Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Remake announced, releases November 17
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The visuals are pretty interesting because it's the original designs and proportions but the way they're handling the textures/materials seems like a mixture of respecting the original game's 3D renders and following the Mario Style Guide. So you get some pretty funky environments, shapes, and designs that are either plain out of character or push to the edge of what the Mario Style allows, but some elements have had the grunginess toned down or removed in accordance with their internal style guidelines that apply to most modern Mario-based works (some of that probably also comes from having higher resolutions, better assets, and better lighting they can use).
I love this game so I'm getting it anyway but part of why I want to play it is to see more of this in effect. It'd be cool to see a Super Mario RPG 2 (or whatever it would be at this point) that isn't bound to what could be done in the original SNES game, and explores what sort of things modern technology would allow them to create. Paper Mario and Mario & Luigi did some neat things as the developers got access to increasingly better hardware but the sort of "3D Mario RPG" SMRPG is never really got an opportunity to develop further.
I love this game so I'm getting it anyway but part of why I want to play it is to see more of this in effect. It'd be cool to see a Super Mario RPG 2 (or whatever it would be at this point) that isn't bound to what could be done in the original SNES game, and explores what sort of things modern technology would allow them to create. Paper Mario and Mario & Luigi did some neat things as the developers got access to increasingly better hardware but the sort of "3D Mario RPG" SMRPG is never really got an opportunity to develop further.
My barber used to get GameFan. I was in college when it released so I guess that explains why I missed out on the pre-release coverage.
That hurts but if you needed the money I would have told you that was a pretty good return for 1995/6 at the time.
Needs to be mid-Peck so people who have it could place it with their Gold Mario amiibo.
I'll be chasing this like a madman I swear. Maybe they'll announce it 2 months before release?
This game was always very easy but did any ever get instikilled by the Clock boss in Smithy's dimension? goddamn i was not expecting enemies in that game to have instant kill attacks back then. I guess becuase i got lucky in FF6 and level 5 death never affected me.
I surely hope so. I bought the Dreamer Edition of Link's Awakening without hesitation. Would do the same for SMRPG, no thinking needed.
When it comes to RPGs, I don't necessarily think of it as a bad thing. QoL improvements are a must when it comes to updating old battle systems. In the case of SMRPG, it seems they made it more engaging and probably added some Limit Breaks for every character. I'm cool with it. Look at Star Ocean 2 and the massive revamp they did to its battle system. It looks really fun to play, which is something you would expect for a modern RPG.
I'm so glad you were able to snatch it at retail price, I've seen a couple of unboxing videos and the art book is just adorable! I tried getting my hands on the whole DE recently but they're literally asking 4x its original price where I live and there's no way I'll pay that money even if I can afford it. Don't wanna go through the same thing again, lol.
Has Nintendo ever announced a physical CE for a game after digital preorders were opened? I would think that would cause a decent amount of negative PR, but maybe not?
Didn't Tears of the Kingdom have that?
If there is a CE we will probably find out in September.
I demand a Booster amiibo
Took me literal decades to realize he's an expy of Wario lol
I just noticed the announcement video has reached 2 million views on YouTube. That's impressive! Super Mario Bros. Wonder sits at #1 with 4.2 Million views, making SMRPG the second most anticipated game of the holidays.
Mario rpg fans of all 3 series are coming together for this everywhere. It's like when Samus Returns came out....getting any kind of classic game in the series at this point will be loved.
Honestly, I've probably watched it about 20 times today... my hype couldn't be any higher.
I can't wait to see newcomers' reactions to some of this game's highlights.
Crashing the wedding of your arc antagonist and having the final battle of that arc not be the angered groom-to-be, but rather the PO'd chefs and their living wedding cake that's somehow one of the toughest bosses? Exploring all the nooks and crannies of Land's End? Culex? Everything in the final world? Good times...
Crashing the wedding of your arc antagonist and having the final battle of that arc not be the angered groom-to-be, but rather the PO'd chefs and their living wedding cake that's somehow one of the toughest bosses? Exploring all the nooks and crannies of Land's End? Culex? Everything in the final world? Good times...
I remember the Sunken Ship Puzzle (password) was extremely difficult to solve for me since I was still learning English back then. For those of you (native speakers) who played it as kids, was it hard as well? I think of it as one of the most challenging gaming moments of childhood.
It was challenging to me at first because I didn't want to do the actual puzzles to get clues since they were hard for me (at the time). The actual answer, I was able to piece together eventually.
You reckon if this does well, Square and Nintendo will make a Mario RPG sequel that's beyond the isometric constraints of the SNES original?
You do you, but quality has nothing to do with quantity. I would MUCH rather have a fantastic <20 hour game than a drawn out >80 hour game.
Mario RPG is the former and it's all the better for it.
I'd like to see what a fully 3D Mario RPG would look like some day. Like good ol polygonal Mario walking around gorgeous polygonal worlds like he does in Galaxy and Odd.
Though I wonder if Nintendo would just think that sort of budget would be better served on a more traditional Mario game.
This would probably be the direction I would want a sequel to take and how the series probably would have evolved if it kept going today, I think.
He shows up in the credits leading the parade. Also, in the location Star Hill in the game, you can interact with stars on the ground that represent the wishes of other characters in the game, and one of the wishes is something like "I want to be a great plumber like my older brother."
Mario and Rabbids is probably the closest thing, if you want to count either as rpgs.
How would you feel if they chose to replace the Super Mario World theme in the track Let's Play "Geno" with a different, more "with the times" Mario theme for its arrangement? Like, say, something from Odyssey?
View: https://youtu.be/q1MBzKSemUc
I, for one, would shed many bitter tears.
View: https://youtu.be/q1MBzKSemUc
I, for one, would shed many bitter tears.
I'm not even sure how you would do that. The song is built for it
I just noticed a SMALL clip of what appears to be that sorta "hidden moment" when the party yells at Mario during one of those "but thou must" moments.
View: https://twitter.com/rpgfancom/status/1159226973408944131?s=20
Mario RPG, and a bunch of Nintendos TBH, are really really great at the whole physical comedy thing.
The cymbals, the missed note when it gets to Mario, the double-take.... just perfect. And easy enough to do on the SNES.
View: https://twitter.com/rpgfancom/status/1159226973408944131?s=20
Mario RPG, and a bunch of Nintendos TBH, are really really great at the whole physical comedy thing.
The cymbals, the missed note when it gets to Mario, the double-take.... just perfect. And easy enough to do on the SNES.
Probably they'll add more Luigi in the remake.
He wasn't as popular back then. But times changed for the green fella.
He wasn't as popular back then. But times changed for the green fella.
It's like something out of the 64 era but with modern fidelity, so vibrant
Just proves how much love went into creating this game. I didn't remember that part.
Love that part as well, and Booster's theme will surely be fire on the remake.
Judging by the ongoing attention the game keeps receiving all over the place, I'm now inclined to believe a CE will be inevitable.