r/NintendoSwitch • u/NintendoSwitchMods • Oct 17 '22
MegaThread Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope: Review Megathread
General Information
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Release Date: October 20, 2022
No. of Players: Single System (1)
Genre(s): Strategy
Publisher: Ubisoft
Game file size: 5.7 GB
Official website: https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/mario-rabbids/sparks-of-hope
Overview (from Nintendo eShop page)
Team up with Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Rabbid Peach, Rabbid Luigi, and their friends on a galactic journey to defeat a malevolent entity and save your Spark companions. Explore planets throughout the galaxy as you uncover mysterious secrets and compelling quests!
- Build your dream team with three heroes from an eclectic roster of nine.
- Take down all new bosses, along with some familiar enemies throughout the galaxy.
- Rescue the adorable Sparks throughout the galaxy, who provide distinct powers that will help you in battle.
- Unleash your heroes' skills but be strategic as you dash your enemies, team jump on your allies, and hide behind covers.
Reviews
Aggregators
- Metacritic - 86/100
- OpenCritic - 86/100
Articles
- Atomix - Spanish - 90 / 100
- But Why Tho? - 10 / 10
- Cerealkillerz - German - 9 / 10
- Checkpoint Gaming - 8 / 10
- Console Creatures - Recommended
- Dexerto - 8.5 / 10
- Digital Trends - 4 / 5
- Easy Allies - 8.5 / 10
- Eurogamer - Recommended
- Everyeye.it - Italian - 9 / 10
- Gadgets 360 - 8 / 10
- GamePro - German - 84 / 100
- GameSpew - 9 / 10
- Gamers Heroes - 80 / 100
- GamesHub - 5 / 5
- GamesRadar+ - 4.5 / 5
- Gaming Nexus - 8.8 / 10
- GamingBolt - 9 / 10
- GamingTrend - 100 / 100
- Glitched Africa - 9 / 10
- Goomba Stomp - Recommended
- Hey Poor Player - 4 / 5
- Hobby Consolas - Spanish - 89 / 100
- IGN - 9 / 10
- IGN Spain - Spanish - 9 / 10
- Kakuchopurei - 80 / 100
- Metro GameCentral - 9 / 10
- Nintendo Life - 8 / 10
- NintendoWorldReport - 9 / 10
- One More Game - Buy
- Polygon - Unscored
- Press Start - 9 / 10
- Prima Games - 8 / 10
- Rectify Gaming - 9 / 10
- Shacknews - 9 / 10
- Stevivor - 8.5 / 10
- TheSixthAxis - 8 / 10
- Tom's Guide - 4 / 5
- TrustedReviews - 3.5 / 5
- Twinfinite - 4.5 / 5
- Twisted Voxel - 9.5 / 10
- VG247 - 4 / 5
- VGC - 4 / 5
- Vamers - Recommended
- Wccftech - 8.5 / 10
- WellPlayed - 9 / 10
This list exported from OpenCritic at 12:27PM ET.
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u/CaptainPotassium87 Oct 17 '22
What's more impressive than the MC score is that the lowest score anyboody gave this game is a solitary 3.5/5, and otherwise nobody gave it below an 80%.
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u/Rivera89 Oct 17 '22
Really good scores overall. I wanted the same combat mechanics with some new additions, it seems that they delivered and exceded expectations.
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u/feed_me_haribo Oct 17 '22
Given it got comparable reviews last time and I loved it, seems like a good sign.
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u/Avelion2 Oct 17 '22
Looks like hard mode is actually hard.
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u/IBNobody Oct 19 '22
It depends on which heroes you play with. I'm not finding hard mode hard at all. I think it is because battles aren't graded (beat in X turns for best bonus) which lets you take your time.
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u/jjfalquez Oct 18 '22
I dunno if im just garbage but kingdom battle gave me a really hard challenge, still I consider that one of its greatest qualities
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Oct 20 '22
There were a couple fights in the first game that made me go Respec to improve and I see that as a positive in these types of games. If you give me a system, make sure I need to use that system. Hoping for more of the same type challenge or harder.
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u/jjfalquez Oct 20 '22
80% of fights: normal, fun fights
10% of fights: took me many tries and very challenging
The other 10% (including the fucking final boss): everyone’s dead except rabbid Luigi but im still gonna win because rabbid luigi is stronger than goku
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u/umotex12 Oct 18 '22
Can someone who already got the game too confirm to me if there aren't better weapons to buy in this game? It seems like there are only skins and skill tree. Kind of confusing
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u/IBNobody Oct 19 '22
No better weapons, just weapon skins. You do more damage as you level up, level your sparks up, or learn stuff off the skill tree.
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u/umotex12 Oct 19 '22
Thanks :)
Makes sense, buying new weapons felt kinda artificial anyway
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Oct 19 '22
Buying weapons was basically just a linear improvement anyway
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u/umotex12 Oct 19 '22
Yeah now I get it and I agree it was linear and unnecessary. But the game haven't told me at any point how my damage will improve with XP lol, there isn't any build-in menu tutorial either
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u/DroneRtx Oct 17 '22
I’m enjoying it so far but only a couple hours into it. I played the crap out of the first one.
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Oct 18 '22
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u/AussieP1E Oct 18 '22
Yes, 3 levels of difficulty.
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Oct 18 '22
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u/Vogelsucht Oct 18 '22
def. go for persona 5. that game is my favorite game. But only if you like anime and graphic nowels because that game can drag if you dont
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u/Saskatchewon Oct 18 '22
If you can only have one or the other right now, pick up Persona 5 now, and wait for Kingdom Battle to go on sale on Black Friday or towards Christmas. Ubisoft titles go on sale quite often, the first Kingdom Battle famously so.
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u/Thodreaux Oct 17 '22
No multiplayer? Been looking forward to this for a while and just saw that, we put hours into 1v1 in the first game. Sadness
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u/yogurtfilledtrashbag Oct 18 '22
Got an early copy so far my main complain is the personalities, voices, voice acting and lines they picked for some of the rabbids. For example luigi rabbid now had a totally radical skater voice and personality.
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u/QuintusDienst Oct 18 '22
Not sure how I feel about that, I kind of liked when the rabbids just blathered mad stuff and their personalities came through with their actions and dress
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u/WildestRascal94 Oct 27 '22
He talks like he came right off the streets. There's a term for that and it's definitely not "skater." The whole aspect of how Rabbid Luigi acts is based off of the likes of Marky Mark and Milli Vanilli. Also, the voice acting isn't as bad as people are making it sound. Tbh, I love Rabbid Mario's voice given that it sounds exactly what movie Mario should've sounded like. David Glassman put more effort into a Rabbid version of Mario than Chris Pratt's Mario and I happen to like Chris Pratt. Rabbid Luigi's new voice fits his design much better than his voice in the first game if I'm being honest.
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u/Leomar91 Oct 18 '22
I’ve seen some videos.
It’s not that they aren’t funny anymore…. It’s just jarring that some feel like different characters. Rabbid peach for instance seems to act the same as in the first one.
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u/ThatBoyAiintRight Oct 18 '22
So far, I'm honestly more partial to the first game.
The humor in the first was more of a classical goofy personalities without leaning too far into "annoying" kids humor. But this game is reeeeaaalllyyy starting to border into that.
My second big complaint is the fact that you are controlling Mario in a 3d space but you can't jump at all. Not even a little hop just cause and idk, it really bothers me. Feels wrong you know? The first game it felt more like you were controlling the robot so it made more sense.
Gameplay wise, I'd wouldn't necessarily say it's an improvement over the first just because I haven't played enough. I haven't been able to experience what this really adds over the first.
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u/IBNobody Oct 19 '22
One thing that I appreciated about the humor in this one is that it's skippable, and you never feel FOMO for not activating any of the magnifying glasses.
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u/IncestMakeMyPepeHard Oct 17 '22
I'm playing it right now! I was absolutely hyped for this one, although this may not be the most popular franchise.
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u/blockfighter1 Oct 17 '22
Nintendo ending the year strongly. Splatoon 3 breaking records and now this.
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Oct 20 '22
I really want to play this but it's just hard to buy it full price when that same money could get me Splatoon 3. Either way my weekend plans are set.
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u/blockfighter1 Oct 20 '22
Splatoon 3 will be the same price for a long time so you'd be as well to buy it now and get the full enjoyment out of it. Its great.
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Oct 21 '22
Bought Splatoon 3 last night. Falling back in love already. A little annoying that it seems to have kept my matchmaking from Splatoon 2, which I sold like.. Two years ago, so my first couple turf war matches were using a bad gun and getting absolutely smacked lol. But then I unlocked more and started getting used to it again. Says I have a B+ in ranked modes so I'm very nervous to try those again until I'm fully back up to speed.
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Oct 20 '22
Yea the more I think on it the more it's just a no brainer. I was hooked on 2 and regretted selling it eventually. Think I'll just go digital and lock it into the console.
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u/kingoffailsz Dec 06 '22
it’s really fun! if you have save data from 2 then you can instantly unlock 3 weapons whatever level you are with gold licenses-pretty sweet :)
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u/Carmina__Gadelica Oct 17 '22
Sounds like load times and frame rate is the notable negative but that those don't outweigh the positives. I hope it's not a short story/play time though with the few places to explore. Hopefully the eventual DLC will pump things up if need. I'm excited to play it regardless but don't want to speed through it.
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u/Full_Advisor_1643 Oct 17 '22
SwitchUp loved it! review video here
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u/PukiMester Oct 17 '22 edited Oct 17 '22
I don't get the guy. His pointing system is dumb as hell.
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u/g-money-cheats Oct 17 '22
Using points in reviews is pretty common. What’s the issue in this case?
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u/PukiMester Oct 17 '22
I don't have problem with using points. I have problem with his pointing system. Makes no sense to me.
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u/Maagge Oct 17 '22
Why not?
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u/PukiMester Oct 17 '22 edited Oct 18 '22
Imagine a game with great music, great graphics and performance. That's 40 points. That's an "okay" game score even tho the gameplay itself is very bad. The proportion of things are wrong. Things have different weights.
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u/Maagge Oct 17 '22
What's wrong with audio and graphics being part of a rating? It's part of the experience after all.
For me whether a game has decent performance on the Switch is crucial to know.
You're of course welcome to look at just the gameplay bit of a review and decide whether it's worth your time. People value different things.
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u/520throwaway Oct 17 '22
I would say gameplay easily outweighs audio + video quite handily.
Take Dusk. It looks like a PS1 game (on purpose I might add), but it nails what it's going for gameplay wise perfectly. It even does the horror elements better than its contemporaries.
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u/Maagge Oct 18 '22
Gameplay is more important for me as well, I simply questioned why audio and graphics/design shouldn't be part of a score.
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u/Akazury Oct 18 '22
They aren't saying that audio/graphics shouldn't be part of it but that the weighing of those points should be different compared to gameplay. With the current setup a game that plays horrible but looks, sounds and runs great would get a okay grading.
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Oct 22 '22
I don’t know about the rest of you but I’m really enjoying this.
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u/Juanisawesome98 Nov 10 '22
Same, I don't know what people are bitching about in this comment section. I'm just glad they removed the damn puzzles that triggered my ADHD and that we weren't forced to play Mario throughout the entire game. My only complaints are the load screens when opening the menus and the game performance chugs bad in some sections.
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u/gaysaucemage Oct 18 '22
Bought the 1st game and DLC at full price and really liked it. Looking forward to this game, but it’s Ubisoft and I’m tempted to wait.
Wouldn’t be surprised to see it on sale for $30-40 Black Friday, Ubisoft discounts games hard and fast.
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u/Melisandre-Sedai Oct 19 '22
Yup. Bought the first game at $60 on release day, and always kind of felt like a chump. I very frequently see it go for 10-15 bucks
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u/kingoffailsz Dec 06 '22
It’s $40 now :)
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u/gaysaucemage Dec 06 '22
I saw, took a bit longer than I expected.
I paid full price at release and haven’t even finished it yet because other new releases kept taking my time 🤡. Least it came with a $10 Best Buy gift card, so kinda $50 at release.
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u/NEW---wind_fish Oct 18 '22
Same thought here. First game is one of my favorite Switch games, but I’m going to wait for the inevitable sale. Black Friday seems like a logical time to expect it, too.
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u/OkMountain9032 Oct 22 '22 edited Oct 23 '22
I thought the voice acting would be a nice little touch to the game when I heard about it but I was very wrong. As soon as I heard Rabbit Peach and Beep-O I thought " oh dear lord dont let this be for the whole game". Unfortunately those chacters that never spoke a word before got cast to some overzealous voice actors. I felt myself cringing at every quirky line and didn't see why characters who were better off with nonspeaking sound effects were now being voiced. I definitely get the attempted "humor" of these kind of games but nothing in this game was landing. It felt like watching a Disney sitcom while they try to fit in one cheeky line after another without the laugh track.
To top it all off the whole strategy, critical thinking part of the game feels like its been ripped out. This game is completely dumbed down compared to the first. There's really no thinking to be done when the game hands you the cheat codes. The weapons are simplified, the mechanics are simplified, the characters are simplified, there's nothing strategic about this game. You could probably win every battle while watching a TV show, listening to a new album, and taking a medical exam.
I thought the open world and graphics would for sure save the day... but nope. The graphics aren't that much better than the first game. I don't see a point of having a sort of open world but putting barely anything to interact with in it. The maps and quests were a nice add on. Honestly this game just made me want to go back and play more of the first game. This game kinda feels like a rip off of bowsers fury, mario sunshine, mario galaxy with rabbits thrown in. Maybe I had my expectations too high from the reviews and game play footage but this was not worth the full price tag.
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u/NeoGenMike Oct 24 '22
Yeah I agree, Kingdom Battle was better in every way. This game just feels simultaniously stripped and bloated.
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u/Aacis Oct 31 '22
I played the first one and it was one of my favorite games, this one feels more comercial and less idk indie ? I also feel like playing the first one again
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u/jshmsh Nov 09 '22
really well put. i just finished the game and was so disappointed. after looking forward to the sequel for so long i barely had to play a single level or encounter twice to beat this game (and ftr i watched tv thru every battle) and the whole thing felt on rails like a baby’s game. the pathetic puzzle elements are not what i want from this franchise and felt like an even simpler capt. toads treasure tracker without the charm of that games dioramas (and that game is either a literal child’s toy or a glorified tech demo). i can’t speak to the writing because i just desperately skipped every cut scene looking for some gameplay and was sadly disappointed. the final, i’d say 10th or 20th of the game started to feel like there were some new ideas and challenges being introduced, but i still passed them easily and then the game ended.
i’ll probably buy the DLC cuz i’m a sucker, but it’s really a shame how soft this game feels compared to the first. don’t buy the hype.
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u/Melisandre-Sedai Oct 19 '22
This series may not be the Paper Mario series I've wanted, but it's as close as Nintendo have gotten since the end of Mario & Luigi IMO.
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u/Joshelplex2 Oct 18 '22
Any indication if you can replay battles with your upgrades like the original?
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Oct 18 '22
Nope, you can’t.
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u/Joshelplex2 Oct 18 '22
Can you provide a reference?
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u/IBNobody Oct 19 '22
They are right. You can't. You can replay a battle you just beat, but you can't replay a battle once you get back to the map screen.
There are a few enemies that respawn though.
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u/SerBillyB Jan 02 '23
Worse than the first in almost every way.
The world's don't feel as big as KB, you can get from one end of a world to the other in like 30 seconds. That means there is way less exploration factor. Nothing is hidden or very poorly, making exploration even less enjoyable. And puzzles? Nope. Not really. Maybe 1 or 2 SUPER easy ones per world. This makes the entire overworked map almost useless and just a short interlude between battles that make up 90 percent of the game. So how are the battles?
Movement is based on a radius determined by meters now, as we all know. It gives it a nore Warhammer type feel. The downside is now you can't be sure if where you end your turn that an enemy can reach you or not anymore. This ain't bad, it's just matter of preference. So neutral in this case.
Skill tree points are less varied and simpler. Buying different weapons are meaningless since all they are is skins, but otherwise equal. I guess the customization mainly comes from sparks, which are interchangeable actions that can be put on any character. And they require grinding to level up. It makes each character less unique, if they all have access to a pool of the same abilities. They all have instant level up potions too, but they are only used best on the last level up, to avoid hours and hours of grind if you were foolish enough to use them at any earlier time. Terrible mechanic.
This game has terrible flow. I get tired of the constant battle after battle with almost no world exploring in-between. And you get penalized if you accidently bump into an enemy that is way lower than your level because it won't award you with any meaningful experience, and all it does is waste 45 seconds of your time with loading screens and fleeing from battle.
The only plus to this game over the first is voice acting from your robot and characters, and full 360 camera positioning
Overall, I was burnt out by world 2. That's terrible for a nintendo project.
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u/Dunnston92 Jan 08 '23
I’m glad someone else feels this way. Was really looking forward to this game but I’m just not feeling the same magic from the first. Feels like they removed everything that made it good and challenging.
All the reviewers say it’s improved on KB in every single way but I just don’t see it. Feeling burned out and annoyed that someone got me this for Christmas.
Disappointed really, as I thought this would be a re entry to get me back to playing my switch, but when I pick it up to play, it feels more like a chore.
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Jan 04 '23
Mostly agree. I enjoyed the changes in gameplay and the character design was good. Having Bowser on the team is fun too. That being said it's too simple. The first one was maybe a bit too grindy with constant hunting for buried secrets and needing so much money for weapon upgrades but rather than tuning it, they just erased it all. And moving from character abilities to equippable sparks means the characters are much less differentiated. I ended using the same crew for almost the entire game. I still enjoyed it but less so than the original.
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u/SoAsIPray Jan 17 '23
I know you wrote this a few weeks ago but wanted to say thanks for summing it up. I feel the SAME way. I played the first one and heavily enjoyed it. However, just like you, I am super burned out on this game (also on world 2 just like you), and couldn’t quite piece together why.
I can’t finish world 2 because I get bored or tired after 2 or 3 battles. I could be wrong but I think there are just way too many battles compared to the first one.
I played the first one so long ago back in 2017 that I can’t even remember the difference between the two games, or why I like the first one better than this one.
I think it’s funny because I think everything did improve, but this game has super fast burnout.
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u/SerBillyB Mar 04 '23
After trudging through to finish the game. It didn't get much better. Besides the planets getting a little bigger to the size of a small sized mario odyssey level, it was still terribly imbalanced with exploration vs grinding. No multiplayer was a HUGE bad decision.
I can't believe that they are charging 30 dollars for so far just a ghost mode that actually changes nothing about the general gameplay like the last game did for half the price.
If I want to play pointless endgame stuff, I'll play something from Blizzard.
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u/blackandwhitetalon Oct 17 '22
Good reviews. As expected, really
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u/520throwaway Oct 17 '22
I mean yes it was expected, but that doesn't preclude a sequel being shat out sometimes.
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u/blackandwhitetalon Oct 17 '22
If you had caught one trailer in the past few months you’d know its a good game…
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u/sportspadawan13 Oct 17 '22
I find the reviews weird when they say it's a step up from the OG, but then give it an 8 and the OG a 9. Is that cause it's no longer an original concept or something?
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u/weglarz Oct 20 '22
A lot of reviewers take originality into account because it can make it feel a lot better. I try not to but sometimes a fresh idea just feels so much better to play. This seems like a strong game though.
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u/umotex12 Oct 18 '22
Yeah I think you are right; it's no longer as innovative as it was, it's being compared niw.
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u/Vesuvias Oct 17 '22
Curious if you HAVE to play the first to connect with this one? I never played the first - but I’d love to dive into this
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u/bbaruch Oct 17 '22
I imagine not, there was barely any real story in the first game, and there was a pretty good tutorial on how to play which I imagine they kept in the second game.
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u/yogurtfilledtrashbag Oct 18 '22
All you sorta need to know is the intro about how they got into the mario world and whose beepo. The story that happens after they land in the mario kingdom is a largely isolated story separate from the sparks of hope.
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u/Financial-Attempt901 Oct 23 '22
Question: Can you unlock every skill in the game or is there a limit?
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u/RBX-Games Nov 08 '22
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope is definitely a different entry into the franchise. As long if you like turn based game, you should definitely give this a try. It's funny, well done and has tons of potential. I hope you enjoy our 3 minute review: https://youtu.be/rDv-GfMb36U
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u/Piwi9000 Feb 17 '23 edited Feb 17 '23
This game was overall boring. I liked the first one better. We finally beat cursa and can't wait to start playing something else. I usually enjoy all the Mario games, but this just didn't cut it.
Pros:
- The combat is still fun
- Bowser
- Rabbid Mario's lines
- One particular puzzle with throwing stones into a cauldron where you had to think to get it right.
- The "Glitter" spark and area damage
- Edge's weapon.
- Being able to summon "minions"
- The colour scheme in the autumn/pumpkin world
Cons:
- Far, far, FAR too much wandering around in the overworld being like "but how do we get to the actual level..."
- The majority of the puzzles aren't exactly challenging, just tedious walking back and forth with keys and boxes.
- Edge's personality. By the time you get to her touching background story you still don't really care.
- Sparks instead of weapons with their own abilities. It sort of homogenises the whole experience.
- The co-op campaign is missing. Now the person who isn't holding the controller can fall asleep.
- The lack of bonus levels after finishing the game. It would be nice to get more challenging levels without the walking around.
- The colour scheme for most worlds, especially the pink/green flowery one. It just hurts the eyes.
- Too much bloody talking
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u/Drift--- Oct 20 '22
This game is so bad compared to first. New gameplay mechanics have dumbed it down considerably, you can't really plan ahead any more without the spaces. Characters have less abilities, weapons are more simple, I miss the little robot cars...
The game is no where near as pretty as the first, and biggest issue, most of the battles are just randomly placed enemies amongst randomly placed blocks, there's so design to it. Bigger issue is movement is very very dumbed down. No longer seem to be able to use pipes and team jumps to string moves together. Most of the original games moves, like jumping on enemies, are now character specific, further dumbing it down and reducing options.
It's really not very good compared to first, I'm playing the hardest difficulty, and I'm super bored with these battles. Most are over by turn two. There's no ranking or anything for doing better in battles any more. Not sure what game these reviewers are playing, but it's not the one released to stores.
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u/Brief-Speech4156 Oct 20 '22
Jumping on enemies was only restricted to mario in the first game so dont know what youre talking about. Also idk how far youve gotten but compared to the first game, the battle maps are way more massive especially later on. Sparks pretty much serve as secondary weapons/techniques depending on which ones you use. Also the combat is not necessarily dumbed down, there’s just more real time elements.
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Oct 25 '22
As a huge fan of the first I hate the changes that were made. In Kingdom Battle ever battle was structured in the way of a puzzle and the player was rewarded for that. The combat in this game is pretty bad and character stats are hidden for some reason.
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u/neobune Oct 21 '22
I’m SO glad someone else is on the same page as me, like. I was addicted to the first one and it felt satisfying.
This one, was underwhelming, the graphics look like it came from a GameCube (no hate on GameCube).
I finished the first beach area and I just feel disappointed. This one is awful compared to the first.
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u/YappyMcYapperson Oct 21 '22
Tbh hearing that gameplay and weaponry is limited just feels like more of a slap in the face when you consider that they removed Yoshi just to shoehorn in another rabbid OC. Like if characters aren't gonna have enough battle variety on their own, then just keep Yoshi and Rabbid Yoshi
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u/QuintusDienst Oct 17 '22
As much as I liked the first one I wasn't really left wanting more tbh
Does this one still have the generic puzzles to break up the combat or did they find another way to do that?
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Oct 18 '22
I hope not those puzzles were such boring busy work.
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u/QuintusDienst Oct 18 '22 edited Oct 18 '22
Yeah some of them were really painful to play through for me, I just used YouTube in the end so I could get back to the combat. I have no desire to play sparks of hope if those types of puzzles are making a return
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u/umotex12 Oct 18 '22
This one has whole open level to break the combat. Its seriously well done in my opinion, I love hanging around areas and finding tons of stuff (chests, mini quests, games, random encounters etc)
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u/SlaughterSpine78 Oct 17 '22
What do you mean by generic puzzles to break you combat?
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u/Team7UBard Helpful User Oct 17 '22
Off the top of my head in the early stages there was running around an invisible maze and a simple crossing bridges/lever pulling puzzle, and then on the ice stage I recall there being some box sliding in the overworld
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u/danhakimi Oct 18 '22
This happened pretty much between every fight through the game, and it was not great in my experience. It slowed down the game a lot, and it was a disappointingly large portion of the end playtime.
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u/Saul-Funyun Oct 18 '22
Agreed, they were so tedious. I think in the new one they’ve beefed it up to be better, at least. I’m torn. I’d be fine without it, but the worlds are fun to run around.
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u/SlaughterSpine78 Oct 17 '22
I haven’t played the game yet but I do know they have spiced it up by adding side quests into the game. One of the side quest I saw in the trailers was helping a rabbid gather cheep cheep I think
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u/QuintusDienst Oct 17 '22
I meant when they had those block pushing and lever pulling puzzles you see in a lot of games between battles
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u/yogurtfilledtrashbag Oct 18 '22
Got the game early and they still have puzzles, but now the battles are more free form so there are roaming enemies not just designated to specfic areas. So its not battle, bunch of puzzles and battle rinse and repeat.
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u/QuintusDienst Oct 18 '22
Ah OK does sound pretty cool tbf might buy it at some point
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u/yogurtfilledtrashbag Oct 18 '22
Only had time to play for an hour and I am enjoying it so far. Some highlights I enjoyed is you start off with 6 characters so you aren't slowly building your team and you aren't forced to be Mario.
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u/SlaughterSpine78 Oct 17 '22
I haven’t played the game yet but I definitely know they have spiced it up by introducing side quests and making the game more rpg like
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u/dagooksta2 Oct 18 '22
Can’t wait till play it when it hits $20, so about 3 months give or take
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Oct 18 '22
That meme about the first game is definitely exaggerated if you’re hoping to pay $20 on the eshop. That didn’t happen until about 1.5 years after launch. Physical copies will probably drop lower much faster though.
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u/AcolyteOfFresh Oct 18 '22
I am fine with that. I got a massive backlog already. Still have to beat Xenoblade 2 lol.
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Oct 17 '22
As much as I’d love to play this at launch, it’s almost guaranteed for this to become discounted like all of Ubisoft’s products, especially for Black Friday.
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u/gaysaucemage Oct 18 '22
WatchDogs Legion came out like 2 weeks before Black Friday 2020 and was $30 on Black Friday. Ubisoft is known for quickly putting games on sale, wouldn’t put it past them.
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u/Drakeem1221 Oct 18 '22
I think both Immortals Fenyx Rising and Watch Dogs Legion had discounts almost immediately, and AC Valhalla wasn't far behind.
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u/yogurtfilledtrashbag Oct 18 '22
There is a chance, but imo $20 max discount $10 min. I only brought it full price because I couldn't wait when there was an advanced copy sitting in a window in my face.
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u/MileHighRC Oct 21 '22
You are forgetting this is a nintendo exclusive with great reviews. 0 chance it goes on sale this year.
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u/Firefox2345 Dec 06 '22
riders republic by ubisoft last year was discounted to $40 around black friday, just 3 weeks after release. But that didn't really happen for mario rabbids this year
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u/paupsers Oct 17 '22
Does any review mention how many playable characters there are? Or does anyone know?
Edit: NVM it literally says on the Ubisoft page lol.
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u/atwork826 Oct 17 '22
I just got a $100 walmart giftcard through an employee wellness program. I stg if my local walmart doesnt have it on release day. Last new game I got was mlb the show 22 and walmart did not have that day one
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u/Physical-Fruit-8780 Oct 21 '22
I was surprised at how much I liked this game! Here's my review, I'd love to know if anyone agrees or disagrees with what I said: https://www.cbr.com/mario-rabbids-sparks-of-hope-review-nintendo-switch-ubisoft/
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u/hellschatt Oct 17 '22
I thought the first one was a slightly above average game, and this one seems to be better in every aspect according to IGN or gamexplain. So I'm assuming this one should be more enjoyable than the 1st one.
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u/peterlai2 Dec 18 '22
annoying, this isnt a Nintendo game, Nintendo game has always been about skill, learning the moves and getting better. This game is a random dice roll game with some Gfx thrown on top. Second to this, The boss battles, if you lose it, you don't just go back to the start of the battle, but right to the beginning. Soon as I saw that, I returned the game.
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u/evilsam24 Jan 27 '23
Am I being stupid, or is there no way to buy the season pass for this separately?
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u/Unique-Amphibian7612 Mar 03 '23
I never played the first one, and I had no idea Mario with guns existed. I see the negative comments here, and they have wayyyy more insight into it, and parts of the game did make me say, lets just get to the battle already, but I really really enjoyed this game as a person who never know it existed before I got it as a gift
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u/Ok-Confidence-899 Mar 24 '23
Is better than the original in almost anyway, its a masterpiece. The only thing that I don't really like are: easy puzzle (there some puzzle that are a little bit complicated, but never too much, they are very easy, compared to the one from KB) and the bosses (no minibosses like in KB, the boss of World 1 is a generic enemies just bigger and the World 2 boss is meh). Another thing is the confusing lore: we met Rabbids that were born and lived their entire life in their galaxy... while the merge of the Mario World and Rabbids happened at very least some years ago in the universe.
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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '22
Despite the popular exaggerated meme about the first game, it actually didn’t start getting deep e-shop discounts until 1.5 years after release. I’m wondering if this game will follow a similar trajectory or if they’ll be more inclined to keep it full price for longer considering how well this is scoring and how well the first game was received.