Super Mario Odyssey

ThunbergsAreGo

Think I have a bug.

Have completed 4 challenges in the snow place but still have a barrier left

Banjo

Just beat the DSotM gauntlet.
Wait a sec, this looks like another arena?
Oh come on the ****!

ThunbergsAreGo

naughtb4 wrote: »

Think I have a bug.

Have completed 4 challenges in the snow place but still have a barrier left

Got it sorted, I had to knock all of the spikey shells off the platform

sligeach

Super Mario Odyssey Producer Is Open To Adding More Downloadable Content To It

Super Mario Odyssey producer Yoshiaki Koizumi:

“There’s a lot of volume (in Super Mario Odyssey),” he explained during the interview. “That was a big focus in development. Give the player tons to do. We pushed ourselves to create as much as we could. I can’t announce anything specifically today, but of course, if there was a really cool idea for us to do, then we would certainly be thinking about DLC.”

http://comicbook.com/gaming/amp/2018/02/12/super-mario-odyssey-producer-talks-dlc-nintendo-switch/

I'm sure SMO is going to get paid for DLC. Look at all the other games that got DLC, MK8, Smash Bros., BOTW, Pokken Tournament, Fire Emblem Warriors , XC2, Hyrule Warriors, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, etc, etc.

I read a headline in the last hour, I think it said that Activision Blizzard made $4 billion from microtransactions last year alone. Nintendo are all over DLC these days and they're not going to let their flagship cash-cow pass by without milking it for all it's worth. The balloon mini-game is just the free appetiser.

earthwormjack

I'd gladly pay for more Odyssey dlc. Nintendo has been on the ball for the most part in regards to paid post launch support.

They haven't really milked any game with sh*tty dlc so far, so don't see it happening here either. Just good additional content will do.

CiDeRmAn

Or, if you are a little less cynical, you might observe the massive amount of content the game already has.
Super Mario Odyssey, that won Game of the Year in Edge, is a complete package as it is.
If significant DLC is on the way why not pay for it, you can the judge of if it's worth it.
And the payment for significant expansions is common across all formats, from World of Warcraft to Dark Souls, so this is not something to be too cynical about, at least not until you see what's on offer and for how much.

Deano7788

Eh, I have no problem with DLC when done right, I just view it as an opportunity to return to a game/world and experience something new. On other consoles, for instance, I don't think anyone could complain about The Witcher 3's DLC packs; there's no way they were cut from the base game or could have been included, and expanded brilliantly upon an already incredible game and world.

Where Nintendo have done DLC, they've generally been fairly worthwhile so far. I absolutely loved the MK 8 DLC, and there was definitely extra development time and expense put into it, so why wouldn't they charge for it?

I wouldn't really view it as milking it at all.

CiDeRmAn

Also, given the ongoing support and expansions to both Arms and Splatoon 2 it's not really their "form" to shortchange the customer.

chrislad

While I was a bit disappointed by the Zelda DLC, but that said I would have been happy to pay 80 for the core game sans the DLC so I definitely got my value, I would more than welcome more Mario DLC, as long as it's level/story content. I don't really have much interest in the balloon games or online stuff.

sligeach

MK8 is always cited as the great example of DLC done right, and it was, it was brilliant and fairly priced. But that was Nintendo's first foray into DLC, they had to make a great first impression.

However, since then I don't think some of their pricing has been great on DLC. Smash Bros. DLC was all over the show, crazy expensive. The DLC which was a fraction of the main game was more than twice as expensive as the game with no all-in-one package.

BOTW was €20, charged us before even telling us properly what was in it. I don't think overall it was worth it. Much of it should have been in the game for free. They reused existing assets and mixed stuff up. They didn't really add anything, with the odd exception, the motorcycle. The costumes were useless the Korok Mask.

XC2 to me seems to me like, this is how far your €60 goes and if you want our last year of development you've to pay us extra.

I didn't use the cash-cow/milking analogy right. I just meant I'm sure Nintendo won't pass up the opportunity to get some more money out of the game. Yes, the game is worth the asking price, I don't see the majority of DLC being value for money though.

CastorTroy

If not worth it then no need to buy it. Not aimed at you sligeach but people who do complain about DLC should just not buy it.
The most famous example is horse armour. Yet bet people still bought it.

True, the second part of Zelda DLC probably wasn't what most expected from being told it included story expansion. I still haven't bought it yet.
But at least they do tend to say what type of content is going to be included instead of just saying a season pass with no details. Then that season pass turns out to be costumes or 5 minute missions and little else and people get upset having spent the money.
I usually only buy DLC after playing the game or after the DLC is actually released, unless I'm getting the GOTY which has the content included.

I just don't understand why people have to buy things before they're actually released. Same as preorders. I understand maybe for a console which will likely sell out, but I don't understand games at full price (pricing errors or Price Promise can be a reason). I'll admit I preordered a game before but that was more to be sure they would have the game in the shop since it was a time when Nintendo wasn't being stocked too well. But for games like FIFA or digital games, I don't get it. But I'm old and not a massive gamer.

wheresmahbombs

Currently tackling the post-game with 279+ moons.

IIGeminiII

Gotta say I have mixed feelings about the game. I felt the art direction was all over the place and didn't really come to together very well. Almost seemed rushed, which is a weird thing to say about a Mario game. Not a graphics head, but artistic direction is important, and some levels were truly beautiful, whereas others seemed very lazy, to me at least. When I think of beautiful art direction from Nintendo I think of Windwaker for example, or the new Zelda.

Buying items from humanoids who looked like they'd been pulled from an early 2000's Sims game is one example that just felt off to me. Although Loved New Donk city. No problem with them mixing it up.

No doubt there is so much more to discover with this game, but I expect I'll be trading it in for Dark Souls.

wheresmahbombs

I still can't believe I only got to the Wooded Kingdom boss today, several moons and weeks after beating the main story.

sligeach

Balloon World will be available on Friday it seems. It'll likely be announced in the European eShop weekly update PR tomorrow.

23rd February, 2018 – Starting today, players can download a free update for Super Mario Odyssey that adds a new mini-game called Balloon World, a range of new outfits for Mario, and two new filters for use when capturing images in Snapshot Mode.

Once players download the free update and complete the main story, Balloon World will become available, and players just have to find Luigi in each Kingdom and speak with him to get started. In “Hide It” mode, players have a limited amount of time to hide a balloon, while in “Find It” mode, players have the same period of time to locate balloons hidden by other players from around the world. Creative use of captures is key to success! Whether players are hiding balloons or finding them, their Rank will go up based on their high score. While playing Balloon World, the atmosphere will change for each kingdom: for example, it might be raining in New Donk City, or the sun might be setting in Tostarena.

Also included in the update are a range of new outfits and Snapshot filters designed to give Mario a whole new look. The Sunshine, Musician and Knight Armor outfits have now been added and will be available in the shop after players finish the main story. There are also two new Snapshot Mode filters: Coin and Neon. Try using them to capture all sorts of fun new moments. More new outfits are planned to be added, so stay tuned to the Nintendo Australia Twitter account for more information.

A free update for Super Mario Odyssey that includes a new mini-game called Balloon World and a range of new outfits and Snapshot filters is available to download now. More new outfits are planned to be added, so stay tuned to the Nintendo Australia Twitter account for more information.

https://www.nintendo.com.au/luigis-balloon-world-makes-it-wondrous-debut

I think Nintendo have closed the link as the PR was probably released too early.

Tipsy McSwagger

For me the story is just the trial and then the real game begins. Have around 600 moons and the game just gets better and better. It's a masterpiece.

wheresmahbombs

The Balloon World update is live!

Star Lord

One else been playing Balloon World? Quite enjoying it, for now it is keeping me coming back!

Some of my codes, if anyone wants to try them:

Mushroom Kingdom:
000 TXB RX7

Wooded Kingdom:
007 LYK 8MK

Metro Kingdom:
007 KIB 2KC

Bowser's Kingdom:
007 2J1 PH9

wheresmahbombs

Finally reached 9999 coins earlier. I also have 460+ moons as of now.

blockfighter

Jumped back into this at the weekend to check out the update. The balloon game is a handy way of getting extra coins for doing very little.
Ended up getting pulled back into the main game and have picked up about 50 more moons. Un locked the first of the end game bonus levels as I'm up to about 280 moons now.
Forgot how fun the game was.

wheresmahbombs

I have reached the

final frontier: the Darker Side of the Moon.
2 failed attempts to conquer this frontier have been made.

Frustration and impatience ensued. This impatience led to a break, and the mission will continue soon.

Molly

I spent a lot more time on some of the

dark side moons(perfect long jump bullet bill, and trying to get past the second segment of the no motorcycle moons) than the darker side moon. The difficulty of darker side was over rated. Most challenging part was the lift with the hedgehogs.

wheresmahbombs

The final frontier has finally been conquered.

What an endgame we got.

Tipsy McSwagger

Have over 700 moons

wheresmahbombs

503 so far.

blockfighter

Don't think I'll ever collect them all. If i get over 500 I'll be pretty happy.

Bob24

blockfighter wrote: »

Don't think I'll ever collect them all. If i get over 500 I'll be pretty happy.

I don't know where you are in the game, but FYI once you finish the main campaign there are quite many new potential moons made available (in various ways I won't explain not to spoil it).

So if you're like me and your target is to try and get half the moons in each kingdom before moving on to the next one with an idea that it will lead to having 500 when you finish the campaign, you might realise you were actually doing much better than you thought (but that the game is much longer than you expected!).

blockfighter

Bob24 wrote: »

I don't know where you are in the game, but FYI once you finish the main campaign there are quite many new potential moons made available (in various ways I won't explain not to spoil it).

So if you're like me and your target is to try and get half the moons in each kingdom before moving on to the next one with an idea that it will lead to having 500 when you finish the campaign, you might realise you were actually doing much better than you thought (but that the game is much longer than you expected!).

I finished the main story and un locked the first of the bonus levels after i reached 250 moons. Currently on about 300 moons or so.
Finished the campaign with about 170 moons.
As soon as i had collected enough to move on to the next world i generally did just that.
If i get to 500 I'll be surprised. It's fun to dip in to this game every so often though so who knows what I'll finish up on.

Headshot

Finally finished the main story tonight

What a bloody brilliant game. I especially loved how it plays homage to it's roots. Those were some of my favour parts of the game.

Asus X540L

Finally finished it (Got it on release last Sep or Oct)

Finished with about 420 moons but I'm realizing now there's an insane amount of post game content.

The mushroom kingdom looks huge and there's also the dark side of the moon. (and probbaly loads of other areas)

I had a bash off two "boss plus" paintings in Mushroom kingdom (love the 64 homage) and got pwned badly!

Asus X540L

What the hell is up with being able to buy as many moons as you want post game?

So that mean any plonker can get 1000 moons?

Ol' Donie

What's the craic with the moons you buy in the shop?

You seem to be able to buy loads, do they replace ones you have to collect? Like buying them instead of finding them?

RobertFoster

There's 880 moons to collect in world by playing. To get to the maximum 999 moons (for completionist sake) you only need to buy the remaining 119 moons, but you can buy more than that if you're having difficulty unlocking moons by playing. Buying more than 119 doesn't make any of the 880 unattainable, so you can still find them if you overbuy.

WithTheRanks

I've gotten all the moons other than darker side and some of the minigame ones. I'd kind of like to 100% the game, but I don't find the harder jump rope etc very fun to do and it feels stupid not having fun just to get a number up. I'll probably keep tapping away at the darker side and then put it down after that.

wheresmahbombs

I've bought most of the shop moons and currently I have at least 605 moons.

sligeach

A couple of Tweets showing and explaining how music was composed for Super Mario Odyssey.

https://twitter.com/SuperMario_UK/status/983660872814989312

https://twitter.com/SuperMario_UK/status/984023260986683392

CiDeRmAn

A tin whistle for an exotic sound, it's Irish trad!

CastorTroy

sligeach

NEW Costume in Super Mario Odyssey! Topper the Broodal Hat & Suit

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

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

Doctor Nick

About to pick up the Switch and SMO in Argos. Does anyone know if the game has download code or a cartridge? Really don't want to waste money on a code.

nairy hipples

Doctor Nick wrote: »

About to pick up the Switch and SMO in Argos. Does anyone know if the game has download code or a cartridge? Really don't want to waste money on a code.

If you're buying the SMO Red Switch bundle it unfortunately comes with a code and not a cart.

Unless Argos made up their own bundle?

Doctor Nick

Nah I'm buying both separately (tho SMO is €35*instead of €50). So it should be a cartridge? Sound.

Bob24

How did people on this thread find the darker side of the moon? I must have maid 10 attempts and while there is some progress the combination a many sections for each of which you can easily screw up but with limited number of power hearts between those sections makes it quite hard from me.

Bob24

Bob24 wrote: »

How did people on this thread find the darker side of the moon? I must have maid 10 attempts and while there is some progress the combination a many sequences for each of which you can easily screw up but with limited number of power hearts between those sections makes it quite hard from me.

Yeah, that was really tough. Without perseverance and my sheer determination*, I never would have made it through.

* Assist Mode

iamtony

Bob24 wrote: »

How did people on this thread find the darker side of the moon? I must have maid 10 attempts and while there is some progress the combination a many sequences for each of which you can easily screw up but with limited number of power hearts between those sections makes it quite hard from me.

https://twitter.com/iamtonyfarrell/status/955920951622877184?s=19

That's a section of me playing it. It's hard but doable. 10 tries is nothing. Maybe 100 is more realistic. My favourite level in the game by far. Very satisfying completing it. Keep at it!

iamtony

Deleted User wrote: »

Yeah, that was really tough. Without perseverance and my sheer determination*, I never would have made it through.

* Assist Mode

#neveruseassist

Bob24

iamtony wrote: »

https://twitter.com/iamtonyfarrell/status/955920951622877184?s=19

That's a section of me playing it. It's hard but doable. 10 tries is nothing. Maybe 100 is more realistic. My favourite level in the game by far. Very satisfying completing it. Keep at it!

Yeah it seems like it’s a matter of practising each part until you know it well and have figured out how to react to each obstacle. What makes it hard is that you have to start all over again any time you screw up which makes progress very slow and requires full focus at all times! (I have more or less mastered the parts in the video as well as the next 2, but i need to focus not to screw them up).

But yeah it is a cool challenging plateforming level!

Bob24

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Yeah, that was really tough. Without perseverance and my sheer determination*, I never would have made it through.

* Assist Mode

Ahhh I don’t even know what assist mode does and don’t want to find out*!

* unless maybe I’m still still on that level after a few more hours trying to complete it :-)

wheresmahbombs

Bob24 wrote: »

How did people on this thread find the darker side of the moon? I must have maid 10 attempts and while there is some progress the combination a many sections for each of which you can easily screw up but with limited number of power hearts between those sections makes it quite hard from me.

The lack of checkpoints made it a tad more difficult.

Turtwig

The amazing thing about it is though is that once you beat it you know you can beat it again, and again, and again. It almost starts to seem easy.

On that note, there is a very poignant moment I thought anyway, from a character in the game, when you do you beat it.