Super Mario Odyssey thread of real 3D Mario is back.

[AdmiralViscen]

So is this 1:1 to SM3DL where the real game starts in the post-game and the regular game is for casuals? No spoilers please. And by spoilers I mean "this is a creative stage you have to see yourself" spoiler.

Read my posts on this page lol

[Tasty]

Apparently the game ups the challenge in the post-game. Sounds like a standard modern Mario with a boring regular game and a better post-game. So basically a 3d Land situation. It's nice to see people who said my concerns were baseless eat nice, fat crow.

How is this a "concern" and when was it disputed? Oh wow a Mario game that isn't challenging until the post-game. I'm shocked. Even though that literally describes every one except Sunshine.

What you got me riled up about was calling footage "boring" with "no platforming," which is patently and obviously false.

And again, difficulty does not equal quality.

PS- Play the game yourself instead of regurgitating half-formed opinions you've read on the web.

"Vindicated" You haven't even played the fucking game.

[Let's Cyber]

Odyssey is just as much a game about exploration and adventure as it is about platforming. And even then there is still plenty of platforming.

If you're ok with that, it is an amazing experience.

[Rich!]

The platforming really comes into its own in the second half of the game after you beat bowser

And speaking of th e second half, it's insane. The game just keeps going and going.

[Cerveza mas fina]

I only played for a few hours but died a few times, also went back to the first world to try to get all moons but there's a pretty hardcore platforming section there inside the tower.

Its not hotline miami/super meat boy duh where you pull your hair out at every turn, but its a game that anyone can have fun with, with optional challenges and lots of things to find.

[Joe Molotov]

Game is a critical and commercial smash hit.

"Well, looks like I'm vindicated for hating this game."

 

[bork]

Got about 30 moons left to go before hitting 500.  Finding the rabbit boss rush section frustrating, too.  I keep getting a heart boost before going in, and lose all my hit points by the second battle, no matter how careful I am.  :'(

I will say that I can't figure out

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how to get on top of the castle

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but I have a feeling that's more about exploring than platforming acumen.

This drove me nuts, too, and it turns out it super-simple-

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You just run to the left of the castle and throw your hat on a scarecrow.  And stairs appear! 


But I think the scarecrow doesn't pop up until you re-visit all the worlds and talk to Peach in each one.

I also couldn't figure out how to get the fruit out of the pipe in the castle moat...then it hit me that you just pull out the wooden pegs at the bottom and it drains.

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[TakingBackSunday]

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that's not true, I was able to get on top of the castle my first visit there by using the scarecrow

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[AdmiralViscen]

Just hit 500 moons

Can confirm both bonus pipes in the fairly late-game lunch kingdom are shit easy

I wonder if the difficulty curve would seem less flat if I had just done the bare minimum on each kingdom before moving on. Instead, I always stayed in a kingdom until I could find as much as I could before moving on. I usually had about 2/3rds of the normal-game moon count before going to the next kingdom. So I guess if I had just gotten the 5 or 10 minimum that is asked of the player, I would feel like I was doing "post-game challenges" if I returned after beating the last boss.

[DCharlieJP]

well, finally got to the post game - very nice

Only slight downer i'd say was Luncheon world , which I hated.

Guess it's time to go get all them moons

[kingv]

So are there 500 moons or somewhat more?

I just got to bowser this morning while having a morning shit but had to turn it off to go to work. Can’t wait to play the ending level tonight

[TakingBackSunday]

somewhere near 850 moons I think

[H.I.V.E.]

somewhere near 850 moons I think

Holy shit 

I am taking my time with it. Just got to the metro outskirts. Not gonna rush also play other games so all good. Think I got 200 moon's or something.

[Rich!]

Brought my switch to work again today. I've turned into a loner each day now using my lunch break to search for moons

[Let's Cyber]

Hold the phone.

The vendor on one of the maps sells 10 moons at a time. I spent 3000 coins before stopping and it appears he has more. Can you just buy as many as you want?

[agrajag]

Just started playing. The game looks very vibrant and pretty in comparison to Zelda.

[AdmiralViscen]

Hold the phone.

The vendor on one of the maps sells 10 moons at a time. I spent 3000 coins before stopping and it appears he has more. Can you just buy as many as you want?

Yea

[fistfulofmetal]

New Donk City is where the real Mario Odyssey starts.

[Cerveza mas fina]

Really? Just got there last night 

Just started playing. The game looks very vibrant and pretty in comparison to Zelda.

Wait so Zelda doesnt look as good as this?

Playing this actually made me want to try Zelda.

[sinxtanx]

Wait so Zelda doesnt look as good as this?

Playing this actually made me want to try Zelda.

Zelda goes for a muted watercolor look while Mario is full pastel
Zelda still looks very good, I think

[benjipwns]

Hold the phone.

The vendor on one of the maps sells 10 moons at a time. I spent 3000 coins before stopping and it appears he has more. Can you just buy as many as you want?

this sounds kinda shady man, i dunno if i'd trust him and his "technically legal" business operation

cindi vindicated yet again

[Let's Cyber]

He said they were 100% legit moons, fresh cut.

I had no reason not to believe him but looking back I probably got lower quality product. Might have been a goomba dressed up as a toad.

Fuck this terrible game.

[demi]

Wait you can just buy the moons and not have to play the game?

[Cerveza mas fina]

I thought you could just buy 1 moon per stage and have been doing that. Thought this was part the "counted" moons per stage.

[CurseoftheGods]

just finished the game and went back to the cap kingdom. how do i get to the beacon in the sea of clouds?

[AdmiralViscen]

I thought you could just buy 1 moon per stage and have been doing that. Thought this was part the "counted" moons per stage.

There is one stage moon which I believe is part of the main list of moons for a stage. Could be wrong. In the postgame you can buy an unlimited number of moons for 100 coins each if you want the extra kingdoms unlocks but don't want to play the game. Just one of the many challenging features you will find in the Odyssey postgame.

[agrajag]

Really? Just got there last night 

Just started playing. The game looks very vibrant and pretty in comparison to Zelda.

Wait so Zelda doesnt look as good as this?

Playing this actually made me want to try Zelda.

I think Zelda looks good, but very washed out at times with way too much bloom and some very shitty textures in places. Mario seems to have much crisper image quality

[bork]

just finished the game and went back to the cap kingdom. how do i get to the beacon in the sea of clouds?

Beacon?

But you can get to most things by possessing a flying Goomba.

[bork]

Re: Buying the moons from the shops post-game- As far as I understand it, if you want to get the "secret ending" you earn from getting 999 moons, you have to find them all in the game.  Buying them won't count towards this.  But you can totally use the shop to get 500 moons and get the last unlockable challenge level open.

[H.I.V.E.]

Really? Just got there last night 

Just started playing. The game looks very vibrant and pretty in comparison to Zelda.

Wait so Zelda doesnt look as good as this?

Playing this actually made me want to try Zelda.

I think Zelda looks good, but very washed out at times with way too much bloom and some very shitty textures in places. Mario seems to have much crisper image quality

Probably because it was developed for WiiU.

[Cerveza mas fina]

thats a little disappointing to hear about Zelda

[CurseoftheGods]

the endgame makes it an A+ 10/10 game

[Eteric]

So I need three more coins in the sand kingdom. I can feel my sanity slipping away. Anyone have any idea where they are?

Also, 702 moons now.

[desert punk]

I'm at the Wooded Kingdom now and this game is lit 

I know this is gonna sound weird but it's the most fun I had with a Mario game since Wario Land 2 for the Gameboy. Since then I've owned a Gamecube, a Wii and a DS but none of the past Mario titles on there have caught my interest for very long. Not sure why it's different now. I guess the game is just simply great, but I think it's also because how easy it is to play with the Switch in handheld mode and still be able to experience that lavish console feeling. It's my first Switch game but I think i'm gonna have a lot of fun with that console in the future.

It also makes me want to revisit the past Mario games. Is there even a remote chance that the Galaxy titles are going to be ported to the Switch?

[Sho Nuff]

It also makes me want to revisit the past Mario games. Is there even a remote chance that the Galaxy titles are going to be ported to the Switch?

That would give me a POWERFUL boner

[Kevtones]

I'm really impressed with this game. Thought New Donk City was going to be lame and it's honestly become one of my favorite Mario levels ever.

This might be better than Zelda. Wtf.

[Eteric]

It also makes me want to revisit the past Mario games. Is there even a remote chance that the Galaxy titles are going to be ported to the Switch?

That would give me a POWERFUL boner

If Galaxy 1 and 2 got ported I would legit freak out.

[Let's Cyber]

Galaxy did have that dumb shit with the pointer for collecting starbits. Not sure how that would transition to Switch unless they reworked the game and removed it.

The spin would work fine with the joycons or pro controller though.

[Kalnos]

So I need three more coins in the sand kingdom. I can feel my sanity slipping away. Anyone have any idea where they are?

Also, 702 moons now.

There are three that are off the edge of the map, you have to hang off the edge to get them.  I found them randomly but I'm pretty sure I couldn't if I was trying.   

[AdmiralViscen]

I'm somehow missing 1 on the last main game kingdom even though I feel like they are never single.

[TEEEPO]

So I need three more coins in the sand kingdom. I can feel my sanity slipping away. Anyone have any idea where they are?

Also, 702 moons now.

can you not use toad late game?

i'm too old to torture myself attempting to look for every moon on my own.

[Eteric]

So I need three more coins in the sand kingdom. I can feel my sanity slipping away. Anyone have any idea where they are?

Also, 702 moons now.

can you not use toad late game?

i'm too old to torture myself attempting to look for every moon on my own.

Toad doesn't help you with coins I don't think. I found them, though. Had to look up a video.

Also these koopa races are pissing me off. lol

[Kevtones]

Fuck this game. It's too good. Like really.

- The Snow level is fucking charming. The too long sleeves got me.
- This has the best level design of any game I've played.
- Solid NPCs.

[desert punk]

What's the deal with that goomba with the girly red hat? Saw one in the sand kingdom and now in the wooded kingdom. Do I get a moon if I catch them? And how do I do that? They immediately disappear if you get close to them.

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bi

[sinxtanx]

What's the deal with that goomba with the girly red hat? Saw one in the sand kingdom and now in the wooded kingdom. Do I get a moon if I catch them? And how do I do that? They immediately disappear if you get close to them.

introduce them to a guy you think they'll like

[fistfulofmetal]

I "finished" the game, got to the first post-game kingdom and then unlocked the next area after that.


Now the Odyssey needs 250 more moons to get the next area. Time to get to work.

[desert punk]

What's the deal with that goomba with the girly red hat? Saw one in the sand kingdom and now in the wooded kingdom. Do I get a moon if I catch them? And how do I do that? They immediately disappear if you get close to them.

introduce them to a guy you think they'll like

I can be so daft at times

It worked, thx.

[Freyj]

The one thing I don’t care for here is the colored 3D block levels. The platforming is enjoyable but they just feel lazy.

[Joe Molotov]

What's the deal with that goomba with the girly red hat? Saw one in the sand kingdom and now in the wooded kingdom. Do I get a moon if I catch them? And how do I do that? They immediately disappear if you get close to them.

introduce them to a guy you think they'll like

I can be so daft at times

It worked, thx.

When you see Ms. Goombette, that means it's goomba stacking time!

[Tasty]

Vindicated.

[fistfulofmetal]

mario dress as diddy kong is some kind of next-level nightmare.

[Clockwork5]

Man, this game is sooo good. 10/10 idk maybe? But regardless, the mix of instant "oh look another moon" gratification and "I finally got that fucking moon" relief is damn near perfect.

[ToxicAdam]

Nintendo should just take that Dunkey review and turn it into a commercial.  They'll never make an ad that sells the game better than that.

[benjipwns]

saying new donk city is great, i haven't played the game at all but dunkey discredited forever for supporting GTA nonsense with no platforming over real Mario

 

[Joe Molotov]

saying new donk city is great, i haven't played the game at all but dunkey discredited forever for supporting GTA nonsense with no platforming over real Mario

 

oh god he's back, it's happening again

[benjipwns]

Plus I heard from deep gaming industry sources that this edgelord dunkey guy helped Trump steal the election:

Find it hard to enjoy dunkey after learning he still supports and associates with jontron

With all these white edgelords (Dunkey, Jontron, Pewdiepie, iDubbbz, etc) it's either "taco" or the N word they love to use. He might have cooled off on these words, but his friends aren't helping by normalising it and making it in a friendlier version. However marginalised groups call each other, like girls calling each other bitches, as in taking ownership of oppressive words, that's their prerogative. But not for a straight white male like Dunkey and other edgelords.

Not surprised a Gamergate supporting Nintendo fan boy who's forced to perform gay minstrel shows would post his hate speech laden videos in what should be a thread about Nintendo's betrayal of long time true Mario fans.

[nachobro]

dunkey is white? wouldn't have expected that

[benjipwns]

dunkey is white? wouldn't have expected that

if you watched his videos you'd know that he is of Puerto Rican descent ooooh

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And that dunkey revealed JonTron's racism during that same video well before anything else

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AND THAT JONTRON IS THE PARROT WAKE UP PEOPLE HE'S THE PARROT

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[AdmiralViscen]

Cool, man