-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Super Mario Odyssey Announced (Holiday 2017)
- Thread starter FireBeaver
- Start date
Nicktendo86
Member
Welcome to neogaf, the home of hyperbole and overreaction.
Solid SOAP
Member
I guarantee by the time of release the level will look much better, too. I have no proof obviouslt, but would Nintendo really populate an open world city with the same cars and people throughout? Definitely not.
Either way, it's gonna be fun af
Dark Cloud
Member
I don't understand why gamers have to overreact so much. I'll never understand why they don't relax and wait. Take time to appreciate things because you may not like something at first and this is 3D Mario. One of the worlds greatest studios.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
yikes
with all the moves, environmental interactivity, and sm64/sunshine gameplay I'm excited for the speedruns of this games after a few years. The first AGDQ with this will probably be hype!
Mario is way more... 'chubbier' in this game. Shorter limbs and a much more cuter look overall compared to his previous 3D adventires. Seems to resemble the classic art a bit closer. And they finally gave his hair and 'stache some detail.
If we're not getting HITMAN season 2 this year, then this is now my most anticipated title of 2017!
If we're not getting HITMAN season 2 this year, then this is now my most anticipated title of 2017!
Kinda gave up about halfway through thee huh?
Galaxy? Sure. I'll give you that. That one had a good OST but I honestly was not impressed by 3D World's OST.
If Nintendo is trying to put this game on the same pedestal as Mario 64 and Sunshine, I think the OST needs a few tracks that are just as good as those in 64 or Sunshine.
I love everything about Odyssey. Couldn't be happier that it's going back to the sandboxy roots. Just hope there are a ton of locations to visit and just... yeah, at least a FEW tunes that are as good as 64 / Sunshine level. I'd be happy with that!
Yeah me neither. I personally even think it looks kinda cool.
grim-tales
Member
Maybe not, but then again this could be a satire on how bland and samey the "real world" and it's people are?
Labrynian Rebel
Member
When I first New Donk City in the trailer I was upset, I didn't want the next Mario game set in a real world-esque setting, but a few seconds later they showed other worlds. Thus New Donk City went from upsetting to "funny idea for a level" and I was suddenly okay with it.
Really? I think 3D World's soundtrack is outstanding. People are (rightfully) praising Tropical Freeze's music, but I think 3D World's is better.
OrbitalBeard
Member
Reveal trailers for the Galaxy titles didn't feature orchestrated music yet, so I'm fully confident that by the time this game is released, its OST will blow everyone away.
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
odyssey
plural odysseys
1: a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune <his odyssey from rural South to urban North, from poverty to affluence, from Afro-American folk culture to a Eurocentric world of books J. E. Wideman>
2: an intellectual or spiritual wandering or quest <an odyssey of self-discovery> <a spiritual odyssey from disbelief to faith>
oddity
plural oddities
1: an odd person, thing, event, or trait
2: the quality or state of being odd
I have to say, at first I didn't like the people in the city but they've really grown on me. It's just so weird, wacky and ridiculous. If they take them out or make them more cartoony it's gonna feel so generic by comparison. So I hope Nintendo ignores the people (like me) who complained about them initially.
New Donk City looks to just be a one of the sandbox environments. The Hatship is likely the hub, if anything.
E-Cat
Member
Part of that might be because the soundtrack for the trailer was clearly arranged in such a way that is meant to be played by an orchestra, but they haven't gotten around to recording it with live instruments yet and used placeholder MIDI instead, which totally screws up the dynamics. The exact same thing happened with Mario Galaxy. Disregarding that, I think the music sounded fine.
Mysterious
Banned
Is this an official image?
Cindi Mayweather
Member
I need this game!
The GAF in neogaf stands for gaming age forums
If they titled this Odyssey, this should be fucking mandatory.
TheDinoman
Member
I just realized how similar Mario Sunshine's boxart is to Mario 64's JP art.
Kinda hoping Mario Odyssey's boxart copies the designs above, as a nice tribute.
Kinda hoping Mario Odyssey's boxart copies the designs above, as a nice tribute.
themagicalkitsune
Member
Mario walking on the white rooftops of houses in Mykonos = bliss
Mario getting wasted on a degenerate beach bar = even better
Sword Of Doom
Member
I just hope this game doesn't rely on motion controls like galaxy does. I went to be able to play with the pro controller and not worry about motion control gimmicks
Not on Galaxy level but both the Joy-Con and Pro Controller have gyro, so yeah.
And Galaxy controls were fine either way.
Kibbles
Member
Everything is taxis
It's bizarre more than anything.
Mario isn't human (Homo sapiens sapiens), he's a plumber (Plumbarius viatoris stēllae). At least, that's how I take this reveal.
Confused Cheeseburger
Member
Amazing.
Mario 64 is when I truly knew games would be part of my life for good.It's when I became a nintendo fan as a kid 20 years ago. I was pretty much gonna get a switch, but SMO made the switch a guarantee for me.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
fast travel point. The world could be huuuuuge.
I'm pretty sure that's just a picture of the Sphinx thing Mario jumps on to.
csquared587
Member
I really love this. This became one of my most hyped games for the year, particularly because of the weird juxtaposition with mario and the strange worlds. I hope Nintendo gets super weird in this game.
Bianco hills from Sunshine kinda is one? I doubt they will double down on it :/
It does say TAXI so it could be some sort of fast travel.
Besides, that region looks more like Mexico than Egypt.
Warms my heart to see people calming down and warming up to the game in its entirety.
Also, has it been mentioned that the purple collectible is a different shape in each world? In Dia de la Muertos they're triangles, in New Donk they're just coins, in the forest level they're bolts, and in the food level behind the large pumpkin one can barely make out that they're turnips. I'm wondering if the unique shape means they go towards unlocking or expanding something unique in each world, or if they're just differently-shaped just because. xP
Also, has it been mentioned that the purple collectible is a different shape in each world? In Dia de la Muertos they're triangles, in New Donk they're just coins, in the forest level they're bolts, and in the food level behind the large pumpkin one can barely make out that they're turnips. I'm wondering if the unique shape means they go towards unlocking or expanding something unique in each world, or if they're just differently-shaped just because. xP
ViewtifulJC
Banned
I mean all you had to do is rewind the video like 2 seconds to see it is in fact that Sphinx thing
(sorry about the quality on mobile)
Ah, ok, you mean that "taxy" sign is related at the sphinx thing. mmh, maybe.I mean all you had to do is rewind the video like 2 seconds to see it is in fact that Sphinx thing
(sorry about the quality on mobile)
I mean all you had to do is rewind the video like 2 seconds to see it is in fact that Sphinx thing
(sorry about the quality on mobile)
Ok, I think that a jaguar and that they are in 'Mexico' styled lands with upside down Maya style artwork, color palettes and pyramids.
Thats why I did not understand sphinx.
And yea, that TAXI may just be referencing the jaguar.