Topic: Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury

@rallydefault Actually good timing, I beat Boss Blitz, with all three stars and reached the top of the flag. I did it with loads of time to spare so it was a very clean run. I had a Cat Suit equipped and had another in reserve. I started with King Ka-Thunk, who was extremely easy. Then I beat Pom Pom, then the two Hisstocrats. Another easy boss because you could jump on one and cat dive straight onto the other. Then Boss Brolder. I took one hit but it was relatively straightforward. Then Boom Boom, and by this point I had around half-time to go, with a reserve Cat Suit.

Then came Motley Bossblob, which was a bit easier compared to my failed attempt. I almost died trying to get him the first time but used my reserve Super Bell, and beat him, taking another hit. Because I was playing as Luigi I had no concerns about missing the flag. I finished it relatively quickly, with over 200 seconds to go after getting the green clock.

@TheJGG
Nice!

I am getting my Nintendo Switch on Friday on delivery and Mario 3D World Bowser's Fury is the game it comes with, really looking forwards to play this. And definitely getting Mario Odyssey, also how does online work with the Nintendo Switch? Can I just use my Ethernet connection or WiFi?

@DanteDevilHunter : There is a separate Ethernet adapter (that may be discontinued) that can be connected to the dock, however, you can use Wi-Fi as well.

@Silly_G Thank you for the reply. I'll have to get the Ethernet adapter, but use my Wi-Fi for the time being.

@DanteDevilHunter : No problem. I doubt that they're any easier to find, but the official Wii and Wii U LAN adapters will work on the Switch as well.

Cleared "Boss Blitz" on my second try & accessed the final world!

The last Captain Toad level was easy enough, though I don't think I have what it takes to beat Champion's Road (I keep stalling out at the section with the alternating "beat blocks"). Getting at least this far is worth it though just to be able to hear the Observatory theme again!

I think I'm about ready to try Bowser's Fury.

@RR529 Yeah, that's where I originally got stuck on my Wii U playthrough. Those beep blocks are ridiculously fast.

I had a good time with Bowser's Fury overall. It's a nice mashup of 3D World's gameplay and Odyssey's open-world exploration.

@RR529
With the beat block section on Champion's Road, I found this to help a lot:

• Play as Peach, obviously
• If you're on a beat block and jump, as Peach, JUST as it disappears, and if you hover for the full hover, you'll land just as the block reappears. And that's just Peach's normal hover - the racoon hover can help even more, obviously.

I've finally beaten every level in all eleven normal worlds, gotten every star, and achieved all the golden Goal Poles. In that I reached World Crown, the most progress I've made in this game in eight years. It was very relieving to finally reach the final world. Just for kicks I tried Captain Toad's Fiery Finale, and beat it second try. Then I tried the Mystery House Marathon and only got ten stars in before dying. Then I made it to the checkpoint for Champion's Road, before making a mistake.

Bowser's Fury is even more fun after 50 shines when you can warp! I wish I'd realised earlier that the best way to play it is to get the island shines in daylight and the water shines when Bowser is out... Most of the island one's are too hard when Bowser is causing chaos everywhere.

The Roiling Roller Isle reminds me a lot of those nightmare space levels in Mario Sunshine! Easier though with the improved physics.

Started Bowser's Fury yesterday & already managed to clear it today! Still have nearly half the shines to collect though, so I'm not putting it down yet.

Awesome final fight though. Definitely made up for the average confrontation within 3D World proper.

😂 Yeah, the bit between the 47th and 50th shine was so chaotic and stressful! It's an interesting idea, Bowser coming and going throughout and adds a unique intensity to the game, but I wouldn't like to see it reused in a full length Mario title. It suits Bowser's Fury well though.

@RR529 I thought the Bowser fight in 3D World was fantastic myself, I’d probably rank it as one of the best ones as it stands out so much more compared to the more typical boss battles with him from other games.

I like the dynamic "chase" like Bowser battles of 3D Land and 3D World, it feels like a dynamic evolution of the classic "hit the switch" battles from the original SMB and they do a good job of working in platforming skills to the fight, but I wish there was more actual fighting going on instead of just dodging Bowser's attacks. It doesn't really feel much like a boss battle in that way. Maybe having some segments that loop around on each other until you score a hit on Bowser or sections where you stop and fight him a bit (there are sections where you stop and hit a switch/block to damage him, but that's not really much of a fight) would go a long way towards making it feel like an actual battle.

Yea, I really like the 3D World final Bowser fight. I will admit that I also greatly enjoy the Odyssey Bowser fight lol

@Bolt_Strike, yeah, that's my main beef with them as well, as I kind of like my boss fights to be actual fights. Not that the final boss encounters in 3D Land & 3D World are bad by any means, just not what I want out of a final boss.

I don't know if you've finished Bowser's Fury yet or not, so I'm going to put this next part under a spoiler tag, but the second phase of the final boss fight is similar to what you suggested, where you dodge obstacles while riding Plessie on a looping course, and only get close enough to Bowser to get a hit on him if you dodge his attacks well enough.

I do not have strong opinions about any of the Bowser battles, outside of the RPGs. They're all on the level of "good and fun but could be better". Though I'll give 3D World credit for not just being a slightly tougher version of previous boss fights, when they already had Bowser boss battles before.

@RR529 Yeah, I've finished Bowser's Fury, and that fight isn't quite what I had in mind.

@kkslider5552000 I actually think being more like the earlier fights would've done 3D World's some good. Ditch the car because he has no need for it while he's climbing the tower, but having him throw the soccer balls every once in a while and having to bat them back at him would've added the kind of fight component that battle was missing, and it would be similar while different enough to not feel repetitive.

Bowser Jr is a pretty damn good artist for a six year old! I think the art pieces in this game are stunning.