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[Rufuscrim]

Outlets are going to have Game of the Year fights pitting Zelda against Mario.

What a glorious time to be alive.

 

[HonMirin]

Now you have my curiosity.

Mine too...

Also from the Edge review: there are nearly as many moons in Odyssey as there are Korok seeds in BOTW.

butwhy.gif

 

[LordOcidax]

The thing is, I do believe there is a bias for some of their franchises but I also think that bias is earned because of how spectacular most of these games tend to be.

So maybe a 9 jumps to a 10 because it's got Mario in it, at least for some.

But really, who cares?

The game is fantastic regardless of the numerical score and these numbers are just fodder for message boards and forums.

Thats not true at all....

 

[Aters]

Gameplay and presentation wise? Yes. Story, character and pacing wise? Hell no.

For me Persona 5 is better than Persona 4 in every way except presentation. I prefer P4's simplicity. P4's story in particular, I can't remember a damn thing about it.

 

[usp84]

Nice I don't think I have played a Mario since Super Mario Bros 3 but now with the Switch I am really excited for this

 

[Power Shot]

I'm not interested in trolling this discussion, and I certainly think SMO is going to be a fun game that I really want to play.

However, I'm still reserving judgement on the game until more reviews arrive, or I play it myself. EDGE got an exclusive to release SMO's first review and delayed their release to accommodate said embargo. Does anyone really think a review released like that will be anything less than stellar? It's just a little fishy, is all.

 

[zsynqx]

Okay fine, I'm buying a switch.

 

[Undead Fantasy]

Okay fine, I'm buying a switch.

Same.

Hopefully I can get one this week.

 

[TNH853]

 

[Imp the Dimp]

Can't wait for this and I'm happy to see this socre. I find the salt in this thread bizarre tbh. EDGE's 10/10 list is composed of amazing games save maybe 2 or 3 games which makes for a better list than most other publications have to offer.

 

[watershed]

EDGE 10/10 Games so far.

Super Mario 64 (1996)
Gran Turismo (1997)
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998)
Halo: Combat Evolved (2001)
Half-Life 2 (2004)
Halo 3 (2007)
The Orange Box (2007)
Super Mario Galaxy (2007)
Grand Theft Auto IV (2008)
LittleBigPlanet (2008)
Bayonetta (2009)
Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010)
Rock Band 3 (2010)
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (2011)
The Last of Us (2013)
Grand Theft Auto V (2013)
Bayonetta 2 (2014)
Bloodborne (2015)
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017)
Super Mario Odyssey (2017)

That's a pretty damn fine list of great games, for the most part. Nearly hall of fame type company.

 

[Timbuktu]

Outlets are going to have Game of the Year fights pitting Zelda against Mario.

What a glorious time to be alive.

Those two will split the Nintendo vote.

 

[Makonero]

should be the switch symbol in the middle

and link should have characters from splatoon 2, arms, etc. around him

 

[xxracerxx]

This is going to be the GOAT, isn't it?

There are so many to chose from. What a fantastic year for gaming.

 

[peanutbutterlatte]

93 is too high for TW3.

Way too high. But that’s our opinion. And that’s okay.

 

[marc^o^]

Zelda I'd be surprised if it makes it to 10m. The Zelda series simply has a lower ceiling than Mario, which will get there unless switch sales collapse suddenly in Jan 2018.

Zelda still has an insane attach rate (80% in France after 6 months ; #2 best selling game in October on Amazon.com). Knowing the DLC will most likely generate lots of buzz in the holiday season, and that Switch is poised to sell few dozens of millions, I'm convinced 10 millions will be achieved.

 

[CharminUltra]

 

[RagnarokX]

We'll agree to disagree.
Found it too boring and annoying to play to even finish it.

Zelda was in a rut for a decade till ALBW and BOTW thankfully came along.

Best dungeons in the series and great story; areas BotW does very poorly in comparison.

The real issue with that list is 3D World being snubbed

 

[Flintty]

Does anyone really think a review released like that will be anything less than stellar? It's just a little fishy, is all.

Come on, this is Edge. Not a click bait web reviewer.

 

[Bloodporne]

We in there?

I'm apparently such a dude that my first thought was not "what the fuck?" but "I really hope it drives over her boobs fuck yea".

 

[boiled goose]

One of the more embarrassing posts that I have seen on here. Sheesh.

If it's not a joke post then wow.

 

[clem84]

The 'no life meter' thing had me worried to be honest. Apparently it's a non issue.

Can't wait to play this.

 

[Dark Cloud]

I'm not interested in trolling this discussion, and I certainly think SMO is going to be a fun game that I really want to play.

However, I'm still reserving judgement on the game until more reviews arrive, or I play it myself. EDGE got an exclusive to release SMO's first review and delayed their release to accommodate said embargo. Does anyone really think a review released like that will be anything less than stellar? It's just a little fishy, is all.

There's nothing fishy.

 

[Bill R Boggess]

Thats not true at all....

I'm not sure why that notion strikes you as improbable.

Hell, I'll readily admit to being biased towards certain franchises but again, that comes with the fact that they have earned that bias by being fantastic.

I EXPECT Mario to earn these scores - anything less than a 9 or a 10 would floor me.

If anything, it's a testament to how consistently great this series has been.

 

[Ristifer]

Nice I don't think I have played a Mario since Super Mario Bros 3 but now with the Switch I am really excited for this

Damn, really? You've missed out.

 

[Deku Tree]

I am so hyped for Mario Odyssey. Hard to believe that Nintendo has given us two GotG in 2017 on Switch.

 

[KingV]

Zelda I'd be surprised if it makes it to 10m. The Zelda series simply has a lower ceiling than Mario, which will get there unless switch sales collapse suddenly in Jan 2018.

Of course we can’t know what the future holds, but I saw that at the end of April Botw had already sold 3.8 million copies.

Honestly, I think it’s probably going to smash 10 million over the next 5 years or so.

 

[cyba89]

Can't wait for the first reviewer giving this game less than a 9 to get torn apart in the review thread.

 

[Dark Cloud]

I'm not sure why that notion strikes you as improbable.

Hell, I'll readily admit to being biased towards certain franchises but again, that comes with the fact that they have earned that bias by being fantastic.

I EXPECT Mario to earn these scores - anything less than a 9 or a 10 would floor me.

If anything, it's a testament to how consistently great this series has been.

Mario games have higher expectations, which put them under a more critical scope. Some of you can't comprehend this still.

 

[Aaron D.]

Review threads bring out the strangest behaviour from other users.

Yeah, between the genuine salt on one end and the smug indignation on the other it really is an entertaining read.

God I love popcorn threads.

 

[usp84]

Damn, really? You've missed out.

I probably missed out another hundred good games besides Mario ones.

Oh well what can you do

 

[Always-honest]

Holy shit.. got to get me one of them Switches..

 

[muteki]

We in there?

There must be some universal internet law that states whenever an animated gif gets to the punchline that the person holding the camera has to start shaking like a madman.

 

[Bloodporne]

Nice I don't think I have played a Mario since Super Mario Bros 3 but now with the Switch I am really excited for this

How did this happen??? I'm actually seriously intrigued how you managed to go this long without even accidentally playing a Mario title!?

 

[Chessr]

EDGE 10/10 Games so far.

Super Mario 64 (1996)
Gran Turismo (1997)
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998)
Halo: Combat Evolved (2001)
Half-Life 2 (2004)
Halo 3 (2007)
The Orange Box (2007)
Super Mario Galaxy (2007)
Grand Theft Auto IV (2008)
LittleBigPlanet (2008)
Bayonetta (2009)
Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010)
Rock Band 3 (2010)
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (2011)
The Last of Us (2013)
Grand Theft Auto V (2013)
Bayonetta 2 (2014)
Bloodborne (2015)
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017)
Super Mario Odyssey (2017)

Halo: Combat Evolved (2001) nope
Halo 3 (2007) nope
The Orange Box (2007) nah
Grand Theft Auto IV (2008) NO
LittleBigPlanet (2008) NO
Rock Band 3 (2010) NO
The Last of Us (2013) NO

Grand Theft Auto V (2013) (not my fav game but can see why.)
Bloodborne (2015) (have not played but dont look like a 10/10f or me)

so 11/20 belongs there imo

 

[Skittzo0413]

People getting a bit too surprised of two 10/10 games in the first year of a console. Wii had Zelda TP and Mario Galaxy in this first year both got some of the highest scores around, tons of 10/10 from loads of sites. And it had Metroid Prime 3 which is better than any third game the switch has right now.

To me TP is better than BOTW and I would be surprised if Odyssey is better than Galaxy, but we shall see.

I don't know if I'd put it ahead of MP3 but Mario + Rabbids is an incredibly good third game. And it will be getting Xenoblade 2 which people seem to be excited for.

The 'no life meter' thing had me worried to be honest. Apparently it's a non issue.

Can't wait to play this.

What "no life meter" thing? There is a life meter, we've seen it several times.

EDIT: Oh, unless you mean lives? I think it's a good thing they got rid of lives, the penalty for dying is now subtracting coins. Lives are kinda an outdated concept for non-arcade games IMO.

 

[Boy Wander]

I'm not interested in trolling this discussion, and I certainly think SMO is going to be a fun game that I really want to play.

However, I'm still reserving judgement on the game until more reviews arrive, or I play it myself. EDGE got an exclusive to release SMO's first review and delayed their release to accommodate said embargo. Does anyone really think a review released like that will be anything less than stellar? It's just a little fishy, is all.

EDGE has always had a good relationship with Nintendo and that's precisely why they get these types of exclusives. They have a track record for journalistic integrity and are probably one of a handful if not the only foreign print magazine to have that kind of access. If you choose to believe that the relationship is built on a foundation of access for good reviews then I think you're overestimating the clout EDGE has. They're very well respected in the industry but let's not pretend that EDGE giving BOTW or Odyssey a 8 would have any material impact on sales.

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

There are so many to chose from. What a fantastic year for gaming.

But SMO will be the goat

 

[Bill R Boggess]

Mario games have higher expectations, which put them under a more critical scope. Some of you can't comprehend this still.

That's not how bias works.

Also, I'm not making the claim that this game is getting undeserved scores. I'm simply pointing out that some franchises enjoy a presumption of quality based on their past track record, which isn't slander or derision.

It's a compliment.

Mario games tend to be fantastic.

This game will likely be fantastic.

Also, it's not just Nintendo franchises that enjoy this type of treatment by the gaming community.

Not by a long shot.

 

[RedlineRonin]

Same.

Hopefully I can get one this week.

I was genuinely surprised, maybe because I haven't been paying attention, and just assumed they're still really hard to find, but when I was preordering the mario bundle, i looked on BBY and they're both available at pretty much every store in my area, gray and neon.

is it like that everywhere?

 

[Ctlead]

Unfortunately Persona 5 is not at the same level of Persona 4, any fan can tell you that.

P5 is better than P4...

 

[usp84]

How did this happen??? I'm actually seriously intrigued how you managed to go this long without even accidentally playing a Mario title!?

Because the last Nintendo console I owned was the SNES, then I had a PS1 and after that just a PC for years until I got a PS3.

So it just happened

 

[piccio_ssl]

2017 keeps delivering
Two weeks!

 

[KooopaKid]

I wonder if it's going to beat SMG and SMG2, would be quite a feat if so.

 

[Ikuu]

Of course they did, like they've done for the past 2 lol.

 

[Imp the Dimp]

P5 is better than P4...

It really, really isn't.

 

[redcrayon]

I'm not interested in trolling this discussion, and I certainly think SMO is going to be a fun game that I really want to play.

However, I'm still reserving judgement on the game until more reviews arrive, or I play it myself. EDGE got an exclusive to release SMO's first review and delayed their release to accommodate said embargo. Does anyone really think a review released like that will be anything less than stellar? It's just a little fishy, is all.

It's not like a Mario 3D platformer receiving top marks is unprecedented. Sure, lets see what other reviews say, but I think it's unlikely Edge is going to be a suspiciously wild outlier.

 

[funo]

shamelessly stolen from Nibel's Twitter

can't wait for the game, regardless of review scores

 

[Power Shot]

EDGE has always had a good relationship with Nintendo and that's precisely why they get these types of exclusives. They have a track record for journalistic integrity and are probably one of a handful if not the only foreign print magazine to have that kind of access. If you choose to believe that the relationship is built on a foundation of access for good reviews then I think you're overestimating the clout EDGE has. They're very well respected in the industry but let's not pretend that EDGE giving BOTW or Odyssey a 8 would have any material impact on sales.

You're right, an 8 likely wouldn't have any impact on sales for the game. I'm not necessarily trying to cast doubt on journalistic integrity from EDGE, but (if I might expand on my original, somewhat vague, argument) giving the game a 10 as its first official review has created a narrative about the game's quality. All I'm advising is caution. In all likelihood, SMO earned that 10 fair and square (and I certainly hope that's the case). But I've been watching the video game reviews industry change for the worse in the last couple of years and it makes me a bit nervous.

 

[Hazu]

I'm not interested in trolling this discussion, and I certainly think SMO is going to be a fun game that I really want to play.

However, I'm still reserving judgement on the game until more reviews arrive, or I play it myself. EDGE got an exclusive to release SMO's first review and delayed their release to accommodate said embargo. Does anyone really think a review released like that will be anything less than stellar? It's just a little fishy, is all.

Tell me which 10/10 game do not belong on that list please.