man I'm go glad I didn't watch a lot of coverage or previews on this one. just got to
game makes me really happy
the Moon (it should have been obvious in retrospect.
game makes me really happy
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Yes. Yes. 1 million times yes. Scared the shit out of me the first time I got there and the thing ran towards me.
Yeah my sons had some issues with jumps I've had to help him with but the assist is a huge help with directions and recharging his hearts.
I'm about 570~ moons in and I think I'm done with the game. I'd say everything up through a few hours into the game is an amazing 10/10 but once your focus entirely gets to collecting moons the issues with easy difficulty become super apparent imo. I still love the movement (koopa races are a blast) but the lack of challenge keeps it from being really engaging. If there is one thing I want from the next Mario game it's more post-game challenge.
I like Odyssey, but it hasn't grabbed me like Galaxy and Galaxy 2 did. I was constantly amazed at the creativity of the Galaxy games.
Where can I see this precise overview of how much time I spent with the game?Well, that's not bad, I played it more though:
The motion controls feel 100 million times better when using them split, but overall I was struggling getting used to the feel of split joy-cons in my hands.
Agreed.
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I'm up to ~470 moons. I'm finally starting to get good at the long jump -> cap throw -> dive jump -> cap throw -> dive.
That's the parental control app on phones.
I got sunshine vibes. They even used sound effects from sunshine and similar music.
So I'm having almost the exact same feelings with this game as I did with BotW. I consider both good games with great moments but I cannot for the life of me see the "greatest game ever" that so many people have been throwing around.
I agree. It might be different if I felt compelled to collect every single moon, but I don't. I've just been finding them naturally as I explore the kingdoms. I've got about 300 right now and am probably nearing the end of my time with the game, but it's nice to know I can always go back and find a lot more if I want to.
I feel this hits the same ditches Zelda did. By giving you lots of what you expected in prior games but in smaller chunks -- dungeons and Stars/Sprites -- they actually lose a lot of their wow factor.
I got all of the moons in the game, and I bet in a week I'd forget half of them with just memory. They're not memorable, and a lot of them are like this.
Am I the only one who...
Didn't realise the blocks had to be ground pounded on? Even after initially losing the cap and chasing it, when it gave the hint of hitting from below. Still, nada.
Anyone else have this completely baffle them or am I alone here?
Anyone else have this completely baffle them or am I alone here?
Just finished the game and I have the say the last part of the story
was awesome and I really hope we get a Mario Odyssey 2 as I have to say that I think Cappy is a much better sidekick than Yoshi ever was.
Haven't touched any of the after story stuff but I had to buy one of the costumes/hats that you can get after the game. But I am really looking forward to playing and collecting more moons.
(stuff after you fight bowser)
Haven't touched any of the after story stuff but I had to buy one of the costumes/hats that you can get after the game. But I am really looking forward to playing and collecting more moons.
Any unlocks after darker side of the moon, outside of costumes? Not sure I wanna torture myself for some of the more ridiculous moons like the bottom floor bullet bill challenge secret one on dark side.
ground pound then press Y.
For spin attack spin mario then press y.
I'm about 55 moons deep, and the controls just seem floaty. At least, floaty for a Mario game. They're by no means bad, just not what I expect from 3D Mario. The game is incredible, though - at least so far. I'm only about to head to the third kingdom.
My only major complaint is locking certain moves behind split JoyCon play.
My only major complaint is locking certain moves behind split JoyCon play.
Got the 50 and 100 jump rope moons on my first try! Good gracious, I was focused as a laser beam and very, very tense when I got to around 75 haha.
Is there a trick to throwing it upwards without motion controls too?
Oddly enough the game confining lots of the platforming heavy parts to challenges actually worked out perfectly for me. My gf wanted to play this game real bad despite never playing anything but 2d games or The Sims etc. Having the hub be largely an interaction playground works great for her since she can take her time and collect tons of moons still.
The diversity of content in the game is great for making sure there's a bit of something for everyone IMO
The diversity of content in the game is great for making sure there's a bit of something for everyone IMO
I think Nintendo is brilliant for the accessibility on hand. The main story line is not excessively challenging which can keep casuals/younger gamers interested. For more challenge, the later moons extend gameplay. We have handheld/console gamers combined now and I think the balance works well overall.
Haven't had to really use motion controls much but when I did they worked pretty good with the Pro. And this is coming from someone who is not a big fan of motion controls. Maybe in undocked mode it is different.
Love the Broodals. They crack me up. Nice to see some new characters in there.
Luncheon Kingdom was great, perfect size and good amount of variety. Some difficult parts also. Haven't 100% the kingdom, but have around 30 moons I'd guess.
I've enjoyed pretty much every kingdom. Wasted potential though would probably go to the
. It looks the part but it's pretty small and doesn't seem to be a whole lot to explore. I could be wrong though, haven't spent an extreme amount of time there. I also wish
was bigger also. I really enjoy that place but there's not much of it. Same could be said for the beach level but the water depth helps in adding variety.
I was spoiled earlier that Peaches Castle was in the game but wow I wasn't expecting to be able to just stumble across it like that, haha. Couldn't explore it but I can't wait.
I've enjoyed pretty much every kingdom. Wasted potential though would probably go to the
snow kingdom
the Lost Kingdom or whatever it's called
Even while playing and enjoying this game, I'm still not getting over how hideous the humans look from Metro.
Awful. Every time I see one of the Cap store cashiers, I wish Mario could squish them.
Awful. Every time I see one of the Cap store cashiers, I wish Mario could squish them.
Just gotta do the final challenge of the game (and grind coins for costumes <___<) to 100% the game.
[it's about one of the first five kingdoms]
That was the scene of the game for me. The sounds and lighting and the reveal, that's when I realized Nintendo had gone full crazy with this game and I began to enjoy it 10x more.
Spent the whole day and finally managed to finish Super Mario Odyssey and man. Oh man oh man oh man oh MAN, I really really need to talk about it now!
Everything from here on is Spoiler-heavy. Haven't finished the main-campaign? Please don't read it. Most of my enjoyment came out of how surprising the game is. Soooooo...
I might give proper impressions of SMO at a later day when I'm more used to the game and have a better judgment of what I liked and what not. But I really wanted to express how much I like the game right now and how I'm happy that this is real.
Everything from here on is Spoiler-heavy. Haven't finished the main-campaign? Please don't read it. Most of my enjoyment came out of how surprising the game is. Soooooo...
I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS GAME!!!
Just got enough moons in Luncheon Kingdom (easy peasy) and was since the game told me the next stop is Bowser, I was ready to kick his butt. With the cutscene playing and announcing Bowser's arrival, I was prepared for those bunny-fights. BUT NOPE, BOWSER RIDING A DRAGON. Like...like WHAT?!
I was NOT prepared for that. I was not prepared for Bloodborne in my Mario. And this battle epic and I enjoyed it a lot. After I finished this battle, I was heading to Bowser's Kingdom and somehow expected "not a Lava-Level" and an actual surprise...and boy, I was NOT disappointed, Nintendo outmatched my expectations again.
Bowser's Kingdom is Medieval Japan like...how can this game be more awesome? By launching into the moon with moon-physics!
And the final boss...oh man. At first, I was really disappointed when they rehashed a Bowser-Fight. But what followed was amazing.
Controlling Bowser was AWESOME and now I want I game just with him. And thanks to the song, it was so anime for the right reasons. I always questioned myself if this was really developed by Nintendo. And die Ending-cutscene was so cute, I think I'm going to replay this fight (if possible) just to see this adorable end again.
I might sound way to enthusiastic but SMO was just a great experience with so much creativity and I had to let it out somewhere. Really happy that Nintendo greenlighted such a crazy Mario-Game, which is too good to be real. Hope it sells well.
Just got enough moons in Luncheon Kingdom (easy peasy) and was since the game told me the next stop is Bowser, I was ready to kick his butt. With the cutscene playing and announcing Bowser's arrival, I was prepared for those bunny-fights. BUT NOPE, BOWSER RIDING A DRAGON. Like...like WHAT?!
I was NOT prepared for that. I was not prepared for Bloodborne in my Mario. And this battle epic and I enjoyed it a lot. After I finished this battle, I was heading to Bowser's Kingdom and somehow expected "not a Lava-Level" and an actual surprise...and boy, I was NOT disappointed, Nintendo outmatched my expectations again.
Bowser's Kingdom is Medieval Japan like...how can this game be more awesome? By launching into the moon with moon-physics!
And the final boss...oh man. At first, I was really disappointed when they rehashed a Bowser-Fight. But what followed was amazing.
Controlling Bowser was AWESOME and now I want I game just with him. And thanks to the song, it was so anime for the right reasons. I always questioned myself if this was really developed by Nintendo. And die Ending-cutscene was so cute, I think I'm going to replay this fight (if possible) just to see this adorable end again.
I might sound way to enthusiastic but SMO was just a great experience with so much creativity and I had to let it out somewhere. Really happy that Nintendo greenlighted such a crazy Mario-Game, which is too good to be real. Hope it sells well.
I might give proper impressions of SMO at a later day when I'm more used to the game and have a better judgment of what I liked and what not. But I really wanted to express how much I like the game right now and how I'm happy that this is real.
Yea I just finished that part too. It was the best moment so far
OMG I literally jumped off the couch in joy when I found the
I legit lost my shit. This game is magic.
Hidden content
Game is a delight for sure. Nintendo is hitting me with all of these childhood feelings this year with this and BOTW.
While my Switch hasn't seen a ton of playing time compared to my other systems, there's no doubt it's got two of the best games this year.
While my Switch hasn't seen a ton of playing time compared to my other systems, there's no doubt it's got two of the best games this year.
Me too. Glad I didn't really check it out besides the reveal trailer.
I jumped back and forth for awhile when I first started. Eventually I ended up sticking with the pro for about 90% of the game. Overall it just felt better to me.
The one spot in the game where I was simply grinning ear to ear while I was playing. I was literally geeking out.
