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can we please talk about how unexpected it is for the online to be actually functional? if you’re playing a board online and someone disconnects, they get replaced by a CPU. if they restart their game and now have a good connection, they can rejoin the same game with you, taking over the CPU at the start of the next turn. i was super surprised by this! i’ve played 20 hours and it’s been great :) looking forward (hopefully) to DLC with more boards, minigames, and CHARACTERS
@@UltimaKeyMaster My best guess is that we're only now seeing games that've been made after Covid showed up. In theory, there isn't much stopping Nintendo (or the Smash team) from improving Smash's online, but I wouldn't be surprised if Smash's online issues are hard-baked into the game itself (i.e. they'd have to make an entirely new game to fix those problems).
Everyone seemed to enjoy the other one that came out on the Switch, assuming there'd be DLC boards...but there wasn't. That burned me, since I bought it from reviews and didn't get into it. I worry about the same here.
I agree. Super was fun, but the 4 small boards is just not enough. I also grew up with 2 and 3, so the classic boards are a big plus. Here’s hoping a few more boards will come
@@bradharrah3339 with dlc super Mario party could have been great. Maybe not as good as the first 8 or the ds game but still pretty good. But by itself it doesn’t have a lot to it. I can understand why you would wait to see if this one gets dlc.
Of course more boards would be great, especially since it's technically content we've seen before, but it seems like an extremely polished and fun game, and it's awesome that everyone likes it.
And there's SO MANY minigames! With previous games you'd soon be bored playing the same ones over and over. But here I've been playing for hours on end, board after board and I've never seen a duplicate!
Supposedly dataminers found three other unused boards in the game. Two of them had data, and one had no data. Maybe there's a possibility for at least 2 more boards? I'd be satisfied with that.
The pinnacle of Mario Party Dreams would be at least 1 board from each game, 1-8 (with maybe boards from Advanced and DS as an extra dream on top of that)... It's not gonna happen, but I so wish it would...
Sounds like chaos with a sprinkle of random, but in a good, fun way... unlike Mario Party 9, where it's almost all random, and you get little choice in the matter. Speaking of experience.
I'm not one to buy too many new games right out of the gate, but I have to get my hands on this game. No Shy Guy is an absolute outrage though. I'm very upset about it
Both are characters from an entire species, like yoshi and birdo(?) so i'm not sure why having them both playable and non playable is a bad thing, sometimes the way Nintendo developers choose character rosters confuse me...why limit yourself to only a few when you can use all of them?
Arlo enjoyed this game although he: -never played an old good mario party before -didnt mention the achievements even once -didnt mention the amazing music (i think) this proves that it really is a great game.
Also doesn't like Multiplayer-focused games. He has a real big chip on his shoulder about games that are entirely about multiplayer from their very concept not offering much single player content.
@@jackjensensplaythroughsrev49 funny cuz ND Cube has "most" of the Hudson staff in them, including directors and producers from MP2 and onwards, but yeah took them 13 years for a good Mario Party game.
@@skylinegtr3454 What's even more funny is that they made Wii Party and Wii Party U, which are genuinely fun and creative party games, yet it took them 7 tries to make a solid Mario Party (Well, okay, I do think Super was "decent", but even still this game blows the pants off of Super).
@@skylinegtr3454 they were experimenting too much and barely listening to their customers when they moved to NDCube tho, it was a major refusal to go back to the main formula despite the demand, Super returning the og formula and becoming the best selling Mario Party to date must’ve been a wake up call/slap in the face to them xd, and this game getting lots of praise just rubs it further
I'm waiting until a sale, as appealing as this is, I'm not sure I can justify buying this at full price with only 5 boards, I get the older Mario Parties didn't have too many boards, but its 2021, and i think its fair to want at least 9, especially since its not an annual series anymore, but still good to hear the content that is there is high quality. I will say the minigame selection is great though.
This is a jazzed up graphics 64 game. In a franchise that was never really about the graphics anyway. I can't see how anyone would justify 60 for this outside of just not caring.
@@ZawaOnUA-cam the online???... Unless you just don't have friends with Switch's. Which is one of the best games to have it. 98 percent of the time, it's flawless. Do you not like fun? Who cares that it's a remake of the 64 boards and Minigames. Mario Party has gone downhill since 9 until Super, which was a half attempt. If this gets NDCube to make a new game in the classic style, I'm all for it.
Both of you are missing the point. It's fine if it's cool and fun but it ain't no 60 dollar game. Ain't no one stopping you from paying for it. In my opinion though, it's overpriced for what it is.
I don’t have the game yet, but this is like, a dream game for me. A Mario Party that draws from all the older games? It’s the Sonic Generations for Mario Party. It feels like what The Top 100 wanted to do, but actually also being what fans wanted- a best of game that lovingly pays homage to the older games it draws from. I really hope for DLC just because I would be over the moon to get more old boards revisited in glorious HD. Also, this game’s not even that light on boards, as an aside and in my opinion. Mario Party typically has 6 boards, but they have done 5 in the past with titles like Party DS.
As one of those who has been, as you say, "into Mario Party" throughout the entire good half of the series (and sporting the palm scars to prove it), I can say this is _absolutely everything_ I had imagined and wanted and _begged_ Mario Party to be. I'm so glad they played it safe by not doing any new hit-or-miss gimmicks, yet also had the boldness to make the game all the fans had been clamoring for. Heck, I'd have been satisfied even if they'd just directly ported all the minigames right in, crappy graphics and all. But _noooo..._ they went full throttle on it and painstakingly re-did and remastered and rebuilt everything from the ground up, in full, detailed 3D. They remastered the music, and filled the whole game with throwbacks to Mario Party 1, which always held that "brand new adventure" feel to it, where anything could happen, and it wasn't just about the multiplayer. It's easy to remember Mario's masterpieces of the 3D era like Mario 64 and Mario Kart, while totally forgetting all the genius ways Mario Party 1 (and 2 and 3) experimented and pioneered in that space alongside them. I've always held the series in high regard, hoping against hope with every passing Nintendo Direct that some dev _somewhere_ would make a game that was a true return to form. And I can hardly believe it's here. The only thing that could possibly make it better in my mind would be DLC. If they just kept expanding on it with new maps, characters, minigame remasters, whatever they want... I'd pay out the nose for it. Even some of the stuff from Super Mario Party, like partners and co-op maps, were pretty great, and my kids and I would welcome them for sure! But even as it is, I am truly, finally satisfied.
Exactly. The music has no right to go this hard, NDCube somehow made competent online play and they didn’t have to add all small the extra details (water and lava physics, footprints in the snow, the entirety of Snowball Summit and Bowser’s Big Blast, seeing the characters’ breath in snowy mini games, modernizing the controls and ironing out softlocks for the games) yet they did. I don’t even own a Switch yet, let alone played this but it’s easily my favourite Mario Party because of the ‘brand new adventure’ feel. You can tell that Mario Party Superstars has so much love put into it. The only things that could make this game better is tweaking the coin economy, filling out the character roster, adding a few more boards and maybe some more minigames.
I’m glad Arlo noticed how the games intro feels so reverent of the past games. As if there is some Mario Party timeline lol. It’s rare that Nintendo makes actual acknowledgments of an old game coming back, like the way the dialogue talks about the parties long ago. Instead we get a port that basically acts like the events are happening again and there is no memory of them happening before. This stuff isn’t important but it makes the experience feel bigger than just a board game
You can tell Arlo is a newcomer to the series, the Hub world characteristics it’s a nice reminiscence of early Mario Party titles. And for what I see they really really put the best minigames of the series. Man, now I’m seriously thinking about getting this I’ve declined of getting into new Mario Parties since the 8th and haven’t heard anything good from the successors. This one might do it
I loved watching you and Vinny play with Shesez and Ross. You sounded out of your comfort zone around Vinny and Ross tho which kinda saddens me. They may use colorful language but they're awesome dudes and I know Vinny loves your content and I got excited to see he was playing a game with you. Glad you like the game Arlo. I wish I had the funds to grab it but money has been tight on my end.
Honestly, I think it's *nearly* perfect. If only they added some GCN boards, then it'd be perfect. But as is, it's the best Mario Party we've had in a long, long while. Since the Hudson days, I'd say.
@@enskje I think there is a pretty solid reason for why Super had no post release support. That being the Switch Light. This game does not have that problem.
- Mario Party Superstar is a good game; - I didn't buy Super Mario Party; - It's the first first-party Nintendo game supported in Brazilian Portuguese (and the first Nintendo game in portuguese in general since the Wii U times, last time was European Portuguese); Its gonna give me a good party game, not giving me a redundant experience, and I'm supporting the possibility of more games in my native language? Sign me up.
An underrated part of this game is how it respects the player’s time. The game moves FAST if you want it to and you can make the NPCs move really quickly.
Arlo, I just want to compliment you on your advertising skills. When any other UA-camr starts advertising a product, I immediately fast forward. But your Raycon ads are so funny that I listen to the whole thing.
Imagine a fall guys esque minigame battle game mode, something like a 64 man single elim bracket where everyone plays the same minigames at the same time, split into groups of 4, winners progress to the next group. Maybe a battle minigame for the finals, maybe a losers bracket. I'd play that.
Metroid Dread kinda had to be hyped up though. It was a highly requested sequel to a game that came out almost 2 decades ago. But I totally agree with you. I forgot the new MP was a thing until after the reviews came out
I'm also new to Mario Party. I remember I enjoyed Mario Party 10 when I bought it years ago, but I was never really into the series until a few years ago. On the night before Halloween, I met up with 2 close friends to play the game. (I was Mario, and my two friends were Link and Peach.) This game is so much fun, and it was so fun to play it with friends, and I don't even own it yet! I definitely will when the time comes! To anyone who reads this, I hope you're doing great, and happy holidays!
Manage to get this game yesterday and I really like it. It's nice to see a game to showcase the history of the Mario Party Games. Although in my opinion, I wish there could be some more characters and maybe 5 more boards added in this game. For the boards, here's the ones I think should fit in my opinion. Chilly Waters (Mario Party 3) Toad's Midway Madness (Mario Party 4) Pirate Dream (Mario Party 5) Towering Treetop (Mario Party 6) Grand Canel (Mario Party 7)
I like to think that Raycon is just sponsoring Arlo at this point to see what wacky crap he does with their ad next. He's the Old Spice of UA-cam for them.
Hot take: 10 characters is actually perfectly fine bc the average roster across the entire series is 9 characters. Smp's 20 characters wasnt a rule or standard it was the exception bc of its ally system and character dice blocks
@@mtj8870 This is my choices in my opinion. And meh. Diddy Kong Dry Bones Shy Guy Toad (at least the one that fills the 4 player slot like in Super Mario 3D World) Paulina Thinking maybe 5 should be a good amount here in my opinion if this game gets DLC or an update or something.
My mom loved this game SO much when she played it on my switch that she bought her very own switch, her first console just for herself, so she could play.
I honestly hope they add more gameboards and characters. For a while before the release, I honestly thought it was the Mario Party Super boards plus these remastered classic boards, so realizing it was just the like 5 boards is, well I wouldn't say disappointing because I am excited to see these boards again in full HD this time, but underwhelming I guess. I would pick one of the boards from Mario 4, those seem the most memorable to me with all the boards themed after characters like Goomba and Koopa and Shy Guy and they have little outfits to host each board, and it was the last game to have DK as a playable character until 10 brought him back; my first pick would be Goomba's Greedy Gala, but since it's based on a casino I don't know how Nintendo would feel about that now (the ESRB is weird; that's why the Pokemon games had to get rid of or modify the Game Corners to keep an E rating), Toad's Midway Madness would be my second choice. If I had the choice to add new characters, Diddy Kong and Funky Kong are definitely up there; also they might be the easiest to add, port Diddy from Super and modify DK's model and assets a bit. I haven't been this excited for a game in quite a while, especially a multiplayer party game.
I am DANGEROUSLY addicted to Mario Party and this is all I could have asked for from this aside from more boards. The items, the boards, most minigames (and the amount too) and the collectibles are all awesome and meet or even surpass what past games had imo. And the stickers, oh god the stickers bring everything up a notch too
That's one Smexy looking Game, after enjoying Super Mario Party so much - I'm all down for playing this one with friends : D Fingers crossed they actually add more boards down the road this time : )
My one complaint about the gane is it is 99% old stuff. I would love to see stuff Super did great return as well as more MP 8-10 love. Not everything in 8-10 was divise. Like co-op, rhythm minigames, playable enemies, boss battles, custom dice block, etc.
Mario Party is a game that me and my family love to play and so I hope they either add DLC or a free content update to add new boards, namely from 8 like Koopa’s Tycoon Town or the Shy Guy Express since me and my family are big fans of 8 and we still go back to it. Superstars is still really fun and I’m glad we have it
Arlo, when you finish this Raycon storyline, please please please edit them together into one huge video. Seriously. I frankly don't care that it would simply be a 20-minute long or so ad, it'd just be great to be able to binge the whole series at once. Sincerely, -a fan
My man. I love your character and personality so much your so upbeat it brightens my day. Also I just had my first kid and we named him Arlo Mullins.. thank you man
i had no idea about this until now but it looks like fun. it seems a lot more like the mario party games i grew up with compared to the other recent entries i've seen
When Arlo and I miss the same exact things from Super Mario Party. Like I know it’s celebratory of the older games, but it felts way too safe, like they didn’t want to take any risk. There were things that really worked about SMP and implementing them here would be so good!
I completely agree about the coop mode! Honestly it was the best part about the last Mario Party and I was sad to see it not included in this one. My girlfriend and I exclusively play the coop mode. It's a lot of fun!
This game put Mario Party back in the spotlight. When Super Mario Party came out a lot of people didn’t play it and it didn’t catch on. Part of that is because Smash was right around the corner, part of it was because of the lack of online at the time but in general the game wasn’t very well received and many people didn’t play it. When the game got online it helped a bit but it didn’t encourage people who didn’t already play it much to play it more. This game on the other hand has caught on in the best way possible and I’m so happy for that. So many people are playing it on live streams and everyone is having a great time with it. It helps that this game had full online at launch and to a lesser extant Smash DLC being done. But the biggest reason for the game catching on so well is because this game is the perfect gateway for newcomers and at the same time a fantastic experience for veteran players. I heavily commend the devs for making the experience fantastic for both extremes seamlessly. This game is just pure essence of how magical the Mario Party series is and I’m sure it will become of biggest multiplayer/party games on the switch in the coming months.
Not to mention the music in this game is just superb, when I think of Mario Party music, especially from 10 to Super, I can hardly remember any tracks from them besides a nice amount from 1-3 and a handful from 4-9. These tracks however are SO GOOD and pay respect to those that came before it. The smaller details just hit so much harder than expected with the last 5 turn remixes as well and if you have any nostalgia for these games they hit right in the heart.
The Raycon ad made me ponder what Arlo's ears would look like. And the more I think about it the more I believe that question should never be answered.
From someone who has played most Mario Party games and have the N64 trilogy with the highest praises, i must say, SUperstars is one, if not the best game in the series, it brings the best of the 64 era and Gamecube era of Mario Party, the 64 side being the amazing minigames and interactive boards and the competitive feeling and the Gamecube side being the mayhem of item strategys and more balanced gameplay. Its hard to deny the power of having a traditional Mario Party with over 100 minigames and having the best of the best from the entire serie, i mean, i have over 30 hours of gameplay and they were still minigames i havent seen, thats insane in other Mario Partys were the repeats of minigames are constant. I love that Superstars feels more balanced when everybody can have a good time and can feel they are making plays but still, the best players have a better edge on wining. The online is the best online experience id had with a Switch game, i hope Nintendo keeps doing whatever theyr doing with this one in future games. Without a doubt, this is my favorite Mario Party!
I usually don't pay too much attention to sponsorship segments (sometimes I'll even skip them outright), but something about Arlo's sponsorship segments just keeps my attention every time.
I love Superstars, it's so much fun playing and watching others play it! I'm a Mario Party fan, I've played all games from the first one to the latest ones and there's such an attention to detail here that I didn't expect to see, it was a big plus for me. Even if you aren't a long-time fan and won't catch all the references, the core Mario Party experience is back even if with some changes, mostly improvements, and it's just a lot of fun, offline and online! I really hope we'll see DLC, especially boards, to make this fantastic game even better!
The absolute best upgrade to the original is how the updated practice mode. You can practice the mini-game on the mini-game explanation screen, so you don't have to start the mini-game in practice mode over and over.
Glad to see this whole hearty review following up from the Vinesauce stream (pt.2 & 3). this game definitely needs more boards... Especially Western Land and Waluigis Island!
Even though (maybe especially since) you aren't a huge MP fan, it's great to hear that you found this a satisfying entry. I picked this title up for my 6 year old Daughter for Christmas, and I can't wait to play it with her as a family.
havent played it yet but rn i feel like this shoulda been just dlc for _super_ mario party, adding all these new maps & minigames, instead of having 2 stylistically identical games, both w/ a very small number of maps
Any time a Mario Party comes out, I always think "Surely the Mario Party fan base will like this one!" But it never works out that way. I do wonder what they think of this new one, though.
Superstars is definitely a better "Mario Party package" with the huge boards and 1-10 die, though I do wish they kept all the extra modes and such from Super
Many thanks to Raycon for their continued support! If you'd like to go back and watch any of the epic chapters you've missed, here's a playlist for you.
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Everything about Raycon is a lie. I promise you that from experience.
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Would you like having spanish subtitles for your videos?
The menu is a call back to the first Mario party !
You will finally stop promoting that scam? Great!
can we please talk about how unexpected it is for the online to be actually functional?
if you’re playing a board online and someone disconnects, they get replaced by a CPU. if they restart their game and now have a good connection, they can rejoin the same game with you, taking over the CPU at the start of the next turn. i was super surprised by this!
i’ve played 20 hours and it’s been great :)
looking forward (hopefully) to DLC with more boards, minigames, and CHARACTERS
Wow thats impressive of nintendo im definetly getting this game for Christmas
And also, you can exit out of the game if that happens (or if it's time to take a break) and the game can save up to 10 online games played!
That CPU drop in really is some amazing quality of life stuff. I really can't remember that method anywhere else. (Hopefully it is.)
That...wait...WHAT? *NINTENDO* figured out online reconnection!?
How in the HELL do they know how THAT works but they still can't fix Smash!?
@@UltimaKeyMaster My best guess is that we're only now seeing games that've been made after Covid showed up. In theory, there isn't much stopping Nintendo (or the Smash team) from improving Smash's online, but I wouldn't be surprised if Smash's online issues are hard-baked into the game itself (i.e. they'd have to make an entirely new game to fix those problems).
It’s nice to see a mario party that everyone seems to enjoy.
Everyone seemed to enjoy the other one that came out on the Switch, assuming there'd be DLC boards...but there wasn't. That burned me, since I bought it from reviews and didn't get into it. I worry about the same here.
I agree. Super was fun, but the 4 small boards is just not enough. I also grew up with 2 and 3, so the classic boards are a big plus. Here’s hoping a few more boards will come
@@bradharrah3339 with dlc super Mario party could have been great. Maybe not as good as the first 8 or the ds game but still pretty good. But by itself it doesn’t have a lot to it. I can understand why you would wait to see if this one gets dlc.
Can't play as Shy Guy
hate/10
@@bradharrah3339 the boards being way way smaller than any other mario party got really old, really quickly
It’s interesting and even refreshing to hear a non Mario Party lover’s perspective as someone who loves this series.
Of course more boards would be great, especially since it's technically content we've seen before, but it seems like an extremely polished and fun game, and it's awesome that everyone likes it.
And there's SO MANY minigames! With previous games you'd soon be bored playing the same ones over and over. But here I've been playing for hours on end, board after board and I've never seen a duplicate!
I really hope they listen to the demands for DLC that were ignored last game. I'd love to see Western Land remixed, heck throw in Chilly Waters too.
Supposedly dataminers found three other unused boards in the game. Two of them had data, and one had no data. Maybe there's a possibility for at least 2 more boards? I'd be satisfied with that.
I think Chilly Waters is the most likely, especially if it arrives for like Christmas
I want more characters, maybe I’ve been spoiled, but the roster feels underwhelming.
@@agentclank8183 it is, at least 4 more characters would be nice.
The pinnacle of Mario Party Dreams would be at least 1 board from each game, 1-8 (with maybe boards from Advanced and DS as an extra dream on top of that)...
It's not gonna happen, but I so wish it would...
That last clip where Yoshi passed the star without having 20 coins...and then got a star from a hidden block. That was amazing.
That's Mario Party, baby!
I’ve seen the opposite happen where on the last turn someone gets a star but then lands on Bowser and gets “lose a star”
Sounds like chaos with a sprinkle of random, but in a good, fun way... unlike Mario Party 9, where it's almost all random, and you get little choice in the matter. Speaking of experience.
I'm not one to buy too many new games right out of the gate, but I have to get my hands on this game.
No Shy Guy is an absolute outrage though. I'm very upset about it
I just wanted Toad to be playable... And Shy Guy is my second pick too...
The disrespect is palpable.
Both are characters from an entire species, like yoshi and birdo(?) so i'm not sure why having them both playable and non playable is a bad thing, sometimes the way Nintendo developers choose character rosters confuse me...why limit yourself to only a few when you can use all of them?
Yeah, the character roster is one of the few aspects of the game that leaves a lot to be desired. Even Super Mario Party had twice as many characters.
My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.
The Raycon cinematic universe is getting so expansive, I'm worried Raycon is gonna poach you from UA-cam to run their PR.
I'm strangely invested in the Arlo Rayconverse...(Eagerly waiting for the next podcast)
Arlo enjoyed this game although he:
-never played an old good mario party before
-didnt mention the achievements even once
-didnt mention the amazing music (i think)
this proves that it really is a great game.
Also doesn't like Multiplayer-focused games. He has a real big chip on his shoulder about games that are entirely about multiplayer from their very concept not offering much single player content.
Your sponsor ads are the only ones that I don't skip. They're gold.
Agreed! Arlo should create a complete story at some point
Agreed! Wolf Dens are really good too. I don't know why all theses Nintendo main channels do so so well on making good ads. But I love them.
I love this game so much. I am so glad ND Cube FINALLY delievered us a quality MP product!
Yeah, but I still miss Hudson Soft…..they had a charm that NDCube hasn’t replicated….
@@jackjensensplaythroughsrev49 funny cuz ND Cube has "most" of the Hudson staff in them, including directors and producers from MP2 and onwards, but yeah took them 13 years for a good Mario Party game.
@@skylinegtr3454 What's even more funny is that they made Wii Party and Wii Party U, which are genuinely fun and creative party games, yet it took them 7 tries to make a solid Mario Party (Well, okay, I do think Super was "decent", but even still this game blows the pants off of Super).
@@skylinegtr3454 they were experimenting too much and barely listening to their customers when they moved to NDCube tho, it was a major refusal to go back to the main formula despite the demand, Super returning the og formula and becoming the best selling Mario Party to date must’ve been a wake up call/slap in the face to them xd, and this game getting lots of praise just rubs it further
I like Super Mario Party decent enough, but I can’t imagine going back to it after getting a truly fleshed out Mario Party like this.
To a MP fan this game gives off the same "return to form" feeling that Odyssey and other Switch games have given off.
I wished they used the party 6 mechanic of night and day so we have technically double the minigames when playing the horror board
I really hope that they add online leaderboards to this game, that will really make this game more competitive for no reason
All the minigames that have scores or times have online leaderboards already
NEws flash: There is.
There's even 3 achievements for reaching the top rank. 10,000, 5,000, then 1,000.
@@raymaikeru News Flash: that's an unnecessarily rude way to convey information multiple other people have already provided
I love how each Raycon ad keeps getting more and more unique, this is probably the most unique sponsor segment I've ever seen
1:53 God-like entity restores the multiverse, bestows Arlo with the ability to return to his life and passions
2:08 "ramberp"
I legit love how Arlo is advertising Raycon by talking about a "Raycon Universe." 🤣
If you like these, find sams ads on critical role! Absolutely bonkers
Nah man that was painful
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Raycons suck dude lol just look at some reviews
@@ovwarrior Well when living on a UA-cam Pay check you'd take any sponsor you could get
When Mario Party gets experience before Paper Mario.
I'm waiting until a sale, as appealing as this is, I'm not sure I can justify buying this at full price with only 5 boards, I get the older Mario Parties didn't have too many boards, but its 2021, and i think its fair to want at least 9, especially since its not an annual series anymore, but still good to hear the content that is there is high quality. I will say the minigame selection is great though.
check walmart if you’re okay w paying 50ish !
The game itself is fun even though the board amount is lacking.
This is a jazzed up graphics 64 game. In a franchise that was never really about the graphics anyway. I can't see how anyone would justify 60 for this outside of just not caring.
@@ZawaOnUA-cam the online???... Unless you just don't have friends with Switch's. Which is one of the best games to have it. 98 percent of the time, it's flawless. Do you not like fun? Who cares that it's a remake of the 64 boards and Minigames. Mario Party has gone downhill since 9 until Super, which was a half attempt. If this gets NDCube to make a new game in the classic style, I'm all for it.
Both of you are missing the point. It's fine if it's cool and fun but it ain't no 60 dollar game. Ain't no one stopping you from paying for it. In my opinion though, it's overpriced for what it is.
When Mario Party has more RPG elements than Paper Mario
I don’t have the game yet, but this is like, a dream game for me. A Mario Party that draws from all the older games? It’s the Sonic Generations for Mario Party. It feels like what The Top 100 wanted to do, but actually also being what fans wanted- a best of game that lovingly pays homage to the older games it draws from. I really hope for DLC just because I would be over the moon to get more old boards revisited in glorious HD.
Also, this game’s not even that light on boards, as an aside and in my opinion. Mario Party typically has 6 boards, but they have done 5 in the past with titles like Party DS.
As one of those who has been, as you say, "into Mario Party" throughout the entire good half of the series (and sporting the palm scars to prove it), I can say this is _absolutely everything_ I had imagined and wanted and _begged_ Mario Party to be. I'm so glad they played it safe by not doing any new hit-or-miss gimmicks, yet also had the boldness to make the game all the fans had been clamoring for.
Heck, I'd have been satisfied even if they'd just directly ported all the minigames right in, crappy graphics and all. But _noooo..._ they went full throttle on it and painstakingly re-did and remastered and rebuilt everything from the ground up, in full, detailed 3D. They remastered the music, and filled the whole game with throwbacks to Mario Party 1, which always held that "brand new adventure" feel to it, where anything could happen, and it wasn't just about the multiplayer.
It's easy to remember Mario's masterpieces of the 3D era like Mario 64 and Mario Kart, while totally forgetting all the genius ways Mario Party 1 (and 2 and 3) experimented and pioneered in that space alongside them. I've always held the series in high regard, hoping against hope with every passing Nintendo Direct that some dev _somewhere_ would make a game that was a true return to form. And I can hardly believe it's here.
The only thing that could possibly make it better in my mind would be DLC. If they just kept expanding on it with new maps, characters, minigame remasters, whatever they want... I'd pay out the nose for it. Even some of the stuff from Super Mario Party, like partners and co-op maps, were pretty great, and my kids and I would welcome them for sure! But even as it is, I am truly, finally satisfied.
Exactly. The music has no right to go this hard, NDCube somehow made competent online play and they didn’t have to add all small the extra details (water and lava physics, footprints in the snow, the entirety of Snowball Summit and Bowser’s Big Blast, seeing the characters’ breath in snowy mini games, modernizing the controls and ironing out softlocks for the games) yet they did. I don’t even own a Switch yet, let alone played this but it’s easily my favourite Mario Party because of the ‘brand new adventure’ feel. You can tell that Mario Party Superstars has so much love put into it. The only things that could make this game better is tweaking the coin economy, filling out the character roster, adding a few more boards and maybe some more minigames.
Missed opportunity to call this video "A smarty, hearty party from the starty"
I’m glad Arlo noticed how the games intro feels so reverent of the past games. As if there is some Mario Party timeline lol. It’s rare that Nintendo makes actual acknowledgments of an old game coming back, like the way the dialogue talks about the parties long ago. Instead we get a port that basically acts like the events are happening again and there is no memory of them happening before. This stuff isn’t important but it makes the experience feel bigger than just a board game
You can tell Arlo is a newcomer to the series, the Hub world characteristics it’s a nice reminiscence of early Mario Party titles. And for what I see they really really put the best minigames of the series. Man, now I’m seriously thinking about getting this
I’ve declined of getting into new Mario Parties since the 8th and haven’t heard anything good from the successors. This one might do it
Just watched all of the ads in the raycon saga. Gonna go back and actually watch the videos next
That joke at the end really was perfect.
The raycon sponsorships are just so much fun to watch! Arlo is the only one that gets me to want to watch the sponsor spots. I just love em!
I dont understand your generation.
I loved watching you and Vinny play with Shesez and Ross. You sounded out of your comfort zone around Vinny and Ross tho which kinda saddens me. They may use colorful language but they're awesome dudes and I know Vinny loves your content and I got excited to see he was playing a game with you. Glad you like the game Arlo. I wish I had the funds to grab it but money has been tight on my end.
Honestly, I think it's *nearly* perfect. If only they added some GCN boards, then it'd be perfect. But as is, it's the best Mario Party we've had in a long, long while. Since the Hudson days, I'd say.
Looking forward to more of your thoughts on Metroid dread, Arlo! Keep up the great videos!
I’m glad I’m not the only one still waiting for Arlo’s Metroid Dread review! 😂
I really hope they make updates and dlc for this game specifically for the minigames and boards
It wont happen. People expected the same for Super, and it only got one update after far too long
@@enskje I think there is a pretty solid reason for why Super had no post release support. That being the Switch Light. This game does not have that problem.
@@baileypalmer103 I am out of the loop. how does Switch Light affect Switch games?
@@enskje games suddenly needed to not use joycons as a gimmick
- Mario Party Superstar is a good game;
- I didn't buy Super Mario Party;
- It's the first first-party Nintendo game supported in Brazilian Portuguese (and the first Nintendo game in portuguese in general since the Wii U times, last time was European Portuguese);
Its gonna give me a good party game, not giving me a redundant experience, and I'm supporting the possibility of more games in my native language?
Sign me up.
Heck yeah, more Brazilian Portugese Nintendo games
An underrated part of this game is how it respects the player’s time. The game moves FAST if you want it to and you can make the NPCs move really quickly.
Arlo, I just want to compliment you on your advertising skills. When any other UA-camr starts advertising a product, I immediately fast forward. But your Raycon ads are so funny that I listen to the whole thing.
Imagine a fall guys esque minigame battle game mode, something like a 64 man single elim bracket where everyone plays the same minigames at the same time, split into groups of 4, winners progress to the next group. Maybe a battle minigame for the finals, maybe a losers bracket. I'd play that.
That's not fair, Arlo. You can't just drop an "I love ya, see ya later, goodbye!" without giving us enough time to say we love ya back!
No one else seems to be pointing out the 7-1 soccer game at 9:42 that's a reference to the 2014 FIFA World Cup
You and Internet Historian are the only people I don’t skip the ads
I'm so upset that Nintendo didn't hype up this game at all compared to skyward sword and metroid dread 😢
Metroid Dread kinda had to be hyped up though. It was a highly requested sequel to a game that came out almost 2 decades ago. But I totally agree with you. I forgot the new MP was a thing until after the reviews came out
How much more hype does the million dollar Mario need?
Alrlo officially has as good of marketing tactics as Phil Swift and Billy Mays themselves. He makes me want to watch his promotions.
I'm also new to Mario Party. I remember I enjoyed Mario Party 10 when I bought it years ago, but I was never really into the series until a few years ago. On the night before Halloween, I met up with 2 close friends to play the game. (I was Mario, and my two friends were Link and Peach.)
This game is so much fun, and it was so fun to play it with friends, and I don't even own it yet! I definitely will when the time comes!
To anyone who reads this, I hope you're doing great, and happy holidays!
Just know that MP10 was drastically different from the MPs that came before.
Happy holidays!
Manage to get this game yesterday and I really like it. It's nice to see a game to showcase the history of the Mario Party Games.
Although in my opinion, I wish there could be some more characters and maybe 5 more boards added in this game.
For the boards, here's the ones I think should fit in my opinion.
Chilly Waters (Mario Party 3)
Toad's Midway Madness (Mario Party 4)
Pirate Dream (Mario Party 5)
Towering Treetop (Mario Party 6)
Grand Canel (Mario Party 7)
only arlo can have a two minute long commercial that i actually enjoy and watch, so glad you got rid of those other arlos, originals always best!
The farther we get from Arlo's Metroid Dread review, the longer it gets.... I'm expecting an entire essay at this point
I like to think that Raycon is just sponsoring Arlo at this point to see what wacky crap he does with their ad next. He's the Old Spice of UA-cam for them.
Hot take: 10 characters is actually perfectly fine bc the average roster across the entire series is 9 characters. Smp's 20 characters wasnt a rule or standard it was the exception bc of its ally system and character dice blocks
I...agree.
ah yes thats why there were so many
In my opinion, I think they should add some more characters. Like 5 more.
It's my opinion at least.
@@Bulbasaur617 at best you can add 3 (dry bones, diddy kong, and maybe pink boo) before the roster becomed filler garbage like mario kart 8
@@mtj8870 This is my choices in my opinion. And meh.
Diddy Kong
Dry Bones
Shy Guy
Toad (at least the one that fills the 4 player slot like in Super Mario 3D World)
Paulina
Thinking maybe 5 should be a good amount here in my opinion if this game gets DLC or an update or something.
From one Raycon ad to another geez
Normally I skip sponsored talks but yours are so creative and funny, I watch them anytime :D
My mom loved this game SO much when she played it on my switch that she bought her very own switch, her first console just for herself, so she could play.
Best commercial ever. That's how you do an ad!!
I honestly hope they add more gameboards and characters. For a while before the release, I honestly thought it was the Mario Party Super boards plus these remastered classic boards, so realizing it was just the like 5 boards is, well I wouldn't say disappointing because I am excited to see these boards again in full HD this time, but underwhelming I guess. I would pick one of the boards from Mario 4, those seem the most memorable to me with all the boards themed after characters like Goomba and Koopa and Shy Guy and they have little outfits to host each board, and it was the last game to have DK as a playable character until 10 brought him back; my first pick would be Goomba's Greedy Gala, but since it's based on a casino I don't know how Nintendo would feel about that now (the ESRB is weird; that's why the Pokemon games had to get rid of or modify the Game Corners to keep an E rating), Toad's Midway Madness would be my second choice. If I had the choice to add new characters, Diddy Kong and Funky Kong are definitely up there; also they might be the easiest to add, port Diddy from Super and modify DK's model and assets a bit. I haven't been this excited for a game in quite a while, especially a multiplayer party game.
I am DANGEROUSLY addicted to Mario Party and this is all I could have asked for from this aside from more boards. The items, the boards, most minigames (and the amount too) and the collectibles are all awesome and meet or even surpass what past games had imo. And the stickers, oh god the stickers bring everything up a notch too
That was the funniest 2 minute ad I ever watched. You must truly be blessed to keep attention that long. Praise be to Raycon.
That's one Smexy looking Game, after enjoying Super Mario Party so much - I'm all down for playing this one with friends : D Fingers crossed they actually add more boards down the road this time : )
My one complaint about the gane is it is 99% old stuff. I would love to see stuff Super did great return as well as more MP 8-10 love. Not everything in 8-10 was divise. Like co-op, rhythm minigames, playable enemies, boss battles, custom dice block, etc.
Good point about the name actually. A lot of confused parents are gonna end up their kids a second copy of Super Mario party for Christmas.
Those matches with Vinny and company were amazing.
Mario Party is finally getting better
I love the continuity of the ads
That raycon intro was literally everything.
You know you're in for a journey when you hear Arlo open the video with the word: "Raycon"
My body is ready for that Metroid Dread review
Mario Party is a game that me and my family love to play and so I hope they either add DLC or a free content update to add new boards, namely from 8 like Koopa’s Tycoon Town or the Shy Guy Express since me and my family are big fans of 8 and we still go back to it. Superstars is still really fun and I’m glad we have it
Arlo, when you finish this Raycon storyline, please please please edit them together into one huge video. Seriously.
I frankly don't care that it would simply be a 20-minute long or so ad, it'd just be great to be able to binge the whole series at once.
Sincerely,
-a fan
My man. I love your character and personality so much your so upbeat it brightens my day. Also I just had my first kid and we named him Arlo Mullins.. thank you man
Whoah, in the background gameplay, the editor got a hidden block with a star right at the end!
An Arlo review to listen to on my Birthday? What a president!
Props to Yoshiller for getting footage of a game with each of the TRG members
Thank you for noticing, ha ha!
As a brazillian I couldn't simple ignore the 7-1 at 9:42
I don't know if this was an easter egg or something, but well played editor...well played.
I wish that Chomp Whistle Mini-Game from Mario Party 5 returned. It was always fun to watch the Chomp ram stuff.
i had no idea about this until now but it looks like fun. it seems a lot more like the mario party games i grew up with compared to the other recent entries i've seen
When Arlo and I miss the same exact things from Super Mario Party. Like I know it’s celebratory of the older games, but it felts way too safe, like they didn’t want to take any risk. There were things that really worked about SMP and implementing them here would be so good!
I completely agree about the coop mode! Honestly it was the best part about the last Mario Party and I was sad to see it not included in this one. My girlfriend and I exclusively play the coop mode. It's a lot of fun!
This game put Mario Party back in the spotlight. When Super Mario Party came out a lot of people didn’t play it and it didn’t catch on. Part of that is because Smash was right around the corner, part of it was because of the lack of online at the time but in general the game wasn’t very well received and many people didn’t play it. When the game got online it helped a bit but it didn’t encourage people who didn’t already play it much to play it more. This game on the other hand has caught on in the best way possible and I’m so happy for that. So many people are playing it on live streams and everyone is having a great time with it. It helps that this game had full online at launch and to a lesser extant Smash DLC being done. But the biggest reason for the game catching on so well is because this game is the perfect gateway for newcomers and at the same time a fantastic experience for veteran players. I heavily commend the devs for making the experience fantastic for both extremes seamlessly. This game is just pure essence of how magical the Mario Party series is and I’m sure it will become of biggest multiplayer/party games on the switch in the coming months.
Why haven’t we gotten any dlc for this game is beyond me
I thought they said they were, but then they added Mario party to the N64 add on and I knew we weren't getting dlc.😢
Great review can not wait for Dread.
I'm still waiting on that
Not to mention the music in this game is just superb, when I think of Mario Party music, especially from 10 to Super, I can hardly remember any tracks from them besides a nice amount from 1-3 and a handful from 4-9. These tracks however are SO GOOD and pay respect to those that came before it. The smaller details just hit so much harder than expected with the last 5 turn remixes as well and if you have any nostalgia for these games they hit right in the heart.
Arlo learning the brilliance of Mario Party 1.
Arlo. One of the only youtubers that make enjoyable sponsorship segments.
Not quite at the level of the internet historian, but they are pretty good
The Raycon ad made me ponder what Arlo's ears would look like. And the more I think about it the more I believe that question should never be answered.
You're doing ads right. Best one yet.
I like hub worlds too Arlo
From someone who has played most Mario Party games and have the N64 trilogy with the highest praises, i must say, SUperstars is one, if not the best game in the series, it brings the best of the 64 era and Gamecube era of Mario Party, the 64 side being the amazing minigames and interactive boards and the competitive feeling and the Gamecube side being the mayhem of item strategys and more balanced gameplay.
Its hard to deny the power of having a traditional Mario Party with over 100 minigames and having the best of the best from the entire serie, i mean, i have over 30 hours of gameplay and they were still minigames i havent seen, thats insane in other Mario Partys were the repeats of minigames are constant.
I love that Superstars feels more balanced when everybody can have a good time and can feel they are making plays but still, the best players have a better edge on wining.
The online is the best online experience id had with a Switch game, i hope Nintendo keeps doing whatever theyr doing with this one in future games.
Without a doubt, this is my favorite Mario Party!
Surprised that Arlo hasn’t made a video on Pikmin Bloom yet being how obsessed with the series as he is
I usually don't pay too much attention to sponsorship segments (sometimes I'll even skip them outright), but something about Arlo's sponsorship segments just keeps my attention every time.
I sit on my hand until its blue then perform the friendly stranger, in honour of Arlo.
I love this saga of Arlo Raycon ads 😂
I love Superstars, it's so much fun playing and watching others play it!
I'm a Mario Party fan, I've played all games from the first one to the latest ones and there's such an attention to detail here that I didn't expect to see, it was a big plus for me.
Even if you aren't a long-time fan and won't catch all the references, the core Mario Party experience is back even if with some changes, mostly improvements, and it's just a lot of fun, offline and online!
I really hope we'll see DLC, especially boards, to make this fantastic game even better!
The absolute best upgrade to the original is how the updated practice mode. You can practice the mini-game on the mini-game explanation screen, so you don't have to start the mini-game in practice mode over and over.
Glad to see this whole hearty review following up from the Vinesauce stream (pt.2 & 3). this game definitely needs more boards... Especially Western Land and Waluigis Island!
Even though (maybe especially since) you aren't a huge MP fan, it's great to hear that you found this a satisfying entry. I picked this title up for my 6 year old Daughter for Christmas, and I can't wait to play it with her as a family.
havent played it yet but rn i feel like this shoulda been just dlc for _super_ mario party, adding all these new maps & minigames, instead of having 2 stylistically identical games, both w/ a very small number of maps
That sponsorship segment actually made me want to check out Raycon XD
Any time a Mario Party comes out, I always think "Surely the Mario Party fan base will like this one!" But it never works out that way. I do wonder what they think of this new one, though.
Literally everybody likes this game except for the boo mains and shy guy mains that never played the original 4 games and the 5 smp fans out there
@@mtj8870 and the monty mole mains
@@greenamogus they can go back to playing smp bc thats the only game he'll ever be playable in. At least boo mains had 5 games prior to smp
When Raycon comes out Arlo headphones I'll buy 3, 1 for me, 1 to support Arlo and 1 for that heavenly voice
Superstars is definitely a better "Mario Party package" with the huge boards and 1-10 die, though I do wish they kept all the extra modes and such from Super