Hey all, thanks for watching (Hopefully)! Sorry this video took so long to make, but life kind of got in the way and I had less time to work on it than I would've liked. I don't know how well the second portion of this video will be received, but I felt that just doing a review of Mario Wonder, especially several months after it has come out, would be kind of redundant, so I wanted to add something of extra value to the video as well. I also felt the need to include it to justify my stance on video games. As a reviewer/critic I think it's important for my audience to have a better understanding of my likes and dislikes, as I think the strength of a critic lies in the consistency of their opinions. Either way, I hope you all enjoyed the video.
I just want to start off by saying that although I havent finished Mario Wonder yet, I couldn't resist checking out the video because I knew it was going to be an absolute banger I've never felt the 2D Mario fatigue that everyone else had because I hadn't played a 2D Mario since the SNES. I heard about how stale the newer ones became and avoided buying them for that reason but I looked at Super Mario Wonder and knew something was different. I don't have a whole lot to talk about with the game due to me only being part way through World 2 but I will say that I'm having a blast playing it so far and your video just got me even more excited for the rest of it. Just like you, since playing FromSoft games (and Hollow Knight) I've found myself getting bored with most every other game because the severe lack of any challenge makes nothing feel rewarding and I don't feel accomplished when I finally beat an enemy or get past a tough platforming section. And even though I've played those games enough times to where they're not nearly as difficult as they once were, that feeling of accomplishment never leaves. Dark Souls 1 being my first game like that, everytime I go back and replay it I think about how much I struggled my first time and look at where I am now. That feeling right there is a reward in itself. Where I let that difficulty loose a little bit is with Mario and Zelda. Maybe it's because I grew up with these 2 franchises my whole life but I'll always have a spot for them because they're always fun to play more than anything. Even if they're not challenging One issue I did have with Mario Wonder was the Search Party levels you mentioned. I've only ran into one so far in World 2 and the result from searching around for the last coin was exactly what you said. I was just jumping around at the air like an idiot trying to find that one hidden block. On the other hand though I did appreciate the small box design level with 5 collectibles to uncover to finish. It's a nice change of pace to go along with the badge challenges Couple other side things to mention: 1. I like the fact that you brought up Donkey Kong Country for its music. Songs like Life In The Mines, Stickerbrush Symphony, Lockjaws Saga, Flight of the Zinger, Aquatic Ambience, and the music from the temple levels in DKC1 (can't remember what its called) are some of the greatest songs in video game history. David Wise the mad lad really knocked it out of the park with those soundtracks 2. At the very end when you mentioned about people enjoying different movies, music, etc. I like how you flashed a clip of Pink Floyd at Pompeii 👌 Hell yeah Awesome video Goof!
Great video 👌 I found myself agreeing with pretty much everything you said. Plus, the jokes laid in around the video got some good laughs from me. Ex: 20:18
One commemt I would on "Consistently struggling with bosses you have already beaten several times is a sign of unfair design." On the specific cases of the cuphead dragon and maybe sometimes satan I would agree some clouds are badly placed and you have a very tight window of opportunity to do the right move. Tho I think you can get more consistent by focusing on your positioning instead of damage like you would other bosses. And I really wanted to comment on that particularly because Ive recently played the Stellar Blade demo, which has an extra Boss Challenge with a particularly difficult boss that WILL kill you if he lands a good combo on you, and you stutter to act. And I've beaten the boss like 30 times at this point but I could still die in any attempt because I made a mistake. And it's not that the game is unfair because the boss design is extremely good with well paced, telegraphed attacks. You can understand every single move the boss does and correctly parry or dodge them with the right rhythm, and if I mess up the rhythm it was my fault for deciding to engage them directly instead of simply blocking the combo (and taking little damage), or simply dodging far away and waiting. I've even beaten the boss without taking damage and I could still die in any attempt if I'm not careful enough, but it's entirely my fault for going a super glass cannon build and also always going for high risk / high reward choices. I guess the point is that sometimes you do get lucky and beat a boss without truly understanding the real way to beat them, or the most consistent way to not die, simply put. And struggling against a boss you've died many times could either be unfair design (no time to react to moves, or unfairly placed plataforms) or it could be a mistake on your execution. If you happen to read this comment Ill say it was very interesting to hear thoughts on Totk and also mario wonder, nicely done.
Trust me, I do read all of my comments, and I sincerely appreciate them! I actually replayed Cuphead recently and only ended struggling on Dr. Kahl and King Dice surprisingly. I think you probably can get better, I mean clearly some people are great at them, but they take a lot more effort to get good at. In comparison I can consistently beat most Dark Souls bosses on my first try now, and the only ones that I can’t are the ones I think are designed somewhat poorly, ex. Lud and Zallen, Malenia, Laurence, etc.
@@MrGoof-if8rb Nice video, its always cool nice seeing connections from different games and mentioning other different games since its always a different perspective. I would say cuphead has like different skills (ground levels, moving levels and plane levels, specially moving ones and plane ones can be a pain but it's rewarding to win) I somehow got all S ranks and the platinum for celeste, both super challenging but I kept trying both maybe because they seem possible if you grasp them very well, and also get a good run. Tho with celeste it's interesting because you only need 1 good attempt and you can be done with the level if you want. And it's like a combination of your general skills and how you act on them + more specific level challenges. So, figuring out how to move in a level as you go. While also having very specifically hard parts of a level you have to grind to get just right. As for dark souls I loved that game but I got as far as fighting the 4 end game bosses before the final one I but didn't continue it because I wasn't sure where to go or what weapons to get. But, the similarity is that with fighting games, and soul likes the same thing applies of combining general good spacing, parries and counters, and enemy specific patters you can learn. So, I guess my conclusion is that I write a lot and to play stellar blade demo, very good, its basically a souls-like with more movement options for both you and your opponent I would say. 👍
@@nanazsan7536 I've done everything in Celeste but the Golden Strawberries. They're a little too much for me. Though I do weirdly enjoy playing through all of the levels whenever I decide to replay the game. It's one of those things where despite how hard it gets you actually do become consistent at it.
@@badluckhybrid I tried Luigi to see if any of the characters had their traits from SMB2. When he didn't jump high, I went right back to Mario. Can't help but be a Mario main lol
Definitely appreciate the comparison to New Super Mario Bros, the repetitive nature of that series is what turned me off from all of the 2d mario games for quite a while. I thought this entry was simply overhyped with along with many Nintendo releases but it may be worth a look after all
Hey all, thanks for watching (Hopefully)! Sorry this video took so long to make, but life kind of got in the way and I had less time to work on it than I would've liked. I don't know how well the second portion of this video will be received, but I felt that just doing a review of Mario Wonder, especially several months after it has come out, would be kind of redundant, so I wanted to add something of extra value to the video as well. I also felt the need to include it to justify my stance on video games. As a reviewer/critic I think it's important for my audience to have a better understanding of my likes and dislikes, as I think the strength of a critic lies in the consistency of their opinions. Either way, I hope you all enjoyed the video.
Thanks for the vid Goof! Btw your content is so well-made. It's criminal you don't have more subs
the goofy grind was real for this one! no worry's mr goof keep it up. big man
@@neondouble_ real
This channel is incredibly underrated, this deserves way more views
i just remembered super Mario maker came out 9 years ago. WTF!
i need to get super mario wonder this looks great
I just want to start off by saying that although I havent finished Mario Wonder yet, I couldn't resist checking out the video because I knew it was going to be an absolute banger
I've never felt the 2D Mario fatigue that everyone else had because I hadn't played a 2D Mario since the SNES. I heard about how stale the newer ones became and avoided buying them for that reason but I looked at Super Mario Wonder and knew something was different. I don't have a whole lot to talk about with the game due to me only being part way through World 2 but I will say that I'm having a blast playing it so far and your video just got me even more excited for the rest of it.
Just like you, since playing FromSoft games (and Hollow Knight) I've found myself getting bored with most every other game because the severe lack of any challenge makes nothing feel rewarding and I don't feel accomplished when I finally beat an enemy or get past a tough platforming section. And even though I've played those games enough times to where they're not nearly as difficult as they once were, that feeling of accomplishment never leaves. Dark Souls 1 being my first game like that, everytime I go back and replay it I think about how much I struggled my first time and look at where I am now. That feeling right there is a reward in itself. Where I let that difficulty loose a little bit is with Mario and Zelda. Maybe it's because I grew up with these 2 franchises my whole life but I'll always have a spot for them because they're always fun to play more than anything. Even if they're not challenging
One issue I did have with Mario Wonder was the Search Party levels you mentioned. I've only ran into one so far in World 2 and the result from searching around for the last coin was exactly what you said. I was just jumping around at the air like an idiot trying to find that one hidden block. On the other hand though I did appreciate the small box design level with 5 collectibles to uncover to finish. It's a nice change of pace to go along with the badge challenges
Couple other side things to mention:
1. I like the fact that you brought up Donkey Kong Country for its music. Songs like Life In The Mines, Stickerbrush Symphony, Lockjaws Saga, Flight of the Zinger, Aquatic Ambience, and the music from the temple levels in DKC1 (can't remember what its called) are some of the greatest songs in video game history. David Wise the mad lad really knocked it out of the park with those soundtracks
2. At the very end when you mentioned about people enjoying different movies, music, etc. I like how you flashed a clip of Pink Floyd at Pompeii 👌 Hell yeah
Awesome video Goof!
Wait you right why does mario wii have such great music...? Sure it's not Nier: Automata or Xenoblade but it's still fun to listen to
ya the music has a certain vibe to it that makes it super good
I be bumping the Athletic theme just I be bumping Mariokart 8 Deluxe tick tock clock theme
Great video 👌 I found myself agreeing with pretty much everything you said. Plus, the jokes laid in around the video got some good laughs from me. Ex: 20:18
bro rebranded lol
@@egg_64. 👁️👁️
@@egg_64. Yeah, badluckhybrid inc. got acquired by Elon Musk, so we're going through a little corporate rebranding rn
I just laid off most of my employees and now the mod symbol is paid instead of earned
@@badluckhybrid wow thats a great thing for big elon simps... do you mind giving me me a raise 🥺😳🥺
great vid mrgoof
pls let me out of your basement i pwomise i wont be bad
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35k views to 672 views in crazy. people r really hating on botw rn lol. no hate bro keep making videos your great
One commemt I would on "Consistently struggling with bosses you have already beaten several times is a sign of unfair design."
On the specific cases of the cuphead dragon and maybe sometimes satan I would agree some clouds are badly placed and you have a very tight window of opportunity to do the right move. Tho I think you can get more consistent by focusing on your positioning instead of damage like you would other bosses.
And I really wanted to comment on that particularly because Ive recently played the Stellar Blade demo, which has an extra Boss Challenge with a particularly difficult boss that WILL kill you if he lands a good combo on you, and you stutter to act.
And I've beaten the boss like 30 times at this point but I could still die in any attempt because I made a mistake. And it's not that the game is unfair because the boss design is extremely good with well paced, telegraphed attacks. You can understand every single move the boss does and correctly parry or dodge them with the right rhythm, and if I mess up the rhythm it was my fault for deciding to engage them directly instead of simply blocking the combo (and taking little damage), or simply dodging far away and waiting.
I've even beaten the boss without taking damage and I could still die in any attempt if I'm not careful enough, but it's entirely my fault for going a super glass cannon build and also always going for high risk / high reward choices.
I guess the point is that sometimes you do get lucky and beat a boss without truly understanding the real way to beat them, or the most consistent way to not die, simply put. And struggling against a boss you've died many times could either be unfair design (no time to react to moves, or unfairly placed plataforms) or it could be a mistake on your execution.
If you happen to read this comment Ill say it was very interesting to hear thoughts on Totk and also mario wonder, nicely done.
Trust me, I do read all of my comments, and I sincerely appreciate them! I actually replayed Cuphead recently and only ended struggling on Dr. Kahl and King Dice surprisingly. I think you probably can get better, I mean clearly some people are great at them, but they take a lot more effort to get good at. In comparison I can consistently beat most Dark Souls bosses on my first try now, and the only ones that I can’t are the ones I think are designed somewhat poorly, ex. Lud and Zallen, Malenia, Laurence, etc.
@@MrGoof-if8rb Nice video, its always cool nice seeing connections from different games and mentioning other different games since its always a different perspective.
I would say cuphead has like different skills (ground levels, moving levels and plane levels, specially moving ones and plane ones can be a pain but it's rewarding to win) I somehow got all S ranks and the platinum for celeste, both super challenging but I kept trying both maybe because they seem possible if you grasp them very well, and also get a good run.
Tho with celeste it's interesting because you only need 1 good attempt and you can be done with the level if you want. And it's like a combination of your general skills and how you act on them + more specific level challenges. So, figuring out how to move in a level as you go. While also having very specifically hard parts of a level you have to grind to get just right.
As for dark souls I loved that game but I got as far as fighting the 4 end game bosses before the final one I but didn't continue it because I wasn't sure where to go or what weapons to get. But, the similarity is that with fighting games, and soul likes the same thing applies of combining general good spacing, parries and counters, and enemy specific patters you can learn. So, I guess my conclusion is that I write a lot and to play stellar blade demo, very good, its basically a souls-like with more movement options for both you and your opponent I would say. 👍
@@nanazsan7536 I've done everything in Celeste but the Golden Strawberries. They're a little too much for me. Though I do weirdly enjoy playing through all of the levels whenever I decide to replay the game. It's one of those things where despite how hard it gets you actually do become consistent at it.
You should play sub nauticala
I'm surprised you didn't go into a deeper discussion on the ability to change character. Not that you would know much about that anyway 👁️👁️
bro thats evil
Me when I don’t get the joke
@@RNGuice He didn't switch characters at all. He only ever played Mario the whole time. He is giga cringe.
@@badluckhybrid Ohhhhhh I gotcha
@@badluckhybrid I tried Luigi to see if any of the characters had their traits from SMB2. When he didn't jump high, I went right back to Mario. Can't help but be a Mario main lol
Definitely appreciate the comparison to New Super Mario Bros, the repetitive nature of that series is what turned me off from all of the 2d mario games for quite a while. I thought this entry was simply overhyped with along with many Nintendo releases but it may be worth a look after all
You should play Skyrim somtime
At 300 you should make a discord
Play fortnight ples
@MrGoof-if8rb Honest
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@@egg_64. touché
Wrong
@@Grlgle-id3gfRight actually