Super Mario Odyssey

sligeach · 13-01-2017 7:48pm #1

Super Mario Odyssey - Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017 Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kcdRBHM7kM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kcdRBHM7kM

It's due out around Christmas this year.

super_furry · 13-01-2017 9:02pm

It's Mario so it's going to be great, but I can't be the only one to get a whiff of Sonic Adventure off the city levels, right?

Retr0gamer · 13-01-2017 9:50pm

super_furry wrote: »

It's Mario so it's going to be great, but I can't be the only one to get a whiff of Sonic Adventure off the city levels, right?

I hope not, Sonic Adventure is rubbish (sorry Dreamcast fans, it is).

Also this is 100% running on the Xenoblade X/Zelda BotW engine. Looks very like it and I've a knack for guessing engines. Could mean levels that are a lot more open and massive.

chrislad · 13-01-2017 10:23pm

super_furry wrote: »

It's Mario so it's going to be great, but I can't be the only one to get a whiff of Sonic Adventure off the city levels, right?

I thought the same when I saw the real people. Hopefully, there's a reason for it. It's a Mario game. It's been a long, long, long time since there's a been a Mario game that's been terrible [I should point out I'm referring to the platformers], and I certainly doubt it will approach Sonic levels of chronic disappointment and disgust.

sligeach · 14-01-2017 5:45am

New in-game Super Mario Odyssey footage showing Mario's moves

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTvAQcQo3iE

Corholio · 14-01-2017 2:51pm

I think the city levels look quite different and fresh to be honest. People have called for Mario games to switch it up a bit over the past few years and this looked refreshing to be honest. Being made by Tokyo EAD too so I've no reservations that this will be another high quality game.

RobbingBandit · 14-01-2017 3:13pm

I retract my statement from the switch thread, this is not sonic adventure come again more like Jet Set Radio with a hint of Crazy Taxi, all in all it looks awesome, nice to see Mario home in New York, Bob Hoskins is smiling somewhere.

Ace Attorney · 14-01-2017 4:32pm

stolen from reddit.

Super Mario Odyssey coming Holdays 2017

Osmosis Jones · 14-01-2017 9:11pm

It's not even the idea of Mario being in New York that I don't like, it's just really really ugly. The rest of the game looks fantastic too.

sryanbruen · 21-01-2017 9:13pm

I'm pretty excited for Super Mario Odyssey especially given how different it seems from previous Mario games.

CiDeRmAn · 21-01-2017 9:50pm

I'm excited because it looks like a change from the Mario 3D World/Land games, as good as they were they weren't a patch on the Galaxy titles.

Ridley · 04-02-2017 11:31pm

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

I'm excited because it looks like a change from the Mario 3D World/Land games, as good as they were they weren't a patch on the Galaxy titles.

Fair point, I thought, from someone elsewhere on the interwebs that 3D World was more of a sidestep than one forwards. Odyssey does seem to be going for The Next Mario in a way 3D World didn't. Though I guess after Galaxy there may have been a conscious decision to ride on nostalgia to avoid unfair comparisons.

sligeach · 05-02-2017 12:47am

Super Mario Odyssey ANALYSIS - Reveal Trailer (Secrets & Easter Eggs)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e53zdoadv0

Mr.Saturn · 05-02-2017 2:01pm

I'm really hoping the realistic models end up on the cutting room floor and we're seeing them in some sort of beta-reveal video ten years later. It is jarring to the point of being creepy, a la the aforementioned Sonic stuff.

CiDeRmAn · 05-02-2017 6:24pm

The problem for Sonic wasn't the setting but the terrible gameplay in the 3D levels, a problem that is ongoing.
Mario titles have been the master of the 3D setting, so I trust the storytelling to take care of the "realistic" environment the little plumber finds himself in.

OwaynOTT · 05-02-2017 8:02pm

My hat is off to you sligeach, yours a veritable treasure trove of info.

C14N · 05-02-2017 10:43pm

sligeach wrote: »

New in-game Super Mario Odyssey footage showing Mario's moves

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTvAQcQo3iE

Having just played through Galaxy 2 recently at Christmas, this looks like it has much stronger gravity and much lower jumps. He seems to fall very quickly and both the long jump and triple jump look quite small compared to past versions.

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

The problem for Sonic wasn't the setting but the terrible gameplay in the 3D levels, a problem that is ongoing.
Mario titles have been the master of the 3D setting, so I trust the storytelling to take care of the "realistic" environment the little plumber finds himself in.

While the terrible gameplay was certainly a big part of what made them so bad, I don't think there's any denying that a lot of the 3D Sonics' modern day meme status comes from the world it was set in. Whether it was Adventures 1&2, Shadow the Hedgehog or Sonic 06, the fact that it was the cartoon animals in a fairly gritty, grey, real-world setting populated mostly by realistic humans and with incredibly self-serious plots definitely factored into what made them so enduringly goofy.

I'm really not a fan of the city sections in the new game myself. Visually, it just looks like a step into uncanny valley. I assume it functions as a sort of hub world, but it just doesn't suit like the hubworld in Sunshine that was full of cartoony Delfinos. That said, it's a Nintendo Tokyo first-party Mario game, so I have little doubt the gameplay itself will be anything less than brilliant. If I have to hold my nose for the city sections, it won't be the end of the world, and maybe it'll even win me over with more context and gameplay.

Star Lord · 05-02-2017 11:27pm

The city area sends to be Donkey Kong themed a touch, "New Donk City", Dixie Street and Diddy Mart... Anyone think the kongs may make cameo appearances, or is it just referential?

CiDeRmAn · 06-02-2017 12:04am

The Delfino scenes upset people at the time, not nearly as much as the bulk of Sonic Adventure or it's sequel... Big the F-ing bloody Cat...

C14N · 07-02-2017 11:47am

sligeach wrote: »

Super Mario Odyssey ANALYSIS - Reveal Trailer (Secrets & Easter Eggs)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e53zdoadv0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e53zdoadv0

Looking at this, it becomes quite clear that I was wrong in assuming the city would act as a hub world. It's clearly just a normal level; you can even see a checkpoint in the square in front of the Empire state building. It was also strange to see how small the city really was. Not as small as the one in Sonic Adventure, but definitely not as big as it looked at first glance.

CastorTroy · 22-02-2017 1:34pm

Be great if in the real world we see a lookalike of Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo. Maybe even have a few notes from Almost Unreal playing.

Song popped into my head yesterday which made me think of it

Mr.Saturn · 22-02-2017 1:41pm

CastorTroy wrote: »

Be great if in the real world we see a lookalike of Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo. Maybe even have a few notes from Almost Unreal playing.

Song popped into my head yesterday which made me think of it

Be even greater if they just dumped the creepy real people.

Please.

Legit case of heeby-jeebies here.

Deano7788 · 22-02-2017 3:31pm

Mr.Saturn wrote: »

Be even greater if they just dumped the creepy real people.

Please.

Legit case of heeby-jeebies here.

Considering the game is supposed to be pretty much finished, I don't think that's going to happen.

They don't really bother me to be honest.

sligeach · 15-06-2017 8:10pm

Super Mario Odyssey - Game Trailer - Nintendo E3 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGQHQc_3ycE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGQHQc_3ycE

Super Mario Odyssey - Show Floor Demonstration - Nintendo E3 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GQGUGe7kDU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GQGUGe7kDU

Super Mario Odyssey - Wooded Kingdom Demonstration - Nintendo E3 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8cyFpns0IE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8cyFpns0IE

Super Mario Odyssey - Sand Kingdom & New Donk City Demonstration - Nintendo E3 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t92phCwLJVw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t92phCwLJVw

Super Mario Odyssey â€“ Nintendo Treehouse: Live with Nintendo Switch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIIlrDQTDxw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIIlrDQTDxw

Super Mario Odyssey - Developer Diary (Nintendo Switch)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDtI6REQTwc

https://twitter.com/GoNintendoTweet/status/875417454142423040

Victor McDade · 16-06-2017 4:34pm

Man I can't get that theme song out of my head!

Gunmonkey · 16-06-2017 4:53pm

Victor McDade wrote: »

Man I can get that theme song out of my head!

Full thing. Damn is it catchy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qgOeXbFQ9U

sligeach · 20-06-2017 3:16pm

https://twitter.com/SuperMario_UK/status/877132295597162497

sligeach · 25-06-2017 11:14pm

Why Super Mario Odyssey Has Captured Our Hearts - Up At Noon Live!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOGL0UsW5uI

CiDeRmAn · 26-06-2017 1:01am

It really looks superb.
The hat function, both as a character and in game tool, reminds me of both Luigi's Mansion and Mario Sunshine, and their use of similar items, the Poltergust and the FLUDD

Victor McDade · 26-06-2017 1:25am

I'd be amazed if this game is anything less than brilliant, I'm sure when Nintendo were planning the Switch they would have wanted this to be a launch title or at least a first-three-months title. For it to be delayed so much, I'm expecting greatness

sligeach · 12-07-2017 12:46am

https://twitter.com/mario_odysseyJP/status/884891625192693761/photo/1

https://twitter.com/mario_odysseyJP/status/884891988234862593

The Capture Bubble allows Mario to jump through lava. Shaking the Joy-Con allows you to move more quickly.

sligeach · 12-07-2017 2:41pm

https://twitter.com/SuperMario_UK/status/885091671448453120

CiDeRmAn · 12-07-2017 4:00pm

I too have glasses and an earring!
Twinsies!
However, I have full beard rather than just a moustache... damn...

sligeach · 12-07-2017 4:08pm

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

I too have glasses and an earring!
Twinsies!
However, I have full beard rather than just a moustache... damn...

You know what you've to do right? Off with the beard!

CiDeRmAn · 12-07-2017 5:17pm

sligeach wrote: »

You know what you've to do right? Off with the beard!

Can't be done, the horror that lies beneath...

OwaynOTT · 12-07-2017 6:24pm

I have sideburns

sligeach · 15-07-2017 9:52am

Upcoming EDGE magazine Super Mario Odyssey covers.

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The last one is exclusively for subscribers.

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sligeach · 18-07-2017 1:49am

https://twitter.com/rabbidsofficial/status/885914795354066947

18-07-2017 9:39am

Is there going to be any special editions for SMO?

EndKore · 19-07-2017 4:42pm

Looks Awesome can wait have it pre-ordered

sligeach · 01-08-2017 1:51am

New piece of art released on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/mario_odysseyJP/status/892138819234942976

Which according to Neogaf, confirms that there's at least 7 different worlds within the game.

http://www.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=1390798&page=48

And they are:

– Metro Kingdom
– Sand Kingdom
– Wooded Kingdom
– Luncheon Kingdom
– Cascade Kingdom
– Cap Kingdom
– Cheep Cheep Kingdom

Eggonyerface · 01-08-2017 5:19pm

Urgh, I hate the underwater levels

sligeach · 02-08-2017 6:31pm

Nintendo Removes Sombrero-Wearing Mario Super Mario Odyssey’s Box Art

mario_odyssey_box1.jpg?w=333&h=538&crop&ssl=1

mario_odyssey_box2.jpg?w=333&h=538&crop&ssl=1

https://mynintendonews.com/2017/08/01/nintendo-removes-sombrero-wearing-mario-super-mario-odysseys-box-art/

Mr E · 02-08-2017 7:48pm

It got an E10+ rating by the ESRB in the States. Mario games usually get an E rating (suitable for everyone)

http://nintendoenthusiast.com/blog/2017/08/02/super-mario-odyssey-gets-e10-esrb-rating/

CiDeRmAn · 02-08-2017 8:43pm

Concerning the cover change, it might be some sort of cultural sensitivity thing, though the Mexican themed levels feature heavily in the various videos of MO thus far.
It's an odd one.
I wonder what cover we in Europe will get.

Banjo · 03-08-2017 1:49am

Can't have Mario reminding the yanks of what's on the other side of that giant wall they're building... Although the watery Mario pic won't play well in Europe, too heavy a nod towards the Syrian refugee crisis.

I'd say its more likely that there are 2 "Mario is wearing a hat in a foreign country" pics that don't convey a depth of gameplay and maybe overemphasize the "Mario goes to real world location x" aspect, which was not universally loved at the last reveal/treehouse

CiDeRmAn · 03-08-2017 7:28am

They have definitely missed including "Mario goes to some US red neck backwater"

sligeach · 10-08-2017 4:30pm

https://twitter.com/mario_odysseyJP/status/895400050624413697

Rough translation: "It is "Bouquet of Pac-n-Flower" which Princess Peach caught in Koppa has in hand. It is decorated with "Bouquet's Flower" and Pink ribbon which is cultivated in the forest country. It is a packed flower that Mario attacks when approaching, but is it familiar to Princess Peach ...?"