Kewpuh posted:

wrong

DLC Inc posted:

why is 1k Door hated so much, is it because of the story? I've never played that one but assume that is the case

TFRazorsaw posted:

My issue with a few of the Paper Mario games is that some of them aren't really interested in being Mario games. Like, the original Paper Mario has a nice balance, but while TYYD is objectively good in many respects, it's kind of frustrating how it sends Mario to a place that doesn't feel as much like a Mario world and seems more concerned with its own mythology. Then Super Paper Mario doubles up on it and sends him to an alternate universe of all things and it's a multiverse spanning adventure. It gets to the point where Mario himself feels superfluous in these games - I get that he's a silent protagonist but I think the Mario & Luigi games do a better job of keeping that while also letting the brothers be characters in their own story.

I dunno. I kinda see the logic in the new focus on established Mario characters, because like... they're very basic archetypes at their core, but in the same way the Disney animated staples are. Their characterization is broad enough and they're weirdly simple enough that you can do a surprisingly good amount with them. Too often the first three PM games feel like they want to do something different for the sake of doing something different.

A good example of this is Kammy Koopa. Like, why does Bowser have two Magikoopa characters who are old and get treated like crap? She and Kamek are pratically identical, so why not just use Kamek and let us learn more about Kamek?

I know I'm probably gonna get "lol, story in Mario games" but these are rpgs, so. I think it's worth discussing.

Internet Kraken posted:

I just wish Kamek had something to visually distinguish him from every other magikoopa.

Regy Rusty posted:

Kammy Koopa is better than Kamek

TFRazorsaw posted:

I'm just not really sure how the characters are different at all.

Takoluka posted:

That already came out. Manually update your game.

Fawf posted:

KingSlime posted:

It's cool that I already have an unmanageable backlog even though I've only had this thing for maybe a month

KingSlime posted:

I guess I could finish Golf Story and continue working through BotW but I want the high of a new purchase, drat it! Other candidates include Shovel Knight (which I already beat on 3DS), Stardew Valley (though I'm not feeling a chill game right now), or maybe even Binding of Isaac, cept that once again that sticker price is stupid high. Ahh I also have a lot of Picross S I can work through

Tender Bender posted:

TTYD is ragged on by people who play JRPG's because it has two separate instances of like ten minutes of backtracking.

overdesigned posted:

I finished BotW though. Holy poo poo what a game experience to break in the Switch with. I never had a WiiU so it was brand new. Completely awesome.

Ragequit posted:

I need to find more shrines and climb more towers but God drat does the shrine radar sound annoying.

Tender Bender posted:

TTYD is ragged on by people who play JRPG's because it has two separate instances of like ten minutes of backtracking.

Internet Kraken posted:

Does Stardew Valley have a crop trampling system? I keep noticing some of my crops are vanishing and i can only guess its because I'm accidentally walking on them.


Chapter 4 has you backtrack down the some extremely narrow forest path a minimum of 5 times. I love the game for its writing and art but the design is questionable at times.

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Just got the issue, the cover is of Mario in his wedding outfit, not the one from the Spanish edition posted earlier. Shall we have some bits from the review so we stop talking about whether SS is any good or not? :P

- There are 50-odd capture possibilites. 'It pays close attention to the physics and handling of each of these new forms, making each one enjoyable to command'.

- The transformations 'are not always essential, and in many cases Mario's repertoire is enough to get by, though it's often quicker or easier to make the switch. Sometimes you'll bench Mario for the simple novelty of playing as something else'.

- 'Even leaving Cappy out of the equation, our hero has been furnished with his most expansive moveset to date....it's tempting to say Mario has never felt better in the palms.'

- Portable mode feels a little like a compromise compared to playing with Joy-Cons in separate hands, partly because it can be hard to make out distant targets on the smaller screen. The TV feels like Odyssey's natural home.

- There are a clutch of stage-specific quests that offer more traditional, structured progression but generally you're free to choose what you do next.

- 'Not all activities are created equal but you're never far from a brilliant new idea or a clever twist on an old one'

- Mario's finest ever selection of boss fights.

'The party continues in the postgame too' but no explicit details. There's some kind of spoilery stuff about references to earlier games I won't post here.

- 'There is a lot of BOTW in SMO, from the chance to scout out potential destinations from high above ground, to the way the soundtrack often lets you acclimatise to your surroundings in relative quiet before the stage's theme announces itself. But it's most obvious in the way its environments appeal to your natural curiosity, sights and sounds teasing you away from your present path - and in its sheer volume of diversions.

- 'Link may have more Korok seeds to find than Mario has moons, but not by many.'

- 'Odyssey feels like a true reinvention of the sandbox platformer'

- 'by giving you a broader number of ways to collect moons, it's a game that's more considerate of every type of player'

- 'Peach, for her part, is no damsel in distress and her role expands in the post-game, although not in the way you might expect'.

That covers the main bits really, there's a lot more but it's mainly details about transformations (both character and level). There's also a post-script article comparing the game to Galaxy and Sunshine in how it approaches level design etc

Internet Kraken posted:

Does Stardew Valley have a crop trampling system? I keep noticing some of my crops are vanishing and i can only guess its because I'm accidentally walking on them.

Jonas Albrecht posted:

Peach's expanded role is that she officiates Bowser and Mario's wedding.

Jim Silly-Balls posted:

Where/how/when can I play this demo?

Jim Silly-Balls posted:

Where/how/when can I play this demo?