Poll of the Day > I think Super Mario Odyssey might be a perfect video game

(+) Yeah! (+)

Need I say more?
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wraps TC in a flame retardant poncho
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Loving it so far. It's my son's first 3-D game. He's handling it better than I thought he would.
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Yes you need
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papercup posted...

Need I say more?

Well, yeah, you do since we have no idea why you think that since you haven't given us a reason.
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Just play it
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Just passed Metro Kingdom and it has been delightful so far. I could live without the motion controls but fortunately they're not too obtrusive.
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Almost perfect. Swimming control needs to be better and the Metro area is a little meh compared to the others.

But still, damn its good.

it's really good. just got to seaside kingdom

211 Moons, just got to the Seaside Kingdom
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The whole motion control thing is a pretty glaring flaw, so it's certainly not perfect in that regard. While there are some nice tracks, the soundtrack as a whole is pretty underwhelming and has absolutely nothing on the Galaxy OSTs, so it's far from perfect in that regard.

Not that I'm not having a blast with Odyssey myself, but right now I'm thinking 8.5 or 9.

i like how a and b does the same thing and x and y does the same thing. Why not map those to do different things like the jump slide to the hat. instead of holding L then hit y.
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also why can't mario swim down again? he was able to do that in all the other 3d marios.
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ernieforss posted...

also why can't mario swim down again? he was able to do that in all the other 3d marios.

It works like the 2D games. You tap to rise and otherwise you sink.
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hey papercup.

-STABS JOO-
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The aesthetics from the commercial reminds me of Sonic adventure.

Hi pcup.

Hello
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Add me to your friends pcup. Switch fc is SW-8166-0224-1238

no such things as perfect. i'm sure its an amazing game, but people having differing tastes, and thus it won't be perfect to everyone. though with breath of the wild and this game getting the praise its getting, I am considering maybe delving back into nintendo consoles. I got a 2DS late last year and it was the first nintendo product I had bought since the gamecube. (and i'm actually playing it more than my ps4)
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DistantMemory posted...

The whole motion control thing is a pretty glaring flaw, so it's certainly not perfect in that regard.

Yeah this is what puts me off Nintendo consoles. Forced motion control sucks and Nintendo love that shit. Still between Mario, Zelda and a few others games I'd like the Switch is building up a nice collection. Perhaps when it sees a price cut I'll get one.

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quigonzel posted...

I just turn off the motion controls.

So it's not a must? Neat!
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I don't think the motion controls is that bad. It's kinda like the shake smash mechanic in Galaxy except it's expanded upon.
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quigonzel posted...

I just turn off the motion controls.

What does that do for the shake-only actions (cap spin, vertical cap throws, any of the "shake joycon to ____ faster" capture actions, etc.)?

ive been playing with the pro controller and the motion controls are not needed. you can play the game perfectly fine without them

quigonzel posted...

I haven't really found a need for the cap spin or the vertical cap throws.

There are quite a few spots where there's a stack of coins running vertically down from a cliff edge, and I'm not really sure how one would do the "hit a bunch of flowers with your cap in quick succession" moons without the spin.

Garlands_Soul posted...

ernieforss posted...

also why can't mario swim down again? he was able to do that in all the other 3d marios.

It works like the 2D games. You tap to rise and otherwise you sink.

I hate that they did this.
The swimming in this game is disappointing when you compare it to other 3D Mario games.
Although I'm pretty sure they made it that way just to force the player to possess a cheep cheep...

Man, they crammed so many secrets and shit into this game. Helping my son, weve been replaying his favorite levels and we keep finding new stuff everywhere.
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Sunshine did not have good swimming controls which is really ironic as the game is centered around water.
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Xfma100 posted...

Garlands_Soul posted...

ernieforss posted...

also why can't mario swim down again? he was able to do that in all the other 3d marios.

It works like the 2D games. You tap to rise and otherwise you sink.

I hate that they did this.
The swimming in this game is disappointing when you compare it to other 3D Mario games.
Although I'm pretty sure they made it that way just to force the player to possess a cheep cheep...

You can hit ZL to drop down further. Not as smooth as using a cheep cheep, but better than just waiting.

Far-Queue posted...

Man, they crammed so many secrets and shit into this game. Helping my son, weve been replaying his favorite levels and we keep finding new stuff everywhere.

It seems to be doing an even better job than BotW did for rewarding aimless exploration, which is saying something. "I wonder what's over here" is pretty rarely a waste of time, and that's just plain fun.
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adjl posted...

Far-Queue posted...

Man, they crammed so many secrets and shit into this game. Helping my son, weve been replaying his favorite levels and we keep finding new stuff everywhere.

It seems to be doing an even better job than BotW did for rewarding aimless exploration, which is saying something. "I wonder what's over here" is pretty rarely a waste of time, and that's just plain fun.

I mean, look at this (not my video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a382dmNvRXs

Thats just one example, theres stuff like this in every level if youre the type who likes to explore and experiment.
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It's on a console that doesn't have enough games to warrant most people to buy it, thus it's inherently flawed.
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Stupid Pirate Guy posted...

It's on a console that doesn't have enough games to warrant most people to buy it, thus it's inherently flawed.

And yet this same console now has 2 exclusive GotY contenders
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papercup posted...

Stupid Pirate Guy posted...

It's on a console that doesn't have enough games to warrant most people to buy it, thus it's inherently flawed.

And yet this same console now has 2 exclusive GotY contenders

Zelda isn't exclusive.
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Well yeah, but that's not what he claimed.
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Oh you responded quick to that. I deleted the post because I messed up the quote coding.

It's not a baseball game, therefore it can't be perfect.
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Far-Queue posted...

I mean, look at this (not my video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a382dmNvRXs

Thats just one example, theres stuff like this in every level if youre the type who likes to explore and experiment.

Even beyond that sort of thing, there are moons hidden in so many places that you're likely to find real rewards for wandering about. Sticking coins in to acknowledge that somebody's going to find those obscure nooks and crannies is even better.

quigonzel posted...

_AdjI_ posted...

quigonzel posted...

I haven't really found a need for the cap spin or the vertical cap throws.

There are quite a few spots where there's a stack of coins running vertically down from a cliff edge, and I'm not really sure how one would do the "hit a bunch of flowers with your cap in quick succession" moons without the spin.

I just checked and apparently turning off motion controls just disables the motion aiming.

I also discovered today that you can do the cap spin by hitting the cap button after putting Mario into a spin (twirl the stick a couple times, which also lets you do a spinning jump a la the flowers). Dunno about the vertical throws.
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you will need the motion controls in post game. i learn that here are some cloud hats that can't be hit unless you shake the controller twice to do the homing attack. WHY can it just press y or x twice to do that attack?
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I have found exactly one moon that requires motion controls to get, but I'm sure there are more.
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I completed the 100 jump rope jumps with the moped.
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I'm enjoying it a bit, but I'm not exactly loving it.

I think I just don't like collectathon games.
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papercup posted...

I completed the 100 jump rope jumps with the moped.

Was it harder or easier to do it that way?
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odyssey so far feels like they went back to the super mario 64 formula and made it like... varied and interesting and fun to play. and with a functional camera

so it's good
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LeetCheet posted...

papercup posted...

I completed the 100 jump rope jumps with the moped.

Was it harder or easier to do it that way?

Honestly, it felt easier, since the jumps are consistent, rather than mario's varying jump speed and height.
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papercup posted...

LeetCheet posted...

papercup posted...

I completed the 100 jump rope jumps with the moped.

Was it harder or easier to do it that way?

Honestly, it felt easier, since the jumps are consistent, rather than mario's varying jump speed and height.

Thanks for the tip. I'll try that.
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