You always changed your outfit when you got a fire flower or Tanuki suit or whatever, but these are straight-up outfits, some themed, others just for fun. And details we got: Nintendo showed off new snowy, beachy and tropical worlds, as well as the unusual capability in the game for players to customize Mario with new clothes. We know the game is coming out next month on the 27th, so right now everyone is just hungry for details. Hopefully this means they just want people to get involved, and not that there’s some kind of conceptual directionlessness.Īfter the RPG section came the much-awaited new info on Super Mario Odyssey. It seems like kind of a beta test, as players will be polled on various aspects of the game. But the nonlinear structure suggests newer ideas in the actual gameplay, while 3D lighting and camera effects spruce up the beautiful and unapologetically 2D art.Īs a pleasant surprise, the game has a demo now available on the Switch eShop, which I’m downloading as I type this. The sprites and backgrounds are very clearly derived from Final Fantasy VI, which some (including yours truly) still consider the pinnacle of the series. This RPG blends contemporary and retro ideas and graphics techniques with, it has to be said, considerable panache. I’ll definitely be getting it.Īfter a few other small announcements and a lengthy overview of the new Xenoblade Chronicles 2, which looks great, if rather involved, the Nintendo Direct video moved on to the still awkwardly named “Working Title: ‘Project Octopath Traveler.'” They’re all true to the arcade versions (as opposed to the original NES ports in the ’80s) and support multiple players. It announced a few details of its most anticipated upcoming games and even a demo (remember those?) of a throwback title from Square Enix that caught everyone’s eye way back at the Switch launch event.Īfter a warm-up with some bones thrown to the hungry 3DS crowd (some Pokémon updates and a new orange and white variant of the handheld), Nintendo moved on to the main event.įirst was a nod to retro gamers with the Arcade Archives: Mario Bros series, a collection of arcade games including, of course, the titular one, but also Balloon Fight, Ice Climber, Pinball Something, Clu Clu Land, Punch-Out! and a few others.
Nintendo announced a few items today to hold gamers over until the holiday season - and to appease would-be SNES Classic buyers.
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