Super Mario Odyssey (October 27, 2017)

[Blacklightning]

2 hours ago, SenEDtor Missile said:

...Hrm, It feels like it's invoking Sonic's pose to me for some reason. Unless that's intentional.

Kinda stretching it, but I can see where you're coming from.

[Salamander]

I'd be more worried by the idea that they don't anticipate having any other major titles out for Christmas.  I guess there might be Pokemon Stars, but that would be neither first-party nor really a new game...

[Celestia]

http://nintendoeverything.com/super-mario-odyssey-development-is-considerably-finished-various-tidbits/

There's some fun tidbits in here:

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Super Mario Odyssey received a stage show at the Nintendo Switch Experience this past weekend. Aside from the brief bit of footage highlighting Mario’s moves, a few tidbits about the game were also shared.

Development on Super Mario Odyssey is considerably finished, so producer Yoshiaki Koizumi wants people to get their hands on it. But since the release isn’t close, Nintendo didn’t offer Mario as playable demo.

The theme of Super Mario Odyssey is active exploration by players. Naturally, the story is to rescue Princess Peach from Bowser. Mario goes out from Mushroom Kingdom and travels a “certain Earth” with a hat-shaped airship. Players will be able to go on adventures across various countries.

Director Kenta Motokura gathers many ideas from the team to implement in the game and they build each one into a playable form. Then they keep playing those again and again. The team only throws these ideas into the sandbox if they find it to be really fun.

Also mentioned is that Mario has more facial expressions, and the hat is still a secret.

Finally, some stage tidbits:

Desert

– You can enter buildings from doors and explore inside
– You can go and explore a tower and Tokyo Big site-esque building which you can see far away

Forest

– Very well-suited stage for exploration
– They are putting effort into showing nice-looking grass and dappled sunlight through trees

Urban area

– Mario can jump to the ground from the top of a skyscraper
– You can jump and step on humans; you can probably expect what happens when you do that

 

......The last bit sounds kind of ominous but I'm like 99% sure they mean you'll just bounce on 'em harmlessly like other non-enemy NPCs in past games.

[MegasonicZX]

I guess my worries of it potentially being delayed have been scattered to the far winds then with it being mostly finished at this point (leaving just the general polishing and maybe a couple of revisions if any pop up during development) so Christmas needs to hurry up and get here again so I can get this.

[Indigo Rush]

I wonder if they'll spend the extra time polishing it or adding some extra content, or instead start working on another game? It'd be pretty dope if less than a year after Mario Odyssey's release, the same group would announce another huge Nintendo EAD game. A timed release for a Christmas 'second launch' for the Switch could play well with this idea. By the time we finally get our hands on Mario, they're already halfway done with the next big game. Steady, regular, high profile first-party releases. This is what the Wii U needed and I think if my assessment of the situation is correct, we might be getting exactly that.

[Zippo]

Game of the year for me. No doubt in my mind. 

On 1/17/2017 at 10:43 PM, Indigo Rush said:

I wonder if they'll spend the extra time polishing it or adding some extra content, or instead start working on another game? It'd be pretty dope if less than a year after Mario Odyssey's release, the same group would announce another huge Nintendo EAD game. A timed release for a Christmas 'second launch' for the Switch could play well with this idea. By the time we finally get our hands on Mario, they're already halfway done with the next big game. Steady, regular, high profile first-party releases. This is what the Wii U needed and I think if my assessment of the situation is correct, we might be getting exactly that.

Nintendo EPD Tokyo apparently has four teams now. They're definitely working on another project already. I guarantee your scenario is what Nintendo is banking on. Mario + Pokemon + Retro Studio's new game during the holidays will be a huge win for them, if all goes according to plan.

[Spooky Mulder]

On 1/17/2017 at 8:07 AM, Celestia said:

http://nintendoeverything.com/super-mario-odyssey-development-is-considerably-finished-various-tidbits/

There's some fun tidbits in here:

......The last bit sounds kind of ominous but I'm like 99% sure they mean you'll just bounce on 'em harmlessly like other non-enemy NPCs in past games.

What if you don't bounce on them harmlessly like NPCs in other games. What if they're more like Wigglers which are mostly harmless unless until you bounce on them.

Lots of people think the "humans" look too realistic and out of place in New Donk City, but what if they have a rage mode where they suddenly turn into Donkey Kong-esque great apes? 

[Dejimon11]

So somebody on Reddit posted a theory

Mario's sentient hat is actually a bunny inside kinda like how the Luma from Galaxy would go inside his hat. Also somebody pointed out that the hat makes a noise similar to the Luma-Bunnies from Galaxy. 

[Milo]

24 minutes ago, Dejimon11 said:

So somebody on Reddit posted a theory

Mario's sentient hat is actually a bunny inside kinda like how the Luma from Galaxy would go inside his hat. Also somebody pointed out that the hat makes a noise similar to the Luma-Bunnies from Galaxy. 

Adding to this (there's a GAF thread going on about this theory), the spaceship Mario travels in is a giant top hat.

And you know one of the most iconic magician tricks is?

Pulling a rabbit out of a hat...

On another note (credit to Green Mamba), New Donk City isn't as "realistic" or "open world" as you think...

It's literally a city on top of a skyscraper.

[SonicComicFanboy]

This game looks amazing IMO.  Can't wait for an official release date! 

[StaticMania]

They didn't want to create an obvious invisible wall barrier? Fantasy setting ruined.

[Adamabba]

Gamexplain's finally done their analysis, and man is it LOOONG. Almost an hour and half long to be exact

 

[PC the Hedgehog]

Can't believe I sat through the whoooooooole thing.

Seriously, those GameXplain guys are insane, and I love them for it.

[Zippo]

Some new footage was found. 

Also the debut trailer has passed 21 million views, making it the second most viewed trailer in Nintendo's history. 

This unquestionably is going to be my game of the year. Nothing even comes close. 

[Sonictrainer]

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Join Mario on a massive, globe-trotting 3D adventure! Use his incredible new abilities to collect Moons that power up your airship- the Odyssey, and rescue Princess Peach from Bowser’s wedding plans! Super Mario Odyssey launches to Nintendo Switch on October 27, 2017.

So Nintendo just confirmed that the hat in Odyssey becomes OP

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Embark on a cap-tivating, globe-trotting adventure!

Join Mario on a massive, globe-trotting 3D adventure and use his incredible new abilities to collect Moons so you can power up your airship, the Odyssey, and rescue Princess Peach from Bowser’s wedding plans! This sandbox-style 3D Mario adventure—the first since 1996’s beloved Super Mario 64 and 2002’s Nintendo GameCube classic Super Mario Sunshine—is packed with secrets and surprises, and with Mario’s new moves like cap throw, cap jump, and capture, you’ll have fun and exciting gameplay experiences unlike anything you’ve enjoyed in a Mario game before. Get ready to be whisked away to strange and amazing places far from the Mushroom Kingdom!

Features:

• Explore huge 3D kingdoms filled with secrets and surprises, including costumes for Mario and lots of ways to interact with the diverse environments—such as cruising around them in vehicles that incorporate the HD Rumble feature of the Joy-Con™ controller or exploring sections as Pixel Mario.
• Thanks to his new friend, Cappy, Mario has brand-new moves for you to master, like cap throw, cap jump and capture. With capture, Mario can take control of all sorts of things, including objects and enemies!
• Visit astonishing new locales, like skyscraper-packed New Donk City, and run into familiar friends and foes as you try to save Princess Peach from Bowser’s clutches and foil his dastardly wedding plans.
• A set of three new amiibo™ figures*—Mario, Princess Peach and Bowser in their wedding outfits—will be released at launch. Some previously released amiibo will also be compatible with this title. Tap supported amiibo to receive gameplay assistance—some amiibo will also unlock costumes for Mario when scanned!

 

[Zippo]

That trailer was fucking magical. 

[Indigo Rush]

I am not a flaccid man

[Chili Dawg]

Cannot wait. This is the Mario I was hoping for on Wii U. 3D World is great, but it's Mario flavored Mario. Like eating really good vanilla with no sprinkles or anything.

THIS THOUGH. THIS IS FUCKING FLAVORFUL. A MILLION SCOOPS OF EVERY FLAVOR WITH EVERY TOPPING ON EARTH. THIS IS MARIO 64 ON STEROIDS AND CRACK. AND OCTOBER 27TH CANNOT COME QUICK ENOUGH.

[Osmium]

FUCK YEAHHHH I WANNA BE A BULLET BILL 

[JezMM]

Flabberghastingly good trailer.  This game to Mario 64 is what Breath of the Wild was to Ocarina of Time it seems.

 

Also kudos to the sound team for knocking it out the fucking park with the first ever Mario game to get a vocal theme song.

[Zavok the SpinningSilver]

So...recap on a few stream elements:

The bunnies are part of Bowser's Wedding Committee, called the Brutals.

You fight them more than once.

AND WE'VE GOT STYLISH AMIIBO HOLY CRAP

[Nepenthe]

All of that was so good.

The vocal theme song.

The variation in settings and locations.

The hat's ability to possess anything and take on its properties. Never would've guessed.

The adorable interactions with NPCs.

Mario's animations.

The Link Between Worlds-style segments.

All of it is just pure love.

Fuck.

[StaticMania]

Possessing enemies and Mario getting costumes are most positive. Also Mario's hat is a lot more versatile than I thought it'd be, that's just great.

[Forte-Metallix]

>Vocal theme

>Pauline returns as a mayor

>8-Bit nostalgia done creatively

>New villains with dialogue

>Wedding amiibos of Mario, Peach, and Bowser with pearl-esque finishes

>Becoming a Tyrannosaurus rex

I'm so glad I pre-ordered this months ago

[D.K.]

The only way Odyssey could make me nut harder is if the time of day in-game changes with the internal clock.