Topic: Super Mario Odyssey

@chardir Ah, thank you!

I am not a collectible chasing kind of person so, the moon hunting isn’t my cup of tea. I just wished to know if there are any new areas beyond Mushroom Kingdom and the Dark Side of the Moon without spoiling things for myself by looking at walkthroughs and the like, is all.

I may come back to this another day, if that indeed appears to be the case.

@Peek-a-boo Well, it's up to you, but I'd argue the moons are the main objective rather than simply a collectible. Some of the most challenging are still to come.

Balloon mode has allowed me to fulfill my dream of getting at many moons as the display will keep track of and watch them fly into the ship.

It's like one of those click bait 'most satisfying' videos on YouTube. So satisfying.

@Peek-a-boo Moon hunting IS the game, though. That's like saying that the line puzzles in The Witness aren't your thing. It's where the vast, vast bulk of the game's content is. It's what holds the game together.

I was mildly disappointed by SMO's story campaign, but reasonably satisfied with its extensive post-game content. But that post-game content is anchored around collecting moons. That's inescapable.

@Ralizah I should clarify that by moon hunting, I meant those post-Bowser fight metallic cubes that you pound-jump upon to reveal up to a dozen new moons (in each area) to hunt down and collect.

I am not too fussed about getting them all, seeing as I am now aware that I have hopped, skipped and jumped my way around every level in the game bar one, and that the ‘reward’ for collecting as many moons as possible are new costumes. I would rather temporarily put the game to one side and have my mind draw a bit of a blank when I come back to continue Mario’s Odyssey another day.

I actually did the very same thing with the post game content in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario 3D Land (on the 3DS), and enjoyed both games all the more for it by giving them a break!

@Peek-a-boo Yeah, some of the best challenges are the result of those post-game moons. With that said, your plan to come back to the game is actually exactly what I've done after fully beating it (i.e. seeing and progressing past all of the three post-story mode kingdoms). I've been dipping back into the game here or there since then to clean up the hundreds of moons that are left. Mostly in handheld mode. It works brilliantly.

It's fun. Not as good as games like Breath of the Wild or Persona 5, though (or, weirdly enough, Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle, which is one of the better strategy games I've played). I'm not sure if I'd put it in my top 5 for 2017 (definitely top 10).

@Snaplocket That's funny. It's like the opposite of my own experience.

I've really enjoyed the post-game content, but the main quest? Wasn't terribly impressed (although it had its definite highlights, like the wonderful ending sequence before you left the Metro Kingdom).

I now have every moon possible on every level bar the very last one (not including from shops). How cheap is it not to give us a mid-level checkpoint on that final, final gauntlet?!

I have loved this game, though. The post-game hunt for every last moon has steadily increased my enjoyment. I did, admittedly, look up a few (maybe a half-dozen or so), but it's been a treat. Now if I can just nail this final level...

@Krull Super Mario Galaxy 2 had a similar issue but you had to do it twice (the 2nd time was a daredevil comet so everything killed you in 1 hit).

@Krull The first time I tried the final level I was annoyed by the lack of checkpoints too. However I went back to it a week after and really enjoyed it!

...the reward isn't very exciting though

@Kimyonaakuma I'm still enjoying the level, so far, but I started it with about 3,500 coins and I'm now up to nearly 6,000... At this rate, I won't need to grind for coins to get to 999 moons.

Just got past the Pokio section for the first time this morning, when my train pulled in. So I'll be exploring an undiscovered section on the commute home - looking forward to it.

First off, I beat darker side of the moon first try, and second off, I need people to pop my balloons. If you want, here are some balloons to try and pop.
Cascade Kingdom- 002 7NT 4NT
Lake Kingdom- 003 33W KLK
Sand Kingdom- 003 LNN 5RX
Wooded Kingdom- 004 2D5 1BP
Lost Kingdom- 002 2V9 PV6
Snow Kingdom- 006 R75 17N
Luncheon Kingdom- 003 CWH X9K
Moon Kingdom- 004 1W1 CW5
If you play them, thanks, you're really helping me.

Only got Jump Rope 100, the find moons with hint art achievement and the last 2 Kingdoms (Dark Side and Darker Side) left in terms of moon collection. Won't bother with buying extra moons to get 999 though.

So without warning, Nintendo decided to drop 2 new Mario Odyssey costumes, specifically being the Satellaview set and a Baseball set.

Hopefully we keep getting surprise post-launch support like this, but Nintendo just releasing 2 costumes on their own is weird...

Would like to see Mario Kart have some similar micro updates like this. Few new karts/parts/amiibo outfits/character looks would be nice to help keep interest or even a new battle arena.

They'll probably release random costumes to pull people back into the game for a few days at the weekend, just like a new weapon in Splatoon.

....Luigi's Balloon World makes these way too easy to unlock though...

@YummyHappyPills that top balloon is easily gotten and isn’t a glitch.There is a hole below and to the right that you can roll through to grab the balloon.

Theory time (humorous to an extent) - What if speedy mechanics in the game, such as the rocket flowers, rolling, and such are Nintendo's subtle hints to Sonic Team on how to do 3D Sonic properly. Idk about you, but the way Nintendo handles Mario Odyssey's speedy mechanics is how I could envision a proper 3D Sonic title, except you know, faster. That's just me though

@FireMario887 Sonic games don't need to be faster, it woul help a lot being LESS fast in fact. Sonic need to bring back depth to the speed. If you play the first games you will notice how you have to build up speed and then use it in the most effective way (taking the right path where speed gives you an advantage)... and the interaction with the shape of the ground influenced Sonic speed, making this speed feel more real. Sonic isn't just fast, Sonic uses the ground shape to gain speed, and this is what makes it fun. When sonic is just fast no matter wath it becomes dumb.

Anyway, I have a question.
I don't want

how many moons can I collect before that happens? I want to avoid it.

PS: in my opinion Sonic team should use skateboarding games as inspiration for Sonic games because they need to focus on how the ground affect the speed of the character.

I'll have to figure out how to upload photos from my phone, but I was trying to exploit the game in the Wooded Kingdom during the story part of the game, yet they still manage to anticipate the skilled players and set up roadblocks.