Probably only if Nintendo pulled a 180 and turned it into a single player focused exploration based platformer, a la SM64.
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Probably only if Nintendo pulled a 180 and turned it into a single player focused exploration based platformer, a la SM64.
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
Looks absolutely boring so far. Early levels sure, but even the early easy levels of Galaxy inspired joy in me due to them offering some fresh and unique with the setup.
This is just what feels like a paint-by-numbers approach to 3D Mario and the end result on my end is complete apathy.
This is just what feels like a paint-by-numbers approach to 3D Mario and the end result on my end is complete apathy.
shakin_haitian
Banned
The games sucked so much you played them more than once?
Being the worst Mario platformers does not mean they are bad games.
Fixed
Neff
Member
I've said it before, but panic mode Nintendo being a good thing is a myth. The one time they went into legit panic mode, they rushed out Mario Sunshine and Wind Waker. Both good games, but clearly unfinished and filled with padding. Leisurely, confident Nintendo is the one that's been behind all their best works.
This.
This as well. I remember 3D Land getting a similar reception before release, and a lot of people loved it. Hopefully the same is true here.
Yeah sure it is, like Galaxy. Can't wait for the 8 way digital controls to navigate the stunning, open environment.
And that's exactly why Iwata-mode Nintendo is becoming lazier, cheaper and less ambitious every year.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
We should all boycott excellent games!!!
Because people are excited for what you aren't?
What exactly is excellent about another generic Mario rehash?
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
Ummmm, duuuuuuh, EAD Tokyo and stuff.
Carpe Diem
Banned
Lmao.....
This is the second game of its kind.
And excellent game design is excellent no matter how you dress it up.
Brainiac 8
Member
Exactly!
We should hate good games and refuse to buy them until Nintendo starts making more gooder games!
You certainly had no problem eating the God of War rippoff by Mercury Steam...
Hey look here someone who probably think all Mario Kart since the crap GC game are the same!
I don´t think so.
Games like NSMBU, Mario Kartetc. paint a pretty clear picture of what Nintendo has become these days.
Boring, generic, risk averse, lacking innovation.
Probably the gameplay, like usual, but I'm just throwing things against a wall.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
Not every system/publisher can have wonders like Grand Turismo 19.
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
I think it looks awesome. Mario has always been a platformer. Get from point a to point b.
Start here. Obtain a Star or similar object there.
The occasional simple boss.
Not seeing what to hate around here.
Start here. Obtain a Star or similar object there.
The occasional simple boss.
Not seeing what to hate around here.
jts
...hate me...
It's a videogame conference thingy. Of course you have accessories of every participant being handed out everywhere.
Which doesn´t really matter since the first one already wasn´t really new or innovative.
People expect more than that from Nintendos flagship title. We want stuff like Mario 64 and Mario Galaxy. This just doesn´t cut it.
No.
But we should all boycott lazy, cheap, creatively unambitious rehashes and factory-produced mentality games.
Especially if the company behind them wants to sell them at a premium MSRP.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
Oh yeah, a THIRD Galaxy!!!!!
Not a second Mario 3D Land game.
We wouldn't want rehashes.
We want a 4th Metroid Prime!!!!
Not a second fucking Donkey Kong.
We're tired of the same old same old.
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
You can say this about a lot of games though.
Now I'm jealous. Next year I'll book a flight early so I don't miss out on Gamescom
Would love some of those goodies.So you're saying you're going indie only from now on?
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
You just called a game that we have seen less than 5% of by one of the best developers on the planet creatively unambitious.
That about says it all.
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
Its somewhere in between 'panic Nintendo' and 'complacent Nintendo'. A Hungry Nintendo is the best one, but that means more focus on the new 'out to prove themselves' blood and less on peeps like Miyamoto that really have nothing to prove anymore, hence his comments like "lol new IP who gives a shit".
Seem to remember that Koizumi is apparently working on something new, so hopefully thats the true "Ah, Nintendo!!" game as he seems to be a face of the new generation while all this treading water bullshit launches this year/early next.
Aonuma is tired of Zelda games and Sakurai enslaved back to Smash production is such a shame as well really. I don't think a lot of Nintendo fans understand how much the eternal franchise cycle has hurt their creativity and ability to perform in the industry.
I play the first level of Galaxy again, and it still has awe moments due to its fresh setup. I really don't care if 3D World starts bringing difficult and interesting shit from World 4 onwards. I need to be impressed and interested right away, not 10 hours in.
To be fair I'd take a 25th Madden over a 2nd Other M thank you very much.
olimpia84
Member
We get it man, no matter what Nintendo does you're not happy. Move on.
Brainiac 8
Member
So, you want to boycott most of the game industry?
Nintendo (and Mario to an extent) are usually held to a higher standard than most. Whether that's unfair or not is up to you, but with that in mind, I guess I can understand the disappointment for some.
Not to the extent of boycotting or calling it a rehash, but to each their own.
Not to the extent of boycotting or calling it a rehash, but to each their own.
Yeah. Can't wait to see Snow World, Desert World, and Mountain World! New and exciting!
I don't see how that has anything to do with this. Different expectations for different things.
Carpe Diem
Banned
Logic....a trait seemingly lost to some on GAF.
Gamer @ Heart
Member
Come on dude.
Think about your post. Now think about the fact that you know next to nothing about this game. If any studio deserves the benefit of the doubt, its EAD tokyo.
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
Because a majority of what they provide makes me happy.
I can only talk about the stuff i have seen so far, if the rest is much better fine, but i somehow doubt it because it doesn´t really make sense to publicly show the most unimpressive part of your games.
Some of us played it, the scepticism is unwarranted here.
They took one of the rare IP that was something a little bit different and made into one of the most generic trash this side of the industry and you're basically 'YES! MOAR" and we have 1 IP here that retain the little bit of uniqueness while providing the best gameplay around and you're not high enough to shit on it.
Excuse me if I find that funny.
We don't want Galaxy 3. We want a game with new ideas, like Galaxy.
And like Galaxy, we want a game that Nintendo appears to give a shit about. Instead of throwing a generic artstyle with generic music and calling it a day.
None of this is true.
Well, except maybe boring - you may have found MK7 and some of the NSMB games boring, but millions would most likely disagree.
But 300 hours on Mario Kart 7 later, and I've gotta say, it's one of the greatest games of all time, brimming with uniqueness and innovation (some of which due to the hardware, of course, like all Nintendo titles). Likewise for pretty much every game except maybe NSMB2, which was a little on the undercooked side, not benefitting too much from the 3D visuals, etc.