Topic: Super Mario Odyssey

@Meowpheel I dunno, it looks visually more interesting than the NSMB games, and I like the 8-bit pixel art.

@Haru17

In what way is it updated art? Looks like the standard SMB art to me.

@Dezzy The only thing updated about it is the colors used for the Mario sprite, to more closely match his modern appearance.

@Dezzy The 3D environment, good lighting. Makes it look as if Mario is projected on a surface. It's 2D, but it also loops around and has more height than the average Mario level. IDK, but I think Nintendo could make some creative levels by changing the 3D environments, the shape of the environments, etc.

Seconded. Maybe a spinoff like Captain Toad?

@Dezzy Nah dude, he was in ugly washed out red and brown until 3, and still pretty ugly red and black until World. I didn't really mind New Super Mario Bros. 1 on the DS, but when they got extra 2.5D with that gross shininess to the character models I was out.

You may want to look at Nebulus, it's got the whole rotating tower thing going on.

Or y'know, Butter Building from Kirby's Adventure.

Yeah, but that isn't a whole game of rotating tower levels

Rotating towers are objectively the best looking 2d sprite art.

The fact they removed the awesome effect from Butter Building in the GBA remake never fails to disappoint me.

The cylindrical surface reminds me of that epic final boss in A Link Between Worlds.

Quoted for accuracy. That and the music does enough to prevent me from liking the game as much as the original tbh.

Why Super Mario Odyssey Has Captured Our Hearts - Up At Noon Live!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOGL0UsW5uI

Don't know if this has been posted yet, but Nintendo of Japan has tweeted that there are "many more countries yet to be announced". My prayers have been answered as I believe this means there will be more than the typical 8 (assuming "many" means AT LEAST 3-4)

There better be a haunted wasteland with a complex of connected Boo mansions as the central hub. Heck, a sort of "under-city" would be even better.

...I doubt it'll happen, but one can dream.

That would be really cool! I saw someone else post for luigis mansion 3 they wanted a "Ghost Town" but that could also be a kingdom for SMO

Other cool ideas I read are an underwater Atlantis themed world, one that involves a mountain with caves/tunnels and a snow peak, and space stations set up on the moon- really excited to see what else Nintendo comes up with!

@rk3388 I think Sunshine was the only one with around 8 worlds, 64 had double that amount. Galaxy games had even more worlds, but they were a lot shorter in nature. I think we're getting between 8 and 12 worlds.

I wouldn't be surprised if it's just 8, if the worlds are as large as I've heard. Even Sunshine's levels weren't any bigger than Banjo Tooie, and neither were some like...50+ hour adventure. Might be more, but eight is enough.

@kkslider5552000 I can't bring myself to click that video. Might be good memories or bad and I'm not willing to give it a shot lol.