New ad in Japan https://twitter.com/jordan_amano/status/911210097467998208
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isle delfino!!
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Where?
Aaronrules380
Member
On the map southwest right next to mushroom kingdom
Bottom left corner I think? Next to the mushroom kingdom.
Dagobert Duck
Member
Oh lord...
TheDinoman
Member
https://i.imgur.com/O94tqRB.png
It's the Dolphin shaped island right near the Mushroom Kingdom on the bottom left of the map.
Thought it's one picture in total (ad+map), so didn't see the entirety of the map. Surely hope it's what it looks like now!
Skittzo0413
Member
I'm gonna just believe that's a fun throwback on the world map, not somewhere we can actually travel. For sanity's sake.
So hopefully I'll be pleasantly surprised.
So hopefully I'll be pleasantly surprised.
This game just keeps getting better.
Peach's Castle and Isle Defino? I hope there's a secret Galaxy area too.
TheDinoman
Member
We already know that Peach's Castle is in the game as a level, and it's presumably represented by the Mushroom shaped landmass on the map...that just happens to be located right by Isle Delfino. Nintendo's penning this game as a sucessor to both 64 and Sunshine so I can see there being two throwback levels as tributes to both games.
Skittzo0413
Member
I'd love to succumb to the same hope as you guys but I'm trying to not go insane waiting for October 27th thank you very much!
I really would not be surprised to see throwback levels like that but I'm trying (and failing) to keep my expectations in check
oh god,
first the painting with the M64 looking Peach castle now this? This is not looking good for tampering my expectations
I'm gonna be a killjoy here and say that
the only reason it's on the map is because a map of the Mario world would look off if it wasn't there. I doubt we'll actually go there.
This is great
Jonneh3003
Banned
Man.... Why can't it be October 27th already....
I blame Dan Ryckert.
Aw, that's too bad. Thanks for responding anyway. Interesting about the outfits, we already know some moons can only be found when you're wearing a certain outfit, but it's cool that npcs will notice too.
CharminUltra
Member
WOAH
Hmmm... I don't agree. PartIculary with regard to the first screenshot.
That looks like a beautifully cohesive MARIO level that (other than the camera's perspective) wouldn't look out of place in 3D World.
My theory is that things look kinda anarchic and messy in those levels, which makes some of them look empty, cause o the way the game was designed. It's basically a level designer kingdom here. The more you'll let freedom to level designers, the less you'll have control on how good things look.
The game is a giant sandbox with ideas everywhere, so it probably feels a little disorganized sometimes.
And i agree with that. When i look at the desert level in its whole, i'm like.. What the fuck is this ? Things left and right, doesn't feel like a landscape or anything. But i think that's the way things were done.
The game is a giant sandbox with ideas everywhere, so it probably feels a little disorganized sometimes.
And i agree with that. When i look at the desert level in its whole, i'm like.. What the fuck is this ? Things left and right, doesn't feel like a landscape or anything. But i think that's the way things were done.
PhilipDoesMatter
Member
I have only seen the first trailer. Will go spoiler free to the masterpiece.
Hot Coldman
Banned
Almost definitely just a reference.
I think the levels look better the more you understand their concept.
Take the Sand Kingdom, for example. At first glance it might seem like a random assembly of ideas, but watch anyone play it at length and there's a nice progression from the touristy Day of the Dead-inspired town at the start, to the ancient Egyptian ruins inhabited by Easter Island heads, and the ice caves that lie under the sands. Tostarena lies in the middle of a desert overlooking a canyon, but there's also an oasis nearby, which makes sense since towns generally form around water. Not that you need such logic in a Mario game, mind you, but it's an example of how these sandboxes are thematically strong and thoughtfully designed.
Take the Sand Kingdom, for example. At first glance it might seem like a random assembly of ideas, but watch anyone play it at length and there's a nice progression from the touristy Day of the Dead-inspired town at the start, to the ancient Egyptian ruins inhabited by Easter Island heads, and the ice caves that lie under the sands. Tostarena lies in the middle of a desert overlooking a canyon, but there's also an oasis nearby, which makes sense since towns generally form around water. Not that you need such logic in a Mario game, mind you, but it's an example of how these sandboxes are thematically strong and thoughtfully designed.
The birds in these pictures are not using hats...
Holy moly
This game is everything
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
Wait what the hell are they doing with this game.. shit lol
Linkstrikesback
Member
To be fair,
galaxy two had throwback galaxy and an isle delfino styled level.
Smiles and Cries
Member
just because something is on a map does not mean you can go there guys.
Even Zelda: Breath of the Wild had limits
Even Zelda: Breath of the Wild had limits
Here's the thing:
We've seen a painting of the Mushroom Kingdom that you can jump inside. We already know from previews that jumping into paintings warps you to otherwise inaccessible parts of kingdoms you can visit. Since they bothered to put Mushroom Kingdom on the map, and Mushroom Kingdom appears to be a playable kingdom since there's a painting leading to it, it might also be possible that Isle Delfino is the same.
But yes, it's true, no one here knows for sure.
Smiles and Cries
Member
We are far from knowing
how many of those paintings are in the game and how detailed the areas will be when you get to the other side
as for the globe and map it makes total sense for them to have every location that Mario ever visited in past games it makes the world (Universe) more real having all his journeys represented in some way. But can you go there and revisit all of those places is a lot to ask for in a single game.
I feel if they are not going to detail those areas fully it is going to feel half baked to go there and can't access half of that stuff
it reminds me of Wind Waker and Hyrule Field, you can see it but not access it, nice Easter egg but if you wanted more it was pretty brutal to see something you can really interact with
Whipped up a labelled version of that new map: https://i.imgur.com/2INP0Ws.jpg
Also, seeing the globe in this projection and orientation, I think I see the theme for another unrevealed kingdom:
Also, seeing the globe in this projection and orientation, I think I see the theme for another unrevealed kingdom:
The easternmost continent is shaped like a bat wing. I suspect that will be the more traditional spooky world since Cap Kingdom really doesn't look to suit that role.
TheDinoman
Member
I mean, if they're just putting things on the map as a quick reference to past games and nothing more, where's Dinosaur World/Yoshi's Island from SMW? Where's DK Island? Where's Sarasaland?
Smiles and Cries
Member
what about those games that were just dreams or plays?
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
You havent see the other side of the globe yet. Are you one of the Flat Earth Truthers? Jesus christ yall coming out the woodwork. Gotdamn Kyrie Irving got yall more vocal than chris rock with a megaphone
JershJopstin
Banned
Delfino Plaza + Rico Harbor might work since they're somewhat close together, and would be more comparably sized to the other kingdoms. The way you could see at least one other location from each area in that game was so cool. Man, I'm not expecting it, but how crazy would it be to actually travel directly from area to area on Isle Delfino after all these years?
What about the land under Bubblaine? It honestly looks almost like the continent Africa and it would be otherwise pretty weird to just stick that big landmass under the champagne bottle.
It could be something, but it has no obvious shape to make guesses about. And it's South America. Metro Kingdom is shaped like North America and they're connected by a messed up Central America.
It's interesting to think about how extense the world is(not during gameplay) as they went to Isle Delfino on a private jet.
Dinosaur Land might as well be the kingdom with the T-Rex. DK Island might as well forget it with New Donk City, Sarasaland I'm afraid is not canon on this game.
NeonZ
Member
Does Sarasaland even have an official shape? But, yeah, if they were just throwing random known landmasses there, there's also the Super Mario 3 kingdoms and the Super Mario World map.
The way Mario is conceptualized it's best not to take geography so seriously. This planet was created for this game and its geography takes into account what matters for this game. If it's on this map then it's probably a place you go to, and future games will likely pay no heed to this map. As a cartoony video game Mario lacks real-world limitations in creating the stages the plays are performed on.
I thought the opening to 3D World made it clear that the Spirxie Kingdom is in an alternate dimension.
Regarding Sarasaland nothing beyond the SML artwork and that it's divided in 4 kingdoms.
The SMB3 "lands" I always assumed were neighbouring places to Mushroom Kingdom.
I always assumed it was on like another dimension connected to Mushroom Kingdom.