Super Mario RPG |OT| Legend of the Seven Stars

[Meelow]

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Release Date: November 17th, 2023
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Nintendo, ArtePiazza
System: Nintendo Switch
Number of Players: 1
Price: US$ 59.99 / £49.99 / ¥6,500 (Game is eligible for the NSO Game Voucher Program in all regions where it is available)
Game File Size: 8GB
Language: Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese
Special Thanks: Square Enix

Enter—or revisit—a world of whimsy with Mario on a quest to repair Star Road and defeat the troublemaking Smithy Gang. Team up with a party of unlikely allies, like the monstrous Bowser and a mysterious doll named Geno, in a story-rich RPG packed with laughs and quirky characters.

Adventure around this familiar yet unfamiliar land.

Play in a isometric 3D platforming world and return to turned based Mario RPG in this remake of a classic

Something new to the gameplay. However, the Action Gauge:

"Successful Action Commands (timed button presses during attack or defense actions — a staple of the original game) will now fill an Action Gauge (seen in the lower-left corner of the gif below). Perfectly timed attacks will result in damage being done to all enemies. When the Action Gauge reaches 100%, you can perform a powerful, three-person attack. The specific attack will vary based on the combination of characters in your party — each possible grouping will seemingly have a unique Triple Move."

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Post-Game Boss Rematches: Not only can you fight the bosses you beat in the game, but they will be way harder than the original fight!

Monster List: Like Paper Mario, SMRPG now features a monster list that will give you information on the enemies you have defeated, how many of them you have defeated, etc

Difficulty Modes: Starting the game, you can choose between "Breezy Mode" and "Normal Mode.", normal mode is the regular mode, while breezy mode is the "beginner mode" like you see in other RPGs.

Music: You can listen to the SNES version of SMRPG or the new version!

View: https://twitter.com/SuperMarioOOC85/status/1702358038680605034?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1702358038680605034%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=

There is another new things to the game as well, but that's a secret :)

Media:

Super Mario RPG Announcement Trailer
Super Mario RPG September 2023 Direct Footage
Overview Trailer

Now, let's go back to Mario RPG and make SMRPG2 happen!

Thank you to poptire for the amazing banners!

 

[The Unsent]

First time I made a |OT] title suggestion that was used, wishes can come true.

 

[manustany]

I wasn't interested on this game until I heard a few samples of the soundtrack last weekend. Now I can't frigging wait to get my hands on it!
My copy should be delivered tomorrow... LET'S GO!!!

Also, well done OP!

 

[Lobster Roll]

Awesome OT. I can't believe how much I'm anticipating this release and also how blindly I'm trying to go into something I largely know how the experience will go. I'm so excited to be part of a Day 1 SMRPG experience here in 2023.

 

[AuthenticM]

super excited for this game, and I pray that it sells enough to send a message to Nintendo re: Mario RPGs and complete stories in Mario games

 

[Nax]

CAN'T WAIT! Picking up my Best Buy copy bright and early on Friday.

 

[Meelow]

First time I made a |OT] title suggestion that was used, wishes can come true.

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Hate to be that guy but this was my idea for the OT title for months now lol.

I mean...Yeah, of course :)

 

[The Unsent]

Hate to be that guy but this was my idea for the OT title for months now lol.

I mean...Yeah, of course :)

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How enchanting that you had the star power to know what my wish would be.

 

[IceBear]

can you change the difficulty at will or is it locked in from the start?

 

[WaveBird]

I was confused why I had a $60 charge from Amazon until I realized we're getting the game already! So hyped. One of my favorite games from my childhood and have lots of nostalgia. Hope I can get even a fraction of the enjoyment I had as a kid with my brother and I'll be one happy camper. So happy this game looks fantastic on Switch.

 

[CeVee]

The wait is almost over. 😭

My husband has never played this and I am super excited for him to finally see why I like the game so much. (We'll be switching places once the 1000-Year Door remake comes out).

 

[BlueManifest]

Does the game say square enix when it launches?

 

[King Dodongo]

One of my best memories in childhood had to do with this game.
Simply sublime game and experience.

 

[Sangral]

Playing for a couple of hours already. 👍

 

[Kazer]

One of my favorites. Looking forward to playing through it again. Haven't played all the way through it in ages.

 

[AnimeJesus]

Damn...really want to get this but those late game performance issues ign pointed out sound bad.

 

[th1nk]

Fingers crossed Nintendo actually takes feedback into account and allows for some performance patching.

*looks at Link's Awakening* damn all hope is lost

 

[Mandos]

Only got to the pirate ship on the Snes mini. Ready to blast through this this weekend, used the voucher and a discounted Eshop card to get it for $40!

 

[Chaotix12345]

Getting my copy for Christmas since it's not that far away and the prospect of getting a modern remake of my favorite game ever as a holiday gift just sounds magical. Hope everyone enjoys in the meantime! (Especially those who've never had the pleasure of experiencing the original.)

 

[Seik]

Me this Friday.

 

[Pendas]

My wife is getting me this for X-mas so I have to wait for it.... Grandia should keep me busy until then but damn I'm psyched for this!

 

[Doskoi Panda]

owning a launch Switch has its advantages, my shit is hacked and I overclock that sucka every time I play a single player game on Switch. I don't gotta worry about a thing, I'm ready for good vibes

 

[Scheris]

Considering how crappy this month has been for me (other remaining parent passed away last week), having a childhood favorite to dig into come Friday will be a welcome sight.

 

[Buckle]

Me this Friday.

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Mallow has so much wholesome Charlie Brown/Peanuts energy.

 

[PlayBee]

Is there any sort of obtuse stuff I should be aware of before playing this for the first time?

 

[poptire]

Great work on the OT!

I'll be playing this all dang weekend

 

[Lukar]

Great OT :) Very excited to play this. I've never played the original at all, but I've always wanted to give the game a try and the remake looks super charming. Think I'm gonna have to pick this up.

 

[Doskoi Panda]

Is there any sort of obtuse stuff I should be aware of before playing this for the first time?

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not really, unless you're going for 100%, which isn't really something I'd recommend unless you're really into the game - not because it's not doable, in fact it's not that hard, you just won't get much from it but a vague sense of accomplishment. if that's your thing, then there's only like 3 missable secrets or obtainable items in the whole game (2 of which are tied to minigames, and the other is basically at the beginning of the game), so you can just look those up ahead of time

game is pretty straightforward and easy to learn, otherwise.

edit: actually there is one thing

when a character levels up, you're given a choice to pick one of 3 of their stats to boost.

every time that character levels up, 1 of those 3 stat boosts is going to be a higher-than-normal stat boost. that higher-than-normal choice will cycle between the 3 options as the character continues to level up. so you can either prioritize the higher stat boost with each level up, and guarantee yourself some fairly strong all-arounders, or you can prioritize certain stats for each character instead, by forgoing picking the higher stat boost for a stat you don't like, in favor of a more modest stat boost for the stat you want to raise more, instead.

 

[PAFenix]

This game is one of my wife's favorites. We're kinda sad because we wanna play with the kids, but they're going to be visiting the grandparents this saturday for a whole week lmao

Maybe I'll just make two save files! XD

 

[Kinsei]

Is there any sort of obtuse stuff I should be aware of before playing this for the first time?

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If you're going for 100% then there's a missable invisible chest at the very start of the game in Peach's Castle.

One of the pieces of ultimate armor is awarded to you for jumping on a single enemy with the super jump ability 100 times in a row.

 

[ghibli99]

Had no idea you could switch between original and new OSTs! Fantastic.

 

[Socivol]

I am looking forward to playing this for the first time. I have only tried it via emulator years ago but it wasn't the best experience and I stopped before I got any character other than Mallow. My only concern is that reviews have said this is super easy which is disappointing.

 

[PlayBee]

not really, unless you're going for 100%, which isn't really something I'd recommend unless you're really into the game - not because it's not doable, in fact it's not that hard, you just won't get much from it but a vague sense of accomplishment. if that's your thing, then there's only like 3 missable secrets or obtainable items in the whole game (2 of which are tied to minigames, and the other is basically at the beginning of the game), so you can just look those up ahead of time

game is pretty straightforward and easy to learn, otherwise.

edit: actually there is one thing

when a character levels up, you're given a choice to pick one of 3 of their stats to boost.

every time that character levels up, 1 of those 3 stat boosts is going to be a higher-than-normal stat boost. that higher-than-normal choice will cycle between the 3 options as the character continues to level up. so you can either prioritize the higher stat boost with each level up, and guarantee yourself some fairly strong all-arounders, or you can prioritize certain stats for each character instead, by forgoing picking the higher stat boost for a stat you don't like, in favor of a more modest stat boost for the stat you want to raise more, instead.

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If you're going for 100% then there's a missable invisible chest at the very start of the game in Peach's Castle.

One of the pieces of ultimate armor is awarded to you for jumping on a single enemy with the super jump ability 100 times in a row.

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Thanks for the info!

 

[Worldshaker]

This should be in good hands with ArtePiazza. I love what they did with DQ7 3DS.

 

[AnimeJesus]

This should be in good hands with ArtePiazza. I love what they did with DQ7 3DS.

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That phrase is said alot with this game lately, but really it doesn't seem like a great port nor is it "in good hands" if it has performance issues in a few areas and gets worse performance-wise in the late game.

 

[hydruxo]

LET'S GOOOO

So hyped

 

[Sangral]

That phrase is said alot with this game lately, but really it doesn't seem like a great port nor is it "in good hands" if it has performance issues in a few areas and gets worse performance-wise in the late game.

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Yeah, you already notice how odd the performance is in the first minutes of the game like micro stutters, almost frame pacing problems in certain areas, camera panning shots that feel like 20fps like every scene that goes over the castle and more. Super weird.


View: https://youtu.be/wcxtT-8xRmE?si=dKuXO-ylY-D6BIbz


Graphically, it's really pretty, minus the aliasing from hell, cause of course it has zero anti aliasing, but at least it's native 720p in handheld mode.

 

[Chaosblade]

I am looking forward to playing this for the first time. I have only tried it via emulator years ago but it wasn't the best experience and I stopped before I got any character other than Mallow. My only concern is that reviews have said this is super easy which is disappointing.

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I don't know what changes they made to the game balance to make it any harder. But the original game was already very easy, and all the changes shown for this remake will only make it easier.

Really surprised they added a difficulty selection but the only option is an even easier mode.

 

[Socivol]

I don't know what changes they made to the game balance to make it any harder. But the original game was already very easy, and all the changes shown for this remake will only make it easier.

Really surprised they added a difficulty selection but the only option is an even easier mode.

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Yeah I am pretty disappointed there isn't a harder difficulty. I assume if you skip most of the random encounters which could make it more difficult. I do hope this is one of the things they patch in post launch.

Considering how crappy this month has been for me (other remaining parent passed away last week), having a childhood favorite to dig into come Friday will be a welcome sight.

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Really sorry for your loss. I lost my dad around this time 2 years ago after losing my mom 8 months earlier. I will say that I got Guardians of the Galaxy and played that to take my mind off things and it really was super helpful. I hope this game can provide the same comfort for you.

 

[Blue_Toad507]

CAN'T WAIT! Picking up my Best Buy copy bright and early on Friday.

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this was me reading the notification that they'll be delivering my copy tomorrow. So excited! The original is a childhood classic for me.

 

[PucePikmin]

That phrase is said alot with this game lately, but really it doesn't seem like a great port nor is it "in good hands" if it has performance issues in a few areas and gets worse performance-wise in the late game.

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The performance stuff is being vastly overstated -- it's perfectly fine. Less noticeable than in something like Link's Awakening, and a dropped frame or two is not a big deal in this type of game. I didn't notice things getting worse late in the game. I had one spell of noticeably bad performance, and that was when I was downloading something to the SD card. It returned to normal once the download was done. Not sure what was up with that.

Anyways, performance isn't 100 percent perfect, but let's pump the breaks on the idea that this is some sort of terrible conversion. It's one of the best-looking games on the system, plays very well, and was clearly made with a lot of care.

 

[Mungan]

Peaches peaches peaches

 

[AnimeJesus]

The performance stuff is being vastly overstated -- it's perfectly fine. Less noticeable than in something like Link's Awakening, and a dropped frame or two is not a big deal in this type of game. I didn't notice things getting worse late in the game. I had one spell of noticeably bad performance, and that was when I was downloading something to the SD card. It returned to normal once the download was done. Not sure what was up with that.

Anyways, performance isn't 100 percent perfect, but let's pump the breaks on the idea that this is some sort of terrible conversion. It's one of the best-looking games on the system, plays very well, and was clearly made with a lot of care.

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Not saying it's a terrible remake\conversion or whatever, just that it doesn't seem to have the same amount of care that goes into most other Nintendo first party games which are typically very polished performance wise. Clean and smooth graphics go a long way to enhance my enjoyment of games and it looks like this one has aliasing and performance issues. Honestly would've preferred if they just had it at 30fps so they could keep the framerate consistent and add some AA.

 

[Stath]

Not saying it's a terrible remake\conversion or whatever, just that it doesn't seem to have the same amount of care that goes into most other Nintendo first party games which are typically very polished performance wise. Clean and smooth graphics go a long way to enhance my enjoyment of games and it looks like this one has aliasing and performance issues. Honestly would've preferred if they just had it at 30fps so they could keep the framerate consistent and add some AA.

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There is absolutely no way 30fps would be better here.

 

[Zonic]

All of us on Friday after grabbing our copy:


View: https://twitter.com/SuperWiiBros08/status/1720126393852240182?t=XO5bHhMod9EONyG2obtqfw&s=19

 

[Rhomega]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A19kkspb89I

 

[Empyrean Cocytus]

Super Mario RPG
It is the only one just for me
When I play the game I get lost in a phase
Then I find out I'm stuck in Geno's maze!
Exiting the forest is super simple!
All you do is follow these path turns...

...FOR THE REST OF YOUR GAMING LIFE!

 

[AnimeJesus]

There is absolutely no way 30fps would be better here.

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Ya...probably not since this game has some timing based stuff, still would've been nice if they found a way to make it have consistent performance. Not sure why they used Unity for this game.

 

[No Depth]

Is there any sort of obtuse stuff I should be aware of before playing this for the first time?

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Lots of annoying invisible blocks. Most have needless items or coins though, but it always bugged me as a kid worried I didn't jump fucking everywhere and miss something cool.

 

[Zonic]

Oh geez, Gamestop called to let me know they're doing a midnight release for the game, but I have to wake up at 6am to open at work + donate plasma afterwards. Debating on if I want to do it....