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Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars | OT | another NeoGAF thread about tipping!
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TheSlySoul
Member
Anyone willing to split the game cost? I just want the Wii U version.
Edit: Bought the Wii U version. Selling the 3DS version for $10 Amazon credit.
Edit: Bought the Wii U version. Selling the 3DS version for $10 Amazon credit.
evilromero
Member
That Dtoid review really cooled my jets. I already know exactly what they're describing. You don't feel like you're actually having fun but rather just doing things without feeling any sense of accomplishment. It's disappointing to me because I was looking forward to some like this since I haven't played this style of M vs DK since the first one came out (well, second game in the series but you get me).
I also wish the Nintendo would return the series to its DK 94 roots.
I also wish the Nintendo would return the series to its DK 94 roots.
No thread is complete without the " Look at the lowest score review to stop me from buying the game" poster.
GodParticle
Member
I thought it was Tripping Stars at first glance
So you were really looking forward to this kind of game, you know what it's like and that you enjoy the style, but one reviewer didn't enjoy it so you're out? This is why I don't generally even read reviews, and when I do, it's to see technical aspects of a game or see if it's buggy, etc.
TheSlySoul
Member
Played World 1, 2 Bonus Levels, and a custom level. This game is great. Much more fun than Kirby and the Rainbow Curse.
March 20.
TheMoon
Member
date's in the OP.
TheSlySoul
Member
Seems the best way to earn stars is make/complete levels.
I like this...
Edit: I added people in this thread. I want stars to make some awesome levels.
I like this...
Edit: I added people in this thread. I want stars to make some awesome levels.
cloudstrife
Member
To access my Mario vs DK stage, follow me on Miiverse (NNID: SoraGoku) and then filter search results in game and select my stage titled "Tough Love". Thank you.
I had a blast with Kirby so I'm happy to hear this.
TheSlySoul
Member
Yeah each world adds a gimmick like world 2 is springs, 3 is converter belts, and 4 is pipes.
Pipe puzzles are trippy.
esmith08734
Member
PM sent.
TheSlySoul
Member
Sounds good. Do not leave me hanging, I want to play some more!
Edit: Now back to playing 4-2.
Mega Man's Electric Sheep
Member
I made a level that I like quite a bit called "Tail Donkey". If you need my NNID to find it, it's electric-sheep. Let me know what you think!
balladofwindfishes
Member
Wait for what? Nintendo doesn't really consistently lower their prices or put them on sale often.
Incitemaybe
Member
The miiverse for this game is hilarious, on a lot of posts there's some random kid asking to have a free code :/
Exactly my thought too. No thanks 20 bucks for an eshoo title.
Speaking of which get dr luigi on disc Nintendo.
JohnTinker
Limbaugh Parrot
3-8 just owned me getting all 3 stars. Goodness gracious
evilromero
Member
The review seems completely reasonable to me. I played the original MvDK2 extensively back when it released and thought ten years later a sequel may be worth a look but reading the review put things in perspective. Nothing unreasonable there. It's just a game after all. Maybe another factor was the $20 price. I see the other Mario vs games are half that on the 3DS e-shop so I feel like I'm being forced to buy both the Wii U and 3DS version in a sense.
Metallix87
Member
I'm not surprised. This version of the formula has gotten a bit stale given it's overuse on the DS. I wish they had either gone back to the original GBA game or perhaps followed up on the 3DS game Mario & Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move. Still, I'll probably go in for this one sooner or later, gift the 3DS code to my godson, and play the game on my Wii U, because the formula is fun, even if tired.
Y'know, Green Slime, just because I call you pops sometimes jokingly doesn't make me technically your godson (but I'm really flattered).
TheSlySoul
Member
Finally done with my level.
I agree with GamesRadar's 4/5. Having fun.
I agree with GamesRadar's 4/5. Having fun.
Eh, I don't know. I was really turned off with this. Hate to be a stick in the mud, but it really bummed me out.
They're pretty close to identical, some of the levels have minor layout changes on 3DS because they wanted to keep them on an unscrolling screen or whatever, there also might be some slight behavior differences in custom levels between versions (I'm not clear on any specifics.) There's no 3D and the top screen/TV just shows a full view of the level, which is obviously going to be far more clear on the TV.
Overall the Wii U version is nicer because of the better graphics, but the 3DS version pulls ahead in portability. You really can't go wrong either way.
Wait, there are some differences in layout?
I might play through both after all. Started the 3DS version on break at work and I'm digging it, outside of the whole "it's basically an amalgam of ideas left over from Mini-Land Mayhem."
They don't affect the solutions to the puzzles, but the 3DS levels are modified for space constraints. Here's a video showing some side-by-side comparisons. http://youtu.be/J5w9_SmZnu4
So far it's mostly the same themes and mechanics as Mini-Land Mayhem, so it's not really unfair to be drawing comparisons to that, is it?
I like it, but it's hard to deny that it feels like it's an extension of the ideas from that game rather than its own thing opposed to its kin in Minis March Again or Minis on the Move.
Interesting. Looks like as a result the stages play much faster on the 3DS version and that might make it less of a slog on the later levels.
TheMoon
Member
It's an easy victim for lazy reviews. It's not "exciting" and just refines/updates a proven concept from a few years ago in a safe, "small" game. Assign review to someone who doesn't particularly care in the first place and there you go. Another reason why most reviews are simply useless.
Anyway, I'm still excited to pick up my PAL copy in a few weeks.
TheSlySoul
Member
Yeah, it is a bit terrible Call of Duty can do this and get good reviews but when Nintendo does it, they get 5/10.
The reviewers are totally ignoring the workshop and community stuff which is unique.
Example: http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2
Game is not innovative, but fun ... 9/10.
AzureTranquility95
Banned
No retail release, no buy, Nintendo. Shame, would have liked a successor to Mini-land Mayhem!, which I'd argue is the best entry in the entire series. Mario VS DK on the GBA was good, but it was basically a slightly weaker retread of the already remarkable Donkey Kong 1994. At least Mini-Land Mayhem! is its own thing entirely.
TheSlySoul
Member
You can replay levels once per day to get stars. So you can save levels you know solutions to.
TheMoon
Member
They were ignoring it because it wasn't live yet when they wrote their reviews. They just posted their reviews as soon as the embargo dropped.
TheSlySoul
Member
That is pretty crap honestly. Glad Kotaku took a stance against it.
TheMoon
Member
Full disclosure: I haven't read any review. Don't know if any of them mentioned that. (I only know Nintendolife or someone else held off on it for that reason).
Calamari41
41 > 38
I haven't played a Mario vs. Donkey Kong game since the first one, and I'm really enjoying this so far. I've actually spent most of my time playing user created levels, which bodes well for the potential longevity of the game. As long as people keep making content, I can see myself going back to this game every now and then for a long time.
Calamari41
41 > 38
When you buy the game on the eShop, it gives you the code on the "purchase confirmed" screen. It does store the code for you too, somewhere in the options... maybe in the previous downloads or something. I forget exactly. But on that same "purchase confirmed" screen, it tells you exactly where it's stored.