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[JordanN]

I believe the current record-holder is Ayane in Ninja Gaiden 3.

She's not actually the highest.

The vehicles in Forza 4 had LOD's up to a million. The clown = cartoon clown which isn't exactly hard to smooth out.

Edit: I don't even think it's the geometry giving that appearance. It's the uniform lighting that makes it look like smoothing groups. It's the same fakery current gen has been doing (i.e normal maps).

 

[Roo]

I dunno, I think he just didn't know what he was doing. He stops trying after the rep tells him he's messing things up, then the rep solves it for them.

Didn't know that.
Doesn't change the fact that they suck at these games.
Same goes for Eurogamer and other "journalists"

 

[Exile20]

Super Mario 3D World - Sunset Title Screen

 

[D-e-f-]

Super Mario 3D World - Sunset Title Screen

I hate how they are spoiling all the neat little bits

 

[Sora_N]

Neko peach better

 

[Brianimaniac]

I hate how they are spoiling all the neat little bits

Obviously not if you're hanging around in media threads two weeks before release.

 

[Exile20]

Super Mario 3D World - Rainy Day Title Screen

 

[Astral Dog]

Super Mario 3D World - Sunset Title Screen

I dont know, that title screen looks almost too easy to me :/

 

[D-e-f-]

I dont know, that title screen looks almost too easy to me :/

And it's so short. Ugh.

Obviously not if you're hanging around in media threads two weeks before release.

I'm more annoyed that the channel that posted the video is one I'm subscribed to and their thumbnail spoiled a lot of those little surprises already.

 

[Mango The Magician]

Super Mario 3D World - Rainy Day Title Screen

I'm pretty confident this is the best game of the year, the title screen alone looks great.

 

[Lijik]

I'm seriously digging all of the new enemy designs. These cloud fellows, the metal jester, the lava rocks, the long-necked birds, the rats, the ants, the Soviet Whomps, etc. This is the huge infusion of new iconography the series needed. Something new for everything old!

I do too, they look like a modernized version of 1930s cartoons. Especially the Jester!

 

[Albo]

I dont know, that title screen looks almost too easy to me :/

Needs more emotions

 

[paradox121]

I do too, they look like a modernized version of 1930s cartoons. Especially the Jester!

Thats what it reminds me of! Been bugging me for me days. Got a total Steamboat Willie vibe to it, not sure why.

 

[Vecks]

They catified everything! Looks amaziiiing.

 

[The Awesomest]

The fire versions should just use main character color and white, not red

It's a reference to her original SMB dress.

 

[ZedIndyLil]

I'm not saying anything new, but I've come to believe that this game has the staggering creativity of Nintendo's classics including Galaxy, but within a format that they clearly think is more broadly accessible than Galaxy. I think this is going to be a ton of fun.

 

[Seik]

Holy shit this game looks soooo fucking goooooooood, my god!!!! :O

The more I see the more I'm impressed, I'm sure it'll be even better in motion.

 

[Kodiak]

This is basically the sequel to my GOTY 2012, favorite game on 3DS and probably the best game Nintendo has made in the past five years. Even better than SMG2 thanks to tighetr controls / no waggle. Could not be more excited.

 

[eyeball_kid]

Rather impressed by what I'm seeing here. Maybe not enough to buy a Wii U for one game, but hats off to Nintendo for doing something fresh with SMB.

 

[plank]

The fire versions should just use main character color and white, not red

Peach might still seem like she doesn't have a fire flower and that's already toads color when he's small.

 

[Teknoman]

Crazy that fry guy came back and with feet.

 

[BowieZ]

Crazy that fry guy came back

what??

 

[Neiteio]

Super Mario 3D World - Rainy Day Title Screen

Amazing. They realized the rainy bits leading up to Bowser in 3D Land were incredibly atmospheric and immersive (not just "for a Mario title," but any title), and they've ramped it up nicely here. Me likey!

 

[H_Prestige]

Posted? Mario Kart level:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLC2zEcvZ68

 

[Khalifa Jayy]

This is for WiiU, right? Damn those in-game shots look ROUGH.

 

[jts]

Okay, unsubscribing.

Time for media blackout.

 

[ash_ag]

Posted? Mario Kart level:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLC2zEcvZ68

Lovely. Amazing idea.

This game's lighting is top-notch. Really takes 3D Land's majestic use of vivid colours to a whole new level. Some slight updates on Mario and co.'s design is also noticeable. There appears to be a throwback to the late 80's designs and it's very, very pleasant.

 

[OmegaDL50]

Bullet Bill train in the background with Bullet Bill cats, fuck yeah.

CAT. BULLET. BILL

I've noticed there is also Cat Goombas.

I've just wondered if this was a mechanic in which enemies could steal power ups or something but seeing how there is another cat bullet being fired out of the cannon, I guess not.

 

[D-e-f-]

This is for WiiU, right? Damn those in-game shots look ROUGH.

See, stuff like this is what makes it so hard to weed out parody posts from full blown idiocy.

 

[Buckethead]

Looks really creative and fun.

 

[Aaron Strife]

what is that green star in the back

could it be...?

 

[D-e-f-]

what is that green star in the back

could it be...?

it's a trigger. it spawns stuff. I forgot what exactly but it was in one of the gameplay videos from a while ago (I think it was the pre-bowser stage)

 

[illadelph]

It's a reference to her original SMB dress.

oh snap, good observation

 

[Dog Problems]

I can already tell that the cat version of Bullet Bill is going to be my favorite enemy in the game.

 

[Kard8p3]

what is that green star in the back

could it be...?

It spawns green coins. Collect them all to get a green star.

 

[Regiruler]

Mario runs on clouds.

I swear sonic uses the exact same snow texture for frozen factory.

 

[Lupin the Third]

It's a reference to her original SMB dress.

I posted about this a few pages back, you can see the SMB1 and SMB2-Japan sprites in the bottom-right of this pic.

 

[paradox121]

I posted about this a few pages back, you can see the SMB1 and SMB2-Japan sprites in the bottom-right of this pic.

So all that time Peach was secretly powered up, acting all damsel-in-distress-y. What a troll.

Also, has there been any art released of mini Peach? She looks damn adorable in some of the playthroughs.

 

[RagnarokX]

It's a reference to her original SMB dress.

It's also a reference to Mario Sunshine, where she sported a very light pink dress with pink accents and a ponytail:

CAT. BULLET. BILL

I've noticed there is also Cat Goombas.

I've just wondered if this was a mechanic in which enemies could steal power ups or something but seeing how there is another cat bullet being fired out of the cannon, I guess not.

Cat banzai bills, sheeeeeesh!

3D Land was full of tanooki versions of enemies, as well. They even had tanooki thwomps. They behave differently from normal versions of enemies.

 

[Roo]

Super Mario 3D World - Sunset Title Screen

Super Mario 3D World - Rainy Day Title Screen

Posted? Mario Kart level:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLC2zEcvZ68

Oh God... what am I doing?
I seriously need to stop watching all these videos.
There won't be any surprise left if I keep doing it.

 

[Bucket Mouse]

There's just something I love about EAD Tokyo's enemy designs in 3D Land/World, even when compared to their work in the Galaxy games or EAD No. 4's work in the NSMB series. They remind me so much of Nintendo's early CG renders from the '90s used in promotional packaging and magazines.

For example, the Stingby from 3D Land is just a pure and classic looking bee design, with its simple geometry, expressive eyes and smooth "rendered" textures:

And yet even within the same universe (and from the same developer), you get relatively more complex and cutesy looking bee designs that suit a different purpose in Galaxy:

While the first game was working around the limitations of the 3DS, I have to think the simpler designs in the 3D Land/World games are intentionally trying to recreate that retro look from Nintendo's first foray into the 3D era.

 

[Oblivion]

I just realized. Is this the first time any Mario game had a train?

 

[benjammin]

I just realized. Is this the first time any Mario game had a train?

Mario kart 64 had one. Not sure if that counts?

 

[Skiesofwonder]

I just realized. Is this the first time any Mario game had a train?

Thousand Year Door had one, but it is a Paper Mario game.

 

[RagnarokX]

I just realized. Is this the first time any Mario game had a train?

And if you want to count non-platformers, you got Paper Mario, Paper Mario: TTYD, Mario Kart 64...

 

[Roo]

And if you want to count non-platformers, you got Paper Mario, Paper Mario: TTYD, Mario Kart 64...

I love that Galaxy <3

 

[Oblivion]

No, no spinoffs.

And if you want to count non-platformers, you got Paper Mario, Paper Mario: TTYD, Mario Kart 64...

:O

How could I forget that?

 

[Exile20]

Super Mario 3D World - Koopa Troopa Pass (2P)

Super Mario 3D World - Mount Beanpole (2P)

Super Mario 3D World - Double Cherry Pass (2P)

 

[Jaeger]

The graphics are incredible. I mean, that's how you use all that polygon pushing power.


I like that brown and grey stuff but Nintendo impresses me every gen with sometimes less power at their disposal than any Halo/Gears/Dooty/etc does. It's all about how you use it.

 

[revolverjgw]

I wonder if Peach has some fuzz