A Shining Shindig | Super Mario Party Jamboree REVIEW

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Nintendo decided to take Arlo off of their naughty list.

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[@CarrsonCarr]

The thing with Mario Party is it gets better with age, learning all the boards and minigames and side modes, but this one has been so super duper fun through my first go through. Probably my new favorite Mario Party

[@aidinniplays]

Is my favorite Mario party? It’s the second Mario party I’ve ever played and I’ve only played like two boards of the other Mario party. I’ve played and I played like five boards of this

[@jameslawrenson1208]

Hopefully, the next Mario Party game will use more characters and concepts from Super Mario Odyssey and Super Mario Bros Wonder.

[@racinracerxp8645]

So fun fact about the online, if some one disconnects only they get a disconnect message and a cpu takes over until they rejoin, and if they don't rejoin they stay as a cpu with the name being their online name. So even if people rage quit or just leave, the game goes on just fine. (this is for the main mode, it may be in other modes but I don't know.)

[@ThisAintItCH1EF]

I’ve also noticed that CPU’s will use player names even before the game starts, I’m pretty sure if you check the Mario party cards of players before loading in and you only see one other card, that means there’s only one real player starting the game, rest are bots faking players

[@XxDeadpool99xX]

And if your friend disconnects you can restart the turn once they reconnect so that the game isn’t tainted by the CPU!

[@asmolblueberry]

​@@XxDeadpool99xX what's this mystical reality of Nintendo having better online features than basically every other online game

[@volvoman5262]

Arlo is right, This game has great imersion with all the in-universe board set ups and the way you pick modes. I hope that Mario Kart 9 will take notes.

[@denycast]

Uhh that for Mario Kart. That would be sooooo great😀👍

[@biddybugs2145]

...not gonna lie i read that as "mario party 9" at first and i was like "how?" that would be AMAZING for mario kart though, i fully agree

[@jib4622]

@@biddybugs2145 definitely agree though I think the worldbuilding in Mario Kart 8 was really good

[@cadendicky1855]

I too think that'd be perfect for MK9/MK10 (I still don't know whether or not to consider MK Tour the technical MK9), though I'm not quite sure how they'd do that, after all, Mario Kart would have a load more tracks and stuff, but I can see it happening along with a story mode.

[@bartowo]

me (20) and my sister (27) loved it. we share a crazy nostalgia for mario party 8, but didnt care for 9, then i personally didnt care about super mario party, (also i got a n64 when i was like 16? and we played mario party 2 on it a couple of times which i quite liked), we were enthousiastic about superstars however we ended up not playing it more than a couple of times. And now when jamboree finally came out (she pre-orderded it a while ago) we planned me coming over to her house to play it last sunday and i had a sleepover there and we have played the game for hours, it is good mario party fun. they really put a lot of effort into this one and i really enjoy seeing it, i was impressed and charmed! Can't wait to play it with friends so we have a full 4 person mario party, or maybe even try this one with our parents? This comment is so long and oddly personal but i just thought about how super mario party was better for non-gamers and/or people that are not good at losing 🤔. With the skill required for doing well feeling lower (not a negative perse) and especially that co-op rowing mode where you all have to row in a boat. That mode was one we could play with our parents who normally would not enjoy a game of mario party that much!👍

[@elsamarks8477]

I love 8 so much. I feel like it’s forgotten so regularly because it came during series fatigue and right before it got kinda bad. The monopoly type board was my favorite. I want it to come back

[@SquidlingTM]

I think one of the most impressive parts of this game is how they’ve been able to bring back old concepts in a way that feels genuinely refreshing and not just to pad things out. Not just the obvious reruns like old minigames and the partner system, even niche side pieces like Coinathalon from Star Rush and the idea of moving stupid amounts of spaces from Island Tour have all been redone amazingly and I think it’s a shame most people barely know about what's been upcycled really well, though I guess it's a testament to how much of a bang-up job they did. Edit: Revised for clarity

[@fight_and_die1573]

It’s got so many elements of every Mario party game it’s insane; Standard gameplay of 1-8 Single player has boss minigames and mini stars from 9-10, heck you could even say it was inspired by Mario party advance with how you’re doing little fetch quests The kaboom squad is reminiscent of bowser part from 10 I wouldn’t say this is exclusive but the trap spaces remind me a lot of hexes from DS And of course everything you mentioned

[@akionlizard]

Island Tour is the most slept on MP game, and it's so cool seeing how they used some of its mechanics for this game

[@themc3140]

I know motion controls aren't for everyone, but I personally enjoy them in games like Mario Party and Warioware. Really adds to the chaos of them, imo.

[@jennilocke]

Arlo, in a previous video: i don't get review copies anymore, which I'm not actually that bothered by, it's cool Nintendo: OH SHOOT WE FORGOT TO SEND REVIEW COPIES TO THE BLUE GUY

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Arlo mentioning the Phantom Tollbooth AND reviewing one of my favorite new hyper fixations in ONE VIDEO? What a day. 🔵

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New Tyler the Creator album is SUPER inspired by Phantom Tollbooth!!

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@@elsamarks8477 Hold on WHAT. I've gotta check it out!!! Thanks for the recommendation!

[@CountMonsparkle]

Did... did he just do a whole review on Mario Party without actually talking about the main board game mode?! Like at all xD

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We still need the Tears of The Kingdom and Pikmin 4 official reviews!!

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THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH IS MY FAVORITE CHILDHOOD BOOK!! never expected to see it mentioned here! Awesome recommendation!

[@datalphalion]

The fact that you’re still getting review copies from Nintendo is more surprising to me than you actually liking the game.

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he mentioned that he only got contacted because the agency was counting topicarlo as a different channel

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Why do I feel like that's a big reason why he reviewed it so positively lol

[@theAstarrr]

@@Sum_Yousahno. Arlo is honest about his thoughts on games. He is 100% trustworthy that he's telling you how he feels about it

[@Rediscool9]

@@TiredOx7536 It’s not, take the tinfoil hat off

[@ThisAintItCH1EF]

7:56 just want to mention that for online it seems like they’re faking player names with bots, so if a player disconnects midgame there wont be any notification and the bot will still keep the same username. Only way to tell if a player’s a bot is by watching their actions (e.g. if their movements are sped up or not), lobbies also seem to constantly start with 1 - 3 bots as well (without fail for me, haven’t had a single 4 player game since noticing this)

[@randomstuff3599]

Yoshiller dominating that one mini game so hard that everyone else went off screen killed me

[@DarkKnightofAnime]

No joke I think the last Mario party I played was the first two on the N64 (ya I know I’m old) and playing Jamboree years later brought back a lot of nostalgia…and childhood frustration

[@lpnp9477]

You aren't old. Stop saying that. The children have warped your brain.

[@theAstarrr]

Superstars will really bring back Nostalgia. It's also pretty good

[@jameslawrenson1208]

Western Land was a trip down memory lane for me!

[@dylansturdivant5404]

The campaign reminds me a lot of Mario Party advanced the way you go around and run errands for people. Say what you will about Advanced but it was full of fun games and neat character interactions; it was more of an adventure than a "mario party." I'm glad they managed to capture that spirit while letting you roam freely. It makes me excited to see Nintendo experiment with these more creative ideas again rather than give us more of the same.

[@GreyWolfLeaderTW]

Wow. Didn't expect someone to mention Chuck Jones' The Phantom Tollbooth. Literally the only feature-length film he did in his entire career, but definitely one worth watching if you love his Looney Tunes, Tom & Jerry, and one-off short subject films including How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Oh, by the way, every once in a while MGM will let KZbin host the film for free. Keep an eye out for it in the Free Movies section.

[@a18yearoldonyoutubeluigi]

Nintendo Cube has taken all the criticism, the lessons learned and the mistakes since 9 and have rectified them all in this one game. Quite possibly the best game in the series since 6. A game that can proudly stand along side Hudson’s best. My only gripes are not enough minigames in the party mode, especially if you’re playing without a joycon. Also there is no reason why the allies can be stolen once someone passes them, like all the effort you went through to get it in a minigame was for nothing? Other than that, masterpiece!

[@Crafty_boy70]

Really? How many minigames are there in the core party mode? I figured not all 110 would be core minigames, but I thought there would be at least 70.

[@volvoman5262]

​@@Crafty_boy70and there are! If you use Joy cons....

[@a18yearoldonyoutubeluigi]

@@volvoman5262if you don’t, you’re gonna eventually be repeating the same minigames over and over again. As someone who plays mainly with a pro controller with questions as to if my joy cons even still work, it’s an inconvenience that wasn’t a thing in Superstars.

[@notefish328]

I think the stealing allies thing just adds to the chaos, and Mario Party is, at its core, unfettered chaos. Someone passes the buddy first, but they only get an advantage in the showdown and anyone has a chance to take it, and when they do they’re super OP unless someone else comes along and takes it from them and starts reaping the rewards, but it’s over in three turns anyway. Skills in the minigames versus the Fates on the board is how Mario Party maintains its balance.

[@Jameor]

@@Crafty_boy70 78 with motion control minigames on, 63 with motion control minigames off

[@OurHeroXero]

Butternut Squash? Yes Please!

[@pkmntrainermark8881]

Yeah, but Solid Snake.

[@ralphthefrog3086]

My biggest issue with the jamboree buddies is how they just go with another player who passes you, even though you just spend 5 minutes winning their extremely long mini games. It's why nobody goes for the jamboree buddies, they often are more of a liability than helpful.

[@lacosta0892]

Plus if you land on a bowser space, you get double screwed over, which is really dumb, especially if you worked so hard to get them through the incredibly long mini game. Otherwise, this game is definitely better than the last two games that came out.

[@presidentc4]

I gotta say, my wife, my sisters, and I had the most fun playing mini games when they involved silly motion controls. This game isn't meant to be played solo or even online even tho it's nice that they added that. Couch co-op is king, always

[@sideeswipe]

It only took 12 years but ND Cube finally got it right

[@mattb6522]

Mario Party Superstars says hi.

[@ejfiewfeuihefwiuwe]

@@mattb6522 Superstars aside from the minigames in my opinion was very mediocre and lacked content so I still think it took 12 years for it to be good

[@Aktedya1-jt7vw]

​@@mattb6522 I love Superstars, but it is just old content for the most part

[@shigerumiyamoto9612]

@@ejfiewfeuihefwiuwe nah the game is good. The issue is that there could be so much more.

[@ejfiewfeuihefwiuwe]

@@shigerumiyamoto9612 I am hoping Jamboree gets free updates though sadly no Mario Party ever released so far has done free updates Because even though Jamboree already has a lot of content honestly I think it would be nice if we had updates that added boards especially ones that were in Superstars like Horror Land

[@newts6402]

Didn't know there was so much single player stuff, now I don't really regret getting this game for just playing with my friends

[@Xnaut314]

Mario Party Jamboree is definitely the best wholly original title that ND Cube has made, and it mostly fixes the main problems that Super Mario Party had. The interactions of the board, the diversity of characters and modes, and general atmosphere of the game is fantastic, but there are a few glaring issues that keep me from calling it the best. Allies were absolutely broken in Super Mario Party, and acquiring as many as possible as fast as possible was always the priority one objective of any board if you actually intended to win. Jamboree does a much better job of balancing the extra power allies grant, but they went from being far too hard to steal in Super to far too easy in this game. Simply passing the player on the board to steal can make winning the extra long minigame to acquire them very anticlimactic, and oftentimes it's actually to your advantage to intentionally lose the recruitment and just steal them on the board before the actual winner can even use them if you just happen to be in the right spot. An ally should be impossible to steal on the first turn they are acquired to genuinely reward the winner of the minigame and only allow stealing after that point. It's also a disappointment that only ten possible characters can be allies and that choosing to play as one of those characters decreases the variety of the mechanic. I would've been fine with fewer playable characters if it meant all were compatible as allies and if an extra mechanic was added to enable the use of an ally ability for the actual active player characters to increase strategic variety. Certainly though, Jamboree is the closest to the Hudson quality that ND Cube as gotten with Mario Party, and I hope they can continue to learn from this as they make the next game for the Switch 2.

[@Rediscool9]

Where would personally rank Jamboree overall in the series? Surely, it has to be better than some Hudson developed games.

[@Hey-Its-Dingo]

I definitely think the next Mario Party should just take what Jamboree did and just add a lot more to it. Jamboree has a lot already, but ND Cube should just take it further, even more playable characters, even more characters able to be allies, even more boards, even more minigames. Jamboree is the best Mario Party in a long time, and if the next one is just Jamboree 2: Electric Boogaloo, I will be a very happy camper.

[@Xnaut314]

@@Rediscool9 I'd definetely rank Jamboree above MP1, 4, and 5. It probably ties with 6 and 8, but I'd rank 2, 3, and 7 higher. Board strategy of 3 has never been peaked, and the presentation and theming of 2 and 7 are top notch along with their solid gameplay.

[@Twentydragon]

5:15 - That book is one of my favorites!

[@TheWeirdestDeer]

The Phantom Tollbooth mention is crazy. That was like my favorite book in elementary school and I remember it being a lot of fun.

[@gamer3ed484]

I’ve only played a couple games and while there’s not as many customization options as I want, it’s still probably in my top three Mario Party games. My top three would probably be: 1. Mario Party 6 2. Jamboree 3. Superstars

[@Geekosification]

For me it's important for the game to have motion controls as a main way to complete mini games, since my wife doesn't know how to use a stick and gets frustrated with it very easily. So Mario Party is actually one of the only games we can play together. And I think that's the whole point of them having so many mini games controlled with motion. It's supposed to appeal to everyone, not just gamers.

[@mannybedoya]

I don’t really play my switch much, but when I do, I come to your channel for games I’m interested in

[@davrosdaleks1]

If you like weird old animated movies, I recommend the 12 tasks of Asterix.

[@Xdgvy]

Arlo, please read the phantom tollbooth. As someone who lives by "the book is better than the movie" I will use it as yet another example of how translating text to visuals is often full of missed opportunities.

[@Kevintendo]

So happy you’re getting the review copies again Arlo!!!

[@junojuno8157]

Life of the party? Party foul? Party pooper? Party animal? Par-

[@chinacaat1880]

that ad transition got me to laugh out loud more than i can say for 99.99999% of ad reads good work ITS A FACT! lmao

[@Halo44327]

I think they did a great job with this and they did something new and unique without ruining the main core gameplay. It brought back nostalgia minigames and maps but also had new interesting twist original maps. I was quite pleased with the game and very happy that all modes had offline capability. I was worried that the 20 player mode was locked behind online only but it’s also local.

[@sky365dt8]

I will say, they put far more effort into this Mario party and did a way better job than any Mario party in the last 10 years. I hope they will continue to do this

[@lostsauce0]

It should NOT have taken Nintendo 15 years to remember how to make a good Mario Party. This is what Mario Party 9 should've been

[@paulpaul20000]

In aml honesty, Arlo's long reviews are nice, but these kind of reviews kind of feel better to me, they're more organic and genuine to me, as if a beloved acquaintance rumbles on about something they love which convinces you to try it yourself, more of these peetty please! 😊

[@nicoflores9728]

I like how they made an imposter bowser as an excuse to play as normal bowser. No one seems to talk about it often

[@Enan63.]

Super Mario Party Jamboree, is an amazing breath of fresh air from Super! Overall, it was a good comeback to N64 Trilogy!

[@bronsonisaboss]

18:10 exactly. This. This needs to be talked about more. For almost every single game.

[@Gimbleness]

IT IS A OBJECTIVE FACT... that this review is great!

[@Aether_Athea]

Sounds like a really neat Mario Party experience overall! I’ll consider getting it sometime, ty for the Review!

[@nickk3077]

I am such a Mario Party nerd that I have played every game in the mainline series except for Mario Party 1 and 5, while also playing the DS game and both Switch games. After playing this version of Mario Party, I can confirm that this has to be in the top 5! It's not perfect, but none of the Mario Party games are if I am honest lol, but this one is so much fun and well designed with tons of content that I do not care! Get this game if you wanna have an awesome time dominating your friends!

[@draggy725]

3:34 "Dragoneel slayers" seems like a fairy tail reference😭😂

[@colinlibra7968]

The allies are still a bit busted, but less so since its temporary. Theres a good chance with them you can get multiple stars per turn(2/5 games so far have had a 4 star turn with them)

[@fartgarfunkeljr]

Little gameplay tip for people who want to do the flight school, but don't want a flap their arms: Swap the joycons in your hands, hold them above your lap, and just kind of rotate your wrists up and down a little bit. Works pretty much the same

[@PCEngineLives]

The idea of having boss minigames in this one is very much DNA from Mario Party DS. That is so cool to see! Love that they revisited that concept.

[@Ep1cBramb10]

something to note, if you have a digital copy of the game, you can play it on two switches simultaneously, as long as you do not connect locally. As long as you play online, it'll work fine. How you do this, is have the account that owns the game on both switches, then on the "main switch" of that account, use any other account, they can play the game. Then, go to the other switch and use the account that owns the game. For whatever reason, even when online, it doesn't realise you're both using the same copy, and it just lets you do it. But again, it breaks if you try to connect to each other locally.

[@virginiavet68]

Ah yes, Yoshi flashing his butt again to celebrate. We're so back.

[@maegnificant]

Biggest cons of this game are the typical coin inflation and a lack of minigame variety. This game has less minigames than the last Mario Party for its main mode and that is very noticeable.

[@Rediscool9]

Last game only had more minigames to begin with because they were all taken from previous games in the series while Jamboree has mostly completely new minigames. It’s much easier to just take 100 minigames from older entries already done for you than making completely new minigames.

[@maegnificant]

@Rediscool9 yeah well most of these "new" minigames are the same old ones with a new skin. They could have focused on making more of them instead of filling the game with so much fluff you try once and then never play again.

[@fluxrider]

Being old and disabled, I can't do 2 hours straight anymore. I know I can suspend any games, but I share the device with my family. If the party mode could somehow be compressed to a 20 minute game I'd be happier.

[@cactusman1771]

The closest thing you will get is mario party 6's solo mode.

[@Nooklite]

From what I've seen you can have 5 games saved at the same time in Mario party mode

[@GoodOldGamer]

Could you say it's a... mighty fine shindig? 🤔😏

[@Zerolink30]

This is where we learn that every Mario spin-off game doesn't have the Mario name on it just bc it's a Mario game, but bc Mario sponsors every single one of those sport/party games. Now we know where Mario's riches go, besides paying taxes to the Mushroom Kingdom.

The triathlon mode sounds like it’d work really well in a WarioWare game.

[@sunfastrose]

Pauline swimming in that dress just makes me laugh

[@joshuahernandez8862]

I never thought I would ever hear the about phantom tollbooth online, so obscure but good

[@belindamiller8796]

You never fail to keep it interesting!

[@NoahCooper-vt1mi]

HOLD THE PHONE!!! there is a MOVIE of the phantom tollbooth?!?!

[@jameshart2622]

Yep. Different from the book, but not in a bad way. The book is...hard to translate directly, but they do a good job with it.

[@youtubeuniversity3638]

12:25 I like motion controls... even in Skyward Sword on Wii much as most don't...

[@amberukiseve]

People that hate on motion controls make me thing they'd absolutely hate playing vr, despite it being objectively cool, especially Waltz of the Wizard, where you cast spells by moving your hands in special ways, or RUMBLE, where you're an earthbwnder and can punch and throw rocks and walls all around

[@youtubeuniversity3638]

@amberukiseve I have joked that I'd've loved the Virtual Boy had I any chamce to use it.

[@Curttehmurt]

I liked the video because you recommended the Phantom Tollbooth

[@nathanpfirman625]

DO THE MUSIC APP REVIEW! IT'S WHAT YOU'VE WANTED FOR YEARS!

[@BFG-rr9cv]

I love the motion control when it's done right, the joycons are made for Mario Party

[@Kavonage]

The jamboree mini games are some of the best. You are missing out if you haven't experienced it much yet. They are each themed after the partner you're competing for such as Luigi's Mansion for Luigi and old school Mario Party games for Mario.

[@sokumotanaka9271]

I doubt it'll happen but I'd love for a future mario party game to build off this but also if possible adding in characters from mario side stuff as playable characters would be really fun. Imagine playing as Goombario or Bow, Bobbery and ms. mows etc I mean they aren't coming back in future titles so why not? It be better than just playing a random goomba

[@stigmaoftherose]

My personal jamboree review: this game is amazing for a $40 game. But sadly it cost $60.

[@ElTaitronAnim]

The "Party Planner" mode sounds really neat, I'm surprised that it wasn't mentioned in any trailers! Though Bowser Kaboom Squad not having local multiplayer is a disappointment. It sounds like a lot of fun though!

[@MiraBoo]

This is _by far_ the *best* Mario Party since the original N64 trilogy and Superstars! I’m actually, surprisingly, and delightfully impressed! (Also, I love that I can finally play a Mario Party game as Pauline!)

[@obviouslyPSM]

me and my 2 cousins have really fond childhood memories of the original mario party and i got this to play with them and my nieces and wow we had a blast. such a good entry

[@camomagic1]

10:39 Actually the answer is that all the players are “ghost data”

[@Gwoofus]

my favorite thing about the game has to be the dance when you finish a thing in the rhythm kitchen

[@ChickenNugget7]

8:30 how did shy guy fall through the platform??

[@lazyspacecat2143]

I am a big fan, and have played them all. And this is the best one to come out, and with so much content. Combining Mario Party Superstars with Super Mario Party was a great idea. Because those entrees helped bring the series out of its dark times (mostly brought on by Mario Party 10).

[@NicTube]

My only problem with the online mode is that... it isn't entirely real. You mostly only get matched with one other human player, whereas the other two (or one) are basically always CPUs. You can tell by checking their party card or the "Adding people you played with as friends" menu in the Home Menu, where you often only see one user, even though you played with 3 other "players". Luckily, this can be at least somewhat avoided by using Discord Servers and actual lobbies, but it's kinda disappointing that they somehow made this specific part worse than in Superstars. Otherwise, this game is absolutely amazing. Maybe a few more minigames for the Party Mode would have been nice, but this really might be my favorite Mario Party yet, it's just so much fun.

[@Rediscool9]

To be absolutely fair, Online Mario Party is a pretty hard thing to get right in the first place, let alone one with random matchmaking.

[@NicTube]

@@Rediscool9 Definitely, it's just weird that the predecessor, Mario Party Superstars, did this specific thing better or rather more reliably. Jamboree isn't as transparent about this

[@notyourpotato3304]

so the single payer mode is legit just mario party advanced

[@Spezifischable]

This games animations are so well done. Makes me painfully remember the disappointment that was Mario Golf Super Rush.

[@lyianx]

The Switch Mario Party games have always felt lacking in the number of boards to play. I still feel that Super Mario Party needed like 3 or 4 more boards, rather than them making a new game.

[@mattb6522]

Seriously, Nintendo could have kept adding content as DLC for Super Mario Party. I mean, Jamboree feels basically like an expansion pack of that game. Though, I realize they obviously knew they would make more money by creating a brand new game.

[@genzsavedamerica2234]

@@mattb6522the first super is barely anything like jamboree

[@Rediscool9]

@@mattb6522 And MP5, 6, and 7 just feel like expansion packs of 4. This is nothing new.

[@Kangro_]

when you get a "review copy" is it phisical or an digital download code?

[@Vinnyc6708]

7:55 We must not have played the same game. Everyone else I know gets disconnected like crazy

[@izzmann.]

The thing we love most is Arlo! ❤

[@Dias_SD]

It is an objective fact... that this review made me buy the game!

[@julesjmj5682]

I’m just glad they seem to be going back to the Mario party 1, 2, 3 model for new Mario party games

[@Htiy]

8:20 poor arlo. If they leave its a bot

[@nickstoneham5629]

9:23 NOOOOOOOOOOO! Damn you Chance Time!! You can't keep getting away with this!

[@teamalice115]

For what it’s worth as someone who’s played every Mario party game that has ever come out this one is probably up there and some of my favorites to date. My only complaint being the same thing you echoed that there is a lot of motion control related content and if someone whose hands feel too big to hold a single joy con in my hand very comfortably. I do wish there was less of that, but it is what it is. I am really hoping that this will be the time they finally give up DLC for Mario party and perhaps will get some new boards with some new characters and like chunks of 10 to 15 minutes.

[@glennryder9573]

Arlo talking about one of the best movies if only briefly

[@wootmasterzorsx]

This has been one of my favorite Mario Party games, but it is not without some faults. For starters, the mini game variety in base Mario Party gets cut by turning motion controls off, so you’ll see a lot of mini games repeated. And like, to that end, a LOT of the motion control mini games could EASILY work as a toggle. If you have motion controls on, you play those games with motion. And if you have motion controls off, they use buttons. Also, the fact you can’t use Bowser in the Bowser Kaboom Squad or Koopathlon modes. You can play all the mini games from those modes with Bowser, they made Impostor Bowser a thing so Bowser could be playable and a hazard, it would be LITERALLY impossible to confuse Impostor Bowser for regular Bowser given one is giant and glows purple, and you can have Bowser tormented by Impostor Bowser in the regular board gameplay, so WHY on this good, green Mushroom Kingdom is Bowser not playable in those modes? It’s ultimately a minor nitpick, but it’s a baffling decision when they have systems in place that should avoid this arbitrary limitation. Similarly, the Jamboree Buddies not using people currently being used in the game is a weird choice that restricts things given the story has weird magic clones show up if you play those characters and those same clones show up in the mini game modes, so why not use them in the regular boards? But for a slightly more substantial negative, the game has some good options for the base mode, but why is Pro Rules limited to 12 turns? Why can’t we just pick a turn count like in the regular mode? 12 is also just such a weird number. At least make it a default 15 so games don’t feel over ridiculously short. And another side thing- why does online only let one player per Switch play? Superstars let two people from one Switch play online together, so why did this game that came after not do that? I know I had a lot of criticism, but the package overall is amazing! It’s a real big game and I haven’t had time to play every mode. But the base Mario Party mode is incredibly fun, the Jamboree Buddy system is a real interesting risk/reward thing, the mini games are all pretty fun, and my favorite mode Koopathlon is a returning feature from the 3DS’ Coinathlon mode, and it’s pretty fun! And realistically, most of my negatives are minor nitpicks in the grand scheme of things. I’d still personally consider this one of the best Mario Party games ever.

[@mallow2902]

I really like the game simply because it's more Mario Party, but I gotta say, my biggest problem with the game is that a lot of the animations and screen transitions simply take too long. I played a 20 turn party with my brother the other day and it took significantly longer than it does in any other game in the series because the animations wasted so much time. I wish those could be sped up.

[@TP3200]

You can speed up dialogue speed (talk to plaza Toad). I do appreciate that and the option to speed up CPU play as those together make it much faster than the first Super Mario Party (miserably slow). Though I do wish there were even further options to speed up or cut even more.

[@no1yudkno]

Love The Phantom Tollbooth! My wife got me a hard back library style like I remember as a kid for x mas a few years ago. Definitely check it out!

[@hyrule1476]

My joycons drift beyond usability. I'm locked out of a decent chunk of the game, aren't I?

[@pivotguydc1149]

Youre locked out of most games to be fair

[@soupymilk6193]

17:05 Youll appreciate banana peels and lightning in hard mode where he has that shell dash

[@TylerTheNintendoMaster]

Mario party ds had a whole campaign with bosses almost 20 years ago

[@Barkugou420]

I definitely enjoy jamboree,but it suffers from what mario party has always had issues with...The 3v1 games have always been super unbalanced (depending on the minigame) That microscopic little gripe aside, (mostly because ive grown up with the 3v1 issue in previous games) this last hurrah for the switch is absolutely a blast!

[@relentlesszard8166]

Please don't let Pikmin and TYD die. We need more content from those games.

[@ejakaegypt]

I love these Cookie Monster reviews 😂

[@paulpaul20000]

I'll say this : In a spicy opinion salad of Arlo's somebody was talking about Mario Party's potential and how it could rival Mario Kart etc. While I agree with Arlo that it probably won't, this game feels like it's coming along ! The new internet features allow us to olay even if you dont have friends that like to play this game or games in general. Something I couldn't do as kid with MP8 but could with MK Wii for example. So many issues are being solved and if Nintendo keeps doing mario party this way and makes it better, I think in the next ten years, it'll become an even more important IP than it is currently

[@SJMan2022]

I am so tempted to put this game on my christmas list next year. The only mario party i've played is 8 and I was a dumb kid who didn't understand it/was bad at it, so I sold it. Superstars was going to be my first game back, and then Jamboree was announced so...

[@JoiskiMe]

It's hard for me to accept a review when you didn't even play with people physically 😅. The main enjoyment from Mario Party is the fun banter and reactions you get when you play together with friends and family!!