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Mario Tennis Aces |OT| Where Waluigi Fans Get Served

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Mezoly

Mezoly

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Oct 25, 2017
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Beat Adventure Mode. That was a lot of fun and good challenge. However, playing the beta extensively and learning advanced techniques beforehand helped a lot. I can see someone who didn't play/learn from the beta would struggle a lot. Honestly, I'm pretty happy it was challenging because it was short and making it easy would've made it shorter. I didn't see any cheap AI like it was mentioned in some reviews tbh.
 
Waffle

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Oh and I thought this deserves a mention.. I really appreciate that this game boots up really fast. On portable systems I really dislike how a lot of games take a long time to get to the title screen even and makes me dread switching between games a bit when I don't have much time to play. Mario Tennis Aces is really fast at booting up and I really appreciate that. :)
 
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Thorn

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Oct 25, 2017
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I assume this game has zero match making because it just sent my sorry 35 point ass against someone with 4k points.

Three guesses how that went.
 
chuseph14

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Oct 26, 2017
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I'm only a couple hours in. What's up with the wild swings in difficulty in adventure mode? Also I'm trying to look past it, but any failed event in adventure is an absolute chore to restart. Really disliking that so far.
 

nick_b

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Mike Double U said:
Great stuff, very helpful!

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Cheers!
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#gifsyoucanhear

Except I need the 2nd beer to be filled all the way up. It's bugging me.

Just ran through all the cups with Rosalina in an hour. KO'd Chain Chomp to win the final final. Now it's back to online simple for the next few days at least and then I'll probably be going back to other games. I'm gonna need a steady stream of skill based unlocks and some more modes to be drawn back. Even costume unlocks would be something. Hope they can turn this one around.
 
Beba

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Oct 31, 2017
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zenspider said:
I think it's when you don't counter the shot correctly, and/or don't get enough on it. I would like a precise answer as well.
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Revven said:
It's based on if you failed to counter their shot. Red counters blue, blue counters red, purple counters purple. If you, say, do purple vs red, a star will appear for the opponent. If you do blue vs purple, same thing. It also appears if you hit it with a lunge. As well as when you do a lob.
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Thanks Revven this is what I needed!
 
leng jai

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Thales Targaryen said:
While I enjoyed the demo, I honestly prefer simple mode now. I finished those cups against CPU's and it just wasn't fun, Bowser was spamming zone shots on almost every shot with just a tiny red energy bar. Everyone was a noob in the demo, but when people figure out how to do that stuff, it's just not gonna be fun for me.

The actual sport gets too overpowered.
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It kind of reminds me of playing online in Topspin 1 and every would just abuse the risk shot mechanic 24/7.
 
The_Strokes

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Lob shots seem absolutely useless at a somewhat high level play. Every characters recovery is too strong, definitely a shot that serves a better purpose on simple mode.

Anyways, the net saved me on this rally. Beat him thanks to a KO after a very tight match.

 
theaface

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Oct 25, 2017
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Won a standard rules tournament with a Waluigi. Came up against a really underwhelming Bowser Jr. in the final.

Having a dabble in simple rules tournaments now. Playing against Chain Chomp in simple rules is the anti-fun of Mario Tennis. He can return EVERYTHING. Had a match go on for absolutely ever and it was a boring way of attrition.

Thorn said:
I assume this game has zero match making because it just sent my sorry 35 point ass against someone with 4k points.

Three guesses how that went.
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There is one minor exception - players who have won a tournament become seeded and automatically progress to the 2nd round, so you won't play any tournament winners in Round 1. Small consolation, I know.
 
The_Strokes

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I just realized there's no way to challenge a decision like they showed on the trailer. I get why, but I would've loved having that option, especially if you sort of tease it, lol.

Anyways, I'm starting to lean more and more on Peach, her shots are soo satisfying to hit.
 
鬼作.

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theaface said:
Having a dabble in simple rules tournaments now. Playing against Chain Chomp in simple rules is the anti-fun of Mario Tennis. He can return EVERYTHING. Had a match go on for absolutely ever and it was a boring way of attrition.
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You do realize that it's actually easier to win against the likes of Chain Chomp and Bowser Jr. in simple mode, right? Drop shots and lobs can actually get them because they don't have the luxury of trick shots.
 
RM8

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Last night I went to a bar with friends to watch the World Cup. I brought my Switch commercial-style and we had a blast playing local MP, this game really takes me back to the days when I'd play Mario Tennis 64 with my friends. My GOTY so far, maybe.
 
theaface

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鬼作. said:
You do realize that it's actually easier to win against the likes of Chain Chomp and Bowser Jr. in simple mode, right? Drop shots and lobs can actually get them because they don't have the luxury of trick shots.
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I threw everything at this chain chomp including plenty of lobs, drops, slices, etc. He got to just about everything. Match went on for over 20 minutes and I was relieved it was over when I eventually lost the tiebreaker.
 
Jon Carter

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The_Strokes said:
I just realized there's no way to challenge a decision like they showed on the trailer. I get why, but I would've loved having that option, especially if you sort of tease it, lol.

Anyways, I'm starting to lean more and more on Peach, her shots are soo satisfying to hit.
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It's in swing mode. You get three opportunities per match.

The_Strokes said:
I have no idea, haven't played swing mode, but that would be a bit disappointing if so. I assume cause it's more of a party mode and it adds to that.
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I think it's also because there are way more Outs since it controls differently, like in real tennis. The regular modes control in a way that makes Outs extremely rare.
 
鬼作.

鬼作.

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theaface said:
I threw everything at this chain chomp including plenty of lobs, drops, slices, etc. He got to just about everything. Match went on for over 20 minutes and I was relieved it was over when I eventually lost the tiebreaker.
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I mean yeah, that's what Chain Chomp does. He gets every ball. I still prefer a match against a Chain Chomp who can't trick shot to one who can.
 
Ravelle

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How do you do those smashes in simple mode? We were fighting against players that kept smashing in those stars but we didn't get stars to show up or smash.
 
Mikebison

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I don't think it's true that you need to counter shots to prevent a star appearing.

It seems like they're caused by reaching for a shot/hitting it with little charge.

The counter system seems purely for reducing knockback. Need to test more.
 
Papercuts

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Even in simple mode Waluigi/Bowser Jr. seem pretty dominant. Still feel super underwhelmed with Speedy, or atleast Toad. His reach is soooo bad.
 
Anidav

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This game is unbalanced as fuck. There's no reason to pick speedy, technical or all rounder. Waluigi basically takes up half the court
 
Mory Dunz

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Jon Carter said:
It's in swing mode. You get three opportunities per match.



I think it's also because there are way more Outs since it controls differently, like in real tennis. The regular modes control in a way that makes Outs extremely rare.
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zone shots and special shots go out from time to time.

That's weird that challenging isn't in the main mode....
it would make those shots pretty intense if you were sure of yourself.
 
Jaq'or

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Just played against my bf for about an hour, and almost every match went into a tiebreaker. Not sold on the Power characters, but the game is a blast overall!
 

Mikke

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Revven said:
It's based on if you failed to counter their shot. Red counters blue, blue counters red, purple counters purple. If you, say, do purple vs red, a star will appear for the opponent. If you do blue vs purple, same thing. It also appears if you hit it with a lunge. As well as when you do a lob.
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I saw a video claiming that as well but I don't think this is true. I just spent some time watching some streamers just to see if I could figure out what the hell makes the stars appear and I definitely saw many instances of people countering purple with purple and stars appearing or people countering incorrectly and no stars appearing.
Or is there anything else that contributes to stars that I am not aware of?
 
鬼作.

鬼作.

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Defense-type characters (and that includes Chain Chomp) are pretty stupid, yeah. Yoshi can run real fast wow, who gives a shit when Bowser Jr. can cover half the court just by standing still. Strong shots, sure. Hard angle shots, why not. Curved slices, ok. Being fast, very useful. All of that makes sense and all of that is negated by "I'm a fucking wall, good luck". That's just not a character type that should be in a tennis game.
 
Calverz

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鬼作. said:
Defense-type characters (and that includes Chain Chomp) are pretty stupid, yeah. Yoshi can run real fast wow, who gives a shit when Bowser Jr. can cover half the court just by standing still. Strong shots, sure. Hard angle shots, why not. Curved slices, ok. Being fast, very useful. All of that makes sense and all of that is negated by "I'm a fucking wall, good luck". That's just not a character type that should be in a tennis game.
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I had a look at the rankings and saw bowser jr was in top a lot. So i picked him and i can see why when u press zl. Its ridiculous tbh
 
Firebrand

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Trick shot is worst thing about this game I think, esp since you're rewarded with more meter rather than draining it if you do it right.
 
Anidav

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Once you see how quickly defensive characters build up meter and basically can use thier cutscene shot every 5 hit long rally you notice that the racquet count is bullshit
 

wackojackosnose

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Calverz said:
What does the taunt do when you are the receiver? I see you like powerup or something??
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The Nightsky said:
I think you return the ball a little harder? Maybe build some meter as well (not sure).
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Yeah the surprisingly helpful tutorial page in the game says it just powers up the return of serve.

The same page also says you can hit L to cancel a charge - not sure why this is not mentioned anywhere but this page (and playing Simplified mode). Some real baffling decisions with the options and presentation in this game.
 
Tora

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Do we know the resolution docked/undocked? Looks pretty clean.

Also I've been disconnected in finals twice now and I'm wired into my Switch too, so annoying :(
 
leng jai

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鬼作. said:
Defense-type characters (and that includes Chain Chomp) are pretty stupid, yeah. Yoshi can run real fast wow, who gives a shit when Bowser Jr. can cover half the court just by standing still. Strong shots, sure. Hard angle shots, why not. Curved slices, ok. Being fast, very useful. All of that makes sense and all of that is negated by "I'm a fucking wall, good luck". That's just not a character type that should be in a tennis game.
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I find it incredibly difficult to get it past even Bowser in Simple mode against Ace difficulty AI. Though that is just more down to pure cheating by the AI.
 

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My god, I think I've never raged more about spending 60 bucks than with this game. I just played 2 hours, lost every game except for two. In one game the dude just ran over the court and the other game the dude did literally nothing.

Anyway... just deleted this now, never ever going back again.
 

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Clay said:
HOW IN THE FUCK are you supposed to tell when a ball will hit the goddamn mast in the boat levels!?!
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By creating stars you will see in advance where the ball will land. This court seems to be designed around the star system.

wackojackosnose said:
The same page also says you can hit L to cancel a charge - not sure why this is not mentioned anywhere but this page (and playing Simplified mode). Some real baffling decisions with the options and presentation in this game.
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I had no idea about this, thank you! One of my only frustrations was the inability to cancel a charged shot.
 
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TheMoon

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Jaded Alyx said:
Character Type:

Powerful: Their shots are fast.
Speedy: Their run speed is fast.
Technical: They can easily target the far corners of a court.
Tricky: Their slice bends a lot.
Defensive: They can cover a wide area.
All-Around: They have very balanced stats.


From the game itself. TheMoon feel free to place in the OP.​
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thx will add

also added a link to the detailed rundown from prima games: https://www.primagames.com/games/mario-tennis-aces/tips/mario-tennis-aces-character-types
 
Mikebison

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Right, you absolutely do NOT need to use counters for regular shots.

Only against charged shots to prevent knockback.
 
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