Super Mario Odyssey

Optimalprimerib

One thing that really pulls me out of the game is the signal drop on the left controller. It happens far too often.

madmoe

Optimalprimerib wrote: »

One thing that really pulls me out of the game is the signal drop on the left controller. It happens far too often.

I've been playing Mario Odyssey a lot with the joy cons split up and thankfully haver had no signal drop on the left controller. I did experience a tiny bit of it back in the early days playing BOTW though.

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Banjo

Optimalprimerib wrote: »

One thing that really pulls me out of the game is the signal drop on the left controller. It happens far too often.

That's a known issue, it's been out there since day one. Most common cause is a lack of shielding foam in the joycon. If you've updated your Switch FW and restarted and it's still happening you may want to look into getting that replaced/repaired.

Andrew76

Banjo wrote: »

That's a known issue, it's been out there since day one. Most common cause is a lack of shielding foam in the joycon. If you've updated your Switch FW and restarted and it's still happening you may want to look into getting that replaced/repaired.

Have they said whether it's fixed in newer units? (Assuming they admitted it was an actual hardware fault.)

Banjo

Yeah, way back in March they said that it was a manufacturing "variation" that would not be an issue "moving forward".
And then some guy got his back from repair and found that all they'd done was add a little capacitive sponge near the bluetooth chip, or something like that.

So I guess that means for security if you're buying a new set of joycons you should go for the Mario Red or Splatoon Neons to be sure you get a quality product.

iamtony

keane2097 wrote: »

Does anything special come with the Mario Switch bundle to justify the €424.99 price in Argos vs the €329.99 plain old switch price besides the download code for Mario itself?

Controller colour doesn't bother me.

That same bundle with red controllers and everything is 389.99 in smyths, do t know what Argos are thinking.

Sparko

So, in the end section of the game:

Darker side of the moon has me so frustrated I've had to turn the game off before I break something. My neighbours are probably wondering why I've been shouting obscenities all afternoon.

keane2097

iamtony wrote: »

That same bundle with red controllers and everything is 389.99 in smyths, do t know what Argos are thinking.

Looks like there's little enough to be gained by going for the bundle over the individual items even at that price, unless you want the red controllers.

johnpatrick81

So to those who finished it, lives up to the hype? Best mario game?

Turtwig

johnpatrick81 wrote: »

So to those who finished it, lives up to the hype? Best mario game?

Yes. No.

Most fun game this year and possibly last few years imo.

Goodshape

johnpatrick81 wrote: »

So to those who finished it,

Finished the story. Have made a good dent in the rest of it but I'm not a "must 100% everything" type of gamer. Not bored of this just yet though.

lives up to the hype?

Yeah I think so. It's such a joy to play.

Best mario game?

Mario Odyssey is really good, but a couple things might stop me naming it the best:

– Motion controls. I know you can get on mostly fine without them but when there's buttons going to waste and I'm told to "shake joy-con for X"... ugh.

– It's fun, but it's never very difficult. That's not necessarily a failing (I'll take fun over difficult any day) but it made the game, or at least the story part of it, seem quite short. Some of the side missions take more time but if you just want to do the story it's a bit of a (admittedly fun) straight walk to the finish line.


I think Mario 3 and the first Mario Galaxy rank higher in my book.

johnpatrick81

interesting, thanks lads! I must say motion controls are about as desirable as headlice IMO. Glad you hate them too but still love it!

iamtony

keane2097 wrote: »

Looks like there's little enough to be gained by going for the bundle over the individual items even at that price, unless you want the red controllers.

in smyths they have an offer of a switch(normal or neon) and a select game which can be mario for 379.99 so cheaper to buy separately. Unless you want the red of course.

blockfighter

Just finished New Donk City. Best level so far, mostly down to the ending. Epic!

CastorTroy

Finally started last night. Just got the triple moon in New Donk City

Is there a knack to doing things like the spin and throwing up/down. Any time I try a spin by jerking the joycons sideways it does the homing. So I just keep shaking until it spins. For up and down motions, he just throws the cap forward on its side

jos22

so far I have beat the main story and going back for all the other moons. at this stage it's my third favourite 3D mario behind mario 64 and galaxy. having finished the main story I now have wish that Nintendo would re release mario 64 in HD using the odyssey engine

Corholio

CastorTroy wrote: »

Finally started last night. Just got the triple moon in New Donk City

Is there a knack to doing things like the spin and throwing up/down. Any time I try a spin by jerking the joycons sideways it does the homing. So I just keep shaking until it spins. For up and down motions, he just throws the cap forward on its side

I find instead of 'snapping' the joycons, hold them and move them sideways fast without twisting your wrist. Can also circle the joystick in a tight circle to do the spin as well.

CastorTroy

I do have to question some of those high skipping scores

iamtony

CastorTroy wrote: »

I do have to question some of those high skipping scores

You mean you can't do 55,000 skips? Pffttt. Amateur.

kingtut

Bought a switch on Saturday and also Mario Odyssey. Loving it so far although have to say it's super easy and not all that challenging. Great fun nevertheless!

I'm just doing enough to get me to the next level and then when I have got to the end I'll revisit each level and try to get 100% completion (did Donk city last night)

Turtwig

Difficultly is always relative to a players previous game experience and skill.

Odyssey is not an easy game for anyone new to Mario or platform games. It's accessible for everyone but harder difficultly doesn't come until later or the side quests. The games movement mechanics and main quest progression means it has a very low skill floor - anyone can play it - and a very high skill ceiling. Mastery of the movement mechanics opens up a world of tougher alternate paths.

Asus X540L

kingtut wrote: »

Bought a switch on Saturday and also Mario Odyssey. Loving it so far although have to say it's super easy and not all that challenging. Great fun nevertheless!

I'm just doing enough to get me to the next level and then when I have got to the end I'll revisit each level and try to get 100% completion (did Donk city last night)

I'm dying tons of times. It's cause I try and get as many moons as I can before moving on.

Also I think Nintendo did a little nod to dark souls in that you can collect the coins you've lost after you die by returning to the same spot (this doesn't always happen though)

As mentioned it's easy to proceed just like it was in 64 and Sunshine but the real challenge lies in getting all the stars/shines/moons.

In 64 I only got 70-something and I got over a hundred in Sunshine but I refuse to use guides when playing games.

wheresmahbombs

I think I got all in SM64 and SM64DS. Sunshine, I only scraped the surface of. Speaking of Galaxy, I got all stars as Mario but not as Luigi at the time of writing this.

CastorTroy

Is the minimum number of moons required due a kingdom always the same or is it based on how many you have?
For the plot, I assume the minimum is always the same. But at the same time it seems a bit unfair that I require 50 altogether to move on while someone else only requires 40

Turtwig

Picture Match!

You got 63 points.
You got 67 points.
You got 54 points.
You got 60 something
You got 74 points.
You got 77 points.
You got 67 points
You got 70 something
60 something
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You got.....81 points!

YEAHHHH! F**k you Toad! YEAHHHH:D

CastorTroy wrote: »

Is the minimum number of moons required due a kingdom always the same or is it based on how many you have?
For the plot, I assume the minimum is always the same. But at the same time it seems a bit unfair that I require 50 altogether to move on while someone else only requires 40

Each kingdom (bar one) requires a fixed number of moons for the Odyssey to be able to travel there. How you obtain these moons is actually immaterial.

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Ol' Donie

I hope I can ask this without spoilers, but what's the craic with the shops? They sell clothes and that? Do I actually need to buy anything, i've wandered to what is apparently the last level without buying anything?

Star Lord

Ol' Donie wrote: »

I hope I can ask this without spoilers, but what's the craic with the shops? They sell clothes and that? Do I actually need to buy anything, i've wandered to what is apparently the last level without buying anything?

Every level has one moon for sale, and some have outfits that let you access areas you couldn't otherwise where you can get at least one moon.

iamtony

Ol' Donie wrote: »

I hope I can ask this without spoilers, but what's the craic with the shops? They sell clothes and that? Do I actually need to buy anything, i've wandered to what is apparently the last level without buying anything?

You mean you played through new donk without the gangster suit? That copy of your game deserves someone better shame on you!

chrislad

Turtwig wrote: »

Picture Match!

You got 63 points.
You got 67 points.
You got 54 points.
You got 60 something
You got 74 points.
You got 77 points.
You got 67 points
You got 70 something
60 something
70
70
70
60
50
40 (oh dear!)
70
70
70
70
70
60
70
60
60
70
70
70
70
70
70
70
70
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You got.....81 points!

YEAHHHH! F**k you Toad! YEAHHHH:D



Each kingdom (bar one) requires a fixed number of moons for the Odyssey to be able to travel there. How you obtain these moons is actually immaterial.

Is now a good time to say there's a second moon on those that requires you to get 90 points? No? Yes? I'm really not sure.

I'm on 872 moons. Just have to collect about 26 purple coins from a couple of kingdoms, do one Picture Match (where's my tracing paper!?), and then do the Darker Side of the Moon.