Something that had been bugging me since E3 that kinda stopped being a thing now but still somewhat persists:
The HUD looks a bit cheap and very streamlined - too streamlined for my liking. The font doesn't look at zany or wacky like other Mario games like Galaxy or 3D World.
During Gamescom they angled the coins HUD a bit, but I still get the feeling of that unimpressive HUD.
It's not a game-killer by any means and was most likely already brought up somewhere here, but it's something I've been thinking of since E3.
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Here we go, off the rails
Don't you know it's time to raise our sails?
It's freedom like you never knew
Don't need bags or a pass,
Say the word, I'll be there in a flash
You could say my hat is off to you
Oh, we can zoom all the way to the moon,
From this great wide wacky world,
Jump with me, grab coins with me, oh yeah!
It's time to jump up in the air, (Jump up in the air),
Jump up, don't be scared, (Jump up, don't be scared),
Jump up and your cares will soar away, (oohoohooh),
And if the dark clouds start to swirl,
Don't fear, don't shed a tear, 'cause
I'll be your 1-Up Girl
So let's all jump up super high, (Jump up super high),
High up in the sky, (High up in the sky),
There's no power-up like dancing,
You know that you're my Super Star, (You're my Super Star)
No one else can take me this far
I'm flipping the switch,
Get ready for this,
Ohh, ohh, let's do the Odyssey!
Odyssey, ya see (x7),
Odyssey, Odyssey!
Spin the wheel, take a chance
Every journey starts a new romance
A new world's calling out to you
Take a turn, off the path
Find a new addition to the cast,
You know that any captain needs a crew
Take it in stride as you move, side to side, They're just different points of view
Jump with me, grab coins with me, Oh yeah!
Come on and jump up in the air, (Jump up in the air),
Jump without a care, (Jump without a care),
Jump up 'cause you know that I'll be there
And if you find you're short on joy,
Don't fret, just don't forget that
You're still our 1-Up Boy
So go on, straighten out your cap, (Straighten out your cap),
Let your toes begin to tap, (Toes begin to tap),
This rhythm is a power 'shroom (oohoohooh)
Jump on it; You're the Super Star (You're the Super Star)
No one else can make it this far
Put a comb through that stache,
Now you've got panache
Ohh, ohh, let's do the Odyssey!
It's time to jump up in the air, (Jump up in the air),
Jump up, don't be scared, (Jump up don't be scared),
Jump up and your cares will soar away, (oohoohooh),
And if the dark clouds start to swirl, (Dark clouds start to swirl),
Don't fear, don't shed a tear 'cause
I'll be your 1-Up Girl
Now listen all you boys and girls, (All you boys and girls),
All around the world, (All around the world),
Don't be afraid to get up and move
You know that we're all Super Stars, (We're all Super Stars)
We're the ones who've made it this far
Put a smile on that face,
There's no time to waste,
Sooo, let's do the Odyssey!
Is this addressed by Peach or is it addressed by Pauline? Wrong: it's addressed by Nintendo. Every time I read these lyrics, from the moment she sings "flipping the Switch," I can't help but think "are they even talking about the game anymore?"
It sounds to me more like a letter to Nintendo fans, telling them they're changing and to embrace it. Odyssey, of course, being an example. Just take a moment and read the second verse again:
take a chance, take a turn off the path, take it in stride, it's just a different point of view.
A new addition to the cast; Kimishima? You know that I'll be there; Nintendo? And of course in the last, they drop the 2nd person completely and start addressing Nintendo's entire audience. After a while, even "jump with me, grab coins with me" starts sounding like Nintendo asking me to play their game.
Sorry if it's either a huge stretch or if it was already obvious to everyone. What do you guys think?
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Princess Peach was kidnapped (again, lol) by Bowser. This time, Bowser want to.... married (again, once at Super Paper Mario Wii) with Princess Peach. At the same time, Former Mario's Girlfriend Pauline and new enemies (Rabbits?) appear.
I'm sure Peach is on Bowser Airship somewhere...
@Dezzy If Nintendo were to do a remaster of the Galaxy games, it wouldn't be for at least one year after the release of Mario Odyssey to ensure it doesn't impact on sales.
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@Nicolai I think it all works in Pauline's character except for the last verse, which is more of a call to action to buy the video game. It's a very smart song. As a 3D game supremacist, I took "as you move, side to side, They're just different points of view" to mean the side-scrolling parts of Odyssey. Even after Nintendo drew my ire by announcing two more untitled 2D platformers, hearing that verse was the least resentful I've ever felt about the company's insistence on holding onto the second dimension.
And to get into wilder speculation, "You could say my hat is off to you / Oh, we can zoom all the way to the moon," sounds like the game's prologue. As in Pauline is the Rosalina character of Odyssey, she sends Mario Cappy, and Mario finds her (the hat was a lady hat, right?) on the black and white moon level probably right after Peach gets abducted. Again, maybe reading too much into it, but the whole song has that kind of vibe to it.
@Dezzy Just release them as Wii downloads, and maybe add the option to display them in a higher resolution. Last thing I want is paying €60 again for a quick uprez. Unless they're planning to build the games from the ground up, but I don't see why they would be doing that, the games don't look that bad apart from their resolution.
I'm more interested in a Mario 64 (or Sunshine) remaster that looks like Odyssey in terms of visual fidelity.
@Dezzy Just release them as Wii downloads, and maybe add the option to display them in a higher resolution. Last thing I want is paying €60 again for a quick uprez. Unless they're planning to build the games from the ground up, but I don't see why they would be doing that, the games don't look that bad apart from their resolution.
Except "just release as Wii downloads" isn't one of their options with the Switch is it? It's a completely different architecture. They'd have to be fully software emulated as far as I can tell. Might not even be possible on the Switch. If it is possible, it'd be quite a lot of work for Nintendo. So I'd guess they'd probably just do official ports instead.
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