Mario Party Superstars announced for Nintendo Switch, coming October 29th (UPDATE: Treehouse Live gameplay demo, see threadmarks)
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Its kind of wild that folks will buy a product with the assumption that a company will add DLC. Nintendo never released a SMP road map for updates. You got what you paid for. Being upset that Nintendo isn't updating a 3 year old game with a ton of new content is definitely a choice lol.
I thought only Minigames from 1-3 were included? Definitely seeing Gamecube era ones.
So only the boards are from 1-3?
So only the boards are from 1-3?
Did they announce there will be DLC? If not, how in the world is anyone confident we will get that here? We already have an example where DLC didn't transpire in a Mario Party game.
Sounds like the boards are from 1-3, the minigames are from wherever
In the case of SMP it was a case of buying the game and getting burned after realizing just how little there was to it and wanting DLC afterwards. I don't think people went in expecting DLC out of the gate.
I didn't have the assumption they would add DLC before buying it. I felt burned by the product after buying it and hoped they would expand on it in some form to alleviate that. They never did. So I'm not buying another 60$ Mario Party that seems to be following the same path of limited content with no potential updates.
People have prayed for DLC since it started to become a thing out of the gate tbh, the new one just made people a bit more bitter. Mario Party 10 OT was filled with confidence in DLC and honestly I think that game was worse for content than Super Mario Party because the standout Bowser Party mode didn't even support every board and Amiibo Party was a complete waste of effort purely for cross-promotion
Needs Eternal Star, Chilly Waters, Waluigi Island, Pirate Land.
Man, almost all old boards were great.
Man, almost all old boards were great.
Online play + 100 minigames means this is an insta-get for my family and friends. Though, its hard not to be disappointed in only 5 boards. I'm really hoping they release more as DLC but we all know the chances of that...
It's so strange they updated Super Mario Party with new online modes a few months ago then drop this entire game.
I sincerely doubt there will be more boards if SMP is anything to go by.
I sincerely doubt there will be more boards if SMP is anything to go by.
Sure... I do appreciate how the team rethought Mario Party and made it feel less random the way they did, which is part of why I think it's the best game in the series. But I know you have a lot more experience playing the game than I do, so I'll take your word for it that it doesn't really translate to a less "random" experience overall.
Also, you're right right about the "lucky" star placement thing. That said, the board I have the most experience with is the last, unlockable board. There, the star location is fixed, and IIRC the store doesn't sell gold pipes. So I guess I've been somewhat shielded from some of those more cheap moments.
Is the 100 Minigames list the same as the 100 Minigames 3DS title? Curious.
And since the Pro Controller is supported (fuck you joycons), that means, Gamecube Controller automatically works too, doesnt it?
And since the Pro Controller is supported (fuck you joycons), that means, Gamecube Controller automatically works too, doesnt it?
would have liked the current MP systems (special dice, allies, less extreme coin distribution for minigames) with small tweaks in combination with these older boards & minigames rather than 'just' a "best of remaster".
Still excited for it though, even with the low number of boards.
Still excited for it though, even with the low number of boards.
That last board is pretty good, but linear Mario Party boards with the star at the finish have just never been my favorite thing.
And don't get me wrong, the game is fun. Like I said, I think SMPs biggest strength is approachability, which actually is one of the most important aspects to be strong in for a good MP game imo.
So because of that, even though everyone always goes for the same strategy, even though we generally always play the Thwomp board 4 out of 5 times cause it's really the only "classic" Mario Party board in the game, and even though the game is still decided half the time by random bonus stars, we still have a good time playing the game with friends. I just don't think the gameplay is as revolutionary as you're implying, and the game is undoubtedly lacking in content. Wish so bad we could at least have one other board in the vein of Thwomp's for christs sake.
I'm sure this started as DLC for Super Mario Party but eventually evolved to a new entry, and you know why? Because ahe minigames are played with buttons and, thus, they're compatible with controllers like the Pro, Switch Lite... It could not work as an expansion just because the rest of minigames would not be able to be played like that, so it would be a bit weird to give the option to play with the Pro controller to some minigames and not others. I'm happy it's a new game and maybe they can add a couple more boards as DLC this time.
It'll probably be one more board from MP2 and MP3.
If I were to choose, it would be Horror Land and Waluigi Island (but honestly, you can't go wrong with any boards from MP3).
They've since added a proper online mode to it.
It's not nearly as robust as this new entry is looking to be, but you can play a full Party Mode game with friends now.
EDIT: Oops, double post. My bad!
Horror Land is a must, so I hope we'll get it. Waluigi Island has pretty much the same gimmick as Space Land, so I'd say they'll go with a different option for the fifth board (hopefully either Yoshi's Tropical Island or Spiny Desert). It's a pity they didn't include 6 boards, 2 from each game. Maybe as DLC.
Since they can't design good maps in the new games, I'll take them remaking the good ones instead. Definitely interested in this.
Wow, not sure if incompetence or greed or both.
I'll wait for the online reviews before I pick this up for my family.
It got updated recently, boards are now playable online.
But that's no longer true lol
I mean, it was true up until a few months ago, but the game has since been (randomly) patched with an actual online mode.
I was confused by this seeing we had a mario party recently. Wow its actually a whole new game. Thought DLC would have made more sense.
I've never really been invested in the series, so not too much to say. Was semi interested in the previous mario party till I learnt you had to play it docked, and considering I play switch 99% of the time Portable don't think I'd play much.
I've never really been invested in the series, so not too much to say. Was semi interested in the previous mario party till I learnt you had to play it docked, and considering I play switch 99% of the time Portable don't think I'd play much.
Definitely not all of them but apparently a decent chunk are returning from Top 100. It seems like a lot of graphical overhaul though, not much of a port.
At the start of the Treehouse stream, they said that all games are button based (so players can play with Switch Lite, Pro Controller, etc). So it plays very differently to Super Mario Party (where there was a focus on motion control games).
I'm gonna get this but I'm a tad vexed that it isn't an expansion. Especially since they recently did the online update to SMP and it looks the same. I though they were just going to breath new life into SMP not make a new one lol.
That is true.
Mario Party 3
Top 100 Minigames
Mario Party Superstars
So... it's safe advice to sell Super Mario Party and get this, right? SMP wasn't as big a deal in my house as I expected it to be. Joycon drift didn't help. I guess this can be played with regular controllers.
I'm not familiar with the Top 100 selection, but I'm noticing way more from 1-3 than 4 onwards. I think there's a N64 focus, but with so much overlap between 1 and 2 they pulled from additional titles.
To answer your original question, it works very well. One of the smoother online experiences from Nintendo.
Outside of the fact that someone disconnecting will end the game then and there without any way to continue it.
I personally play enough Mario Party to value the variety, but this looks to be pretty true to the original experience. If that would just replace SMP for you, then yeah.
mario party is one of my favorite series ever, so i'm utterly jazzed about this. and true online w randoms. just great stuff.
treehouse live gameplay
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I'm kinda glad this is a new game and not DLC for super since we'd have to put up with all of super's annoying design otherwise.
Stars are 20 coins again, dice blocks go up to 10 again, the cutscenes are skippable and way faster overall, etc etc.
It does kinda suck that there's only 5 boards but all the original MP games came with 5 - 6 anyway. Purely content-wise this game is the same scale as the originals.
Stars are 20 coins again, dice blocks go up to 10 again, the cutscenes are skippable and way faster overall, etc etc.
It does kinda suck that there's only 5 boards but all the original MP games came with 5 - 6 anyway. Purely content-wise this game is the same scale as the originals.
Looks like the coin economy is fixed in this game! Stars cost 20 and stealing a star costs 50, just like it should be.