Game Journal- March 8th
So this week I took a break from my usual Zelda playing due to an extremely heavy workload. Sadly midterm papers and tests have to come before any serious game playing. I did manage to play a game this week, so here is a little mini entry on the game I played this week.
The game I played was Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga for the Gameboy Advance. This is a spin off/ side story of the Mario RPG games that have appeared on Nintendo’s home systems. In this game you control both Mario and his brother Luigi has you explore the BeanBean Kingdom to stop the evil Crackletta. The story is pretty simple in tradition with Mario games, but what makes the game so interesting to play is the writing. The game is littered with references to classic Mario games and even to Nintendo itself. The game is also extremely funny, especially Crackletta’s henchman Fawful.
The game is also extremely fun to play. While it is an RPG in the sense that it has stats like hit points and items to equip, it also strays pretty far from the RPG formula. The battle system is turn based but unlike most games where you take a turn and wait for the enenimies to take their turn, you are in full control of both Mario brothers at all times, allowing to dodge and counter attacks. The game also strays by feeling more like a traditional Mario game when you’re traveling the world. There are blocks to break, coins to collect and jumps to make and all sorts of mini games that make the game fun.
Overall, I would say I am about halfway through the game, it is a funny, smartly written and simply fun game to play. I have played this mostly on my commute to and from school on the train and it has made the hour or so ride fly by.
So this week I took a break from my usual Zelda playing due to an extremely heavy workload. Sadly midterm papers and tests have to come before any serious game playing. I did manage to play a game this week, so here is a little mini entry on the game I played this week.
The game I played was Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga for the Gameboy Advance. This is a spin off/ side story of the Mario RPG games that have appeared on Nintendo’s home systems. In this game you control both Mario and his brother Luigi has you explore the BeanBean Kingdom to stop the evil Crackletta. The story is pretty simple in tradition with Mario games, but what makes the game so interesting to play is the writing. The game is littered with references to classic Mario games and even to Nintendo itself. The game is also extremely funny, especially Crackletta’s henchman Fawful.
The game is also extremely fun to play. While it is an RPG in the sense that it has stats like hit points and items to equip, it also strays pretty far from the RPG formula. The battle system is turn based but unlike most games where you take a turn and wait for the enenimies to take their turn, you are in full control of both Mario brothers at all times, allowing to dodge and counter attacks. The game also strays by feeling more like a traditional Mario game when you’re traveling the world. There are blocks to break, coins to collect and jumps to make and all sorts of mini games that make the game fun.
Overall, I would say I am about halfway through the game, it is a funny, smartly written and simply fun game to play. I have played this mostly on my commute to and from school on the train and it has made the hour or so ride fly by.
posted by The Poison Ninja at 1:53 PM
1 Comments:
Thanks Nick. I didn't know they had Mario RPGs. Weird. Do you see the blending of genres (games like Fable and Kingdom Hearts seem to do this) as the next stage in RPGs? As processors get faster, I don't see why we can't have more games that get away from turn-based combat.
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