should be able to gather more moons as he'll have a 'no more hints' text above his head when you got everything currently available.
All of the purple coins in each kingdom can be found during your first visit.
EDIT:, Whoops, beaten.
This music has been in my head ever since I started the game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=metdWwJSrKk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=metdWwJSrKk
So I got all Moons in the Desert World but am missing 6 purple coins???
How is this even possible. Any tips on how to find them. I seriously have no idea where to look. I thought I've looked everywhere already.
How is this even possible. Any tips on how to find them. I seriously have no idea where to look. I thought I've looked everywhere already.
89 moons in and heading to the other choice of the first (?) branch. Great great game. I still think 64 is the better game, but this may be my #2 over World and 3.
It's more a case that the resolution varies more in handheld mode than when docked, where it's more stable
I'm going to walk away from gaming if I ever have to do another Broodal fight. I see they've learned nothing from 3D World.
you can only cap jump twice if the first one is from the ground
How is this doable? How to cap jump twice?
Trying to do Koopa Freerunning there is just a pain. Too much poison.
Is there any 100% completion penalty for using Talkatoo, Hint Toad, or Uncle Amiibo? (I'm reminded of the "shiny stars" that one could get on their save file if they didn't use the assist blocks in 3D World and 3D Land.)
Not anything meaningful to add but...
This game is great! I grew up with Mario but was never that into the Mario games (aside from Mario Kart) but I'm having a blast with Odyssey.
It's a lot of fun and relaxing and actually addicting because there's always something to see or do around every corner. It's like Zelda BotW where there were Korak seeds to find everywhere but in Odyssey it's much more varied and therefor more fun to collect moons (and purple coins).
The bosses are fun so far, but I hope they get harder.
The attention to detail is A+ Nintendo, getting a kick out of all the small stuff I notice. And the music, is it just me, or is it like top tier?
This game is great! I grew up with Mario but was never that into the Mario games (aside from Mario Kart) but I'm having a blast with Odyssey.
It's a lot of fun and relaxing and actually addicting because there's always something to see or do around every corner. It's like Zelda BotW where there were Korak seeds to find everywhere but in Odyssey it's much more varied and therefor more fun to collect moons (and purple coins).
The bosses are fun so far, but I hope they get harder.
The attention to detail is A+ Nintendo, getting a kick out of all the small stuff I notice. And the music, is it just me, or is it like top tier?
The comparison between moons and korok seeds is really starting to grate on me for some reason haha. On some level it does make sense, the two games came out fairly close together, there are similar numbers of both collectables, and they encourage exploration, true. But moons are everything in Odyssey. They're the reason you explore, platform, and puzzle solve. Korok seeds are an optional little thing that you're just supposed to grab as you go. They're a small part of the open world experience that feeds into the gameplay loop pretty well, but you're not supposed to go for all of em--they even kind of stop paying off after a while. So of course moons are in a different league, they serve two different purposes for the most part.
Fuck I can't find the last 3 purple coins in seaside kingdom and I can't find my bowser amiibo -.-