Super Mario Party Jamboree

When I got super mario party a few years ago I lost the cartridge. When I bought a new cartridge I lost that one too. Let's hope the same doesn't happen with this game when I buy it

winstein said:

I agree that while Mario Party 9 might be treated harshly by fans of the series, I still admired the NDcube entries of Mario Party because I feel like they might have a reason to try something new, like how the older Mario Party games got too many games in a short time so they probably wanted to do something new.

Click to expand...

Criticism for mp4-8: "It's the same thing!"
Criticism for mp9: "It's not the same thing!"

Also, I own mario party 9, in case you were wondering.

I'm surprised that there aren't more people talking about this game. I personally like it a lot...

Character roster is probably the best ever. Love the addition of Pauline and Ninji, I still have my Superstars mains Peach and Birdo, and I like the return of Monty Mole, Spike, and Teresa (Boo).

Boards are great and we finally have an adequate # of boards unlike the past two titles. I'd rank them:
Rainbow Galleria > Goomba Lagoon > Western Land > Mega Wiggler's Tree Party > Mario Rainbow Castle > Roll 'em Raceway > King Bowser's Keep

Items are great. I really like some of the new ones like the Shop Hop Box.

Minigames are great for the most part. I say that because the new ones are mostly fun, but the returning ones are kinda really bad. Probably their worst picks yet. Three Throw? That flawed minigame where the players on the side can easily take up all the gold baskets, and the players in the middle are screwed? Domination? That really dull button mashing game? Shortening the time limit in Blame It on the Crane from 60 seconds to 45 was unnecessary...And I don't know what they did to Snow Brawl, but it feels like the solo player can never win here.
However, I would like to say that the luck-based minigames are actually not that bad this time around. I say this as someone who absolutely hated luck-based minigames in past games and couldn't stand them, but I actually quite enjoy Hot Cross Blocks, and even Gate Key-pers is fine.

As for the side modes, Koopathlon is a lot of fun and I also enjoyed Kaboom Squad. The Rhythm mode and Paratroopa Flight School both feel unnecessary though. I don't really see myself playing either of those often, if at all...

I think the game is really great as well. I think that if the developers cannot keep up the demands for board quantity, they could do what Mario Kart did and reuse old boards as new content. It's not like they are the same old thing, because enough gameplay changes can make them feel new (case in point, the addition of items made Mario's Rainbow Castle a more strategic affair compared to the original) I wouldn't even mind it if they reused the differently structured ones like the ones in Mario Party 9 or 10, as I am not one of those who prefer to condemn those.

I think Bowser's Kaboom Squad is great, but it's incredibly difficult to get 5-stars. To date I only got it on the Ty-Foo map thanks to being lucky with great teammates. The other two maps I only got close (4.5 stars). I guess it's good that they don't strictly have an achievement for perfection because CPUs cannot help here. Sure, they are great for minigames, but they aren't the best in terms of optimal practices for Bowser extermination (for example, they can pick Hearts for items but a high rank requires that there are few bubbles).

Koopathlon is awesome, I also agree. It's got a nice blend of arcade-style minigames with different styles of gameplay (so they don't feel too similar each playthrough). Online is a bit of a mixed bag because if I fall behind someone too much it can feel discouraging but at least they reward decently for up to 8th place at least, so that S Rank can eventually be reached. And I think it's fascinating that after someone wins, then no more Survivathon (meaning no more pushbacks for everyone).

Finally, I think it's nice to see that this game has an obvious puzzle minigame (Coin Conveyor), which is something that I am not sure exists in Super Mario Party. I am unsure if Puzzle Hustle is the "puzzle minigame" for that game, or Banana, Split. In my humble opinion, Mario Party needs at least one puzzle minigame!

Thank you for reading.

I don't have any deep analysis (right now) but from a perspective of playing with a family, it's fantastic. Even the bad minigames are ironically fun.