Super Mario Wonder Made Me HATE Modern Gaming (Review)
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- Опубліковано 11 чер 2024
- My Review for Super Mario Bros. Wonder for Nintendo Switch and my leading candidate for GotY 2023.TLDR: Go Buy this game
Intro - I Was Wrong about Mario Wonder: 0:00-3:46
Mario Wonder Gameplay: 3:46-13:53
Mario Wonder Story/Plot: 13:53-16:28
Mario Wonder OST/Soundtrack: 16:28-20:03
Graphics & Performance: 20:03-21:29
Modern Gaming RANT: 21:29-27:44
Conclusion - Mario Wonder Game of the Year 2023: 27:44-30:57
Super Mario Bros. Wonder is a game that truly surprised me from start to finish.As someone that typically hates 2D & 3D platformers I went into this game with 0 eexpectations of enjoying it and I am happy to say I could not have been more wrong about that. Mario Wonder is truly a "gamer's game" in that it prioritizes gameplay and fun over everything else, and paired with some of the greatest level design I have ever seen in the genre and industry, Mario Wonder is definitely an experience anyone who enjoys video games should definitely experience. Compared to most modern AAA Gaming releases like Spider-Man 2 on PS5 or Starfield on Xbox Series X, Mario Wonder is exactly what someone like myself who find himself thinking "Modern Gaming is Dead" or "Modern Gaming Sucks" needed to once again spark some interest in video games. The only complaint I really have is that the Mario Wonder OST or Soundtrack is a little lackluster compared to other Mainline Mario Games but if that is my only complaint with a game in this current video game industry, you know this is truly something special.
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As promised…here is the review. Drop a like to help this out in “muh algorithm” since no one likes positive reviews as much as negative ones.
In all seriousness though, I have never been so happy to be wrong about a game.
My favourite Mario games are also Mario galaxy. I found them more unique than most of the other ones. To I did also like Luigi's mansion
Don't give up on Modern gaming Spider-Man 2 The Definitive Edition?? I heard it's 10:10s all around and great news is not WOKE.
I agree it really is such a fun game 😊
9:42 what's the best race?
@@thedarkknightman6150x doubt but we shall see 👆
Everyone can say what they want about Nintendo as a company, but they are the only one who mostly releases FINISHED and bug free products.
Like fucking literally. Nintendo is the only company that hold their IPs to such high standard. If TOTK got released in the same state as SM2 the entire developmemt team would be walked out the door lol
Pokemon Fans: Yeah MOST Games!
@@thegreatkhan2939 i am rolling 😅😅😅
I agree Nintendo has always made great games. It sucks they rarely drop prices on their games though. I believe super Mario Odyssey is still 60 bucks after 6 years I think that's a little ridiculous. They definitely still put quality first though.
Now if we can get Game Freak head of its asss and for once released a pokemon switch game without bugs we are good to go. Think about it Pokemon Scarlett and Violet took 3 months to patch the game. Call of Duty takes less than a month to start fixing its games.
Maybe this is how Nintendo finds endless success. If only the rest of the world knew about this revolutionary feature called fun gameplay.
they're still gonna hate for the nostalgia and excuse to milking the ip which they will never try to understand the success of it
Nintendo has always understood this concept and better than everyone else in the room. Awesome company! I've owned Nintendo stock since I was 18 and i'm now almost 46, haha. I just really enjoy having a small piece of this innovative and high quality organization.
if only Nintendo learnt how to fix their services and platform side of things, that would be awesome.
Fun? What's fun about it? Walking in a straight line and avoiding obstacles? But...isn't that Death Stranding? Everyone hated THAT game...
@@sumomaster5585 that's a fact. I think there is a ton of missed opportunities on that side of the gaming pie. Be interesting to know some of the backstory as to why Nintendo let that aspect of gaming be sub par compared with MS and Sony.
Made me realize that I need my games to be just games, not some alternate life sucking the real life out of me.
People are all about open worlds now. Which i dumb imo indie games are the best because they innovate in so many different ways and because they dont take a lifetime to finish. Unfortunately thats where games are headed with vr becoming more accessible and technology improvg its only a matter of time before they make life : the game.
Seriously, why the open world genre? Why would a sane person want that?
@@tlst94Yeah, not everyone wants a long, drawn out 50 hour game release everytime and getting burnt out by long cutscenes and the boring side quests.
Sometimes, I just wanna sit back and breeze through a game that takes about 6-8 hours to complete with fun gameplay. If post-game content is there, I’d be happy to stick around for more.
It’s better to have multiple short games with monthly releases than just 1 super long game every 3 or so years.
It's a really good game
@@tlst94peoples obsession with skyrim
You know I’m surprised you didn’t touch on THE WORST aspects of modern gaming: live service, micro transactions, day one patches, rushed development, and so worse things. Love the review. Hope you play more Mario games. You won’t regret it.
I’ve loaded up a new game and by the time I get passed the cutscenes and bland story (sometimes 10 mins) I’m not interested in gaming anymore.
Lots of games are big, graphically impressive but NOT FUN. Too many options, too much filler, bloated UIs and controls.
Ok, I can get all those other things, but if you don’t mind me asking, what’s so bad about Day one patches?
@@eznosnopes5276 I agree. I’d rather have little to no story than a bad and/or drawn out story that pads out the game.
@@JellifiShugo day one patches scream laziness, can ruin a game at launch even if the game gets better with updates (first impressions do matter), and sets a bad precedent for other studios to follow (CDPR).
@@MrJmanrey hmm, interesting. I personally saw day one patches as a way for developers to continue working on a game up until launch day, giving them more time to work on the game, instead of having to make sure it’s as perfect as possible before being shipped out, which I feel like would make devs workloads a bit easier, as they now have more time to polish a game (but I could be wrong on that idk how game development works). I do see your points though
Say what you want about Nintendo as a company but they dominated 2023 without a doubt.
Even as a huge fan of Nintendo for my whole life, not some blind fanboy, a lot of their corporate decisions are questionable at times. However when it comes to their developers, there are still the gold standard in my opinion and know how to make a fun and creative videogame!
Idk pokemon shit the bed pretty bad tbh
@@AlmightyRodga that's more of Game Freak and Pokemon Companies fault, not Nintendo
@@flyingdragon1973 I’m gonna have to say all of the above
@@AlmightyRodgaNintendo don’t own Pokemon. If they did, we’d be getting some legendary Pokemon games.
Because while Nintendo why have bad corporate policy, their games are legendary.
Meanwhile gamefreak, the company that develops Pokémon, are lazy and trash.
Sony and Microsoft out her spending billions on studios. If Nintendo just got the dev rights to Pokémon, it’d be a game changer.
Imagine focusing on gameplay and FUN over political BS... People want to have FUN playing games and not to be lectured.
That's why I prefer games made by Asian developers as they have way less political woke shit in them.
Facts
@@lambvindaloo That's what I do as well. I loved western games in between the NES and PS3 era but even with the PS3 it slowly went down hill and it never went up (for me at least).
@@Official_RetroManiawhat ps3 games are you referring to? I know this shit started in the last gen.
@@headshotmaster138 It technically started with the PS3 the boring story driven 3rd person action adventure games just now they also added left political BS so is even worse. I give the PS3 some slack because it also had some AMAZING games like Katamari, God of War 3, Skate 2, Little Big Planet, Prototype 1 and 2... But it also had many black sheep's, it was the start of the down fall the PS4 just double dipped on it and PS5 triple dipped.
This industry absolutely needs Nintendo. If we didn’t have them, gaming would be in a much different place. Glad you discovered love for another game. We all need that here and there.
the creator of Mario always considered video games to be a playground, something that you want to return to again and again. It's a great philosophy to have when making games. While I enjoy a lot of the newer AAA games I'm picking up, so much progression feels like work it's hard to return to them after you finished!
I played a bit of this with my little sister and it made me feel like a little kid again. Thank Christ Nintendo realizes how to cater to their audience. Nintendo has replaced Disney for me
BTW, my sister thought the elephants were supposed to be inclusive to fat people. Shit had me weak. 😂
@@zogwort1522if you unironically use the word "nintoddlers" then you're the only toddler in that situation 💀
@@zogwort1522The only toddler i see here is you, cuz it most definetly isn't very grown up to shit on other people.
@@Soup-man let your sister play alot of nintendo games man because they never made specifically but for everyone to enjoy and make sure that mindset about "inclusive" thing erased
@@SeddyAm She only wanted a Switch anyway. I'm thinking of getting her Kirby or something for Christmas
Between Mario Wonder and Zelda ToTK, Nintendo has won the year. It doesn't matter who has "game of the year", Nintendo made the most games that are just there to be a fun time and an experience you can sink 4 hours into and it feels like just 20 minutes
Nah Baldurs Gate 3 won the year.
Literally running a ToTK Randomizer on my modded Switch as I type this, it's my 4th time doing a 100% run. I never even finished BoTW cause it was just so empty and boring, but ToTK is the polar opposite.
@@iraford5788 yeah sure because nobody mention about gameplay but the intimate scenes with fetishes what people made it goty lol
@@SeddyAmto be fair, these are non-Nintendo console fans so they are missing out on the fun
For an actual contender from a Non Nintendo dev, Hi-Fi Rush.
Modern games typically tell a story through forced cutscenes. Mario has always told a story through gameplay.
That's how games supposed to be.
But most Mario games aren't RPGs
I doubt Xenoblade Chronicles would work in a Mario platformer!!!
I'll say that argument doesn't really hold any weight because some games are trying to do both, you want some kind of codec bullcrap in Dragon Quest that doesn't interrupt the gameplay😂
Honestly my main criticism of Wonder is that it leaves you wanting more... Like it feels kind of short and that after beating Bowser you should wander straight into another mini-adventure stopping a few other koopa bosses gone highwayman in an afterstory or something.
If you want more you always can see people somehow modding the game week1 people are already creating custom wonder effects its very cool
Try speed runing stages or challenges. And hopefully it means the sequel will be good
@@theredknight9314 I have only 2 challenges left, a special world Wonderseed that took over 30+ lives to complete the level due to jump timing/inputs and the final Special world.
I'm not someone who needs the fastest speed run/perfection and grinding that would be boring.
I want more varied boss fights, not to burn out enjoyment of levels I already did.
For example there are only 2/3 levels in the entire game that abuse infinite vine-wall jump and drill climbing, I'd love a layered level that uses that for alternate routes, or heck just give us one SUPER-level with like 50 Wonder flowers for all the secret bosses, flowers, etc, in the vein of SMB2 as opposed to Super Mario World.
Nintendo knows how to make actual games. It says a lot that they managed to improve upon the 2d formula with Wonder after all these years and make it a genuine fun, fresh and creative experience
I think it's so cool! I still love Super Mario World and I feel like i've finally got a worthy successor.
I must be high all the time because I'm not seeing what's different about Mario Wonder and every other 2D Mario. You're still walking in a straight line, avoiding obstacles, and then finishing the level with no real story or general reason to give a fuck. It's a $60 mobile game.
@@Lee-km7qq lol it's just more creative visuals and platforming, the animations are better and more fuild, enemy reacting to you is better now. Not a big deal, sometimes games don't need to reinvent the wheel to be entertaining.
"You are still walking a straight line avoiding obstacles and then finishing level" my brother, you basically described every game ever made even open world garbo...
@@Lee-km7qq
You’re definitely high. You got a lot of bad faith arguments. As someone above mentioned, you can easily simplify any game with “you walk, see a cutscene then you win” but that’s always a shallow way to explain a game. Completely ignoring any nuances that gameplay has.
And yes Wonder has those nuances. It isn’t just a straight shot to the exit.
@@Lee-km7qq Bruh, who hurt you? Did you buy a 2d platformer that really disappointed you, so you think all 2D platformers are terrible now?
Remember the days when gaming used to be normal people doing the impossible and the heroic? Seeing the spectacle you dont see in real life? When things are fun? Nowadays tripple A does the opposite, the epic heroes doing the mundane and average chores we want to avoid in life, things focus too much on realism rather then spectacle. Its so depressing, thankfully Nintendo did not abandoned that spectacle feeling.
Both can co-exsist at the same time....
But people don't want that. They'll bitch and moan about it being a "movie game". Instead, they don't want a story, they don't want anything other gameplay, and not gameplay with nuance, no, they want Mario. Don't actually create a compelling reason to go fight Bowser, just mindlessly do it because "fun"
@@Lee-km7qq Didn't know it was wrong to wanna play games because "fun."
I'm going to go out on a limb and say if an experience is a mundane feeling but somehow really adds to the fun of the game soon after or later in it do keep it. If it never pays off as a gaming experience any developer should really learn when to toss it out.
Yet people prefer one over the other@@sumomaster5585
in a year full of amazing games throughout, this is my pick for game of the year. Super Mario is basically that game that took me on the path gaming since childhood. It's simply beyond amazing that i get to experience the same magic again with my son 30 years later, Thank you Nintendo for this masterpeice!!
What you are describing is pretty much what I felt when I played Mario Odyssey. Like a breath of fresh air. Pure game. Pure challenge. Pure joy.
I'm not the biggest 2D Mario Bros fan, but Wonder blew me away from how much different the game is from the New Super Mario Bros games. Never had this much fun with a 2D Mario game since Super Mario World
There's a reason I constantly go back and play old games. It helps me remember what was lost.
If you want to try more 2d platformers, I would heavily recommend trying out Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. It's one of the best that the genre has to offer, it's a genuine masterpiece in every possible aspect.
Also DKC returns, Rayman origins, and rayman legends. All those games and tropical freeze are what I call the 4 must play 2d platformers, the absolute best of the best in the genre.
Donkey Kong Country Returns is good too
Rayman Legends is phenomenal too
@@crabcakeenthusiast692yeah
I thnk where Mario Wonder succeeds where Tropical Freeze fails is the difficulty. As a veteran gamer, I loved DKC:TF, but let's be honest, it's way harder than the SNES games. They didn't make it child friendly and I think that's the only reason it flopped. They tried to fix this when they re-released it on the Switch by adding Easy Mode Funky Kong, but by then it was just too late, and Funky being the "easy" pick was flawed in two ways. First, he's a side character hardly anybody knows. Second, they didn't really give the player any indications that Funky is the way to go if you're new.
This gives me Super Nintendo era vibes. Notably Super Mario Worlds 1 and 2 (Yoshi's Island). I remember as a little kid in the 90s playing Super Mario World and was getting my but kicked by the star levels in Super Mario World (think Tubular). That was a time where a quality game had actually good gameplay and very little story telling. I miss that era so much.
Great game. 100% gameplay 0% walking simulator + political bs. Also, a funny thing is that the modern gaming industry focuses so much on "inclusivity" but achieves the exact opposite by pushing so many people away with horrible gameplay and political propaganda.
Super Mario Wonder on the other hand doesn't focus at all on "inclusivity" but by doing so achieves what is REAL inclusivity. Anyone can enjoy this game, no matter your personal politics, age, ethnicity and so on. It doesn't push anyone away.
Well said.
You are not going to like every single game on the market. That doesn't mean you can ignore that millions of people love Spider-Man 2 and other games you claim is bad.
@@VanessaWong-yi5pe Yes, I will. Spiderman 2 is trash.
@@VanessaWong-yi5pe and millions regret playing that game too lol for how it turns out
Even when y'all get what you want you still whine bout woke even when you get what you want your still triggered lamo
Imagine making a video game that's about...having FUN! Neil Cuckman could learn a thing or two.
Super Mario Wonder is all about fun and it lets you have that with everything being gameplay. It’s not like a movie game like most modern games are nowadays, it lets you have a great time and play with all the new stuff it has the offer.
Also, still weird to have Mario and Luigi no longer voiced by Charles Martinet
Chris Pratt stepped up to the role
Weird stuff going on at Nintendo. I find it hard to believe Charles fell out of love for the role. First, they push him out of the movie, now they push him out of the games. Very weird.
@@jase276 I guess he is retiring tbqh
@@jase276 He is retiring i think because of his voice, but now he will be known as the Mario ambassador
As a Mario mf, I’m simply overjoyed to see the Mario series still being an amazing and creative game franchise after all this time, since it’s start in 1985. Nice video as usual Griffin!
As a mario nigga myself I can't help but agree
Mario mega fan? Mario mamafaka? 😛
As a Link mf I agree
I'm playing Mario Wonder with my 4-year-old son, and he's amazed. Kids appreciate every little detail, such as Mario forgetting his hat when he enters the tubes and the carnivorous plants singing, etc. I imagine he'll have a strong sense of nostalgia for this game in the future.
At least Sweet Baby Inc hasn't ruined Mario yet...
Yeah, most Japanese developers don't care about this social justice shit as far as I know.
I can't believe there is a company called that. Dude that rabbit hole will not lead to Alice in Wonderland.
@@Revolution5268Isn't their logo one of the "no-no" symbols? I am sure I saw that in an article once.
@@SammEater probably a bunch of baby rapers.
@Revolution5268 There is and they have had their hands on numerous games like Spider-Man 2
My one complaint was that it wasn’t longer. But now that you mention it, I loved the idea of the drill power up. I wanted it to be my favorite when I saw what it could do. I just feel like there wasn’t an abundance of opportunities to use its power. Like why would we WANT to choose this over other power ups and I don’t feel like they explored its potential as much as I would like. Seriously though, this game is like a 9.99 out of 10 for me.
The drill power up is my kid's favorite. He's 4 year old, and he always wants the drill.
Sometimes you need it to find some 10Coins. And it's awesome to be safe from objects coming from above, and also surprise enemies from the ground. It's a solid power up
You literally mirrored my feeling on Mario Wonder and the current state of AAA games. I’m finding myself having FUN playing first party Nintendo games and wondering why my PS5 and XBOX series S doesn’t engage me the same way. Great video and review !
I got _Sonic Superstars_ and _Super Mario Bros. Wonder_ when they both came out, and they are quite delightful. They might be shorter experiences than most AAA titles, but they make up for it by their replayability being high.
Replayability is key these days
@SourClout I highly agree! However, with both of the games being $60, it's debatable if they're worth the price, if you're a one-and-done type of gamer. Particularly, _Sonic Superstars._
I believe it's a fun game, but the main story is not much longer than something like _Sonic Mania,_ which is only $20.
As far as extra content goes, there is a new scenario that unlocks after beating the main story once, where you get to play as a new character from the story, Trip The Sungazer. However, it's just a much harder version of all of the levels, which might feel like a cheap way to justify the price to some. Especially since some of the levels from the first run-through are already pretty challenging.
There is also a battle mode that up to 4 people can play locally and up to 8 people online, which is neat. Unfortunately, while you can play the main story with co-op, it's local only. And the co-op for the main story, from what I've heard and seen from others, it's pretty unpolished.
Not every game needs to be super long and take up a ton of time. Some of my favorite games to this day can be beaten in a sitting or two.
@kyler247 I know. I'm just saying that as someone who prefers playing games that are shorter overall but are easily replayable, I understand that there are a lot of people who have higher expectations for $60 games to have more base content.
Me, personally, I feel I'm getting my money's worth out of both _Super Mario Bros. Wonder_ and _Sonic Superstars._ But at least in Sonic's case, I've seen a lot of fan backlash from it being a $60 classic-styled Sonic game. I understand it. Even I feel like it could've been $40 or so, and it would've likely sold much better. It's on sale right now, so more people will probably be willing to try it out. I hope they will, because _Sonic Superstars_ is a genuinely fun game, in my opinion.
sonic superstars's replayabilty is extremely high on pc, despite the rep sonic fans typically get you do have some talented people who create mods for the games and manage to make a game like generations that's just over a decade old still live on and still get attention with character mods stage mods. Heck one game dev decided to remake Sonic 06 (named Sonic P-06) and fix the infamous bugs and gameplay issues and making the game more enjoyable to play
Good to see the Mario team making a great Mario game. I remember back when Miyamoto and other OG Nintendo devs said they were training the new generation and cutting back on their involvement I was worried about future games maybe not being as good. Great to see the opposite happening.
Worry not, as Nintendo prides themselves in very high quality gameplay, they're the ones who made the first ever video games outside of the arcade, so they've always known what they were doing. They've been making great gameplay since the 80's, back when it was near impossible to include stories in your games, as the game simply didn't have enough space for a story.
@wileycoyote7481 Actually atari was one of the first
Yes! This game is so much fun. I showed up to my brother's place the other day and he was playing that game solo. I grabbed a controller and we played all day. It's even more fun as a team. I was using Yoshi, he acts as a mount that Mario can ride. He can jump higher and reach farther because of his tongue. We spent all day looking for secret levels and finding all the seeds / flower modes.
That was my experience with Armored Core VI. Finished the game 3 times over just to achieve all endings and play through all branching missions, and the game never tried to force me into doing that to extend my playtime.
OMG griffin actually enjoys a game in modern times that isn't cod!
He likes modern cod???
@@Kay_OCtf
It's funny. Everyone saying gaming is dead are cod/halo players, and if they just tried different types of games they would find gaming is still pretty awesome.
@@djcookhi good youtuber
Reddit gold
Griffin, I am fully with you on modern games. It’s funny how back then we called certain games trash but we’d take them today on a heartbeat. I’ve even downloaded emulators in my PC to play games like Mario 64 over again because of how great those days were
it's ok to admit you trash talked a game back then and apologized after you admit ya was wrong 🎤
@@niteriemcfarlane5285 I wouldn’t necessarily say it’s “wrong” but for the time it was bad maybe. But it aged well
@@maddrone7814 fair point and fair take 🤝
@@niteriemcfarlane5285 wow, a respectable convo in a YT comment section? Didn’t know this was possible. I appreciate the understanding. Good luck to you and your future endeavors
@@maddrone7814 thanks you too btw have a cookie 🍪
Super Mario Wonder made me remember why I got into gaming in the first place
We need more games like this.
When a game is made with the classic style and have certain type of fan art is one of the best AAA games we got this year. You see how bad everything got.
Played a little with my wife ( she doesn't really play games ) and we had a lot of fun.
You played Metroid Dread? Was also a really good experience gameplay wise. Looks great on the OLED and has a little bit of cutscenes but not overwhelming.
I actually find the drill to be my favorite powerup for 2 reasons
1. While using the drill you can jump and hit enemies above you and below you effectively for most enemies your hurt box is now just on your side the drill even protects against enemy projectiles like hammers from hammer bros
2. The ability to burrow into both the ceiling and the ground opens lots of pathways in several stages you just have to be careful about accidentally unburtowing yourself in the wrong spot. (You will hit enemies at the spot you unburrow as well)
My gripe with the drill is you cant smash multiple bricks with a single jump but i guess thats part of the elephant powerup so it makes sense why the drill cant do it too.
One other thing is when you groundpound with the drill you put your drill hat on your bum turning you into a lethal projectile to anything below you and this lets you sefeat spiked enemies.
Nintendo games, indies and older titles is the way to go. It's so refreshing to play games that put gameplay first. No shitty overly long cutscenes, no constant interruptions, just pure and simple gaming. It feels almost like breaking free from some invisible shackles, there's suddenly no pointless garbage weighing the experience down at every conceivable point.
The drill was my favorite powerup lol, it makes you feel like you're breaking the stages sometimes with how you use it. Reminds me of the feather in SMW where you could just skip stages with it
The drill seemed like a stupid power up at first but it's really cool.
You can actually do some infinite flight stuff with the Bubble Flower if you have proper timing.
@@ethanhinton4549 I seen some wild stuff in the speed runs.
Seriously though, given I played NSMBU back in the day, this looks like a much needed refresh for the 2D Mario series. Many of myfriends have given it high praise as well. I intend in picking it up this month! I'm THAT intrigued.
When I played it, the side stages were hard, and the main were pretty easy to medium difficulty
Back in 2012, my aunt and cousins were visiting from out of town for a few days around my cousin's birthday. My mom bought him a 3DS and Super Mario 3D Land. He was six years old at the time and he would get stuck on some levels. I found myself hoping that he would get stuck so that he would ask me to help him. At the time, I was big into Call of Duty and Assassin's Creed, and I was excited to play AssCreed 3 and Blops 2. But, I ended up playing neither of them and instead bought myself a 3DS since I had so much fun playing my cousin's. I would highly recommend Super Mario 3D World which is the sequel to 3D Land and it is one of my favorite Mario games.
Nowadays most AAA titles decline over games as a service or woke messages.
Facts tho
Happy to see you diversify your game scope. Hey you lose nothing if you want to jump into new genre. It more likely you will like it or less likely you dislike it. Also it helps you rekindle your love for your favorite genre after you return to it.
I've always said, "The only story I need is go save the princess and go to the right."
Honestly the drill is a high floor/ceiling ability, it feels jank because it exists almost solely for alternative traversal as you can use both floor and ceiling to "walk" without worrying about enemy/obstacles.
the drill is awesome
Nintendo has a formula and still make’s memorable and fun games while Sony and Xbox stick to goyslop. keep doing what your doing Nintendo! Also great video griff GGG
What does goyslop even mean? Seems like it's the new buzzword everyone's using now but I legit don't know where it came from
Nintendo makes the same garbage over and over again chief. One decent game every the years doesn't deserve praise in any way. I bet you're one of the tools that thinks Pokémon isn't shit
Went to PC from Xbox and Nintendo in 2017 because of this. Only thing is that Nintendo stayed and I can play any older Xbox games on my PC. Xbox One/PS4/Wii U was a bad generation
And what does Sony and Microsoft make? Nothing they buy their games from others.
@@johndodo2062they mostly focus on remakes and farming simulators and ports, however most of them are really good minus the ports and farming games. For example, the Metroid prime remake is outright phenomenal. Totk and the new mario game are also great, they’re just very highly priced. The actual product is great and I think you’re just being delusional for the sake of being delusional.
What? You actually PLAY Nintendo games? We can't have that we need to pay $70 to rent movies for Playstation
I'm sure this comment won't be seen, but might I recommend trying Kirby and the Forgotten Land from 2022? It's another recent great game from Nintendo that places gameplay experience over story in such an immersive way while keeping it's core platforming combat center and notorious hidden story beats. The similarities between it and Wonder, pushing the boundaries of their respective series and making them "fun" are not to be underestimated.
kirby was boring as fuck
@@chrisleon2075 I imagine you played the game. Did you beat it? If not, I say give it a second glance.
@@chrisleon2075 Heavy disagree.
Forgotten Land is awesome. One of the best games on the Switch.
I also highly recommend Mega Man 11, Sonic Superstars, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shredder's Revenge.
I feel you Griffin. I have recently gotten into bullet hell shmups and have been going back to play all the arcade games I missed out on like the Dondonpachi games and such. It's been so refreshing playing games that all about the gameplay.
I will definitely be getting Mario Wonder sometime soon ad well.
"But bro it doesn't have photo realistic grafix and there are not enough cutscenes"
LMAO
Happy you found some joy in gaming again. I also thought i was getting old for gaming because every AAA game coming out felt like garbage because of all this pandering crap and movie game crap but all it took was branching out and finding new genres that don't pander and just focus on gameplay.
You should play more indie games. That's the type of game you're likely looking for more. Fun games, elegant in design. Pure gameplay.
This game to me felt like a modern Kirby game applied to Mario.
Coming from Forgotten Land and Return to Dreamland makes this game feel very similar but I think Kirby did it better, but this game is more challenging (sometimes a bit cheap and janky in design).
But I hope this game serves as a foundation for more 2d Marios to come.
Forgotten Land is awesome. Dreamland is not even close. Mario Wonder is better than every Kirby game in my opinion.
I never even paid attention for this game, I was too busy mastering the old GoW games on PS2/PSP while this came out.
Playing the old GoW games made me hate the new ones.
@@headshotmaster138 Same, tho I don't "hate" them, just very tired of Sony's focus on Story more than pure gameplay. Plus, past Kratos was frickin badass!
@@soulsolis3096 I agree.
This game makes me wonder, no pun intended, why Nintendo even needs to release switch 2. If they can pump out a side scrolling mario and it sells 20 million copies why would you want to reduce your install base down to nothing? All releasing a new console with higher power is going to do is make it so it takes longer to release games and make them more expensive to produce.
Nintendo doesn't need a new console, however the Switch does need an update for HDR, 120 Hz and an SSD. As it stands, the Steam Deck is superior to the Switch in so many areas it's not even funny, including playing Switch games itself via emulation.
@@GIR177do you really think Nintendo will make a new console to run games at 120fps?
They need to increase power because switch is handicapping 1st party new games and today there's a big barrier for 3rd party games, they don't want to do such big optimizations to make the game run on the switch less games = less cut they get from Eshop
For 3rd party support and improved visual quality and less vision pop in. A side scroller will always be easy on the hardware but those Zelda games are pretty big and it would be easier to make with better hardware. Honestly Zelda on Switch vs Zelda on PC emulator is a huge difference.
@@GIR177 Playing games illegally through emulation is not an argument
Imagine trying make games better than movies, but the game looks more a movie than a game, this is the reason i love indie and some japanese studios, because theses devs try a lot to make something unique
Edit: not only unique, but something that really looks like a game
this, Hi Fi Rush, Tears of the Kingdom and even PIZZA TOWER showed how real videogames should be
I already 100% the game. I played it like I was a little kid again. One of the best games I've played in years with the art and attention to detail with everything. I hope dlc comes out. They have something here with this format of Mario. I'll buy Mario wonder 2 for sure
Yeah i hope we don’t have to wait another decade for a new 2D Mario.
i’m in the same boat as you where i’m seeing myself go back to older titles for those more handcrafted experiences that i feel had more “soul” in them. thank you for an honest review of a title, games are supposed to keep your attention with gameplay not fancy hour long cinematics. if i were into platformers a bit more i would definitely try this game out.
I feel the same way, I love it, just started it and I'm never bored even replaying levels is fun and also meeting other players in online mode and sharing the experience. This game brings me back to my childhood ❤
When people say back then so many good games came out, they should have to list at least 5 from “back then”
I’m glad you enjoyed it! Keep up the good work!🎉🎉🎉
I gave up on modern gaming about 18 months ago and what I've done is I've gone back to the PlayStation 3 and picks up so many classic games and I'm loving it the whole game no DLC no season pass no political messaging just pure solid gameplay
Modern gaming is not dead try out indie game ffs this statement is getting old af
@@scottfreeman5301I could see his pov, took me 4+ years for me to find the "perfect" game but yeah, sometimes you gotta branch out
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It's still true
No it's not lmfao, u living in wonderland?@@jonathanswift4764
@@jonathanswift4764 really not your just not looking at all
Nintendo’s formula “quality gameplay” & “Fun factor”. Shigeru Miyamoto thx for this rich Legacy! :)
If you really liked this game, you should try Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze or Rayman Legends, both 2D platformers on the Nintendo Switch. They are harder than Mario Wonder tho
Everything you experienced with this game is pretty much how I felt when I started playing VR games, granted VR games are closer to toys, but I had a great amount of enjoyment having something I could just pick up and put down whenever.
Hey Griffin, it’s funny you say this because I feel the same way man. I’m in my mid 20’s and haven’t taken Nintendo seriously in years, just completely ignored them. Bought myself a Switch last November for the hell of it and was blown away by how fun the games were and that they were fully complete and gameplay focused over anything else. I did the same exact thing, I went back to my old 360 games and even dusted off my old Gamecube this summer and have been mostly playing 15-20 year old games now. I don’t really care if this comes across as sexist because it’s true - I noticed a huge shift in the quality of games around 2013 when women started taking over the lead positions of developers. It’s all about how a game’s story makes the player feel now instead of how the game actually plays. As a result they’re basically interactive emotional dramas instead of just a fun game that keeps you engaged. Gameplay has taken the back burner for a political or moral message, and like film, if there’s a male hero - he has to take the backseat to the strong independent female who replaces him and makes him look like an idiot. It just sucks man and it’s annoying to see a hobby basically get hijacked by political activists.
You are right, I would have expected a bit more challenge on the final stage, but this is a very well done game for all ages, and deserves to be award winning
it took awhile but i think most will see why Nintendo never cared about pushing high tech consoles , they always pushed gameplay. Sega / Nintendo will always be my favorite game devs
John Carmack once said that story in games is like story on porn. It's expected but not important. Unfortunately most of the AAA industry doesn't understand that but thankfully Nintendo does.
After that whole mw3 campaign I say we need another Doom game.
I feel like story can be intricate and complex if the gameplay is good too. Like Half-Life for example. The ending to Alyx was amazing and worth every penny for the VR Headset.
@Soup-man Yeah I like some story heavy games like MGS and Yakuza. Difference between them and Sony games is that when you're playing them they still feel like video games. Sony games when cutscenes aren't playing its either walking forward looking at pretty gwaficks, solving basic as shit puzzles and only like 30% at the most feels like an actual game.
It's relative. Story is important for say, a Spiderman game, or an AC game, or a GoW game or Resident Evil, etc. In that regard, you just need to know how to tell a good story while prioritizing gameplay's fun factor. But for something like Mario or Forza or something, yea story isn't as important. Just depends on the type of game. Bc imagine GoW 3, with how badass it is, with shitty story telling. It'd be considered a much worse game bc at the end of the day, it is a single player game, and story is important there.
John Carmack most forgotten all the RPGs and point an click games that came out during his era.
I'm glad to see that you are enjoying Wonder. I personally really like 2d Mario games so I had high expectations and Wonder exceeded them. I personally think that Wonder is the best 2d Mario in my opinion. Nintendo is proving to be one of the best developers of modern gaming.
1 lgbt people are normal 2 what's yalls obsession with being triggered all the time
@vanessabarnes2869 Bro what?
people be living rent free in your head 24/7, huh@@vanessabarnes2869
I can't say I've ever set in my seat and danced along with a game before as I played it. Those levels where the enemies sign along are awesome. This game made me laugh, it made me cry and sometimes it was downright hard but the hard stages were so fun that you didn't get mad or frustrated you just couldn't wait to try again and again until you beat it each time getting a little farther
You mean ninji jump party?
That level rocks.
My kid loved the singing plants. He always wants to return to that level, and he doesn't let me kill any singing plants. LOL. Awesome game.
What a world when it is rare for a game to be a game. Im happy I was blessed and grew up in an era when games were games. Just a shame to see such a fun hobby circling the drain these days.
Oh brother. 2023 has been one of the best years for games.
@@justinstewart9145 yeah, the people on here are either way too hyperbolic or only play the garbage AAA companies feed them. It's definitely been a good year. BG3 and Sea of Stars both landed in my top 10 RPGs of all time, Rogue Trader which is yet to come might join the list as well judging by the demo.
For those of us who grew up in the golden era, the Switch and Steam Deck are godsends. Switch for new stuff, Steam Deck for the old we grew up on or maybe missed. I hardly touch my PS5 anymore, only occasionally for Ghost of Tsushima and CoD with friends.
Hey griffin really like that you have been doing these in depth reviews on games instead of just streaming. I like the streams but i like this format. Keep at it dude!! You saved me from buying Alan Walk 2.
Alright, lets force griff to play kirby and the forgotten land next.
As a mario fan, im glad ur enjoying a game that doesn't feel generic or boring. Ur positives on this game are pretty much accurate to what mario wonder is and I love how u stated that the developers prioritized on our fun and how the game respects us as a player. However I would like for u to reconsider one of ur complaints. The drill mushroom is fine, u can basically play the game without it. But for the bowser fight I dont think u should undermine it's value based on its difficulty. I mean sure the bowser jr fights are similar to the rest and dont require much but at least they tried to spice things up, but for the bowser fight I would argue it is the most unique bowser fight in any 2D mario game. I mean its a literal concert with rock music in the background and goombas and koopas jumping to the rhythm. U'll never see that kind of boss in any 2d mario game. I kindly suggest u try the final boss and play the level with loud music, maybe ull have second thoughts about it. Or not its up to u.
This is why I mostly play indie games and Nintendo games. I recently played Psychonauts 2 while it does have a lot of cinematics the story is very good and have a lof of fun moments, plus the animation is sublime, but the gameplay is incredible precise and the creativity of the levels is mind blowing and now im recommending it to everybody. I also recommend Gravity Rush, 1 and 2, sad Sony close their only creative studio and that in mind opinion were the only studio that could rival Nintendo with gameplay creativity
Wow a game that you actually PLAY instead of watching while they lecture you
Was excited for this one! Mario stays winning 😎
The gaming industry seems to be flooded with people who REALLY wanted to make movies/TV, but they suck at it, so they never get any screenplays sold, and with the rise of easy game programming tools, a failed movie writer can turn that failed screenplay into a terrible game. A particular "hot take" I have is that the FMV cutscene is the WORST thing that has happened to video games. It paved the way for many of our current problems in gaming. When I saw the trailer for "Tell Me Why" I remember thinking something along the lines of "Why didn't they just try to make this a movie??"
Also to note the MTX problem, I blame EA and FIFA 11 (or 12?)'s Ultimate Team, which made EA realize they can take Asian mobile gaming's worst trope and make it into a cash machine.
I had fun from start to finish with this game, it could be a tad longer or ramp the difficulty up a notch.. but damn near perfect game, I enjoyed every minute I played.
Hey griffin absolutely loving your reviews whether they be positive or negative, it's hard to find gamers that review games that aren't shills to get free review copies and don't push or advertise a certain political agenda, keep up the amazing work, you've come a long way since I first subbed to you in 2017, easily one of my favojrite content creators in gaming
I would argue Silokhawk is also a great reviewer
Modern gaming has gotten so bad that I just go back playing older games instead on PS2 & PS3. Because back then game developers used to prioritise fun gameplay, rather then making literally everything a cinematic masterpiece.
Tears of the kingdom has a pretty good balance. It has some cinematic moments that make you care about the characters or to add spectacle, but not to the point where it just feels like an interactive movie. Heck most of the cutscenes are entirely optional if you have no interest in the storyline. But at any rate mario wonder was definitely a breath of fresh air. I wasn’t even particularly craving a new Mario game and then they casually drop the best 2D Mario since Super Mario World on us that completely reimagines what a 2D Mario can be.
I know I’m a little late to this video, but have you tried Metroid Dread? It’s another pure gameplay experience that rejuvenated my passion for good old fashioned gaming. To me, that’s why Nintendo stands apart from other companies. They have a little something for everybody. I know some people don’t care for it, but I got the same feeling from Tears of the Kingdom. Just pure gameplay.
Summarizing the plot of Modern AAA games: 1 hour later, Summarizing the plot of Mario Wonder: Bowser did evil shit Mario stopped him done. Also something that pisses me off in 2d mario games is when you dont get the top of the flag pole its infuriating
True, that's a big flaw of 2d mario games as a whole, but at least having no story is better than having a bad one
This a pretty big oversimplification, there are stories to modern 2d mario games. They just aren't novel sized. @@daridon2483
I think the problem with the soundtrack is that it’s too muted. If the music had a bit more punch it would be soooo good
Ost was my only gripe. Tears of the Kingdom and Fire Emblem Engage blew it out of the water as far as ninty osts go. Engage in particular is a new favorite in regards to ost
I got into a debate with an idiot who said that this game's level design is "Dogshit" and was "Worse than 90% of the games that came out this year". Some people just have wack "standards"
As someone who used to strictly play AAA mainstream titles like cod, halo, assassins creed, etc, playing indie games and Nintendo titles has definitely sparked my interest in gaming again
I recommend Hades if you want a fantastic indie game
@@Mr_Mistah I just can’t really get into rouge type games, not my thing. Love my metroidvanias and platformers though
@@easyegg9760play rayman legends, Sonic Mania, and Cuphead
Agreed. Actual FUN in games again without lame writing, design, and weirdo bs? Loved Mario Wonder.
Modern gaming: wants to talk about the political and economic state of the world
Mario Wonder: This is what being on acid is like
That’s only for some story games but sure buddy
Based Mario
Bro just quoted Jaden Smith. Modern gaming is Jaden Smith 😂😂
@@FellowTolietinspector not even story games. My favorite game is probably Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous. The plot is fucking lit, demon invasion of your world and you're the leader of a crusade going against them. RPG perfection, deep systems and progression. Challenging fights, almost infinite build possibility for a party of 6 per playthrough (BG3 is for toddlers compared to this). Full-blown fantasy goodness, with you becoming a mythical being like Angel/Lich/Fay and many more along the way and even being able to ascend to godhood. Game has as much text as a book, but never is boring.
There's many more good games like that out there. I swear you guys will look at the garbage a handful of AAA studios feed us and write off a whole genre/industry.
@@ThundraBoy666 I’m not trying to shit on story games like the others in this comment section some of my favorite games of all time are story driven I’m just saying that some story games focus on political messages which is not always bad sorry if I confused you
This video is really resonating with me:
After playing it, thought about visiting some of the Mario platformers I've missed.
What you said about 'just wanting to play the game' is so true. So many times, I've tried to play a new game I've never tried, and then after 15 minutes of cut scenes and tutorials, I just lose interest.
I like the term 'gaming safe space'. That is something I have as well. Just a number of games I keep getting back to.
I recently played Dead Space for the first time, which I think is from the 360 era? Such a good game.
I'm glad most Mario games kept the main formula throughout the generations. Even the Mario RPG kept the main formula of trying to make sure players had fun.
Dang man.. was going to try this game out here soon so I’m glad you made this review and actually seems like it’s a great game, which is good to know. I know you put out brutally honest reviews and opinions on games so this really must be a good one to pick up and play!
Even though I sold off my switch cause Nintendo’s library isn’t for me, I still appreciate the Switch for sticking with its identity while also trying new things.
I bought myself a Switch a couple of weeks ago (I am part of the PC Master Race since 1996).
Only reason was to play 2D Mario games and Zelda and have fun and not to be reminded about the world that is about to go Boom ("Modern Gaming").
I'll admit... I am starting to feel the same way about modern gaming. Through out this year, I rarely got time to game and usually wake up earlier than usual just to find the time to game.
The year this came out I played Ghost of Tsushima, God of War: Ragnarok, Resident Evil 4 and Spider-Man 2... some of these games I could barely finish, and it's because I was running low on patience by the game's filler escorts, cutscenes you can't skip, and repetition that just leaves me feeling bored enough to just check out.
Then I played Super Mario Bros. Wonder the same time I got Spider-Man 2... and with this one, I played the whole thing till the end. This is a textbook definition of what a Video Game used to be, and I love it. I even got the Switch Online and played Yoshi's Island on SNES and was having so much fun with it to where I just want to keep playing it till the end. I keep seeing videos saying this video is trash... totally assuming it's from the people who prefer games like the ones I listed where it's less of a game and more of an interactive movie.