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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Aug 31, 2023 15:55:48 GMT -5
Mario Wonder looks fun. The badge system is a definite game changer that sets it apart, and the flower thing being completely bonkers with an 'anything can happen' element adds a lot of unpredictability to the levels. I'm a fan of most of what I saw, though it does have that modern Nintendo hand-holdy trait with the standees/ghosts that will make the game too easy if you oblige. I wanted to play as Yoshi, but if he can't get damaged, I'll just stick to the normal characters. The new power-ups look fun and different. The bubble is creative with the platform creating, the drill letting you go underground or even up above like the spiderball from Metroid II is very neat. I hope there's a lot of well-hidden secrets that will make replaying levels more worthwhile. Looking forward to it!
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Post by Paul on Sept 1, 2023 6:44:32 GMT -5
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Sept 1, 2023 16:26:20 GMT -5
I find it really annoying how much bringing up New Super Mario Bros. at all in relation to Wonder gets so many people reading it like you're saying the game looks like trash. Like, I think it looks good, but I also think if you called it NSMB5 it wouldn't look out of place at all.
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Post by Giul T. on Sept 1, 2023 16:32:19 GMT -5
I think it's recency bias. People love a mixture of familiarity and novelty, it's been said. I don't think the NSMB games have been bad at all, but it was definitely time for a change, even if the core experience doesn't change up that much from the previous entries.
I wouldn't call it a negative to compare it, but I think a lot of people are tired of the "new" marketing for a series that is past 15 years old. Just like most comparisons that'll smooth out with time.
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Post by Ganon83 on Sept 1, 2023 17:17:27 GMT -5
A 2D Mario platformer is the soul food of video games. You know exactly what you're getting, you know it's good, you can keep coming back to it. It's not going to break out and be a brand new taste like the 3D games can be, but you know you will get a solid, dependable experience.
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Post by PCfromNYC on Sept 5, 2023 20:23:23 GMT -5
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Post by Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast on Sept 5, 2023 21:38:50 GMT -5
So of all the licensed games they could have added... QUEST FOR CAMELOT!?
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Post by The Legend of Groose on Sept 5, 2023 21:40:37 GMT -5
So of all the licensed games they could have added... QUEST FOR CAMELOT!? This is Jelly Boy levels of so obscure that it's funny.
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Post by Von Wagner's Brownies on Sept 5, 2023 22:09:59 GMT -5
The intro cutscene of Quest for Camelot is some of the most loudest awkwardest silence I've ever heard.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Sept 5, 2023 23:33:49 GMT -5
Joy Mech Fight's really underrated so that's neat but this is a really, "Well we had to put up something," kind of update. For real where the hell is Mario Land?
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Post by Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast on Sept 6, 2023 0:46:01 GMT -5
All this tells me is likely Genesis is going to get another killer update by comparison (Like even if it's just along the lines of Vectorman, Panic on Funkotron and I dunno Virtua Racing that would still be great by comparison)
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Sept 6, 2023 0:48:15 GMT -5
All this tells me is likely Genesis is going to get another killer update by comparison (Like even if it's just along the lines of Vectorman, Panic on Funkotron and I dunno Virtua Racing that would still be great by comparison) I kind of wonder if they'll even be updating it or the GBA games for awhile, given they seem adamant about not putting up more than one Expansion Pak update per month and still have Mario Party 3, Harvest Moon 64, and 1080 Snowboarding to get through this year. ... Is kind of funny that possibly my two favorite N64 games (it's basically them, Mario 64, or Paper Mario) and a racing game are the ones dragging their asses.
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Post by Paul on Sept 6, 2023 9:49:32 GMT -5
I want Mach Rider to be added to the NES NSO library.
There, I said it. I'd say it again if I had to.
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Post by Facetious on Sept 6, 2023 10:49:26 GMT -5
I waited for all the Xenoblade 4 DLC to drop so I could have all the DLC characters with the current cast. Just found out the DLC characters are just heroes...
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Post by Fundertaker on Sept 6, 2023 10:52:16 GMT -5
I waited for all the Xenoblade 4 DLC to drop so I could have all the DLC characters with the current cast. Just found out the DLC characters are just heroes... Great spoilers for a game that isn't even announced yet!
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Post by Facetious on Sept 6, 2023 11:02:12 GMT -5
I waited for all the Xenoblade 4 DLC to drop so I could have all the DLC characters with the current cast. Just found out the DLC characters are just heroes... Great spoilers for a game that isn't even announced yet! Whoops lol.
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Post by Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast on Sept 7, 2023 10:53:40 GMT -5
His voice does sound more strained doing the voices TBH
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Sept 7, 2023 10:57:53 GMT -5
His voice does sound more strained doing the voices TBH I can get the cynicism around this and it'd be likely easier to just use old clips as some of the other games do but on the other hand...that'd be weird, right? It'd be better to give someone else the opportunity and pay Charles money to have him represent Nintendo at events and do the voices he can do without having to strain them for hours on end in a booth.
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Sept 7, 2023 15:33:07 GMT -5
Vinny from Vinesauce talked about being apart of conventions with Charles working there, and he was so complimentary to him and his dedication to making sure everyone who wanted to meet him could get a good experience. He seems like a genuinely sweet guy who loves meeting the fans. It'll be nice for him to get to retire from the main roles and be alive to see people's appreciation for what he did.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Sept 7, 2023 23:46:05 GMT -5
I find it really annoying how much bringing up New Super Mario Bros. at all in relation to Wonder gets so many people reading it like you're saying the game looks like trash. Like, I think it looks good, but I also think if you called it NSMB5 it wouldn't look out of place at all. eh, I don't think that's an entirely fair comparison as there's a lot more character animation and just energy to what I've seen of Wonder that New Super Mario Bros doesn't have. That said it is a 2-d side scroller MArio which was always going to be announced cause well they make Nintendo SO much money... like they outsell the 3D titles considerably. It's basically the Summer blockbuster they make to fund their Art film... >_>
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