Super Mario Bros. Wonder

[Midas]

NSMB for the DS was decent. I finally got around to playing NSMB2 for the first time last year and was pretty underwhelmed. It was essentially just more DS levels with very few new ideas other than the pointless coin-collecting gimmick, which, after wasting hours of my life to reach the 1 million coin milestone, led to nothing other than a 'well done' message (which was scoffed at, and then the game was switched off forever)

[madhair60]

best 2D Mario since NSMBU, because World is a bit cunt and full of boring, empty levels and autoscrollers

[buntyman]

Looking forward to playing this over the weekend. I enjoyed the other 'new' Super Mario 2D games but don't think I got to the end of any of them, unlike with the 3D ones. There's always a lot of talk about the multiplayer modes in these games that I've never really considered playing, partly because I'm too old to be asking friends for a game but also, I don't really see 2D scrolling platformers being very suited to multiple players. Am I missing out?

[Kelvin]

Looking forward to playing this over the weekend. I enjoyed the other 'new' Super Mario 2D games but don't think I got to the end of any of them, unlike with the 3D ones. There's always a lot of talk about the multiplayer modes in these games that I've never really considered playing, partly because I'm too old to be asking friends for a game but also, I don't really see 2D scrolling platformers being very suited to multiple players. Am I missing out?

I played through New Super Mario Bros Wii with friends, over a long weekend. Which is probably why that's the only game in that series I particularly like.

It's always a bit cluttered playing those games multiplayer, really. Small platforms, very little space for everyone. You end up bouncing around and off each other in a way that is only amusing for about thirty minutes, then increasingly annoying for another ten hours. Especially as you try to survive through harder levels, with tougher timing.

I think this new game has made it so you don't bump into each other, which on balance is probably better overall. 

[Emotional Support Peacock]

I played through New Super Mario Bros Wii with friends, over a long weekend. Which is probably why that's the only game in that series I particularly like.

It's always a bit cluttered playing those games multiplayer, really. Small platforms, very little space for everyone. You end up bouncing around and off each other in a way that is only amusing for about thirty minutes, then increasingly annoying for another ten hours. Especially as you try to survive through harder levels, with tougher timing.

I think this new game has made it so you don't bump into each other, which on balance is probably better overall. 

Boring! It's amusing to deliberately make someone fall to their death and then refuse to pop their bubble.

I enjoyed the gameplay on the NSMB games but found the presentation dull as fuck.

I've said this before, but I wish they'd taken inspiration from Cuphead and done it in a hand drawn cartoony style.

[madhair60]

ok guys. i'm trying to get this star coin, ok? guys? you need to stop. guys you need to stop. guys. this is - i want to get this star coin. ok? guys, come on. guys, stop.

[Kelvin]

Boring! It's amusing to deliberately make someone fall to their death and then refuse to pop their bubble.

It's amusing to deliberately make someone fall to their death and then refuse to pop their bubble. For half an hour.

[Huxleys Babkins]

Pull down the blinds. I'm refusing to pop someone's bubble. For an hour.

[Milo]

Woo, delivery arrived early. My poorly son seems pleased with it.

[Beagle 2]

I'm pretty gosh darn excited now I've read the reviews.

[Beagle 2]

Ah great stuff, DPD don't have my parcel yet and for some reason have my name down as a "Mr Male", which as pseudonyms go seems on the lazy side.

YES THIS IS HE MR MALE OF MAN ROAD

[Pink Gregory]

I'm not allowed to play til christmas because Ms. Gregory was annoyed that I bought it for myself :(

[Beagle 2]

You need to man up like Mr Male over here with his man's pubes and copy of Mario that has probably ended up in Indonesia.

[Huxleys Babkins]

I'm not allowed to play til christmas because Ms. Gregory was annoyed that I bought it for myself :(

Tell her that I said it was alright for you to play it immediately.

[Magnum Valentino]

Can anyone link me til a review, preferably written rather than recorded, that won't make me hate the reviewer.

@madhair60 do you still do this semi-pro for a Nintendo mag, I didn't imagine that did I?

[madhair60]

yeah but i haven't played it yet

here's a review based on trusted mate: it's fucking banging

[Milo]

Enjoying it so far. Like the way multi player works - there's a lead character that the camera follows, you get to take the lead if you get higher on an end level pole.

[Emotional Support Peacock]

I am not at work tomorrow, yet I want to play this with my wife and/or kids who will be at work/school.

If it gets delivered early will I hold off on playing? Doubtful.

[Pink Gregory]

Can anyone link me til a review, preferably written rather than recorded, that won't make me hate the reviewer.

@madhair60 do you still do this semi-pro for a Nintendo mag, I didn't imagine that did I?

the review is up on Eurogamer so far

[Pink Gregory]

Tell her that I said it was alright for you to play it immediately.

They ask me to ask you "Who or what is a Huxleys?"

[Huxleys Babkins]

Sounds like trust issues. I'd bin her off if I were you.

[Pink Gregory]

yesssss just me and Elephant Mario against the world!

[Kelvin]

Goddamn this game is gorgeous. The trailers didnt do it justice.

[madhair60]

it's (very) early days but the little bit I played last night was not that promising. Where are the secrets?! :(

[brat-sampson]

it's (very) early days but the little bit I played last night was not that promising. Where are the secrets?! :(

Not the game's fault you can't find them

[Kelvin]

it's (very) early days but the little bit I played last night was not that promising. Where are the secrets?! :(

I've only played 4-5 levels so far, but my initial thoughts were that it feels and plays very unlike previous Mario games - which is jarring. For a start, the physics feel slightly different than any recent 2D Mario; jumping on enemies, jump height, etc.

And as you say, the levels feel more linear, with fewer secrets. 

The wonder flowers are great so far, and may make up for the more linear structure... but it definitely feels like a new type of Mario game in the first few levels. Personally, I'm fine with that, so long as it maintains this level of creativity.

[Chairman Yang]

It's like... half weird little mini-games and half indie platformer dog shit. Fun though, for the most part.

[madhair60]

hello this is fucking brilliant. those first few levels get you in a false sense of security and then, jesus christ, and then

[Magnum Valentino]

Lethal. I've a copy sitting OVER THERE but the childer needs put to sleep fore I can have a go.

[DocDaneeka]

Absolute bullshit you can be yellow and blue Toad but not red.